Modulation of the tissue defense system by squalene in cyclophosphamide induced toxicity in rats

Nocturnal Electrobioimpedance Volumetric Assessment (NEVA®): an alternative for determining the quality of nocturnal erections

Objectives: The NEVA® device (Urometrics, Inc) measures changes in penile blood flow during nocturnal erections and enables one to make the diagnosis of either arterial insufficiency or venous leakage. The RigiScan® (Osb...

REVIEW PAPER Trigemino-cardiac reflex: A recently discovered “oxygen-conserving” response? The potential therapeutic role of a physiological reflex

The trigemino-cardiac reflex (TCR) is defined as a sudden onset of parasympathetic dysrhythmia, sympathetic hypotension, apnea or gastric hypermotility during the stimulation of any of the sensory branches of the trige...

A reappraisal of concepts in heart failure: Central role of cardiac power reserve

Of all cardiological conditions, heart failure (HF) is by far conceptually the most difficult to grasp. For over a century, it has been beset with a number of misconceptions, which require reappraisal. Central to these m...

Epidemiological aspects of pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus in Brazil

Introduction: The aims of the current study are to report on preliminary epidemiological data of pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Material and methods: HIV tests of 4653 pregnant women from Săo Jo...