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Doenças isquêmicas do coração e masculinidade como fatores de risco cardiovascular
Ischemic heart disease and masculinity as cardiovascular risk factors

Rev. cuba. enferm; 34 (2), 2018
RESUMO Introdução: Estereótipos de gênero traduzem concepções e ações masculinas sobre adoecimento e autocuidado, implicando em indicadores de saúde. Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovascular e doenças isquêmicas do coração em homens; discutir a relação entre ...

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Framingham Risk Score in Apparently Healthy Vegetarian and Omnivorous Men

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (5), 2018
Abstract Background: Recent studies have shown a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MSyn) in vegetarians (VEG) despite the inconclusive evidence from others. Objective: To verify the association between diet and other lifestyle characteristics and the prevalence of MSyn, cardiovascular risk factor...

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome among Brazilian Adult Population: National Health Survey - 2013

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (5), 2018
Abstract Background: In Brazil, population-based researches analyzing prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MS), a recognized predictor of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and an important cause of disability and death in the country are scarce. Objective: To evaluate prevalence of M...

Anthropometric changes and their effects on cardiometabolic risk factors in rural populations in Brazil

Abstract This article aims to evaluate associations between anthropometric changes in five years with lipid and blood pressure levels in Brazilian rural population. This longitudinal study evaluated 387 individuals aged 18 to 75 residents of two rural communities. Demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, ...

The cardiac profile and electrocardiographic standard of at-height workers

SUMMARY BACKGROUND The Medical Control Program for Occupational Health establishes the required supplementary exams, according to the activity exercised by the worker and its inherent risks. The Regulatory Norm No. 35, recently deployed, stipulates that at-height workers must undergo electrocardiogram ...

Complicaciones durante la esofagoscopía con o sin dilatación con globo y con anestesia general en pacientes pediátricos: estudio prospectivo y observacional

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (2), 2018
Antecedentes. Durante una esofagoscopía en niños, pueden ocurrir complicaciones durante la dilatación. Identificamos alteraciones cardiorrespiratorias durante la esofagoscopía con o sin dilatación con globo y las complicaciones posoperatorias, en niños con anestesia. Métodos. Estudio prospectivo, ...

Valoración del riesgo cardiovascular en varones conductores profesionales del área mediterránea española y variables asociadas

Cienc. Trab; 20 (61), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: El riesgo cardiovascular es una de las principales pre ocupaciones de los servicios de salud laboral. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se realiza un estudio retrospectivo y transversal en 2944 varones conductores profesionales (487 taxistas, 908 con ductores de autobús y 1549 conductores de camió...

Association between insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in polycystic ovary syndrome patients

Abstract Objective To analyze the association between the indirect methods of evaluating insulin resistance (IR) and blood pressure, anthropometric and biochemical parameters in a population of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. Methods Cross-sectional study performed at the Hospital Universi...

Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 partici...

Aggregation of risk indicators to cardiometabolic and musculoskeletal health in Brazilian adolescents in the periods 2008/09 and 2013/14

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (2), 2018
Abstract Objective To assess the occurrence of an aggregate risk to cardiometabolic and musculoskeletal health of Brazilian adolescents in the period 2008/09 and 2013/14 and to identify whether there are differences in risk between the genders and in these periods. Methods This was a trend epidemiologi...