Blood pressure control after solid organ transplantation: opportunities for optimizing care.

Hypertension affects 50%-90% of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) and is a major driver of cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, hypertension control has received little attention in this popul...

Chronic kidney disease progression rate and predictors in hypertensive patients: A 5-year retrospective follow-up study in Ethiopia.

INTRODUCTION: Chronic kidney disease is a major public health concern worldwide. Despite the well-established link between hypertension and chronic kidney disease, early detection and management of ch...

Determinants of hypertension medication adherence among older adults in a resource-limited peri-urban setting, Ghana.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, with effective management heavily reliant on consistent medication adherence. AIM: This study aimed to evalua...

Genetic predisposition to high blood pressure and out-of-office hypertension: Insights from a population sample in liechtenstein.

Genetic predisposition is a risk factor for office hypertension. We sought to determine whether genetic predisposition identifies individuals with ambulatory daytime hypertension. 1444 participants fr...

The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVES: Hypertension remains a leading global public health challenge requiring consistent self-management, particularly through medication adherence and adequate health literacy. This study aimed...

Association between hypertension prevalence and neighborhood characteristics in Japan using combined claims data and geographic information systems: a neighborhood correlation study from LIFE Study.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is prevalent and is influenced by modifiable factors. Increasing attention has focused on community-based health promotion. However, studies on the relationship between neighb...

Maternal serum uric acid before 24 weeks of gestation and subsequent gestational diabetes mellitus: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: This multicentre retrospective cohort study examined whether maternal serum uric acid measured before 24 weeks of gestation was associated with subsequent gestational diabetes mellitus (...

[The biological role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of mental disorders associated with pulmonary hypertension].

The article presents a narrative review of the recent scientific literature regarding mental disorders in patients diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Psychosomatic disorders were considered, ...

Association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with metabolic syndrome and its components among older adults: a cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study is to examine the independent and combined associations of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) with metabolic syndrome (MS) components in older adults. This cross-...

Prevalence, associated factors, and population attributable fractions of Diabetes Mellitus in adults from Brazilian capitals.

The objective of the study was to estimate the magnitude, associated factors, and risk-factor population attributable fractions (PAFs) for Diabetes Mellitus (DM) among adults living in Brazilian state...

Young-onset stroke in the UAE: A single-centre retrospective analysis of risk factors and outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Young-onset stroke represents a growing public health concern, yet data from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remain limited. This study aimed to examine the risk factors and clinical outcom...

Spatial analysis of the association between convenience store density and the prevalence of obesity and hypertension in South Korea.

BACKGROUND: The growing demand for quick and convenient meals has altered eating behaviors and contributed to the rise in convenience stores in South Korea. Convenience stores often provide energy-den...

Complex Genomic Rearrangement Involving the TBX4 Promoter Manifesting With Variable Expressivity in a Five-Generation Family.

Variants involving TBX4 are associated with ischiocoxopodopatellar syndrome with or without pulmonary arterial hypertension (ICPPS; also known as small patella syndrome), pulmonary arterial hypertensi...

Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Changes, Sociodemographic Variation, and Socioeconomic Inequality from the 2017-18 to 2022 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major public health challenge in Bangladesh, yet population-level blood pressure control remains poorly characterized. This study estimated changes in population-level hy...

Endometrial thickness is not a risk factor for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy after IVF treatment in women with male-factor infertility.

BACKGROUND: The relationship between endometrial thickness and adverse pregnancy outcomes has garnered significant attention from researchers. The aim of this study was to investigates whether endomet...

Ability of the DHAM Score to Predict 5-Year All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Diabetes and Comorbid Hypertension: Validation and Risk Stratification in Two Prospective Cohorts.

OBJECTIVE: Individuals with both diabetes and hypertension face a heightened risk of all-cause death. We aimed to validate the DHAM score's performance in predicting 5-year overall mortality in two pr...

The prognostic significance of stress hyperglycemic ratio in critically Ill patients with hypertension: A study using the MIMIC-IV database.

BACKGROUND: Traditional ABG is susceptible to interference from acute stress and daily fluctuations, making it difficult to accurately assess true acute blood glucose surges. To bridge this gap, we ad...

Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (PDAP) remains a major complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and is a leading cause of hospitalization, technique failure, and mortality. Hype...

Predicting medication non-adherence using machine learning: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) beliefs in Malaysian chronic disease patients.

Medication non-adherence among chronic disease patients remains a major contributor to poor health outcomes and medication wastage, particularly in multi-ethnic populations such as Malaysia where cult...

"I left my country and the people I love. It gave me hypertension": a qualitative study of social support and hypertension management in refugees.

BACKGROUND: Refugees experience a disproportionately high burden of hypertension, with war-related displacement disrupting their social networks. Countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...