Women Physicians: Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

Background: COVID-19 has placed a tremendous burden on physicians worldwide, especially women physicians, affected by increased workload and loss of quality of life.

Objective: To assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life, burnout and spirituality of Brazilian women physicians directly or indirectly providing care to COVID-19 patients.

Methods: Prospective, observational study performed from July 28 to September 27, 2020, in Brazil, with women physicians from 47 specialities, the most frequent being cardiology (22.

[Inflammatory, lipid, and metabolic profile in acute ischemic syndrome: correlation with hospital and posthospital events].

Objective: To associate the markers lipid profile, inflammatory profile (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein HSCRP and fibrinogen), and metabolic profile (glucose determination) with hospital and posthospital events in patients with acute ischemic syndrome (AIS) and to describe the predictors of mortality in this population.

Methods: A cohort study with 199 patients with AIS (unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with or without ST segment elevation) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university cardiology Hospital, from March to November 2002. The previous diseases, the medication in use, and the coronary risk factors were recorded.