Sedentary behavior and self-harm in adolescents with asthma, rhinitis and eczema.

Objective: To investigate the association between allergic diseases and the tendency to self-harm in adolescents, considering the role of sedentary behavior.

Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study, carried out in 2022, with 727 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, from a capital in the Northeast of Brazil. The authors evaluated the association between each allergic disease (asthma, rhinitis and eczema) and self-harm, sedentary behavior and other variables.

Changing trends in clinical characteristics and in-hospital mortality of patients with infective endocarditis over four decades.

Background: Infective endocarditis continues to be a significant concern and may be undergoing an epidemiological transition.

Methods: Were studied 1804 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis between 1978 and 2022. The mean age was 48 ( ± 19), and 1162 (64%) patients were male.