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La administración nocturna de la medicación antihipertensiva no es más beneficiosa que la matutina para la prevención de eventos cardiovasculares mayores

Bilateral fracture of the shoulders following epileptic seizures: a case report

Convulsive seizures caused by hyponatremia occur when this condition is severe and develops quickly, resulting in a brain’s adaptive inability to contain brain swelling. Seizures are rarely the cause of shoulder fractures. This is a case report of bilateral humerus fracture following a single epileptic...

Recomendación rápida sobre el uso de antihipertensivos IECA/ARA II en pacientes con riesgo o documentación de COVID-19

Ciertos hallazgos preclínicos generaron preocupación en la comunidad científica y en la población general sobre el uso de inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina (IECA) y los antagonistas del receptor de la angiotensina II (ARAII), y los posibles desenlaces adversos asociados con relaci...

Impact of antihypertensive agents on clinical course and in-hospital mortality: analysis of 169 hypertensive patients hospitalized for COVID-19

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992); 66 (Suppl 2), 2020
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging health threat caused by a novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Previous studies have noted hypertension is associated with increased mortality due to COVID-19; however, it is not clear ...

Comparative evaluation of Latanoprostene Bunod, Timolol Maleate, and latanoprost Ophthalmic Solutions to assess their safety and efficacy in lowering intraocular pressure for the management of Open-Angle Glaucoma

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: Timolol maleate has been reported to be a safer intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering treatment than latanoprost. The United States Food and Drug Administration approved latanoprostene bunod, a nitric oxide-donating prodrug of latanoprost, for lowering IOP. This study compared the safety and ef...

Brimonidine-induced unilateral ocular lichen planus: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT This report was written to describe a case of unilateral brimonidine-induced conjunctival lichen planus. Because the ophthalmic examination indicated chronic conjunctivitis or drug-induced pseudopemphigoid, the patient underwent thorough ophthalmic and systemic examinations, as well as conjuncti...

Adherencia terapéutica antihipertensiva en adultos mayores
Adherence to antihypertensive therapy in elderly patients

Rev. inf. cient; 98 (2), 2019
Introducción: la hipertensión es el principal factor de riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares, por tanto, la adopción responsable del tratamiento antihipertensivo es fundamental para el control adecuado de las cifras tensionales. Objetivo: caracterizar la adherencia al tratamiento antihipertensivo e...

Objetivos de presión más bajos al estándar no reducirían la morbi-mortalidad en pacientes con hipertensión arterial y enfermedad cardiovascular
Objectives of blood pressure lower than the standard did not reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with hypertension and cardiovascular disease

Insulin autoimmune syndrome in an occidental woman: a case report and literature review

SUMMARY Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS, Hirata's disease) is a rare hypoglycemic disorder characterized by spontaneous hypoglycemia associated with extremely high circulating insulin levels and positive anti-insulin antibody results. Thus far, most cases have been reported in Asian countries, notably J...

Hydralazine-associated adverse events: a report of two cases of hydralazine-induced ANCA vasculitis

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (2), 2018
Abstract Hydralazine is a direct-acting vasodilator, which has been used in treatment for hypertension (HTN) since the 1950s. While it is well known to cause drug-induced lupus (DIL), recent reports are indicating the emergence of the drug-induced anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated va...