Management of Anticoagulation for Portal Vein Thrombosis in Individuals with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review by Geneviève Huard, Marc Bilodeau

“…Anticoagulation is a challenging therapy in individuals with liver cirrhosis because of the well-recognized coagulation abnormalities observed in that setting and because of the increased risk of bleeding, especially from gastrointestinal tract caused by portal hypertension. We herein review the current knowledge on that topic in order to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the currently proposed therapeutic attitudes in face of the diagnosis of PVT in individuals with cirrhosis.…”
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Autophagy in Inflammatory Diseases by Alexander J. S. Choi, Stefan W. Ryter

“…Furthermore, autophagy-dependent mechanisms have been proposed in the pathogenesis of several pulmonary diseases that involve inflammation, including cystic fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. Strategies aimed at modulating autophagy may lead to therapeutic interventions for diseases associated with inflammation.…”
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Sarcoidosis with Major Airway, Vascular and Nerve Compromise by Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Jun Suzuki, James P Utz

“…An echocardiogram revealed pulmonary hypertension. Bronchoscopy showed left vocal cord paralysis and significant narrowing of the bilateral bronchi with mucosal thickening and multiple nodules. …”
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The Cushing Reflex: Oliguria as a Reflection of an Elevated Intracranial Pressure by K. Leyssens, T. Mortelmans, T. Menovsky, D. Abramowicz, Marcel Th. B. Twickler, L. Van Gaal

“…The broad differential diagnosis is well known, but a rare cause of oliguria is intracranial hypertension (ICH). The actual knowledge to explain this relationship is scarce. …”
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Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Causing Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction by Ahmet Yanık, Uğur Arslan, Murat Akçay, Serdar Menekşe, Uğur Gökmen Yazgan

“…A 70-year-old man with hypertension was admitted to our coronary ICU with acute anterior MI. …”
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Studies Regarding Social Representations About High Blood Presure in Cuba by Lisvett González Rodríguez, Masiel Díaz López, Armando Rodríguez Salvá

“…With this article, it is intended to present a review of the Cuban studies regarding social representations in health, mainly about arterial hypertension.…”
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Abdominal Decompression in Children by J. Chiaka Ejike, Mudit Mathur

“…Management of ACS involves recognizing the development of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) by intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) monitoring, treating the underlying cause, and preventing progression to ACS by lowering IAP. …”
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Colloidal cyst of the third ventricle. Case presentation by Ada Sánchez Lozano, María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Joan O Rojas Fuentes

“…They become symptomatic during the adolescence or early adulthood and start normally with migraine or symptoms of intracranial hypertension causing obstructive hydrocephaly. We present the case of a teenager of 18 years of age with history of migraine after two years and the symptoms worsened in intensity and frequency including vomiting and bilateral paresthesia; the diagnosis was obstructive hydrocephaly with colloidal cyst of the third ventricle. …”
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Stents in Renal Artery Bifurcation Stenosis: A Case Report by Polytimi Leonardou, Paris Pappas

“…A 39-year-old patient presented with poorly controlled hypertension, and she was referred to renal angiogram and potential renal angioplasty. …”
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Acromegaloid gigantism. Case presentation by Elodia Maria Rivas Alpizar, Jorge A. Aguilar Morales, Annia Quintana Marrero

“…The case of a 20-year-old male patient treated in the Endocrinology Service of the Gustavo Aldereguia Lima Hospital in Cienfuegos with clinical manifestations of tall stature, acral growth and arterial hypertension is presented. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed that measured growth hormone and confirmed the excess of hormones. …”
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Cardiovascular Complications in CKD Patients: Role of Oxidative Stress by Elvira O. Gosmanova, Ngoc-Anh Le

“…While traditional CVD risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, physical inactivity, may be more prevalent among CKD patients, these factors seem to underestimate the accelerated cardiovascular disease in the CKD population. …”
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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture following Colorectal Surgery and Hemodialysis by Ahmed Mohammed AlMuhsin, Antonio Privitera, Ameera Balhareth, Khalid Sabr

“…General risk factors include hematological, infectious, or malignant splenic diseases, uremic coagulopathy, use of heparin, hypertension, and immune-compromised status. Spontaneous splenic rupture following colorectal surgery has never been reported. …”
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Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation with Cardiogenic Shock and Elevated Systemic Vascular Resistance Treated with a Combination of Nicardipine and Dobutamine Therapy by Lydia E. Issac, Setri Fugar, Naser Yamani, Burhan Mohamedali

“…Acute heart failure is a common reason for hospital admission and is usually caused by decreased cardiac output either as a result of an intrinsic cardiac issue or as a result of severe hypertension with elevated afterload. We present a patient with a history of HFrEF who presented with acute heart failure, found to have hypotension requiring Dobutamine support and an elevated systemic vascular resistance requiring Nicardipine drip, with subsequent recovery of cardiac function.…”
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Pellagroid Dermatitis in an Alcoholic and Hypothyroid Patient. A Case Report by Graciela Cabrera Acea, Cynthia Gómez Cabrera, Claudia Soler Morfa

“…He had a medical history of hypertension and presented cutaneous manifestations of pellagroid dermatitis. …”
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PPARs: Protectors or Opponents of Myocardial Function? by Christine J. Pol, Melissa Lieu, Konstantinos Drosatos

“…Disorders that contribute to HF include ischemic cardiac disease, cardiomyopathies, and hypertension. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are members of the nuclear receptor family. …”
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The Use of Generic Medications for Glaucoma by Andrew J. Tatham

“…In England, generic items represented 11.7% of prescriptions for glaucoma and ocular hypertension in 2009, increasing to 55.2% of prescriptions in 2018. …”
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Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Dominic G. Ventura, Shyam J. Thakkar, Katie Farah

“…A 68-year-old male with a history of diverticulosis, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia who complained of a 3-month history of abdominal pain, nausea, and intermittent hematochezia presented for evaluation of large volume hematochezia and lightheadedness. …”
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Intravenous Lormetazepam during Sedation Weaning in a 26-Year-Old Critically Ill Woman by Alawi Luetz, Bjoern Weiss, Claudia D. Spies

“…Despite this fact, patients sometimes require deep sedation for a limited period of time to control, for example, intracranial hypertension. In particular in these cases, weaning from sedation is often challenging due to emerging agitation, stress, and delirium. …”
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Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy due to Idiopathic Chylous Ascites by Claudia Epelde, Fátima Saravia, Mónica Aguinaga, Ane Toledo, Arantza Lekuona, Mikel Gorostidi

“…While there are numerous documented instances of this pathology manifesting with hypogastric or diffuse abdominal pain, our report highlights a unique presentation involving a 35-week pregnant woman experiencing severe epigastric pain unrelated to pregnancy-induced hypertension or other gastrointestinal disorders. Major acute obstetric pathologies were ruled out, and there was no evidence of fetal distress. …”
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Non-diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. Case Presentation by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Yasniel Borrego Moreno, Marleny Viera García

“…The case of a 64-year-old patient is presented, with a pathological history of arterial hypertension, ex-smoker, who was admitted because for 3 months she had increased volume of the left lateral region of the neck. …”
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