Occurrence of depression and assessment of functional capacity in patients with vascular diseases admitted to a Vascular Surgery Service.

Background: Vascular diseases are associated with significant sequelae and clinical repercussions for the lives of affected patients, which are more serious among the elderly. The consequences of vascular disease, such as limb loss, chronic pain, prolonged hospitalization, and polypharmacy, reduce these patients' autonomy and independence, influencing their wellbeing and quality of life.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of depression and assess functional capacity in patients with vascular diseases admitted to a Vascular Surgery Service.

Treatment of bilateral popliteal artery aneurysms.

Popliteal artery aneurysms are the most frequent type of peripheral aneurysm, accounting for 85% of the all of these aneurysms. Usually asymptomatic, they are generally diagnosed during clinical examination. Incidence is higher among males and seniors.

Anxiety and depression in patients with peripheral arterial disease admitted to a tertiary hospital.

Background: Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent neuropsychiatric conditions and are associated with chronic diseases, pain, loss of autonomy, dependence on others to perform routine activities, and loneliness. Depression often has a cause-and-effect relationship with other diseases, such as: acute myocardial infarction (AMI), systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Objectives: To estimate the frequency of anxiety and depression in patients of both sexes with PAD admitted to a tertiary hospital.

True dorsalis pedis artery aneurysm: case report.

A true aneurysm of the dorsal artery of the foot is a rare medical finding and its principal causes and clinical manifestations are not well known. A 49-year-old female patient presented with a pulsatile mass on the dorsal part of her right foot. Clinical and ultrasound examinations confirmed a diagnosis of aneurysm.

Quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Background: Vascular diseases have a direct influence on quality of life (QoL) and directly affect patients' biopsychosocial aspects. Quality of life is therefore an important element for evaluation of vascular interventions.

Objective: To assess QoL in inpatients with peripheral arterial disease at a vascular surgery service in a charitable tertiary hospital.

The Effects of Phonation Into Glass, Plastic, and LaxVox Tubes in Singers: A Systematic Review.

The present study aimed to perform a systematic literature review to assess the effects of phonation therapy on voice quality and function in singers. The systematic search was performed in February and updated in October 2017. No restriction of year, language, or publication status was applied.

Prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students taught using problem-based learning versus traditional methods.

Objective: To compare depressive symptoms among medical students taught using problem-based learning (PBL) and the traditional method.

Material And Methods: Beck's Depression Inventory was applied to 215 medical students. The prevalence of depression was calculated as the number of individuals with depression divided by the total number in the sample from each course, with 95% confidence intervals.

Expression of Ki-67 and P16 INK4a in chemically-induced perioral squamous cell carcinomas in mice.

Objective: to evaluate the influence of Ki-67 and P16INK4a proteins immunohistochemical expressions on the clinical and morphological parameters of perioral squamous cell carcinoma induced with 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene (DMBA) in mice.

Methods: we topically induced the lesions in the oral commissure of ten Swiss mice for 20 weeks, determining the time to tumors onset and the average tumor volume up to 26 weeks. In histopathological analysis, the variables studied were histological malignancy grade and the immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and P16INK4a proteins.

Morphometric study on the infraorbital foramen in relation to sex and side of the cranium in northeastern Brazil.

Detailed knowledge of the possible anatomical and morphometric variations of the infraorbital foramen (IOF) is important for ensuring safe and successful regional anesthesia, and for avoiding iatrogenic nerve injuries during surgery on the middle third of the face. To conduct a morphometric study on the IOF, correlating this with sex and side of the cranium. Two hundred forty-two crania were used (148 male and 94 female).

Aging, heart rate variability and patterns of autonomic regulation of the heart.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of aging, gender and body mass index on the heart rate variability (HRV), and to compare the patterns of global autonomic regulation (GAR) and parasympathetic outflow (PO) throughout the aging process.

Design, Setting And Participants: CROSS-SECTIONAL: Large sample of community-based adults and elderly people. Individuals aged from 40 to 100 years, functionally independent and with satisfactory cognitive function defined as the self-capacity to interact with an interviewer (N= 1743).

Median artery of the forearm in human fetuses in northeastern Brazil: anatomical study and review of the literature.

A persistent median artery is a rare anomaly. It accompanies the median nerve along its course in the forearm and is of variable origin. It is associated with other local anatomical variations and may contribute significantly towards formation of the superficial palmar arch.

Burnout syndrome in professionals of the primary healthcare network in Aracaju, Brazil.

The Burnout Syndrome (SB) stems from the chronic emotional stress experienced by the worker, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishment. May involve professionals whose work relates directly to the public. Aims to assess the prevalence of SB and associated factors in higher education professionals, linked to the Primary Care Network Health in the city of Aracaju / SE, who answered the sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Inventory for Burnout.

Analysis on the acromial curvature and its relationships with the subacromial space and types of acromion.

Objective: To correlate the acromial curvature, using the angles proposed, with the subacromial space and types of acromion.

Methods: Ninety scapulas were studied. The acromia were classified as types I, II or III.

Clinical variables associated with disability in leprosy cases in northeast Brazil.

Introduction: The clinical outcomes of leprosy include complications such as physical disabilities and deformities that vary according to the degree of impairment of nerve trunks. Knowledge of the factors that lead to the development of these complications is important for disability prevention programs. This study aimed to evaluate clinical factors associated with the occurrence of physical disability in leprosy cases.

Edentulousness in relation to remodeling of the gonial angles and incisures in dentate and edentate mandibles: morphometric study using the Image J software.

Purpose: The human mandible is subject to stimuli during its growth phase and also in adulthood. One of these stimuli may be absence of teeth, which gives rise to mandibular remodeling. Morphological changes may occur in different areas of this bone, such as in the gonial, condylar and ramus regions.

Evaluation of anxiety and depression prevalence in patients with primary severe hyperhidrosis.

Background: Primary hyperhidrosis (PH) can lead to mood changes due to the inconveniences it causes.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the existence of anxiety and depression in patients with severe primary hyperhidrosis who sought treatment at a medical office.

Methods: The questionnaire "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale" was used for 197 individuals, in addition to the chi square test and Fisher exact test, p <0.

Modulatory activity of Brazilian red propolis on chemically induced dermal carcinogenesis.

Purpose: To evaluate modulatory effects of a hydroalcoholic extract of Brazilian red propolis (HERP) on dermal carcinogenesis using a murine model.

Methods: The HERP was used at concentrations of 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg (PROP10, PROP50 and PROP100, respectively) to modulate dermal carcinogenesis induced by the application of 9,10-dimetil-1,2-benzatraceno (DMBA) on the backs of animals.

Results: The chemical compounds identified in HERP included propyl gallate, catechin, epicatechin and formononetin.

The superior transverse scapular ligament in fetuses.

Introduction. The superior transverse scapular ligament (STSL) links the margins of the suprascapular notch and converts it into a foramen, through which, the suprascapular nerve and, on some rare occasions, the suprascapular vessels pass. This conversion often results from partial or complete ossification of the STSL and may produce compressive symptoms in the suprascapular nerve.

The availability of teaching-pedagogical resources used for promotion of learning in teaching human anatomy.

Five hundred students attending higher education institutions in northeastern Brazil responded to questionnaires about their anatomy classes; students represented a variety of different health sciences disciplines. Analysis of the responses revealed the participation of teaching assistants in a large percentage of classes and the use of teaching resources, particularly images, from conventional radiographs to magnetic resonance images. The number of classes for cadaver dissection and the number of students with access to that type of class were small.

Does the aging process significantly modify the Mean Heart Rate?

Background: The Mean Heart Rate (MHR) tends to decrease with age. When adjusted for gender and diseases, the magnitude of this effect is unclear.

Objectives: To analyze the MHR in a stratified sample of active and functionally independent individuals.

Evaluation of agreement between clinical and histopathological data for classifying leprosy.

Background: The diversity of clinical manifestations of leprosy has given rise to different classification systems. However, there are important differences in the sensitivity and specificity of these classifications. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agreement between clinical and histopathological data for classifying leprosy.

Infraareolar access for thoracoscopic sympathectomy to treat primary hyperhidrosis.

We herein present a new technique for performing thoracoscopic sympathectomy to treat primary hyperhidrosis in both genders and all ages through the mammary infraareolar access associated with the axillary access. We believe that these points of access are feasible and safe, and result in an excellent cosmetic outcome without compromising the efficacy of the thoracoscopic sympathectomy. The existence of adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura, the presence of large breasts, and lactation made it difficult to perform the surgery, but did not make it impossible to apply the technique using the infraareolar access.

Frequency of multiple renal arteries in human fetuses.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of occurrence of multiple renal arteries in human fetuses.

Methods: Sixty kidneys from human fetuses (32 males and 28 females) were used, fixed and kept in 10% formol solution. The fetal age was estimated from the hallux-calcaneus length and ranged from 20 to 37 weeks of gestation, with a mean of 25.

Arrangement of collagen fibers in the wall of the main gastrocnemius venous trunk in humans.

The main gastrocnemius trunk (MGT) drains all of the blood from the network formed by the gastrocnemius veins that emerge from the gastrocnemius muscle. Twenty MGTs were used (nine medial and eleven lateral), from male human cadavers of mean age 31.42±10.

Metric measurements and attachment levels of the medial patellofemoral ligament: an anatomical study in cadavers.

Objective: To determine the metric measurements and to verify the attachment levels of the medial patellofemoral ligament in human cadavers.

Methods: Seventeen knees (eight right and nine left knees) from 10 cadavers (nine male and one female) were dissected and stored in a 10% formaldehyde solution. All of the knees were whole and did not show any macroscopic signs of injuries.