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Atrial Function in Patients with Breast Cancer After Treatment with Anthracyclines

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: Atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) is used to predict atrial fibrillation, measured by echocardiography. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess atrial EMD and mechanical function after anthracycline-containing chemotherapy. Methods: Fifty-three patients with breast canc...

Utilização de medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados por idosos em domicílio

Resumo O objetivo foi avaliar a frequência de utilização em domicílio de medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados por idosos e analisar a significância clínica. Trata-se de estudo transversal retrospectivo, recorte de um estudo de utilização de medicamentos desenvolvido em um hospital público. ...

Prevalence and management of anemia in pre-dialysis Malaysian patients: A hospital-based study

Summary Objective: Anemia, a common complication of chronic kidney diseases (CKD), is involved in significant cardiovascular morbidity. Therefore, the objective of our study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of anemia in pre-dialysis patients, as well as to determine the predictors of anti-...

Analysis of the costs and quality of cardiovascular care in oncological monitoring

Summary Objective: To analyze the health care costs specifically related to cardiovascular diseases, which were spent by patients of a private healthcare provider in southern Brazil, after their diagnosis of cancer. Method: We developed an observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study, with a qua...

Emerging radiotherapy technology in a developing country: A single Brazilian institution assessment of stereotactic body radiotherapy application

Summary Objective: To provide a quantitative profile of the indications and use of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in a developing country oncology-based institution. In addition, to describe the patients' and treatment characteristics, and to provide a temporal analysis. Method: SBRT patients tr...

Breast cancer features in women under the age of 40 years

Summary Objective: To describe the clinical features, imaging findings and pathological aspects of breast cancer diagnosed in women under the age of 40 years. Method: A retrospective, descriptive study was performed through analysis of medical records between November 2008 and August 2012. One hundred ...

Experiencia en el manejo de la patología del conducto tirogloso: serie de casos

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (5), 2016
La patología del conducto tirogloso constituye la segunda anomalía cervical benigna más frecuente en la infancia. El diagnóstico es principalmente clínico. Sistrunk fue quien describió la técnica quirúrgica considerada de elección para el tratamiento definitivo de esta patología. Estudio descri...

Escore de alerta precoce modificado: avaliação de pacientes traumáticos

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a gravidade de pacientes admitidos em uma emergência de trauma. Método: estudo transversal e retrospectivo realizado com 115 pacientes com trauma, classificados como laranja (Sistema de Manchester), no período de junho de 2013 a julho de 2014. Os dados foram apresentados...

Zika in Pernambuco: rewriting the first outbreak

Abstract INTRODUCTION: A Zika virus epidemic was registered in 2015 in Northeast Brazil. In the State of Pernambuco, thousands of classical cases transpired, and in the following months, neurological disturbances in adults and microcephaly in newborns emerged as complications. After the peak of the epid...

Impact of prior abdominal surgery on the outcomes after robotic - assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: single center experience

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the influence of prior abdominal surgery on the outcomes after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with prostate cancer who underwent RALP between June 2012 and February 2015 at our institu...