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This article reviews the mechanisms leading to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and the effects of hypoglycaemic and lipid-lowering therapies on NAFLD/NASH.

To discuss the relevance of triglycerides to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Evidence suggests that statins may reduce the progression (or even reverse the development) of carotid artery stenosis and AAAs.

Uncontrolled bleeding is the most common preventable cause of death for patients with severe injury.

The early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to bleeding trauma patients reduces all-cause mortality without increasing the risk of vascular occlusive events.

The diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy is difficult, because diagnostic procedures and the use of anticoagulants potentially can expose mother and fetus to adverse effects.

In order to identify the cause of maternal deaths due to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and identify future preventative measures we retrospectively reviewed all maternal deaths due to TTP in London from 2003 to 2008 that were confirmed on post-mortem examination.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening is performed by multivariate methods relying on calculators derived from the Framingham study, other epidemiological studies or primary care records.

The incidence of obesity in pregnancy has increased rapidly in the last decade.