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Evaluation of peptidylarginine deiminase 4 and PADI4 polymorphisms in sepsis-in...
Costa,Nara Aline; Polegato,Bertha Furlan; Pereira,Amanda Gomes; Paiva,Sérgio Alberto Rupp de; Gut,Ana Lúcia; Balbi,André Luís; Ponce,DanielaSUMMARY BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD 4) concentration and PADI4 polymorphisms as predictors of acute kidney injury (AKI) development, the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT), and mortality in patients with septic shock. METHODS: We included all individuals aged ≥ 18 years, with a diagnosis of septic shock at ICU admission. Blood samples were taken w...
Performance of cardiovascular risk scores in mortality prediction ten years aft...
Petek,Amanda Aparecida; Costa,Nara Aline; Pereira,Filipe Welson Leal; Santos,Ezequiel Aparecido dos; Okoshi,Katashi; Zanati,Silmeia GarciaSUMMARY BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Framingham risk score (FRS) and risk score by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (SR ACC/AHA) in predicting mortality of patients ten years after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study that included patients aged ≥ 18 years with ACS who were hospitalized at the Co...