Publications by authors named "M P Lockwood"
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- Hypertension (HTN) is increasingly common and a major cause of cardiovascular disease, with gender influencing its prevalence and associated risk factors.
- The study analyzed data from non-Hispanic Asian adults to identify differences in HTN rates and their correlations with demographics, lifestyle, body measurements, and lab results.
- Findings showed no significant gender differences in HTN prevalence, but advancing age, higher body mass index, and serum uric acid levels were significant risk factors for both sexes, with marital status and fasting glucose being significant only for men.
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- Acute renal infarction (ARI) is a rare condition that often goes undiagnosed due to nonspecific symptoms; diagnosis mainly relies on imaging techniques.
- A retrospective study analyzed 85 hospitalized ARI patients from 2010 to 2022, focusing on their backgrounds, with a significant prevalence of cardiovascular causes, particularly atrial fibrillation.
- The study found smokers faced a higher risk of ARI, and nearly half of the patients who developed it were on blood-thinning medications, highlighting the need for vigilance even in those taking anticoagulants.
The ambient solar wind that fills the heliosphere originates from multiple sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA's Solar Orbiter mission is to identify solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the heliosphere.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hypertension, the clinical condition of persistent high blood pressure (BP), is preventable yet remains a significant contributor to poor cardiovascular outcomes. Digital self-management support tools can increase patient self-care behaviours to improve BP. We created a patient-facing and provider-facing clinical decision support (CDS) application, called the Collaboration Oriented Approach to Controlling High BP (COACH), to integrate home BP data, guideline recommendations and patient-centred goals with primary care workflows.
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- * Researchers conducted both quantitative and qualitative analyses, demonstrating that CR examines symptom experiences and interventions effectively.
- * The review emphasizes that adopting a critical realist perspective can enhance understanding of personal and contextual factors affecting symptoms and treatment outcomes.