OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the evidence for the usage of nasal steroids to improve symptoms of nasal airway obstruction in children with adenoidal hypertrophy. DATA SOURCES: Published studies indexed in the ...

O advento da ressincronização cardíaca (RC) representou um enorme avanço no campo da terapêutica da insuficiência cardíaca. No entanto, aproximadamente 30% dos pacientes não respondem à RC, o que pode estar relacionado ...

Background: Surgical techniques of myocardial revascularization without the use of extracorporeal circulation (ECC) have raised hopes of attaining operative results with less systemic damage, lower occurrence of clinical ...

Estudos do ciclo vital permitem avaliar efeitos a longo prazo de diferentes exposições sobre a saúde ou sobre o risco de doenças durante as várias fases da vida dos indivíduos, como na gestação, infância, adolescência, ...

Evidence has shown the negative effects of unsupervised diets and those with excessive calorie restriction. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of adolescents engaging in weight loss dieting and associated ...

RDRio is a novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage of the Latin American– Mediterranean (LAM) family. LAM has been found worldwide but is more predominant in South America. The aim of this study was to assess the presence ...

A isquemia hepática, devido à interrupção do fluxo sanguíneo, é utilizada na ressecção hepática, transplante e em sangramentos decorrentes de traumas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a proteção do parênquima hepático ...

Objective We characterized the impact of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components on cardiovascular adverse events in patients with symptomatic chronic multivessel coronary artery disease, which have been followed ...

Background—Coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is a safe, routine procedure. Neverthe- less, significant morbidity remains, mostly because of the body’s response to the nonphysiological nature ...

The generation and maintenance of memory antibody response by different primary immunization schedules with the Cubanproduced outer membrane protein based vaccine was investigated in a murine model. We analyzed the duration ...

Understanding the specificity of antibody response to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (Men B) is a key requirement for the development of an effective vaccine. This study was designed to investigate the antigen specificity ...

Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia is a rare genetic disease that affects one individual in every two million births. Its main consequence is heterotopic ossification, i.e. formation of additional bone in abnormal ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between alcohol abuse during gestation and low birth weight. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based nested study from a cohort of 957 pregnant women who received prenatal assistance ...

Este estudo teve por objetivo conhecer o perfil do paciente com 60 anos ou mais de idade internado nas duas unidades de terapia intensiva (UTI) do município de Rio Grande, RS. Utilizando-se de delineamento transversal, ...

The isoenzyme profiles (IP) of 33 strains of Entamoeba histolytica isolated from patients and carriers of two regions in Brazil (Amazonia and Southeast) were determined. The enzymes phosphoglucomutase, glucose-phosphate ...

To investigate the effectiveness of fibrin glue in comparison with polyglycolic acid suture to promote the closure of rabbit’s vaginal vault, after abdominal hysterectomy. Methods: Twenty female, adults, New Zealand ...

In this era of immunosuppression and transplantation, it is imperative that laboratory scientists remain in close communication with physicians. In patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy, the diagnosis of mycoses ...

Background: The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis suggests that intrauterine, infancy and early childhood variables play a key role at programming later health. However, little is known on the programming ...

Aim: Our aim was to assess the application of three currently used surgical adhesives in the tubal lumen of rabbits, to promote sterilization, using a transvaginal approach. Methods: Fifty-seven female albino New Zealand ...