Investigation of stress, anxiety and depression in women with fibromyalgia: a comparative study.

Introduction: Depression has emerged as the most prevalent mental disorder in patients with fibromyalgia. Stress, whose stages are alarm, resistance, near-exhaustion and exhaustion, constitutes a physical reaction to a threatening situation.

Objective: To investigate the levels of stress, anxiety and depression in women with fibromyalgia, comparing them with those of healthy women.

Clinical implications of der(9q) deletions detected through dual-fusion fluorescence in situ hybridization in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Poor outcomes of some chronic myeloid leukemia ((CML) patients have been associated with submicroscopic der(9q) deletions, particularly the 5'ABL region. Deletion profiles of 120 BCR/ABL+ CML patients were studied using the dual-fusion fluorescence in situ hybridization probe. Poor prognosis was associated with 5'ABL deletion but not with 3'BCR deletion.

Contact allergy in male construction workers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000-2005.

There are no recent data on allergens in the construction industry in Brazil; apparently there were no changes in allergenic substances. The objective of this study was to identify sensitization to allergens in adult males working in the construction industry. A cross-sectional study with adult males submitted to patch tests from May 2000 to December 2005.

[Cardiopulmonary responses to exercise in patients of different age group with congestive heart failure].

Objectives: This paper aims at comparing cardiorespiratory functional capacity during exercise--represented by indicators of functional limitation, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), and anaerobic threshold--plus cardiopulmonary responses to maximal exercise in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients belonging to different age groups.

Methods: Fifty-four CHF patients, stratified by age group, were evaluated as follows: group I--30 to 39 years (n = 12); group II--40 to 49 years (n = 18); group III--50 to 59 years (n = 17); and group IV--60 years and above (n = 7). All patients underwent maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) on treadmills.

New auxiliary indicators for the differential diagnosis of functional cardiorespiratory limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.

Objective: To differentiate the nature of functional cardiorespiratory limitations during exercise in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or congestive heart failure (CHF) and to determine indicators that may help their classifications.

Methods: The study comprised 40 patients: 23 with COPD and 17 with CHF. All individuals underwent maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing on a treadmill.