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Hormonal biomarkers for evaluating the impact of fetal growth restriction on the development of chronic adult disease

Abstract The hypothesis of fetal origins to adult diseases proposes that metabolic chronic disorders, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and hypertension originate in the developmental plasticity due to intrauterine insults. These processes involve an adaptative response by the fetus to changes...

Razão neutrófilo-linfócito no diagnóstico precoce de sepse em unidade de terapia intensiva: um estudo de caso-controle

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a razão neutrófilo-linfócito na predição de sepse e mortalidade em pacientes admitidos em uma unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: Estudo de caso-controle de pacientes adultos admitidos em terapia intensiva. Foram incluídos como casos pacientes que tiveram sepse como r...

Desafios na interpretação dos ensaios de troponina ultrassensível em terapia intensiva

RESUMO As troponinas cardíacas T e I são marcadores considerados altamente sensíveis e específicos para o diagnóstico de infarto agudo do miocárdio. Atualmente, com o advento dos ensaios ultrassensíveis, uma série de anormalidades não primariamente cardíacas pode se manifestar por meio da eleva...

Elevated High-Sensitivity Troponin I in the Stabilized Phase after an Acute Coronary Syndrome Predicts All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in a Highly Admixed Population: A 7-Year Cohort

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (3), 2019
Abstract Background: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) has played an important role in the risk stratification of patients during the in-hospital phase of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but few studies have determined its role as a long-term prognostic marker in the outpatient setting. Obje...

Indicators of Abdominal Adiposity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Results from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil)

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (3), 2019
Abstract Background: Abdominal adiposity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Objective: To determine the magnitude of the association between abdominal adiposity, according to five different indicators, and the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). Methods: Data from 8,449 participants aged ...

Insuficiencia cardíaca con fracción de eyección preservada en un paciente con parálisis frénica bilateral. Cuando los biomarcadores no ayudan al diagnóstico

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 89 (1), 2019

Downregulation of lncrna uca1 as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for ovarian endometriosis

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Ovarian endometriosis seriously affects the quality of life of females, and long non-coding RNA lncRNA urothelial carcinoma-associated 1 (UCA1) plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of various ovarian diseases. However, the involvement of lncRNA UCA1 in ovarian endometriosis remains...

Increased levels of plasma IL-1b and BDNF can predict resistant depression patients

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: There is no strong evidence on the link between inflammatory profile and pattern of drug treatment response in depressive patients that could result in Coronary Artery Disease occurrence. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the subclinical atherosclerosis markers, inflammatory pr...

Inflammatory markers are beneficial in the early stages of cerebral venous thrombosis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) is a rare but serious cause of acute stroke. Inflammation is a hypothetical etiological factor in CVT. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate inflammatory marker levels in CVT patients and compare these with healthy individuals. Methods: This prospectiv...

Differences in cortisol concentrations in adolescents with eating disorders: a systematic review

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To perform a systematic review of the literature for scientific evidence of possible differences in cortisol concentrations in adolescents with eating disorders. Source of data: Electronic searches were conducting in the PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Virtual Health L...