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Urban environment and physical activity and capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Elsevier, 2022)
Background: Physical activity and exercise capacity are key prognostic factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but their environmental determinants are unknown. Objectives: To test the ...
Asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis cardiovascular risk factors and common hypertriglyceridemia genetic variants in patients with systemic erythematosus lupus
(MDPI, 2021)
SLE is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis to analyze its relationship with dyslipidemia ...
Control in patients with advanced cancer: an interpretative phenomenological study
(Springer Nature, 2022)
Background: In the context of life-threatening illness, loss of control is argued as a source of suffering and loss of perceived dignity, whereas having control over the dying process has been seen as ...
Gender differences in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia severity
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Background: Gender differences in organ involvement and clinical severity have been poorly described in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). The aim of this study was to describe differences in ...
Study design of heart failure events reduction with remote monitoring and eHealth support (HERMeS)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2020)
Aims: The role of non‐invasive telemedicine (TM) combining telemonitoring and teleintervention by videoconference (VC) in patients recently admitted due to heart failure (HF) (‘vulnerable phase’ HF ...
Does upper cervical manual therapy provide additional benefit in disability and mobility over a physiotherapy primary care program for chronic cervicalgia? A randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2020-11-11)
Introduction: Neck pain is a condition with a high incidence in primary care. Patients with chronic neck pain often experience reduction in neck mobility. However, no study to date has investigated the ...
Cystic fibrosis in Brazil: achievements in survival
(Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021)
Uridine 5'-triphosphate promotes in vitro Schwannoma cell migration through matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation
(Public Library of Science, 2014-06-06)
In response to peripheral nerve injury, Schwann cells adopt a migratory phenotype and modify the extracellular matrix to make it permissive for cell migration and axonal re-growth. Uridine 5′-triphosphate ...
Competencies in basic life support after a course with or without rescue ventilation: historical cohort study
(MDPI, 2022)
Background: Simplifying the international guidelines to improve skills after training and their retention over time has been one of the top priorities in recent years. The objective of our study was to ...
Use and misuse of PRP clinical trial proposal to help find PRP’s true efficacy
(ACT Publishing, 2018-04)
Introduction: Since the early 1970s, Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been used in many fields as a potential remedy for having regenerative properties. In dermatology, its use is extended to different ...