Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2023
[Coronary artery bypass grafting: evolution of coronary disease characteristics and immediate surgical outcomes over a decade].
Several factors intervene in the evolution of the characteristics of Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), such as demographic changes, surgical technique, and perioperative care. Our objective was to analyze the evolution of the characteristics of coronary artery disease in patients treated with CABG and its immediate results. ⋯ There was a significant increase in the estimated surgical risk; however, mortality remained unchanged. The increase in surgical risk is consistent with the increase in mean age and prevalence of comorbidities, as well as the increase in severe ventricular dysfunction in the group ofpatients with ventricular dysfunction and recent AMI in the second period.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2023
[Association between Walking Pace and obesity in Chilean Population: Findings from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017].
Walking Pace is a functional marker, used as a predictor of chronic diseases. However, there is a lack of evidence on the association between walking pace and obesity. ⋯ the average and brisk walkingpace was associated with lower body weight, BMI, waist circumference and waist to height ratio and a brisk walking pace was associated with a lower probability of obesity and central obesity, independently of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2023
Incidence moments: Short term forecast of the COVID-19 incidence rate in Chile.
The predictability of any epidemic is highly uncertain, especially regarding a new emerging pathogen such as SARS-CoV-2. ⋯ The third incidence moment method is suitable for short-term forecasting of COVID-19 with an error of around 30%. This forecast represents a short time of predictability in mainly chaotic dynamics. The predictability decreased only slightly due to pharmacological interventions and the income of new virus variants. We found low predictability in the initial periods of the epidemic and during the Omicron epidemic outbreak.