Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2024
[Epidemiological profile of patients with cardiovascular morbidity in an insular population in Chile: Report from the Juan Fernández Archipelago].
Cardiovascular disease is the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality rates in Chile and the world. The Chilean National Health Survey, which describes cardiovascular disease nationally, excludes 27 locations deemed hard to access or insular, like the Juan Fernández Archipelago. Characterization of this territory could support future public health policies. ⋯ We observed a better cardiovascular profile in the Juan Fernández Archipelago than nationwide. These findings not only provide a basis for future public health actions but also inspire and motivate new lines of research that can bring context to these results and further our understanding of cardiovascular health.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2024
Long-term quality of life in patients with bariatric surgery evaluated with BAROS.
Quality of life (QoL) significantly improves in the short term after bariatric surgery (BS). However, evidence on the long-term QoL of patients with BS is limited. ⋯ Patients undergoing BS showed a good QoL even in the long term (~10 y).
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2024
[Oncological Patients' Perception of Received Information: Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the EORTC QLQINFO25 Questionnaire in Chilean Patients].
Cancer diagnosis is a dramatic event severely affecting the quality of life of patients and their family group. Clear and precise information during the disease course and treatment is crucial. ⋯ The adapted version of the EORTC QLQ-INFO25 questionnaire presents adequate psychometric properties and, therefore, is a reliable tool for Chilean patients.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2024
[Assessment of the Diagnostic Utility of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping and Cytology in Acute Leukemias at a Public Chilean Hospital].
The diagnosis of blast cell presence in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in acute leukemias (AL) is made using techniques such as flow cytometry (FCM) and conventional cytology (CC). This study aims to evaluate CSF blast cell presence frequency in LA using both techniques (CC and FCM) in our center. ⋯ CMF detects more than twice as many CSF blast-positive cases in LA as CC and is, therefore, suitable for routine use along with CC.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2024
Case Reports[First Report of a Family with Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia in Chile: Differential Diagnosis in a Patient with PTH-Dependent Hypercalcemia Post-Parathyroidectomy].
We report a 45-year-old woman with persistent post-parathyroidectomy PTH-dependent asymptomatic hypercalcemia who, after evaluation in our bone clinic, was diagnosed as having familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia based on concomitant hypocalciuria and a family history of asymptomatic hypercalcemia. Genetic study shows a variant of uncertain significance in the CASR gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a Chilean family with HHF.