Clinical characteristics and quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease before revascularization by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, О.J. Zharinov, N.B. Іvaniuk, K.O. Mikhaliev, O.P. Nadorak, О.А. Еpanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…Group of patients with coronary artery disease and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction was characterized by greater proportion of women (23.4 vs. 12.2 %) patients with peripheral vascular disease (63.8 vs. 27.0 %) and arterial hypertension II–III degrees (98.9 vs. 21.9 %). However, during coronary angiography no differences were observed regarding number of the affected coronary arteries in patients with and without left ventricular systolic dysfunction. …”
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Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Asamere Tsegaw, Shitaye Alemu, Abere Dessie, Christopher C. Patterson, Eldryd H. O. Parry, David I. W. Phillips, Elisabeth R. Trimble

“…The presence or absence of hypertension was recorded. Results. Men constituted 41.5% of the group, the mean age at diagnosis of T2DM was 50.4 years, and 50.2% were hypertensive. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the risk of mental health problems of factory workers and miners by Qi Liu, Tao Liu, Yaoqin Lu, Huan Yan

“…A total of 23 characteristics were included in this study and LASSO regression selected 12 characteristics such as education, professional title, age, Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory, effort–reward imbalance, asbestos dust, hypertension, diabetes, working hours per day, working years, marital status and work schedule as predictors for the construction of the nomogram. …”
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Epidemic characteristics of diabetes in schizophrenic patients in Shanghai communities by ZHANG Yayun, WU Hemin, LU Yi, LIU Yanli, ZHANG Weibo

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that living in non-central urban areas (OR=1.76, 95%CI: 1.33‒2.32), disease duration of 6‒ years (OR=2.60, 95%CI: 1.07‒6.32), disease duration of 11‒ years (OR=2.72, 95%CI: 1.17‒6.35), disease duration of 16‒ years (OR=3.38, 95%CI: 1.54‒7.42), hypertension (OR=1.73, 95%CI: 1.27‒2.36), obesity (OR=1.52, 95%CI: 1.15‒2.00), and elevated triglyceride levels (OR=2.78, 95%CI: 2.22‒3.49) were risk factors for diabetes in patients with schizophrenia.ConclusionThe prevalence of diabetes in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia is higher than that in the general population. …”
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Safety and Phosphate‐Binding Capacity of Oxylanthanum Carbonate in Healthy Volunteers by Pablo E. Pergola, Melanie S. Joy, Armando Garsd, Steve J. Hasal, Atul Khare, Guru Reddy, Pramod Gupta, William F. Finn

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Unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease among young and middle-aged adults by Jamal S. Rana, Felicia W. Chi, Isaac Acquah, Stacy A. Sterling

“…Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, body mass index, physical activity, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Results: The cohort comprised 44 % women, mean age (standard deviation) of 43.5 years (±13.1). …”
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Protocol for development of an assessment tool for competency of ECG interpretation: expert consensus by the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and cross-sectional testing using mult... by Shinji Inaba, Toshi A Furukawa, Osamu Yamaguchi, Masatsugu Sakata, Kazumichi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kaga, Muhammad Wannous

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Postoperative Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Systemic Inflammatory Response in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects by Maria Francilene S. Souza, Juliano G. Penha, Nair Y. Maeda, Filomena R. B. G. Galas, Kelly C. O. Abud, Eloisa S. Carvalho, Ana Maria Thomaz, Claudia R. P. Castro, Juliana Pereira, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…We prospectively studied 40 patients aged 11 (8–17) months (median with interquartile range) with a preoperative mean pulmonary arterial pressure of 48 (34–54) mmHg who were considered to be at risk for postoperative pulmonary hypertension. The immediate postoperative pulmonary/systemic mean arterial pressure ratio (PAP/SAPIPO, mean of first 4 values obtained in the intensive care unit, readings at 2-hour intervals) was correlated directly with PAP/SAP registered in the surgical room just after cardiopulmonary bypass (r=0.68, p<0.001). …”
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Chronic kidney disease and inflammatory cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential pathogenic link by Hironari Hanaoka, Takumi Aoki, Taiji Kosaka, Shoichi Yoshinaga, Akiko Shibata, Ryota Sakai, Takahiko Kurasawa, Koichi Amano

“…Risk factors for CKD among RA patients include advancing age, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and RA disease activity. Medications such as glucocorticoids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may also accelerate CKD progression. …”
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Treatment Options for Nosocomial Ventriculitis/Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marios Karvouniaris, Zoi Aidoni, Eleni Gkeka, Stella Niki Primikyri, Konstantinos Pagioulas, Elena Argiriadou

“…We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. She was admitted to the intensive care unit following a scheduled sphenoid wing meningioma resection. …”
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High output stoma after surgery for rectal cancer - a risk factor for low anterior resection syndrome? by Xuena Zhang, Qingyu Meng, Jianna Du, Zhongtao Tian, Yinju Li, Bin Yu, Wenbo Niu

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that this association was more pronounced in older patients (age > 60), those without hypertension, with N0-N1 staging, a history of chemotherapy, and longer stoma closure intervals (Q3, Q4). …”
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Comparison of Insulin Lispro Protamine Suspension with NPH Insulin in Pregnant Women with Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes by Antonietta Colatrella, Natalia Visalli, Santina Abbruzzese, Sergio Leotta, Marzia Bongiovanni, Angela Napoli

“…In this retrospective study, for maternal outcome we recorded time and mode of delivery, hypertension, glycaemic control (fasting blood glucose and HbA1c), hypoglycemias, weight increase, and insulin need. …”
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Assessment of Clinical Features in HIV-Infected Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China by Ying Liu, Yongfu Chen, Yiwei Hao, Jing Xiao, Bei Li, Leidan Zhang, Junyan Han, Hongxin Zhao

“…In PLWH (mean age: 53.6 ± 10.6 years, 95.8% male, and 79.2% on ART), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower than in HIV-negative controls; however, the statin use was more common, the incidence of hypertension was lower, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and the body mass index were significantly lower than in controls. …”
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The status of care for youth with type 1 diabetes within and coming from humanitarian crises settings: a narrative review by Steven James, Samira B. Jabakhanji, Roopa Mehta, John McCaffrey, Maisoon Mairghani, Dominika Bhatia, Olive James, Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Philippa Boulle, Kiran Mejia Mehta, David Simmons, Edward W. Gregg

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Direct-Acting Antivirals in Hepatitis C Treatment for Renal Impairment: Liver Safety Concerns and Effectiveness in Peritoneal Dialysis by Hsuan-Yu Hung, Wei-Liang Hung, Ye Gu, Chung-Yu Chen

“…A case–time–control analysis suggested liver instability despite treatment, with comorbid liver tumors (aOR 18.89; 95% CI 5.4–66.12) and hypertension (aOR 4.25; 95% CI 1.49–12.15) linked to higher DILI risk. …”
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Inflammatory Choroidal Neovascular Membranes: Clinical Profile, Treatment Effectiveness, and Visual Prognosis by Gonçalo Carrola, Mário Lima-Fontes, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Luís Figueira, Ângela Carneiro

“…Complications included cataract (6 patients) and ocular hypertension (4 patients). Conclusion. A combined approach with anti-VEGF agents and anti-inflammatory therapy was effective in I-CNV treatment, and an overall good visual prognosis was attainable. …”
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Preoperative Thrombocytopenia May Predict Poor Surgical Outcome after Extended Hepatectomy by Mohammad Golriz, Omid Ghamarnejad, Elias Khajeh, Mohammadsadegh Sabagh, Markus Mieth, Katrin Hoffmann, Alexis Ulrich, Thilo Hackert, Karl Heinz Weiss, Peter Schirmacher, Markus W. Büchler, Arianeb Mehrabi

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive potential of platelet counts on the outcome of EH in patients without portal hypertension, splenomegaly, or cirrhosis. Methods. A series of 213 consecutive patients underwent EH (resection of ≥ five liver segments) between 2001 and 2016. …”
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Prognostic role of mesangial IgM deposition in IgA nephropathy: a long-term cohort study by Gabriel Stefan, Simona Stancu, Adrian Zugravu, George Terinte-Balcan

“…Both groups were similar in age, sex, prevalence of arterial hypertension, Charlson comorbidity scores, kidney function (eGFR and proteinuria), pathology findings (Oxford MEST-C score, IgG and C3 immune deposition), and TEM analysis. …”
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A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Coagulation Profiles and Platelet Parameters of Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Adults at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Habtye Bisetegn, Daniel Getacher Feleke, Hussen Ebrahim, Melkam Tesfaye, Alemu Gedefie, Yonas Erkihun

“…Nearly, 10% of S. mansoni-infected patients progress to severe hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis is characterized by periportal fibrosis, obstruction of intrahepatic veins, presinusoidal portal hypertension, and splenomegaly. Thus, this study aimed to compare the basic coagulation profiles and platelet parameters of S. mansoni-infected adults and noninfected individuals as controls at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. …”
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Feasibility and accuracy of continuous intraabdominal pressure monitoring with a capsular device in human pilot trial by Chien-Hung Liao, David A. Spain, Chih-Chi Chen, Chi-Tung Cheng, Wei-Cheng Lin, Dong-Ru Ho, Heng-Fu Lin, Fausto Catena

“…Elevated IAP can reduce visceral perfusion, lead to intraabdominal hypertension, and result in life-threatening abdominal compartment syndrome. …”
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