Predicting the outcome of death by CALL Score in COVID-19 patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the CALL Score tool in predicting the death outcome in COVID-19 patients.

Methods: A total of 897 patients were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the association between characteristics of the CALL Score and the occurrence of death.

New ATP7B Gene Mutation in a Brazilian Patient with Wilson Disease.

Unlabelled: We report the case of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with late-onset Wilson disease (WD) with mild neurological symptoms only and a new mutation in the ATP7B gene. A compound mutation of the ATP7B gene was found with the variant c.98T>C p(Met33Thr) in exon 2, in heterozygosis, and variant c.

Hyponatremia in elderly patients with fragility fractures of the proximal femur: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Proximal femur fractures affect the mortality and morbidity of elderly individuals. Recent studies have shown an association between fragility fractures and hyponatremia, a common fluid and electrolyte balance disorder.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of hyponatremia in patients with fragility fractures of the proximal femur.

Predicting risk of atrial fibrillation after heart valve surgery: evaluation of a Brazilian risk score.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the applicability of a Brazilian score for predicting atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing heart valve surgery in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco - PROCAPE (Recife, PE, Brazil).

Methods: Retrospective study involving 491 consecutive patients operated between May/2007 and December/2010. The registers contained all the information used to calculate the score.

GuaragnaSCORE satisfactorily predicts outcomes in heart valve surgery in a Brazilian hospital.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the applicability of GuaragnaSCORE for predicting mortality in patients undergoing heart valve surgery in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco - PROCAPE, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Methods: Retrospective study involving 491 consecutive patients operated between May/2007 and December/2010. The registers contained all the information used to calculate the score.

Clinical and surgical profile of patients operated for postinfarction interventricular septal rupture.

Objectives: To study clinical features, complications and in-hospital outcomes of patients operated for postinfarction ventricular septal rupture.

Methods: A retrospective study involving 21 patients between January/1996 and June/2009. All operations were performed at the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Complexo Hospitalar HUOC/PROCAPE.