Publications by authors named "E GARCIA VIDAL"
Clinical phenotypes of COVID-19, associated with mortality risk, have been identified in the general population. The present study assesses their applicability in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) hospital-admitted by COVID-19. In a cohort of 488 SOTR, nonvaccinated (n = 394) and vaccinated (n = 94) against SARS-CoV-2, we evaluated 16 demographic, clinical, analytical, and radiological variables to identify the clinical phenotypes A, B, and C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of motoric cognitive risk syndrome among older adults in Brazil and evaluation of effect modification by race.
J Alzheimers Dis
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCRS) is a pre-dementia condition gaining interest but lacks extensive research in Latin America, especially regarding how risk factors interact with race.
- A study conducted in Brazil aimed to determine the prevalence of MCRS among older adults and looked into its associations with clinical and sociodemographic variables, considering the role of race.
- Findings showed a 4.34% prevalence of MCRS, with education and physical activity linked to lower risk, but depression significantly increased risk, especially more in White individuals compared to Black individuals, suggesting a need for deeper research on these interactions.
In this review, selected examples are presented to demonstrate how microfluidic approaches can be utilized for investigating microbial life from deep geological environments, both from practical and fundamental perspectives. Beginning with the definition of the deep underground biosphere and the conventional experimental techniques employed for these studies, the use of microfluidic systems for accessing critical parameters of deep life in geological environments at the microscale is subsequently addressed (high pressure, high temperature, low volume). Microfluidics can simulate a range of environmental conditions on a chip, enabling rapid and comprehensive studies of microbial behavior and interactions in subsurface ecosystems, such as simulations of porous systems, interactions among microbes/microbes/minerals, and gradient cultivation.
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- Cancer can lead to serious kidney issues in children requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT), with a study identifying 287 pediatric KRT patients who had a history of cancer.
- The study showed that those whose cancer caused KRT had a longer wait for kidney transplantation compared to matched controls, with a median time of 2.4 years for cancer patients versus shorter times for controls.
- While childhood cancer survivors experienced increased mortality rates while on KRT (16% for group 1 and 23% for group 2) compared to controls, their long-term survival rates after kidney transplantation were similar to non-cancer patients.
Background: Inherited kidney diseases (IKD) and congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are causes of kidney failure requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT) that major renal registries usually amalgamate into the primary renal disease (PRD) category 'miscellaneous' or in the glomerulonephritis or pyelonephritis categories. This makes IKDs invisible (except for polycystic kidney disease) and may negatively influence the use of genetic testing, which may identify a cause for IKDs and some CAKUT.
Methods: We have re-examined the etiology of KRT by composing a separate IKD and CAKUT PRD group using data from the European Renal Association (ERA) Registry.