A huge, well-controlled study affirms that HIV infection, whether treated or not, is an independent cardiovascular risk factor.
Despite much study, the connection between HIV and coronary heart disease (CHD) remains tantalizingly difficult to confirm, in part because few studies have been able to definitively control for all the more traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Now, researchers have followed up a large prospective cohort of more than 82,000 veterans (mean age, 48; 97% men; 48% black) from 2003 through 2009 for development of myocardial infarction (MI). About one third of participants were HIV infected, and at baseline about half of these individuals were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Efficacy of Sequential Use of Telbivudine in Hepatitis B Antigen-positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Partial Responses to Pegylated Interferon: A Pilot Study
Huang Z, Zhao Z, Zheng Y, Peng L, Lin C, Deng H, Gao Z
Effect of Aliskiren on Postdischarge Mortality and Heart Failure Readmissions Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure
The ASTRONAUT Randomized Trial
Mihai Gheorghiade, MD; Michael Böhm, MD; Stephen J. Greene, MD; Gregg C. Fonarow, MD; Eldrin F. Lewis, MD; Faiez Zannad, MD, PhD; Scott D. Solomon, MD; Fabio Baschiera, PhD; Jaco Botha, MSc; Tsushung A. Hua, PhD; Claudio R. Gimpelewicz, MD; Xavier Jaumont, MD; Anastasia Lesogor, MD; Aldo P. Maggioni, MD; for the ASTRONAUT Investigators and Coordinators
Clinical and Laboratory Profiles of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in a Tertiary Care Center in Central Saudi Arabia
Fawzia E. Al Otaibi, Elham E. Bukhari
Can We Perform Fewer Head CTs in the Emergency Department?
Perhaps, but crafting a good decision rule for computed tomography isn't easy.
Skies Not-So-Friendly for Passengers With Nut Allergies
But travelers can take steps to reduce their risk of allergic reaction, study suggests
For most passengers, airline travel is safer than ever these days. But for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies, a routine flight can end in disaster.
Insulin Resistance, Serum Visfatin, and Adiponectin Levels are Associated with Mmetabolic Disorders in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus-infected Patients
Chen L, Liu W, Lai S, Li Y, Wang X, Zhang H
Factors Affecting the Occurrence and Degree of Luminal Protrusion of Carotid Plaques after Angioplasty Stenting. An Ex-vivo Clinical Study
Serkan Guneyli, Ismail Oran, Celal Cinar, Ibrahim Erdinc, Cem Bilgen
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure is a Distinct Syndrome that Develops in Patients With Acute Decompensation of Cirrhosis
Moreau R, Jalan R, Gines P, Pavesi M, Angeli P, Cordoba J, Durand F, Gustot T, Saliba F, Domenicali M, Gerbes A, Wendon J, Alessandria C, Laleman W, Zeuzem S, Trebicka J, Bernardi M, Arroyo V
Association Between Bleeding Events and In-hospital Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD; Amit P. Amin, MD; Kevin F. Kennedy, MS; John A. House, MS; David J. Cohen, MD, MSc; Sunil V. Rao, MD; John C. Messenger, MD; Steven P. Marso, MD; for the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
