A Concept Mapping Study of Physicians’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Management and Control of Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa by Juliet Iwelunmor, Sarah Blackstone, Joyce Gyamfi, Collins Airhihenbuwa, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Bamidele Tayo, Richard Adanu, Gbenga Ogedegbe

“…Hypertension, once a rare problem in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is predicted to be a major cause of death by 2020 with mortality rates as high as 75%. …”
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Elderly Self-Help Groups: A Community-Based Education and Peer Support Program for Hypertension Control, Supporting SDG 3 on Health and Well-being by Heni Kusumawardani Lita, Hasra Azera, Triyanto Endang, Iskandar Asep

“…The primary cause of death for people worldwide is hypertension. Heart disease, stroke, and even death can result from uncontrolled hypertension. …”
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Ciprofloxacin and Clozapine: A Potentially Fatal but Underappreciated Interaction by Jonathan M. Meyer, George Proctor, Michael A. Cummings, Laura J. Dardashti, Stephen M. Stahl

“…The postmortem femoral clozapine plasma level was dramatically elevated at 2900 ng/mL, and the cause of death was listed as acute clozapine toxicity. …”
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Determinant domain in prognosis evaluation of the septic patient in the intensive care unit. by Alexis Díaz Mesa, Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Alexis Suárez del Villar Labastida, Dagmaris Losa Pérez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Sepsis is the most frequent cause of death in critical ill patient. The necessity to have with evolutionary and predictable markers for medical routines is a tangible fact. …”
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Comparison of Cardiac Wall Thicknesses and Coronary Artery Obstructions Between Deaths Resulting From Acute Myocardial Infarction and Deaths From Other Causes by Ismail ALTIN, Mucahit ORUC, Osman CELBIS, Emine TURKMEN SAMDANCI

“…The first contained 28 cases diagnosed with acute MI and the second 28 cases with no heart pathology and the cause of death was reasons other than heart disease. The subjects in the two groups were similar in age, height, weight, and body mass index. …”
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Anti-proliferative and photodynamic activities of Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) leaf alkaloid-rich extracts against breast cancer cells by Kolawole A. Olofinsan, Heidi Abrahamse, Blassan P. George

“…Abstract Background Amongst all neoplastic diseases, breast cancer represents a major cause of death among the female population in developed and developing countries. …”
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Research Progress of ROS-Mitochondrial Pathway on Cardiovascular Protection of Tea Polyphenols by Tingting DENG, Jinchan PI, Xiaoping PENG, Yufei YAO, Yiquan LI, Wenjuan LI

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction played critical roles in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases which are the leading cause of death worldwide. Mitochondrion is the main ROS production, which is also the vulnerable target for ROS attack. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 by Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Lietter Aguilar Jure, Yadenis Cardoso Pérez, María del Rosario Sánchez Soto, Cinthya Gómez Cabrera

“…Globally, it is the fourth leading cause of death; therefore it is considered a global emergency. …”
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Frequency of congenital hypothyroidism in new born admitted with neonatal jaundice at tertiary care hospital peshawar by Abdul Ahad, Romana Bibi, Sijad Ur Rehman, Majid Ali Shah, Matea Ullah, Shahinda

“…Severe neonatal jaundice and its progression to kernicterus is a leading cause of death and disability among newborns in poorly-resourced countries. …”
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C-reactive protein as a diagnostic marker for ovarian carcinoma by Angga Dewi Umar Wahyu, Syahrul Rauf, Susiawaty Susiawaty, Maisuri T. Chalid, Nugraha Utama Pelupessy, Irma Savitri

“… Ovarian carcinoma is a leading cause of death in gynecological cancers, making early detection crucial for improving survival rates. …”
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CRIP1 inhibits cutaneous melanoma progression through TFAM-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis by Jianqiang Wu, Lixia Chen, Peijun Wen

“…Abstract Metastasis is the leading cause of death in patients with cutaneous melanoma. CRIP1 (cysteine-rich protein 1) has been reported to be associated with malignant progression of several cancers. …”
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Frameworks for mitigating the risk of waterborne diarrheal diseases: A scoping review. by Chisala D Meki, Esper J Ncube, Kuku Voyi

“…<h4>Background</h4>Diarrhea is one of the major cause of death and morbidity around the world.<h4>Objectives</h4>This scoping review summarizes existing frameworks that aim to mitigate the risks of waterborne diarrheal diseases and describe the strengths and weaknesses of these frameworks.…”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN APOPROTEIN B/APOPROTEIN A-I RATIO WITH HOMA IR VALUE (HOMEOSTATIC MODEL ASSESMENT INSULIN RESISTANCE) IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by Muhammad Rafli Afandi, Ferdy Royland Marpaung

“…Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the seventh leading cause of death in the world (the occuring rate has reached 400 million people). …”
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Preclinical Evaluation of a Bone-Marrow Autograft Culture Procedure for Generating Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells in Vitro by Hans-Georg Klingemann, Heather Deal, Dianne Reid, Connie J Eaves

“…Despite the use of high dose chemoradiotherapy for the treatment of acute leukemia. relapse continues to be a major cause of death in patients given an autologous bone marrow transplant. …”
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Stable Stratified Correlation and Linear Negative Correlation Between Serum Albumin and Risk of All-Cause Death in Patients with Ischaemic Stroke by Gaihong Xu, Juan Zhang

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Characterization of Older Adults with Colorectal Cancer in the Community by Belkis Álvarez Escobar, Juan Carlos Mirabal Requena, José Alejandro Concepción Pacheco, Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Ydalsys Naranjo Hernández

“…In Cuba it is a major health problem due to its high incidence and mortality; it is the third cause of death in the general population. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize older adults with colorectal cancer at the Rudesindo García del Rijo Sur Polyclinic in the Sancti Spíritus province.…”
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German Bowel Cancer Center: An Attempt to Improve Treatment Quality by Olof Jannasch, Andrej Udelnow, Stefanie Wolff, Hans Lippert, Pawel Mroczkowski

“…Colorectal cancer remains the second most common cause of death from malignancies, but treatment results show high diversity. …”
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The Epidemiology of Hospital-Referred Head Injury in Ardabil City by Esmaeil Farzaneh, Ghasem Fattahzadeh-Ardalani, Vahid Abbasi, Fariba Kahnamouei-aghdam, Behnam Molaei, Elham Iziy, Habib Ojaghi

“…Trauma is the leading cause of death for youth in developing countries. Given the prevalence of head trauma (HT) in society and its complication and burden, the epidemiologic study of head trauma is necessary and is the main aim of this study. …”
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The Validity of Quantifying Pulmonary Contusion Extent by Lung Ultrasound Score for Predicting ARDS in Blunt Thoracic Trauma by Mohamed Soliman Sayed, Kareem Abdelhamid Elmeslmany, Ahmed Samir Elsawy, Nashwa Abed Mohamed

“…Thoracic trauma comprises 20–25% of all traumas worldwide and constitutes the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. …”
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Characterization of Mortality from Diabetes Mellitus in Cienfuegos Province during the First Nine Months of 2020 by Isis Arelis Espinosa Salas, Sara Hernández Malpica, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Bárbara Zabala Enrique, Yusimí Cabada Martínez, Leticia Castro Morejón

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the last decades of life were the most affected and the female sex, the main causes of death were: pulmonary thromboembolism and acute chronic renal failure. …”
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