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Brain natriuretic peptide based strategy to detect left ventricular dysfunction...
Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz Pinho; Teixeira, Mauro Martins; Reis, Adelina Martha dos; Silva, André Talvani Pedrosa da; Perez, Amanda ArantesBackground: Left ventricular dysfunction (LVd) is the main predictor of mortality in Chagas disease (ChD). Aims: To compare the diagnostic performance of the conventional approach (ECG and chest X-ray) in the recognition of LVd in ChD, with a new strategy, in which BNP is measured in patients with an abnormal ECG. Methods: Consecutive ChD patients recruited at an Outpatient Reference Center in Belo Horizonte, B...
Immunohistochemical profile of high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
Perez, Amanda Arantes; Rocha, Rafael Malagoli; Balabram, Débora; da Silva Souza, Átila; Gobbi, HeleniceOBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of the immunohistochemical profiles of a series of high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-one cases of high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ, pure or associated with invasive mammary carcinoma, were identified from 2003 to 2008 and examined with immunohistochemistry for estrogen receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, cy...