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Association between diabetes, hypertension, activities of daily living and physical activity among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities

Abstract The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reportedhypertension and diabetes among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these chronic conditions and physical activity and the degree...

Aplasia pura de serie roja adquirida y enfermedad renal crónica en terapia de sustitución renal tipo hemodiálisis

Cuad. Hosp. Clín; 60 (n. esp.), 2019
La aplasia pura de serie roja (APSR) adquirida es un trastorno hematopoyético poco frecuente caracterizado por anemia normocítica y normocrómica, reticulocitopenia y ausencia de precursores eritroides en la médula ósea, frecuencia que ha ido incrementando en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica. ...

Anxiety increases the blood pressure response during exercise

Motriz (Online); 25 (3), 2019
Aim: The hypothesis that higher levels of anxiety promote greater blood pressure (BP) responses during physical exercise is tested. The hypothesis that metaborreflex response is increased in an anxious individual is tested as well. Methods: There were 43 volunteers divided by anxiety level: 12 volunte...

Comportamentos em saúde e o controle da hipertensão arterial: resultados do ELSI-BRASIL

Resumo: O objetivo foi quantificar a contribuição de comportamentos em saúde selecionados para a prevalência do controle da hipertensão junto a adultos brasileiros com 50 ou mais anos de idade. Foram analisados os dados do ELSI-Brasil. Foram incluídos, no estudo, 4.318 indivíduos com 50 anos ou ma...

"A body shape index" and its association with arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus among Brazilian older adults: National Health Survey (2013)

The aim was to evaluate the separate and joint association of abdominal adiposity indicators (a body shape index - ABSI, waist circumference - WC, waist-to-height ratio - WHtR) and body mass index (BMI) with arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, in Brazilian older adults. Data from the 2013 Brazil...

Effects of concurrent training associated with N-acetylcysteine on bone density of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Motriz (Online); 25 (2), 2019
Abstract Aim: The present study aimed to analyze the effects of N-acetylcysteine supplementation associated with concurrent training on the bone mineral density of spontaneously hypertensive elderly rats. Methods: For the present study, 28 male spontaneously hypertensive rats, six months old, were di...

Furosemida en el control de la hipertensión arterial posparto en preeclámpticas severas
Furosemide in the control of postpartum hypertension in severe preeclamptic women

RESUMEN OBJETIVO: Establecer la utilidad de la furosemida en el control de la hipertensión arterial posparto en preeclámpticas severa. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles en el Hospital Central "Dr. Urquinaona", Maracaibo, Venezuela. Se incluyeron pacientes con preeclampsia severa, ...

High prevalence of obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: association with disease activity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes, a multi-center study

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a well-documented independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Obesity may provide an additional link between inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis in RA. Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and disease parameters and ...

Efectividad de la intervención “Desplegando mis recursos personales” sobre la adherencia en pacientes con hipertensión arterial 
Effectiveness of the intervention "Deploying my personal resources" on adherence in patients with arterial hypertension

Objetivo: determinar la efectividad de una intervención de enfermería, centrada en el uso de los recursos generales de resistencia, para mejorar la adherencia terapéutica en adultos con hipertensión arterial, al compararla con la atención habitual de un programa. Métodos: Estudio de tipo cuasiexper...

Factores de riesgo asociados a complicaciones anestésicas en enfermos renales crónicos intervenidos de urgencia

Rev chil anest; 48 (1), 2019
INTRODUCTION: Chronic kidney disease is a clinical entity secondary to the common final pathway of multiple etiologies with risk factors common to other chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors related to the appearance of anesthetic complications in chronic renal patients undergoing eme...