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O contexto do transplante renal no Brasil e sua disparidade geográfica
Medina-Pestana,José O.; Galante,Nelson Zocoler; Tedesco-Silva Jr.,Hélio; Harada,Kelly Miyuki; Garcia,Valter Duro; Abbud-Filho,MárioO Sistema Nacional de Transplantes (SNT) Brasileiro coordena e regulamenta o, provavelmente, maior programa de transplantes públicos do mundo. Desde o seu estabelecimento, em 1997, o número de transplantes renais aumentou de 920 (5,8 pmp), em 1988, para 4.630 (24,1 pmp), em 2010. Esse crescimento foi primariamente devido ao aumento no número de doadores efetivos (de 1,8 pmp em 1998 para 9,3 pmp em 2010), com au...
Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia in chronic stable renal transplant patients
Machado,David José de Barros; Paula,Flávio Jota de; Sabbaga,Emil; Ianhez,Luiz EstevanPURPOSE: Hyperhomocyst(e)inaemia is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis, which is currently a major cause of death in renal transplant patients. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of immunosuppressive therapy on homocyst(e)inemia in renal transplant recipients. METHODS: Total serum homocysteine (by high performance liquid chromatography), creatinine, lipid profile, folic acid (by radioim...
Endolymphatic irradiation in preparation for renal transplantation: a 26-year's...
Galvão,Maria Margarida; Peixinho,Zulma Fernandes; Mendes,Nelson Figueiredo; Ianhez,Luiz Estevão; Sabbaga,EmilOBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to analyze the long-term evolution of patients submitted to endolymphatic irradiation as a pre-transplant preparation. SETTING: Referral center of university hospital. DESIGN: Case-control study. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: The study was designed to evaluate the incidence of rejection, kidney loss, leukopenia, infection, and graft survival in the group treated (group 1) p...
Seasonal variation of blood pressure in maintenance hemodialysis
Castro,Manuel Carlos Martins de; Mion Jr.,Décio; Marcondes,Marcello; Sabbaga,EmilCONTEXT: Seasonal variation in arterial blood pressure has been reported in studies with hypertensive and normotensive subjects. However, the influence of seasonal change on blood pressure of hemodialysis patients has not been reported. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the seasonal variation of blood pressure in Brazil, a tropical country, in patients on hemodialysis. DESIGN: Prospective, cohort study. SETTING: Dialys...
Aspectos clínico-diagnósticos relativos à fase aguda da doença de Chagas, em pa...
Chocair,Pedro Renato; Amato Neto,Vicente; Sabbaga,Emil; Torrecillas,Pedro HenriqueEm sete pacientes submetidos a transplante de rim e imonodeprimidos reconheceram os Autores a ocorrência de doença de Chagas, em fase aguda. Tais eventos permitiram verificações sem dúvida expressivas e, entre elas, afigurou-se conveniente salientar as seguintes: presença de febre como manifestação proeminente; valor elucidativo da pesquisa do Trypanosoma cruzi no "creme" leucocitário em etapa de realização de ...