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Adenovirus Infection in a Kidney–Pancreatic Transplant Recipient: Case Report

Adenovirus infection in transplant recipients may present from asymptomatic viremia to multisystemic involvement. Most frequently, it occurs in the first year after a kidney transplant, and it is secondary to the reactivation of latent disease. However, primary infection may occur, and disseminated disease is more common when related to primary infection. Kidney involvement may be confirmed by biopsy, although ...

Predicting Function Delay with a Machine Learning Model: Improve the Long-term ...

The impact of delayed graft function on outcomes following various solid organ transplants is well documented and addressed in the literature. Delayed graft function following various solid organ transplants is associated with both short- and long-term graft survival issues. In a retrospective cohort study including 106 patients we evaluated whether pancreas graft survival differs according to moment of insulin...

O Problema da Sobreutilização de Recursos e o Projeto Choosing Wisely Portugal ...

A variação da prática clínica é um fenómeno que se encontra bem descrito e que se caracteriza por uma prática clínica utilizando testes diagnósticos e esquemas terapêuticos diversos, em doentes semelhantes na patologia que apresentam e no seu risco basal. A sobreutilização de recursos em saúde caracteriza-se por apresentar um benefício-risco negativo. Infelizmente ambos os fenómenos se verificam em diversos paí...

Lower Free Triiodothyronine Levels Within the Reference Range Are Associated wi...

Thyroid hormones play a central role in cardiovascular homeostasis. Lower free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels have been associated with worse prognosis in several conditions. However, contrary to thyrotropin (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4), the role of FT3 in morbidity and mortality in the general population remains uncertain. Our objective was to evaluate the association between within the normal range FT3 level...

Choosing Wisely Portugal: a Visão dos Médicos Portugueses

Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment Reduced Stroke Risk in Patients With Albumin...

Background and Purpose- Albuminuria is associated with stroke risk among individuals with diabetes. However, the association of albuminuria with incident stroke among nondiabetic patients is less clear. Methods- We performed a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial), which examined the effect of higher versus lower intensity blood pressure management on mortality in 8913 par...

Prescribing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Patients with Diabetes ...

INTRODUCTION: Portugal presents the highest incidence of stage 5 chronic kidney disease in Europe. It is speculated that a high consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may contribute to this high incidence. Our aim was to characterize the prescription of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to patients with diabetes mellitus in Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed the national pres...

Caffeine Consumption and Mortality in Diabetes: An Analysis of NHANES 1999-2010

Aim: An inverse relationship between coffee consumption and mortality has been reported in the general population. However, the effect of coffee consumption in diabetes remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association of caffeine consumption and caffeine source with mortality among patients with diabetes. Methods: We examined the association of caffeine consumption with mortality among 1974 women and 1974 ...

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Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Pharmacotherapy for Hyperuricemia in Hypertens...

Arterial hypertension is a public health problem that affects approximately 25% of the world's adult population. The association between hypertension and hyperuricemia has been shown on epidemiological and experimental studies. However, it is unclear whether lowering serum uric acid might lower blood pressure. This Cochrane systematic review - a revised edition of a previously published one - intended as primar...