Prospective analysis of association between use of statins or other lipid-lowering agents and colorectal cancer risk.

Purpose: To determine whether 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A inhibitors (statins) are associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer.

Methods: The population included 159,219 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative in which 2000 pathologically confirmed cases of colorectal cancer were identified during an average of 10.7 (S.

Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on the Electrocardiogram in Geriatric Patients with Stable Cardiovascular Diseases.

Eight elderly patients (mean age +/- SD, 73.2 +/- 9.5 years) were studied with Holter electrocardiographic monitoring for 24 h before and 24 h after an electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment.