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Circunferencia abdominal y riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular. Consultorio 22. Policlínico Docente "Aleida Fernández Chardiet". 2016
Abdominal circumference and risk of cardiovascular disease in Doctor's Office 22. "Aleida Fernández Chardiet" Polyclinic. 2016

Introducción: Estudios epidemiológicos han señalado que la obesidad abdominal es el factor de riesgo más preponderante en los países latinoamericanos y el que mejor explica la ocurrencia de un primer infarto agudo de miocardio. Objetivo: Determinar el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular por la me...

Cardiovascular risk stratification among hypertensive patients: the influence of risk factors

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients and the influence of risk factors on the stratification scores. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with hypertensive patients undergoing outpatient follow-up from November 2014 to February 2015. The Global Risk Score w...

Clinical validation of fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Clinically validate the Nursing Outcome Behavior of falls prevention in hospitalized patients. Method: This was a cross-sectional study developed at a public university hospital with a sample of 45 patients. The data collection was performed through the evaluation of four nurses, wi...

The preoperative stratification of patients based on renal scan data is unable to predict the functional outcome after partial nephrectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: eGFR-categories are used to predict functional outcome after partial nephrectomy (PN); no study categorized patients according to preoperative renal scan (RS) data. Aim of the study was to evaluate if stratification of patients according to RS is a reliable method to predict minor...

Diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in detecting extracapsular extension in intermediate and high - risk prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) as a predictor of extracapsular extension (ECE) and unfavorable Gleason score (GS) in patients with intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer (PCa). Materials and Methods: Pa...

Changes observed in prostate biopsy practices in an inner city hospital with a high risk patient population following the 2012 USPSTF PSA screening recommendations

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: We compared characteristics of patients undergoing prostate biopsy in a high-risk inner city population before and after the 2012 USPSTF recommendation against PSA based prostate cancer screening to determine its effect on prostate biopsy practices. Materials and Methods: This wa...

Is preoperative clopidogrel resistance a predictor of bleeding and risks in patients undergoing emergency cabg surgery?

Abstract Objective: The aims of this study were to determine whether the detection of preoperative clopidogrel resistance in patients undergoing cardiac surgery while using clopidogrel could play a guiding role in the prediction of postoperative excessive bleeding, transfusion requirements, and risks an...

Percepción de riesgo de exposición ocupacional a sílice: construcción y validación de un cuestionario en Chile

Cienc. Trab; 20 (62), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La silicosis es una enfermedad pulmonar progresiva, irreversible, pero potencialmente prevenible. Conocer la percepción de riesgo en trabajadores expuestos a sílice es necesario para intervenir y reducir la incidencia de silicosis y otras enfermedades relacionadas. El objetivo...

Lipid accumulation product index in HIV-infected patients: a marker of cardiovascular risk

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT The lipid accumulation product (LAP) index is an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. We aimed to assess the accuracy of this index as a marker of cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients. A cross-sectional study of 133 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral drugs and 20 non-infected contro...

Cardiovascular risk and bipolar disorder: factors associated with a positive coronary calcium score in patients with bipolar disorder type 1

Objective: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with bipolar disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with positive coronary calcium score (CCS) in individuals with bipolar disorder type 1. Methods: Patients from the Bipolar Disorder Program at H...