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Surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy caused by gliomas in eloquent areas: experience report

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (11), 2019
ABSTRACT Drug-resistant epilepsy associated with central nervous system tumors is generally caused by low grade gliomas. This group of tumors is usually found in brain eloquent areas, such as the insular lobe, rolandic cortex and supplementary motor area and, historically, possess a greater risk of posto...

Herramientas de ayuda para la toma de decisiones compartidas en tamizaje de cáncer de próstata
Decision aids for shared decision making in prostate cancer screening choice

El acceso público a la desfibrilación para los paros cardíacos mejoraría la sobrevida
Public-access defibrillation for out-hospital cardiac arrest may increase survival

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in St-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Predictors and Impact on Therapy And Mortality

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (5), 2019
Abstract Backgrund: New-onset atrial fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction represents an important challenge, with prognostic significance. Objective: To study the incidence, impact on therapy and mortality, and to identify predictors of development of new-onset atrial fibrillation duri...

Determinants of morbidities and mortality in acromegaly

ABSTRACT Acromegaly is a systemic disease associated with increased morbidity, presenting cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, neoplastic, endocrine, articular and bone complications. Most of these comorbidities can be prevented or delayed with adequate disease treatment and, more recent studies with ...

Chagas disease is associated with a poor outcome at 1-year follow-up after cardiac resynchronization therapy

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a therapeutic modality for patients with heart failure (HF). The effectiveness of this treatment for event reduction is based on clinical trials where the population of patients with Chagas' disease (DC) is underrepresented. OBJECTIVE: To e...

Boletim Epidemiológico: mortalidade por doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis em Goiás, 2006 a 2016

As doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNTs), como as doenças cardiovasculares, doenças respiratórias crônicas (bronquite, asma, DPOC, rinite), hipertensão, câncer e doenças metabólicas (obesidade, diabetes, dislipidemia), podem levar a incapacidades, ocasionando sofrimentos e custos materi...

Lung metastases at the initial diagnosis of high-grade osteosarcoma: prevalence, risk factors and prognostic factors. A large population-based cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Osteosarcoma is the most prevalent malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. Lung metastases are associated with poor prognosis. OBJECTIVE: The aim here was to explore the prevalence of and risk and prognostic factors for lung metastases in high-grade osteosarcoma patient...

La inmunoterapia una alternativa terapéutica en ancianos con cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas

Rev. medica electron; 41 (5), 2019
RESUMEN El cáncer es un problema prioritario de salud pública en el mundo. En Cuba constituye la segunda causa de muerte en la mayoría de grupos de edades y fundamentalmente en la población mayor de 60 años. El objetivo fue evaluar el impacto de la inmunoterapia como una alternativa terapéutica que...

Is rectus abdominis thickness associated with survival among patients with liver cirrhosis? A prospective cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia may affect patients with liver cirrhosis and worsen disease outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate ultrasound-measured psoas major (PM) and rectus abdominis (RA) thickness for predicting survival among patients with liver cirrhosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective cohort ...