Medicina
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We present the case of a 40-year-old male without cardiovascular risk factors, who was admitted to our hospital due to chest pain. The electrocardiogram showed a typical pattern, already described, known as Wellens syndrome type 1 or A, characterized by ST segment elevation <1 mm and biphasic T wave in lead V3. ⋯ The coronary angiography revealed 3 severe lesions: the proximal and middle thirds of the left anterior descending artery and the first diagonal. We highlight the validity of this electrocardiographic pattern, described more than 40 years ago, to identify and stratify patients with acute coronary syndrome.
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Global consumption of vegetables and fruits is currently below recommendations, impacting the prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases. In addition to environmental factors, mothers' feeding practices influence children's eating patterns. ⋯ Results provide information on home based strategies to promote children's fruit and vegetable intake that do not require complex resources and can be incorporated into community health education programs.
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Gonarthrosis is a highly prevalent disease in older adults. The objective of this research was to identify changes in quadriceps muscle strength and their impact on the functionality of total knee replacement (TKA) operated patients undergoing kinesitherapy at Hospital El Carmen de Maipú (HEC). All TKA operated patients were measured, pre and post intervention, maximum isometric strength (MIF), Time Up and Go, Standing and sitting test, Unipodal support and the WOMAC scale. ⋯ On the other hand, injuries to the non-dominant (left) knee have a 4 times greater chance of stay in treatment in less than 50 days [(OR = 2.71; CI (1.000-16.252)]. There was an increase in MIF of the knee treated post-intervention, in both genders. Functionality increased in men and women, after the intervention.
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Coronavirus disease-19 has emerged as a devastating global public health crisis. An increased frequency of arterial and venous thrombosis was observed in COVID-19 infection. The objective of this study was to describe the thromboembolic complications of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and their evolution. ⋯ Of the patients admitted to intensive care, 45.1% required mechanical ventilation. Overall mortality was 4.3%, significantly higher in intensive care patients than in the general hospital ward (29% vs. 1.3%; p < 0.0001). Patients requiring hospitalization due to infection secondary to COVID-19 have a high rate of thromboembolic events despite the use of thromboprophylaxis with heparin, generating a negative prognostic impact on the survival of patients admitted to intensive care.
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interstitial lung involvement occurs in 80% of chest CT scans of patients with systemic sclerosis (SS) and has a great impact on morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to describe factors associated with the development of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients diagnosed with SS in our division. ⋯ the analysis of risk factors to determine the development and progression of lung damage is of vital importance for an early implementation of treatment, which would impact the mortality rate of patients with SS.