Factors Attributable to Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly Population of the Campo Alegre Resettlement, Tierralta, Córdoba by Carolina Castellanos Ramos, Brayan Domínguez Lozano, Daniela Jiménez Cordero, José Rocha Barraza

“…The variables studied were: age and sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, educational level, work status, household or personal income, health history and healthy lifestyle conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, physical activity , healthy eating and daily food ration, weight control, drug dependence, medical control and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Spirulina maxima as a valuable ingredient: Determination of broad fatty acid and amino acid profiles and nutritional quality and anti-amylase capacity by Zahra Tavakoli, Gholamreza Kavoosi, Roghayeh Siahbalaei, Javad Karimi

“…Therefore, Arthrospira can be considered a functional food with high nutritional quality and is imperative as an amylase inhibitor for diabetes management.…”
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Accuracy of Apple Watch in Measuring 30-Second Resting Electrocardiography in Patients with Cardiac Diseases and Comorbidity: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Khushhal AA, Mohamed AA, Alsegame MM, Alsaedi AM

“…The Apple Watch has recently been used to measure heart electricity via 30 seconds of ECG monitoring, but its validity is not known.Methods: A cross-sectional study included a sample of 112 patients with chronic disorders, including cardiac patients with sinus rhythm, cardiac patients with irregular heart rhythm, and patients with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia; their cardiac activity was investigated using the Apple Watch and ECG.Results: The correlations were strong between the Apple Watch and the 12-lead ECG in the heart rate, PR intervals, QT intervals, QRS complex, and RR intervals in all patients’ subcategories (cardiac, hypertension, diabetic, and dyslipidemia patients).Conclusion: The Apple Watch is valid for carrying out ECG in measuring the heart rate, PR intervals, QT intervals, QRS complex, and RR intervals of patients with cardiac and chronic diseases at rest; this may help in initial diagnosis for patients with cardiac diseases or those who are at risk of developing cardiac disease in the future.Keywords: Apple Watch, electrocardiography, cardiac diseases, chronic diseases…”
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Cardiovascular manifestations in COVID-19 patients by Jyotsna Maddury, Mani Krishna, Achukatla Kumar

“…Preexisting conditions, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, increase the severity as well as mortality rate of COVID. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Canadian First Nations and Non-First Nations Patients by Julia Uhanova, Gerald Minuk, Federico Lopez Ficher, Natasha Chandok

“…Aside from rural residence, diabetes and cholestasis being more common in FN patients, the ages, gender distributions, clinical and radiologic features, and liver enzyme/function test results were similar in the two cohorts. …”
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Antioxidant Potential of Adiponectin and Full PPAR-γ Agonist in Correcting Streptozotocin-Induced Vascular Abnormality in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Sheryar Afzal, Munavvar Abdul Sattar, Edward James Johns, Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, Ali Attiq

“…Diabetes was induced using an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (40 mg/kg). …”
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Estimation of Insulin Resistance in Mexican Adults by the [13C]Glucose Breath Test Corrected for Endogenous Total CO2 Production by Erika Ibarra-Pastrana, Maria del Carmen Candia Plata, Gerardo Alvarez, Mauro E. Valencia

“…Our findings suggest that the test might be helpful in identifying individuals who are not IR, which in turn may contribute to improved diabetes prevention.…”
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Time in therapeutic range of tacrolimus in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients is associated with acute graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis by Naoki Yoshikawa, Yukina Ehara, Yusei Yamada, Yuki Matsusaki, Kazuya Shimoda, Ryuji Ikeda

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Documenting and characterising gestational weight gain beliefs and experiences among Marshallese pregnant women in Arkansas: a protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study by Pearl A McElfish, Britni L Ayers, Cari A Bogulski, Lauren Haggard-Duff, Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim

“…The Marshallese have higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, pre-term births, low birthweight babies, infant mortality, and inadequate or no prenatal care. …”
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Integrated care teams in primary care improve clinical outcomes and care processes in patients with non-communicable diseases by Pei Lin Hu, Cynthia Yan-Ling Tan, Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Rebekah Ryanne Wu, Juliana Bahadin, Nivedita Vikas Nadkarni, Ngiap Chuan Tan

“…Process outcomes included the proportion of patients who completed annual diabetic eye and foot screenings, where applicable. …”
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A massa muscular desempenha um papel sobre marcadores inflamatórios e metabolismo de ferro em pacientes hemodialíticos? by Josiane Borges Ferreira de Jesus

“…A mostra consistiu de 247 participantes, 177 foram incluídos na amostra com idade de 66.8 (± 3.34) anos.com doença renal em estágio terminal (taxa de filtração glomerular <15 mL/min/1.73m2) com fístula arteriovenosa distribuídos em três grupos: Baixa Massa Muscular, Dinapenia e Sarcopenia.Todos os pacientes apresentavam hipertensão e diabetes. Entre 247 indivíduos, 38 (15.4%) morreram durante o estudo. …”
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Correlates for the severity of suicidal risk in participants with common mental disorders with comorbid chronic medical conditions in rural primary healthcare settings in India by Johnson-Pradeep Ruben, Maria L. Ekstrand, Elsa Heylen, Krishnamachari Srinivasan

“…Study eligibility criteria included being ≥30 years with at least mild depression or generalized anxiety disorder and at least one medical condition (cardiovascular disorder or type 2 diabetes mellitus). Methods and Material: The severity of suicidal risk at baseline was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), and other measures included the severity of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9-items (PHQ-9)), the severity of anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7-items (GAD-7)), disability, social support, quality of life, number of comorbid chronic medical illnesses, and body mass index (BMI). …”
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Effect of size of capsulorhexis on the outcome of cataract surgery: a protocol for systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis by Yue Liu, Yue Zhang, Songhong Wang, Tiexi Wu, Xuejiao Qin

“…This is particularly important in patients with high myopia or diabetes mellitus. The proposed protocol aims to enhance the transparency of our research and offer references for future studies.Methods and analysis A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, SinoMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform and China Science and Technology Journal Database is performed from inception to 4 July 2024. …”
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Nivel de conocimientos sobre el tabaquismo y su relación con la cavidad bucal by Liem Renda Valera, Yeilen Cruz Borjas, Dayanira Parejo Maden, Katiuska Cuenca Garcell

“…Introducción: El tabaquismo es una enfermedad adictiva crónica la cual constituye la causa de muerte prevenible más importante en los países desarrollados y la de mayor morbilidad y mortalidad antes que cualquier otra enfermedad crónica (hipertensión arterial, diabetes mellitus). Se considera una epidemia de carácter universal y es una gravosa carga para el individuo, la familia y la sociedad.  …”
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Factors determining quality of life of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy selected for revascularization procedures by N.B. Іvaniuk, О.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, О.А. Yepanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…In addition, the patients studied were younger, were characterized by lower incidence of three-vessel coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus. Conclusions. Improvement of ischemic cardiomyopathy and of the QoL changes is one the main arguments in favor of surgical or endovascular revascularization.…”
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Acute kidney injury and ANCA positivity in a patient treated with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir: a case report by Lawrence Hyun Kwon, Jennifer Griffiths, Lanny DiFranza

“…However, renal complications are a notable, albeit rare, concern.Case presentationWe report a case of acute kidney injury in a man in his 50s with chronic hepatitis C virus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, morbid obesity, a history of heroin dependence, and untreated type 2 diabetes mellitus. About four weeks into an eight-week glecaprevir/pibrentasvir regimen he developed progressive lower extremity edema, bullae, and skin ulcers with worsening renal function. …”
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Tuberculous Addison’s Disease by Yanne Pradwi Efendi, Eva Decroli

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The Most Important Risk Factors Among Angina Patients in Thi-Qar Governorate in Iraq by Amel Mustafa Kamil, Mohammed Munis Dakheel, Tehsen Ali Kadhem

“…On the other hand, significant effects of diabetes, hypertension, eating habits and stress in the angina incidence were determined. …”
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Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke and associated risk factors: A hospital-based study in Indonesia by Theodore Amadeo Nathan, Raisa Wibowo, Radhitya Sasongkojati, Budhi Hartoko, Debora Theresia Butarbutar

“…Additional data included demographic characteristics, congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, stroke history, vascular disease, AF, dyslipidemia, Glasgow Coma Scale, and anticoagulant usage. …”
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Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy: A Case Series and Review from an Inner-City Tertiary University Center in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy by Mohamed Omer, Zeenat Yousuf Bhat, Nanette Fonte, Nashat Imran, James Sondheimer, Yahya Osman‐Malik

“…Twenty-one patients were on hemodialysis, two patients received renal transplants, and one patient was on peritoneal dialysis. Diabetes mellitus was the most prevalent cause of ESRD. …”
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