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29/Mar/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6562
ABSTRACT Objective To describe cerebrovascular manifestations in patients hospitalized for treatment of severe COVID-19, highlighting the comorbidities observed, and those that may play a relevant role as risk factors for severe outcomes. Methods This case series retrospective analyzed, from June to November, 2020, ten patients admitted to the emergency department, with positive nasopharyngeal swab polymerase chain reaction assay for SARS-CoV-2, presenting with neurological symptoms and positive findings at brain imaging studies. Results In this sample, the clinical severity of the […]
Keywords: Cerebrovascular diseases; Comorbidity; Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Intracranial hemorrhages; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke
25/Nov/2021
25/Nov/2021
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6100
ABSTRACT Objective: To examine the impact of hypertension on cardiovascular health in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and to identify factors associated with uncontrolled hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional study including 251 patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (63.9% males, mean age 67±10 years). Following hypertension diagnosis, blood pressure was measured to determine control of hypertension. Arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity) and cardiac autonomic modulation (sympathovagal balance) were assessed. Results: Hypertension was associated with higher carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular system; Comorbidity; Hypertension; Intermittent claudication; Peripheral arterial disease; Vascular stiffness
01/Apr/2015
01/Apr/2015
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082015AO3331
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical aspects of cases of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Brazil. Methods: A descriptive study of cases reported in Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN), 2009-2010. Results: As the final classification, we obtained 53,797 (56.79%) reported cases confirmed as a new influenza virus subtype, and 40,926 (43.21%) cases discarded. Fever was the most common sign, recorded in 99.74% of the confirmed and 98.92% of the discarded cases. Among the confirmed cases, the presence of comorbidities […]
Keywords: Brazil; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; H1N1 subtype; Influenza A virus; Medical record linkage; Pandemics; Signs and symptoms
29/Oct/2012
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082012000300010
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients diagnosed with chronic migraine with and without acute medication overuse. METHODS: Seventy-two volunteers were recruited from a Family Health Program of the Paraisópolis community in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. These patients were submitted to a detailed headache questionnaire. All participants were submitted to physical and neurological examinations. The following variables were analyzed: age, gender, education level, body mass index, type of overused medication, headache characteristics, and caffeine consumption, lifetime anxiety […]
Keywords: Chronic disease; Comorbidity; Mental disorders; Migraine disorders; Prevalence