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Comparison of Secondary Prevention Status between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Patients

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (5), 2017
Abstract Background: Data are scarce regarding disparities in cardiovascular risk factor management between patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and those treated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Objective: Whether the goal achievement rates of cardiovascular risk ...

Tendência da mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa entre gêneros e faixas etárias no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996-2012

Resumo O estudo verificou a tendência da mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa por faixas etárias, sexo e intenção, na população do estado de São Paulo. A série temporal de mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa ajustada foi construída a partir de dados do Sistema de Informações sob...

Morbilidad materna extremadamente grave. Un problema obstétrico en la salud pública y la atención al paciente grave
Extremely serious maternal morbidity. An obstetric problem in public health and seriously ill patient care

Rev. medica electron; 39 (5), 2017
El concepto morbilidad materna extremadamente grave, se considera de gran utilidad al ser un indicador muy asociado a la muerte materna y un estadio intermedio en prácticamente la totalidad de las fallecidas. Como parte de la primera etapa de un proyecto de investigación se realizó una revisión del t...

Paro cardiorrespiratorio extrahospitalario. Realidad de un hospital terciario chileno

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017
Background: The incidence of out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is approximately 20 to 140 per 100.000 inhabitants. International registries, based on Utstein criteria have allowed standardized reporting of OHCA profiles and outcomes in different countries. We proposed to create a local OHCA registry....

Efectividad y seguridad del tratamiento anticoagulante con acenocumarol en fibrilación auricular no valvular

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017
Background: Vitamin K antagonists significantly decrease the incidence of stroke but increase the risk of bleeding. Aim: To assess the effectiveness and risk of bleeding of vitamin K antagonists in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Material and Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 524 patients, 236 w...

Epidemiologia da leishmaniose visceral no município de Fortaleza, Ceará

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (10), 2017
O objetivo do trabalho foi analisar os dados relacionados à transmissão da leishmaniose visceral (LV), no município de Fortaleza, e discutir a respeito da distribuição do vetor, reservatório doméstico e casos humanos ocorridos no período de 2009 a 2013. O presente estudo é do tipo descritivo rea...

Blood transfusion and increased perioperative risk in coronary artery bypass grafts

Abstract Objective: To correlate blood transfusions and clinical outcomes during hospitalization in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). Methods: Transfusion, clinical and hematological data were collected for 1,378 patients undergoing isolated or combined CABG between January 2011 and Decem...

Application of unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap in the treatment of sternal wound dehiscence

Abstract Objective: This study aims to report the use of the unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap for the treatment of the sternal wound dehiscence. Methods: A retrospective study including patients who underwent unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap was performed for the treatment of sternotomy d...

Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in frail patients: study protocol for the fragile multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Introduction: Advances in modern medicine have led to people living longer and healthier lives. Frailty is an emerging concept in medicine yet to be explored as a risk factor in cardiac surgery. When it comes to CABG surgery, randomized controlled clinical trials have primarily focused on low-r...