ABSTRACT Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 30-60% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CV) than the general population. Metabolic syndrome (MS), defined by a number of cardiovascular risk factors, confers a greater risk of CVdisease and diabetes. The association of MS w...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate, in rat offspring, bone changes induced by excess maternal thyroxin during pregnancy and lactation, and to assess the reversibility of these changes after weaning. Material and methods Twenty Wistar rats were distributed in two groups, hyperthyroid and control, that wer...
Factores de Edad,
Animales Recién Nacidos/crecimiento & desarrollo,
Huesos/efectos de los fármacos,
Huesos/metabolismo,
Huesos/patología,
Lactancia/efectos de los fármacos,
Intercambio Materno-Fetal,
Ratas Wistar,
Tiroxina/metabolismo,
Tiroxina/farmacología,
Factores de Tiempo,
Destete
ABSTRACT Clinical and laboratory diagnosis and treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP) remain challenging due to lack of standardization. The aim of this revision was to address the diagnostic and therapeutic features of CPP in Brazil based on relevant international literature and availability of t...
RESUMO Introdução O nascimento prematuro acarreta problemas que não se restringem à mortalidade perinatal. Alguns prematuros, mesmo na ausência de lesões cerebrais, apresentam consequências negativas em diversos aspectos do desenvolvimento, como dificuldades em adquirir linguagem. Objetivo O obj...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil,
Desarrollo Infantil/fisiología,
Edad Gestacional,
Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso/fisiología,
Recien Nacido Prematuro/fisiología,
Trastornos del Desarrollo del Lenguaje/etiología,
Trastornos del Desarrollo del Lenguaje/fisiopatología,
Desarrollo del Lenguaje,
Pruebas del Lenguaje,
Factores de Riesgo
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QV) de adultos usuários de implante coclear (IC), comparando-a com a QV de adultos com audição normal, além de estudar a influência, na QV dos adultos usuários de IC, destas variáveis: nível socioeconômico, escolaridade, idade na avaliação, tempo d...
Factores de Edad,
Percepción Auditiva/fisiología,
Implantes Cocleares/estadística & datos numéricos,
Audición/fisiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Calidad de Vida,
Valores de Referencia,
Conducta Social,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Percepción del Habla/fisiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo,
Estudios de Casos y Controles
Abstract Introduction: Primary graft dysfunction is a major cause of mortality after heart transplantation. Objective: To evaluate correlations between donor-related clinical/biochemical markers and the occurrence of primary graft dysfunction/clinical outcomes of recipients within 30 days of transplant...
Factores de Edad,
Aloinjertos/fisiopatología,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Selección de Donante/normas,
Trasplante de Corazón/mortalidad,
Trasplante de Corazón/normas,
Interleucinas/análisis,
Norepinefrina/administración & dosificación,
Norepinefrina/efectos adversos,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Disfunción Primaria del Injerto/sangre,
Disfunción Primaria del Injerto/etiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Receptores del Factor de Necrosis Tumoral/análisis,
Donantes de Tejidos
Abstract Objective: Endovascular techniques to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms results in lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, dilation of the common iliac arteries prevents adequate distal sealing, which compromises the procedure success. The aim of this study is report the long-term outcomes...
Factores de Edad,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/cirugía,
Prótesis Vascular/efectos adversos,
Implantación de Prótesis Vascular/métodos,
Dilatación Patológica/etiología,
Endofuga/etiología,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/instrumentación,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/métodos,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Aneurisma Ilíaco/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Reoperación,
Estudios Retrospectivos
Abstract Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) was introduced as a less aggressive treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) for patients ineligible for open repair (OR). Objective: To analyze EVAR's incorporation impact in the treatment of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms in our ...
Factores de Edad,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/mortalidad,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/cirugía,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/economía,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/mortalidad,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos,
Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/mortalidad,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Análisis de Supervivencia,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the therapy of choice in high risk patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. The good results described are leading to the broadening of clinical indications to younger patients. However, reintervention rates seem higher and even with successf...
Factores de Edad,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/complicaciones,
Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/cirugía,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/economía,
Procedimientos Endovasculares/métodos,
Disfunción Eréctil/complicaciones,
Aneurisma Ilíaco/complicaciones,
Aneurisma Ilíaco/mortalidad,
Aneurisma Ilíaco/cirugía,
Selección de Paciente,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Objective: We investigated the effects of pedicled and semiskeletonized left internal mammary artery (LIMA) harvesting techniques on postoperative drainage in patients subjected to off-pump CABG, ignoring other advantages or disadvantages of those techniques. Methods: The present study compris...
