BACKGROUND: The isometric exercise performed using the handgrip (HG) acutely promotes elevation of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and in a non-consensual manner among articles elevation or maintenance of heart rate (HR). Currently, although there is a vast literature on...
INTRODUCTION: The question of whether assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and ovulation induction are related to a higher incidence of ovarian tumors (OTs) is still controversial in the literature.
METHODS: We performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for case-...
INTRODUCTION: Renal denervation has been associated with substantial and sustained blood pressure reduction and is considered to serve as an alternative treatment for patients with resistant hypertension. However, the first published SHAM-controlled trial assessing RDN safety and efficacy showed no diffe...
IMPORTANCE: Seasonal humor disorders are prone to have a link with daylight exposure. However, the effect of external light on nonseasonal disorders remains unclear. Evidence is lacking for the validity of bright light therapy (BLT) as an adjunctive treatment for these patients.
OBJECTIVE: To assess BLT ...
IMPORTANCE: Over 10 000 people with Chagas disease experience sudden cardiac death (SCD) annually, mostly caused by ventricular fibrillation. Amiodarone hydrochloride and the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) have been empirically used to prevent SCD in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopa...
As arboviroses transmitidas pelo mosquito Aedes aegypt são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no Estado de Goiás. O boletim epidemiológico das arboviroses tem o objetivo de apresentar a situação epidemiológica dos casos no estado, utilizando como fonte de dados os registros de casos sus...
In daily clinical practice, cardiologists are confronted with patients with HIV/AIDS and this population needs special attention due to their higher cardiovascular risk. Studies show an increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with HIV/AIDS and one of the main causes of death in this group. ...
Valente, B. P;
Coelho, B. P. A;
Pinto, I. M. F;
Senra, T;
Junior, J. R. T. P;
Delamain, J. H. H. D;
Cervone, A. C. C;
Junior, J. R. C;
Souto, M. J. S;
Naranjo, G. C. S;
Sanches, F. B;
Santos, B. V;
Queiroz, G. S;
Valente, O. P;
Farsky, P. S.
INTRODUCTION: In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be conducted within 12 hours of symptom onset. The potential benefits attributable to late reperfusion in STEMI fall under the "open artery hypothesis" where the stunned peri-infarct...
Fernandes, F;
Luzuriaga, G. C. J;
Correia, E. B;
Carvalho, A. V. S;
Macedo, A. V. S;
Coelho Filho, O. R;
Scheinberg, P;
Antunes, M. O;
Schwartzmann, P. V;
Mangini, S;
Marques, W;
Simoes, M. V;
Ubner, C. C.
INTRODUCTION: Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a multisystem disease caused by the deposition of fibrillar protein in organs and tissues. ATTR genotypes and phenotypes are highly heterogeneous. PURPOSE: We designed the Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Registry in the state of São Paulo (REACT-SP), a...
Simoes, M;
Jadan, G;
Correia, E. B;
Carvalho, A. A. S;
Macedo, A. V. S;
Schwartzmann, P. V;
Scheinberg, P;
Antunes, M. O;
Coelho-Filho, O. R;
Mangini, S;
Coneglian, F. S;
Valicelli, F. H;
Garibaldi, P. M. M;
Marques-Junior, W;
Fernandes, F Heart.
BACKGROUND: In Brazil, besides the wild type (wt) form, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is predominantly caused by hereditary form with Val142Ile mutation. Considering that both forms occur in elderly people, the clinical presentation may be similar. We sought to compare the clinical prese...
