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Validación de Belief Medicines Questionnaire y Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale para medir adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico en pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (2), 2019
Resumen Introducción: La adherencia terapéutica es crucial en la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) para evitar recaídas y complicaciones. En México no se dispone de una herramienta validada para evaluar adherencia en pacientes con EII. Objetivo: Traducir los instrumentos Belief Medicines Que...

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Clinical Relevance, Molecular Mechanisms, and Safety in Clinical Practice

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (4), 2019
Abstract Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of mortality. High circulating levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood are associated with cardiovascular mortality, whether through an etiological role or through its association with the progression of CAD per se. Randomiz...

Intra-Atrial Dyssynchrony Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Quantify Tissue Remodeling in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (4), 2019
Abstract Background: Recent studies suggest that left atrial (LA) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) can quantify the underlying tissue remodeling that harbors atrial fibrillation (AF). However, quantification of LA-LGE requires labor-intensive magnetic resonance imaging acquisition and postprocessing a...

Efficacy, Safety, and Performance of Isolated Left vs. Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients with Bradyarrhythmias: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (4), 2019
Abstract Background: Considering the potential deleterious effects of right ventricular (RV) pacing, the hypothesis of this study is that isolated left ventricular (LV) pacing through the coronary sinus is safe and may provide better clinical and echocardiographic benefits to patients with bradyarrhyth...

Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: first case series from Latin America

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Gamma Knife® radiosurgery (GKRS) for trigeminal neuralgia is an effective treatment with at least a 50% reduction of pain in 75-95% of patients. Objective: To present the first series of patients treated for trigeminal neuralgia using GKRS in Latin America. Methods: Retrospective analysis. An...

Validation of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in culture negative cerebrospinal fluid

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF cultures. Methods: Multiplex PCR was perform...

Screening for Alzheimer's disease in low-educated or illiterate older adults in Brazil: a systematic review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Cognitive screening instruments are influenced by education and/or culture. In Brazil, as illiteracy and low education rates are high, it is necessary to identify the screening tools with the highest diagnostic accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective: To identify the cognitive screenin...

Prophylactic central neck dissection and local recurrence in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction: For papillary thyroid microcarcinoma patients, the reported incidence of lymph node metastasis is as high as 40%, and these occur mainly in the central compartment of the neck. Because these metastases are difficult to detect using ultrasonography preoperatively, some authors advo...

The anatomic analysis of the vidian canal and the surrounding structures concerning vidian neurectomy using computed tomography scans

Abstract Introduction: The type of endoscopic approach chosen for vidian neurectomy can be specified by evaluating the vidian canal and the surrounding sphenoid sinus structures. Objective: The variations and morphometry of the vidian canal were investigated, focusing on the functional correlations bet...

The Portuguese version of "The Utrecht questionnaire for outcome assessment in aesthetic rhinoplasty": validation and clinical application

Abstract Introduction: The evaluation of surgical outcomes measured by patient satisfaction or quality of life is very important, especially in plastic surgery. There is increasing interest in self-reporting outcomes evaluation in plastic surgery. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform the tra...