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A 10-Year Trend Analysis of Heart Failure in the Less Developed Brazil

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (2), 2020
Abstract Background: Data on heart failure (HF) epidemiology in less developed areas of Brazil are scarce. Objective: Our aim was to determine the HF morbidity and mortality in Paraiba and Brazil and its 10-year trends. Methods: A retrospective search was conducted from 2008 to 2017 using the DATASUS ...

Prognostic Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Parameters in Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (2), 2020
Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased mortality in heart failure (HF) patients. Objective: To evaluate whether the risk of AF patients can be precisely stratified by relation with cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) cut-offs for heart transplantation (HT) selection...

Tomografía por emisión de positrones en endocarditis infecciosa asociada a dispositivos y válvulas protésicas
Positron emission tomography in infective endocarditis associated with intracardiac devices and prosthetic valves

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (1), 2020
La endocarditis infecciosa (EI) es una enfermedad grave y potencialmente letal. La capacidad diagnóstica de los criterios de Duke modificados es alta para válvulas nativas, pero decae en el caso de EI de válvulas protésicas o EI asociadas a dispositivos. El ecocardiograma y los hallazgos microbiológ...

Body self-image disturbances in women with prolactinoma

Objective: To evaluate body dissatisfaction and distorted body self-image in women with prolactinoma. Methods: Body dissatisfaction and distorted body self-image were evaluated in 80 women with prolactinoma. All patients were in menacme, 34% had normal body mass index (BMI), and 66% were overweight. Mos...

Chronotype in bipolar disorder: an 18-month prospective study

Objective: Circadian dysregulation plays an important role in the etiology of mood disorders. Evening chronotype is frequent in these patients. However, prospective studies about the influence of chronotype on mood symptoms have reached unclear conclusions in patients with bipolar disorder (BD). The obje...

Association of CYP2J2 polymorphism with susceptibility to psoriasis in Turkish population: a case-control study

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Cytochrome P450 2J2 is mostly expressed in extrahepatic tissues; it metabolizes arachidonic acid to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, with various cardio protective and anti-inflammatory effects. CYP2J2 polymorphism has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but its ...

Medical resource consumption of moderate/severe psoriasis in a private health organization of Buenos Aires, Argentina,

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Despite the economic burden of psoriasis for patients and societies, scant information exists regarding the impact and burden of the disease in Argentina. Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate medical resource consumption and direct health care costs for patients w...

Imaging tests in cutaneous malignant melanoma staging: a retrospective cohort

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020

Clinical characteristics and associations of palmoplantar pustulosis: an observational study

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Palmoplantar pustulosis is a chronic and relapsing disease of the palms and soles, which is characterized by scattered clusters of pinhead-sized, sterile pustules. Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine demographic features, co-morbidities, and relation of palmopl...

Evaluation of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio, lymphocytes, monocytes, and platelets in psoriasis,

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease that is associated with cardiovascular comorbidities. Objectives: The objective of this retrospective study is to assess the C-reactive protein, monocyte-to-high-density-lipoprotein ratio, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte rat...