In the article authors reflect development of the national economy of Latvia since the restoration of Latvia's independence. The main economic indicators during 1990-2004, prognosis on 2010 and ...economy indicators comparison of the Baltic States and ES during 2004-2005 have been showed in tables.
Although ultrasound examination is a frequent procedure during pregnancy, routine use has not been effective to reduce maternal or perinatal morbidity-mortality.
Assess frequency of breast ...examination and of oncotic cervical cytology among prenatal exams and compare it to frequency of obstetrical ultrasound.
This was a cross-sectional evaluation conducted in the city of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil between May and July 2007. Data obtained with a structured questionnaire were entered into the Epi-Info 6.04 program and analyzed using the SPSS software.
Among the 230 puerperae interviewed, 99.1% had undergone an ultrasound during pregnancy, while 37.5% and 33.6% had been submitted to clinical examination of the breasts and cervical cytology, respectively. It was noted that a larger number of obstetrical echographies increased the probability that a patient would be submitted to clinical examination of the breasts. On the other hand, the number of cytopathological evaluations of the uterine cervix was not influenced by the number of ultrasound examinations.
Obstetrical echography was given priority and performed as a routine exam, whereas clinical examination of the breasts and cervical cytopathological examination were not, although considered obligatory during the prenatal period. These data confirm the tendency documented in literature indicating an inversion of priorities, favoring ultrasonography over breast examination and cervical pathological exams. For this reason, further studies and evaluations of health programs, also of the real impact of this inversion on the population health indices are recommended.
The report deals with a comparison of estrogen receptor concentration in tumor tissue of breast cancer patients and sensitivity of the said tissue to adriablastin in short-term organ cultures. No ...relationship was established between tumor tissue sensitivity to adriablastin and presence or absence of estrogen receptors. It is necessary to identify both the concentration of specific hormone receptors and individual sensitivity to chemotherapy in order to work out individually-tailored schemes of treatment of breast cancer patients.
Out of 145 patients with unstable angina hospitalized at CCU of the Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) in 1981, 69 were studied: group I = 23 case (33.3%) with transient ST ...segment depression, group II = 13 cases (18.8%) with transient ST segment elevation, group III (control) = 33 cases (47.8%) without acute EKG changes. Group I showed a higher incidence of double-triple coronary artery involvement: 71.4% VS 53.8 and 63.3% respectively (non significant). This group also showed a higher number of patients with severe angina and who suffered acute myocardial infarction during follow-up, although without statistical significance. There were 8 deaths (34.8%) in group I, 3 (23.1%) in group II and 4 (12.1%) in group III (chi 2 = 4.11, p greater than 0.05). The 36 months survival rate was lower in group I than in groups II and III: 52.9% VS. 75.2% (NS) and 89.7% (P less than 0.02) respectively. We conclude that acute EKG changes, mainly transient ST segment depression, in unstable angina, are markers of high risk patients.
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