Ischemic heart disease, most commonly in the form of myocardial infarction (MI), is the leading cause of heart failure (HF) in developed countries. Despite advances in the treatment of MI, the residual risk of cardiovascular ...

In terms of loss of independence, mortality and their economic impact, proximal femoral fractures are the most serious of all low energy fractures. They heighten the risk of further low energy fractures including contralateral ...

Women, who abuse drugs during pregnancy, expose not just themselves but also their developing foetus to impairing effects, which can have potentially harmful and even long- term effects on the exposed children. For some ...