Risk of vaccine preventable diseases in UK migrants: A serosurvey and concordance analysis.

Background: Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) such as measles and rubella cause significant morbidity and mortality globally every year. The World Health Organization (WHO), reported vaccine coverage for both measles and rubella to be 71 % in 2019, indicating an immunity gap. Migrants in the EU/EEA may be at high risk of VPDs due to under-immunisation and poor living conditions.

Evaluation of aspirin resistance and the presence of unstable carotid plaque in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.

Background: Antiplatelet therapy using low dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is routinely recommended in patients undergoing surgical or endovascular treatment of carotid artery disease. Despite this treatment, a significant proportion of postoperative complications may result from inadequate response to antiplatelet therapy which may contribute to the development of unstable plaques.

Aim: Assessment of correlation between ASA resistance and the presence of unstable carotid plaque in patients after carotid endarterectomy.