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Eletrocardiograma no Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio: O que Esperar?

Fundamentos: As doenças cardiovasculares são a principal causa de morte. O eletrocardiograma (ECG) é uma ferramenta acessível e de grande utilidade na avaliação inicial das síndromes coronarianas agudas (SCA). Objetivo: Identificar e correlacionar as alterações eletrocardiográficas em diferent...

Consumo de Vitaminas Antioxidantes em Dislipidêmicos com Excesso de Peso

Fundamentos: Dislipidemia e obesidade estão associadas com insuficiente consumo de frutas, verduras e legumes, e com desequilíbrio do estado antioxidante. Objetivos: Avaliar o consumo dietético das vitaminas A, E e C e dos macronutrientes, correlacionando-os com biomarcadores em dislipidêmicos com e...

Causas de muerte por cáncer de mama en Colombia

Rev. salud pública; 18 (3), 2016
Objetivo Revisar las causas directas de muerte por cáncer de mama en Colombia según datos de los certificados de defunción en el año 2008. Material y Métodos Se revisaron las causas directas de muerte en pacientes cuyo código de causa básica de defunción fue el de tumor maligno de la mama según ...

First- Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Acute Coronary Syndromes (Katowice-Zabrze Registry)

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: There are sparse data on the performance of different types of drug-eluting stents (DES) in acute and real-life setting. Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of first- versus second-generation DES in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). M...

Consistent declining trends in stroke mortality in Brazil: mission accomplished?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Stroke mortality rates are declining in Brazil, but diferences among regions need to be better investigated. The age-adjusted stroke mortality trends among adults (30-69 years-old) from Brazilian regions were studied between 1996 and 2011. Method Data were analyzed after: 1) reallocation of de...

The extended pterional approach allows excellent results for removal of anterior cranial fossa meningiomas

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To describe a unique operative strategy, instead the classical pterional approach, and to analyses it safety and effectiveness for removal of anterior cranial fossa meningiomas. Method We identify 38 patients with tuberculum sellae and olphactory groove meningiomas operated between...

Functional and oncologic outcomes after nephron-sparing surgery in a solitary kidney: 10 years of experience

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate functional and oncologic outcomes of partial nephrectomy (PN) in patients with a solitary kidney. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with a solitary kidney undergoing nephron-sparing surgery between March 2003 and March 2013 was performed. GFR w...

Síndrome de hipoplasia de corazón izquierdo: experiencia de 10 años de un programa de etapificación quirúrgica

Rev. chil. pediatr; 87 (2), 2016
Resumen El síndrome de hipoplasia de corazón izquierdo (SHCI) es una cardiopatía congénita con letalidad superior al 95%. La etapificación quirúrgica es la principal vía de tratamiento, y se inicia con la operación de Norwood; la sobrevida a largo plazo de los pacientes tratados es desconocida en...

Effectiveness of combined regional-general anesthesia for reducing mortality in coronary artery bypass: meta-analysis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neuraxial anesthesia (NA) has been used in association with general anesthesia (GA) for coronary artery bypass; however, anticoagulation during surgery makes us question the viability of benefits by the risk of epidural hematoma. The aim of this study was to perform ...

Associated clinical and laboratory markers of donor on allograft function after heart transplant

Abstract Introduction: Primary graft dysfunction is a major cause of mortality after heart transplantation. Objective: To evaluate correlations between donor-related clinical/biochemical markers and the occurrence of primary graft dysfunction/clinical outcomes of recipients within 30 days of transplant...