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The Latin American DILI Registry Experience: A Successful Ongoing Collaborative Strategic Initiative.
(MDPI, 2016-02-25)Drug induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare but well recognized serious adverse reaction. Pre-marketing studies may not detect liver injury, and DILI becomes very often apparent after the drug is launched to the market. ... -
The Latin American experience of allografting patients with severe aplastic anaemia: real-world data on the impact of stem cell source and ATG administration in HLA-identical sibling transplants
(Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com], 2017-01-01)We studied 298 patients with severe aplastic anaemia (SAA) allografted in four Latin American countries. The source of cells was bone marrow (BM) in 94 patients and PBSCs in 204 patients. Engraftment failed in 8.1% of ... -
[Leukemia associated to human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and intrafamily transmission in Santiago del Estero]
(Medicina Buenos Aires, 2021)Abstract in English, Spanish Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an hematological disease caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) that develops after 20 years of incubation preferentially when the ... -
LI-RADS 4 or 5 categorization may not be clinically relevant for decision-making processes: A prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2020-11)Abstract Introduction and objectives: The liver imaging reporting data system (LI-RADS) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was proposed to standardize and enhance consensus of reporting. However, clinical utility of LI-RADS ... -
Limitation of life-sustaining treatment in NICU: Physicians' beliefs and attitudes in the Buenos Aires region
(Elsevier, 2020-03)Abstract Objective: To explore the ethical beliefs and attitudes of Argentinean neonatologists regarding limitation of life-sustaining treatment (LST) for very sick infants. Methods: We used an anonymous questionnaire ... -
Limpieza y desinfección de superficies en las unidades de cuidados neonatales
(FUNDASAMIN (Fundación para la Salud Materno Infantil), 2018-08-01)La limpieza y la desinfección de superficies es una de las medidas más importantes para prevenir la dise- minación de microorganismos en el medio ambiente hospitalario y por lo tanto se ha transformado en una medida ... -
Liver disease and dyslipidemia as a manifestation of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D). Clinical and diagnostic aspects, and a new treatment. An update.
(Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría., 2017-06-01)Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) is still a little recognized genetic disease with significant morbidity and mortality in children and adults. This document provides guidance on when to suspect LAL-D and how to ... -
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: evaluation of the alpha-fetoprotein model in a multicenter cohort from Latin America.
(John Wiley & Sons A/S, 2016-05-05)BACKGROUND & AIMS: The French alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) model has recently shown superior results compared to Milan criteria (MC) for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) ... -
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: evaluation of the alpha-fetoprotein model in a multicenter cohort from Latin America.
(Wiley, 2016-11-01)BACKGROUND & AIMS: The French alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) model has recently shown superior results compared to Milan criteria (MC) for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) ... -
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: impact of expansion criteria in a multicenter cohort study from a high waitlist mortality region
(Wiley, 2021-01)Abstract This study aimed to compare liver transplantation (LT) outcomes and evaluate the potential rise in numbers of LT candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) of different allocation policies in a high waitlist ... -
Liver transplantation in acute liver failure: A challenging scenario.
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2016-01-28)Abstract Acute liver failure is a critical medical condition defined as rapid development of hepatic dysfunction associated with encephalopathy. The prognosis in these patients is highly variable and depends on the ... -
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Patients with Noninfectious Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, or Panuveitis
(2021-06)Abstract Purpose: To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of extended treatment with adalimumab in patients with noninfectious intermediate, posterior, or panuveitis. Design: Open-label, multicenter, phase 3 extension ... -
Looking for the Best Model to Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplantation in Latin America.
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Los trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos y sus manifestaciones cutáneas
(Educación médica continua, 2016-09-03)Self-inflicted dermatoses can cause severe tissue damage and distress in social life, school or work. Largely classified as an impulse control disorder, they are now considered as part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum ... -
Loss of dystrophin is associated with increased myocardial stiffness in a model of left ventricular hypertrophy.
(Springer, 2017-03-18)Transition from compensated to decompensated left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is accompanied by functional and structural changes. Here, the aim was to evaluate dystrophin expression in murine models and human subjects ... -
Loss of dystrophin is associated with increased myocardial stiffness in a model of left ventricular hypertrophy.
(Springer, 2017-03-18)Transition from compensated to decompensated left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is accompanied by functional and structural changes. Here, the aim was to evaluate dystrophin expression in murine models and human subjects ... -
Magnetic resonance lymphangiography in group 1 paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension
(Wiley Open Access, 2021-03)Abstract Pulmonary hypertension could have thoracic lymphatic abnormalities caused by right ventricular failure. Since there is no description of such abnormalities, the purpose of this study was to investigate them with ... -
Mapeo de la prosodia emocional en pacientes con epilepsia temporal resistente a fármacos.
(2019-10-31)Introducción: La prosodia emocional, componente suprasegmental del lenguaje, es procesada por áreas temporo-frontales de la corteza cerebral predominantemente derechas. En la epilepsia del lóbulo temporal (ELT) frecuentemente ... -
Maritornes y la genética
(Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría, 2020)Maritornes es una de las figuras femeninas creadas por Cervantes en El Quijote. Aparece en varios capítulos de la primera parte, y es más importante su protagonismo en los capítulosXVI y XLIII. En la primera aparición ... -
Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study
(American Medical Association, 2021-08)Abstract Importance: Detailed information about the association of COVID-19 with outcomes in pregnant individuals compared with not-infected pregnant individuals is much needed. Objective: To evaluate the risks associated ...