Avaliação comparativa do valor prognóstico de quatro marcadores bioquímicos de lesão miocárdica pós intervenções percutâneas utilizando stents coronarianos

OBJETIVO: Verificar o efeito prognóstico das alterações de quatro marcadores de lesão miocárdica (CKMB atividade/massa e troponinas T e I) pós- stent em relação à ocorrência de morte, infarto e novos procedimentos de revascularização em um ano e determinar a incidência e as variáveis preditoras de suas elevações. MÉTODOS: Em 199 pacientes tratados por stents em artérias naturais foram mensurados os quatro marcadores em três períodos: pré-procedimento, 6-8h e 14-18h pós-stent. Curvas de sobrevivência e a regressão logística de Cox determinaram o impacto prognóstico das alterações na ocorrência de eventos cardíacos em um ano. RESULTADOS: A incidência das alterações dos 4 marcadores pós-stent é relativamente freqüente (6,1% a 32,8%), associa-se à maior complexidade das lesões tratadas (longas e angulações >45º) e ao desenvolvimento de intercorrências durante o procedimento (oclusão de ramos secundários, presença de angina e alterações eletrocardiográficas). A sobrevivência livre de infarto e nova revascularização foi significativamente menor somente nos pacientes com elevação da CKMB atividade pós-procedimento em comparação àqueles sem esta alteração (60% x 85,08%, p=0,025). Influenciaram a sobrevivência livre de eventos o diabetes mellitus (OR: 2,27, p=0,0256), pré-dilatação com balão (OR: 3,16, p=0,0082) e elevação da CKMB atividade pós-procedimento (OR: 3,64, p=0,0162). CONCLUSÃO: A recomendação da monitoração sistemática da CKMB atividade pós-stent coronário baseia-se na compreensão do seu comportamento clínico e laboratorial, nos resultados dos estudos que relacionam a elevação de seus níveis pós-procedimento à pior evolução tardia e ao baixo custo do exame.

Estudo prospectivo e randomizado de pacientes tratados com e sem stents revestidos com carbeto de silício amorfo para a prevenção da reestenose coronariana. Avaliação ultra-sonográfica

OBJETIVO: A reestenose intra-stent é a maior limitação das intervenções coronárias percutâneas. O carbeto de silício amorfo (SiC-a), substância antitrombótica e antiinflamatória capaz de reduzir a deposição de fibrina, plaquetas e leucócitos sobre o stent, apresenta potencial de prevenir a hiperplasia neo-intimal e a reestenose. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo, randomizado e tipo rótulo aberto comparando pacientes com doença coronariana tratados com e sem stents revestidos com o SiC-a, utilizando a angiografia quantitativa e o ultra-som intracoronário. Foram incluídos 100 pacientes (50 em cada grupo) a fim de mensurar o volume de hiperplasia neo-intimal intra-stent/extremidades. Como os stents comparados apresentavam extensões diferentes, o volume de hiperplasia foi analisado em valores absolutos (por paciente) e relativos (por milímetro de extensão do stent). Avaliaram-se ainda os eventos cardíacos maiores e os resultados da angiografia quantitativa. RESULTADOS: Os grupos apresentaram características de base semelhantes. Todos os pacientes foram tratados com sucesso. No 6° mês de evolução foram reestudados 94% dos casos dos dois grupos, obtendo-se ultra-som em 92%. O volume de hiperplasia neo-intimal absoluto foi significativamente maior nos tratados com os stents revestidos (51.2 DP 18.8 mm³ vs 41.9 DP 16.4 mm³; p=0.014), porém o relativo foi semelhante (2.9 DP 1.0 mm³/mm stent vs 2.5 DP 0.9 mm³/mm stent; p=0.108). A obstrução volumétrica da luz também foi similar (36.4 DP 11.1% vs 37.9 DP 10.9%; p=0.505). O diâmetro mínimo da luz (1.9 DP 0.7 mm vs 1.8 DO 0.6 mm; p=0.552), a reestenose (19.1% vs 17%; p>0.999) e a revascularização do vaso-alvo (16% vs 14%; p>0.999) não diferiram. CONCLUSÃO: Os stents revestidos apresentaram resultados clínicos, angiográficos e ultra-sonográficos similares aos controles.

Variáveis Doppler-ecocardiográficas e o tipo de cirurgia a ser realizada na regurgitação valvar mitral reumática

OBJETIVO: Identificar variáveis Doppler-ecocardiográficas associadas ao tipo de cirurgia realizada na regurgitação mitral reumática e determinar a relação entre essas variáveis e resultados da plastia em médio prazo. MÉTODOS: Analisaram-se variáveis Doppler-ecocardiográficas em 68 pacientes com regurgitação mitral reumática grave no dia prévio à cirurgia, que foram divididos, segundo a cirurgia realizada, em grupo-plastia e grupo-troca. Grupo-plastia submeteu-se também a Doppler-ecocardiograma antes da alta hospitalar e seis meses após. Compararam-se variáveis Doppler-ecocardiográficas do exame pré-operatório ao tipo de cirurgia e grau de regurgitação detectado seis meses após. RESULTADOS: Os grupos foram iguais nas características demográficas e função ventricular. O grupo-troca apresentou área mitral menor (p = 0.001). Na análise univariada as variáveis associadas à troca foram restrição da mobilidade dos folhetos anterior (p = 0.01) e posterior (p = 0.01), calcificação do folheto anterior (p = 0.01) e fusão de cordoalha (p = 0.018). Restrição da mobilidade do folheto anterior e área permaneceram como determinantes independentes de implante protético pós-análise multivariada. Dos 7 pacientes com regurgitação mitral maior que discreta, detectada 6 meses após plastia, 6 mostraram antes da cirurgia restrição da mobilidade do folheto anterior e 4, fusão de cordoalha. CONCLUSÃO: Probabilidade de troca valvar é 3,8 vezes maior quando presente restrição da mobilidade do folheto anterior da valva mitral e 2,2 vezes maior para cada 0,5 cm² de redução da área mitral. Restrição da mobilidade do folheto anterior e fusão de cordoalha estão associadas à regurgitação maior que discreta, observada 6 meses após plastia.

Determinació de diferents compostos bioactius en ingredients naturals per a l'elaboració de bombons funcionals amb beneficis cardiovasculars

Durant les darreres dècades, i degut, principalment, a un canvi en els hàbits alimentaris, hi ha hagut un augment a nivell mundial de malalties cròniques (l’obesitat, malalties cardiovasculars, etc.). En els països mediterranis hi ha menys incidència d’aquestes malalties i sembla ser que això es deu a l’anomenada dieta mediterrània. La dieta mediterrània es caracteritza per una combinació d’oli d’oliva com a grassa principal, verdures, hortalisses i fruites en abundància, lleguminoses, fruits secs, formatges i iogurt, peix, pa, pasta, cereals i els seus derivats i un consum moderat de vi i carns. Aquest model alimentari, ric en tocoferols, fitosterols i fitoestanols que ajuden a reduir el contingut de colesterol en sang, fa que en les poblacions mediterrànies hi hagi menys incidència de malalties cardiovasculars. Aquests compostos inhibeixen el deteriorament oxidatiu dels olis, actuen com agent antipolimerització per olis de fregir. Tenen capacitat de reduir els nivells de colesterol, evitant la incidència de malalties cardiovasculars. Els fitoesterols y fitoestanols es poden trobar en forma lliure o esterificada amb àcids grassos, àcids fenòlics i glucosa. Els objectius d’ aquest treball han estat, primer en el desenvolupament de mètodes d'anàlisi ràpids, fiables i robusts dels tocoferols, fitoesterols i fitoestanols i la seva aplicació en fruits sec, oli de segó, oli de pinyol de raïm i productes que els continguin. El primer mètode va estar basat en la cromatografía líquida (HPLC-DAD) amb extracció en fase sòlida (SPE) com tècnica alternativa a la saponificació para la determinació de fitoesterols lliures. Aquest mètode va estar aplicada a mostres de bombons que contenia fitoesterols. El segon mètode va estar basat en la cromatografia de gasos (GCFID) amb aponificació i SPE per quantificar fitoesterols i fitoestanols lliures, esterificats i totals. En els documents annexos es descriuen a profunditat els mètodes desenvolupats.

High-throughput hydrophilic interaction chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry for the optimized quantification of the anti-Gram-negatives antibiotic colistin A/B and its pro-drug colistimethate.

Colistin is a last resort's antibacterial treatment in critically ill patients with multi-drug resistant Gram-negative infections. As appropriate colistin exposure is the key for maximizing efficacy while minimizing toxicity, individualized dosing optimization guided by therapeutic drug monitoring is a top clinical priority. Objective of the present work was to develop a rapid and robust HPLC-MS/MS assay for quantification of colistin plasma concentrations. This novel methodology validated according to international standards simultaneously quantifies the microbiologically active compounds colistin A and B, plus the pro-drug colistin methanesulfonate (colistimethate, CMS). 96-well micro-Elution SPE on Oasis Hydrophilic-Lipophilic-Balanced (HLB) followed by direct analysis by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography (HILIC) with Ethylene Bridged Hybrid - BEH - Amide phase column coupled to tandem mass spectrometry allows a high-throughput with no significant matrix effect. The technique is highly sensitive (limit of quantification 0.014 and 0.006μg/mL for colistin A and B), precise (intra-/inter-assay CV 0.6-8.4%) and accurate (intra-/inter-assay deviation from nominal concentrations -4.4 to +6.3%) over the clinically relevant analytical range 0.05-20μg/mL. Colistin A and B in plasma and whole blood samples are reliably quantified over 48h at room temperature and at +4°C (<6% deviation from nominal values) and after three freeze-thaw cycles. Colistimethate acidic hydrolysis (1M H2SO4) to colistin A and B in plasma was completed in vitro after 15min of sonication while the pro-drug hydrolyzed spontaneously in plasma ex vivo after 4h at room temperature: this information is of utmost importance for interpretation of analytical results. Quantification is precise and accurate when using serum, citrated or EDTA plasma as biological matrix, while use of heparin plasma is not appropriate. This new analytical technique providing optimized quantification in real-life conditions of the microbiologically active compounds colistin A and B offers a highly efficient tool for routine therapeutic drug monitoring aimed at individualizing drug dosing against life-threatening infections.

Fast screening and confirmation of doping agents by UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS

Introduction: The general strategy to perform anti-doping analysis starts with a screening followed by a confirmatory step when a sample is suspected to be positive. The screening step should be fast, generic and able to highlight any sample that may contain a prohibited substance by avoiding false negative and reducing false positive results. The confirmatory step is a dedicated procedure comprising a selective sample preparation and detection mode. Aim: The purpose of the study is to develop rapid screening and selective confirmatory strategies to detect and identify 103 doping agents in urine. Methods: For the screening, urine samples were simply diluted by a factor 2 with ultra-pure water and directly injected ("dilute and shoot") in the ultrahigh- pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC). The UHPLC separation was performed in two gradients (ESI positive and negative) from 5/95 to 95/5% of MeCN/Water containing 0.1% formic acid. The gradient analysis time is 9 min including 3 min reequilibration. Analytes detection was performed in full scan mode on a quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer by acquiring the exact mass of the protonated (ESI positive) or deprotonated (ESI negative) molecular ion. For the confirmatory analysis, urine samples were extracted on SPE 96-well plate with mixed-mode cation (MCX) for basic and neutral compounds or anion exchange (MAX) sorbents for acidic molecules. The analytes were eluted in 3 min (including 1.5 min reequilibration) with a S1-25 Ann Toxicol Anal. 2009; 21(S1) Abstracts gradient from 5/95 to 95/5% of MeCN/Water containing 0.1% formic acid. Analytes confirmation was performed in MS and MS/MS mode on a QTOF mass spectrometer. Results: In the screening and confirmatory analysis, basic and neutral analytes were analysed in the positive ESI mode, whereas acidic compounds were analysed in the negative mode. The analyte identification was based on retention time (tR) and exact mass measurement. "Dilute and shoot" was used as a generic sample treatment in the screening procedure, but matrix effect (e.g., ion suppression) cannot be avoided. However, the sensitivity was sufficient for all analytes to reach the minimal required performance limit (MRPL) required by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA). To avoid time-consuming confirmatory analysis of false positive samples, a pre-confirmatory step was added. It consists of the sample re-injection, the acquisition of MS/MS spectra and the comparison to reference material. For the confirmatory analysis, urine samples were extracted by SPE allowing a pre-concentration of the analyte. A fast chromatographic separation was developed as a single analyte has to be confirmed. A dedicated QTOF-MS and MS/MS acquisition was performed to acquire within the same run a parallel scanning of two functions. Low collision energy was applied in the first channel to obtain the protonated molecular ion (QTOF-MS), while dedicated collision energy was set in the second channel to obtain fragmented ions (QTOF-MS/MS). Enough identification points were obtained to compare the spectra with reference material and negative urine sample. Finally, the entire process was validated and matrix effects quantified. Conclusion: Thanks to the coupling of UHPLC with the QTOF mass spectrometer, high tR repeatability, sensitivity, mass accuracy and mass resolution over a broad mass range were obtained. The method was sensitive, robust and reliable enough to detect and identify doping agents in urine. Keywords: screening, confirmatory analysis, UHPLC, QTOF, doping agents

Carbon isotopic ratio analysis by gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the detection of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) administration to humans.

Since GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) is naturally produced in the human body, clinical and forensic toxicologists must be able to discriminate between endogenous levels and a concentration resulting from exposure. To suggest an alternative to the use of interpretative concentration cut-offs, the detection of exogenous GHB in urine specimens was investigated by means of gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS). GHB was isolated from urinary matrix by successive purification on Oasis MCX and Bond Elute SAX solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges prior to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fractioning using an Atlantis dC18 column eluted with a mixture of formic acid and methanol. Subsequent intramolecular esterification of GHB leading to the formation of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) was carried out to avoid introduction of additional carbon atoms for carbon isotopic ratio analysis. A precision of 0.3 per thousand was determined using this IRMS method for samples at GHB concentrations of 10 mg/L. The (13)C/(12)C ratios of GHB in samples of subjects exposed to the drug ranged from -32.1 to -42.1 per thousand, whereas the results obtained for samples containing GHB of endogenous origin at concentration levels less than 10 mg/L were in the range -23.5 to -27.0 per thousand. Therefore, these preliminary results show that a possible discrimination between endogenous and exogenous GHB can be made using carbon isotopic ratio analyses.

Fast analysis of doping agents in urine by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. II: Confirmatory analysis.

For doping control, analyses of samples are generally achieved in two steps: a rapid screening and, in the case of a positive result, a confirmatory analysis. A two-step methodology based on ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled to a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS) was developed to screen and confirm 103 doping agents from various classes (e.g., beta-blockers, stimulants, diuretics, and narcotics). The screening method was presented in a previous article as part I (i.e., Fast analysis of doping agents in urine by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Part I: screening analysis). For the confirmatory method, basic, neutral and acidic compounds were extracted by a dedicated solid-phase extraction (SPE) in a 96-well plate format and detected by MS in the tandem mode to obtain precursor and characteristic product ions. The mass accuracy and the elemental composition of precursor and product ions were used for compound identification. After validation including matrix effect determination, the method was considered reliable to confirm suspect results without ambiguity according to the positivity criteria established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Moreover, an isocratic method was developed to separate ephedrine from its isomer pseudoephedrine and cathine from phenylpropanolamine in a single run, what allowed their direct quantification in urine.

Determinació d'hidrocarburs aromàtics policíclics (PAHs) en mostres de sòls per cromatografia de gasos acoblada a l'espectrometria de masses (GC/MS)

La importància dels Hidrocarburs Aromàtics Policíclics (PAHs) com a contaminants ha estat sempre en debat. Des del moment en què no compleixen els requeriments de persistència, toxicitat i transport a llargues distàncies, no es consideren contaminants orgànics persistents (POPs). En conseqüència, no es troben inclosos dins la llista dels dirty dozen de la Convenció d’Estocolm sobre POPs. A més, ja que el seu alliberament no és intencionat, algunes veus han plantejat la possibilitat d’eliminar o reduir la quantitat d’aquests compostos a l’atmosfera i que arriben també, per deposició, al sòl, sediments, aigües, etc. Tanmateix, segons el Protocol firmat pel Comitè Estats Units-Europa (UNECE), els PAHs haurien d’haver estat inclosos a aquesta llista ja que són productes químics les emissions dels quals haurien de ser minimitzades o previngudes. És per això i l’interès pel medi ambient que dins el projecte Estudi de la influència de contaminants orgànics (BTEX i PAHs) en la mobilitat de metalls pesants en sòls, al qual es vol entendre quin és el mecanisme de transport dels metalls pesants en presència d’aquests contaminants, enfocat sobretot als marges de les carreteres per la combustió de gasolines i l’exhaust dels vehicles, que es justifica aquest treball de recerca. Aquest treball de recerca es basa en la posta a punt d’un mètode d’anàlisi de PAHs mitjançant la Cromatografia de Gasos acoblada a l’Espectrometria de Masses (GC/MS). Cadascun dels mètodes seguits estan reportats a la Environmental Protection Agency dels Estats Units (US EPA), però tot i així cal fer la optimització, realitzant o no, lleus modificacions d’aquests per ajustar-nos a les nostres necessitats específiques. En aquest treball de recerca s’exposen els diferents passos a realitzar un cop feta la presa de mostra fins l’expressió final dels resultats un cop identificats i quantificats els PAHs d’interès presents en una matriu de sòl. Això comprèn la seva extracció inicial mitjançant el Soxhlet, un cleanup posterior a partir tant de l’extracció en fase sòlida (SPE) amb una fase C18 com la cromatografia en columna utilitzant gel de sílice com a adsorbent. Finalment, s’han determinat els paràmetres influents en la separació, identificació i quantificació dels PAHs amb relació a la cromatografia de gasos i la seva detecció per espectrometria de masses.

Validation and performance comparison of two carbon isotope ratio methods to control the misuse of androgens in humans.

Carbon isotope ratio of androgens in urine specimens is routinely determined to exclude an abuse of testosterone or testosterone prohormones by athletes. Increasing application of gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) in the last years for target and systematic investigations on samples has resulted in the demand for rapid sample throughput as well as high selectivity in the extraction process particularly in the case of conspicuous samples. For that purpose, we present herein the complimentary use of an SPE-based assay and an HPLC fractionation method as a two-stage strategy for the isolation of testosterone metabolites and endogenous reference compounds prior to GC/C/IRMS analyses. Assays validation demonstrated acceptable performance in terms of intermediate precision (range: 0.1-0.4 per thousand) and Bland-Altman analyses revealed no significant bias (0.2 per thousand). For further validation of this two-stage analyses strategy, all the specimens (n=124) collected during a major sport event were processed.

Analysis and quantification of vitamin D metabolites in serum by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry and high-resolution mass spectrometry: a method comparison and validation.

RATIONALE: The aim of the work was to develop and validate a method for the quantification of vitamin D metabolites in serum using ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC/MS), and to validate a high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC/HRMS) approach against a tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) approach using a large clinical sample set. METHODS: A fast, accurate and reliable method for the quantification of the vitamin D metabolites, 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 (25OH-D2) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25OH-D3), in human serum was developed and validated. The C3 epimer of 25OH-D3 (3-epi-25OH-D3) was also separated from 25OH-D3. The samples were rapidly prepared via a protein precipitation step followed by solid-phase extraction (SPE) using an HLB μelution plate. Quantification was performed using both LC/MS/MS and LC/HRMS systems. RESULTS: Recovery, matrix effect, inter- and intra-day reproducibility were assessed. Lower limits of quantification (LLOQs) were determined for both 25OH-D2 and 25OH-D3 for the LC/MS/MS approach (6.2 and 3.4 µg/L, respectively) and the LC/HRMS approach (2.1 and 1.7 µg/L, respectively). A Passing & Bablok fit was determined between both approaches for 25OH-D3 on 662 clinical samples (1.11 + 1.06x). It was also shown that results can be affected by the inclusion of the isomer 3-epi-25OH-D3. CONCLUSIONS: Quantification of the relevant vitamin D metabolites was successfully developed and validated here. It was shown that LC/HRMS is an accurate, powerful and easy to use approach for quantification within clinical laboratories. Finally, the results here suggest that it is important to separate 3-epi-25OH-D3 from 25OH-D3. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A re-identificação de referenciais para a intervenção do enfermeiro no âmbito de saúde do adulto

Este artigo tem como foco a proposição de um novo modelo de formação no âmbito da graduação em enfermagem. Nesse contexto, foram configurados os códigos moduladores da ação pedagógica, bem como os sistemas referenciais que lhes dão sustencão.

O cuidar da pessoa: a trajetória de ensino do departamento de enfermagem materno-infantil e psiquiátrica da EEUSP

As autoras apresentam as perspectivas para o ensino do Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, a partir de considerações sobre a estrutura e características do trabalho desenvolvido. Analisando o conceito vocação, apresentam a tendência humanística que norteia todo o processo de trabalho do Departamento.

Ensino da disciplina administração em enfermagem: em busca de um novo paradigma

Neste trabalho as autoras apresentam, um relato da experiência sobre o ensino da disciplina Administração em Enfermagem, da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, descrevendo como esta vem sendo inserida no novo currículo do curso de graduação em Enfermagem.