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Prognostic Role of Liver Biopsy in Patients With Severe Indeterminate Acute Hep...
Lin, S; Araujo, C; Hall, A; Kumar, R; Phillips, A; Hassan, M; Engelmann, C; Quaglia, A; Jalan, RBackground and aims: Severe indeterminate acute hepatitis (sIAH) is a poorly understood rare disease with no specific therapy. This study aims to define the clinicopathological characteristics of sIAH and the role of liver biopsy in determining prognosis. Methods: Patients with sIAH admitted to a single center between 2010 and 2019 were included. Histopathological patterns of liver biopsies were reviewed by 2 h...
Regional variation in coronary heart disease mortality trends in Portugal, 1981...
Araujo, C; Pereira, M; Viana, M; Rocha, OL; Bennett, K; Lunet, N; Azevedo, ABACKGROUND: Information is scarce about the geographic variation in time trends of mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD). We aimed to describe trends in death rates, absolute number of deaths and years of life lost (YLL) due to CHD among men and women in Portugal, by region, from 1981 to 2012. METHODS: The age-standardized mortality rates from CHD were estimated by sex and region. We used joinpoint regres...
Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism Interacts with Cigarette Smoking in Progression o...
Sena, A; Couderc, R; Ferret-Sena, V; Pedrosa, R; Andrade, ML; Araujo, C; Roque, R; Cascais, MJ; Morais, MGBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The influence of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism on clinical severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) is still controversial. Cigarette smoking has been suggested to influence the progression of disability in these patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether an interaction of smoking with the ApoE polymorphism influences the progression of disability in MS patients. METHODS:...
Broncho-splenic fistula caused by hydatidosis.
Moraes, M F; Ventura, F A; Araujo, C; Tavares, N J; Oliveira, C R; Sanches, J; Champalimaud, J LTo our knowledge, this is the first case report of a broncho-splenic fistula of hydatid origin. We discuss the clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects of this rare complication of hydatid disease.; To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a broncho-splenic fistula of hydatid origin. We discuss the clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects of this rare complication of hydatid disease.