Heat stroke in distance runners is increasing in frequency. A case is reported of a 41-year-old
man who collapsed during a 10-km" fun run" held when the temperature was 31.6 degrees …

To examine the association between maternal prepregnancy obesity and cognitive test
scores of children at early primary school age. A descriptive observational design was used. …

Background The contribution of thrombosis to the aetiology of perioperative myocardial
infarction (MI) is uncertain. We used optical coherence tomography (OCT) to determine the …

Levels of 10 trace elements were analysed in autopsied lumbar spinal cords of 38 motor
neuron disease patients and 22 control subjects using instrumental neutron activation analysis. …

Background The association of air pollution with multiple adverse health outcomes is becoming
well established, but its negative economic impact is less well appreciated. It is important …

Importance Little is known about the relationship between perioperative high-sensitivity
troponin T (hsTnT) measurements and 30-day mortality and myocardial injury after noncardiac …

You are an orthopedic surgeon who has recently joined a group of orthopedic surgeons
practising in an academic centre. You have an interest in injuries about the foot and ankle and …

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines Committee and key Canadian opinion
leaders believed there was a need for up to date guidelines that used the Grading of …

Background Perioperative bleeding is common in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic drug that may safely decrease such bleeding. Methods …

… The location of the VN in relation to the common carotid artery (CCA) and internal jugular
vein (IJV) can be anterior (classified as A), posterior (P), posterior to the IJV (PJ), or posterior to …