Abstract Background Prothrombotic states have been associated with viral infections and the novel Sars-COV-2 infection has been associated with elevated D-dimer levels, although no causal relation has been clearly established. Objectives This study presents an epidemiological analysis of manifest VTE episodes in a group of patients hospitalized because of COVID-19. Methods Medical records of patients who presen...
Resumo Contexto O ultrassom contrastado por microbolhas (CMUS) é uma modalidade diagnóstica de acurácia bem demonstrada por estudos internacionais para seguimento de reparo endovascular do aneurisma de aorta abdominal (EVAR). Não existem, no entanto, estudos nacionais focados nesse método de seguimento. Objetivos O objetivo deste estudo foi relatar a experiência inicial com CMUS em um hospital terciário, traçan...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study examines the changes in anxiety and depression scores of 84 patients subjected to aortic or iliac aneurysm correction with no previous psychiatric history. METHODS: Patients were referred to the evaluation using the Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories no more than 3 days before surgery (i.e., preoperative [Pre-Op]), 30 days after revascularization (i.e., Early postoperative [PO...