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Exploring vascular function biomarkers: implications for rehabilitation

Abstract The endothelium plays an important role in maintaining vascular homeostasis and regulating blood vessel function. Endothelial function is considered an independent predictor for risk of future cardiovascular events in cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular patients, as well as a predictor for pos...

Hemoglobin A1c Levels Predicts Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Non-Diabetic Patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with diabetes mellitus have been known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the relationship between hemoglobin A1c levels in non-diabetics and acute kidney injury is under debate. We a...

Indicaciones, hallazgos broncoscópicos y mortalidad en pacientes pediátricos con traqueostomía en un hospital de México

INTRODUCTION. Tracheostomy is an old surgical procedure, wich is currwently performed, in pediatric patients. Bronchoscopy is an effective procedure to follow these patients as it reveals data that can not be obtained with other methods. The aim of this study was to determine indications, bronchoscopic f...

Tasa de éxito subjetivo y objetivo en pacientes operados con cinta suburetral transobturatriz: ocho años de seguimiento
Subjective and objective success rate in patients operated with transobturator suburethral tape: eight years of follow-up

Antecedentes: La Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo (IOE) representa el 50% de las incontinencias urinarias en la mujer, produciendo un gran impacto en su calidad de vida. Actualmente el TOT es una de las técnicas quirúrgicas más utilizadas para su tratamiento. Objetivos: Determinar la tasa de éxito ...

Rhinoplasty Complications and Reoperations: Systematic Review

Abstract Introduction This article is related to complications of rhinoplasty and its main causes of reoperations. Objectives The objective of this study is to perform a systematic review of literature on complications in rhinoplasty. Data Synthesis The authors conducted a survey of articles relate...

Severe sepsis from a Ciprofloxacin resistant salmonellosis in a kidney transplant recipient

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Salmonellosis is a relatively rare complication in kidney transplant recipients that cannot be clinically distinguished from other forms of enteritis. Among kidney transplant patients, it varies broadly in intensity, and is highly associated with extra-intestinal disease, bacterem...

90-kDa N-domain angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE): possible marker for hypertension in a renal transplant model

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Hypertension is nearly universal in kidney transplant and several factors are associated with post transplant hypertension, including immunosuppressive medications and genetic predisposition. Objective: The aims were to evaluate the effects of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR...

Critical analysis of graft loss and death in kidney transplant recipients treated with mTOR inhibitors

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Registry studies and systematic reviews have shown higher risk for mortality and graft loss in patients in use of mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) compared to calcineurin-based (CNI) immunosuppressive regimens. The majority of these studies pooled data from early trials using different strategies such as...

Evaluation of diagnostic tests for cytomegalovirus active infection in renal transplant recipients

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (1), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a main viral infection after kidney transplantation. The diagnostic methods currently employed are pp65 antigenemia and nucleic acid amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and aim at detecting viral replication. Objective: The goal of ...

Preoperative multidisciplinary program for bariatric surgery: a proposal for the Brazilian Public Health System

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery has become the gold standard treatment for morbid obesity, but access to surgery remains difficult and low compliance to postoperative follow-up is common. To improve outcomes, enable access and optimize follow-up, we developed a multidisciplinary preoperative appro...