Response to Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi in a Murine Model
Cardiopathy is a common, irreversible manifestation of the chronic phase of Chagas disease; however, there is controversy as to how the causes for progression from the acute to the chronic phase are defined.
Mariana De Alba-Alvarado +10 more
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Chagas disease in Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil: left ventricle aneurysm and the risk of death in the 24-year interval [PDF]
BACKGROUND Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is indicator of high morbidity in Chagas’ disease. A cross-sectional study performed identified LVA in 18.8% of the chronic chagasic patients (CCP).
José Borges-Pereira +4 more
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OBJECTIVE: To study by doppler echocardiography the cardiac systolic and diastolic functions of health, uncomplicated obese subjects. METHODS: Fifty-nine obese women with an average body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg/m² were evaluated and compared with 19 ...
Nathan Herszkowicz +6 more
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Inhaled nitric oxide and high concentrations of oxygen in pediatrics patients with congenital cardiopathy and pulmonary hypertension: report of five cases [PDF]
Five patients with ages ranging from 6 months to 3 years were analyzed. All received inhaled nitric oxide (NO - 20 parts per million (ppm) ) and oxygen (0(2) - at a concentration of 90-95%) by means of an oxygen hood. Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure (MPAP)
Almeida, Dirceu Rodrigues de +5 more
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CORRELATES TO ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CONSTIPATION PREVALENT IBS PATIENTS [PDF]
Background and aim: Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have been associated to altered motility and sensation. In constipated prevalent-IBS patients, a clear association between bowel habit and abdominal pain remains to be established, and it is ...
A. D'Alessandro +5 more
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Early identification of arrhythmias in dogs showing doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy was studied. Ten healthy dogs were assigned to groups A (n=5) and B (n=5).
G.B. Pereira Neto +3 more
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Economic impact of chronic ischemic cardiopathy treatment in Brazil: the challenge of new cardiovascular technology inclusion [PDF]
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP ...
Araujo, Denizar Vianna +1 more
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Do Archaea and bacteria co-infection have a role in the pathogenesis of chronic chagasic cardiopathy? [PDF]
Chronic cardiopathy (CC) in Chagas disease is a fibrotic myocarditis with C5b-9 complement deposition. Mycoplasma and Chlamydia may interfere with the complement response.
BOCCHI, Edimar +6 more
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CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IS A RISK FACTOR FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME [PDF]
Background and aim: A recent epidemiologic survey in the U.S. provides indirect evidence that constipation is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal females.
A. D'Alessandro +6 more
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Há a necessidade de refazer muitos dos diagnósticos de hipertensão? [PDF]
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Most hypertensive subjects undergoing treatment were diagnosed solely through measurements made in the consultation office. The objective of this study was to redo the diagnosis of treated patients after new clinical measurements ...
Bombig, Maria Teresa Nogueira +4 more
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