GABRIELA NUNES LEAL
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Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
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- Home-Based Exercise Training in the Recovery of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Case Series Study(2023) ASTLEY, Camilla; LEAL, Gabriela Nunes; GIL, Saulo; SUGUITA, Priscila; FINK, Thais; BAIN, Vera; PEREIRA, Maria Fernanda Badue; MARQUES, Heloisa Helena; SIECZKOWSKA, Sofia; PRADO, Danilo; LIMA, Marcos Santos; CARNEIRO, Camila G.; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos Alberto; SILVA, Clovis Artur; GUALANO, BrunoObjective: To assess the potential therapeutic role of exercise on health-related quality of life, assessed by the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), coronary flow reserve (CFR), cardiac function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and inflammatory and cardiac blood markers in multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) patients. Methods: This is a case series study of a 12-wk, home-based exercise intervention in children and adolescents after MIS-C diagnosis. From 16 MIS-C patients followed at our clinic, 6 were included (age: 7-16 years; 3 females). Three of them withdrew before the intervention and served as controls. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life, assessed PODCI. Secondary outcomes were CFR assessed by 13N-ammonia PET-CT imaging, cardiac function by echocardiography, cardiorespiratory fitness, and inflammatory and cardiac blood markers. Results: In general, patients showed poor health-related quality of life, which seemed to be improved with exercise. Additionally, exercised patients showed improvements in coronary flow reserve, cardiac function, and aerobic conditioning. Non-exercised patients exhibited a slower pattern of recovery, particularly in relation to health-related quality of life and aerobic conditioning. Conclusions: Our results suggest that exercise may play a therapeutic role in the treatment of post-discharge MIS-C patients. As our design does not allow inferring causality, randomized controlled trials are necessary to confirm these preliminary findings.
- Kawasaki Disease: A Never-ending Story?(2023) LIANZA, Alessandro Cavalcanti; DINIZ, Maria de Fatima Rodrigues; SAWAMURA, Karen Saori Shiraishi; MENEZES, Carolina da Rocha Brito; SILVA, Isabela de Sousa Lobo; LEAL, Gabriela NunesThe most severe complication of Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory disorder of young children, is the formation of coronary artery aneurysms. It is known that patients with coronary artery aneurysms, particularly those with medium and large lesions, have a higher risk of future major cardiovascular events. In contrast, there is a lack of data on the cardiovascular status in long-term follow-up for Kawasaki disease patients without coronary involvement or with self-limited coronary artery aneurysms, resulting in most patients being discharged after 5 years. Even though some paediatricians may believe these patients should not be followed at all, studies indicating a dysfunctional endothelium show the need for further investigation. Consequently, a review of the most significant aspects of Kawasaki disease, and the necessity of correctly identifying, treating and monitoring these patients, particularly those with a higher risk of complications, was conducted.
- An autopsy study of the spectrum of severe COVID-19 in children: From SARS to different phenotypes of MIS-C(2021) DUARTE-NETO, Amaro Nunes; CALDINI, Elia Garcia; GOMES-GOUVEA, Michele Soares; KANAMURA, Cristina Takami; MONTEIRO, Renata Aparecida de Almeida; FERRANTI, Juliana Ferreira; VENTURA, Andrea Maria Cordeiro; REGALIO, Fabiane Aliotti; FIORENZANO, Daniela Matos; GIBELLI, Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni; CARVALHO, Werther Brunow de; LEAL, Gabriela Nunes; PINHO, Joao Renato Rebello; DELGADO, Artur Figueiredo; CARNEIRO-SAMPAIO, Magda; MAUAD, Thais; SILVA, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da; SALDIVA, Paulo Hilario Nascimento; DOLHNIKOFF, MarisaBackground: COVID-19 in children is usually mild or asymptomatic, but severe and fatal paediatric cases have been described. The pathology of COVID-19 in children is not known; the proposed pathogenesis for severe cases includes immune-mediated mechanisms or the direct effect of SARS-CoV-2 on tissues. We describe the autopsy findings in five cases of paediatric COVID-19 and provide mechanistic insight into the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. Methods: Children and adolescents who died with COVID-19 between March 18 and August 15, 2020 were autopsied with a minimally invasive method. Tissue samples from all vital organs were analysed by histology, electron microscopy (EM), reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Findings: Five patients were included, one male and four female, aged 7 months to 15 years. Two patients had severe diseases before SARS-CoV-2 infection: adrenal carcinoma and Edwards syndrome. Three patients were previously healthy and had multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) with distinct clinical presentations: myocarditis, colitis, and acute encephalopathy with status epilepticus. Autopsy findings varied amongst patients and included mild to severe COVID-19 pneumonia, pulmonary microthrombosis, cerebral oedema with reactive gliosis, myocarditis, intestinal inflammation, and haemophagocytosis. SARSCoV-2 was detected in all patients in lungs, heart and kidneys by at least one method (RT-PCR, IHC or EM), and in endothelial cells from heart and brain in two patients with MIS-C (IHC). In addition, we show for the first time the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the brain tissue of a child with MIS-C with acute encephalopathy, and in the intestinal tissue of a child with acute colitis. Interpretation: SARS-CoV-2 can infect several cell and tissue types in paediatric patients, and the target organ for the clinical manifestation varies amongst individuals. Two major patterns of severe COVID-19 were observed: a primarily pulmonary disease, with severe acute respiratory disease and diffuse alveolar damage, or a multisystem inflammatory syndrome with the involvement of several organs. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in several organs, associated with cellular ultrastructural changes, reinforces the hypothesis that a direct effect of SARS-CoV-2 on tissues is involved in the pathogenesis of MIS-C. (c) 2021 The Author(s).
- Post-natal prognostic factors in CDH: experience of 11 years in a referral center in Brazil(2023) NAM, Camila Pinho Brasileiro Martins; CAMPOS, Carolina Vieira; LEAL, Gabriela Nunes; TANNURI, Uenis; CECCON, Maria Esther Jurfest Rivero; CARVALHO, Werther Brunow deObjective: To describe post-natal risk factors associated with death in Newborns (NB) with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) in a Brazilian reference center.Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, post-natal clinical factors of all NB diagnosed with CDH were reviewed in an 11-year period (2007-2018). The primary outcome was death. Secondary outcomes included clinical features, prognostic indexes, type of mechanical ventilation, complications during hospitalization and surgical repair.Results: After applying the exclusion criteria, the authors analyzed 137 charts. Overall mortality was 59% (81/ 137), and the highest rates were observed for low-birth-weight NB (87%), syndromic phenotype (92%), and those with major malformations (100%). Prognostic indexes such as Apgar, SNAPPE-II and 24hOI (best oxygenation index in 24 hours) were all associated with poor evolution. In a multivariate analysis, only birth weight and 24hOI were statistically significant risk factors for mortality, with a reduction in mortality risk of 17.1% (OR = 0.829, 95% IC 0.72-0.955, p = 0.009) for each additional 100g at birth and an increase by 26.5% (OR = 1.265, 95% IC 1.113-1.436, p = 0.0003) for each unitary increase at the 24hOI.Conclusion: Prognostic indexes are an important tool for predicting outcomes and improving resource allocation. Post-natal risk factors may be more suitable for settings where antenatal diagnosis is not universal. Classical risk factors, such as prematurity, low birth weight, higher need for supportive care, and poorer prognostic indexes were associated with mortality in our CDH population.
- Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness and endothelial function after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a sample of mainly immunocompromised youth(2023) ASTLEY, Camilla; PRADO, Danilo Marcelo Leite do; SIECZKOWSKA, Sofia Mendes; ESTEVES, Gabriel P.; SUGUITA, Priscila; FINK, Thais; LINDOSO, Livia; MATSUO, Olivia; MARTINS, Fernanda; BAIN, Vera; PEREIRA, Maria Fernanda Badue; MARQUES, Heloisa Helena; MALLUF, Adriana; LEAL, Gabriela Nunes; SILVA, Clovis Artur; ROSCHEL, Hamilton; GUALANO, BrunoThis study aimed to compare cardiopulmonary fitness and endothelial function 6 months after hospital diagnosis in a sample mainly comprising immunocompromised patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection versus noninfected controls. Youth (n = 30; age: 14 yr; 60% females) with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 seen in a tertiary hospital of Sao Paulo, Brazil, were matched by propensity score based on BMI, age, sex, and pre-existing diseases with a control group who had not been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection (n = 30; age: 15 yr; 50% females). Cardiopulmonary fitness (by means of a cardiopulmonary exercise test: CPET) and brachial flow-mediated dilation (%b-FMD) were assessed 3-6 mo after diagnosis. Patients were matched by propensity score based on BMI, age, sex and pre-existing diseases, if any, with a control group who had not been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Compared with controls, patients with COVID-19 showed reduced ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) and peak exercise time and minute ventilation/maximum voluntary ventilation (V_E/MVV) (all P < 0.01). Brachial endothelial function variables were all adjusted for body surface area (BSA). Patients with COVID-19 had decreased %b-FMD (3.6 vs. 5.4; P = 0.03) mean and positive flow (P = 0.02 and P = 0.03, respectively) versus controls. Adjusted linear regression models exploring associations between CPET variables, %b-FMD and the potential predictors post-COVID-19 syndrome, number of symptoms, hospitalization, and COVID severity did not detect significant associations, except for total shear rate in hospitalization (coefficient: -65.07 [95%CI -119.5;-10.5], P = 0.02). Immunocompromised and previously healthy children and adolescents with COVID-19 presented with impaired exercise capacity and endothelial dysfunction when compared with their noninfected counterparts, but the mechanisms remain unknown.