Are B vitamins a risk factor for VTE? Perhaps

Metabolic Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis

  Metabolic syndrome refers to a set of conditions that include high blood pressure, increased insulin level in the blood, the accumulation of the excess fat around the abdomen, and increased blood lipids. In metabolic syndrome, the vast majority of these conditions are simultaneously present, and the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes rises. Besides, osteoarthritis or degen...

Review: Flight times >8 hours and presence of risk factors for VTE increases travel related VTE.

M e t h o d s Data sources: MEDLINE (1966 to December 2005), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and bibliographies of relevant studies. Study selection and assessment: Case–control or cohort studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated any form of travel as a risk factor for VTE or preventive measures for travel-related...

Homocysteine, B-vitamins, and the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Featured Article: Clarke R, Daly L, Robinson K, Naughton E, Cahalane S, Fowler B, Graham I. Hyperhomocysteinemia: an independent risk factor for vascular disease. N Engl J Med 1991;324:1149 –55. Our report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1991, demonstrated that hyperhomocysteinemia was present in about one-third of cases with early-onset coronary heart disease, cerebral vas...

Optimizing prevention of hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE): prospective validation of a VTE risk assessment model.

BACKGROUND Hospital-acquired (HA) venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common source of morbidity/mortality. Prophylactic measures are underutilized. Available risk assessment models/protocols are not prospectively validated. OBJECTIVES Improve VTE prophylaxis, reduce HA VTE, and prospectively validate a VTE risk-assessment model. DESIGN Observational design. SETTING Academic medical center....

Homocysteine, B vitamins, and risk of cardiovascular disease.