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ANCA-positive vasculitis: Clinical implications of ANCA types and titers

SUMMARY Introduction: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs, the kidney being one of the most affected. Apart from the diagnostics value of ANCA, they have also been advocated as biomarkers of the disease activity. Rece...

Angiotomografia de Coronárias e Proteína C Reativa na Avaliação da Doença Arterial Coronariana

Fundamento: A doença arterial coronariana (DAC) constitui a principal causa de morte nos países desenvolvidos. No Brasil, gasta-se aproximadamente 1,74% do Produto Interno Bruto com doenças cardiovasculares. Testes de isquemia possuem baixa acurácia diagnóstica em indivíduos com risco intermediári...

Increased ultrasensitive C-reactive protein is not associated with obesity in hospitalized heart failure patients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with heart failure admitted to a tertiary hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a consecutive sampling of hospitalized patients with heart failure. Sociodemogra...

Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period: a longitudinal study

Objective: Perinatal depressive symptoms often co-occur with other inflammatory morbidities of pregnancy. The goals of our study were 1) to examine whether changes in inflammatory markers from the third trimester of pregnancy to 12 weeks postpartum were associated with changes in depressive symptoms; 2) ...

Cardiac markers in five different breeds of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus, 1758) used for cardiovascular research

Pesqui. vet. bras; 36 (8), 2016
Cardiac biomarkers for clinical and experimental heart diseases have previously been evaluated in rabbits. However, several laboratory assays performed and reported with inconsistent results. This study aimed to assess the effects of breed on serum ANP, CRP, and ACE and establish reference interval (RI) ...

Can procalcitonin be a diagnostic marker for catheter-related blood stream infection in children?

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective The potential role of procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSIs) is still unclear and requires further research. The diagnostic value of serum PCT for the diagnosis of CRBSI in children is evaluated here. Method This study was conducted be...

Significant associations between C-reactive protein levels, body adiposity distribution and peripheral blood cells in school-age children

Invest. clín; 57 (2), 2016
Obesity is associated with a state of chronic low-grade inflammation. Generally, there are significant correlations between body mass index and increased C-reactive protein levels. We investigated the relationship of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels with body adiposity distribution and ...

Riesgo de afectación coronaria en la enfermedad de Kawasaki

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (2), 2016
Introducción: La enfermedad de Kawasaki es una vasculitis sistémica con riesgo de afectación coronaria. Nuestro objetivo es identificar los factores de riesgo asociados a la afectación coronaria en pacientes con enfermedad de Kawasaki completa e incompleta. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo re...

Procalcitonin determined at emergency department as an early indicator of progression to septic shock in patient with sepsis associated with ureteral calculi

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: To investigate the role of initial procalcitonin (PCT) level as an early predictor of septic shock for the patient with sepsis induced by acute pyelonephritis (APN) secondary to ureteral calculi. Materials and Methods: The data from 49 consecutive patients who met criteria of sep...

Lack of association between helicobacter pylori's virulence and increased serum c-reactive protein levels in functional dyspeptic patients

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Background Recently, a great variety of studies aimed to investigate and even suggestHelicobacter pylori as an important key factor in gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal events development. The well-established relationship between bacterial virulence and increased risk for peptic ulcer ...