Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2021
Comparative StudyComparison of standard balloon and drug-coated balloon angioplasty in patients with the below-the-knee peripheral artery disease.
The objective of this study was to compare the interventions of percutaneous transluminal drug-coated balloon angioplasty (DCB PTA) and standard PTA in the treatment of patients with the below-the-knee peripheral artery disease (BTK PAD). ⋯ Based on this study, patients in the DCB group had significantly higher rates of primary patency as compared with the other patients.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2021
The effectiveness of dexamethasone on the prognosis of dialysis patients with severe COVID-19.
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of dexamethasone in dialysis patients with COVID-19 and whether it predicts mortality. ⋯ Dexamethasone did not reduce mortality rates and the requirement for intensive care unit in dialysis patients with COVID-19. Larger prospective randomized clinical trials are required to associate personalized medicine with the corticosteroid treatment to select suitable patients who are more likely to show a benefit.