Impact of workplace gymnastics on quality of life of general services assistants in a hospital institution.

Introduction: The adoption of worker care by organizations has been subject of several studies. Hospitals are strategic spaces for health promotion actions to be developed.

Objectives: To analyze the effects of a workplace gymnastics program on the quality of life of hospital workers.

Nutritional status and physical activity of school-aged children with distinct health habits.

Obesity and sedentarism impact health and quality of life. School is a crucial environment for promoting healthy habits. The aim of this study was to identify and analyze studies on nutritional status and physical activity of school-aged children and adolescents with different lifestyles.

Chemical Constituents, Anticancer and Anti-Proliferative Potential of Species: A Systematic Review.

species represent a source of bioactive compounds that have been widely used in folk medicine. This study aimed to synthesize the anticancer and anti-proliferative potential of species through a systematic review. Searches were performed in the electronic databases PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Scielo and via a manual search.

Gamification in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.

Purpose Of Review: This study is a narrative review aiming at evaluating the current literature of the last 5 years on gamification and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. The article search involved the following MeSH terms at PubMed: "gamification," "exergaming," and "rehabilitation." Original studies in English language were included.

Swimming training attenuates the decrease of calcium responsiveness in female infarcted rats.

To evaluate the influence of swimming training on calcium responsiveness of the myocardium of rats with different infarction sizes (MI). female Wistar rats, sedentary sham (SS = 14), sedentary moderate MI (SMI = 8) and sedentary large MI (SLI = 10) were compared to trained sham (TS = 16), trained moderate MI (TMI = 9) and trained large MI (TLI = 10). After 4 weeks of MI, the animals swam for 60 min/day, 5 days/week, for additional 8 weeks.

The survival, development, and reproduction of (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on the main (Myrtaceae) genotypes planted in Brazil.

Background: Marelli (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the main defoliating beetle of L'Hér. (Myrtaceae) plants worldwide. The suitability of to this pest varies among host plant genotypes.

The naturally-derived alkaloids as a potential treatment for COVID-19: A scoping review.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has a high mortality rate and transmissibility. In this context, medicinal plants have attracted attention due to the wide availability and variety of therapeutic compounds, such as alkaloids, a vast class with several proven pharmacological effects, like the antiviral and anti-inflammatory activities. Therefore, this scoping review aimed to summarize the current knowledge of the potential applicability of alkaloids for treating COVID-19.

The potential impact of vegetarian diet on the oral mucosa: A preliminary cytopathological study.

Background/purpose: Actually, many individuals have opted for the vegetarian diet. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the vegetarian diet on the oral epithelium through cytopathology.

Methods: Oral smears of the tongue and buccal mucosa of 60 adult subjects (30 vegetarians and 30 controls) were collected.

Salivary flow, amylase, and total protein in hospitalized patients with HIV infection / AIDS complications.

Background: Saliva is a complex secretion produced daily by the salivary glands. Saliva consists mainly of water, enzymes, ions and amino acids and performs several important functions in oral health.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the flow rate and concentrations of amylase and total proteins in the saliva of hospitalized patients due to AIDS complications.

Papillary muscle rupture following routine aortic valve replacement.

A 56-year-old man who underwent routine aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic insufficiency suffered a presumed embolic event to a small vessel supplying the posteromedial papillary muscle. This led to papillary muscle rupture, and severe, acute mitral regurgitation requiring emergent mitral valve replacement 6 days postoperatively. Small-vessel coronary embolization outside the setting of infection/endocarditis leading to infarction and papillary muscle rupture following elective AVR has not been previously described in the literature.

The Mitral Monobloc: A Simplification for Intervalvular Fibrous Body Reconstruction in Endocarditis.

The only viable option in prosthetic valve endocarditis with extensive abscess of the aorto-mitral curtain is radical debridement and reconstruction of the intravalvular fibrous body. This report details a simplified intravalvular fibrous body reconstruction technique.

Corrigendum to "Immunocompetent Mice Model for Dengue Virus Infection".

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Outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement for mixed aortic valve disease.

Background: Mixed aortic valve disease (MAVD) is associated with a poorer natural history compared with isolated lesions. However, clinical and echocardiographic outcomes for aortic valve replacement (AVR) in mixed disease are less well understood.

Methods: Retrospective review of AVRs (n=1,011) from 2000-2016.

Erosive Tooth Wear and Dietary Patterns: A Clinical Study.

Purpose: Evidence exists which suggests that a vegetarian diet is a predisposing factor to erosive tooth wear. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of dietary pattern (vegetarian, lacto-ovo vegetarian and omnivore) on erosive tooth wear.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred seven subjects (29 vegetarians, 96 lacto-ovo vegetarians and 82 omnivores) underwent an oral assessment and were asked to answer questionnaires about diet and oral care.

Coronary Events in Patients Presenting for Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.

Background: Preoperative coronary angiography is often not performed in acute Type A dissection. We examined differences in the incidence of pre-existing coronary disease and subsequent coronary events between patients undergoing acute Type A dissection repair and patients undergoing elective proximal aortic aneurysm repair.

Methods: From 2000 to 2015, there were 154 acute Type A dissection repairs and 457 elective proximal aortic aneurysm repairs.

Natural history of the proximal aorta in patients with descending thoracic aortic disease.

Objective: This study investigated the growth and behavior of the ascending aorta in patients with descending thoracic aortic disease.

Methods: We examined 200 patients with descending thoracic aortic disease including acute type B dissection (n = 95), chronic type B dissection (n = 38), intramural hematoma (n = 23), and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (n = 44). Images from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were evaluated after three-dimensional reconstruction to examine the growth rate in those with >1 year of imaging follow-up (n = 108).

Cluster analysis of acute ascending aortic dissection provides novel insight into mechanisms of distal progression.

Background: Whether primary tear size impacts extent of type A dissection is unclear. Using statistical groupings based on dissection morphology, we examined its relationship to primary tear area.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 108 patients who underwent acute ascending dissection repair from 2000-2016.

Coronary bypass in left ventricular dysfunction and differential cardiac recovery.

Background We aimed to examine the efficacy of surgical revascularization with respect to improvement in ventricular function and survival in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and poor left ventricular function. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of 429 patients (median age 64.6 years, 81.

Acute retrograde type A aortic dissection: morphologic analysis and clinical implications.

Background: This study compares the morphology and outcomes of acute retrograde type A dissections (RTADs) with acute antegrade type A dissections (ATADs), and acute type B dissections.

Materials And Methods: From 2000 to 2016, there were 12 acute RTADs, 96 ATADs, and 92 type B dissections with available imaging. Dissections were characterized using computerized tomography angiography images.

Organic effects of associating paclitaxel with a lipid-based nanoparticle system on a nonhuman primate, .

Lipid-based nanoparticle systems have been used as vehicles for chemotherapeutic agents in experimental cancer treatments. Those systems have generally been credited with attenuating the severe toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents. This study aimed to investigate the effects of associating paclitaxel (PTX) with a lipid-based nanoparticle system on a nonhuman primate, , documenting the toxicity as measured by serum biochemistry, which is a detailed analysis of blood and tissue.

Aerobic and resistance exercise in systemic sclerosis: State of the art.

Introduction: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) experience reduced exercise capacity and muscle strength compared with healthy subjects. There are also indications of reduced levels of physical activity.

Objective: To present the current knowledge of physical exercise in SSc.

Who runs the fastest? Anthropometric and physiological correlates of 20 m sprint performance in male soccer players.

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship of 20 m sprint performance with anthropometrical and physiological parameters in male soccer players. A hundred and 81 soccer players from the region of Athens (age 23.4 ± 5.

Lung transplantation for high-risk patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Background: Survival for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and high lung allocation score (LAS) values may be significantly reduced in comparison to those with lower LAS values.

Objectives: To evaluate outcomes for high-risk IPF patients as defined by LAS values ≥46 (N=42) versus recipients with LAS values <46 (N=89).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed records of 131 consecutive patients with IPF who received lung transplants at our institution between 1999 and 2013.

The presence or severity of pulmonary hypertension does not affect outcomes for single-lung transplantation.

Advanced lung disease (ALD) that requires lung transplantation (LTX) is frequently associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Whether the presence of PH significantly affects the outcomes following single-lung transplantation (SLT) remains controversial. Therefore, we retrospectively examined the outcomes of 279 consecutive SLT recipients transplanted at our centre, and the patients were split into four groups based on their mean pulmonary artery pressure values.