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Ann Oncol
February 2025
Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Electronic address:
Background: We predicted the number of cancer deaths and rates for 2025 in the European Union (EU), its five most populous countries, and the UK, focusing on breast cancer.
Materials And Methods: We derived population data and death certificates for all cancers and major sites for the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the UK since 1970, from the World Health Organization and United Nations databases. Estimates for 2025 were computed by linear regression on recent trends identified through Poisson joinpoint regression, considering the slope of the most recent trend segment.
ESC Heart Fail
March 2025
Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, London, UK.
Aims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent comorbidity in heart failure (HF). We analysed factors associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure using linked real-world UK data from primary and secondary care, along with findings from genome-wide association studies.
Methods And Results: Among 163 174 participants with a diagnosis of HF (January 1998 to May 2016) from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES), 111 595 participants had no previous history of AF (mean age 76.
J Am Coll Cardiol
March 2025
Ciccarone Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Cigarette smoking is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular harm.
Objectives: The study sought to explore the detailed relationships between smoking intensity, pack-years, and time since cessation with inflammation, thrombosis, and subclinical atherosclerosis markers of cardiovascular harm.
Methods: We included 182,364 participants (mean age 58.
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
October 2024
Department of Prevention and Treatment, Hunan Institute for Tuberculosis Control (Hunan Chest Hospital), Changsha 410013, China.
Objectives: Reducing mortality during anti-tuberculosis treatment is crucial for completing full-course standardized therapy and achieving tuberculosis cure. The study aims to analyze the mortality and its influencing factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients undergoing anti-tuberculosis treatment in Hunan Province.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data on pulmonary tuberculosis patients from the Hunan Provincial Tuberculosis Management Information System were collected between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023.
J Allergy Clin Immunol
March 2025
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21(st) Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Higher daily step counts is associated with reduced risk of many chronic diseases. Increased physical activity improves asthma outcomes. There are no known prevention strategies for adult incident asthma.
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