Comorbidity

Ocular conditions in women depend on several factors, including genes, hormones, comorbidities, physiological changes, stress levels and lifestyles.

In patients with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation and a high comorbidity burden, early rhythm control therapy markedly reduced CV death, stroke or hospitalization for HF or ACS, according to new data from the EAST-AFNET 4 trial.

People with type 1 diabetes who have a family history of the disease are more likely to have related comorbidities, compared with those without that family history, according to data from the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry.

Adults with acromegaly have more comorbidities and are prescribed more concomitant medications than those without acromegaly, according to study findings published in Pituitary.

While no one is immune to the effects of COVID-19, patients with obesity are at increased risk for exacerbated infection and predisposition to severe related illness.

Using neuraxial analgesia in women undergoing their first vaginal delivery was associated with a reduced risk for severe maternal morbidity, according to a retrospective cross-sectional study in JAMA Network Open.

The Obstetric Comorbidity Index predicted severe maternal morbidity similarly in racial and ethnic subgroups, according to data presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Excessive daytime sleepiness, nonrestorative sleep and sleep behaviors all play a significant role in sleep health, according to results of a network analysis of sleep variables published in Sleep Epidemiology.

Clinicians should factor comorbidity status and sex when considering the optimal age to discontinue surveillance in patients with non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus.

Patients with five or more comorbidities were less likely to receive screening for colorectal cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.