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2. A minimally invasive smile restoration. A case report describing a multitechnique approach over time.
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Sundfeld RH, de Oliveira FG, Toseto RM, Arruda AM, Machado LS, Briso AL, and Mestrener SR
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- 2012
3. Nasal histoplasmosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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Felix F, Gomes GA, Pinto PC, Arruda AM, da Penha Costa Marques M, and Tomita S
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Disseminated histoplasmosis is a disease with a high case-fatality rate, especially in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The disease can occur in various sites, such as the lungs, eyes, oral cavity, larynx, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract and, more rarely, the nasal sinus region. It is a cosmopolitan mycosis with a high prevalence in Brazil. Nasal manifestation of the disease is rare, with only three cases reported in the literature, but it is part of the differential diagnosis for other granulomatous diseases, such as Wegener's granulomatosis, tegumentary leishmaniasis and nasal lymphoma. The authors of this study present a literature review and report a case of nasal histoplasmosis in a patient with AIDS. No record of such an aggressive presentation has been reported previously in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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4. Changes in body composition of burn patients during the phases of response to trauma.
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Arruda AM, Gadelha PCFP, Soares BLM, Dowsley CCC, Lemos MDCC, and Santos ACOD
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- Male, Adult, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Hospitalization, Body Weight, Body Mass Index, Body Composition, Retrospective Studies, Burns complications
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Objective: To assess the changes in body composition of burn patients through electrical bioimpedance in the phases of response to trauma., Methods: a longitudinal observational study, carried out from October 2019 to March 2020. Sociodemographic, clinical, epidemiological, anthropometric and body composition data were collected. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS, considering a significance of 5%. The comparison between variables was performed using the paired Student's t test., Results: the sample consisted of 58 adult burn patients, with a mean age of 38.2±12.5 years. The mean body surface area (BSA) with burns was 10.8±7.3%. Nutritional assessment demonstrated a depletion of body weight, Body Mass Index, fat-free mass and muscle mass in the phases of response to trauma (p<0.005)., Conclusion: metabolic alterations in the different phases of the metabolic response to trauma led to a depletion of the nutritional status of burn patients of both sexes during hospitalization.
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- 2023
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5. Iron age genomic data from Althiburos - Tunisia renew the debate on the origins of African taurine cattle.
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Ginja C, Guimarães S, da Fonseca RR, Rasteiro R, Rodríguez-Varela R, Simões LG, Sarmento C, Belarte MC, Kallala N, Torres JR, Sanmartí J, Arruda AM, Detry C, Davis S, Matos J, Götherström A, Pires AE, and Valenzuela-Lamas S
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The Maghreb is a key region for understanding the dynamics of cattle dispersal and admixture with local aurochs following their earliest domestication in the Fertile Crescent more than 10,000 years ago. Here, we present data on autosomal genomes and mitogenomes obtained for four archaeological specimens of Iron Age (∼2,800 cal BP-2,000 cal BP) domestic cattle from the Eastern Maghreb, i.e. Althiburos (El Kef, Tunisia). D - loop sequences were obtained for an additional eight cattle specimens from this site. Maternal lineages were assigned to the elusive R and ubiquitous African-T1 haplogroups found in two and ten Althiburos specimens, respectively. Our results can be explained by post-domestication hybridization of Althiburos cattle with local aurochs. However, we cannot rule out an independent domestication in North Africa considering the shared ancestry of Althiburos cattle with the pre-domestic Moroccan aurochs and present-day African taurine cattle., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests., (© 2023 The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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6. Tracking Five Millennia of Horse Management with Extensive Ancient Genome Time Series.
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Fages A, Hanghøj K, Khan N, Gaunitz C, Seguin-Orlando A, Leonardi M, McCrory Constantz C, Gamba C, Al-Rasheid KAS, Albizuri S, Alfarhan AH, Allentoft M, Alquraishi S, Anthony D, Baimukhanov N, Barrett JH, Bayarsaikhan J, Benecke N, Bernáldez-Sánchez E, Berrocal-Rangel L, Biglari F, Boessenkool S, Boldgiv B, Brem G, Brown D, Burger J, Crubézy E, Daugnora L, Davoudi H, de Barros Damgaard P, de Los Ángeles de Chorro Y de Villa-Ceballos M, Deschler-Erb S, Detry C, Dill N, do Mar Oom M, Dohr A, Ellingvåg S, Erdenebaatar D, Fathi H, Felkel S, Fernández-Rodríguez C, García-Viñas E, Germonpré M, Granado JD, Hallsson JH, Hemmer H, Hofreiter M, Kasparov A, Khasanov M, Khazaeli R, Kosintsev P, Kristiansen K, Kubatbek T, Kuderna L, Kuznetsov P, Laleh H, Leonard JA, Lhuillier J, Liesau von Lettow-Vorbeck C, Logvin A, Lõugas L, Ludwig A, Luis C, Arruda AM, Marques-Bonet T, Matoso Silva R, Merz V, Mijiddorj E, Miller BK, Monchalov O, Mohaseb FA, Morales A, Nieto-Espinet A, Nistelberger H, Onar V, Pálsdóttir AH, Pitulko V, Pitskhelauri K, Pruvost M, Rajic Sikanjic P, Rapan Papeša A, Roslyakova N, Sardari A, Sauer E, Schafberg R, Scheu A, Schibler J, Schlumbaum A, Serrand N, Serres-Armero A, Shapiro B, Sheikhi Seno S, Shevnina I, Shidrang S, Southon J, Star B, Sykes N, Taheri K, Taylor W, Teegen WR, Trbojević Vukičević T, Trixl S, Tumen D, Undrakhbold S, Usmanova E, Vahdati A, Valenzuela-Lamas S, Viegas C, Wallner B, Weinstock J, Zaibert V, Clavel B, Lepetz S, Mashkour M, Helgason A, Stefánsson K, Barrey E, Willerslev E, Outram AK, Librado P, and Orlando L
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- Animals, Asia, Biological Evolution, Breeding history, DNA, Ancient analysis, Domestication, Equidae genetics, Europe, Female, Genetic Variation genetics, Genome genetics, History, Ancient, Male, Phylogeny, Horses genetics
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Horse domestication revolutionized warfare and accelerated travel, trade, and the geographic expansion of languages. Here, we present the largest DNA time series for a non-human organism to date, including genome-scale data from 149 ancient animals and 129 ancient genomes (≥1-fold coverage), 87 of which are new. This extensive dataset allows us to assess the modern legacy of past equestrian civilizations. We find that two extinct horse lineages existed during early domestication, one at the far western (Iberia) and the other at the far eastern range (Siberia) of Eurasia. None of these contributed significantly to modern diversity. We show that the influence of Persian-related horse lineages increased following the Islamic conquests in Europe and Asia. Multiple alleles associated with elite-racing, including at the MSTN "speed gene," only rose in popularity within the last millennium. Finally, the development of modern breeding impacted genetic diversity more dramatically than the previous millennia of human management., (Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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7. A Micro-Analytical Study of the Scarabs of the Necropolis of Vinha das Caliças (Portugal).
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Costa M, Arruda AM, Barbosa R, Barrulas P, Vandenabeele P, and Mirão J
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Five scarabs and one scaraboid found in Vinha das Caliças 4 (Beja, Portugal) were analyzed using a micro-analytical methodology in order to determine their mineralogical and chemical composition. Microstructural characterization and chemical analysis revealed that all were composed of a white body of crushed feldspathic sand covered by a lead-rich, alkaline-depleted silicate blue-green glaze showing evident signs of glass deterioration. Variable pressure scanning electron microscopy with X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry, handheld X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and micro X-ray diffraction results show that blue-green color of the glaze was produced by using copper ions (Cu2+) in conjunction with the lead antimonate bindheimite, a yellow-colored opacifier. The introduction of small amounts of tin in the structure of bindheimite enabled the production of a ternary Pb-Sb-Sn oxide. Tin, which was most likely added with the copper source (bronze scrapings), is known to facilitate the crystallization of bindheimite. The results are consistent with the five scarabs and one scaraboid being manufactured in Egypt. This study, the first archeometric study of scarabs found in the Iberian peninsula, has greatly contributed to the understanding of the influence of the Eastern and Central Mediterranean world in the Southwestern Iberia during the first millennium B.C.
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- 2019
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8. Infant Mortality and Obstetric Assistance's Quality.
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Aguiar RA and Lana AM
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- Brazil, Humans, Infant, Delivery, Obstetric standards, Infant Mortality, Quality of Health Care
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- 2016
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9. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of a nanotechnological topical formulation of lidocaine/prilocaine (nanorap) in healthy volunteers.
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Gagliano-Jucá T, Castelli MR, Mendes GD, Arruda AM, Chen LS, de Oliveira MA, Costa SF, Lopes AG, de Souza W, and De Nucci G
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- Administration, Topical, Adolescent, Adult, Anesthetics, Local blood, Anesthetics, Local pharmacology, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Double-Blind Method, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Healthy Volunteers, Humans, Lidocaine blood, Lidocaine pharmacology, Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement drug effects, Prilocaine blood, Prilocaine pharmacology, Young Adult, Anesthetics, Local administration & dosage, Anesthetics, Local pharmacokinetics, Lidocaine administration & dosage, Lidocaine pharmacokinetics, Nanocapsules administration & dosage, Nanocapsules chemistry, Prilocaine administration & dosage, Prilocaine pharmacokinetics
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Background: Nanorap is a new nanotechnological formulation for topical anesthesia composed of lidocaine (2.5%) and prilocaine (2.5%). This study evaluated the pharmacokinetics of Nanorap. For the determination of lidocaine and prilocaine in human plasma, a new method using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry was developed. Nanorap pharmacodynamic (PD) and its physical proprieties were also evaluated., Methods: Nanorap was administered by topical application of 2 g to healthy volunteers, and blood samples were collected for the pharmacokinetics analysis. The drugs were extracted from plasma by liquid-liquid extraction with ether/hexane (80/20, vol/vol). The chromatography separation was performed on a Genesis C18 analytical column 4 μm (100 × 2.1 mm i.d.) with a mobile phase of methanol/acetonitrile/water (40/30/30, for lidocaine, and 50/30/20, for prilocaine, vol/vol/vol) + 2 mM of ammonium acetate and ropivacaine as internal standard. The drugs were quantified using a mass spectrometer with an electrospray source in the electrospray ionization positive mode configured for multiple reaction monitoring. The PD of Nanorap was evaluated with the use of a visual analog scale. Nanorap was characterized by cryofracture., Results: The chromatography run-time was 5.5 minutes for lidocaine and 3.3 minutes for prilocaine, and the lower limit of quantification was 0.05 ng/mL for both drugs. Mean Cmax was 6.62 and 1.72 ng/mL for lidocaine and prilocaine, respectively. Median Tmax was 6.5 hours for both drugs. Nanocapsules had a mean size of 88 nm and mean drug association of 92.5% and 89% for lidocaine and prilocaine, respectively. The PD study showed that Nanorap has a sufficient analgesic effect (>30% reduction in pain) after 10 minutes of application., Conclusions: A new simple, selective, and sensitive method for determination of lidocaine and prilocaine in human plasma was developed. Nanorap generated safe plasma levels of the drugs and satisfactory analgesic effect.
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- 2015
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10. Effects of ropivacaine combined with morphine at 0.15 and 0.2 mg kg(-1) in bitches undergoing epidural anesthesia.
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Albuquerque VB, Araújo MA, Ferreira GT, Fonseca MW, Arruda AM, ShiChen L, and Oliva VN
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- Amides blood, Analgesics, Opioid blood, Anesthetics, Intravenous administration & dosage, Anesthetics, Local blood, Animals, Dogs, Drug Combinations, Female, Heart Rate drug effects, Hydrocortisone blood, Morphine blood, Ovariectomy methods, Propofol administration & dosage, Random Allocation, Reproducibility of Results, Ropivacaine, Time Factors, Amides administration & dosage, Analgesics, Opioid administration & dosage, Anesthesia, Epidural veterinary, Anesthetics, Local administration & dosage, Cardiovascular System drug effects, Morphine administration & dosage, Respiratory System drug effects
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Purpose: To investigate cardiorespiratory effects and serum concentration of ropivacaine combined with morphine at different doses., Methods: Sixteen healthy adult female dogs weighting 9.8 ± 4.1 kg were included in the study. Twenty minutes after being premedicated with acepromazine and midazolam, the animals were randomly assigned to receive an epidural injection according to each group: RM0.15 = ropivacaine + morphine (0.15 mg kg(-1)) and RM0.2 = ropivacaine + morphine (0.2 mg kg(-1)). Variables recorded consisted of: heart rate and cardiac rhythm, respiratory rate, oxyhemoglobin saturation, inspired oxygen fraction, end-tidal carbon dioxide tension, systolic, mean and diastolic arterial pressures, serum cortisol, plasma ropivacaine and morphine., Results: SAP, MAP and DAP were significantly increased at TPR in RM0.15 but returned to normal values at the end of the procedure. Arterial pH was decreased in T30 and TESu in both groups and also returned to acceptable ranges at TR. Both PaO2 and PaCO2 were increased along the duration period of the epidural blockade (T30 and TESu) and returned to acceptable values at TR. Serum cortisol was lower at TB, T30 and TR when compared to TESu., Conclusion: The procedures were performed safely and minimal changes in cardiovascular and respiratory variables.
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- 2015
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11. The relationship between corn particle size and thermoregulation of laying hens in an equatorial semi-arid environment.
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de Souza JB Jr, de Morais Oliveira VR, de Arruda AM, de Melo Silva A, and de Macedo Costa LL
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- Animals, Body Temperature, Brazil, Eating, Environment, Female, Ovum growth & development, Particle Size, Respiratory Rate, Animal Feed, Body Temperature Regulation, Chickens physiology, Zea mays
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Heat stress is one of the main factors affecting egg production. One way to improve egg production is physical processing of the feed ingredients, allowing for better utilization of nutrients. In this study, the relationship between the corn particle size, measured as the geometric mean diameter (GMD), and thermoregulation was evaluated by determining the effect of the GMD on performance, egg quality, and physiological responses. Feed intake, eggshell quality (weight and thickness), rectal temperature (T R), respiratory rate (R R), and surface temperature (T S) were recorded in sixty 20-week-old naked neck laying hens that were fed corn of different particle sizes. Ambient temperature (T A) was also recorded during the trial. The GMD of corn particles was determined using a screens granulometer, resulting in sizes of 605, 1,030, and 2,280 μm. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) of a completely randomized design showed a significant effect (P < 0.05) of GMD on feed intake, shell weight, and shell thickness. The ANOVA performed by the least squares method showed a highly significant effect (P < 0.01) of GMD on T R and R R. T A, categorized into three classes (24.0-26, 26.1-28.9, and 29.0-31.0 °C), had a significant effect (P < 0.01) on T R and T S. The interaction between the GMD of corn particles and the T A classes was not statistically significant. Coarser corn particles cause an increase in the rectal temperature of naked neck hens, and these birds increase their respiratory rate to dissipate excess metabolic heat. This increase in the respiratory rate causes a decrease in the eggshell quality.
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- 2015
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12. Bispectral index in calves anesthetized with xylazine, midazolam, ketamine, isoflurane and subjected to continuous rate infusion of lidocaine.
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Araújo MA, Beloti CA, Deschk M, Arruda AM, Cheng LS, Albuquerque VB, and Santos PS
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- Anesthesia methods, Animals, Arterial Pressure drug effects, Cattle, Consciousness Monitors, Heart Rate drug effects, Infusions, Intravenous veterinary, Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation, Isoflurane administration & dosage, Ketamine administration & dosage, Lidocaine administration & dosage, Male, Midazolam administration & dosage, Monitoring, Intraoperative veterinary, Reproducibility of Results, Time Factors, Xylazine administration & dosage, Anesthesia veterinary, Anesthesia Recovery Period, Anesthetics administration & dosage, Consciousness drug effects, Hypnotics and Sedatives administration & dosage
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Purpose: To assess the bispectral index (BIS) and recovery in calves anesthetized with xylazine, midazolam, ketamine and isoflurane and subjected to CRI of lidocaine., Methods: Xilazine was administered followed by ketamine and midazolam, orotracheal intubation and maintenance on isoflurane using mechanical ventilation. Lidocaine (2 mg kg(-1) bolus) or saline (0.9%) was administered i.v. followed by a CRI (100 µg kg(-1) minute(-1)) of lidocaine (L) or saline (C). Were recorded BIS, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and rectal temperature (RT) before administration of premedication (TB) and 15 minutes after (TX), before administering lidocaine (T0) and 20, 40, 60 and 80 minutes after the start of the CRI . Time do sternal recumbency (SRE) and standing (ST) and plasma lidocaine concentration also evaluated., Results: In both treatments BIS decreased significantly at all times compared to TB. TX was higher than the subsequent times. HR decreased from baseline at all times and decreased from T40 in L compared to C. SRE was higher in L compared to C., Conclusions: Bispectral index values were consistent with the degree of hypnosis of the animals. Lidocaine did not potentiate isoflurane anesthesia assessed by BIS in unstimulated calves anesthetized with constant E´Iso. Lidocaine increased the time to sternal recumbency.
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- 2015
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13. Propylthiouracil quantification in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry: application in a bioequivalence study.
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Mendes GD, Bittencourt S, Vespasiano CF, Babadópulos T, Gagliano-Jucá T, Arruda AM, Perissutti E, Frecentese F, and De Nucci G
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Over Studies, Female, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Propylthiouracil chemistry, Propylthiouracil pharmacokinetics, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization methods, Therapeutic Equivalency, Young Adult, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Propylthiouracil blood, Tandem Mass Spectrometry methods
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Unlabelled: A rapid, sensitive and specific method for quantifying propylthiouracil in human plasma using methylthiouracil as the internal standard (IS) is described. The analyte and the IS were extracted from plasma by liquid-liquid extraction using an organic solvent (ethyl acetate). The extracts were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) in negative mode (ES-). Chromatography was performed using a Phenomenex Gemini C18 5μm analytical column (4.6mm×150mm i.d.) and a mobile phase consisting of methanol/water/acetonitrile (40/40/20, v/v/v)+0.1% of formic acid. For propylthiouracil and I.S., the optimized parameters of the declustering potential, collision energy and collision exit potential were -60 (V), -26 (eV) and -5 (V), respectively. The method had a chromatographic run time of 2.5min and a linear calibration curve over the range 20-5000ng/mL. The limit of quantification was 20ng/mL. The stability tests indicated no significant degradation. This HPLC-MS/MS procedure was used to assess the bioequivalence of two propylthiouracil 100mg tablet formulations in healthy volunteers of both sexes in fasted and fed state. The geometric mean and 90% confidence interval CI of Test/Reference percent ratios were, without and with food, respectively: 109.28% (103.63-115.25%) and 115.60% (109.03-122.58%) for Cmax, 103.31% (100.74-105.96%) and 103.40% (101.03-105.84) for AUClast., Conclusion: This method offers advantages over those previously reported, in terms of both a simple liquid-liquid extraction without clean-up procedures, as well as a faster run time (2.5min). The LOQ of 20ng/mL is well suited for pharmacokinetic studies. The assay performance results indicate that the method is precise and accurate enough for the routine determination of the propylthiouracil in human plasma. The test formulation with and without food was bioequivalent to reference formulation. Food administration increased the Tmax and decreased the bioavailability (Cmax and AUC)., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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14. Tumescent local anesthesia with ropivacaine in different concentrations in bitches undergoing mastectomy: plasma concentration and post-operative analgesia.
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Abimussi CJ, Menegheti TM, Wagatsuma JT, Floriano BP, Arruda AM, dos Santos PS, and Oliva VN
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- Amides administration & dosage, Amides blood, Anesthesia Recovery Period, Animals, Dog Diseases blood, Dogs, Drug Administration Schedule veterinary, Female, Pain, Postoperative prevention & control, Pain, Postoperative veterinary, Ropivacaine, Analgesia veterinary, Anesthesia, Local veterinary, Dog Diseases surgery, Mastectomy veterinary
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Objective: To compare two concentrations of ropivacaine administered for tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) in dogs undergoing mastectomy., Study Design: Prospective randomized clinical study., Animals: Seventeen bitches of various breeds, aged 12 ± 2 years and weighing 10 ± 6.5 kg requiring total unilateral or bilateral mastectomy., Methods: Dogs were premedicated with acepromazine (0.04 mg kg(-1) ) and morphine (0.4 mg kg(-1) ) intramuscularly. Anesthesia was induced with propofol (2.5 mg kg(-1) ) and midazolam (0.2 mg kg(-1) ) intravenously, followed by intubation and maintenance with isoflurane and TLA. Dogs were randomly allocated to receive TLA either with 0.1% ropivacaine (group G1) or with 0.05% ropivacaine (group G05). TLA was performed by insertion of a multihole needle under the skin and infusion of ropivacaine and lactated Ringer's solution at a fixed volume of 15 mL kg(-1) . Ropivacaine concentrations in arterial blood were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. Post-operative pain was assessed using two scales (University of Melbourne pain scale and a modified composite measure pain scale) and von Frey filaments, 4 hours after TLA and at 1 hour intervals until sensitivity was regained. A score above 30% of the maximum possible score was considered a positive indicator of pain., Results: Peak plasma concentrations of ropivacaine were measured 240 minutes after TLA in G1. Low concentrations were measured in G05 for 60 minutes, with subsequent increase. Analgesic rescue and return of sensitivity occurred at 7 ± 2.3 and 7 ± 1.9 hours (mean ± SD) after TLA for G1 and G05, respectively., Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: Tumescent local anesthesia with ropivacaine provided satisfactory post-operative analgesia that lasted for several hours, with no difference in duration between the concentrations. No serious side effects were attributed to TLA. Results indicated that 0.05% ropivacaine provided adequate analgesia for mastectomy, however, more studies are required to support this conclusion., (© 2014 Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists and the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia.)
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- 2014
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15. Daily variations in the thermoregulatory behaviors of naked neck broilers in an equatorial semi-arid environment.
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de Queiroz JP, de Souza JB Jr, de Lima HF, de Oliveira Costa MK, de Macedo Costa LL, and de Arruda AM
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- Animals, Beak physiology, Brazil, Climate, Eating, Female, Male, Wings, Animal physiology, Behavior, Animal, Body Temperature Regulation, Chickens physiology
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the daily variations in the thermoregulatory behavior of 4- to 6-week-old naked neck broilers (Label Rouge) in an equatorial semi-arid environment. A total of 220 birds were monitored for 5 days starting at 0600 hours and ending at 1800 hours. The period of observation was divided into classes of hours (C H). The observed behaviors were as follows: feed and water intake, wing-spreading, sitting or lying, and beak-opening. A total of 14,300 behavioral data values were registered. In C H 2 (0900 hours to 1100 hours) and 3 (1200 hours to 1500 hours), the greatest average body surface temperature was recorded (34.67 ± 0.25 °C and 35.12 ± 0.22 °C, respectively). The C H had an effect on the exhibition of all behaviors with the exception of the water intake behavior. Feed intake was more frequent in C H 1 (0600 hours to 0800 hours) and 4 (1600 hours to 1800 hours). In C H 2 and 3, the highest frequency of sitting or lying behavior was observed. Beak-opening and wing-spreading behaviors occurred more frequently in C H 3 where the body surface temperature (35.12 ± 0.22 °C), radiant heat load (519.38 ± 2.22 W m(-2)), and enthalpy (82.74 ± 0.36 kJ kg(-1) of dry air) reached maximum recorded averages. Thus, it can be concluded that naked neck broilers adjust their behavior in response to daily variations in the thermal environment. Wing-spreading and beak-opening behaviors are important adaptive responses to the thermal challenges posed by the equatorial semi-arid environment.
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- 2014
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16. Quantification of dapaconazole in human plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry: application to a phase I study.
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de Moraes FC, Bittencourt SF, Perissutti E, Frencentese F, Arruda AM, Chen LS, Babadópulos T, and De Nucci G
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- Drug Monitoring methods, Humans, Limit of Detection, Male, Tandem Mass Spectrometry methods, Antifungal Agents blood, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Imidazoles blood
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A simple, selective and sensitive method based on high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) has been developed for the determination of dapaconazole in human plasma using tioconazole as internal standard. The drugs were extracted from plasma by liquid-liquid extraction with ether/hexane (80/20, v/v). The chromatography separation was performed on a Genesis(®) C18 reversed phase analytical column 4μm (100×2.1mm i.d.) with a mobile phase of methanol/acetonitrile/water (80/10/10, v/v/v)+ammonium acetate (0.5mM). Dapaconazole was quantified using a mass spectrometer with an electrospray source in the ESI positive mode (ES+) configured for multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) to monitor the transitions 415.1>159.2 and 387.0>131.0 for dapaconazole and tioconazole, respectively. The method had a chromatography run time of 3.8min and a linear calibration curve over the range 0.2-100ng/mL (r=0.9998). The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 0.2ng/mL. The precision and accuracy values of the assay were within ±10%. The stability tests indicate no significant degradation under the conditions of the experiment. This method was used for a phase I study of topical administration of dapaconazole tosylate in healthy human male volunteers., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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17. Regional differences in the surface temperature of Naked Neck laying hens in a semi-arid environment.
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de Souza JB Jr, de Arruda AM, Domingos HG, and de Macedo Costa LL
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- Animals, Body Temperature Regulation, Brazil, Climate, Extremities, Face, Feathers, Female, Neck, Thermography, Weather, Chickens physiology, Skin Temperature
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the regional differences in the surface temperature of Naked Neck hens that were subjected to different temperatures in a semi-arid environment. The surface temperature was measured in four body regions (face, neck, legs and feathered area) of 60 Naked Neck hens. The following environmental variables were measured at the center of the shed: the black globe temperature (T G ), air temperature (T A ), wind speed (U) and relative humidity (R H ). The T A was divided into three classes: 1 (24.0-26.0 °C), 2 (26.1-28.9 °C) and 3 (29.0-31.0 °C). An analysis of variance was performed by the least squares method and a comparison of the means by the Tukey-Kramer test. The results showed a significant effect of T A class, the body region and the interaction between these two effects on the surface temperature. There was no significant difference between the T A classes for the face and neck. The legs and feathered area showed significant differences between the T A classes. Regarding the effect of body regions within each T A class, there was a significant difference among all regions in the three T A classes. In all T A classes the neck had the highest average followed by the face and legs. The feathered area showed the lowest average of the different T A classes. In conclusion, this study showed that there are regional differences in the surface temperature of Naked Neck hens, with the legs acting as thermal windows.
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- 2013
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18. Variation in ovarian follicle density during human fetal development.
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Geber S, Megale R, Vale F, Lanna AM, and Cabral AC
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- Female, Fetal Death pathology, Fetus embryology, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Organ Size, Ovarian Follicle embryology, Pregnancy, Staining and Labeling, Fetal Development, Fetus pathology, Ovarian Follicle pathology
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Purpose: To obtain a precise estimate of ovarian follicle density and variation in the number of follicles at several gestational ages during human fetal development., Methods: Twelve necropsied ovaries from 9 fetuses (gestational age: 24 to 36 weeks) and 3 neonates (who died within the first hours of life) were studied. Ovaries were fixed with 4 % formaldehyde and embedded in paraffin. Serial, 7 mm thick sections of the ovaries were cut and evaluated at every 50 cuts. Follicles were counted in 10 regions (each measuring 625 μm(2)) of the ovarian cortex and the number of follicles per mm³ was calculated., Results: The number of follicles per 0.25 mm² ranged from 10.9 (± 4.8) in a neonate to 34.7 (± 10.6) also in a neonate. Among fetuses, follicle density was lowest at 36 weeks of gestation (11.1 ± 6.2) and highest at 26 weeks (32 ± 8.9). The total number of follicles ranged from 500,000 at the age of 22 weeks to > 1,000,000 at the age of 39 weeks., Conclusion: Our results show a peak in the number of follicles during intrauterine life at approximately 26 weeks, followed by a rapid reduction in this number before birth, providing a step forward towards the understanding of primordial follicular assembly in humans and, ultimately, the identification of the determinants of reproductive capacity.
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19. Neonatal listeriosis: the importance of placenta histological examination-a case report.
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Teixeira AB, Lana AM, Lamounier JA, Pereira da Silva O, and Eloi-Santos SM
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Neonatal listeriosis is not a rare disease, but it is infrequently diagnosed and reported in the literature. Herein we report a case of listeria lethal sepsis, followed by increased cytokines levels in the cord blood, in which diagnosis was made possible by histological examination of the placenta.
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- 2011
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20. Role of a novel tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel in the nitrergic relaxation of corpus cavernosum from the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus.
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Capel RO, Mónica FZ, Porto M, Barillas S, Muscará MN, Teixeira SA, Arruda AM, Pissinatti L, Pissinatti A, Schenka AA, Antunes E, Nahoum C, Cogo JC, de Oliveira MA, and De Nucci G
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- Acetylcholine pharmacology, Animals, Callithrix, Carbolines pharmacology, Crotalus, Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5 metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Endothelium, Vascular anatomy & histology, Endothelium, Vascular drug effects, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester pharmacology, Nitroprusside pharmacology, Oxadiazoles pharmacology, Penis anatomy & histology, Pyrazoles pharmacology, Pyridines pharmacology, Quinoxalines pharmacology, Tadalafil, Vasodilator Agents pharmacology, Cyclic GMP metabolism, Nitrergic Neurons drug effects, Nitric Oxide Synthase metabolism, Penis blood supply, Penis innervation, Sodium Channel Blockers pharmacology, Sodium Channels drug effects, Sodium Channels physiology, Tetrodotoxin pharmacology
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Introduction: Coitus in snakes may last up to 28 hours; however, the mechanisms involved are unknown., Aim: To evaluate the relevance of the nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) system in snake corpus cavernosum reactivity., Methods: Hemipenes were removed from anesthetized South American rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus terrificus) and studied by light and scanning electronic microscopy. Isolated Crotalus corpora cavernosa (CCC) were dissected from the non-spiny region of the hemipenises, and tissue reactivity was assessed in organ baths., Main Outcome Measures: Cumulative concentration-response curves were constructed for acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), 5-cyclopropyl-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-ylamine (BAY 41-2272), and tadalafil in CCC precontracted with phenylephrine. Relaxation induced by electrical field stimulation (EFS) was also done in the absence and presence of N(ω) nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 100 µM), 1H-[1, 2, 4] oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; 10 µM) and tetrodotoxin (TTX; 1 µM)., Results: The hemipenes consisted of two functionally concentric corpora cavernosa, one of them containing radiating bundles of smooth muscle fibers (confirmed by α-actin immunostaining). Endothelial and neural nitric oxide synthases were present in the endothelium and neural structures, respectively; whereas soluble guanylate cyclase and PDE5 were expressed in trabecular smooth muscle. ACh and SNP relaxed isolated CCC, with the relaxations being markedly reduced by L-NAME and ODQ, respectively. BAY 41-2272 and tadalafil caused sustained relaxations with potency (pEC(50) ) values of 5.84 ± 0.17 and 5.10 ± 0.08 (N=3-4), respectively. In precontracted CCC, EFS caused frequency-dependent relaxations that lasted three times longer than those in mammalian CC. Although these relaxations were almost abolished by either L-NAME or ODQ, they were unaffected by TTX. In contrast, EFS-induced relaxations in marmoset CC were abolished by TTX., Conclusions: Rattlesnake CC relaxation is mediated by the NO-cGMP-PDE5 pathway in a manner similar to mammals. The novel TTX-resistant Na channel identified here may be responsible for the slow response of smooth muscle following nerve stimulation and could explain the extraordinary duration of snake coitus., (© 2011 International Society for Sexual Medicine.)
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- 2011
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21. Evaluating the bonding of two adhesive systems to enamel submitted to whitening dentifrices.
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Briso AL, Toseto RM, de Arruda AM, Tolentino PR, de Alexandre RS, and dos Santos PH
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- Animals, Cattle, Acetone, Dental Bonding, Dental Cements, Dental Enamel drug effects, Dentifrices, Polymethacrylic Acids, Tooth Bleaching Agents pharmacology
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The aim of this study was to evaluate by micro-shear bond strength test, the bond strength of composite resin restoration to enamel submitted to whitening dentifrices. Forty bovine teeth were embedded in polystyrene resin and polished. The specimens were randomly divided into eight groups (n=5), according to the dentifrice (carbamide peroxide, hydrogen peroxide and conventional dentifrice) and the adhesive system (Prime & Bond 2.1 and Adper Single Bond 2). Dentifrice was applied for 15 minutes a day, for 21 days. Thirty minutes after the last exposure to dentifrice, the samples were submitted to a bonding procedure with the respective adhesive system. After that, four buttons of resin were bonded in each sample using transparent cylindrical molds. After 24 hours, the teeth were submitted to the micro-shear bond strength test and subsequent analysis of the fracture mode. Data were submitted to analysis of variance and Fisher's PLSD test (alpha = 0.05). The micro-shear bond strength showed no difference between adhesives systems but a significant reduction was found between the control and carbamide groups (p = 0.0145) and the control and hydrogen groups (p = 0.0370). The evaluation of the failures modes showed that adhesive failures were predominant. Cohesive failures were predominant in group IV The use of dentifrice with peroxides can decrease bonding strength in enamel.
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- 2010
22. [Puerperal septic shock due to beta-hemolytic Streptococcus and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome].
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Araújo Sde A, Lana AM, Garcia PP, and Godoy P
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- Adolescent, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome microbiology, Puerperal Infection microbiology, Shock, Septic microbiology, Streptococcal Infections complications, Streptococcus pyogenes isolation & purification, Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome complications
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An exceptional case of a 15-year-old puerpera with septic shock caused by Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is reported. The findings were observed at the necropsy. The characteristics of the diagnosis, pathogenesis and evolution of this puerperal infection (sepsis), associated with adrenal hemorrhage and insufficiency are reviewed in this paper.
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- 2009
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23. Squamozygomatic mastoiditis.
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Araújo Pde P, Matos JO, Madeira FB, Araujo Ade S, Arruda AM, and Tomita S
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- Acute Disease, Female, Humans, Mastoiditis microbiology, Mastoiditis therapy, Middle Aged, Streptococcus pneumoniae isolation & purification, Treatment Outcome, Mastoiditis diagnosis, Pneumococcal Infections microbiology
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Unlabelled: Acute atypical mastoiditis, with temporal and/or facial edema, is called squamozygomatic mastoiditis. There are only a few reports of this occurrence in the literature, which occurs because of an inflammatory process spread to the zygommatic apophysis, when mastoid pneumatization reaches the zygoma or the squamous portion of the temporal bone. Diagnosis is made based on clinical history, physical exam and mastoid CT scan. Treatment is carried out with antibiotic therapy and surgery., Aim: To present a case of squamozygomatic mastoiditis and review the literature., Patients and Methods: Report of a case treated in our hospital during the year of 2003 and literature review through the Internet, we also reviewed otolaryngology books from known authors., Discussion: Squamozygomatic mastoiditis is an atypical mastoiditis in which the inflammatory process spreads to the zygomatic apophysis. The infection reaches the temporal bone squamous portion and makes a fistula between this portion and the temporal muscle, shifting the pinna of the ear downwards and it may reach the face, eyes and eyelids. Diagnosis is carried out by clinical history, physical examination and mastoid CT Scan. Treatment is surgical, associated with antibiotic therapy.
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- 2008
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24. Cryptococcus meningitis and reversible hearing loss.
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Matos JO, Arruda AM, Tomita S, Araujo Pde P, Madeira FB, and Sarmento Junior KM
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- Adult, Amphotericin B therapeutic use, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Meningitis, Cryptococcal diagnosis, Meningitis, Cryptococcal drug therapy, Severity of Illness Index, Hearing Loss microbiology, Meningitis, Cryptococcal complications
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- 2006
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25. Painful tongue leiomyoma.
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Felix F, Gomes GA, Tomita S, Fonseca Júnior A, El Hadj Miranda LA, and Arruda AM
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- Adult, Humans, Leiomyoma surgery, Male, Tongue Neoplasms surgery, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome complications, Leiomyoma pathology, Tongue Neoplasms pathology
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- 2006
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26. Role of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography in prognostic evaluation of 300 women.
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Cordovil A, Júnior WM, Andrade JL, Filho OC, Moisés VA, Gil MA, Machado CV, Arruda AM, Paiva MG, Carvalho AC, and de Paola AA
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Angina Pectoris etiology, Bronchodilator Agents, Cardiotonic Agents, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Regression Analysis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, Atropine, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Dobutamine, Echocardiography, Stress methods
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Background: Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography (DASE) is a safe and accurate method to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD), and can identify individuals at high risk for cardiac events such as myocardial infarction and cardiac-related death. The literature is limited regarding the prognostic value of DASE in women., Objective: The objective was to determine the prognostic value of DASE in 300 women with known or suspected CAD., Results: The 300 women underwent DASE and were followed up for 65 months (mean: 27 months). Ninety-five women had positive tests and 205 had negative tests. We demonstrated that women with negative tests had a 94% hard-event-free survival rate at follow-up (myocardial infarction and death), and in those with positive tests the event-free survival rate was 27% (P = 0.0003). The difference between women with positive and negative tests was also significant when minor events and total events were considered. Women with positive tests had 16.7 times more chance of having events than women with negative tests. Furthermore, women with positive tests but without cardiac events at follow-up (mean of peak WMSI - rest WMSI = 0.24 +/- 0.16) had less ischemic myocardium than women with positive tests and cardiac events at follow-up (mean of peak WMSI - rest WMSI = 0.34 +/- 0.26)(P < 0.04)., Conclusion: Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography has good prognostic value for cardiac events in women. Women with negative tests have low probability for follow-up infarction or death. Women with positive tests and higher severity of induced ischemia have the highest incidence of cardiac events.
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- 2004
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27. Prognostic stratification of diabetic patients by exercise echocardiography.
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Elhendy A, Arruda AM, Mahoney DW, and Pellikka PA
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- Aged, Chi-Square Distribution, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Disease-Free Survival, Echocardiography standards, Electrocardiography standards, Exercise Test standards, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hemodynamics, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Surveys and Questionnaires, Ventricular Function, Left, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis, Echocardiography methods, Exercise Test methods, Myocardial Ischemia etiology, Myocardial Ischemia mortality
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the incremental value of exercise echocardiography for the risk stratification of diabetic patients., Background: There are currently insufficient outcome data in diabetic patients to define the role of stress echocardiography as a prognostic tool., Methods: We studied the prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in 563 patients with diabetes mellitus (mean age 64 +/- 11 years, 336 men) and known or suspected ischemic heart disease (IHD)., Results: Cardiac events occurred in 50 patients (cardiac death in 23 and nonfatal myocardial infarction [MI] in 27) during a median follow-up period of three years. Event rate was lower in patients with normal as compared to those with abnormal exercise echocardiography at one year (0% vs. 1.9%), three years (1.8% vs. 11.9%), and five years (7.6% vs. 23.3%), respectively (p = 0.0001). Patients with multivessel distribution of echocardiographic abnormalities had the highest event rate (2.9% at one year, 15.2% at three years, and 32.8% at five years). In an incremental multivariate analysis model, exercise echocardiography increased the chi-square of the clinical and exercise ECG model from 29 to 44.8 (p = 0.0001)., Conclusions: Exercise echocardiography provides incremental data for risk stratification of diabetic patients with known or suspected IHD. Patients with a normal exercise echocardiogram have a low event rate. Patients with multivessel distribution of exercise echocardiographic abnormalities are at the highest risk of cardiac events, as one-third of these patients experience cardiac death or nonfatal MI during the five years following exercise echocardiography.
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- 2001
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28. Prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Arruda AM, McCully RB, Oh JK, Mahoney DW, Seward JB, and Pellikka PA
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- Aged, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Disease surgery, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Observer Variation, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Factors, Survival Analysis, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Disease physiopathology, Echocardiography, Exercise Test
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To assess the prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery, follow-up was obtained in 718 patients (591 men [82%] and 127 women [18%], aged 67 +/- 9 years) who underwent clinically indicated exercise echocardiography 5.7 +/- 4.7 years after coronary bypass surgery. Resting wall motion abnormalities were present in 479 patients (67%). New or worsening wall motion abnormalities developed with exercise in 366 patients (51%). During a median follow-up of 2.9 years, cardiac events included cardiac death in 36 patients and nonfatal myocardial infarction in 40 patients. The addition of the exercise echocardiographic variables, abnormal left ventricular end-systolic volume response and exercise ejection fraction to the clinical, resting echocardiographic and exercise electrocardiographic model provided incremental information in predicting cardiac events (chi-square 37 to chi-square 42, p = 0.02) and cardiac death (chi-square 38 to chi-square 43, p <0.02). Exercise echocardiography provides prognostic information in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery, incremental to clinical, rest echocardiographic, and exercise electrocardiographic variables.
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- 2001
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29. Prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in 2,632 patients > or = 65 years of age.
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Arruda AM, Das MK, Roger VL, Klarich KW, Mahoney DW, and Pellikka PA
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- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Coronary Disease complications, Coronary Disease physiopathology, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Humans, Male, Myocardial Contraction, Myocardial Infarction physiopathology, Observer Variation, Stroke Volume, Coronary Disease diagnostic imaging, Echocardiography, Exercise Test
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Objectives: We sought to determine the prognostic value of exercise echocardiography in the elderly., Background: Limited data exist regarding the prognostic value of exercise testing in the elderly, a population which may be less able to exercise and is at increased risk of cardiac death., Methods: Follow-up (2.9 +/- 1.7 years) was obtained in 2,632 patients > or = 65 years who underwent exercise echocardiography., Results: There were 1,488 (56%) men and 1,144 (44%) women (age 72 +/- 5 years). The rest ejection fraction was 56 +/- 9%. Rest wall motion abnormalities were present in 935 patients (36%). The mean work load was 7.7 +/- 2.3 metabolic equivalents (METs) for men and 6.5 +/- 1.9 METs for women. New or worsening wall motion abnormalities developed with stress in 1,082 patients (41%). Cardiac events included cardiac death in 68 patients and nonfatal myocardial infarction in 80 patients. The addition of the exercise electrocardiogram to the clinical and rest echocardiographic model provided incremental information in predicting both cardiac events (chi-square = 77 to chi-square = 86, p = 0.003) and cardiac death (chi-square = 71 to chi-square = 86, p < 0.0001). The addition of exercise echocardiographic variables, especially the change in left ventricular end-systolic volume with exercise and the exercise ejection fraction, further improved the model in terms of predicting cardiac events (chi-square = 86 to chi-square = 108, p < 0.0001) and cardiac death (chi-square = 86 to chi-square = 99, p = 0.004)., Conclusions: Exercise echocardiography provides incremental prognostic information in patients > or = 65 years of age. The best model included clinical, exercise testing and exercise echocardiographic variables.
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30. Transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic comparison of left internal mammary grafts to left anterior descending coronary artery with ungrafted right internal mammary arteries in patients with and without myocardial ischemia by dobutamine stress echocardiography.
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Arruda AM, Pellikka PA, Mahoney DW, Joseph A Jr, Mathias W Jr, and Seward JB
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- Aged, Blood Flow Velocity, Coronary Vessels physiopathology, Coronary Vessels surgery, Dobutamine, Exercise Test, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Ischemia physiopathology, Probability, Reference Values, Sensitivity and Specificity, Statistics, Nonparametric, Vascular Patency, Coronary Artery Bypass methods, Echocardiography methods, Mammary Arteries diagnostic imaging, Mammary Arteries transplantation, Myocardial Ischemia diagnosis, Myocardial Ischemia surgery
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To characterize Doppler flow patterns of the grafted left internal mammary artery (LIMA) in patients with and without dobutamine stress induced wall motion abnormalities in the graft distribution, we studied 29 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery using LIMA grafts to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). The ungrafted right internal mammary artery (RIMA) was used as a control. RIMA Doppler flow pattern was predominantly systolic in all patients. In patients without ischemia in the LAD distribution, LIMA flow was predominantly diastolic. In patients with ischemia, LIMA flow was predominantly systolic. In the grafted LIMA, a ratio of diastolic to systolic time-velocity integral of > 1.5 best showed absence of ischemia in the graft distribution. In summary, characterization of the Doppler flow pattern in the internal mammary arteries is feasible. In the grafted LIMA, ratios of diastolic to systolic flow are less in patients with an ischemic response in the subtended vascular bed than in those without ischemia.
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- 2000
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31. Intraoperative application of power Doppler imaging: visualization of myocardial perfusion after anastomosis of left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending coronary artery.
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Arruda AM, Dearani JA, Click RL, Ishikura F, and Seward JB
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anastomosis, Surgical, Coronary Vessels diagnostic imaging, Coronary Vessels surgery, Female, Humans, Intraoperative Period, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Thoracic Arteries diagnostic imaging, Thoracic Arteries surgery, Vascular Patency, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Circulation, Echocardiography, Doppler
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The purpose of this study was to determine the role of power Doppler imaging in assessing patency of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) anastomosis. Twelve consecutive patients referred for CABG with the use of anastomosis of the internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) were studied. A linear 6.5-MHz wide-band transducer was used during cardioplegic administration and reperfusion. Baseline power Doppler signals were obtained in the LAD in 11 patients, and post-CABG signals were obtained in 11 patients. In one patient the LAD was poorly visualized because of extensive calcification. In another patient the flow after bypass worsened and the graft was revised. Visualization of the LAD and internal thoracic artery grafts by epicardial intraoperative power Doppler imaging is feasible in almost all patients and allows rapid and simple intraoperative assessment of graft patency. In addition, myocardial perfusion is limited by heavily calcified coronaries.
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- 1999
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32. Dobutamine stress echocardiography in anomalous left coronary artery.
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Leal SM, Carvalho AC, Mathias W, Arruda AM, and Andrade JL
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- Child, Coronary Vessel Anomalies physiopathology, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Cardiotonic Agents, Coronary Vessel Anomalies diagnostic imaging, Dobutamine, Echocardiography, Transesophageal methods, Ventricular Function, Left
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The evaluation of left ventricular function with dobutamine stress echocardiography is described for the first time in a patient with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk during the preoperative and postoperative periods. This method demonstrated signs of myocardial ischemia that were not seen on the resting echocardiogram during the preoperative period and ventricular function recovery after surgical intervention.
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- 1998
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33. [Diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography].
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Mathias Júnior W, Arruda AM, Benevides H, Duprat R, Andrade JL, Campos Filho O, Martinez E, Silva LA, and Ribeiro E
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- Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Ultrasonography, Atropine, Cardiotonic Agents, Coronary Disease diagnostic imaging, Dobutamine, Exercise Test methods, Muscarinic Antagonists
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Purpose: To analyze the diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography., Methods: We studied 304 consecutive patients using dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography who underwent coronary angiography within a month of the exam. Patients received high dobutamine doses associated or not with atropine., Results: The global sensitivity was 92%, specificity was 72% and diagnostic accuracy was 87%. Analyzing 120 patients with normal LV function, we found sensitivity of 85%, specificity of 79% and accuracy of 82%., Conclusion: Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography is an accurate method for the detection of coronary artery disease.
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- 1997
34. C5 fragments: are they important in polymorphonuclear leucocyte diapedesis?
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Russo M, Arruda AM, and Jancar S
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- Animals, Bone Marrow physiology, Complement C5 deficiency, Inflammation, Kinetics, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred Strains, Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, Complement C5 metabolism, Neutrophils physiology
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In the present study the coisogenic C5-sufficient B10.D2/nSn and C5-deficient B10.D2/oSn mice were used to determine the importance of the C5 molecule in the polymorphonuclear leucocyte accumulation in inflammatory sites. Peritoneal exudates were induced by carrageenin, glycogen, zymosan, endotoxin lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and via a passive immediate hypersensitivity reaction. It was found that the temporal profile of PMN accumulation induced by all inflammatory stimuli tested, except by high doses of LPS, is similar in C5-sufficient and C5-deficient strains of mice.
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- 1986
35. [Primary varices. 10 years' experience with surgical treatment].
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Ristow A von B, de Arruda AM, de Albuquerque JT, and de Medina AL
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- Contraceptives, Oral adverse effects, Female, Femoral Vein surgery, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Ligation instrumentation, Male, Saphenous Vein surgery, Varicose Veins chemically induced, Varicose Veins genetics, Varicose Veins surgery
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- 1979
36. Tropical spastic paraparesis in Northeastern Brazil.
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Costa CM, Salgueiro MR, Carton H, Do Vale OC, and De Arruda AM
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- Adult, Black People, Brazil, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic epidemiology
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Ten possible cases of tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) in Northeastern Brazil (Ceará) are presented. They show the typical symptoms and signs of TSP consisting of weakness of the lower limbs, spastic gait, hyperreflexia, bladder dysfunction and variable signs of posterior columns impairment. The laboratory examinations excluded other compressive, infective, degenerative or demyelinating lesions of their spinal cord. Our patients age ranged from 21 to 59 years, all were of black origin and all were of lower social class. There was a slight preponderance of females. An etiological implication of a retrovirus (HTLV-I) has been shown for TSP, but for lack of technical conditions we could not determine it in our patients, and that stands as our subsequent step in those and further cases.
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- 1989
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