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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in dermatomyositis: a case series and literature review

OBJECTIVES: To describe a case series of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in dermatomyositis and to review the literature. METHODS: This was a retrospective single-center case series, reporting 9 patients with pneumomediastinum and defined dermatomyositis, followed from 2005 to 2017. RESULTS: Median age o...

Insulin resistance is increased in adult patients with dermatomyositis

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate insulinemia in glucocorticoid naïve patients with dermatomyositis and to evaluate insulin resistance using the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 25 dermatomyositis, non-diabetic glucocorticoid naïve patien...

Factors associated with changes in creatine phosphokinase (CPK) in trauma patients submitted to the "Red Wave", with evolution to rhabdomyolysis

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify and analyze factors associated with plasma creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels in trauma victims with progression to rhabdomyolysis. Methods: we conducted a prospective, longitudinal study, with 50 patients submitted to the "Red Wave" protocol, with evolution to rhabdo...

Efeitos de um salgante isento de sódio sobre marcadores sanguíneos bioquímicos hepáticos, renais e cardíacos de ratos normo e hipertensos

Introdução: A hipertensão arterial é um dos fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares, estando diretamente associada ao elevado consumo de sódio. Objetivo: Avaliar os níveis de marcadores de lesão hepática, renal e cardíaca em ratos hipertensos comparados aos seus controles normotensos, tr...

Single-dose lignocaine-based blood cardioplegia in single valve replacement patients

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Myocardial protection is the most important in cardiac surgery. We compared our modified single-dose long-acting lignocaine-based blood cardioplegia with short-acting St Thomas 1 blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing single valve replacement. METHODS: A total of 110 patients wh...

Obesity, Serum Resistin and Leptin Levels Linked to Coronary Artery Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Clinical studies have demonstrated that adipocytokines play an important role in developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Objective: The aim of study was to evaluate the relationship between serum resistin and leptin levels with obesity and coronary artery disease (CAD)....

Análise de biomarcadores séricos de lesão muscular durante competição de mountain bike

Introdução: O estudo de biomarcadores musculares permite diagnóstico de futuras lesões no esporte de alto nível. Objetivo: Avaliar a creatinoquinase (CK) e lactato desidrogenase (LDH) em atletas Mountain Bike. Métodos: Foram coletadas amostras sanguíneas de dez atletas de Elite de Mountain Bike. A...

Syndrome in question

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract: Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disease, autoimmune, with proximal myopathy associated with characteristic dermatological manifestations. In adults, 20-50% of the cases are paraneoplastic manifestation, being mandatory the workup for malignancy Herein we report a case of a woman with cla...

Cardioprotection against experimental myocardial ischemic injury using cornin

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (2), 2016
Phosphorylated-cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein (Phospho-CREB) has an important role in the pathogenesis of myocardial ischemia. We isolated the iridoid glycoside cornin from the fruit of Verbena officinalis L, investigated its effects against myocardial ischemia and reperf...

Rabdomiolisis inducida por ejercicio en adolescentes chilenos

Rabdomiolisis es la destrucción de las fibras musculares y se caracteriza clínicamente por dolor, edema y debilidad muscular, orina color rojo-café (mioglobinuria) y la elevación por un corto período de la enzima creatinquinasa en sangre. Entre las múltiples causas de rabdomiolisis está el ejercic...