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Terapia Interdisciplinar e a Diminuição da Sobrecarga Cardiovascular em Obesos

Fundamentos: Associação entre obesidade, terapia interdisciplinar e exercício físico intenso foi descrita para obesos. Contudo o estudo das atividades físicas representando as tarefas do dia a dia e o risco cardiovascular nas atividades do cotidiano torna-se necessário para verificar a ocorrência ...

Exercício Melhora o Risco Cardiovascular, Aptidão Física e Qualidade de Vida em Crianças e Adolescentes Hiv+: Estudo Piloto

Crianças e adolescentes infectados pelo HIV através da transmissão mãe-filho têm alto risco de desenvolver doenças cardiovasculares precoces devido à dislipidemia, resistência à insulina e inflamação crônica de baixo grau. O objetivo do estudo piloto foi analisar o efeito de um programa de ex...

Controlled clinical trial addressing teeth whitening with hydrogen peroxide in adolescents: a 12-month follow-up

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the colorimetric change in incisors and canines of adolescents aged 12 to 20 years submitted to at-home whitening and to evaluate satisfaction, sensitivity and discomfort during the procedures through a questionnaire. METHOD: Thirty adolescents were randomly assigned to the follo...

Oxidative stress and immune system analysis after cycle ergometer use in critical patients

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
OBJECTIVE: The passive cycle ergometer aims to prevent hypotrophy and improve muscle strength, with a consequent reduction in hospitalization time in the intensive care unit and functional improvement. However, its effects on oxidative stress and immune system parameters remain unknown. The aim of this s...

Reemplazo parcial de rodilla mediante el sistema robótico NAVIO: resultados clínicos postquirúrgicos evaluados mediante Knee injury Osteoartritis Outcome Score

INTRODUCCIÓN: La osteoartritis de rodilla es una de las patologías musculo esqueléticas más prevalentes en el mundo, y el tratamiento quirúrgico es hasta hoy, la única terapia definitiva. El sistema NAVIO™ es uno de los dispositivos robóticos más recientemente a disposición para realizar el ...

Alargamiento sobre clavo endomedular en extremidades inferiores: serie de casos clínicos

OBJETIVO: Evaluar los resultados de alargamiento óseo sobre clavo endomedular (LON) en extremidades inferiores; comparar resultados locales con la literatura. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Estudio retrospectivo de pacientes operados con LON entre los años 2011 y 2015, con información de ficha clínica e i...

Efficacy and safety of a single radiofrequency ablation of solid benign non-functioning thyroid nodules

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of our study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes and safety of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) for benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) over a 1-year follow-up. Subjects and methods This is a monocentric retrospective study. Forty-eight patients with solid, non-functi...

Recombinant human TSH versus thyroid hormone withdrawal in adjuvant therapy with radioactive iodine of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and clinically apparent lymph node metastases not limited to the central compartment (cN1b)

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the short- and long-term outcomes of adjuvant therapy with radioactive iodine (RAI) preceded by the administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) versus thyroid hormone withdrawal (THW) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and clinically apparent lymph node metas...

Breast-conserving surgery in locally advanced breast cancer submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Safety and effectiveness based on ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and long-term follow-up

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for locally advanced breast cancer. METHODS: A retrospective observational cohort study was performed in patients with locally advanced breast cancer submitted to breast-conserving surgery after neoadjuvant chemot...