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Rescue therapy with stent retrievers for thromboembolism during endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Thromboembolism is the most frequent complication in endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms, causing disability and death. As stent retrievers have achieved high rates of arterial recanalization in the management of ischemic stroke, these devices were tested as rescue therapy of thromb...

Safety and Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise Training Associated to Non-Invasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Heart Failure

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (5), 2018
Abstract Background: Exercise training (ET) improves functional capacity in chronic heart failure (HF). However, ET effects in acute HF are unknown. Objective: To investigate the effects of ET alone or combined with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) compared with standard medical treatment during hospitali...

Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Females: Understanding gender diferences

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (5), 2018
Abstract Background: The catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is performed less frequently in women. In addition, there is divergent information in the literature regarding the effectiveness and safety for the ablative procedure to females. Objectives: The objective of this study was to compar...

Pulmonary Vein Anatomy is Associated with Cryo Kinetics during Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (5), 2018
Abstract Background: The influence of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy on cryo kinetics during cryoballoon (CB) ablation is unclear. Objective: To investigate the relationship between PV anatomy and cryo kinetics during CB ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: Sixty consecutive patients were enro...

Improving patient care trajectories: an innovative quasi-experimental research method for health services

Abstract Scores to predict treatment outcomes have earned a well-deserved place in healthcare practice. However, when used to help achieve excellence in the care of a given disease, scores should also take into account organizational and social aspects. This article aims to create scores to obtain key va...

Potential role of sorafenib as neoadjuvant therapy in unresectable papillary thyroid cancer

Summary Total thyroidectomy, radioiodine (RAI) therapy, and TSH suppression are the mainstay treatment for differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs). Treatments for metastatic disease include surgery, external-beam radiotherapy, RAI, and kinase inhibitors for progressive iodine-refractory disease. Unresec...

Effectiveness and safety of carbohydrate counting in the management of adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of carbohydrate counting (CHOC) in the treatment of adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Materials and methods: We performed a systematic review of randomized studies that compared CHOC with general dietary adv...

Mecobalamin and early functional outcomes of ischemic stroke patients with H-type hypertension

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of mecobalamin on the early-functional outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke and H-type hypertension. METHODS From October of 2014 to October of 2016, 224 cases of ischemic stroke and H-type hypertension were selected. The patients were randomly divided int...

Impacto de un programa de reducción de infección asociada a catéter en 9 unidades de cuidado intensivo pediátrico en Argentina

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (2), 2018
Las infecciones asociadas a catéteres (IAC) conllevan elevada morbimortalidad, con el aumento del uso de recursos hospitalarios. Objetivo. Describir los resultados de un programa para disminuir la tasa de IAC en las unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricos de Argentina. Población y métodos. Estudi...

Asma grave en pediatría: resultados de la implementación de un protocolo especial de atención

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (2), 2018
Introducción. El asma grave representa 5-7% del total de asmáticos. La OMS propuso un protocolo de seguimiento para categorizarlos como asma grave resistente al tratamiento (AGRT) o asma grave de difícil control (AGDC). Objetivo. Analizar las características clínicas, funcionales y terapéuticas de ...