CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: P2 hyperphonesis is considered to be a valuable finding in semiological diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The aim here was to evaluate the accuracy of the pulmonary component of second heart sounds for predicting PH in patients with interstitial lung disease. DESIGN AND S...
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Accelerometry provides objective measurement of physical activity levels, but is unfeasible in clinical practice. Thus, we aimed to identify physical fitness tests capable of predicting physical inactivity among adults. DESIGN AND SETTING: Diagnostic test study devel...
Acelerometría,
Actividades Cotidianas,
Tejido Adiposo/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Exactitud de los Datos,
Prueba de Esfuerzo/instrumentación,
Prueba de Esfuerzo/normas,
Actividad Motora/fisiología,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Prueba de Paso/instrumentación,
Prueba de Paso/normas
ABSTRACT Lumbar puncture in neurologically asymptomatic HIV+ patients is still under debate. There are different criteria for detecting neurosyphilis through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), especially in cases that are negative through the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), regarding cellularity and...
ABSTRACT The diagnosis of early signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major challenge in a heterogeneous population. Objective To investigate the use of the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) for the diagnosis of mild AD in a geriatric outpatient unit of a public hospital in the city of Rio ...
The prevalence of Celiac disease in the general population is approximately 1% and remains undiagnosed in a significant proportion of individuals. Its clinical presentation includes the classical malabsorption syndrome, unspecific and extra-intestinal manifestations, and silent celiac disease. The serolo...
Autoanticuerpos/sangre,
Enfermedad Celíaca/sangre,
Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad Celíaca/etiología,
Enfermedad Celíaca/terapia,
Inmunoglobulinas/sangre,
Transglutaminasas/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Biopsia,
Inmunoglobulinas/inmunología,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Transglutaminasas/inmunología
ABSTRACT This study describes a new method of microcentrifugation as an improved, viable, cost-effective option to the classical Cytospin apparatus to confirm azoospermia. Azoospermic semen samples were evaluated for cryptozoospermia by a centrifugation method similar to that of World Health Organization...
PURPOSE The parotidectomy technique still has an elevated paresis and paralysis index, lowering patient life's quality. The correct identification of the facial nerve can prevent nerve damage. Fluorescent dye identifies nerves in experimental studies but only few articles focused its use on facial nerve ...
Carbocianinas/administración & dosificación,
Nervio Facial/cirugía,
Colorantes Fluorescentes/administración & dosificación,
Glándula Parótida/cirugía,
Disección/métodos,
Microinyecciones/instrumentación,
Microscopía de Polarización,
Modelos Animales,
Variaciones Dependientes del Observador,
Ratas Wistar,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Factores de Tiempo
Rosa, Vitor Emer Egypto;
Lopes, Antonio Sergio de Santis Andrade;
Accorsi, Tarso Augusto Duenhas;
Fernandes, João Ricardo Cordeiro;
Spina, Guilherme Sobreira;
Sampaio, Roney Orismar;
Paixão, Milena Ribeiro;
Pomerantzeff, Pablo Maria;
Lemos Neto, Pedro Alves;
Tarasoutchi, Flávio.
SUMMARY Introduction: the EuroSCORE II and STS are the most used scores for surgical risk stratification and indication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, its role as a tool for mortality prediction in patients undergoing TAVI is still unclear. Objective: to evaluate the perfor...
Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/mortalidad,
Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica/cirugía,
Brasil,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Reemplazo de la Válvula Aórtica Transcatéter/efectos adversos,
Reemplazo de la Válvula Aórtica Transcatéter/mortalidad
We investigated the prognostic effects of high-flux hemodialysis (HFHD) and low-flux hemodialysis (LFHD) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Both an electronic and a manual search were performed based on our rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria to retrieve high-quality, relevant clinical ...
Sesgo,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/mortalidad,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Causas de Muerte,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Fallo Renal Crónico/mortalidad,
Fallo Renal Crónico/terapia,
Pronóstico,
Sesgo de Publicación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Análisis de Regresión,
Diálisis Renal/métodos,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/mortalidad,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Abstract Population-based studies assessing self-reported periodontal questions in low-income countries are lacking, and therefore we aimed to assess the accuracy of self-reported periodontal items in Brazil. One thousand one hundred and forty adults from Florianópolis, Brazil, had their periodontium cl...
Distribución por Edad,
Área Bajo la Curva,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Autoevaluación Diagnóstica,
Tamizaje Masivo/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Periodontitis/diagnóstico,
Periodontitis/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Autoinforme/normas,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
