Background: Exercise training may reduce blood pressure. Aim: To determine the effects of a high intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise protocol on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in hypertensive subjects. Material and Methods: Eleven men and 27 women aged 46.4 ± 9.8 years were divided in t...
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Terapia por Ejercicio/métodos,
Entrenamiento de Intervalos de Alta Intensidad/métodos,
Hipertensión/terapia,
Determinación de la Presión Sanguínea,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Objective To define transvaginal ultrasound reference ranges for uterine cervix measurements according to gestational age (GA) in low-risk pregnancies. Methods Cohort of low-risk pregnantwomen undergoing transvaginal ultrasound exams every 4 weeks, comprisingmeasurements of the cervical leng...
Abstract Introduction: The peak expiratory flow (PEF) is a practical method that evaluates the caliber of the proximal airways. The ease in handling and the low cost of portable PEF meters made their use frequent. However, few studies have examined the correlation between the different equipment and com...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elucidating the molecules involved in the inflammatory process of chronic Chagas disease may allow identification of treatment targets. METHODS: The ex vivo phenotypic expression of chemokine receptors CCR1, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CXCR2, CXCR3, CXCR4, and CXCR5 on the CD4+ and CD8+ ...
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/química,
Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/química,
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/sangre,
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica/patología,
Citometría de Flujo,
Expresión Génica,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Fenotipo,
Receptores CCR/sangre,
Valores de Referencia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The objective was to identify comorbidities related to HIV-positive patients in Blumenau, State of Santa Catarina. METHODS: A retrospective, descriptive observational design study which analyzed data from 424 patients assisted by the sexually transmitted disease/acquired immuno...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/sangre,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología,
Alcoholismo/sangre,
Alcoholismo/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Relación CD4-CD8/estadística & datos numéricos,
Comorbilidad,
Depresión/sangre,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Herpes Zóster/sangre,
Herpes Zóster/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Fumar/sangre,
Fumar/epidemiología
Background: Sleeping and studying are the day-to-day activities of a teenager attending school. Aim: To determine the quality of sleep and its relationship to the academic performance among students attending morning and afternoon shifts in a public high school. Material and Methods: Students of the fi...
Agurto, Mariela;
Tello, Daniel;
Elgueta, Alfredo;
Larrea, Ricardo;
Minaeff, Tamara;
Miranda, Alejandro;
Parodi, Ezio;
Salas, Juan M;
Vukusich, Antonio;
Llanos, Semiramis;
Daza, Pamela;
López, Sebastián.
Background: Moral competence (MC) in physicians is fundamental, given the increasing complexity of medicine. The "Moral Competence Test" (MCT © Lind) evaluates this feature and its indicator is the C Index (CI). Aim: To explore moral competence and its associated factors among physicians working in Chi...
Cuerpo Médico de Hospitales/ética,
Desarrollo Moral,
Competencia Profesional/estadística & datos numéricos,
Juicio Moral Retrospectivo,
Análisis de Varianza,
Chile,
Estudios Transversales,
Educación Médica,
Práctica Profesional/ética,
Valores de Referencia,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo
Céspedes, Nora;
Valencia, Angela;
Echeverry, Carlos Alberto;
Arce-Plata, Maria Isabel;
Colón, Cristóbal;
Castiñeiras, Daisy E;
Hurtado, Paula Margarita;
Cocho, Jose Angel;
Herrera, Sócrates;
Arévalo-Herrera, Myriam.
Abstract Introduction: Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) represent an important public health problem due to current diagnosis and treatment limitations, poor life quality of affected patients, and consequent untimely child death. In contrast to classical methods, tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has al...
AminoácidosSangre,
Carnitina/análogos & derivados,
HeptanoatosSangre,
Errores Innatos del Metabolismo/diagnóstico,
Espectrometría de Masas en TándemMétodos,
BiomarcadoresSangre,
CarnitinaSangre,
Colombia,
Estudios Transversales,
Reacciones Falso Positivas,
Errores Innatos del MetabolismoSangre,
Valores de Referencia,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
INTRODUCCIÓN: La urolitiasis (UL) es una alteración frecuente, cuya incidencia ha aumentado en el último cuarto del siglo XX. Para su diagnóstico se realizan estudios metabólicos para lo cual es necesario contar con valores de referencia (VR) establecidos para la población en cuestión. OBJETIVO: E...
Abstract Objectives To describe normative data for the Hayling Test and the Trail Making Test (TMT) in a sample of Brazilian adults, and to investigate the effects of age and education on test performance. Method A total of 313 (TMT) and 364 (Hayling) individuals with age ranges of 19-39, 40-59, and 60...
