t that the utility of universal, comprehensive preoperative thrombophilia testing is not beneficial to determine risk of postoperative thrombosis. Thrombophilia testing may be considered in a select population with a history of pretransplant thrombotic events.Cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection in solid-organ…[Read more]

Over 27 million individuals are affected every year worldwide with central nervous system (CNS) injuries. These injuries include but are not limited to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI). CNS injuries remain a significant public health concern which demands reliable tools for rapid, on-sight, on-field, and point-of-care…[Read more]

Proportions of people who were aware of having AF decreased overall from 65.3% in 45-54 year-olds to 53.9% in ≥75 year-olds and varied between sex (men 58.5%, women 68.8%) and residency status (urban 78.3%, rural 35.3%). Only 6.0% of patients with high-risk AF received anticoagulation therapy.

AF prevalence is higher than previously rep…[Read more]

Atherogenic dyslipidaemia has been implicated in the residual risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which remains despite attainment of LDL cholesterol goals especially in individuals with type 2 diabetes. However, its relationship with all-cause death has not been sufficiently explored. This analysis evaluated the independent…[Read more]