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Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stress: Is There a Relationship?

Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the result of a complex pathophysiological process with various dynamic factors. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is a validated instrument for estimating stress levels in clinical practice and may be useful in the assessment of ACS. Methods: We carried out a single-center prospective study engaging patients hospitalized with ACS between March 20, 2019 a...

A Systemic Review of Endocardial Left Ventricular Pacing

Background: Endocardial left ventricular pacing is an alternative technique used in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), when placement of a left ventricular lead is not possible via the coronary sinus or in non-responders to conventional CRT. Objectives: To review the evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of endocardial left ventricular pacing. Methods: Systematic research on Medline (PubMed), Clinica...

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Portuguese hospital – a five-ye...

Background: Our hospital experienced an outbreak of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae, triggering this study. We aimed to describe the population with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in our hospital from 2014 to 2018, the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of isolates, and strategies to stop the outbreak. Methods: We performed a retrospective study, including every patient with CPE spec...

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Portuguese hospital - a five-ye...

Our hospital experienced an outbreak of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae, triggering this study. We aimed to describe the population with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in our hospital from 2014 to 2018, the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of isolates, and strategies to stop the outbreak.

StressadaMente: Mental health promotion program for direct care workers of olde...

Background: In the current context, associated with the increase in longevity, there is a greater need for institutionalization of old people in search of formal support. The direct care workers of institutionalized older people, who work at day care centers and residential homes, are at risk of being victims of occupational psychosocial risks. There are several psychological complaints of these workers, highli...

Depression and anxiety in systemic lupus erythematosus: The crosstalk between i...

Depression and anxiety cause severe loss of quality of life for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The causes and factors that contribute to these psychological manifestations in lupus are difficult to disentangle. This study compared clinical, psychological, and demographic factors between lupus patients, depressed patients, and rheumatoid arthritis patients to discover lupus-specific contributors to ...

Influence of Biological Therapeutics, Cytokines, and Disease Activity on Depres...

Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an often debilitating autoinflammatory disease. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are often troubled by co-occurring depression or other psychological manifestations. RA patients have a variety of treatment options available, including biologicals that inhibit cytokines or immune cells. If these cytokines influence the psychological symptoms, then the use of cytokine inhib...

Correlation between physical markers and psychiatric health in a Portuguese sys...

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects a large number of people throughout the world. Anxiety, depression and fatigue are common symptoms of SLE that substantially contribute to decreased quality of life. This study investigates the interplay between physical and psychiatric manifestations of lupus. To this end, an SLE patient cohort was examined for correlat...

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular...

Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis: A Case Report with Atypical Present...

INTRODUCTION: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare autoinflammatory condition. The clinical picture consists of sterile osteomyelitis, typically with multiple-site lesions in the metaphysis of long bones and not uncommonly, symmetrical bone involvement. It is a poorly understood entity, whose prognosis, etiology and ideal treatment are still controversial. The authors report a case of uni...