Background and study aims: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) used as a bridge to
surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer (CRC) have fallen under suspicion for inducing …

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health problem, both in terms of
incidence and mortality. Lifestyle, particularly diet, plays an important role in the …

Pharmacological treatment recommended by guidelines for very high-risk patients with
established cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes lipid-lowering drugs, antihypertensive …

The health care systems in many countries are facing several challenges: the aging
population, the need for personalized medicine, evolving treatment modalities, quality and …

There is debate over the mortality and malignancy risk in people with primary biliary
cirrhosis (PBC) and whether this risk is reduced by use of ursodeoxycholic acid. To …

Aim To identify a potential efficacy–effectiveness gap and possible explanations (drivers of
effectiveness) for differences between results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients may be at increased risk of venous
thromboembolism (VTE), but evidence is limited. Objectives: To examine long-term risk of …

Background: Word finding difficulty is one of the most common features of aphasia. Semantic
Features Analysis (SFA) directly aims to improve word finding in people with aphasia …

The association between body mass index (BMI) in young adulthood and long-term risk of
atrial fibrillation (AF) has not yet been examined for men. We conducted a population-based …

Objectives. Psychosocial factors, including depression and vital exhaustion (VE) are
associated with adverse outcome in coronary heart disease (CHD). Women with CHD are …