Publications by authors named "Mauricio Butzke"

A 30-year-old White woman with presumed rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by CT scan evidence of eosinophilic pneumonitis was referred to the ED by her rheumatologist for an investigation of the progression of dyspnea. Approximately 6 months before, the patient reported experiencing diffuse interphalangeal arthralgias (both proximal and distal) that affected the wrists, knees, and feet. These symptoms were accompanied by Modified Medical Research Council scale grade 2 dyspnea.

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Background: In advanced heart failure (HF), diagnostic performance of physical exam may be poor. Physical examination associated with lung ultrasound (LUS) may be an important tool to facilitate congestion screening.

Objective: To evaluate performance of LUS for congestion screening in advanced HF referred for transplant, as compared to findings of right heart catheterization (RHC).

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Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is the leading cause of hospitalization in patients aged 65 years or older, and most of them present with congestion. The use of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) may increase the response to loop diuretics. To evaluate the effect of adding HCTZ to furosemide on congestion and symptoms in patients with ADHF.

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Objectives: Differential diagnosis of COVID-19 includes a broad range of conditions. Prioritizing containment efforts, protective personal equipment and testing can be challenging. Our aim was to develop a tool to identify patients with higher probability of COVID-19 diagnosis at admission.

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Background: Risk scores are available for use in daily clinical practice, but knowing which one to choose is still fraught with uncertainty.

Objectives: To assess the logistic EuroSCORE, EuroSCORE II, and the infective endocarditis (IE)-specific scores STS-IE, PALSUSE, AEPEI, EndoSCORE and RISK-E, as predictors of hospital mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for active IE at a tertiary teaching hospital in Southern Brazil.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study including all patients aged ≥ 18 years who underwent cardiac surgery for active IE at the study facility from 2007-2016.

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