Association of LDL-cholesterol with prognosis in patients admitted for acutely decompensated heart failure.

Introduction And Objectives: The association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF) remains uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of LDL-C in patients admitted for acutely decompensated HF and establish a safety cut-off value in this population.

Methods: This retrospective, observational study included 167 consecutive patients admitted for acute HF.

Survival of teeth with external cervical resorption after Internal and External Repair: A Systematic Review.

Background: To analyze the survival rate of teeth affected by invasive cervical resorption after internal and external repair.

Material And Methods: A search was conducted in PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and gray literature at the DANS Easy Archive until September 2023. The selected studies were subjected to risk assessment of bias, and the quality of evidence was assessed using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHOLESTEROL LEVELS AND THYROID EYE DISEASE.

Background: Thyroid eye disease (TED) is the most prevalent extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease (GD). Emerging evidence suggests a relationship between elevated total and LDL cholesterol levels and TED. This study aimed to investigate this correlation in the Brazilian population by analyzing data from two tertiary care centers.

Experimental infection of wild boars (Sus scrofa) with Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission potential to Amblyomma sculptum ticks.

Background: Brazilian spotted fever is a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, whose main vector in Brazil is the tick Amblyomma sculptum. Amplifying hosts are essential for the perpetuation of this bacterium in the tick population as they can be sources of infection during bacteremic periods. Recent studies demonstrated the ability of suids (Sus scrofa) to sustain populations of A.

Rhamnogalacturonan promotes intestinal mucosal repair through increased cell migration.

Mucosal healing is the primary goal for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) treatment. We previously showed the direct beneficial effects of rhamnogalacturonan (RGal) on intestinal epithelial barrier function. Here, we aimed to evaluate the effect of RGal in intestinal epithelial wound healing.