Objective: To determine the frequency of raised serum GGT levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome and their in-hospital outcome. Study design: Case descriptive. Subjects and methods: 120 patients hospitalized in CCU of Services Hospital, Lahore with the diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) were included in study. All had baseline serum GGT level determined and outcome in terms of ...

the effect of opium addiction on the appearance of different types of arrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction (ami) has been assessed in few studies. this study is aimed to determine the effect of opium on post-mi arrhythmia and also to address the differences in the appearance of different types of arrhythmias after ami between opium addicted and non-addicted patients. in this comparativ...

Objetivo: Compreender a importância da Assistência de Enfermagem na prevenção do Câncer Colo Útero (CCU), pontuando as razões informadas pelas mulheres para não realização exame preventivo. Métodos: Trata-se uma revisão integrativa, nas bases dados da: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), Acervo+ Index Base e também foi utilizado o mecanismo busca Go...

Las altas temperaturas, la fuerte radiación, baja cobertura vegetal, impermeabilización del suelo, entre otros factores urbano-climáticos, generan un gran disconfort y molestias a población urbana. Aunque algunas de las características ciudades están reguladas por normativas ambientales (como calidad aire el ruido) urbanísticas los usos suelo o alturas edificación), no existe marco conceptual p...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this research was to determine the relation between negative or positive qualitative troponin I test and the short term prognosis of patients presenting to emergency department with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms. METHODS we assessed the qualitative rapid troponin I in patients with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms after at least 4 hours and then we...

The health care provided to cardiovascular emergencies has undergone several changes in past decades, motivating the re-structuration of health care services. Currently, that subject is being widely discussed by the American Heart Association1 and worldwide. Consequently, discussing that within the context of our reality is important. Of the innumerous changes, those referring to acute coronary...

The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, group B streptococcus, herpes simplex virus, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae from cervical cultures obtained from 210 women seeking abortion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America was 9.3%, 72.9%, 25.2%, 4.3%, 0.9%, and 0.9% respectively. Cultures from 40/203 (19.7%) patients failed to produce any of t...

BACKGROUND The classification or index of heart failure severity in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was proposed by Killip and Kimball aiming at assessing the risk of in-hospital death and the potential benefit of specific management of care provided in Coronary Care Units (CCU) during the decade of 60. OBJECTIVE To validate the risk stratification of Killip classification in ...