Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2023
Clinical profile and severity predictors of coronavirus disease 19 infection in a reference center from southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
The coronavirus disease pandemic has become a major global health crisis since 2019. Recent data show the association of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity with poor related outcomes in coronavirus disease infection. This descriptive study aimed to identify the clinical and laboratory parameters in patients with acute respiratory syndrome and confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. ⋯ Our findings suggest that metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities, as well as abnormal hematological parameters, are common findings among patients with severe respiratory syndrome related to coronavirus disease.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2023
Syndecan-1 as a marker to predict acute kidney injury after isolated coronary artery bypass graft operations.
Postoperative acute kidney injury is an important problem that can occur after coronary artery bypass graft operations, and it is important to identify risky patient groups preoperatively. This study aimed to investigate the importance of preoperative syndecan-1 levels in predicting acute kidney injury after elective coronary artery bypass graft operations accompanied by cardiopulmonary bypass. ⋯ This study revealed that elevated preoperative syndecan-1 is associated with acute kidney injury after isolated coronary artery bypass graft accompanied by cardiopulmonary bypass and has prognostic utility independent of other recognized risk factors.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2023
Serum chromogranin A levels are associated with the SYNTAX score in coronary artery disease.
In this article, we investigated the association of chromogranin A with coronary artery disease. ⋯ Serum chromogranin A levels were increased in coronary artery disease patients with SYNergy between PCI with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery score ≥1. Increasing serum chromogranin A levels are proportional to the SYNergy between PCI with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery score.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2023
An enlarged fetal thymus may be the initial response to intrauterine inflammation in pregnant women at risk for preterm birth.
Fetal thymus involvement in prematurity has been studied, and this study aimed to evaluate its relationship with short cervix and amniotic fluid sludge in the second trimester of pregnancy. ⋯ A short cervix is associated with an increased transverse diameter of the fetal thymus during the second trimester of gestation.