Results of contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention in men and women with obstructive coronary disease treated at a SUS tertiary reference center
INTRODUÇÃO: As doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) são a principal causa de morbi mortalidade em ambos os sexos. Em relação à doença arterial coronária (DAC) e seu tratamento, as mulheres são sub-representadas nos estudos e demonstram pior prognóstico clínico, com maior mortalidade e complicaçõe...
INTRODUCTION: Studies of sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation (AF) suggest an influence of sex on cardiovascular death and stroke, however, results are conflicting.1,2 Discrepant findings could reflect sex-based differences in access to care, but no studies have explored sex-based differences in ...
The inaugural AIDS Program in Brazil was established in São Paulo in 1983, with the Instituto Adolfo Lutz appointed for laboratory assistance. Subsequently, research on HIV infections and HIV/HTLV (HIV/HTLV-1 and HIV/HTLV-2) co-infections was conducted. This narrative review focuses on studies from the ...
BACKGROUND: While dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) constitutes the cornerstone of post-PCI pharmacotherapy, duration of DAPT in high bleeding risk (HBR) patients has not been fully defined especially with regard to sex. The results from the Onyx ONE Clear trial demonstrated favorable safety and efficacy ...
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and MetS-related stroke is set to increase dramatically in coming decades. MetS is a complex disease that includes endothelial dysfunction, insulin resistance, diabetes, hypertension, ectopic obesity, and dyslipidaemia, and an increased risk of card...
