Cigarette smoke is an aerosol that contains> 4,000 chemicals, including nicotine, carbon
monoxide, acrolein, and oxidant compounds. Exposure to cigarette smoke induces multiple …

Fluid resuscitation after massive hemorrhage in major surgery and trauma may result in
extensive hemodilution and coagulopathy, which is of a multifactorial nature. Although …

Obese patients are at risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases, which can in part
be explained by disturbances in the haemostatic and fibrinolytic systems. Indeed, obese …

El exceso de peso es el factor de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular más prevalente y
ciertamente el factor que menos mejora en sujetos con enfermedad cardiovascular …

The evidence that active smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the
leading cause of preventable death is overwhelming. However, numerous epidemiological …

Background—Moderate alcohol consumers have lower rates of cardiovascular disease than
abstainers. One proposed mechanism is a beneficial effect on hemostatic parameters, but …

Although substantial evidence shows that smoking is positively and robustly associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD), the CVD risk associated with the use of new and emerging …

Neurologic symptoms and signs are associated with the use of recreationally abused drugs.
Among the serious neurologic and medical complications are coma, trauma, infection …

Background—The 4G/5G polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
gene has been related to cardiovascular disease. Methods and Results—Insulin resistance …

Recent large clinical trials have demonstrated that HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins,
markedly reduce morbidity and mortality when used in the primary and secondary …