Search Results - "Falcão, João L A A"

Correlation between computed tomography adapted leaman score and computed tomography liver and spleen attenuation parameters for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as well as respective inflammatory mediators by Hideo-Kajita, Alexandre, Garcia-Garcia, Hector M., Wopperer, Samuel B., Freire, Antonio Fernando Diniz, Ozaki, Yuichi, Cavalcante, Rafael, Bittencourt, Marcio Sommer, Dan, Kazuhiro, Soud, Mohamad, Pinheiro, Thais L., Falcão, Breno A. A., Falcão, João L. A., Soares, Paulo, Ribeiro, Expedito, Rochitte, Carlos E., Lemos, Pedro Alves

“…Metabolic syndrome is a primary driver of vascular inflammation, plaque development, and atherosclerotic disease. The Computed Tomography-adapted Leaman Score…”
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Comparison between MDCT and Grayscale IVUS in a Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Lumen in Segments with or without Atherosclerotic Plaques by Falcão, João L A A, Falcão, Breno A A, Gurudevan, Swaminatha V, Campos, Carlos M, Silva, Expedito R, Kalil-Filho, Roberto, Rochitte, Carlos E, Shiozaki, Afonso A, Coelho-Filho, Otavio R, Lemos, Pedro A

“…The diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice MDCT in comparison with IVUS has been poorly described and is mainly restricted to reports analyzing segments with…”
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Angiographic segment size in patients referred for coronary intervention is influenced by constitutional, anatomical, and clinical features by Lemos, Pedro A, Ribeiro, Expedito E, Perin, Marco A, Kajita, Luiz J, de Magalhães, Marco A, Falcão, João L A A, Filho, Antonio Esteves, da Gama, Marcus N, Horta, Pedro E, Marchiori, Gilberto G, Spadaro, Andre G, Martinez, Eulógio E

“…Factors influencing the size of target vessels of patients referred for coronary intervention are poorly defined. We aimed to investigate in a large series of…”
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Comparison between MDCT and Grayscale IVUS in a Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Lumen in Segments with or without Atherosclerotic Plaques by Falcão, João L A A, Falcão, Breno A A, Gurudevan, Swaminatha V, Campos, Carlos M, Silva, Expedito R, Kalil-Filho, Roberto, Rochitte, Carlos E, Shiozaki, Afonso A, Coelho-Filho, Otavio R, Lemos, Pedro A

“…Background: The diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice MDCT in comparison with IVUS has been poorly described and is mainly restricted to reports analyzing segments…”
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Prognostic heterogeneity among patients with chronic stable coronary disease: determinants of long-term mortality after treatment with percutaneous intervention by LEMOS, Pedro A, CAMPOS, Carlos A. H, SPADARO, Andre G, MARTINEZ, Eulógia E, FAICAO, Joao L. A. A, RIBEIRO, Expedito E, PERIN, Marco A, KAJITA, Luiz J, ESTEVES, Antonio, DA GAMA, Marcus N, HORTA, Pedro E, MARCHIORI, Gilberto G

“…To evaluate the risk and predictors of death in a large population of patients with stable coronary disease treated with percutaneous intervention. The study…”
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Evaluation of plaque composition by intravascular ultrasound virtual histology: the impact of dense calcium on the measurement of necrotic tissue by SALES, Fernando J. R, FALCAO, Breno A, LEMOS, Pedro A, FALCAO, João L. A, RIBEIRO, Expedito E, PERIN, Marco A, HORTA, Pedro E, SPADARO, André G, AMBROSE, John A, MARTINEZ, Eulógio E, FURUIE, Sergio S

“…We aimed to evaluate if the co-localisation of calcium and necrosis in intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH) is due to artefact, and whether…”
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A computational tool for coronary atherosclerotic plaque analysis of Virtual Histology images by Sales, F J R, Falcão, João L A A, Falcão, Breno A A, Furuie, Sérgio S, Lemos, P A

“…Virtual Histology (IVUS-VH) is an image modality, derived from intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), which allows the identification of atheromatous components,…”
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Dual effect of cAMP on the writhing response in mice by Brito, Gerly A.C, Saraiva, Sandra N.R, Falcão, João L.A.A, Vale, Mariana L, Lima, Aldo A.M, Cunha, Fernando Q, Ribeiro, Ronaldo A

“…The intraperitoneal injection of agents that increase the intracellular level of cyclic AMP (cAMP), reduced significantly the number of writhes induced by…”
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Necrotic tissue distribution analysis: Preliminary investigation for reducing necrosis overestimation in intravascular ultrasound virtual histology images by Sales, Fernando J. R., Falcao, Breno A. A., Falcao, Joao L. A. A., Furuie, Sergio S., Lemos, Pedro A.

“…Background: The intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) Virtual Histology (VH) classifies the atherosclerotic plaque components, according to four classes - fibrous…”
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