Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015)© 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Objective: To study whether transient receptor potential melastatin 4 (TRPM4) participates in endothelial fibrosis and to investigate the underlying mechanism. ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2015)© The Author 2014. Background. The impact of early valve surgery (EVS) on the outcome of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVIE) is unresolved. The objective of this study was to evaluate ...
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(Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, 2015)© 2014.Background: The diagnosis of brain death (BD) is complex. For this reason, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of power mode transcranial Doppler (PMD-TCD) in diagnosing BD. Patients and methods: Patients admitted to ...
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(Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, 2015)Objective. To estimate the association between the intake of sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages and body mass index (BMI) in Chilean school children. Materials and methods. Food consumption frequency data were analyzed ...
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(Interciencia Association, 2015)© 2015, Interciencia Association. All rights reserved. Commercial strains of Trichoderma show erratic results on soil diseases in northern Chile. Tolerance and antagonistic capacity were assessed in 10 isolates of native ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)Background: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is the third most common muscular dystrophy with an estimated prevalence of 1 per 20.000 and a normal life expectancy in the majority of patients. However, approximately ...
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(BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)© 2015 Rodríguez et al.Background: A few viruses have been detected in prostate cancer, however their role in the development of this malignancy has not been determined. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2014)This paper reports the reflections of a group of members of the University of Chile Faculty of Medicine, about the changes in teaching methods that medical schools should incorporate. In a complex scenario, not only new ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2014)Background: Hydatid disease or cystic echinococcosis, caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus, has a worldwide distribution, affecting people of working age and can cause high levels of morbidity and even death. ...
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(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015)Autophagy is a catabolic recycling pathway triggered by various intra- or extracellular stimuli that is conserved from yeast to mammals. During autophagy diverse cytosolic constituents are enveloped by double-membrane ...
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(Elsevier, 2014)Objetivo Describir la graduación de Nelson y la densidad de células caliciformes en distintas áreas de la superficie ocular usando citología de impresión conjuntival (CIC), en pacientes con valores Ocular Surface Disease ...
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(Expert Reviews, 2014)Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This illness is now becoming global, mainly due to congenital transmission, and so far, there are no prophylactic or ...
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Anthocyanins from fermented berry beverages inhibit inflammation-related adiposity response in vitro (Mary Ann Liebert, 2015)Increased adiposity has been associated with macrophage infiltration into the adipose tissue which, in turn, leads to obesity comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)Background: The Quality of life Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD) Questionnaire specifically measures quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder. Aim: To adapt a version translated into Spanish of the questionnaire and ...
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(Universidad de la Frontera, 2014)El siguiente es un tributo a la vida del Dr. Eduardo Bustos Obregón, de quienes, sin ser sus hijos, construimos junto a él una familia. Las vivencias más antiguas que aquí compartimos fueron extraídas de relatos de su ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the commonest cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide, with an incidence of 0.6-4 per 100.000 inhabitants per year. It affects all age groups and carries an incapacity burden ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved. The diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis remains a challenge. Detection of galactomannan in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage is a useful tool; however due to ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved. Background: Vaginal infections are a frequent cause for consultation, but their prevalence and etiology vary in different populations. Objectives: To determine ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.After years of discussion by the Chilean legislature, the Law Nº 20.584, which regulates health care related rights and duties of people, entered into force in Chile ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)© 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Hernán Alessandri M.D. was an astounding clinician and a leading medical educator, born in Santiago in 1900 where he died in 1980. He received his medical degree ...
