ABSTRACT Objective: VEGF-D is a potential biomarker for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM); however, its diagnostic performance has yet to be systematically studied. Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library to identify primary studies on VEGF-D in relation to the di...
Introducción: La adiposidad central como factor desencadenante de resistencia a la insulina precoz constituye una amenaza potencial de riesgo metabólico y cardiovascular en el embarazo. Objetivo: Determinar la capacidad discriminante de las grasas abdominales sobre la resistencia a la insulina, diag...
El objetivo es evaluar el IPCC, para proponerlo como indicador de sobrepeso y obesidad. Es un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo, transversal y correlacional, en una muestra de 896niños y adolescentes con edad de 6 y 19 años; 452 (50,4%)del sexo masculino y 444 (49,6%) del sexo femenino. Métodos: Se mi...
Abstract Introduction: The outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) remain dismal even today, owing in part due to the lack of an ideal biomarker for detecting renal damage early enough. We conducted this pilot study to determine the clinical significance of Frusemide Stress Test (FST) to predict the sever...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Many scoring systems for predicting mortality, rebleeding and transfusion needs among patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) have been developed. However, no scoring system can predict all these outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To show whether the perfusion index (PI), compared...
Abstract Introduction: Stroke is a complication that causes considerable morbidity and mortality during the heart surgery postoperative period (incidence: 1.3 to 5%; mortality: 13 to 41%). Models for assessing the risk of stroke after heart surgery have been proposed, but most of them do not evaluate po...
ABSTRACT Objective: Identifying significant fibrosis is crucial to evaluate the prognosis and therapeutic interventions in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We assessed the performance of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography, APRI, FIB-4, Forns, NFS and BARD scores ...
Acústica,
Biopsia,
Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad,
Hígado/diagnóstico por imagen,
Hígado/patología,
Cirrosis Hepática/diagnóstico por imagen,
Cirrosis Hepática/patología,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/patología,
Obesidad Mórbida/complicaciones,
Obesidad Mórbida/diagnóstico por imagen,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Curva ROC,
Factores de Riesgo
Abstract Objective To evaluate the mean uterine artery pulsatility index (UtAPI) in each trimester of pregnancy as a predictor of early or late pre-eclampsia (PE) in Colombian pregnant women. Methods The UtAPI was measured in singleton pregnancies in each trimester. Uterine artery pulsatility index as ...
Los sujetos disfónicos no siempre presentan una adecuada percepción de su voz o de cómo las alteraciones vocales afectan a su entorno, modificando su calidad de vida. Los protocolos de auto evaluación vocal ayudan al clínico a percibir si el paciente disfónico se siente afectado por sus problemas v...
Abstract Objective: To estimate the accuracy of neck circumference measurement as a method of diagnosing excess weight of six and seven-year-old children. Methods: 1026 six and seven-year-old children were included and anthropometric data were collected using cut-off points for the Body Mass Index (BMI...
