Review
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Michael A. Razavi, Lydia A. Bazzano, Jovia Nierenberg, Zhijie Huang, Camilo Fernandez, Alexander C. Razavi, Seamus P. Whelton, Jiang He, Tanika N. Kelly
Summary: The majority of US adults develop hypertension by age 40, raising the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Dietary sodium and potassium play a crucial role in hypertension pathophysiology, with individual variation in salt and potassium sensitivity affecting disease risk. Genomic characterization of these traits may be key in precision lifestyle approaches for hypertension prevention.
Review
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Owen R. Cowell, Nathan Mistry, Kevin Deighton, Jamie Matu, Alex Griffiths, Anne Marie Minihane, John C. Mathers, Oliver M. Shannon, Mario Siervo
Summary: The study found that Mediterranean diet intervention can effectively reduce blood pressure and is associated with dietary habits. Randomized controlled trials showed that the Mediterranean diet can reduce mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 1.4 mmHg and 1.5 mmHg, respectively.
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Noushin Mohammadifard, Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Mehran Rahimlou, Ana Paula Santos Rodrigues, Mohammadamin Khajavi Gaskarei, Paria Okhovat, Cesar de Oliveira, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Summary: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the leading causes of death worldwide, with shared risk factors. Controlling CVD risk factors may impact cancer incidence. The ketogenic diet (KD) has been prescribed for weight loss and has potential favorable effects on CVD and cancer treatment, but its use in patients is still controversial.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yan Emily Yuan, Andrea Haas, Bernard Rosner, Gail K. Adler, Gordon H. Williams
Summary: Compared to White women, Black women have higher systolic blood pressure even on controlled sodium diets, and this may be attributed to differences in dietary sodium intake and aldosterone regulation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jaritza Vega-Solano, Adriana Blanco-Metzler, Karol Madriz-Morales, Eduardo-Augusto Fernandes-Nilson, Marie Eve Labonte
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the impact of reducing salt intake on cardiovascular disease mortality in Costa Rica. The results demonstrated that by following national and international guidelines to reduce salt consumption, between 4% and 13% of deaths due to cardiovascular disease could be prevented or postponed.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalie McCormick, Na Lu, Chio Yokose, Amit D. Joshi, Shanshan Sheehy, Lynn Rosenberg, Erica T. Warner, Nicola Dalbeth, Tony R. Merriman, Kenneth G. Saag, Yuqing Zhang, Hyon K. Choi
Summary: Emerging data suggest that there is a higher prevalence of gout among Black adults, especially Black women, in the US compared to White adults. However, there is a lack of national-level, sex-specific data on racial differences in gout prevalence and potential risk factors. This study aimed to identify the factors contributing to the disparities in gout prevalence between Black and White adults in the US general population. The findings indicate that gout was more prevalent among adults self-reporting as Black during a 10-year period, and these differences may be influenced by sex-specific differences in diet, social determinants of health, and clinical factors. Culturally informed efforts targeting these factors could help reduce the current disparities related to gout.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Goher Kerem, Xiangfang Yu, Aynur Ismayi, Bin Teng, Anjaneyulu Udduttula, Chang Liu, Zhongjia Yu, Dilbar Tohty, Jian V. Zhang, Pei-Gen Ren
Summary: Obesity is a global concern due to the increased risk of diseases, and it has been found that a high salt diet can alter the gut microbiota. This study investigated the changes in Small Intestinal Microbiota (SIM) in obesity-T2DM mice and found that high salt intake reduced body weight to some extent and led to the development of T2DM. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed an increase in the F/B ratio and a decrease in beneficial bacteria in the high salt-high fat diet group. Additionally, Halorubrum luteum was observed in the small intestine for the first time.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
R. Turner Goins, Blythe Winchester, Luohua Jiang, Laura Grau, Maggie Reid, Maria M. Corrada, Spero M. Manson, Joan O'Connell
Summary: The study found that diabetes and cardiovascular disease were associated with increased odds of all-cause dementia among older AI/AN individuals, while hypertension was not. Cerebrovascular disease had the strongest association with all-cause dementia.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Janelle M. Guirguis-Blake, Corinne V. Evans, Elizabeth M. Webber, Erin L. Coppola, Leslie A. Perdue, Meghan Soulsby Weyrich
Summary: This systematic review summarizes the published evidence on the benefits and harms of hypertension screening and confirmatory blood pressure measurements in adults, highlighting major accuracy limitations in office-based blood pressure measurement but minimal direct harms. Further research is needed to determine optimal screening and confirmatory algorithms for clinical practice.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Abolfazl Lari, Mohammad H. Sohouli, Somaye Fatahi, Henrique S. Cerqueira, Heitor O. Santos, Behnaz Pourrajab, Mahshid Rezaei, Solaleh Saneie, Seyedeh T. Rahideh
Summary: The DASH diet is effective in weight loss, controlling blood pressure, and hypercholesterolemia, with significant impacts on certain metabolic risk factors.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Ning Ding, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, Bhramar Mukherjee, Antonia M. Calafat, Sioban D. Harlow, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: The study revealed positive associations between several PFAS and incident hypertension, suggesting that PFAS might be an underappreciated contributing factor to women's cardiovascular disease risk.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Markos Klonizakis, Alex Bugg, Beatrice Hunt, Xenophon Theodoridis, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou
Summary: Research on the physiological effects of traditional regional diets on adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease found that most regional diets led to weight reduction and improvement in anthropometric indices. However, the impact on blood pressure, inflammation, and glucose metabolism varied among different regional diets. More evidence is needed to fully understand the efficacy of regional diets in reducing cardiovascular risk factors.
Article
Microbiology
Silke Rath, Katharina Rox, Sven Kleine Bardenhorst, Ulf Schminke, Marcus Doerr, Julia Mayerle, Fabian Frost, Markus M. Lerch, Andre Karch, Mark Broenstrup, Dietmar H. Pieper, Marius Vital
Summary: The gut microbiota-dependent metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. While meat intake did not directly predict TMAO plasma levels, it was linked to TMA-forming bacteria. Additionally, advancing age was strongly associated with TMAO levels, demonstrating a functional role of gut microbiota in the aging process.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wenzhu Song, Zhiqi Qin, Xueli Hu, Huimin Han, Aizhong Li, Xiaoshaung Zhou, Yafeng Li, Rongshan Li
Summary: Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is closely associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Detecting its risk factors and taking relevant interventions are important to lower its prevalence. In this study, a Tabu Search-based BNs was used to construct the HHcy and risk factors network and its performance was compared with Hill Climbing-based BNs and Logistic regression model. The study found direct and indirect risk factors for HHcy, and the Tabu Search-based BNs performed better. Bayesian reasoning allows for risk prediction of HHcy and should be promoted in clinical practice.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Elzbieta Szczepanska, Agnieszka Bialek-Dratwa, Barbara Janota, Oskar Kowalski
Summary: Improper dietary behavior can influence the development of cardiovascular diseases, but certain food components can have cardioprotective effects. Polyphenols, most abundant in multicolored vegetables and fruits, have been shown to lower blood pressure, improve lipid profile, and regenerate vascular endothelium. Therefore, maintaining a varied diet can help prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Review
Oncology
Alireza Sadeghi, Omid Sadeghi, Mahmoud Khodadost, Aliyar Pirouzi, Banafsheh Hosseini, Ahmad Saedisomeolia
NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2020)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alireza Sadeghi, Mehdi Sadeghian, Morteza Nasiri, Jamal Rahmani, Mahmoud Khodadost, Aliyar Pirouzi, Vahid Maleki, Omid Sadeghi
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nasrin Khalesi, Farhad Abolhasan Choobdar, Mousa Khorasani, Fatemeh Sarvi, Behzad Haghighi Aski, Mahmoud Khodadost
Summary: The study concluded that the oxygen saturation index (OSI) can accurately predict the severity of respiratory failure in preterm neonates with RDS, with high sensitivity and specificity values.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Khadije Maajani, Mahmoud Khodadost, Arash Fattahi, Aliyar Pirouzi
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL
(2020)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Omid Asbaghi, Mehdi Sadeghian, Faezeh Fouladvand, Bahman Panahande, Morteza Nasiri, Mahmoud Khodadost, Azad Shokri, Aliyar Pirouzi, Omid Sadeghi
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2020)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Omid Asbaghi, Mehdi Sadeghian, Sepideh Rahmani, Mahnaz Mardani, Mahmoud Khodadost, Vahid Maleki, Aliyar Pirouzi, Sepide Talebi, Omid Sadeghi
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE
(2020)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Omid Asbaghi, Mehdi Sadeghian, Morteza Nasiri, Mahmoud Khodadost, Azad Shokri, Bahman Panahande, Aliyar Pirouzi, Omid Sadeghi
Review
Orthopedics
Nastaran Maghbouli, Mahmoud Khodadost, Saeed Pourhassan
Summary: The study found that vibration therapy, especially with local muscle vibration and vibration frequency higher than 100 Hz, can significantly improve hamstring and quadriceps peak torque in ACL-reconstructed patients. However, there was no significant improvement in postural control, especially closed-eye, compared to conventional rehabilitation.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Davoud Amirkashani, Farzaneh Rohani, Mahmoud Khodadost, Rozita Hoseini, Hamidreza Alidoost, Sedigheh Madani
Summary: This study investigated the age of starting estrogen replacement therapy as a key parameter for reaching near normal final height in girls with chronic kidney disease and growth retardation. The results showed that starting estrogen therapy at the age of 11 can enhance the effectiveness of growth hormone therapy and improve bone density and calcium metabolism. Therefore, it is recommended to start estrogen therapy at the age of 11 in girls with chronic kidney disease and short stature who show no signs of sexual maturity.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Elham Zarei, Nima Rakhshankhah, Mahmoud Khodadost, Abolfazl Abouie, Kosar Mohammadnejad, Mehdi Vafadar
Summary: This study investigates the use of pelvic ultrasonography (US) and its parameters in distinguishing central precocious puberty (CPP) patients from similar conditions and healthy individuals. The results show that pelvic US parameters can improve the diagnosis of CPP and play an auxiliary role in selecting the appropriate treatment.
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mahboubeh Bayat, Tahereh Kashkalani, Mahmoud Khodadost, Azad Shokri, Hamed Fattahi, Faeze Ghasemi Seproo, Fatemeh Younesi, Roghayeh Khalilnezhad
Summary: The failure of health system reforms can be attributed to factors such as the attitudes and knowledge of reform initiators, lack of political support, insufficient interest group support, incomplete reforms, implementation problems, harmful consequences of reform implementation, and the political, economic, cultural, and social conditions of the society. Awareness of these failure factors and appropriate responses to them are crucial for planning and implementing future reform programs.
JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mahmoud Khodadost, Arash Fattahi, Nasrin Hoseiny Nejad, Azad Shokri, Hamed Fattahi, Fatemeh Sarvi, Alireza Mosavi-Jarrahi
Summary: This study estimated the childhood cancer incidence in Iran using the three-source capture-recapture method and found that leukemia and lymphoma had higher incidence rates, while liver cancer and retinoblastoma had lower incidence rates. Ardabil and Kohgiluyeh provinces had higher incidence rates, while Mazandaran and Ilam had the lowest incidence rates. The childhood cancer registration system in Iran needs improvement.
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Nasrin Khalesi, Shima Mohammadian, Nakysa Hooman, Mahmoud Khodadost, Leila Allahqoli
Summary: Although urine calprotectin levels elevate in neonatal AKI, it is not more sensitive than gold standards in predicting AKI.
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NEONATOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Nakysa Hooman, Mahmoud Khodadost, Mahnaz Sadeghian, Fariba Jahangiri, Soudabeh Hosseini, Fatemeh Sarvi
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mahboubeh Bayat, Azad Shokri, Elmira Mirbahaeddin, Roghaye Khalilnezhjad, Seyed Reza Khatibi, Hamed Fattahi, Gholamhossein Salehi Zalani, Faeze Ghasemi Seproo, Mahmoud Khodadost
ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE
(2020)
