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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54183#.VPAqvSzQrzE Author(s)    Wenfang Guo , Wenli Hao , Maolin Du , Zhuang Su , Yuelin Hu , Yuan Xia , Xiong Su , Juan Sun * Affiliation(s) Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China . ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of our study was to assess bone cancer mortality and the related social factors in Inner Mongolia in China. Methods: We obtained data from the Centers for Disease Control in Inner Mongolia from five monitoring points of the Death Registry System in Inner Mongolia from 2008 to 2012. We calculated the crude mortality rate for bone cancer. The χ2 test was used to examine differences in bone cancer mor...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54097#.VO14ECzQrzE Author(s)  Mizuki Komatsu 1 , Masayuki Okazaki 1 , Ken Tsuchiya 2 , Hiroshi Kawaguchi 1 , Kosaku Nitta 2*   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Nephrology, Jyoban Hospital, Fukushima, Japan . 2 Department of Medicine, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the most frequent cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for CV events in HD patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (PEF). Objectives: A total of 213 HD patients (69 years, 64.1% males) were enrolled. Demographic, laboratory test, and echocardiographic data were recorded, and CV events during the 32-month follow-up period were documented. Results: During the follow-up period, 31 patients (14.6%) died and 50 patients (23.5%) suffered...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54063#.VOBZySzQrzE Author(s)   Alexander V. Sergeev *   Affiliation(s) Department of Social and Public Health, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA . ABSTRACT Pneumoconiosis (PNC) is a major occupational disease that develops as a result of occupational exposure to dust via inhalation. In addition to its harmful effects on the respiratory system, PNC can increase vulnerability to coronary heart disease (CHD)—the leading cause of death in the United States and in the world. Currently, two types of cardiovascular intervention procedures for CHD treatment are percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The objective of this study was to investigate comparative effectiveness of the two major cardiovascular intervention procedures—PCI and CABG—in PNC patients with CHD. Data from 1094 hospitalizations of adult pa...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53897#.VNsB1yzQrzE Author(s)  Hamid Karimi 1* , Seyed Abbas Motevalian 2 , Mahnoush Momeni 3 , Roya Safari 4 , Mitra Ghadarjani 5   Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . 2 Faculty of Health School, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . 3 Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . 4 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran . 5 Emergency Department, Motahary Burn Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran . ABSTRACT Mortality rate of burn patients can serve as an objective criterion for quality control and as a measure for research and preventive programs. A prospective study of burn victims, from data of burn registry program, was conducted to determine the etiology...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52023#.VH5sbmfHRK0 Author(s) Kendal Endicott 1 , Conor Hynes 1 , Dominic Emerson 1 , Peter Kokkinos 1 , Michael Greenberg 2 , Gregory Trachiotis 1,3 Affiliation(s) 1 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC, USA . 2 Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC, USA . 3 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA . ABSTRACT Objectives: Diabetes is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and diabetics have a threefold increase in risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to non-diabetics. Fo...