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Effectiveness of fixed doses of propranolol in the treatment of hemangiomas regardless of child's weight gain: a case report

ABSTRACT Objective: To present the outcomes of fixed doses of propranolol tablets for the treatment of hemangiomas. Case description: Two illustrative cases of hemangioma in infant patients younger than six months old are described. Treatments were started in 2010 and 2011 and were monitored until Au...

¿Hemangiomas o malformaciones venosas de la vía aérea?: confusión frecuente en la literatura
Hemangiomas or venous malformations of the airway?: frequent confusion in the literature

Hemangioma infantil: diagnóstico y manejo
Infantile hemangioma: diagnosis and management

El hemangioma infantil es el tumor de partes blandas más frecuente de la infancia; aparece durante las primeras semanas de vida. La fase de crecimiento progresivo ocurre durante el primer año de edad y la fase involutiva, hasta los 7 años. Puede ser único o múltiple, afectar un segmento del cuerpo o...

Drug interactions in maternal intensive care: prevalence, risk factors, and potential risk medications

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize severe potential drug interactions in maternal intensive care, and to determine their frequency, risk factors and potential risk medications. Methods: An observational and longitudinal study conducted between December 2014 and December 2015 in a maternal intensive ca...

Propranolol inhibits myocardial infarction-induced brown adipose tissue D2 activation and maintains a low thyroid hormone state in rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (10), 2019
Considering the recognized role of thyroid hormones on the cardiovascular system during health and disease, we hypothesized that type 2 deiodinase (D2) activity, the main activation pathway of thyroxine (T4)-to-triiodothyronine (T3), could be an important site to modulate thyroid hormone status, which wo...

Tiempo de respuesta terapéutica al propranolol sistémico en el manejo de hemangiomas subglóticos pediátricos: serie de casos y revisión de la literatura

Resumen: Introducción: Los hemangiomas de la vía aérea son neoplasias congénitas de baja incidencia. Su presentación clínica consiste en una obstrucción de la vía aérea superior con disnea progresiva y estridor, ocasionando una obstrucción grave, aguda y grave de la vía aérea. Los hemangioma...

Arritmias ventriculares sustentadas: a tempestade chegou

Um dos grandes desafios no atendimento dos pacientes nas unidades de emergência é o tratamento das arritmias ventriculares, principalmente, quando sustentadas e recorrentes, pois são de difícil tratamento e estão associadas à alta mortalidade. O principal mecanismo envolvido na sustentação das t...

PHACE syndrome: clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and management

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: Infantile hemangioma can be linked to other organ malformations. In 1996, PHACE syndrome was first defined as the association of large and segmental infantile hemangioma, usually on the face, head, or cervical region, with malformations of the posterior fossa of the brain, arterial anomalies of...

Effects of oral propranolol for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the effects of oral propranolol for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. Methods: In this prospective, longitudinal interventional study, we administered oral propranolol at a dosage of 1.5 mg/kg/day to five patients with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. We then...