Elevated cystatin-C concentration is associated with progression to prediabetes: the Western New York Study [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVE – We conducted a nested case-control investigation to examine if elevated baseline concentrations of cystatin-C predicted progression from normoglycaemia to prediabetes over 6 years of follow-up from the Western New York Health Study. RESEARCH
Dmochowski, Jacek +5 more
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A Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated by Biventricular Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Review of Literature [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder whose aetiology is not fully understood. Skin fibrosis and visceral organs involvement are the hallmarks, and the heart could be disproportionately or subtly involved ...
Akinboro AO +3 more
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Migraine, headache, and mortality in women: a cohort study [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Migraine carries a high global burden, disproportionately affects women, and has been implicated as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Migraine with aura has been consistently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality.
Buring, Julie Elizabeth +3 more
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Primary aldosteronism unmasked during pregnancy: a case report
Italian Journal of MedicinePrimary aldosteronism during pregnancy is a rare but significant cause of secondary hypertension with potentially serious implications for maternal-fetal outcomes.
Antonio Concistrè +3 more
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Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda [PDF]
, 2020 Godfrey Katamba +5 more
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Secondary arterial hypertension: when, who, and how to screen? [PDF]
, 2017 Secondary hypertension refers to arterial hypertension due to an identifiable cause and affects ∼5-10% of the general hypertensive population. Because secondary forms are rare and work up is time-consuming and expensive, only patients with clinical ...
Messerli, Franz H. +2 more
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Community based trial of home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support in patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack recently discharged from hospital. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: High blood pressure in patients with stroke increases the risk of recurrence but management in the community is often inadequate. Home blood pressure monitoring may increase patients' involvement in their care, increase compliance, and reduce
Conroy, R +5 more
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The Multi-Biomarker Approach for Heart Failure in Patients with Hypertension [PDF]
, 2015 We assessed the predictive ability of selected biomarkers using N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as the benchmark and tried to establish a multi-biomarker approach to heart failure (HF) in hypertensive patients. In 120 hypertensive
Agata Bielecka-Dabrowa +10 more
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Association Between Smoking and Postoperative Delirium in Surgical Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension: a Secondary Analysis of a Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2021 Sai Zhou +3 more
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