Findings from a study published in BMJ Medicine showed no increased risk of hypertension during pregnancy or pre-eclampsia after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during pregnancy. The study found that the results were similar for SARS-CoV-2 infection in any trimester, during times corresponding to the different dominant variants of the SARS-CoV-2, and when adjusting for vaccination status. “Severe COVID-19 has been shown to have multiorgan effects and symptomatology, similar to those seen in individuals with hypertension during pregnancy,” wrot...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health issue affecting an estimated 850 million people globally. The leading causes of CKD is diabetes and hypertension, which together account for more than 50% of patients with end-stage kidney disease
CONTEXT Differences in recovery, oncological, and quality of life (QoL) outcomes between open radical cystectomy (ORC) and robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for patients with bladder cancer are unclear. OBJECTIVE This review aims to c...