BACKGROUND: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effect of anesthesia maintenance with volatile agents compared with propofol on both short- and long-term mortality (primary outcomes) and major clinical events in adults undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Randomized clinical trials on the effects of current volatile anesthetics versus propofol in adults undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass were searched (1965 to September 30, 2019) in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and article reference lists Continue reading →

The occurrence of cardiac events in a cohort of patients with HIV was significantly higher in patients treated with tenofovir-alafenamide (TAF) compared with those treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) or non-tenofovir regimens, according to study results presented at the virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held from March 8 to 11, 2020. In this retrospective cohort study, researchers studied all cardiac events in patients with HIV (N=2985) from January 1, 2016, to May 31, 2018 Continue reading →

I suffered a fatal heart attack while on duty. Continue reading →

Some women proactively choose bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) to minimize cancer risk, but newresearchfromMenopauseindicates that in women with a family history of premature myocardial infarction, the procedure may increase their risk of premature death because of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods The study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), an ongoing stratified, multistage, probability survey conducted in the noninstitutionalized US population. Continue reading →

March 24s thumbs-up photo of former Sun reporter Jeff Lee during heart-attack care reminded Malcolm Parry of recovering from cancer surgery. Malcolm Parry / PNG HEART AND HIVE: What a welcome article retired reporter Jeff Lee filed for The Vancouver Sun on March 24. Not welcome because hed had a heart attack that, with stroke, kills some 65,000 Canadians yearly compared to cancers 79,000 Continue reading →

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 cases, according to a hypothesis proposed by Professor James Diaz of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image credit: NIAID Continue reading →

While the bushfire crisis of last summer has come to an end, the health of Australians remains at risk from climate-fuelled fires, Sotiris Vardoulakis writes. In the aftermath of Australias catastrophic Black Summer bushfires, it is important to assess the multiple impacts of the fires on the Australian society, health, and economy in the short, medium, and long-term. However, it is even more important to identify gaps and shortfalls in the response to the bushfire crisis, and prepare for an unfolding climate emergency which is likely to increase the risk of extreme fire weather in the future Continue reading →