Hemos leído con atención el artículo sobre accidentes ofídicos en el departamento del Magdalena, publicado en un número reciente de su revista. Para lograr estos estimados, los autores emplearon los datos del Sistema de Vigilancia en Salud Pública, Sivigila, durante el periodo 2009 a 2013. Hoy se d...
Abstract Background: Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent syndrome. Although the long-term prognostic factors have been identified in chronic HF, this information is scarcer with respect to patients with acute HF. despite available data in the literature on long-term prognostic factors in chronic HF...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Food is a key factor both in prevention and in promoting human health. Among the functional food are highlighted probiotics and prebiotics. Patent databases are the main source of technological information about innovation worldwide, providing extensive library for research secto...
Objective: To estimate and analyze the evolution of mortality rates of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in Peru and its regions between 2005-2014. Material and methods: We performed a nationwide secondary analysis of Peru's Health Ministry registry of deaths during the period 2005-2014, with a focus on regio...
Abstract Objective To describe current management and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Mexico. Methods RENASICA III was a prospective multicenter registry of consecutive patients hospitalized with an ACS. Patients had objective evidence of ischemic hea...
Abstract Background: A registry assessing the care of hypertensive patients in daily clinical practice in public and private centers in various Brazilian regions has not been conducted to date. Such analysis is important to elucidate the effectiveness of this care. Objective: To document the current ...
Abstract: Background: With the recent evolution of hip arthroplasty, new models of short stems have emerged. So far, we do not have a clear strategy to analyze their outcomes, since there is confusion around the definition of short stem and there is no consensus for their classification. Purposes: The ...
Abstract Objective To assess the features of asymptomatic patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction who presents to the emergency with more than 12 h of evolution, and if there is a benefit of an invasive versus medical therapy. Methods Retrospective, cohort study from January 2012...
