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Cross‐cultural adaptation of the FRAIL scale for critically ill patients in Spain
Abstract Aim To translate and culturally adapt the FRAIL scale into Spanish and perform a preliminary test of diagnostic accuracy in patients admitted to intensive care units. Design Cross‐sectional diagnostic study. Methods Five intensive care units (ICU) in Spain were participated. Stage 1: Three native Spanish‐speaking bilingual translators familiar
Susana Arias‐Rivera +24 more
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Abstract Background As previously reported, an increased repolarization temporal imbalance induces a higher risk of total/cardiovascular mortality. Hypothesis The aim of this study was to assess if the electrocardiographic short period markers of repolarization temporal dispersion could be predictive of the hospital stay length and mortality in ...
Gianfranco Piccirillo +11 more
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Avaliação morfoquantitativa do coração de equinos atletas
O presente trabalho possui como objetivo analisar os ventrículos cardíacos da espécie equina após o óbito, a partir da mensuração morfoquantitativa. Foram utilizados seis corações de diferentes raças de equinos com ou sem aptidões esportivas distintas ...
Vinicius José Lopes +6 more
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Comportamento anti-inflamatório da IL-6 nos derrames pleurais pós-revascularização do miocárdio
AbstractIntroduction: The local inflammatory reaction as-pects of pleural behaviour post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery (PCABG) are not completely evident, demanding further study and observation.Aim: To evaluate the behaviour of some cytokines and the possible anti-inflammatory activity of IL-6 (a protein involved in cortisone synthesis) on ...
Chibante, António M S +2 more
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Papel das citocinas proliferativas TGF-β e VEGF no derrame pleural pós-revascularização do miocárdio
AbstractCoronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries can impact on the pericardium and pleural space, leading to inflammation which can cause effusion.Aim: To study the role of the proliferative cytokines TGF-β and VEGF in the fluids of 16 transudates and 43 pleural effusions of patients who underwent CABG at the Heart Unit and Pulmonology Unit of the
Chibante, António MS +2 more
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a correlação entre um marcador estrutural do miocárdio e a sobrevida dos pacientes com cardiomiopatia dilatada. MÉTODOS: Mediante realização da biópsia endomiocárdica e exame ecocardiográfico foram estudados 9 indivíduos sem doença ...
Vera Lopes Nunes +5 more
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FUNDAMENTO: Pacientes com tetralogia de Fallot freqüentemente cursam com disfunção ventricular no período pós-operatório. A base histológica dessa alteração funcional tem sido pouco estudada.
Maria Cecília Knoll Farah +5 more
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FUNDAMENTO: Ainda hoje os casos de amiloidose cardíaca, em sua maioria, não são diagnosticados. OBJETIVO: Revelar fatores relacionados à dificuldade no diagnóstico de amiloidose.
Paulo Sampaio Gutierrez +3 more
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This study comprised 12 hearts of Wied´s black-tufted-ear marmoset, Callithrix kuhlii (Coimbra-Filho 1985), 6 with Wasting Marmoset Syndrome (WMS) and 6 non-affected. Biometry was performed after death.
Thalita A. Pissinatti +2 more
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Cardioprotective Effects of ω‐3 PUFAs in Chronic Kidney Disease
The prevalence rate of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a main cause of death in patients with CKD. The high incidence of CVD in CKD patients is related to chronic inflammation, dyslipidemia, malnutrition, atherosclerosis, and vascular calcification. Omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω‐3 PUFAs)
Su Mi Lee +2 more
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