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Serum Klotho (but not haplotypes) associate with the post-myocardial infarction status of older adults

Clinics; 71 (12), 2016
OBJECTIVES: The number of deaths from vascular diseases is incredibly high worldwide, and reliable markers for major events are still needed. The current cross-sectional study investigated the association of Klotho haplotypes and Klotho serum levels with classic risk factors and a clinical history of vas...

Circulating early biomarkers of atherogenesis in participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) without diabetes or cardiovascular disease

ABSTRACT Objective Our aim was to describe the distribution of selected biomarkers according to age and sex, adjusted for HOMA-IR and adiposity, in a subset of middle-aged individuals of Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health-ELSA without diabetes mellitus or CVD. Subjects and methods This cros...

Minor intraoral salivary gland tumors: a clinical-pathological study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical-pathological profile of patients with minor salivary gland neoplasms. Methods A retrospective study of specific cases diagnosed as benign and malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands was performed. The data were collected from medical records of patien...

Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors associated with autism spectrum disorder

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (6), 2016
Abstract Objective: To identify prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by comparing them to their siblings without autistic disorders. Method: The present study is cross sectional and comparative. It was conducted over a period of three months (Ju...

Knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions of Turkish vitiligo patients regarding their condition

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary skin disorder that affects 0.5% to 2.0% of the population. OBJECTIVE: Patients' knowledge, opinions, and attitudes about vitiligo were evaluated. METHODS: The team conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, prospective study between June 2014 and ...

Prognostic Value of a New Marker of Ventricular Repolarization in Cirrhotic Patients

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: There is still debate about the relationship between changes in ventricular repolarization on the surface electrocardiogram and cirrhosis severity. Objective: To study the relationship between variables related to ventricular repolarization and the clinical severity of the cirrhoti...

Obesity and its Association with Food Consumption, Diabetes Mellitus, and Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Obesity affects a large part of elderly individuals worldwide and is considered a risk predictor for the development of chronic diseases such as cardiac diseases, the leading causes of death in the elderly population. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of obesity and associat...

Acute Heart Failure Registry: Risk Assessment Model in Decompensated Heart Failure

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent syndrome. Although the long-term prognostic factors have been identified in chronic HF, this information is scarcer with respect to patients with acute HF. despite available data in the literature on long-term prognostic factors in chronic HF...

Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In elderly people, measurement of several anthropometric parameters may present complications. Although neck circumference measurements seem to avoid these issues, the cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with this parameter among elderly people remain unkn...

A large 15 - year database analysis on the influence of age, gender, race, obesity and income on hospitalization rates due to stone disease

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess the public hospitalization rate due to stone disease in a large developing nation for a 15-year period and its association with socio-demographic data. Materials and Methods: A retrospective database analysis of hospitalization rates in the Brazilian public health system was p...