Publications by authors named "Luis Edmundo Hernandez-Vivar"

Background: Blood pressure (BP) has a circadian rhythm, decreases at night and increases in the morning (dipper), have been observed in patients with impaired in this profile, increased at night and lower in the morning (no dipper) have increased cardiovascular risk. Preeclampsia-eclampsia complicates about 7% of pregnancies, preeclampsia is known to reverse the normal circadian cycle of the BP.

Objective: To determine the profile dipper/non-dipper in patients with severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and HELLP syndrome patients in Intensive Care and Obstetrics Hospital Juárez of México.

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Background: Vaginal agenesis is a rare congenital disorder. It requires surgical management and still it is not defined universally. The surgical resolution of the pure vaginal agenesis, through fasciocutaneous pudendal thigh flaps, has few complications and allows the copulative function in normal conditions.

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Background: Ectopic pregnancy is the implantation of fertilized ovum on any tissue other than the endometrial lining of the uterus.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safeness of methotrexate in the treatment of unruptured ectopic pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: From January 2000 to October 2002 five patients were diagnosed with unruptured ectopic pregnancy in Hospital Juarez de Mexico.

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