Abstract Objective To analyze the agreement, in relation to the 90th percentile, of ultrasound measurements of abdominal circumference (AC) and estimated fetal weight (EFW), between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (intergrowth-21st) tables, as well as regarding birth weight in fetuses/newborns of diabetic mothers. Methods Retrosp...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Obesity is considered a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease that shares mediators of inflammation with psoriasis, such as TNF-α and IL-6. The relationship between these two conditions involves factors such as predisposition and response to therapy, in addition to an association with cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of adip...
A gravidade da coexistência de hipertensão pulmonar e gravidez está bem estabelecida. A hipertensão arterial pulmonar constitui condição com elevado risco de morte materna no final da gravidez e pós-parto. Pacientes portadores de hipertensão portal de várias etiologias podem desenvolver hipertensão arterial pulmonar (hipertensão portopulmonar), sendo a maioria dos casos relatados na cirrose hepática, entretanto...