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Aggregation of risk indicators to cardiometabolic and musculoskeletal health in Brazilian adolescents in the periods 2008/09 and 2013/14

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (2), 2018
Abstract Objective To assess the occurrence of an aggregate risk to cardiometabolic and musculoskeletal health of Brazilian adolescents in the period 2008/09 and 2013/14 and to identify whether there are differences in risk between the genders and in these periods. Methods This was a trend epidemiologi...

Risco de lesão por pressão em UTI: adaptação transcultural e confiabilidade da EVARUCI

Resumo Objetivo Realizar a adaptação transcultural da Escala de Valoración Actual del riesgo de desarrollar Úlceras por presión en Cuidados Intensivos (EVARUCI) para a língua portuguesa do Brasil e analisar sua confiabilidade em pacientes de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI). Métodos Pesquisa...

Riesgo de recurrencia en cáncer diferenciado de tiroides: escala MINSAL

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (3), 2018
Background: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is generally associated with a favorable prognosis. Its treatment requires surgery, selective use of radioiodine and levothyroxine, and its intensity must be adjusted to the initial risks of mortality and recurrence. Aim: To validate the risk of recurrence...

Association of Severity of Coronary Lesions with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (3), 2018
Abstract Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis (OP) are common diseases in postmenopausal women. In both cross-sectional and longitudinal epidemiologic studies, low bone mass has been related to increased frequency of CAD. However, available data on the relationship between bone min...

Sports Practices and Cardiovascular Risk in Teenagers

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (3), 2018
Abstract Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of deaths in the world, and many events could be prevented by healthy life habits. Objectives: To compare the occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents enrolled at public schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro, including a...

Yellow Fever and Cardiovascular Disease: An Intersection of Epidemics

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (3), 2018

Inibidores de bomba protônica aumentam o risco geral de desenvolver infecções bacterianas em pacientes com cirrose

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acid suppression has been associated with adverse events; such as, enteric infections. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are frequently prescribed in patients with cirrhosis, but is unclear if PPI are associated with the development of bacterial infections in these patients. OBJECTIVE:...

Validación de un Cuestionario para Evaluar Riesgo de Caries en Preescolares en Santiago, Chile

RESUMEN: La Caries Temprana de la Infancia (CTI) es una forma de caries dental agresiva que afecta a niños, y en el último reporte nacional reveló una prevalencia de caries del 50 % en niños de 4 años de edad de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago (Soto et al., 2007). El objetivo de este estudio es...

Risk behavior score: a practical approach for assessing risk among men who have sex with men in Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS epidemic is not well controlled, and multiple sexual behavior factors help explain high rates of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). This article proposes to exam the use of a potential risk behavior score for HIV infection, based on the type and number of sexual partne...