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O papel do gradiente pressórico transdiafragmático na fisiopatologia da doença do refluxo gastroesofágico

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the Western world. GERD pathophysiology is multifactorial. Different mechanisms may contribute to GERD including an increase in the transdiaphragmatic pressure gradient (TPG). The pathophysio...

Lipid disorders among Black Africans non-users of lipid-lowering medication

ABSTRACT Objective: Angola is a sub-Saharan African country where the population has scarce access to lipidlowering medication. We sought to determine the frequency of lipid disorders among Angolan nonusers of lipid-lowering medication. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carr...

El índice de masa corporal como fenotipo en el perfil clínico y funcional en mujeres con osteoartritis de rodilla

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (9), 2018
Background: Obesity is associated with pain, reduction of function and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Aim: To describe the clinical profile of women with knee OA according to their body mass index (BMI). Material and Methods: Observational study in 308 women with knee OA. Accordi...

Dialogue between primary and secondary health care providers in a Brazilian hypertensive population

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To describe clinical and epidemiological profiles of patients with hypertension referred to a secondary care unit and to assess the adequacy of the referral criteria. METHOD This descriptive transversal study analysed 943 hypertensive patients referred to a secondary healthcare unit...

Dor lombar intensa em gestantes do extremo Sul do Brasil

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é medir a prevalência e identificar fatores associados à dor lombar intensa (DL intensa) entre parturientes do município de Rio Grande, RS, Brasil, em 2013. Questionário padronizado aplicado por entrevistadoras previamente treinadas em até 48 horas após o parto. Real...

Review of post bariatric surgery effects on common genitourinary physiology

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is a worldwide challenging health problem. Weight loss through medical management of obesity has not always been successful, thus, giving rise to the need for surgical intervention. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be helpful for morbidly obese patients. However, studies h...

Caracterización clínico-epidemiológica de los pacientes ancianos diabéticos con discapacidad funcional
Clinical epidemiologic characteristics of diabetic elder people with functional disability

Rev. medica electron; 40 (4), 2018
Introducción: la diabetes mellitus es una de las enfermedades crónicas más frecuentes en el senescente. Se ha notado un gran incremento en los últimos años debido al aumento de la sobrevida de la población mundial, no hay correspondencia entre la atención que se presta en las unidades de salud a l...

Glucose alteration and insulin resistance in asymptomatic obese children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective Obesity is associated with the abnormal glucose metabolism preceding type 2 diabetes mellitus. Thus, further investigation on the prediction of this lethal outcome must be sought. The objective was the profile glycemic assessment of asymptomatic obese children and adolescents from Sal...

Asociación entre índice de masa corporal y agresividad del carcinoma papilar de tiroides
Association between body mass index and aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la asociación del índice de masa corporal (IMC) con las características clínico-patológicas y la recurrencia del carcinoma papilar de tiroides. La cohorte consistió en 208 pacientes con carcinoma papilar de tiroides diagnosticado en 2003-2014, en Buenos Aires, Ar...

Association of body mass index with short-term outcomes after cardiac surgery: retrospective study and meta-analysis

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
The relationship between higher body mass index (BMI), decreased morbidity and mortality is known as the "obesity paradox", and has been described in cohorts of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coronary and peripheral artery diseases, non-cardiac surgery, and end-stage renal disease. ...