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Physical Activity Among Organ Recipients: Data Collected From the Latin American Transplant Games.
(Elsevier, 2017-03-01)
Background
Cardiovascular complications after transplantation are an important cause of non–transplant-related deaths. Depression and anxiety are not unusual among organ recipients. Physical activity reduces cardiovascular ...
Chronic hepatitis C and chronic kidney disease: Advances, limitations and unchartered territories.
(Wiley, 2017-06-01)
Over the past few years, treatment options for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have evolved dramatically. The current approved interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens have been shown to be safe and ...
Pluripotent Nontumorigenic Adipose Tissue-Derived Muse Cells have Immunomodulatory Capacity Mediated by Transforming Growth Factor-β1
(Wiley Open Access, 2017-01-01)
Adult mesenchymal stromal cell-based interventions have shown promising results in a broad range of diseases. However, their use has faced limited effectiveness owing to the low survival rates and susceptibility to ...
Spectrum and visual outcomes of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease in Argentina.
(Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017-01-01)
AIM:
To review all cases of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease in an Inflammatory Eye Disease Service in Argentina and to describe the clinical profile and outcomes of treatment.
METHODS:
The records from patients ...
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy.
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2017-10-26)
BACKGROUND:
In X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, mutations in ABCD1 lead to loss of function of the ALD protein. Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy is characterized by demyelination and neurodegeneration. Disease progression, ...
Isolated Intrapulmonary Vascular Dilatations and the Risk of Developing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in Liver Transplant Candidates.
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)
BACKGROUND:
The natural history of intrapulmonary vascular dilations (IPVD) and their impact on patient outcomes in the setting of portal hypertension has only been described in small series.
AIMS:
To assess the ...
Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir ± ribavirin is safe and effective in HCV-infected patients in a real-life cohort from Latin America.
(Wiley, 2017-09-01)
Information about the use of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir ± ribavirin (OBV/PTV/r/DSV ± RBV) in real-clinical practice in Latin America is scarce. We aimed to confirm safety and effectiveness of OBV/PTV/r/DSV ± RBV ...
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 ...
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation-Specific Comorbidity Index Predicts Morbidity and Mortality in Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation.
(Elsevier, 2017-10-01)
The hematopoietic cell transplantation-specific comorbidity index (HCT-CI) score is a useful tool to assess the risk for nonrelapse mortality (NRM) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Although the ...
Acute effect of coffee consumption on arterial stiffness, evaluated using an oscillometric method
(Elsevier, 2017-03-01)
Introduction
Previous studies show contradictory results related to the vascular effects of coffee; they suggest that caffeine increases arterial stiffness and negatively impacts vascular health, the aim of this study is ...