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La consejería de enfermería disminuye la sintomatología y recaídas en pacientes pediátricos con rinitis alérgica

Resumen: Introducción: La rinitis alérgica (RA) es considerada como un problema de salud pública, por lo tanto, es indispensable poner a prueba estrategias de educación para la salud como la consejería de enfermería (CE) dirigida a grupos poblacionales como niños con rinitis alérgica y sus tuto...

Nuevas terapias orales de acción directa para tratamiento de virus de hepatitis C (VHC)

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017
Background: The availability of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is just starting to expand in Chile. Aim: To report the initial experience of patients treated with DAA and their evolution after treatment. Material and Methods: Prospective co...

Efectividad y seguridad del tratamiento anticoagulante con acenocumarol en fibrilación auricular no valvular

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017
Background: Vitamin K antagonists significantly decrease the incidence of stroke but increase the risk of bleeding. Aim: To assess the effectiveness and risk of bleeding of vitamin K antagonists in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Material and Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 524 patients, 236 w...

Síndrome de tako-tsubo, caracterización clínica y evolución a un año plazo

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017
Background: Tako-tsubo Syndrome (TTS) is characterized by transient regional systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV), mimicking myocardial infarction. It accounts for 0.9-1.2% of all acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Aim: To describe the incidence and characteristics of TTS within our population. ...

Latent tuberculosis infection screening in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients preceding anti-TNF therapy in a tuberculosis high-risk country

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To evaluate, in an endemic country, the long-term efficacy of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening and primary prophylaxis in patients with JIA receiving TNF blockers. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort that included JIA patients eligible to anti-TNF therapy. Patien...

Rheumatoid arthritis seems to have DMARD treatment decision influenced by fibromyalgia

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017
Abstract Objective: To compare DMARD use in patients with and without FM over time, including overtreatment and undertreatment rates in both groups. Methods: A prospective cohort study with patients attending an RA outpatient clinic was conducted. Participants were consecutively recruited between March...

Adjuvant radiotherapy for the primary treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma: are we offering the best?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the role of ARDT after surgical resection of ACC. Materials and Methods: Records of patients from our institutional ACC database were retrospectively assessed. A paired comparison analysis was used to evaluate the oncological outcomes between patients treated with surgery ...

Hybrid treatment with complete transposition of supra-aortic trunks versus conventional surgery for the treatment of aortic arch aneurysm

Abstract Objective: The disease of the aortic arch is traditionally approached by open surgical repair requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. This study performed a retrospective analysis comparing outcomes through primary hybrid patients submitted to aortic arch surgery without cardio...

Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in frail patients: study protocol for the fragile multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Introduction: Advances in modern medicine have led to people living longer and healthier lives. Frailty is an emerging concept in medicine yet to be explored as a risk factor in cardiac surgery. When it comes to CABG surgery, randomized controlled clinical trials have primarily focused on low-r...

Comparative study of electrical stimulation of the heart with vdd and ddd pacemakers as to the evolution to atrial fibrillation

Abstract Introduction: The pacemaker implantation VDD is considered simpler, faster, less expensive and causes fewer complications compared to DDD. However, the VDD pacemaker has not been widely used in many centers, perhaps for fear of dysfunction of the sinus node and the reduction of atrial sensitivi...