[Cancer and cardiovascular disease].

Survivors of cancer have a shorter survival in the long term partly due to the increase in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Some chemotherapy drugs, thoracic and cranial radiotherapy and above all the transplantation of hematopoietic cells are associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular events compared with general population. Some of these treatments favor the development of a metabolic syndrome that could be the intermediary between these treatments and the development of CVD.

Evolution of the incidence and aetiology of fever of unknown origin (FUO), and survival in HIV-infected patients after HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy).

Background: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is common among HIV-infected patients with a CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count below 200 cells/ml. The use of HAART has transformed the evolution of AIDS and related diseases.

Design And Method: Case-control study, nested on a historical cohort of 3777 HIV-infected patients who were attended at "12 de Octubre" University Hospital in Madrid, Spain, between 1994 and 2000.