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EVALUATION OF REST ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN PATIENTS WITH NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVE...
OLIVEIRA,Andressa; FERNANDES,Sabrina Alves; CARTERI,Randhall Bruce; TOVO,Cristiane ValleABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently considered a global public health problem, with changes in lifestyle being the effective way to treat the disease. To date, there is no recommended standard of assessment to determine the resting energy expenditure (REE) of patients with NAFLD, so that dietary therapy can be properly guided. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the REE of patients wi...
PERFORMACE OF TRIGLYCERIDE-GLUCOSE INDEX ON DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF NAFLD IN O...
SMIDERLE,Carla Alessandra; CORAL,Gabriela Perdomo; DE CARLI,Luiz Alberto; MATTOS,Angelo Alves de; MATTOS,Angelo Zambam de; TOVO,Cristiane ValleABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease in the world, and its prevalence is increasing alongside obesity. In United States, NAFLD is already the second leading cause of liver transplantation. The spectrum of the disease ranges from simple steatosis, which has a benign course, to steatohepatitis, which may progress to cirrhosis and its complications. The...
IMPACT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL CHANGES ON SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN THREE...
ALMEIDA,Paulo Roberto Lerias de; LEÃO,Gabriel Stefani; GONÇALVES,Charlles David Gonçalves; PICON,Rafael Veiga; TOVO,Cristiane ValleABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a serious complication in cirrhotic patients, and changes in the microbiological characteristics reported in the last years are impacting the choice of antibiotic used for treatment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the changes in the epidemiology and bacterial resistance of the germs causing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis over t...
PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C IN A PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM IN SOUT...
MINME,Roseline; HOLZMANN,Iandra; TOVO,Cristiane Valle; ALMEIDA,Paulo Roberto Lerias deABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) can progress to cirrhosis and its complications as hepatocellular carcinoma, leading to morbidity and mortality. To know the profile of patients with CHC virus is fundamental to optimize management. OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of patients with CHC in a public health program in Southern Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out in patients with C...
Is there an association between vitamin D and liver fibrosis in patients with c...
OLIVEIRA,Kalinca da Silva; BUSS,Caroline; TOVO,Cristiane ValleABSTRACT BACKGROUND Vitamin D is known for its immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic properties, which are quite relevant in the pathogenesis and treatment of many causes of chronic liver disease. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D levels and the histopathological findings in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. METHODS Cross-sectional stu...
HIV AND HEPATITIS C VIRUS COINFECTION. WHO IS THIS PATIENT TODAY?
ANTONELLO,Vicente Sperb; ANTONELLO,Ivan Carlos Ferreira; ZALTRON,Rosana Ferrazza; TOVO,Cristiane ValleABSTRACT Background - The increase in the survival following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has seen the emergence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, renal and cardiovascular diseases as important morbidity and mortality causes together with HIV. Objective - The present study aimed to investigate the differences between HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfected and HIV-monoinfected r...
FREQUENCY OF THE MDR1 GENE POLYMORPHISM RS1045642 (C3435T) IN HCV-HIV CO-INFECT...
MARASCA,Giórgia de Souza; MACHADO,André Luiz; KRETZMANN FILHO,Nélson Alexandre; SOUZA,Adaliany Cecília da Silva; MATTOS,Angelo Alves de; KLIEMANN,DimasABSTRACT Background Due to the high prevalence of co-infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the severity of these infections, the understanding of the biological mechanisms involved in these processes, including viral behavior and host genetic profile, is of great importance for patient treatment and for public health policies.Some single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) ...
ASSOCIATION OF CAFFEINE INTAKE AND LIVER FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPA...
OLIVEIRA,Kalinca da Silva; BUSS,Caroline; TOVO,Cristiane ValleBackground Caffeine consumption has been associated to decreased levels of liver enzymes and lower risk of fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the association between caffeine consumption and inflammatory activity or degree of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. Methods A cross-sectional study of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus in...
TRIPLE THERAPY IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C: initial series in a public health progra...
ALMEIDA,Paulo R L; FONSECA,Carla Bortolin; KOCH,Vivian W; SOUZA,Amanda M; FELTRIN,Alberi A; TOVO,Cristiane ValleBackground Chronic hepatitis C has great impact on world’s health. Current therapy for genotype 1 hepatitis C virus includes protease inhibitors boceprevir and telaprevir, associated to standard therapy - peginterferon alfa + ribavirin. There are no published data in Brazil on the results of this new therapy, and it is interesting an evaluation of what was accomplished up to this moment. Objectives To evaluate ...
BIOCHEMICAL NUTRITIONAL PROFILE OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULAR...
PORT,Gabriela Zanatta; OLIVEIRA,Kalinca; SOLDERA,Jonathan; TOVO,Cristiane ValleContext Liver cirrhosis patients with hepatocellular carcinoma present nutritional alterations and metabolic disorders that negatively impact the prognosis. Objective The objective is to identify alterations in the metabolism of macro and micronutrients among liver cirrhosis patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma and their relation to the Child-Turcote-Pugh score and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer st...