DAIC
JANUARY 29, 2024
They looked at anonymous results for 57,531 adult patients who underwent pulmonary resection—removal of all or part of a lung—between January 2009 and June 2021. occurrence of postoperative PE in patients undergoing a first-time pulmonary resection for lung cancer. fold odds increase of VTE in patients with lung cancer specifically.
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Limited data indicate an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) after neoadjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal cancer however the role of AF as an independent predictor of outcomes post-esophagectomy remains under-studied. The current analysis highlights a high incidence of AF after neoadjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal cancer.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
Written by Bobby Nicholson MD, with edits by Meyers A woman in her 50s with past medical history of heart failure, prior stroke, atrial fibrillation on Eliquis, lung cancer in remission, and CKD, presented to the emergency department for evaluation of cough and shortness of breath. Epub 2009 Sep 29. What do you think? Khouzam RN.
Journal of the American Heart Association
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
All‐cause, cardiovascular, and cancer‐related mortality were noted. Out of 21 967 individuals, 8% had a history of cancer. 0.49];P<0.001), and cancer mortality (aHR, 0.50 [95% CI, 0.31–0.79];P=0.001). 0.49];P<0.001), and cancer mortality (aHR, 0.50 [95% CI, 0.31–0.79];P=0.001). 0.79];P=0.001).
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 9, 2024
More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. 2009 Mar;66(3):336-42. And given that dementia is routinely in the top 5 leading causes of death, this concern is dually warranted. But can dementia be prevented? The answer is yes. J Diabetes Investig. Arch Neurol.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 15, 2023
Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. BMC Endow Disorders 2009 The issue with using waist circumference to identify insulin resistance is that it likely only flags it as an issue when things have progressed very far. 2009 Jan 12;9:1. 2018.0105.
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
JANUARY 12, 2023
This is the man who, along with Bradford Hill, proved that smoking causes lung cancer. This was for a review which cleared vinyl chloride of causing cancer – of any kind. This review was then used to defend the use of this chemical – now well recognised to be a cancer-causing agent – for over a decade.
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