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Mortalidad de la sepsis en la unidad de cuidados intensivos
Mortality from sepsis in intensive care unit

Cambios rev. méd; 22 (1), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN. La sepsis es un estado de disfunción multisistémica, que se produce por una respuesta desregulada del huésped a la infección. Diversos factores influyen en la gravedad, manifestaciones clínicas y progresión de la sepsis, tales como, heterogeneidad inmunológica y regulación dinámic...

Avaliação farmacológica de novos derivados n-acilidrazônicos em modelo animal de hipertensão arterial sistêmica
Pharmacological evaluation of new n-acylhydrazonic derivatives in an animal model of systemic arterial hypertension

Introdução: A hipertensão arterial sistêmica é uma condição multifatorial e considerada fator de risco para disfunção cardíaca, encefálica, renal. A busca por novas estratégias de prevenção e tratamento de doenças cardiovasculares levou ao planejamento e síntese de novas N-acilidrazonas p...

Chemical Angioplasty with Nitroglycerin for Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Case Series and Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 41 (1), 2022
Introduction Vasospasm is a common and potentially devastating complication in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, causing high morbidity and mortality. There is no effective and consistent way to prevent or treat cerebral vasospasm capable of altering the morbidity and mortality of this complication....

Global endothelial function assessment using pulse wave analysis in hypercholesterolemia

To compare global endothelial function assessed by pulse wave analysis (PWA) using the ratio of endothelium dependent vasodilatation (EDV) to endothelium independent vasodilatation (EIV) in patients with hypercholesterolemia and controls. 92 subjects [46 hypercholesterolemics, 46 controls] were studied a...

Dermatitis genital por poppers: una presentación poco frecuente
Genital dermatitis due to poppers: a rare presentation

Rev. chil. dermatol; 38 (1), 2022
Los poppers son un grupo de drogas recreativas muy utilizadas en hombres que tienen sexo con hombres. Su uso ha presentado un incremento en el último tiempo, asociándose a conductas sexuales de riesgo. A nivel cutáneo pueden generar dermatitis de contacto irritativa, la que usualmente se presenta en r...

Effect of creatine and sildenafil citrate on the physical performance of mice

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 27 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: The use of substances to enhance sports performance among professional and amateur athletes is increasing. Such substances may either be included in the group of dietary supplements or fall into pharmacological classes. Every substance used for this purpose is called an ergogenic ...

Dietary supplementation with whey protein improves systemic microvascular function in heart failure patients: a pilot study

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (6), 2021
Endothelial dysfunction is a well-known component of the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF), with proven prognostic value. Dietary supplementation with whey protein (WP) has been widely used to increase skeletal muscle mass, but it also has vascular effects, which are less understood. This study aimed...

Update on perioperative hypersensitivity reactions: joint document from the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology (SBA) and Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology (ASBAI) - Part II: etiology and diagnosis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (6), 2020
Abstract This second joint document, written by experts from the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology (ASBAI) and Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology (SBA) concerned with perioperative anaphylaxis, aims to review the pathophysiological reaction mechanisms, triggering agents (in adults and chil...

Eficácia e segurança da milrinona no tratamento do vasoespasmo cerebral após hemorragia subaracnóidea: uma revisão sistemática

RESUMO Objetivo: Revisar sistematicamente a evidência atual da eficácia de milrinona no tratamento do vasoespasmo cerebral após hemorragia subaracnóidea. Métodos: Triaram-se as bases de dados Pubmed®, Cochrane e Embase quanto a artigos publicados entre abril de 2001 e fevereiro de 2019. Dois revi...

Comparison of the apoptotic effects of topically applied papaverine, diltiazem, and nitroprusside to internal thoracic artery

Abstract Objective: To detect and to compare the apoptotic effects of intraoperatively topically applied diltiazem, papaverine, and nitroprusside. Methods: Internal thoracic artery segments of ten patients were obtained during coronary bypass grafting surgery. Each internal thoracic artery segment wa...