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Aerobic exercise effects in renal function and quality of life of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: To date, the therapeutic effects of exercise have not yet been evaluated regarding renal function parameters and quality of life specifically in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. Thus, the study aim was to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise in renal function and qu...

Analysis of co-contraction of the trunk muscles in the side bridge stabilization exercise w ith different unstable surfaces

Biosci. j. (Online); 35 (2), 2019
The muscle co-contraction is a phenomenon characterized by the simultaneous contraction of two or more muscles around a joint. The objective of this study was to compare the antagonist co-contraction of the local and global trunk muscles during side bridge exercise...

Adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso da hipertensão arterial em dois modelos de atenção à saúde

Rev. APS; 22 (2), 2019
A Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) e a Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF) são dois modelos diferentes de assistência na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Objetivou-se comparar o grau de adesão a terapêutica medicamentosa de indivíduos com hipertensão assistidos em Estratégia de Saúde da Família...

Intervenção não farmacológica em fatores de risco de forma individual

Mudanças no estilo de vida associadas ao comportamento sedentário, maus hábitos alimentares e exposição a condições estressantes têm aumentado a suscetibilidade para desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares (DCV’s). Neste sentido, atribui-se à inatividade física grande parte do risco de d...

Fasting insulin and alanine amino transferase, but not FGF21, were independent parameters related with irisin increment after intensive aerobic exercising

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (2), 2019
Abstract Background Irisin is a protein cleaved from fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 and has been implicated in the beneficial effects of exercise. However, it is unknown which factors contribute to irisin increment after intensive exercising in humans. This study aimed to assess indepe...

Características clínico-epidemiológicas de los pacientes de la cohorte Lupus Paraguay (2013-2014)
Characteristics clinical-epidemiological of the patients of the Lupus Paraguay cohort (2013-2014)

El lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES) es una enfermedad autoinmune, de etiología desconocida que presenta manifestaciones clínicas de gravedad y curso impredecible. Se ha observado en varias cohortes que esta enfermedad tiene un comportamiento más agresivo en la población no caucásica debido a difer...

Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Exhibit Reduced Baroreflex Sensitivity That May Be Associated with Increased Body Fat

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (4), 2019
Abstract Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women have a high prevalence of obesity and alterations in cardiovascular autonomic control, mainly modifications in heart rate variability (HRV) autonomic modulation. However, there are few studies about other autonomic control parameters, such as...

Effects of a new approach of aerobic interval training on cardiac autonomic modulation and cardiovascular parameters of metabolic syndrome subjects

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of 16 weeks of periodized aerobic interval training (AIT) on cardiac autonomic modulation and cardiovascular parameters of metabolic syndrome (Mets) individuals. Subjects and methods: The sample was composed of 52 subjects with a diagnosis of Mets, allocated ...

Biomarcadores de fibrosis y función ventricular derecha en maratonistas con distinto grado de entrenamiento: estudio en la maratón de Santiago

Rev. chil. cardiol; 38 (1), 2019
Resumen: Introducción: Atletas altamente entrenados muestran cambios cardíacos estructurales como adaptación a la sobrecarga, producto del ejercicio repetitivo y extenuante. Se han evidenciado elevación de biomarcadores de remodelado y fibrosis miocárdica posterior al ejercicio intenso en atletas. ...

Association of flexibility with sociodemographic factors, physical activity, muscle strength, and aerobic fitness in adolescents from southern brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify sociodemographic, physical activity, and physical fitness factors associated with flexibility. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 909 adolescents (486 girls) aged 14 to 19 years from the city of São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil. To evaluate flexibility, we used the ...