Validation of the short-version of Rose Angina Questionnaire in Brazil.

Background: Stable angina pectoris is a serious condition with few epidemiological studies in Brazil.

Objective: To validate the short-version of the Rose angina questionnaire in Brazilian Portuguese for its implementation in surveys and longitudinal studies.

Methods: A total of 116 consecutive patients from an outpatient clinic without prior myocardial infarction and/or coronary revascularization were enrolled for application of three questions of the Rose angina questionnaire addressing chest pain after exertion.

The difference between ISS and NISS in a series of trauma patients in Brazil.

ABSTRACT The difference between the ISS and NISS scores was determined for 1,533 inpatients consecutively admitted in 1998 in the Emergency Department of a University Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. The average ISS was 12.49 +/- 12.