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Hypertension and arterial stiffness in heart transplantation patients

Clinics; 71 (9), 2016
OBJECTIVES: Post-transplantation hypertension is prevalent and is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and subsequent graft dysfunction. The present study aimed to identify the factors associated with arterial stiffness as measured by the ambulatory arterial stiffness index. METHODS: The c...

Spatial-temporal trends and risk of suicide in Central Brazil: an ecological study contrasting indigenous and non-indigenous populations

Objective: To examine spatial-temporal distribution and risk of suicide, as well as trends in suicide mortality rates, in the indigenous and non-indigenous population of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Methods: Data were obtained from the Information Department of the Brazilian Unified Health S...

Riesgos hacia los trabajadores y comunidad por liberaciones accidentales de gases densos peligrosos en la ciudad de Los Ángeles (Chile)

Cienc. Trab; 18 (56), 2016
Se evaluaron riesgos hacia los trabajadores y comunidad por posibles liberaciones accidentales de gases densos peligrosos, desde fuentes de uso y almacenamiento, dentro del radio urbano de Los Ángeles (Chile). Se obtuvo información desde organizaciones públicas, privadas y por trabajo de campo para de...

Increasing diagnostic effectiveness of thyroid nodule evaluation by implementation of cell block preparation in routine US-FNA analysis

ABSTRACT Objective Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA) biopsy has proven to be an accurate and efficient tool in thyroid nodule evaluation. We evaluated whether cell block adds to the diagnostic accuracy of US-FNA. Subjects and methods Three hundred twenty-eight consecutive patients und...

Dynamic prediction of the risk of recurrence in patients over 60 years of age with differentiated thyroid carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objective The reclassification of the risk according to the response to the initial treatment makes the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) vary in each individual. As the influence of age on this diagnostic strategy is unknown, we have decided to assess it in adults who are over 6...

Nutritional screening in hospitalized pediatric patients: a systematic review

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective: This systematic review aimed to verify the available scientific evidence on the clinical performance and diagnostic accuracy of nutritional screening tools in hospitalized pediatric patients. Data source: A search was performed in the Medline (National Library of Medicine United Sta...

Postural instability and falls are more frequent in Parkinson's disease patients with worse trunk mobility

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT Postural instability and axial rigidity are frequent symptoms of the Parkinson’s disease (PD). Objective Correlate the occurrence of falls and the activity of rolling over in bed with performance on the Trunk Mobility Scale (TMS) in patients with PD, and determine whether this instrument...

Evaluación in silico de una epidemia de influenza aviar AH5N1 con transmisión humano-humano: efecto de las medidas sanitarias en Valencia, Venezuela, 2012

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (3), 2016
Introducción: Existe el riesgo de una pandemia de influenza aviar por virus AH5N1. Objetivo: Conocer la magnitud e impacto en áreas latinoamericanas de una pandemia AH5N1 a fin de planificar las medidas sanitarias para reducir la morbimortalidad. Material y Método: Mediante el simulador InfluSim se mo...

Agreement between three perioperative risk scores

SUMMARY Objective: To evaluate the agreement between the three scores proposed by the II Guideline for Perioperative Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC): the American College of Physicians algorithm (ACP), the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Evaluation (EMAPO) and Lee’s Revi...

Validação do Escore TIMI de Risco para Infarto Agudo com Supradesnivelamento do Segmento ST

Fundamento:O escore TIMI de risco para infarto agudo do miocárdio com supradesnivelamento de ST (IAM CSST) é uma ferramenta importante para estratificar o risco de morte no IAM, porém, ainda não está validado em nosso meio. Objetivos: Validar o escore TIMI de risco para pacientes com IAM CSST como p...