OBJECTIVE: Characterize the degree of diastolic dysfunction and left ventricular filling patterns according to the 2016 ASE Guidelines applied in a population of patients taken to echocardiography in a reference center in the city of Medellín between February and June 2017. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectiona...
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/diagnóstico por imagen,
Diástole,
Estudios Transversales,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Ecocardiografía/normas,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología,
Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo,
Función Ventricular Izquierda,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Algoritmos,
Comorbilidad
Resumo Otimização por Enxame de Partículas (PSO) é uma técnica de inteligência artificial (AI), que pode ser usada para encontrar soluções aproximadas para problemas numéricos de maximização e minimização extremamente difíceis. Neste trabalho, utilizou-se um algoritmo PSO para comparar os d...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the predictions of Framingham cardiovascular (CV) risk score (FRS) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) risk score in an HIV outpatient clinic in the city of Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. In a cross-sectional study 34...
ABSTRACT Objective: The prototype artificial neural network (ANN) model was developed using data from patients with renal stone, in order to predict stone-free status and to help in planning treatment with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for kidney stones. Materials and Methods: Data were ...
Abstract To calculate root canal volume and surface area in microCT images, an image segmentation by selecting threshold values is required, which can be determined by visual or automatic methods. Visual determination is influenced by the operator's visual acuity, while the automatic method is done entir...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of lacrimal film tests and propose an algorithm for the diagnosis of dry eye disease in individuals infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1. Methods: Ninety-six patients infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 were enrolled in the st...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma is an aggressive malignant tumor with high lethality. Aim: To review diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: Literature review using web databases Medline/PubMed. Results: Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common complication of hepa...
La hiperglucemia durante la internación es una condición frecuente que se asocia al aumento de complicaciones y resulta en un mal pronóstico para quienes la padecen. La estrategia para su tratamiento es la insulinoterapia. Un adecuado control glucémico se asocia a mejor evolución y pronóstico. Sin ...
Algoritmos,
Enfermedad Crítica,
Diabetes Mellitus/tratamiento farmacológico,
Diabetes Gestacional/tratamiento farmacológico,
Nefropatías Diabéticas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hiperglucemia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hipoglucemia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hipoglucemia/etiología,
Hipoglucemiantes/administración & dosificación,
Insulina/administración & dosificación,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/etiología
Abstract: Acne is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease with high prevalence among adolescents. By compromising face, thorax and back, with the risk of permanent scars, it has a negative impact on the quality of life. Effective, safe and early treatment is the key to remission, while decreasin...
Summary Warfarin stands as the most prescribed oral anticoagulant. New oral anticoagulants have been approved recently; however, their use is limited and the reversibility techniques of the anticoagulation effect are little known. Thus, our study's purpose was to develop algorithms for therapeutic monito...
