Results: 113

Hemangioma de crecimiento mínimo o detenido con lipoatrofia: presentación de un caso clínico

Rev. chil. dermatol; 34 (4), 2018
Los hemangiomas de la infancia (HI) son tumo-res vasculares que presentan un patrón evolutivo característico. Existe un subgrupo de HI que pre-senta un tipo de crecimiento distinto denominados hemangiomas de la infancia con crecimiento míni-mo o detenido (HI-CMD). En estos, el componen-t...

Comparison of botulinum toxin and propranolol for essential and dystonic vocal tremors

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: Vocal tremors, which cause social difficulties for patients, may be classified as resting or action tremors. Of the vocal action tremors, essential and dystonic tremors are the most common. Botulinum toxin and oral medications have been used to treat vocal tremors, but no comparative clinical...

Participation of hepatic α/β-adrenoceptors and AT1 receptors in glucose release and portal hypertensive response induced by adrenaline or angiotensin II

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (12), 2018
It has been previously demonstrated that the hemodynamic effect induced by angiotensin II (AII) in the liver was completely abolished by losartan while glucose release was partially affected by losartan. Angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) and adrenergic (∝1- and β-) receptors (AR) belong to the G-pro...

Prevención de resangrado de várices esofágicas en pacientes con cirrosis a quienes se les aplicó stents de diámetro pequeño vs terapia médica basada en titulación hemodinámica

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 29 (2), 2018

Prophylactic treatment of vestibular migraine

Abstract Introduction: Vestibular migraine (VM) is now accepted as a common cause of episodic vertigo. Treatment of VM involves two situations: the vestibular symptom attacks and the period between attacks. For the latter, some prophylaxis methods can be used. The current recommendation is to use the sa...

Efecto inotrópico y cronotrópico del propranolol sobre aurículas extraídas de ratas con insulina-resistencia inducida por fructosa

Invest. clín; 58 (1), 2017
La insulina-resistencia (IR) es una deficiencia metabólica asociada princi palmente con diabetes tipo 2 y comúnmente relacionada a la etiopatogenia de enfermedades cardiovasculares, siendo el factor determinante del síndrome metabólico. La investigación pretende conocer los efectos cronotrópico e i...

TeleCondutas: hipertireoidismo

Hipertireoidismo é o excesso de função da glândula tireoide. É a principal causa de tireotoxicose, que, por sua vez, é a manifestação clínica do excesso de hormônios tireoidianos. O hipertireoidismo é mais comum em mulheres do que em homens (razão de 5:1), tendo como principais causas a Doen�...

Propranolol inhibits the proliferation, migration and tube formation of hemangioma cells through HIF-1α dependent mechanisms

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (12), 2017
The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of propranolol on the regression of hemangiomas. Propranolol-treated hemangioma tissues were collected and the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) was examined. We also established HIF-1α overexpression and knockdown hem...

Cirrosis avanzada combinada con trombosis venosa portal: un estudio clínico randomizado de TIPS versus ligadura variceal endoscópica más propranolol para la prevención de la recurrencia del sangrado variceal esofágico

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (4), 2017

Evaluation of primary prophylaxis with propranolol and elastic band ligation in variceal bleeding in cirrhotic children and adolescents

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background The efficacy of nonselective β-blocker and endoscopic procedures, such as endoscopic variceal ligation, as primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic adults was demonstrated by numerous controlled trials, but in pediatric population, few are the number of studies. ...