Table of contents

Original research

• Risk factors for cardiac rupture complicating myocardial infarction: a PRISMA meta-analysis and systematic review (28 November, 2018)

  Wen Hao, Shangxin Lu, Ruifeng Guo, Jingyao Fan, Lei Zhen, Shaoping Nie
• Associations of hormonal contraceptives and infertility medications on the risk of venous thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular disease in women (26 November, 2018)

  Shu-qi Ge, Xin Tao, Li-si Cai, Xuan-ying Deng, Muh-fa Hwang, Chiung-lang Wang
• Gender differences in cardiovascular risk assessment in elderly adults in Ecuador: evidence from a national survey (5 December, 2018)

  Ivan Sisa
• Suboptimal osteoporosis evaluation and treatment in older men with and without additional high-risk factors for fractures (5 February, 2019)

  Radhika Rao Narla, Lianne A Hirano, Serena H Y Lo, Bradley D Anawalt, Elizabeth A Phelan, Alvin M Matsumoto
• A novel scoring system for assessing the severity of electrolyte and acid-base disorders and predicting outcomes in hospitalized patients (6 December, 2018)

  Yimei Wang, Jiachang Hu, Xuemei Geng, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xialian Xu, Jing Lin, Jie Teng, Xiaoqiang Ding
• The characteristics and clinical significance of mucin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with interstitial lung disease (19 December, 2018)

  Li Wei, Jing Zhao, Jing Bao, Yanliang Ma, Ying Shang, Zhancheng Gao
• Long-term efficacy of rifaximin to manage the symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease of the colon (27 December, 2018)

  Francesco Di Mario, Chiara Miraglia, Ginevra Cambiè, Alessandra Violi, Antonio Nouvenne, Marilisa Franceschi, Giovanni Brandimarte, Walter Elisei, Marcello Picchio, Antonio Tursi
• Predisposing factors of childhood Henoch-Schönlein purpura in Anhui province, China (6 December, 2018)

  Yao Xu, Jing Jing Wang, Fei Fei Liu, Yue Wu, Yang Fang Wu, Sama Samadli, Huang Huang Luo, Dong Dong Zhang, Peng Hu
• Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis and prostate cancer: incidence and effects of radiotherapy (11 January, 2019)

  Fiorella D’Auria, Luciana Valvano, Luciana Rago, Teodora Statuto, Giovanni Calice, Giovanni D’Arena, Vincenzo Fusco, Pellegrino Musto