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Evaluation of preoperative ultrasonographic and biochemical features of patients with aggressive parathyroid disease: is there a reliable predictive marker?

ABSTRACT Objective Parathyroid cancer (PC) represents < 1% of cases of PHPT. Tumors demonstrating atypical histopathologic features and don’t fulfill criteria for carcinoma are classified as atypical adenomas (APA). The purpose of this study was to determine a biochemical or ultrasonographic f...

Hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism: etiology, laboratory features and complications

ABSTRACT Objectives To identify a clinical profile and laboratory findings of a cohort of hypoparathyroidism patients and determine the prevalence and predictors for renal abnormalities. Materials and methods Data from medical records of five different visits were obtained, focusing on therapeutic do...

Salivary calcium and phosphate stability in different time and temperature storage

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 52 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT The non-invasive collection and inexpensive nature of saliva has made it an attractive sample for use for diagnosis and research on several diseases. Storage circumstances may affect salivary component concentrations. The objective was to analyze calcium and phosphate stability in saliva samples...

Functional Effects of Hyperthyroidism on Cardiac Papillary Muscle in Rats

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Hyperthyroidism is currently recognized to affect the cardiovascular system, leading to a series of molecular and functional changes. However, little is known about the functional influence of hyperthyroidism in the regulation of cytoplasmic calcium and on the sodium/calcium exchang...

Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: unmasking a master of disguise

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 23 (6), 2016
Resumen La calcificación caseosa del anillo mitral es una enfermedad infradiagnosticada, que puede estar asociada al envejecimiento y a factores de riesgo cardiovascular como la hipertensión, la diabetes, la dislipidemia o la enfermedad renal terminal. Es preciso considerar esta enfermedad en el diagn...

Evaluación del Consumo de Macronutrientes, Sodio, Calcio y Azúcares Añadidos de Acuerdo A las Recomendaciones de la Oms en Adolescentes de 9 A 18 Años de Cuenca y Nabón
Evaluation of Macronutrient Intake, Sodium, Calcium and Added Sugars According to WHO Recommendations in Adolescents 9 to 18 Years of Cuenca and Nabon

Antecedentes: La adolescencia es un periodo de crecimiento acelerado en donde se producen una serie de cambios físicos, lo que origina una mayor demanda de necesidades nutricionales, tanto de energía como de carbohidratos, proteínas, grasas, vitaminas y minerales. Estas características condicionan la...

Kidney stones: composition, frequency and relation to metabolic diagnosis

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
Nephrolithiasis is one of the most frequent urologic diseases. The aim of this paper is to study the composition and frequency of 8854 patient kidney stones and in a subset of them their metabolic risk factors to be related to their type of calculi. Physicochemical and crystallographic methods were used ...

Hypocalcemia development in patients operated for primary hyperparathyroidism: Can it be predicted preoperatively?

ABSTRACT Objective Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is a common endocrine disease, and its most effective treatment is surgery. Postoperative hypocalcemia is a morbidity of parathyroid surgeries, and it may extend hospitalization durations. The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive fact...

Nutrientes y parámetros bioquímicos relacionados con la salud ósea en mujeres mayores de 65 años

Ingestas (I) bajas de energía (E), proteínas (Pr), calcio (Ca), y vitamina D (VD) afectan la salud ósea del adulto mayor. El objetivo del trabajo consistió en evaluar la I de E, Pr, Ca y VD en mujeres mayores de 65 años y su relación con parámetros bioquímicos (PB) del metabolismo óseo. La pobla...