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Justificativa e delineamento do estudo Tocilizumabe em pacientes com COVID-19 moderado a grave: estudo aberto, multicêntrico, randomizado, controlado (TOCIBRAS)

RESUMO Introdução: Os marcadores pró-inflamatórios desempenham papel importante na severidade de pacientes com COVID-19. Assim, terapêuticas anti-inflamatórias são agentes interessantes para potencialmente combater a cascata inflamatória descontrolada em tais pacientes. Delineamos um ensaio par...

Síndrome inflamatorio multisistémico asociado con SARS-CoV-2 en pediatría

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (4), 2020

Manifestaciones gastrointestinales y hepáticas de COVID-19 en niños

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (4), 2020
Resumen: SARS-CoV-2 es un virus de alta estabilidad ambiental. Es principalmente un patógeno respiratorio que también afecta el tracto gastrointestinal. El receptor ACE2 es el principal receptor de SARS- CoV-2, hay evidencia de su elevada presencia en intestino, colon y colangiocitos; igualmente se en ...

Role of SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism and neuroinvasion in COVID-19 patients disease severity

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (4), 2020
Abstract The disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) spread rapidly from China to the entire world. Approximately one third of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients have neurological disorders, especially those classified as severe cases and that require mechanical ventilation. On the other ha...

Proposal for the management of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy in children

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (4), 2020
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has become a pandemic with a high case fatality rate that mainly affects adults. Most severely ill adult patients develop a coagulopathy that was not described until recently, and which is currently considered a main cause of death. Everything indicates that a sim...

Niveles séricos de proteína C reactiva como marcador de gravedad de colecistitis aguda litiásica: serie de casos prospectiva

Int. j. morphol; 38 (4), 2020
La colecistitis aguda (CA) es la principal complicación de la litiasis vesicular. Existe evidencia que respalda el hecho que la proteína C reactiva (PCR) se elevaría en distintos niveles según gravedad de la CA. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar asociación entre valores de PCR y estadios cl...

The influence of aortic pulse wave velocity on short-term functional capacity in patients with mild paravalvular regurgitation following transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Abstract Introduction: Recently, the clinical significance of mild paravalvular aortic regurgitation (PAR) has been evaluated and suggested that it can be predictor of clinical outcomes. In our study, we aimed to investigate the interaction of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and mild PAR and their effe...

Integral Velocidade-Tempo da Insuficiência Aórtica: Um Novo Marcador Ecocardiográfico na Avaliação da Gravidade da Insuficiência Aórtica

Arq. bras. cardiol; 115 (2), 2020
Resumo Fundamento A ecocardiografia é essencial para o diagnóstico e a quantificação da insuficiência aórtica (IA). A integral velocidade-tempo (IVT) do fluxo da IA pode estar relacionada à gravidade da IA. Objetivo Este estudo tem por objetivo avaliar se a IVT é um marcador ecocardiográfico...

Fatigue in Parkinsons disease: Brazilian validation of the modified fatigue impact scale

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (8), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The instruments that measure the impact of fatigue on physical, cognitive and psychosocial aspects has yet to be validated in Brazilian population with Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and assess the psychometric properties of the Brazil...