Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2011)Objective. To assess the association between pathogenic bacteria found in bronchoalveolar lavages and paranasal cavity cultures in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who underwent endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery. The ...
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(International College of Surgeons, 2011)Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is very successful in patients with short-segment Barrett's esophagus (BE), but in patients with long-segment BE, the results remain in discussion. In these patients, during the open era of ...
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(2011)Background and Purpose: Dabigatran-etexilate (DE) recently has been approved for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. However, lack of effective antagonists represents a major concern in the event of intracerebral ...
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(2011)Until March 2008, Chile had 637 orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), the main cause was liver cirrhosis. According to US statistics, in 2006 there were 3000 women of reproductive age with OLT. We report a 25-year-old, ...
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(2011)Background: Systemic endothelial dysfunction and increased oxidative stress have been observed in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We evaluate whether oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction are associated with ...
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(2012)Objective: The results of prematurely terminated stenting and aggressive medical management for preventing recurrent stroke in intracranial stenosis (SAMMPRIS) due to excessively high rate of stroke and death in patients ...
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(2011)The author proposes, from the perspective of the Scientific Ethics, to assimilate anencephalic fetuses to non-human fetuses because they have a large deficiency of the brain that is the organ for human specificity. This ...
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(2011)Background: The rapid increase in life expectancy in Chile, with obesity as the main nutritional problem in all age groups, makes it necessary to ask whether the years gained are healthy. Aim: To study the trajectories of ...
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(2012)This study aimed to examine the role of chronic restraint stress (RS) on oral squamous cell carcinomas induced by 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO) in CF-1 mouse tongues, measured by the expression of argyrophilic staining ...
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(2012)Cigarette consumption negatively affects bone-matter and -stability, partially due to increased oxidative stress. Garlic has been shown to have anti-oxidative properties. Therefore, the intention was to investigate whether ...
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(2012)The first step in the penicillin biosynthetic pathway is the non-ribosomal condensation of l-α-aminoadipic acid, l-cysteine and l-valine into the tripeptide δ-(l-α-aminoadipyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-valine (ACV). This reaction is ...
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(2011)Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) causes 73.6% of coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths in Chile. Aim: To estimate the incidence and case fatality of AMI and analyze their trends between 2001-2007. Material and ...
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(2011)Background: A change in the social structure of medicine and its impact on clients has occurred in the last decades. Aim: To perform a survey about subjective wellbeing among physicians. Material and Methods: A physician's ...
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(Mosby Inc., 2012)Objectives: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after on-pump heart surgery. Several histologic abnormalities, such as interstitial fibrosis and vacuolization, have been described in atrial ...
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(2011)Being born small-for-gestational age and a rapid increase in weight during early childhood and infancy has been strongly linked with chronic diseases, including metabolic syndrome, which has been related to intrauterine ...
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(2011)Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a lifelong disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism and ovulatory dysfunction, with a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms and signs. Three different sets of diagnostic criteria have ...
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(2011)This work studied safety and antifungal activity of ozonized sunflower oil (AMO 3) against dermatophytes. AMO 3 was prepared through a new original process that modifies the oil before ozonation by alcoholic catalytic ...
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(2011)Addisonian crisis as a first manifestation of metastatic disease secondary to cancer is uncommon. We report a 63-year-old man with a history of one year of fatigue, weakness, weight loss and repeated symptomatic hypoglycemia. ...
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(2011)Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is an opportunistic organism widely distributed in both environmental and nosocomial settings. Invasive infections typically occur in immunocompromised patients, but this agent can also produce ...
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(2011)Sexuality is more than reproduction, it is an intrinsic part of each of us, is how we develop and relate with others and with the environment of the society to which we belong. Adolescence is a period with special vulnerability ...
