Blood pressure response to close or loose contact between physician and patient during attended office blood pressure measurement.

Purpose: Compared to unattended office blood pressure (uOBP), attended office blood pressure (aOBP) is higher. It is not known, however, to what extent distance between physician and patient influences blood pressure (BP) values.

Materials And Methods: Participants were stable hypertensive patients, followed in the university hospital-based out-patient center.

High leptin status indicates an increased risk of mortality and heart failure in stable coronary artery disease.

Background And Aims: Leptin is an adipocyte-derived peptide involved in energy homeostasis and body weight regulation. The position of leptin in cardiovascular pathophysiology remains controversial. Some studies suggest a detrimental effect of hyperleptinemia on the cardiovascular (CV) system, while others assume the role of leptin as a neutral or even protective factor.

The prognosis and therapeutic management of patients hospitalized for heart failure in 2010-2020.

Aims: We analyzed the mortality risk and its predictors in patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF).

Methods: Patients discharged from hospitalization for acute decompensation of HF in 2010-2020 and younger than 86 years were followed (n=4097). We assessed the incidence and trends of all-cause death, its main predictors, and the pharmacotherapy recommended at discharge from the hospital.

The Effects of Nature-Inspired Synthesis on Silver Nanoparticle Generation.

A wide range of methods can be used for nature-inspired metallic nanoparticle (NP) synthesis. These syntheses, however, are ongoing in the presence of diverse mixtures of different chemical compounds, and all or only a few of these contribute to resultant particle properties. Herein, the linden ( sp.