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Vasc Health Risk Manag
December 2024
Department of Emergency Medical Service, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Background And Purpose: Body mass index (BMI), as a straightforward measure, is widely used in clinical practice, and its results are linked to HT and patient prognosis. This study aimed to ascertain if sex differences exist in the prognostic significance of BMI at the time of admission to the cardiology unit, and how this impacts the LOHS for patients suffering from hypertension.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of the medical records of 486 patients admitted urgently with a diagnosis of HT to the Cardiology Department at University Hospital in Wroclaw (Poland) between January 2017 and June 2021 was conducted.
Turk J Med Sci
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkiye.
Background/aim: Heart failure (HF) is associated with a wide range of comorbidities that negatively impact clinical outcomes and cause high economic burden. We aimed to evaluate the frequency and burden of comorbidities in HF patients in Türkiye and their relationships with patients' demographic characteristics.
Materials And Methods: Based on ICD-10 codes in the national electronic database of the Turkish Ministry of Health covering the entire population of Türkiye (n = 85,279,553) from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2022, data on the prevalence of comorbidities in HF patients were obtained.
J Diabetes Res
December 2024
Translational Pharmaceutical Laboratory, Jining First People's Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension (HTN), depression (Dep), and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are often comorbid, resulting in an exacerbated patient condition and worsened prognosis. A lack of systematic metabolomic studies on comorbidities of CHD remains. Therefore, comprehensive metabolomic-based evaluation of comorbidities of CHD is necessary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNat Sci Sleep
December 2024
Hypertension Center of People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830001, People's Republic of China.
Background: Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of two or more chronic diseases, is highly prevalent among the elderly population and is associated with adverse outcomes. However, little is known about its relationship with sleep issues, particularly in this demographic. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate its association with sleep quality and duration among the elderly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransgend Health
December 2024
Fenway Health, The Fenway Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Purpose: Transgender and nonbinary adults (TNB) are disproportionately burdened by sexually transmitted infections (STI) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This study investigated whether gender-affirming hormone therapy was associated with TNB adults' odds of screening for STI and HIV.
Methods: Longitudinal data came from the electronic medical records of TNB primary care patients receiving care at two community health centers located in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York City, New York, between January 2013 and December 2019.
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