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A Giant Arteriovenous Malformation of the Abdominal Wall

INTRODUCTION: Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) are high-fow anomalous connections between the arterial and venous systems composed of dysplastic vessels resulting from aberrant angiogenesis. They are congenital and when symptomatic they rarely manifest before adolescence. Depending on the location, size, stage and severity of the symptoms, treatment options vary from conservative management to surgical resect...

The Impact of a Western Diet and Resistance Training in a Rat Model of Mammary ...

This study aimed to investigate the impact of a Western diet and resistance training on cardiac remodeling in a rat model of chemically induced mammary cancer. Fifty-six female Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of eight experimental groups, evaluating the impact of Western and standard diets, exercise and sedentarism, and the induction of mammary cancer. Mammary cancer was induced via the intraperitonea...

Implementação de um questionário epidemiológico a detentores de explorações cas...

A detenção e a criação de animais em explorações caseiras podem representar um risco para a transmissão de agentes patogénicos zoonóticos e de genes de resistência a antibióticos, com impacto na saúde pública. Em Portugal, a ausência de registo de sistemas de produção caseira (SPC) dificulta a caracterização das práticas de gestão e criação de animais, assim como o perfil dos seus proprietários. Este estudo pil...

Ventricular Septal Rupture After Acute Myocardial Infarction – Can Va-Ecmo Give...

Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) after myocardial infarction (MI) is a rare but life-threatening complication. Although surgery is the gold standard treatment, best surgical timing is still a matter of debate. Studies are showing a tendency towards survival improvement with delayed intervention on the assumption that scarring of the infarcted tissue may facilitate patch suturing and avoid relapse of the defect....

Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis ompA-genotypes over three decades in Port...

Objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis is classified into 15 major genotypes, A to L3, based on the diversity of ompA gene. Here, we evaluated and characterised the distribution and diversity of ompA-genotypes over 32 years (1990–2021) in Portugal. Methods: The collection of the Portuguese National Reference Laboratory for Sexually Transmitted Infections includes 5824 C. trachomatis-positive samples that were succes...

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) ompA-subvariants of the Portuguese collection of...

Background: Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis ompA-genotypes L1–L3, with increasing numbers of detected cases across Europe. Here, we analysed diversity and temporal distribution of the LGV ompA-subvariants detected in Portugal between 2007 and 2023, in order to better understand the dissemination and diversification landscape of LGV strains. Meth...

Probe-based metagenomic pathogen detection: advancing laboratory capacity for c...

Probe-based pathogen enrichment, followed by NGS, is a promising tool for complex diagnosis, overcoming traditional challenges of shotgun metagenomics, namely small microbial/human genetic material ratio and demanding computational resources. Here, we assessed the combined detection performance of two Illumina probe-based panels, the Respiratory and the Urinary Pathogen ID panels (RPIP and UPIP), using 99 clini...

Real-Life Experience of HER2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2)-Positiv...

Background: Substantial improvements in survival have been observed in HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)-positive (HER2+) inoperable or metastatic breast cancer (advanced breast cancer [ABC]) in recent years, driven by the introduction and widespread use of multiple novel agents. The DESTINY-Breast02 trial compared the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in patients with HER2+ AB...

Viral genetics and transmission dynamics in the second wave of mpox outbreak in...

Interplay Between Western Diet and Mammary Cancer: Data from a Chemically-induc...

This study aimed to investigate the influence of Western diet on mammary cancer in Wistar female rats, focusing on systemic responses and tumor development. Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight Wistar female rats were acclimatized and divided into four experimental groups (n=7 each): Western diet (WD), Western diet with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) administration (WD+MNU), standard diet (CTR), and standard diet ...