Clarifying the Association Between Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease: Why Methods Matter.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Food insecurity (FIS), limited or uncertain access to adequate, nutritious food, is frequently cited as associated with various chronic health conditions. With the goal of determini...
Molecular biology of vascular bioenergetics rewiring: Mitochondrial protective mechanisms of Piper retrofractum in hypertension and oxidative injury.
Hypertension is a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, largely driven by oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, endothelial injury, and chronic vascular inflammation. Eme...
Pre-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Without Extensive Pulmonary Involvement.
BACKGROUND Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) that presents commonly with cutaneous, myopathic, and systemic manifestations. Cardiopulmonary involvement is usually paired wit...
Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension: A Narrative Review.
Arterial stiffness is a determinant of cardiovascular risk and has been increasingly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), although its independent contribution remains unclear due to the pre...
[Clinical characteristics of pregnant women with different high-risk factors for Stanford type A aortic dissection].
Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics of pregnant women with different risk factors of Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD), so as to provide evidence for early warning and stratified...
A Systematic Review of the Role of Recreational Activities and Dietary Management in Treating Hypertension and Hyperglycaemia in Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
In low- and middle-income countries, the burden of hypertension and hyperglycaemia is alarming. These conditions remain major, recurring public health concerns that demand alternative healthcare strat...
Between data and touch: how nurses and patients negotiate the human boundary under data-driven surveillance in chronic care.
BACKGROUND: The integration of data-driven continuous monitoring into chronic disease management is often presented as a solution for clinical efficiency. However, this technological shift may substan...
Detection rate and associated factors of thyroid nodules among residents in Qingdao, a coastal city in China.
This study aims to investigate the detection rate and associated factors of thyroid nodules among a health checkup population in Qingdao, China, and provide a theoretical basis for intervention. Data ...
HALP score: A powerful and promising index for predicting prognosis among hypertension adults.
Previous reports have highlighted that inflammation and poor nutritional condition are closely related to a poor prognosis for hypertension. The hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) sc...
Impact of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy on Maternal and Offspring Cardiovascular Health.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affect 5-10% of pregnancies globally and are a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Beyond their acute obstetrics impact, HDP unmask a...
[Correlation analysis between cumulative blood pressure load and arterial stiffness in midlife: a 36-year follow-up study].
Objective: To explore the association between cumulative blood pressure load from childhood to midlife and the risk of arteriosclerosis in midlife. Methods: This study was based on the Hanzhong Childr...
Gut Microbiota in Metabolic Syndrome: Differences in Microbial Signatures and Clinical Profiles.
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex and heterogeneous condition characterized by the coexistence of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, chronic low-grade inflammation, and metab...
Overview of the Prevalence of Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases in the Brazilian Population Reporting Physical Inactivity.
Exposure to physical inactivity (PI) may be a risk factor for the development of one or more noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs). The present study examined the prevalence of diabetes, hypertensio...
Long-Term Associations of a Mobile-Based Chronic Disease Management Program With Employee Health: Four-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.
BACKGROUND: The burden of hypertension (HTN), type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and obesity is increasing among employees, driven by workplace-related factors such as sedentary behavior and unhealthy lif...
Spatial risk of hypertension in rural China: modelling the effect of dietary, behavioural and climate factors.
Hypertension poses a major health challenge for the rural elderly in China, but evidence on its spatial patterns and key influencing factors is still limited. This study examined the spatial distribut...
A Novel Presentation of Hemodynamic Decompensation With Cardiogenic Shock in a Patient With Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return.
BACKGROUND Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly that can remain clinically silent until significant shunting results in pulmonary hypertension ...
Arterial stiffness parameters during six-month antihypertensive therapy: a prospective observational study.
AIM: To investigate the prevalence of arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to assess the effects of various antihypertensive therapies on arterial stiffness. METHO...
Association between COVID-19 infection, elevated C-reactive protein, and neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals with metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities.
Elevated serum inflammatory markers are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This process is potentially more intense in individuals with chronic comorbidities such as obesity, systemic arterial...
Association of SCAP Gene Polymorphisms with Ambulatory Blood Pressure Parameters in College Students.
Background/Objectives: Abnormal blood pressure (BP) in youth is strongly linked to genetic predisposition, particularly involving lipid metabolism genes. However, little is known about whether such po...
Mechanisms for Mineralocorticoid-Driven Age-Related Hypertension: Potential Therapeutic Role of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists and Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitors.
Hypertension prevalence rises dramatically with advancing age, is not well controlled with current therapy, and contributes substantially to cardiovascular, renal, and neurological disorders that are ...