The fibrosis-4 index and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in China by Ying Miao, Yu Wang, Qin Wan, Nanwei Tong

“…Additionally, it seeks to determine whether this relationship is influenced by factors including gender, age, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, and other variables. Methods Screening based on inclusion and exclusion criteria identified 2658 hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Enhancing the Health-Promoting Effects of Tomato Fruit for Biofortified Food by Assunta Raiola, Maria Manuela Rigano, Roberta Calafiore, Luigi Frusciante, Amalia Barone

“…., obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension). In addition, we will summarize the significant progress recently made to improve the nutritional quality of tomato fruits through metabolic engineering and/or breeding.…”
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Crosstalk between the Gut and Brain in Ischemic Stroke: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Options by Wenjing Huang, Luwen Zhu, Wenjing Song, Mei Zhang, Lili Teng, Minmin Wu

“…This review summarizes the role of MGBA signaling in the development of stroke risk factors such as aging, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis, as well as changes in the microbiota in experimental or clinical populations. …”
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Empty Calories in Processed Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Implications by Yusuf Sarkingobir, Yusuf Yahaya Miya

“…Added sugar causes insulin resistance and other comobidities, solid fat causes clogging of blood vessels and further aftermaths, sodium elicit hypertension. However, there is little or zero presence of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) in empty calories, a situation that I cut micronutrients deficiencies and further impacts. …”
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Profil Lipid dan Kejadian Hipertensi pada Pria Perokok Berat by Yonrizal Nurdin

“…It is suggested that heavy smokers quit smoking immediately and increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables to prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Pharmacologic Targets and Prototype Therapeutics in the Kallikrein-Kinin System: Bradykinin Receptor Agonists or Antagonists by J. N. Sharma, G.J. AL-Sherif

“…Numerous observations have indicated that decreased activity of this system may lead to cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, cardiac failure, and myocardial infarction. …”
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Hydrocephaly management in patients with tumors in the posterior fossa. by Osmany Morales Sabina, José Ramón Tejera del Valle, Juan Francisco Piñeiro Martí., Omar López Arbolay.

“…<strong>Methods: </strong>We report a descriptive, retrospective study of 10 adult patients with posterior fossa mass lesions and obstructive hydrocephalus who were managed medically for compensate intracranial hypertension plus observation and were operated through posterior fossa craniectomy and tumor excision as unique method of surgical treatment. …”
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Risk Factors for Obesity un Adolescents from the Tulcán Popular Housing Neighborhood by Mayra Jeaneth Jiménez Jiménez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> obesity is caused by multiple factors that can significantly affect people's lives, causing serious health problems and diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, among others. …”
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Secondary Amyloidosis Presenting as Ischemic Proctitis by Saad Hashmi, Assad Munis, Ryan T. Hoff, Hymie Kavin, Eli D. Ehrenpreis

“…History was notable for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, obesity, gout, and acute cholecystitis status post cholecystectomy. …”
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The Association of Metabolic Syndrome and Urolithiasis by Yee V. Wong, Paul Cook, Bhaskar K. Somani

“…The IDF definition revolves around 4 core components: obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the pathophysiology of urolithiasis resulting from metabolic syndrome, amongst which are the insulin resistance and Randall’s plaque hypothesis. …”
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Anomalous origin of a right pulmonary artery identified with echocardiography combined with CT: a case in a juvenile patient by Yan-ling Li, Ping Xie, Jia Wei, Zhao-xia Guo

“…Its clinical manifestations depend mainly on the associated significant pulmonary hypertension, with an extremely high mortality rate in the first year of life. …”
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Gastric and Duodenal Pseudomelanosis: An Extended Unusual Finding in a Patient with End Stage Kidney Disease by Noor Ul Ain Qureshi, Muhammad Faraz Younus, Kourosh Alavi, Muhammad Yasin Sheikh

“…However, this benign condition is associated with a variety of clinical conditions, such as essential hypertension, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, long term intake of iron supplements, and furosemide. …”
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A rare manifestation of adrenocortical carcinoma as a mimic of pheochromocytoma: a case report and literature review by Joanna Sobolewska, Wioleta Respondek, Przemyslaw Witek

“…Herein, in this article, we would like to provide an overview of reported ACC cases clinically manifesting as pheochromocytoma, based on the clinical image of a 59-year-old female patient with unintentional weight loss, non-specific abdominal pain, a diagnosis of hypertension, and significantly elevated excretion of 3-methoxytyramine in a 24-h urine collection, histopathologically diagnosed with ACC. …”
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Examinations of effects of socio-demographic features and disease-related data of patients with hemodialysis on the quality of life by Elif Togay, Hatice Öntürk Akyüz

“…In addition, 24% had another family member who received dialysis treatment, with hypertension as the etiology in 35.6% of chronic renal failure (CRF). …”
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Prevalence of major depression in elder people attending a national hospital in Lima by Magnolia Matutti Rosas, Orlando Tipismana Neyra

“…Uninsured comorbid with depression show DM, hypertension, osteoarthritis, and women age 60-75 It is more frequent than in Group 76 more assured, presents qualitative spectrum same trend groups have depression and comorbidity (Figure 1, 2, 3.4) Conclusion: Both groups have depression and comorbidity, even though it is depth analysis needed to confirm data with others.…”
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Update on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Jenny Heathcote

“…Symptoms common in this disease are fatigue, pruritus and xanthelasma, as well as complications of portal hypertension and osteoporosis. Treatment includes symptomatic and preventive measures, as well as specific therapeutic measures. …”
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A Retrospective Study on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies at a Referral Hospital in Bengaluru by Ramegowda Chethana, Divyarajan Vinitha Kiruffi, K. S. Seema, Anwith Huluvadi Shivalingaiah

“…The most common maternal complication is pregnancy-induced hypertension (8.5%) and the most common neonatal complication is low birth weight (21.2%). …”
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Early Kasai portoenterostomy in a 9-day-old newborn with extrahepatic biliary atresia: a case report highlighting improved prognosis with prompt intervention by Mortada H.F. El-Shabrawi, Gamal Eltagy, Mohamed Qinawy, Mohammed Am Oshi, Amjad Algethami, Nawaf A Alhujayri, Shaker S Alharthi, Abdullah M Alelyani, Naglaa M Kamal

“…Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) is a leading cause of neonatal cholestasis, often resulting in end-stage cirrhosis and portal hypertension without early diagnosis and treatment. This report highlights the importance of timely intervention, describing a 6-day-old male newborn diagnosed with EHBA who underwent successful Kasai portoenterostomy at 9 days of age. …”
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Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Testicular Pain: An Unusual Case Report by Jinal K. Patel, Varun Reddy, Gauthier Stepman, Debra Angelo, Johnathan Frunzi

“…This report illustrates a 51-year-old Caucasian male with a history of hypertension diagnosed two years ago who presented to the hospital due to acute onset of right testicular pain of 3-day duration. …”
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Bilateral Basal Ganglion Hemorrhage after Severe Olanzapine Intoxication by Kerstin Schweyer, Bastian Fatke, Kornelia Kreiser, Christian Rabe, Christian Seifert, Benno Ikenberg

“…We describe a patient suffering from bilateral intracerebral hemorrhage after severe olanzapine intoxication without underlying thrombocytopenia, arterial hypertension, or vascular malformation as cause of intracerebral hemorrhage. …”
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