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Health Care Sciences & Services
Chen Chi, Yi Lu, Yiwu Zhou, Jiaxin Li, Yawei Xu, Yi Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the factors influencing the accuracy of noninvasive central blood pressure (cSBP) measurement. The results showed that noninvasive cSBP measurements are comparable to invasive measurements, although they may slightly underestimate true cSBP. The type of BP measurement device used may affect the accuracy of measurement, while the type of calibration method implemented does not have a significant influence.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Yuan Ma, Junhong Zhou, Maryam Kavousi, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Francesco Mattace-Raso, Berend E. Westerhof, Frank J. Wolters, Julia W. Wu, Brad Manor, M. Kamran Ikram, Jaap Goudsmit, Albert Hofman, M. Arfan Ikram
Summary: The study suggests that lower complexity and higher variability of beat-to-beat SBP are potential novel risk factors or biomarkers for dementia.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Joseph C. Watso, Ibra S. Fancher, Dulce H. Gomez, Zachary J. Hutchison, Orlando M. Gutierrez, Austin T. Robinson
Summary: Hypertension is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. This review focuses on the interplay of obesity and excess dietary sodium from salt in contributing to hypertension. The independent and combined effects of obesity and dietary salt on various health issues, such as vascular dysfunction, autonomic cardiovascular dysregulation, kidney dysfunction, and insulin resistance, are discussed. The role of ultra-processed foods, accounting for nearly 60% of energy intake in America, as a major contributor to both obesity and salt overconsumption is highlighted. The article emphasizes the need to fill critical gaps in knowledge to inform prevention, management, treatment, and mitigation strategies for addressing these public health challenges.
Review
Information Science & Library Science
Sage Kelly, Sherrie-Anne Kaye, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios
Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents are expected to infiltrate most industries in the next decade, leading to a shift towards this new technology. However, research on user acceptance of AI technology has been dispersed and lacks systematic synthesis, limiting our understanding in this area.
TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS
(2023)
Review
Physiology
Darren S. DeLorey, Philip S. Clifford
Summary: The process of matching skeletal muscle blood flow to metabolism is complex and multi-factorial, involving factors such as cardiac output, perfusion pressure, local vasodilation, and sympathetic nerve activity. Sympathetic vasoconstriction plays a key role in restraining blood flow and directing it to the most metabolically active muscles, while vasoactive molecules released from skeletal muscle and other sources promote local vasodilation.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Laurent Beghin, Inge Huybrechts, Elodie Drumez, Mathilde Kersting, Ryan W. Walker, Anthony Kafatos, Denes Molnar, Yannis Manios, Luis A. Moreno, Stefaan De Henauw, Frederic Gottrand
Summary: The study found that high fructose consumption is associated with elevated diastolic blood pressure in adolescent girls. Pure fructose intake from non-natural foods has negative effects on blood pressure, while consuming fructose from natural foods like whole fruits does not impact blood pressure.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiaowei Yan, Satish Mudiganti, Hannah Husby, Andrew Hudnut, Madina Gbotoe, J. B. Jones
Summary: This study examines the relative contribution of medication adherence and clinician-level therapeutic inertia to disease control in cardiometabolic patients. The results suggest that both poor medication adherence and therapeutic inertia are associated with persistent health gaps, but therapeutic inertia has a greater impact on disease control.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ching-Fang Chien, Ling-Chun Huang, Yang-Pei Chang, Chung-Fen Lin, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Yuan-Han Yang
Summary: This study investigated the rate of physical restraint and associated risk factors in institutionalized residents in Taiwan. Factors such as age, education level, cognitive function, and dependence were found to be closely related to the rate of physical restraint. Comprehensive evaluation and adjustments should be made before applying physical restraint in different clinical situations.
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Urology & Nephrology
Sangeeta Hingorani, Robert Schmicker, Kaashif A. Ahmad, Ivan D. Frantz, Dennis E. Mayock, Edmund F. La Gamma, Mariana Baserga, Janine Y. Khan, Maureen M. Gilmore, Tonya Robinson, Patrick Brophy, Patrick J. Heagerty, Sandra E. Juul, Stuart Goldstein, David Askenazi, PENUT Trial Consortium
Summary: Extremely low gestational age neonates are at risk for chronic disease, with approximately 18% having chronic kidney disease, 36% with albuminuria, 22% with elevated systolic blood pressure, and 44% with elevated diastolic blood pressure. Gestational age, birthweight z-score, and prenatal steroids are associated with chronic kidney disease, while indomethacin use, male sex, Black race, and severe acute kidney injury are associated with elevated blood pressure.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Gabriele Brosolo, Cristiana Catena, Andrea Da Porto, Luca Bulfone, Antonio Vacca, Nicolas D. Verheyen, Leonardo A. Sechi
Summary: This study found that daily plasma cortisol levels and cortisol response to an overnight suppression test in hypertensive patients are related to cardiac changes, suggesting that even minor changes in cortisol secretion regulation could contribute to cardiac abnormalities.
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Economics
Pinjie Xie, Ningyu Gong, Feihu Sun, Pin Li, Xianyou Pan
Summary: Based on the IGT equation, the decoupling index Dr of China's economic growth and energy CO2 emissions from 1978 to 2020 is calculated, and the evolution trend of the decoupling development between the two is analyzed. The factors influencing the decoupling relationship are empirically tested and analyzed using the ARDL model. The results of the study can provide a reference for achieving carbon reduction in China.
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Anna Kivioja, Elli Toivonen, Jaakko Tyrmi, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Samuli Ripatti, Heini Huhtala, Tiina Jaaskelainen, Seppo Heinonen, Eero Kajantie, Juha Kere, Katja Kivinen, Anneli Pouta, Tanja Saarela, Hannele Laivuori
Summary: The study found that the polygenic risk score for blood pressure (BP-PRS) is associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia and its severe subtypes, with women with high BP-PRS presenting higher blood pressure values during pregnancy.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Larissa Pechincha Ribeiro, Rodrigo Py Goncalves Barreto, Ricardo Augusto Souza Fernandes, Paula Rezende Camargo
Summary: The aim of this study was to identify predictive factors and their interactions in discriminating positive and negative Scapular Assistance Test results in individuals with shoulder pain during arm elevation. The study found that the angular onset of pain, scapular dyskinesis, pain catastrophizing, serratus anterior and lower trapezius muscle strength were the main predictors. Disability of the upper limbs did not contribute to the test results.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Chesney K. Richter, Ann C. Skulas-Ray, Trent L. Gaugler, Stacey Meily, Kristina S. Petersen, Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Summary: In middle-aged adults with overweight/obesity and elevated blood pressure, cranberry juice supplementation did not significantly affect central systolic blood pressure but modestly reduced 24-h diastolic ambulatory blood pressure during daytime hours and altered the lipoprotein profile, increasing the concentration of large LDL-C particles and LDL size compared to the placebo. Further studies are needed to confirm these effects and explore potential baseline health moderators.
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Kazuomi Kario, Naoko Tomitani, Satoshi Hoshide, Masafumi Nishizawa, Tetsuro Yoshida, Tomoyuki Kabutoya, Takeshi Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Yukie Okawara, Hiroshi Kanegae, HI JAMP Study Grp
Summary: Home blood pressure control status defined using different thresholds can predict the control status of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in treated hypertension. When home blood pressure is controlled to less than 125/75 mm Hg, ambulatory blood pressure is well controlled.