Coronary artery disease is a chronic medical condition associated with high mortality and morbidity. Among individuals with coronary artery disease, more than 50% have chronic stable angina. Recent evidence supports initial treatment with medical therapy, followed by revascularization, if indicated, in patients with chronic stable angina. The successful management of patients with chronic stabl...

Hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hs-PDA) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm infants, affecting more than 40% infants. A persistent hs-PDA can problems, especially in premature Thus, the early closure important to prevent several comorbidities such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), pulmonary edema/hemorrhage, devel...

Abstract Purpose of Review The increase in wildfire prevalence and severity has generated alarm as air pollution is associated with significant respiratory morbidity. We aim to summarize the pathophysiology causing lung disease, current knowledge pulmonary health effects, precautionary guidance public. also propose specific for high-risk patients during wildfires. Recent Findings Health effects...

BACKGROUND Work related dust exposure is a risk factor for acute and chronic respiratory irritation and inflammation. Exposure to dust and cigarette smoke predisposes to exogenous viral and bacterial infections of the respiratory tract. Respiratory infection can also act as a risk factor in the development of atherosclerotic and coronary artery disease. AIMS To investigate the association of ...

objective: there is some evidence that chronic skin diseases like dermatitis could affect the quality of life of sufferers. in addition, patients with dermatological disorders are at greater risk to develop psychiatric morbidity. the aim of this study was to explore the quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis. we also examined the effect of a convenient dermatologic inter...

background: cardiovascular mortality and morbidity are high in chronic renal failure (crf) patients. increased dispersion of qt intervals is known to predispose to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. this study was conducted to assess the effect of hemodialysis (hd) on corrected qt (qtc) intervals and their dispersions (qtd) in chronic hemodialyzed patients. methods: fifty-eight p...

Chronic non-communicable diseases constitute the highest burden of morbidity and mortality in world is responsible for 63% deaths worldwide. In Brazil, they still represent country. Thus, objective study was to identify areas risk protection premature from chronic according social vulnerability city Ribeirão Preto 2010 2014. This an ecological, quantitative which, through method spatial scannin...

background: tubo-ovarian abscess as a serious complication of pelvic inflammatory disease is very uncommon in sexually inactive girls. case: we report a case of tubo-ovarian abscess in a 24-year-old sexually inactive girl with transverse vaginal septum who was presented with abdominal pain and a pelvic mass and without prior surgical history and no evidences of appendicitis, inflammatory bowel ...

chronic pain is a prevalent and debilitating condition, conveying immense human burden. suffering from chronic pain is not only caused by painful symptomatology, but also through a wide range of psychopathological and physical consequences, including depression and anxiety disorders, impaired sleep and cognition, cardiovascular morbidity and impaired sexual function, all contributing to diminis...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and treatable in the general population, accounting for high morbidity mortality rates. In patients with severe COPD, hypoxemia main cause of complications such as hypertension (PH) right ventricle (RV) dysfunction. However, presence RV vascular structural functional changes may occur early stages even before significant or PH. Subclinica...