Quilotórax associado à torção de lobo pulmonar em gata

Repeat pulmonary thromboendarterectomy after recurrence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension* Reoperação de tromboendarterectomia pulmonar em recidiva de tromboembolismo pulmonar crônico hipertensivo

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy has been established as the standard method for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, with excellent results. However, repeat pulmonary thromboendarterectomy due to recurrence of pulmonary embolism has never been reported in the Brazilian literature. Its safety and effectiveness remain obscure. We report the case of a patient presenting ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with COPD* Programas de reabilitação pulmonar em pacientes com DPOC

Pulmonary rehabilitation programs are aimed at providing benefits to COPD patients, in various aspects. Our objective was to review the literature on COPD patient rehabilitation. This systematic review involved articles written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese; published between 2005 and 2009; and indexed in national and international databases. Articles were classified in accordance with the...

Contribution à l'étude de la maladie athéromateuse

Adaptation du Virus de l'Echtyma Contrgieux à la Culture de Cellules de Singe

Um Sistema de Apoio à Decisão Baseado em Agentes para Tratamento de Ocorrências no Setor Elétrico

Ronneesley M. Teles, Marcos Ivamoto, Leonardo H. S. Mello, Valdemar V. Graciano Neto, Cedric Luiz de Carvalho 1 Resumo: Empresas fornecedoras de energia elétrica e mantenedoras das redes de distribuição lidam diariamente com a reparação de falhas na rede elétrica e alocação de veículos especializados para atendimento de ocorrências. Em geral, tais empresas dispõem de recursos humanos limitados ...