Publications by authors named "N Cabeza"
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- Infections significantly impact pediatric health worldwide, prompting the Staphylo Research Network to study pediatric patients in Colombia between 2018 and 2021, focusing on their epidemiological and microbiological characteristics.
- The study analyzed 8,157 culture isolations from 20 centers, noting that methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) was more common than methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly in different regional hospitals.
- Findings highlight that while MSSA was dominant, regional variations in MRSA prevalence exist, and most strains showed susceptibility to common antibiotics, emphasizing the need for ongoing infection monitoring in children.
Current techniques to resolve heart valve defects involve the use of prosthetic and bioprosthetic materials. These materials lack the potential to grow and are not ideal, especially not for pediatric patients. Novel techniques like tissue engineering involve the use of biodegradable polymers coated with autologous myofibroblast and endothelial cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAspirin resistance has been recognised to occur in patients with cardiovascular disease and is associated with poor clinical prognosis. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of aspirin resistance in 172 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM-2). Platelet function of 172 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes on chronic aspirin therapy was evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProteolysis of extracellular matrix components is required for cell migration occurring in atherosclerotic lesion formation. In the present study, gene expression of the urokinase plasmingen activator receptor (uPAR) and underlying mechanisms were analyzed during the development of atherosclerosis in the aorta of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (apoE(-/-)). A significant increase of uPAR expression was detected in the atherosclerotic tissue with advancing plaque-dimension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We hypothesized that previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) had a favorable effect on early outcome after acute nonlacunar ischemic stroke.
Methods: Data of 1,753 consecutive patients with ischemic stroke collected from a prospective hospital-based stroke registry were studied. A comparison was made of the groups with and without previous TIA.