Should Children with Esophageal Varices Receive Beta-Blockers for the Primary Prevention of Variceal Hemorrhage? by Simon C Ling

“…Esophageal variceal hemorrhage occurs in up to 10% of children with portal hypertension annually, and may be fatal. In contrast to the strong evidence in adults that nonselective beta-adrenergic antagonism reduces the risk of variceal bleeding by approximately 50%, few pediatric data are available. …”
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Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm by Aiman M Hammad, Sultan M Al-Qahtani, Mohammed A Al-Zahrani

“…Less common causes are pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease and neoplasm. …”
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Adult Renal Transplantation in a Patient 28 Years after Heart Transplantation as a Neonate for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome by Joseph Licata, Shane Michael Roberts, Piotr Janicki, Dmitri Bezinover

“…The patient’s renal insufficiency was the result of chronic immunosuppression and hypertension. The almost 28-year-old graft demonstrated very good function. …”
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Activated receptors for peroxisomic proliferators. Its role in the atherosclerosis, obesity and high blood pressure. by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Yosvel Curbelo Pérez

“…This review describes the features, regulation and target genes of the PPAR receptor and the physiopathological and pharmacological implications of the regulation of the lipid and glucose metabolism, the energetic homeostasis ,hypertension and endothelial dysfunction.<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong></strong></span>…”
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Hemoperitoneum Secondary to Spontaneous Rupture of a Retroperitoneal Varix by Derrick D. Eichele

“…Hemoperitoneum due to a ruptured retroperitoneal varix is an exceedingly rare condition and a poor prognostic sign with catastrophic and life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. We present a unique case of a 56-year-old female with cirrhosis secondary to primary sclerosing cholangitis who presented with acute abdominal pain and hypovolemic shock prior to a cardiac arrest following a ruptured retroperitoneal varix without prior esophageal varices and a newly identified intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. …”
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis by Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-valenzuela, Guilherme Ricardo Nunes Silva, Marcela Pinto Varella

“…The diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is progressive and associated with other defects. …”
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Liquorice Health Check, Oro-Dental Implications, and a Case Report by Louis Z. G. Touyz

“…This article appraises physiological and pharmacological effects on health of liquorice, critiques products containing liquorice, describes a typical case report of liquorice-induced hypertension, and appraises oral effects from consumption of liquorice products.…”
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Role of Garlic in Chronic Diseases: Focusing on Gut Microbiota Modulation by Wei Quan Lim, Jia Ying Cheam, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…These studies have shown the ameliorative effects of garlic and its bioactive constituents on various chronic diseases, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and liver diseases. …”
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Roles and Mechanisms of Regulated Necrosis in Corneal Diseases: Progress and Perspectives by Wanying Lin, Minting Chen, Yacouba Cissé, Xiaofeng Chen, Lang Bai

“…It contributes to the development and progression of some diseases, including ischemic stroke injury, liver diseases, hypertension, and cancer. Various forms of regulated necrosis, particularly pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of corneal disease. …”
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Capsaicinoids Modulating Cardiometabolic Syndrome Risk Factors: Current Perspectives by Vijaya Juturu

“…The early identification of cardiometabolic risk factors can help try to prevent obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.…”
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Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for patients with heat stroke in western China in 2022: a multicenter retrospective study by Xin Zheng, Yuchun Gao, Qinli Xie, Qiulan Chen, Chuan Guo, Qionglan Dong, Jin Tang, Jun Luo, Ying Ge, Jian He, Xiaolin Hou, Guanghong Zhou, Yuan Chen, Haiquan Cao, Jiujia Xiao, An Lan, Qiu Chen, Yonghong Zeng, Jing Huang, Huaicong Long

“…Male morbidity, the number of patients with combined hypertension, the prognosis, and the APACHE II score and ALT level were all greater (p &lt; 0.05) in the CHS group. …”
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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Elderly Patients: Initial and One-Year Follow-Up Results—Do We Have the Proper Device? by Michal Galeczka, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Jacek Bialkowski, Sebastian Smerdzinski, Mateusz Knop, Adam Sukiennik, Roland Fiszer

“…All but three patients were symptomatic, with most in NYHA II (n = 14) and III (n = 11) class; pulmonary hypertension (n = 22), arterial hypertension (n = 22), duct calcifications (n = 17), atrial fibrillation (n = 15), significant mitral regurgitation (n = 5), and decompensated renal failure (n = 2) were observed. …”
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Association between Serum Cystatin C and Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jie Zhao, Wuquan Deng, Yuping Zhang, Yanling Zheng, Lina Zhou, Johnson Boey, David G. Armstrong, Gangyi Yang, Ziwen Liang, Bing Chen

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the significant risk factors for DFU were serum CysC, coronary artery disease, hypertension, insulin use, the differences between supine and sitting TcPO2, and hypertension. …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease among Patients Attending Medical City Complex by Nabaa Wisam Sabri, Buthaina Ateyah Rashid, Raheem Saber Shwiehk, Azad H. Mahdy

“…There is a significant association between patients' gender and residence, the patients with hypertension, AKI, HCV infection, hyperlipidemia, renal stones, anemia, and CVD had a significant relationship with CKD. …”
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The association of lipid accumulation product with inflammatory parameters and mortality: evidence from a large population-based study by Yi Chi, Yiqing Zhang, Huang Lin, Shanshan Zhou, Genlin Jia, Wei Wen

“…This study aimed to explore the association between a novel marker of lipid accumulation, the abdominal volume index (AVI), inflammatory parameters, and mortality.MethodsThis study enrolled 2,109 older adult senior citizens (aged over 60 years) with hypertension from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Factors Affecting Inpatient Mortality in Elderly People with Acute Kidney Injury by Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Safia Awan, Rabeea Azmat, Muhammad Ashhad Ullah Khalil, Nazish Naseer, Jackson Tan

“…Increased median bicarbonate, presence of hypertension, and high admission creatinine were various factors associated with decreased inpatient mortality. …”
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Gambaran NAFLD pada Pasien dengan Sindrom Metabolik di Poliklinik Penyakit Dalam RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Nadila Andam Astari, Eva Decroli, Eti Yerizel

“…From those 20 cases, 20 have central obesity (100%), 19 have impaired fasting blood sugar (95%), 13 have hypertriglyceridemia (65%), 13 have decrease of blood HDL level (65%), and 15 have hypertension (75%).<br />Keywords: metabolic syndrome, NAFLD, obesity</p>…”
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Insidens Riwayat Hipertensi dan Diabetes Melitus pada Pasien Penyakit Jantung Koroner di RS. Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Putri Yuriandini Yulsam, Fadil Oenzil, Efrida .

“…<br />Keyword: coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus.</p>…”
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Autoantibodies in myasthenia gravis: cluster analysis and clinical correlations by Xupeng Sun, Meijie Qu, Xi Rong, Mingxing Lv, Yunbin Zhao, Yunjun Yan, Lin Liu, Na Sun, Hua Yue, Min Liu

“…Cluster 2 patients were older and had elevated QMG scores and odds of complications, particularly hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and eye conditions. …”
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Cardiovascular and renal safety outcomes of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor roxadustat for anemia patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review an... by Lei Tian, Mengdi Wang, Mengchao Liu, Yanyu Pang, Jingwen Zhao, Bingjie Zheng, Yutong Wang, Wenjing Zhao

“…However, attention must be paid to the occurrence of hyperkalemia for DD patients and hypertension in NDD patients using roxadustat.…”
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