Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an important
treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high operative risk …

Background Extensive mammographic density is associated with an increased risk of breast
cancer and makes the detection of cancer by mammography difficult, but the influence of …

Due to the unprecedented public health crisis caused by COVID-19, our first contribution to
the newly launching journal, Advances in Biomarker Sciences and Technology, has abruptly …

Objective Recent evidence has accumulated that the immune system is intimately
intertwined with cancer development. Two key characteristics of carcinogens in which the …

Background—Current observational studies on warfarin use and the risk for stroke and
bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing dialysis found conflicting results …

Background: The prognostic importance of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as a
specific risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease has been challenged by recent clinical …

Background: Greater weight and body mass index (BMI) are negatively correlated with
mammographic density, a strong risk factor for breast cancer, and are associated with an …

Background: Few longitudinal studies have delineated the association between traditional
cardiovascular risk factors and development of aortic stenosis (AS). Objectives: The authors …

Background: Heart failure is a leading cause of admission to hospital, but whether the
incidence of heart failure is increasing or decreasing is uncertain. We examined temporal …

Background—The CArdiovascular HEalth in Ambulatory care Research Team (CANHEART)
is conducting a unique, population-based observational research initiative aimed at …