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Trends in prevalence of hypertension in Brazil: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Picon, Rafael V, Fuchs, Flávio D, Moreira, Leila B, Riegel, Glaube, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…The prevalence of hypertension in emerging nations was scarcely described to date. In Brazil, many population-based surveys evaluated the prevalence in cities…”
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Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation: State of the Art and Future Perspectives by Nedredal, Geir I, Picon, Rafael V, Chedid, Marcio F, Foss, Aksel

“…Novel drugs and combinations for immunosuppression (IS) after liver transplantation is one main reason for improved graft and patient survival seen in the last…”
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Coronavirus disease 2019 population-based prevalence, risk factors, hospitalization, and fatality rates in southern Brazil by Picon, Rafael V., Carreno, Ioná, da Silva, André Anjos, Mossmann, Márcio, Laste, Gabriela, Domingues, Guilherme de Campos, Heringer, Lara Faria Fernandes, Gheno, Brenda Rodrigues, Alvarenga, Leticia Leão, Conte, Magali

“…•Cross-sectional data from two household surveys were summarized using meta-analysis.•Prevalence of infection was 3.40% overall and 2.26% in older adults ≥60…”
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure: A comparison of three different diagnostic criteria by Leão, Gabriel S, Lunardi, Felipe L, Picon, Rafael V, Tovo, Cristiane V, de Mattos, Angelo A, de Mattos, Ângelo Z

“…AbstractIntroduction and aimDifferent criteria are applied for the diagnosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Our aim was to compare the performance…”
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ALBI and PALBI: Novel Scores for Outcome Prediction of Cirrhotic Outpatients Awaiting Liver Transplantation by Chedid, Marcio F, Picon, Rafael V, Chedid, Aljamir D

“…AbstractCirrhosis has four different stages that encompass mild stable compensated cirrhosis, stable cirrhosis with prior decompensation, acutely decompensated…”
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Hypertension Management in Brazil: Usual Practice in Primary Care—A Meta-Analysis by Choudhry, Niteesh K., Olinto, Maria Teresa A., Fuchs, Flávio D., Dias-da-Costa, Juvenal S., Picon, Rafael V., Fuchs, Sandra C.

“…Knowing the usual clinical practice is relevant for evaluations in health care and economic policies of management of hypertension. This study aimed to…”
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Hypertension and Unlikely Causality in the Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality by Picon, Rafael V, Fuchs, Sandra C

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The rational modulation of autophagy sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to 5‐fluouracil and oxaliplatin by Baldasso‐Zanon, Andréa, Silva, Andrew Oliveira, Franco, Nayara, Picon, Rafael V., Lenz, Guido, Lopez, Patrícia Luciana da Costa, Filippi‐Chiela, Eduardo C.

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common and deadliest cancer globally. Regimens using 5‐fluorouracil (5FU) and Oxaliplatin (OXA) are the first‐line…”
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Gut mycobiota changes in liver diseases: A systematic review by Perlin, Cássio Marques, Longo, Larisse, Keingeski, Melina Belén, Picon, Rafael V, Álvares-da-Silva, Mário Reis

“…Abstract Intestinal fungi play an important role in the health-disease process. We observed that in liver diseases, fungal infections lead to high mortality…”
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Prevalence of Hypertension Among Elderly Persons in Urban Brazil: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis by Picon, Rafael V., Fuchs, Flávio D., Moreira, Leila B., Fuchs, Sandra C.

“…BACKGROUND The prevalence of hypertension among elderly persons has been assessed in several circumscribed studies scattered across Brazil, and no…”
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The prognostic impact of different stages of acute kidney injury in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Leão, Gabriel S., de Mattos, Angelo A., Picon, Rafael V., Schacher, Fernando C., John Neto, Guilherme, Jotz, Raquel F., Chiesa, Talita, Bombassaro, Isadora Z., Possebon, João Pedro P., Coral, Gabriela P., Tovo, Cristiane V., de Mattos, Ângelo Z.

“…To assess the impact of the different stages of acute kidney injury (AKI) on the prognosis of patients hospitalized with decompensated cirrhosis. This was a…”
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Randomized clinical trial of a phytotherapic compound containing Pimpinella anisum, Foeniculum vulgare, Sambucus nigra, and Cassia augustifolia for chronic constipation by Picon, Paulo D, Picon, Rafael V, Costa, Andry F, Sander, Guilherme B, Amaral, Karine M, Aboy, Ana L, Henriques, Amélia T

“…A phytotherapic compound containing Pimpinella anisum L., Foeniculum vulgare Miller, Sambucus nigra L., and Cassia augustifolia is largely used in Brazil for…”
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Prediction of Sustained Virological Response to Peginterferon-based Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C: Regression Analysis of a Cohort from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by V Picon, Rafael, Fendt, Lúcia, Amaral, Karine, D Picon, Paulo

“…Peginterferon plus ribavirin (peg-IFN/RBV) is still the standard of care for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in many countries. Given the high toxicity of…”
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Performance of the ISAAC Questionnaire to Establish the Prevalence of Asthma in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study by Lukrafka, Janice L., Fuchs, Sandra C., Moreira, Leila B., Picon, Rafael V., Fischer, Gilberto B., Fuchs, Flavio D.

“…Background. The epidemiology of asthma has been investigated with questionnaires, such as the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood…”
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Cardiovascular Risk Attributable to Diabetes in Southern Brazil: A population-based cohort study by Moreira, Leila B, Fuchs, Sandra C, Wiehe, Mário, Neyeloff, Jeruza L, Picon, Rafael V, Moreira, Marina B, Gus, Miguel, Fuchs, Flávio D

“…OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of diabetes on general and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity in southern Brazil. RESEARCH DESIGN AND…”
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Cardiovascular Risk Attributable to Diabetes in Southern Brazil by Moreira, Leila B., Fuchs, Sandra C., Wiehe, Mário, Neyeloff, Jeruza L., Picon, Rafael V., Moreira, Marina B., Gus, Miguel, Fuchs, Flávio D.

“…Cardiovascular Risk Attributable to Diabetes in Southern Brazil A population-based cohort study Leila B. Moreira , MD, PHD 1 , Sandra C. Fuchs , MD, PHD 2 ,…”
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Increasing rational use of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease in Brazil: public health strategy combining guideline with peer-review of prescriptions by Picon, Paulo Dornelles, Camozzato, Ana Luiza, Lapporte, Elaine A, Picon, Rafael V, Moser Filho, Humberto, Cerveira, Maria Otília, Chaves, Márcia L F

“…Since 2002, the treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors (CHEIs) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been paid for by the public health system of the Brazilian…”
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ALBI and PALBI: Novel Scores for Outcome Prediction of Cirrhotic Outpatients Awaiting Liver Transplantation by Chedid, Marcio F, Picon, Rafael V, Chedid, Aljamir D

“…Cirrhosis has four different stages that encompass mild stable compensated cirrhosis, stable cirrhosis with prior decompensation, acutely decompensated…”
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The prognostic impact of different stages of acute kidney injury in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Leão, Gabriel S., de Mattos, Angelo A., Picon, Rafael V., Schacher, Fernando C., John Neto, Guilherme, Jotz, Raquel F., Chiesa, Talita, Bombassaro, Isadora Z., Possebon, João Pedro P., Coral, Gabriela P., Tovo, Cristiane V., de Mattos, Ângelo Z.

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