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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
January 2025
School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Examining the role of resting heart rate (RHR) in hypertension risk could improve our understanding of its pathogenesis. However, most relevant studies have been conducted in developed countries such as the United States and Brazil, with no evidence for the older Chinese population. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between RHR and the risk of developing hypertension in an older Chinese population.
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January 2025
Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Tilley, Kim, Lass), University of Toronto; Departments of Medicine (Silverstein) and Neurology (Masellis), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Cureus
November 2024
Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, GBR.
We report a case of spontaneous total iris avulsion that occurred during corneal wound hydration following an uneventful phacoemulsification procedure. An 86-year-old woman underwent cataract surgery on her right eye, during which a single-piece acrylic intraocular lens (Bausch and Lomb Akreos Adapt Advanced Optics, Bausch and Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY, USA) was implanted in the bag, and the viscoelastic material was removed. During corneal wound hydration, total iris avulsion was observed, with the iris prolapsing out of the anterior chamber through the main wound.
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November 2024
Department of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, JPN.
An obturator hernia (OH) is a rare type of hernia that accounts for a very small proportion of all hernias and cases of small bowel obstruction. This condition predominantly affects older, underweight individuals, with the vast majority of patients being women. Laparotomy with simple suture closure of the defect is commonly used as surgical treatment for OH.
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October 2024
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
An 86-year-old woman lost consciousness at home. Tracheal intubation was performed in the ambulance during transport to our hospital. Computed tomography (CT) showed right putaminal hemorrhage in her brain, right pneumothorax, and mediastinal emphysema.
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