Background Although more than 80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease occurs
in low-income and middle-income countries, knowledge of the importance of risk factors is …

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the most predictive
measure for different ethnic populations is not clear. We aimed to assess whether markers of …

Background Psychosocial factors have been reported to be independently associated with
coronary heart disease. However, previous studies have been in mainly North American or …

Background Tobacco use is one of the major avoidable causes of cardiovascular diseases.
We aimed to assess the risks associated with tobacco use (both smoking and non-smoking) …

Background Whether lipoproteins are better markers than lipids and lipoproteins for
coronary heart disease is widely debated. Our aim was to compare the apolipoproteins and …

Background— Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising in low-income countries. However, the
impact of modifiable CVD risk factors on myocardial infarction (MI) has not been studied in …

Cannabis use in pregnancy has increased 1 , 2 , and many women continue to use it throughout
pregnancy 3 . With the legalization of recreational cannabis in many jurisdictions, there …

Background Conflicting observational evidence exists regarding the association between
the sex of red-cell donors and mortality among transfusion recipients. Evidence to inform …

Importance Recent evidence suggests that cannabis use during pregnancy is increasing,
although population-based data about perinatal outcomes following in utero exposure remain …

Background The possible risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome from influenza vaccines remains
a potential obstacle to achieving high vaccination coverage. However, influenza infection …