Abstract INTRODUCTION: Metabolic disorders in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLH) have been described even before the introduction of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in the treatment of HIV infection and are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Based on this, the purpose of this study was to assess metab...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/complicaciones,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/tratamiento farmacológico,
Factores de Edad,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/virología,
Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Dislipidemias/epidemiología,
Dislipidemias/virología,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/virología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Factores Sexuales,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Triglicéridos/sangre
Berra, Thaís Zamboni;
Queiroz, Ana Angélica Rêgo de;
Yamamura, Mellina;
Arroyo, Luiz Henrique;
Garcia, Maria Concebida da Cunha;
Popolin, Marcela Paschoal;
Santos, Danielle Talita dos;
Ramos, Antonio Carlos Vieira;
Alves, Luana Seles;
Fronteira, Inês Estevinho;
Chiaravalloti Neto, Francisco;
Palha, Pedro Fredemir;
Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. We aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. METHODS: This was an ecological study. The scan statistic was used to de...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Demografía,
Sistemas de Información Geográfica,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Análisis Espacial,
Tuberculosis/etiología,
Tuberculosis/mortalidad,
Poblaciones Vulnerables/estadística & datos numéricos
Abstract Background: Mediastinitis is a severe surgical complication of low incidence, but high lethality. Scores used in the preoperative period to stratify the risk of postoperative mediastinitis may contribute to improve the results. Objective: To test the applicability of the MagedanzSCORE in predi...
Resumo O suicídio é um sério problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo. O avanço da idade está diretamente associado ao aumento da incidência de câncer e as limitações físicas e funcionais decorrentes da doença são fatores associados ao comportamento suicida em idosos. Este estudo teve por ...
Abstract Background Risk assessment for Lynch Syndrome may be a complex and challenging task. Demonstration of germline mutations has the benefits of confirming Lynch Syndrome diagnosis and may also provide screening and surgical orientation for affected members and relief for non-affected relatives. O...
RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar associação entre indicadores antropométricos e as escalas Avaliação Nutricional Subjetiva Global (ANSG) e Triagem de Risco para Estado Nutricional e Crescimento (STRONGkids). Métodos: Estudo transversal com pacientes de 0 a 18 anos, internados no Hospital das Clínica...
Corbalán, Ramón;
Conejeros, Carlos;
Rey, Carlos;
Stockins, Benjamín;
Eggers, Germán;
Astudillo, Carlos;
Lanas, Fernando;
Potthoff, Sergio;
Houzvic, César;
Montecinos, Humberto;
Charme, Gustavo;
Bugueño, Claudio;
Aguilar, Juan;
Arriagada, Germán;
Marín, Patricio;
Larico, Martín.
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with high rates of death, ischemic stroke and systemic embolism (SE). There is scarce information about clinical characteristics and use of anti-thrombotic therapies in Chilean patients with non-valvular AF. Aim...
Fibrilación Atrial/tratamiento farmacológico,
Fibrilación Atrial/epidemiología,
Fibrinolíticos/uso terapéutico,
Antitrombinas/uso terapéutico,
Fibrilación Atrial/complicaciones,
Chile/epidemiología,
Inhibidores del Factor Xa/uso terapéutico,
Inhibidores de Agregación Plaquetaria/uso terapéutico,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Sistema de Registros,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología,
Factores de Tiempo,
Vitamina K/antagonistas & inhibidores
Petermann, Fanny;
Durán, Eliana;
Labraña, Ana María;
Martínez, María Adela;
Leiva, Ana María;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
Díaz-Martínez, Ximena;
Salas, Carlos;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background: High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, affecting 27% of the Chilean population in 2010. Aim: To determine the risk factors associated with the development of hypertension. Material and Methods: Analysis of the database of the 2009...
Hipertensión/etiología,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/efectos adversos,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Chile/epidemiología,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Prevalencia,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/efectos adversos
Tala, Hernán;
Díaz, René E;
Domínguez Ruiz-Tagle, José Miguel;
Sapunar Zenteno, Jorge;
Pineda, Pedro;
Arroyo Albala, Patricia;
Barberán, Marcela;
Cabané, Patricio;
Cruz Olivos, Francisco;
Gac, Patricio E;
Glasinovic Pizarro, Andrea;
González, Hernán E;
Grob, Francisca;
Hidalgo Valle, Maria Soledad;
Jaimovich, Rodrigo;
Lanas, Alejandra;
Liberman, Claudio;
Lobo Guiñez, Maite;
Madrid, Arturo;
Moreno Seguel, Marcela;
Mosso, Lorena;
Munizaga, Fernando C;
Ortiz Parada, Eugenia;
Osorio Gonnet, Fernando;
Slater Morales, Jeannie;
Solar, Antonieta;
Stehr, Carlos;
Vásquez Rodríguez, Félix;
Véliz, Jesús;
Villaseca Najarian, Roberto;
Wohllk, Nelson.
The thyroid nodule is a frequent cause of primary care consultation. The prevalence of a palpable thyroid nodule is approximately 4-7%, increasing up to 67% by the incidental detection of nodules on ultrasound. The vast majority are benign and asymptomatic, staying stable over time. The clinical importan...
Abstract Purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of human papillomavirus (HPV) detection in an 11.3-year post-vaccination period in a cohort of adolescent and young women vaccinated or not against HPV 16/18. Methods a subset of 91 women from a single center participating in a random...
