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Arteriosclerose, aterosclerose, arteriolosclerose e esclerose calcificante da m...
Santos,Vanessa Prado dos; Pozzan,Geanete; Castelli Júnior,Valter; Caffaro,Roberto AugustoResumo A principal causa de óbito na contemporaneidade são as doenças cardiovasculares. Arteriosclerose, aterosclerose, arteriolosclerose e arteriosclerose de Monckeberg são termos frequentemente utilizados como sinônimos, mas traduzem alterações distintas. O objetivo desta revisão foi discutir os conceitos de arteriosclerose, aterosclerose, arteriolosclerose e esclerose calcificante da média de Monckeberg. O t...
Anxiety and depression scores in patients subjected to aortic and iliac aneurys...
Mendes,Cynthia de Almeida; Wolosker,Nelson; Fioranelli,Alexandre; Mello,Ricardo Abreu Feijó de; Portugal,Maria Fernanda CassinoSUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study examines the changes in anxiety and depression scores of 84 patients subjected to aortic or iliac aneurysm correction with no previous psychiatric history. METHODS: Patients were referred to the evaluation using the Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories no more than 3 days before surgery (i.e., preoperative [Pre-Op]), 30 days after revascularization (i.e., Early postoperative [PO...
Dilatation of Common Iliac Arteries after Endovascular Infrarenal Abdominal Aor...
Telles,Gustavo José Politzer; Razuk Filho,Álvaro; Karakhanian,Walter Khegan; Saad,Paulo Fernandes; Saad,Karen Ruggeri; Park,Jong HunAbstract Objective: Endovascular techniques to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms results in lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, dilation of the common iliac arteries prevents adequate distal sealing, which compromises the procedure success. The aim of this study is report the long-term outcomes of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms associated with aneurysm of the common iliac artery following end...
Hydrocortisone supresses inflammatory activity of metalloproteinase - 8 in caro...
Gabriel,Sthefano Atique; Antonangelo,Leila; Capelozzi,Vera Luiza; Beteli,Camila Baumann; Camargo Júnior,Otacílio de; Aquino,José Luis Braga deAbstractObjective:Matrix metalloproteinases are inflammatory biomarkers involved in carotid plaque instability. Our objective was to analyze the inflammatory activity of plasma and carotid plaque MMP-8 and MMP-9 after intravenous administration of hydrocortisone.Methods:The study included 22 patients with stenosis ≥ 70% in the carotid artery (11 symptomatic and 11 asymptomatic) who underwent carotid endarterect...
Influence of prevalent occupational position during working day on occupational...
Belczak,Cleusa Ema Quilici; Godoy,José Maria Pereira; Seidel,Amélia Cristina; Ramos,Rubiana Neves; Belczak,Sergio Quilici; Caffaro,Roberto AugustoBACKGROUND: The lower limb edema observed in normal people at the end of their working days can vary in intensity and frequency depending on the predominant working positions required to perform different jobs.OBJECTIVES: To compare lower limb volumes of volunteers allocated to three study groups, depending on the predominant positions in which they work.METHODS: Volumetric assessments were conducted of both lo...
Hidrocortisona reduz as concentrações séricas dos biomarcadores inflamatórios s...
Gabriel,Sthefano Atique; Antonangelo,Leila; Capelozzi,Vera Luiza; Beteli,Camila Baumann; Camargo Júnior,Otacílio de; Aquino,José Luis Braga deResumoContextoA hidrocortisona pode reduzir a concentração dos biomarcadores inflamatórios séricos e teciduais.ObjetivoAnalisar a atividade inflamatória da proteína C-reativa ultrassensível (PCR-US), do fator de necrose tumoral (FNT)-alfa e do fator de crescimento do endotélio vascular (FCEV) séricos e teciduais, mediante administração intraoperatória de hidrocortisona, após endarterectomia de artéria carótida ...
Subclavian and axillary arterial aneurysms: two case reports
Esteves,Fernando Pinho; Ferreira,Andre Ventura; Santos,Vanessa Prado dos; Novaes,Gabriel Santos; Razuk Filho,Alvaro; Caffaro,Roberto AugustoAneurysms of the subclavian-axillary segment are rare, but when diagnosed they must be treated. This article describes two cases of aneurysms of the upper extremities, one in a subclavian artery and the other in an axillary artery. The first case was a 71-year-old male with a pulsating supraclavicular bulge on the right and muscle weakness in the ipsilateral extremity. Duplex scanning and arteriography confirme...
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of fistula between the iliac artery...
Santos,Vanessa Prado dos; Razuk Filho,Alvaro; Castelli Junior,Valter; Caffaro,Roberto AugustoFistula between arteries and the gastrointestinal tract are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, but potentially fatal. The recognition and early treatment can modify the patient prognosis. We report a case of a patient with previous surgery for seminoma of cryptorchidic testicle, with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding. We performed the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the fistula between left ex...
Trashepatic left gastric vein embolization in the treatment of recurrent hemorr...
Saad,Paulo Fernandes; Razuk,Álvaro; Telles,Gustavo José Politzer; Park,Jong Hun; Esteves,Fernando Pinho; Caffaro,Roberto AugustoCONTEXT: Non-derivative surgical techniques are the treatment of choice for the control of upper digestive tract hemorrhages after schistosomotic portal hypertension. However, recurrent hemorrhaging due to gastroesophagic varices is frequent. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of treatment based on embolization of the left gastric vein to control the reoccurrence of hemorrhages caused by gastroesophagic varices...
Tratamento endovascular da coarctação da aorta: relato de caso
Carvalho,Aquiles Tadashi Ywata de; Silva,Gibran Swami Alcoforado; Pereira,Maria Clara Sampaio Barretto; Santos,Aleksandro de JesusA coarctação da aorta é uma malformação cardiovascular congênita de elevada prevalência. É caracterizada por um estreitamento da aorta torácica, geralmente logo abaixo da artéria subclávia esquerda. É mais frequente no sexo masculino na razão de 2 a 3:1. O quadro clínico habitualmente é composto por hipertensão arterial em membros superiores e diminuição de pulsos em membros inferiores. Tradicionalmente, o trat...