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Knowledge of and attitudes toward the WHO MPOWER policies to reduce tobacco use...
Martins,Stella Regina; Szklo,André Salem; Bussacos,Marco Antônio; Prado,Gustavo Faibischew; Paceli,Renato Batista; Fernandes,Frederico Leon ArrabalABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate third- and sixth-year medical students in Brazil in terms of their knowledge of and attitudes toward the WHO MPOWER policies to reduce tobacco use. Methods: The WHO Global Health Professions Student Survey was applied in five cohorts of medical students evaluated in their third and sixth years of medical school, between 2008 and 2015. Comparisons were drawn between the two years ...
Environmental air pollution: respiratory effects
Santos,Ubiratan de Paula; Arbex,Marcos Abdo; Braga,Alfésio Luis Ferreira; Mizutani,Rafael Futoshi; Cançado,José Eduardo Delfini; Terra-Filho,MárioABSTRACT Environmental air pollution is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality worldwide. Environmental air pollution has a direct impact on human health, being responsible for an increase in the incidence of and number of deaths due to cardiopulmonary, neoplastic, and metabolic diseases; it also contributes to global warming and the consequent climate change associated with extreme events and environm...
Work-related asthma
Roio,Lavinia Clara Del; Mizutani,Rafael Futoshi; Pinto,Regina Carvalho; Terra-Filho,Mário; Santos,Ubiratan PaulaABSTRACT Work-related asthma (WRA) is highly prevalent in the adult population. WRA includes occupational asthma (OA), which is asthma caused by workplace exposures, and work-exacerbated asthma (WEA), also known as work-aggravated asthma, which is preexisting or concurrent asthma worsened by workplace conditions. In adults, the estimated prevalence of OA is 16.0%, whereas that of WEA is 21.5%. An increasing num...
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: diagnostic and treatment characteristics
Salibe-Filho,William; Piloto,Bruna Mamprim; Oliveira,Ellen Pierre de; Castro,Marcela Araújo; Affonso,Breno Boueri; Motta-Leal-Filho,Joaquim Maurício daABSTRACT Objective: To present a case series of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), describing the main clinical findings, the number/location of pulmonary vascular abnormalities, the clinical complications, and the treatment administered. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study evaluating patients with PAVM divided into two groups: hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT); and idiop...
Effective tobacco control measures: agreement among medical students
Martins,Stella Regina; Paceli,Renato Batista; Bussacos,Marco Antônio; Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal; Prado,Gustavo FaibischewABSTRACT Objective: To determine the level of agreement with effective tobacco control measures recommended by the World Health Organization and to assess the attitudes toward, knowledge of, and beliefs regarding smoking among third-year medical students at University of São Paulo School of Medicine, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Between 2008 and 2012, all third-year medical students were i...
Hard metal lung disease: a case series
Mizutani,Rafael Futoshi; Terra-Filho,Mário; Lima,Evelise; Freitas,Carolina Salim Gonçalves; Chate,Rodrigo Caruso; Kairalla,Ronaldo AdibABSTRACT Objective: To describe diagnostic and treatment aspects of hard metal lung disease (HMLD) and to review the current literature on the topic. Methods: This was a retrospective study based on the medical records of patients treated at the Occupational Respiratory Diseases Clinic of the Instituto do Coração, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, between 2010 and 2013. Results: Of 320 patients treated during t...
Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among m...
Martins,Stella Regina; Paceli,Renato Batista; Bussacos,Marco Antônio; Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal; Prado,Gustavo FaibischewOBJECTIVE: Water-pipe tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly more common among young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the use of water pipes and other forms of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, among medical students, as well as to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of those students regarding this issue. METHODS: We administered a questionnaire to stude...
Qualidade de vida antes e após tromboendarterectomia pulmonar: resultados preli...
Genta,Pedro Rodrigues; Jatene,Fábio Biscegli; Terra-Filho,MárioINTRODUÇÃO: A hipertensão pulmonar secundária a tromboembolismo crônico é uma doença grave, debilitante e associada a elevada mortalidade. A tromboendarterectomia pulmonar é o tratamento de escolha para o seu tratamento. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o impacto da tromboendarterectomia sobre a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com hipertensão pulmonar secundária a embolia crônica de pulmão através do questionário SF-36 Health...
Tromboendarterectomia pulmonar em paciente com 80 anos de idade
Terra-Filho,Mário; Ribeiro,Sabrina Correia da Costa; Souza,Rogério De; Jatene,Fábio BisceliA hipertensão pulmonar secundária a tromboembolismo é uma doença grave e debilitante. Ocorre em aproximadamente 0,5-1,0% dos pacientes que sobrevivem a um episódio de tromboembolismo agudo. Descreve-se pela primeira vez no Brasil, um paciente de 80 anos de idade com hipertensão pulmonar grave secundária a tromboembolismo, que foi submetido a tromboendarterectomia e que apresentou boa evolução.Os autores acredit...
Papel da ecodopplercardiografia na avaliação da hipertensão arterial pulmonar
Sbano,João Cesar Nunes; Tsutsui,Jeane Mike; Terra-Filho,Mário; Mathias Junior,WilsonA adequada avaliação dos níveis de pressão na artéria pulmonar é fundamental para o diagnóstico e manuseio de pacientes com hipertensão arterial pulmonar (HAP) de qualquer etiologia. A ecocardiografia é um método nãoinvasivo, de baixo custo e amplamente disponível, que permite a avaliação anatômica e funcional das cavidades cardíacas direitas e a estimativa das pressões em artéria pulmonar, apresentando boa cor...