Burden of Coronary Artery Disease and Peripheral Artery Disease: A Literature Review by Rupert Bauersachs, Uwe Zeymer, Jean-Baptiste Brière, Caroline Marre, Kevin Bowrin, Maria Huelsebeck

“…Use of medication to control modifiable CV risk factors was variable by country (lower in France than in Canada); statins and aspirin were the most widely used therapies in patients with chronic disease. Survival rates have improved with medical advancements, but there is an additional need to improve the humanistic burden of disease (i.e., associated disability and quality of life). …”
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Dermatological Manifestations in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients on Chemotherapy: A Cross-sectional, Observational Study by Tulika Rai, Rajendra Kumar Mahawar, Priyanka Aggarwal

“…At the visit, demographic data, drug history, and history of any chronic disease were collected. The diagnosis of mucocutaneous manifestations was made by the dermatologist mainly on clinical findings. …”
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Daily Functionality of People with Low Vision: The Impact of Visual Acuity, Depression, and Life Orientation—A Cross-Sectional Study by Mara Gkioka, Stavroula Almpanidou, Niki Lioti, Diamantis Almaliotis, Vasileios Karampatakis

“…This highlights the potential for developing coping strategies for chronic disease management. Recommendations. The study could serve as a useful guide and may urge clinicians to pay attention to the psychological evaluation of these patients, supporting their unique emotional needs. …”
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Evaluation of Training Family Health Center Practice in Family Medicine Residency Education by Nesibe Derya Bayhan, Abdulkadir Kaya

“…Objective: Tertiary hospitals offer advanced health services, including chronic disease management, whereas primary health care centers focus on services such as pregnancy follow-up, child care, vaccination, and periodic health screenings. …”
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Hubungan antara Profil Lipid dengan Kejadian Retinopati Diabetika pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 di Fasilitas Kesehatan Tingkat Pertama Klinik Tanjung Purwokerto by Ika Murti Harini, Muhamad Rifqy Setyanto, Nur Signa Aini Gumilas, Dwi Arini Ernawati

“…Objectives: To determined the relationship between lipid profile and the incidence of diabetic retinopathy in DM patients who follow the Chronic Disease Management Program at the  first level health facilities Klinik Tanjung Purwokerto. …”
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Association of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness with Cardiovascular Risk in Acromegaly by Bulent CAN, Fatma OLCAY COSKUN, Sercin OZKOK, Mumtaz TAKIR

“…Eleven patients with acromegaly had diabetes mellitus (28.9%), 18 (47.4%) had hypertension, and 27 (71%) had a concomitant chronic disease. Epicardial adipose tissue thickness was significantly increased in the acromegaly group (p<0.001). …”
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Haptoglobin Genotype-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Signaling in CD163+ Macrophages by R. Clive Landis, Pandelis Philippidis, Jan Domin, Joseph J. Boyle, Dorian O. Haskard

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IDMPF: intelligent diabetes mellitus prediction framework using machine learning by Leila Ismail, Huned Materwala

“…One of the critical areas in which machine learning can save lives is diabetes prediction. Diabetes is a chronic disease and one of the 10 causes of death worldwide. …”
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Patterns among factors associated with myocardial infarction: chi-squared automatic interaction detection tree and binary logit model by Esra Bayrakçeken, Süheyla Yarali, Uğur Ercan, Ömer Alkan

“…Additionally, individuals with chronic diseases lasting longer than six months were found to have a higher risk of MI. …”
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Are there also negative effects of social support? A qualitative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Alexander Palant, Wolfgang Himmel

“…Consequently, some of our interview partners developed strategies to prevent coming into social contact with others or stopped talking entirely about their disease.Conclusion While social support is usually conceptualised and perceived as a positive resource in chronic disease, it sometimes turns into a negative experience and may end in social isolation and deteriorate health. …”
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Relation between pulmonary function changes and diaphragmatic ultrasound in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Alaa Ahmed Ibrahim, Aya Mohamed Mohamed Abd-Eldayem, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Abdel Hamid

“…Abstract Background IPF is a chronic disease with impaired diaphragmatic function. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Female Secondary School students in Ar Rass City, Qassim Region by Wjdan Alharbi, Saulat Jahan

“…The factors associated with IBS included frequent consumption of soft drinks (*p*=0.016), low vegetable consumption (*p*=0.003), poor mental health (*p*\<0.0001), family history of IBS (*p*\<0.0001) and history of chronic disease (*p*\<0.0001). # Conclusion IBS is prevalent among female secondary school students in Ar Rass city. …”
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Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Eosinophilic and Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Asthma by Girolamo Pelaia, Alessandro Vatrella, Maria Teresa Busceti, Luca Gallelli, Cecilia Calabrese, Rosa Terracciano, Rosario Maselli

“…Asthma is a phenotypically heterogeneous chronic disease of the airways, characterized by either predominant eosinophilic or neutrophilic, or even mixed eosinophilic/neutrophilic inflammatory patterns. …”
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Comparative Study of Ectopic Lymphoid Aggregates in Sheep and Murine Models of Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Udari Eshani Perera, Louise Organ, Simon G. Royce, Chrishan S. Samuel, Habtamu B. Derseh, Sasika N. V. Dewage, Emmanuel Koumoundouros, Andrew Stent, Kenneth J. Snibson

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix in the interstitial lung parenchyma, often manifested by dyspnea and progressive loss of lung function. …”
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The role of the early-life gut microbiome in childhood asthma by Ulrika Boulund, Jonathan Thorsen, Urvish Trivedi, Kaare Tranæs, Jie Jiang, Shiraz A. Shah, Jakob Stokholm

“…Asthma is a chronic disease affecting millions of children worldwide, and in severe cases requires hospitalization. …”
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Peer and lay health work for people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review. by Jessica Mangan, Pablo Del Cid Nunez, Sara Daou, Graziella El-Khechen Richandi, Amna Siddiqui, Jonathan Wong, Liz Birk-Urovitz, Andrew Bond, Aaron M Orkin

“…We discuss how peer and lay health work programs have successfully been implemented in various contexts including substance use, chronic disease management, harm reduction, and mental health among people experiencing homelessness. …”
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A European Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management by Michel Delvaux, Jacques Frexinos

“…Patients with constipation and elderly patients with chronic disease receive more expensive treatments.…”
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Lifestyles, Social and Family Variables and their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Adolescents by Bei Chen, Marlene Ferrer Arrocha, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Jorge Bacallao Gallestey

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> obesity is a chronic disease of multifactorial ethology. The family context, parents and other relatives have a great influence on children, modeling their customs, habits, patterns of behavior, eating and physical activity.…”
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A regional program evaluation of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada by E. Hum, S. Karunananthan, A. Adil, I. Moroz, R. Davidson, C. Liddy

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Occupational Therapy-Based Energy Management Education in People with Post-COVID-19 Condition-Related Fatigue: Results from a Focus Group Discussion by Ruth Hersche, Andrea Weise

“…Energy management education (EME) was initially developed for persons with multiple sclerosis-related fatigue and then made independent of diagnosis suitable to persons living with chronic disease-related fatigue. EME, a structured self-management education, is becoming a part of the new services. …”
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