Successful Treatment of Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula by Transcatheter Embolization with Steel Coils by Taralyn D Picton, Lindsay Machan, Jennifer Davis, Hugh J Freeman, Urs P Steinbrecher

“…Portal hypertension is most commonly caused by increased intrahepatic resistance as a result of cirrhosis, but can also occur as a result of abnormally high portal bloodflow. …”
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Cardiovascular Activities of of the bradykinin system by Jagdish N. Sharma

“…In recent years, numerous observationsobtained from clinical and experimental models of diabetes, hypertension, cardiacfailure, ischemia, myocardial infarction, and left ventricular hypertrophy have suggestedthat the reduced activity of the local kallikrein-kinin system may be instrumental for theinduction of cardiovascular-related diseases. …”
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Hubungan Faktor Risiko dengan Kejadian Pre-Eklampsia Berat di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Nurulia Muthi Karima, Rizanda Machmud, Yusrawati .

“…Keywords: severe pre-eclampsia, risk factor, hypertension</p>…”
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The pattern and burden of non-communicable diseases in armed conflict-exposed populations in Northeastern Nigeria by Roland I. Stephen, Jennifer A. Tyndall, Jamiu S. Olumoh, Malachy I. Okeke, Jacob A. Dunga, Tonde G. Elijah, Dillys M. Bello, Oyelola A. Adegboye, Jimmy A. Reyes

“…The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, abdominal obesity, and depression in the entire cohort was 22.92%, 5.04%, 44.19%, and 17.94%, respectively. …”
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Genotypes and phenotypes of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients in Japan: A Hereditary Tumor Cohort Study by Mashu Futagawa, Tetsuya Okazaki, Eiji Nakata, Chika Fukano, Risa Osumi, Fumino Kato, Yusaku Urakawa, Hideki Yamamoto, Toshifumi Ozaki, Akira Hirasawa

“…Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presents with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, including an increased risk of tumor development and hypertension. Comprehensive data on genotype‒phenotype correlations in patients with NF1 are limited. …”
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Androgen Effects on the Adrenergic System of the Vascular, Airway, and Cardiac Myocytes and Their Relevance in Pathological Processes by Abril Carbajal-García, Jorge Reyes-García, Luis M. Montaño

“…Testosterone (T) favors vasoconstriction, and its concentration fluctuation during life stages can affect the vascular tone and might contribute to the development of hypertension. In the VSM, T increases α1-adrenergic receptors (α1-ARs) and decreases adenylyl cyclase expression, favoring high blood pressure and hypertension. …”
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Activity of Various Cathepsin Proteases and Enrichment of Klotho Protein in the Urine and Urinary Extracellular Vesicles After SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Niharika Bala, Ramish H. Rafay, Sarah C. Glover, Abdel A. Alli

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Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) in Predicting Coronary Artery Disease Compared to Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in a Single Center from Saudi Arabia by Mostafa Q. Alshamiri, Faisal Mohd A Habbab, Saad Saeed AL-Qahtani, Khalil Abdullah Alghalayini, Omar Mohammed Al-Qattan, Fayez El-shaer

“…WHtR is superior to BMI and WC for determining the elevated risk of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and CAD in a single university institute. …”
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Type II Diabetes Patients under Sildenafil Citrate: Case Series Showing Benefits and a Side Effect by Livia M. Zimmermann, Mauricio S. Baptista, João Paulo Tardivo, Maria A. Pinhal

“…The patient with pulmonary hypertension experienced one severe hypoglycemia episode and had to be taken to an emergency room. …”
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Impact of underlying diseases and complications on COVID-19 mortality in South Korea: analysis of national health insurance service data by Kyunghee Lee, Jieun Hwang

“…Method Data on COVID-19 patients from the National Health Insurance Service customized research database were analyzed while focusing on eight underlying diseases and complications: diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, dementia, depression, and respiratory disease. …”
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Associations between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Metabolic Risk Factors beyond Obesity by Yusuke Wakabayashi, Rie Oka, Masako Nakaya, Shigehiro Karashima, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Masaru Sakurai, Kenichi Yoshimura, Takashi Yoneda

“…After further adjustment for body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference, the associations for hypertension still remained statistically significant (p<0.05) while those for hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-cholesterolemia were no longer significant. …”
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Current Bioengineering Methods for Whole Kidney Regeneration by Shuichiro Yamanaka, Takashi Yokoo

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A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy by Murat Kose, Serra Ucar, Samim Emet, Timur Selcuk Akpinar, Kıvanc Yalin

“…APW should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the severe pulmonary hypertension also in adult patients.…”
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Portal Vein Thrombosis in a 21-Year-Old Man with Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and Nephrotic Syndrome by Ilya Seleznev, Dinara Jumadilova, Assiya Naushabayeva, Kairat Kabulbayev, Gulaiym Karashasheva, Francesca Cainelli

“…Proteinuria and microscopic haematuria in a patient with signs of portal hypertension and no pre-existing liver disease should raise the suspicion of an underlying kidney disease.…”
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Cardiovascular and Renal Links along the Cardiorenal Continuum by José A. García-Donaire, Luis M. Ruilope

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Relationship between Prolactin, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk by Marclébio Dourado, Frederico Cavalcanti, Lucio Vilar, Amaury Cantilino

“…CKD has a high prevalence worldwide, mainly due to its main etiologies—diabetes and hypertension. It has high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with traditional risk factors such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and left ventricular hypertrophy being common. …”
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Total Body Sodium Balance in Chronic Kidney Disease by Kylie Martin, Sven-Jean Tan, Nigel D. Toussaint

“…Excess sodium intake is a leading but modifiable risk factor for mortality, with implications on hypertension, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Mitochondrial Disorder Aggravated by Metoprolol by Cheryl Samuels, Mary Kay Koenig, Mariana Hernandez, Aravind Yadav, Ricardo A. Mosquera

“…Beta-adrenergic blocking agents or beta-blockers are a class of medications used to treat cardiac arrhythmias and systemic hypertension. In therapeutic dosages, they have known adverse outcomes that can include muscular fatigue and cramping, dizziness, and dyspnea. …”
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TINU: A Multisystemic Inflammatory Disorder—Case Report and Literature Review by Juan Montejo-Hernández, Jorge Rico-Fontalvo, Jose Cabrales, Shuchi Anand, María Cristina Martínez-Ávila, Claudia Duran-Merino, Luis Arias-Restrepo, Camilo Andrés Gómez Duran

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Dyspnea due to Pulmonary Vessel Arteritis by Suzana M Gilmour, Giulio S Dominelli, Jonathon A Leipsic, Robert D Levy

“…Pulmonary arteritis is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. Causes of pulmonary arteritis can be divided into primary and secondary, as well as classified according to vessel size. …”
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