Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2020
[Distribution of COVID-19 and tuberculosis in the Metropolitan Region of Chile: differents diseases, similar inequalities].
Poor living conditions promote the spread of communicable diseases. It happened with Tuberculosis (TB) and is happening with COVID-19. Due to its dynamic nature, this group of diseases must be studied in the context of the social determinants of health. ⋯ Control policies cannot deepen health inequalities. If vulnerable groups, as well as the factors that determine their health, are not properly identified, the consequences of the current pandemic could be even more devastating.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jun 2020
[Patients with sudden cardiac death receiving an implantable cardiac device: survival at 30 days and one year].
The use of implantable cardiac devices in patients with sudden cardiac arrest has contributed to their survival. ⋯ Survival at 30 days and one year, was high in patients with sudden death or cardiac arrest who required intracardiac devices.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jun 2020
[Features of pulmonary hydatidosis in 368 patients admitted to a regional hospital].
Lungs are the second location in frequency of hydatidosis or cystic echinococcosis. ⋯ In these patients, pulmonary hydatidosis was diagnosed mainly during working ages and half of patients had a complicated cyst.