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Major cardiovascular adverse events in Fabry disease patients receiving agalsidase alfa

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (2), 2021
Abstract Cardiovascular mortality (CVM) has become the major contributor to overall Fabry disease (FD) mortality in the enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) era. Our objectives were to describe causes and potential predictors of mortality in FD adult patients in Argentina, and to assess risk of major adverse...

Pure red cell aplasia and anti-erythropoietin antibodies in patients on hemodialysis: a report of two cases and a literature review

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Anemia is a frequent multifactorial complication of CKD seen in patients on dialysis derived mainly from impaired erythropoietin (EPO) production. A less common cause of anemia in individuals with CKD is pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) secondary to the production of anti-EPO antibodi...

One-step real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of RNA HCV to monitor patients under treatment in Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT The Brazilian Public Health Service provides freely αPEG-IFN to treat patients infected with HCV. The primary goal of HCV therapy is the long-term elimination of HCV from the blood to reduce the risk of HCV associated complications and death. Patient viremia affects the treatment duration a...

Pegylated interferon for treating severe recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in a child: case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is the most common laryngeal tumor. During childhood, it may present in extremely severe forms defined by the need for frequent surgical procedures to relieve respiratory distress and/or involvement of extralaryngeal sites such as lung involve...

Aumento dos lípides durante tratamento para VHC: ação do vírus ou da medicação?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The interaction between serum lipids and C virus infection is well known, as are serum lipid levels in the Peg-IFN / RBV-based treatment. However, with direct action antivirals (DAAs) this behavior is still unclear. OBJECTIVE: To compare serum lipids levels between patients treat...

Activador tisular del plasminógeno recombinante para el tratamiento de la vegetación intracardíaca en un lactante de muy bajo peso al nacer

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (5), 2017
Las nuevas opciones de tratamiento prolongan la hospitalización y aumentan las infecciones intrahospitalarias bacterianas y fúngicas, pero también mejoran la sobrevida de los recién nacidos hospitalizados en la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales. Las infecciones fúngicas invasivas en neonatos ...

Cúrcuma em combinação com os regimes de terapia tríplice melhora o estresse oxidativo e as alterações histopatológicas em gastrite crônica associada à infecçäo por Helicobacter pylori

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) gastric infection is a main cause of inflammatory changes and gastric cancers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was finding the effects of curcumin on oxidative stress and histological changes in chronic gastritis associated with H. pylori. METHODS ...

Impact of alcohol consumption among patients in hepatitis C virus treatment

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recent studies have questioned the recommendation of abstinence from alcohol for at least 6 months for alcoholic patients to be treated for hepatitis C. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess the impact of alcohol consumption among patients undergoing hepatitis C treatment. ...

Adjuvant treatment or primary topical monotherapy for ocular surface squamous neoplasia: a systematic review

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT In this systematic review, we evaluated studies involving adjuvant and primary topical treatment for ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). The findings were: (i) adjuvant 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) reduces the risk of relapse after surgical excision with mild side effects [level Ib, grade of reco...

Proteína morfogenética ósea y su opción como tratamiento de la fisura alveolar

Int. j. morphol; 35 (1), 2017
La proteína morfogenética ósea (BMP), es una proteína endógena que ha mostrado efectos significativos en la promoción de la formación ósea. El uso de BMP ha sido descrito en la reconstrucción de defectos óseos de origen traumáticos y patológicos, incluyendo la fisura alveolar, el aumento de r...