Luciano Moreira Alves

A 46-Year-Old Man Presenting With Chest Pain Due to Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi Syndrome) Diagnosed by Multimodal Cardiac Imaging

Mauro de Deus Passos, Daniel Lopes Marques de Araújo, Lucas de Ávila Mariano, Dilson Palhares Ferreira et autres

BACKGROUND Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM), also known as Yamaguchi syndrome, is a rare variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy characterized by the thickening of the left ventricle apex (>15 mm) and giant negative T-waves on the precordial leads of the electrocardiogram (ECG), which can …

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Nonatherosclerotic Subclavian Steal Syndrome Due to Brachiocephalic Trunk Kinking in an Elderly Woman: A Case Report

Mauro de Deus Passos, Pedro R.M. Negreiros de Almeida, Rodolfo Loureiro Borges de Souza, Arthur Barroso Vidal Vilarinho et autres

BACKGROUND Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) is typically caused by atherosclerotic occlusion of the proximal subclavian artery. While atherosclerosis is the primary etiology, clinical awareness of non-atherosclerotic triggers is essential for accurate diagnosis. Non-atherosclerotic causes, such as arterial kinking, are exceedingly rare and …

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Acidente Vascular Cerebral Isquêmico em um adulto Jovem: Um Desafio Diagnóstico. Exploração da Associação entre Forame Oval Patente e Rede de Chiari

Raissa Silva Frota, Mauro de Deus Passos, Simone Nascimento dos Santos, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

IntroduçãoMundialmente, os AVCs são a segunda principal causa de mortalidade¹ , ² e são amplamente categorizados em tipos hemorrágicos e isquêmicos.¹, ² Em 2019, o AVC isquêmico representou 62,4% dos casos, totalizando 7,63 milhões de episódios.¹As projeções indicam um aumento substancial na …

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Ischemic Stroke in a Young Adult: a diagnostic challenge. Exploring the association between Patent Foramen Ovale and Chiari Network

Raissa Silva Frota, Mauro de Deus Passos, Simone Nascimento dos Santos, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

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Tromboembolismo Pulmonar Associado com Embolia Paradoxal em um Paciente com Forame Oval Patente

Arthur Barroso Vidal Vilarinho, Danielly Bernardes Silva, Ana Rosária Medeiros Peres, Rodolfo Loureiro Borges de Souza et autres

IntroduçãoO forame oval patente (FOP) é uma condição clínicopatológica caracterizada por uma abertura na fossa oval, o que permite a passagem de sangue entre os átrios, presente em cerca de 25% da população adulta, na maioria sem repercussões hemodinâmicas. 1 No entanto, …

Pulmonary Thromboembolism Associated with Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Patent Foramen Ovale

Arthur Barroso Vidal Vilarinho, Danielly Bernardes Silva, Ana Rosária Medeiros Peres, Rodolfo Loureiro Borges de Souza et autres

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Left Subclavian Artery Kinking: An Unusual Cause of Partial Subclavian Steal Syndrome

Mariana de Gregório Faria, Mauro de Deus Passos, Dilson Palhares Ferreira, Luciano Moreira Alves

This report describes the case of a 63-year-old asymptomatic patient presenting findings compatible with partial subclavian steal syndrome on color Doppler ultrasound of the carotid and vertebral arteries. The ultrasonic analysis of the cervical vessels showed no apparent cause to justify the …

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Viability test exclusively is not adequate to evaluate the T4 Acanthamoeba keratitis’ treatment

Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Geisa Bernardes, Daianny Costa da Silva, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a serious corneal infection and can lead to blindness. Cysts and recurrence of infection represent a challenge in the treatment of keratitis due to its high resistance to adverse conditions and to most medications. This intriguing property can lead …

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The first Acanthamoeba keratitis case in the Midwest region of Brazil: diagnosis, genotyping of the parasite and disease outcome

Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Gustavo Souza Gonçalves, Aline Silva Moraes, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

We report an Acanthamoeba keratitis case associated with the use of contact lens in a 28-year-old female from Brasília, Brazil. Samples from corneal scraping and contact lens case were used for culture establishment, PCR amplification, and partial sequencing (fragments of ~400kb) of …

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Facial trauma reconstruction with polymethyl methacrylate—A case report

Anália Cirqueira Milhomem, Luciano Moreira Alves, Isabella Mendes de Souza Jorge, Eduardo Luiz da Costa et autres

BACKGROUND: Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a dermatologic filler commonly used in esthetic procedures. However, it can also be used in more severe cases such as reconstruction of facial traumas. AIMS: The aim of this report was to describe the use of PMMA …

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The first Acanthamoeba keratitis case in the Midwest region of Brazil: diagnosis, genotyping of the parasite and disease outcome

Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Gustavo Souza Gonçalves, Aline Silva Moraes, Luciano Moreira Alves et autres

Abstract We report an Acanthamoeba keratitis case associated with the use of contact lens in a 28-year-old female from Brasília, Brazil. Samples from corneal scraping and contact lens case were used for culture establishment, PCR amplification, and partial sequencing (fragments of ~400kb) …

Anaerobic Metabolism in T4 Acanthamoeba Genotype

Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Luciano Moreira Alves, Tatiane Luiza da Costa, Ana Maria de Castro et autres

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