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Mostrando 1-12 de 1897 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Immunoadsorption therapy in refractory heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a potential therapeutic option
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Removal of cardiac autoantibodies by immunoadsorption might confer clinical improvement in dilated cardiomyopathy. In this pilot study, we investigated the efficacy and safety of immunoadsorption therapy in refractory heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS: This study consisted of 9 heart failure patients with dilate
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2023
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2. Operating Model and Estimation of the Insurance Premium for an Energy Futures Clearing House in Brazil
Abstract Purpose We propose and analyze a new operating model for an energy futures exchange that could be implemented in Brazil, where there is low liquidity for these contracts. The clearing house temporarily assumes the position of customers who fail to answer the margin call, instead of closing the position, as would normally be done under normal condit
Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios. Publicado em: 2023
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3. Stock options: do they influence dividend payments?
Abstract Purpose This study aims to investigate whether there is any influence of the option plan to purchase shares protected from dividends to determine the distribution of dividends in Brazilian companies. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a Tobit dynamic and regressive regression model because their sample has an index higher than 30% of com
RAUSP Management Journal. Publicado em: 2022
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4. Dydrogesterone as an Option in the Medical Treatment of Endometriosis: A Brief Comment
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. Publicado em: 2022
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5. Tips and Tricks in Transaortic TAVR
ABSTRACT Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is currently the standard catheter-based treatment of severe aortic stenosis patients. Being the transfemoral route not feasible, other access sites could be chosen. Transaortic TAVR via either a J mini-sternotomy or a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy is a good option for patients having
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Publicado em: 2022
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6. A Surgical Technique to Preserve the Subvalvular Apparatus in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement for Severe Ischemic Regurgitation
ABSTRACT Severe functional mitral valve regurgitation should be treated in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization. When replacement is considered the best therapeutic option, preservation of the mitral subvalvular apparatus is crucial, especially in the emergency setting, because of its primary role in preserving geometry and function of left and r
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Publicado em: 2022
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7. Severe varicella in a child immunosuppressed with methotrexate
Abstract Varicella is a common viral infection in childhood and usually has a benign evolution. However, the evolution can be severe in immunosuppressed children. Vaccination can prevent its occurrence and especially the development of severe and/or complicated cases. Methotrexate is a systemic therapeutic option for many inflammatory diseases, and its immun
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. Publicado em: 2022
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8. Aortic Valve Repair as a Subspecialty: Still an Institutional Practice or Open for All?
ABSTRACT Aortic valve repair combined with root stabilization procedures have been reported to have reliable mid to long-term outcomes, and this is one of the reasons that various surgical units are accepting these techniques as an option in selected cases. Aortic valve replacement is a standard procedure with established results, but to master its technique
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Publicado em: 2022
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9. Perioperative administration of recombinant activated factor VII in a Glanzmannʼs thrombasthenia patient with platelet refractoriness: case report
Abstract Glanzmannʼs Trombasthenia (GT) is a genetic disorder, that develops with a tendency toward bleeding and is characterized by the absence or decrease in platelet aggregation. Surgical bleeding may be difficult to control. Platelet transfusion is the main treatment, albeit refractoriness can occur. We describe the case of a patient with GT and platele
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology. Publicado em: 2022
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10. Chronic recalcitrant erythema nodosum leprosum: therapeutic dilemma and role of mycobacterium indicus pranii vaccine
Abstract Erythema nodosum leprosum is a severe immune reaction that complicates the usual course of multibacillary leprosy. There is increased activation of T-cells in erythema nodosum leprosum. Treatment modalities available to date for the management are systemic steroids, thalidomide, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, minocycline, and apremila
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. Publicado em: 2022
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11. Sugammadex administration in pregnant patients undergoing non-obstetric surgery: a case series
Abstract The use of sugammadex for reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade after caesarean section is nowadays common practice, but concerns exist about its use in pregnant women undergoing non-obstetric surgery. We report six cases of pregnant women submitted to general anesthesia for non-obstetric surgery in which neuromuscular blockade was r
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology. Publicado em: 2022
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12. Deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum in immunocompromised patients
Abstract In immunosuppressed patients, dermatophytosis can be more invasive, affecting the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. The authors describe the cases of two patients with kidney and heart transplanted, respectively, that developed a deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum, confirmed by culture and DNA sequencing. Both patients had concomitant
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. Publicado em: 2022