Abstract Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) is a RNA virus that cause coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The clinical spectrum SARS-COV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic infection to critical and fatal illness. The expression of host receptor for SARS-CoV-2 cell entry in placental tissue and the identification of SARS-COV-2 in the placental tissue supports that SARS-...
Abstract Introduction: Pregnancy is associated with relevant hemodynamic changes that can lead to clinical decompensation in women with previous cardiomyopathy. Given this risk, the literature generally advises against pregnancy in these cases, but this recommendation is controversial. Case description: Herein is described the case of a woman with dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular ejection fraction of...
A melhoria da qualidade dos cuidados pré-natais e dos cuidados intensivos neonatais resultaram, nas últimas décadas, numa continuada diminuição da morbilidade e da mortalidade perinatais e infantis, particularmente de recém-nascidos muito pré-termo. No entanto, há uma grande variabilidade entre unidades de saúde na decisão sobre procedimentos e intervenções, quer a nível nacional quer internacional, que se pode...