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Apr 2015
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201501-0052LE
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Dec 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.103
HDL levels and oxidizability during myocardial infarction are associated with reduced endothelial-mediated vasodilation and nitric oxide bioavailability
Acute phase response modifies high-density lipoprotein (HDL) into a dysfunctional particle that may favor oxidative/inflammatory stress and eNOS dysfunction. The present study investigated the impact of this phenomenon on patients presenting ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)....
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2016
DOI: 10.1590/S0080-623420160000600021
A study of cases reported as incidents in a public hospital from 2011 to 2014
Analyzing incidents reported in a public hospital in the Federal District, Brasilia, according to the characteristics and outcomes involving patients. A descriptive and retrospective study of incidents reported between January 2011 and September 2014. 209...
Geral
Dec 2016
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001949
Functional Status Score for the ICU: An International Clinimetric Analysis of Validity, Responsiveness, and Minimal Important Difference
To evaluate the internal consistency, validity, responsiveness, and minimal important difference of the Functional Status Score for the ICU, a physical function measure designed for the ICU. Clinimetric analysis. Five international datasets from the United...
Geral
2016
DOI: 10.7812/TPP/15-067
Love and the Value of Life in Health Care: A Narrative Medicine Case Study in Medical Education
This case study is an example of narrative medicine applied to promote self-awareness and develop humanistic contents in medical education. The impact and the human appeal of the narrative lie in the maturity and empathy...
Geral
Oct 2015
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311XCO041015
Geral
Nov 2015
DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320152011.07252015
Mais Medicos Program: an effective action to reduce health inequities in Brazil
The Program More Doctors (Programa Mais Médicos) aims to decrease the shortage of physicians and reduce the regional health disparities and involves three main strategies: i) more places and new Medical Courses based on the...
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2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.03.010
Field validation of a Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana exo-antigens ELISA for diagnosing tegumentary leishmaniasis in regions of Leishmania (Viannia) predominance
Several tests are performed to obtain better accuracy when diagnosing American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL). It is believed that antigens released via secretion, excretion and metabolism are more specific than are antigens released by the lysis...
Geral
Feb 2015
ISBN/ISSN: 1680-5348
Trends in research involving human beings in Brazil
Developing countries have experienced a dramatic increase in the number of clinical studies in the last decades. The aim of this study was to describe 1) the number of clinical trials submitted to the Brazilian...
Geral
2017
DOI: 10.5935/0103-507X.20170041
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: the importance of diagnostic criteria for establishing prevalence and prognosis in the intensive care unit
To establish whether there is superiority between contrast-induced acute kidney injury and contrast-induced nephropathy criteria as predictors of unfavorable clinical outcomes. Retrospective study carried out in a tertiary hospital with 157 patients undergoing radiocontrast infusion...