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Ecocardiograma na Mucopolissacaridose Iva: Avaliação da Terapia de Reposição Enzimática
Echocardiography in Mucopolysaccharidosis Iva: Evaluation of Enzyme Replacement Therapy

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 30 (1), 2017

Evaluation of clinical and laboratory markers of cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the frequency of cardiometabolic risk markers and metabolic syndrome occurrence in overweight and obese children and adolescents. METHODS: The participants included 161 overweight (n=65) and obese (n=96) individuals aged between 5 and 19 years. Clinical markers were assess...

Emergency Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Through the Left Radial Artery is Associated with Less Vascular Complications than Emergency Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Through the Femoral Artery

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVE: To compare the advantages and disadvantages of emergency percutaneous coronary intervention through the left radial artery with those of emergency percutaneous coronary intervention through the femoral artery. METHODS: A total of 206 patients with acute myocardial infarction who required emer...

Late preterm infants' motor development until term age

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the motor development of late preterm newborn infants (LPI) from birth to term-corrected age using the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and to compare the obtained results with those of term infants at birth. METHODS: Prospective cohort study, 29 late preterm newborn infant...

Frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To ınvestigate frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) among patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). Methods: The study included 83 patients with CSCR and 201 age- and sex-matched healthy controls; the mean age was 47.5 ± 11.3 years in the CSCR group (18 women; 2...

Principais estudos clínicos sobre implante de válvula aórtica transcateter

A estenose aórtica (EA) é uma doença frequente na população idosa e, quando sintomática, tem prognóstico desfavorável, sendo recomendada nesta situação a substituição valvar cirúrgica. Embora o tratamento cirúrgico seja o padrão para a correção da EA muitos pacientes não são candidatos...

Intima-Media Thickness in the Carotid and Femoral Arteries for Detection of Arteriosclerosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (1), 2017
Abstract Background: The prevalence of atherosclerosis is higher in HIV-positive people, who also experience it earlier than the general population. Objectives: To assess and compare the prevalence of atherosclerosis evaluated by the intima-media thickness of carotid and femoral arteries, and by the an...

Impact of High Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Survival after Acute Coronary Syndrome: Insights from the ERICO Registry

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (1), 2017
Abstract Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very often clinical condition that can be associated with high mortality risk, particularly in coronary heart disease (CHD). The diagnosis of OSA is not always accessible via the gold-standard method polysomnography. Objective: To evaluate long-te...

Patients with sickle cell disease are frequently excluded from the benefits of transcranial doppler screening for the risk of stroke despite extensive and compelling evidence

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Transcranial doppler (TCD) is a strategic component of primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). This study was conducted to examine the TCD characteristics of children with SCD in nine different medical centers in Brazil. Methods: Transcranial doppler was performed ...

Características clínicas y laboratoriales de pacientes hospitalizados con hipertensión portal y complicaciones vasculares pulmonares en el Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño

El síndrome hepatopulmonar (SHP) y la hipertensión portopulmonar (HTPP) son distintas complicaciones vasculares pulmonares de la hipertensión portal (HTP) y se asocian con una mayor morbilidad y mortalidad. Objetivos: Describir las Características Clínicas y Laboratoriales de los pacientes con HTP y...