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Influence of weight gain on the lipid profile of adolescents

Rev. chil. nutr; 47 (2), 2020
The objective of this study was to assess the influence of weight gain on the lipid profile of 135 adolescents between 10 - 14 years at baseline and 15 - 19 years at follow-up, enrolled in public schools in Recife, Brazil. The results showed that a BMI z-score correlated with triglycerides (TG) and with ...

Granuloma anular perforante: patologia inusual
Perforating Granuloma Annulare: unusual pathology

Rev. argent. dermatol; 101 (1), 2020
Resumen El Granuloma Anular (GA) es una dermatosis inflamatoria crónica, benigna, auto limitada, de etiología desconocida. Existen numerosas variantes clínicas dentro de las cuales se encuentra la perforante, de presentación inusual. La histopatología más característica de GA, cuenta con la presen...

High-fat diet augments ovariectomy-induced bone resorption in rats

Int. j. morphol; 38 (1), 2020
Menopause complications such as cardiovascular and bone diseases represent a major public health concern. We sought to determine whether a high-fat diet (HFD) can augment ovariectomy-induced bone resorption in a rat model of menopause possibly via the upregulation of the inflammatory biomarkers and dysli...

Real-world evidence of health outcomes and medication use 24 months after bariatric surgery in the public healthcare system in Brazil: a retrospective, single-center study

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: The number of bariatric procedures has significantly increased in Brazil, especially in the public Unified Health System. The present study describes health outcomes and medication use in obese patients treated in a major hospital that performs publicly funded surgery in Brazil. METHODS: A r...

Widespread use of anti-retroviral therapy elevated the prevalence of dyslipidemia in HIV-infected Chinese patients

With the widespread use of high-efficiency antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the life expectancy of HIV-infected patients has been significantly extended. However, the metabolic complications among HIV-infected patients treated with HAART have become the most common problem in the world. It is very importa...

An atypical presentation of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) is a kidney manifestation of atherosclerosis as a systemic disease. AERD is defined as a renal impairment secondary to embolization of cholesterol crystals with consequent occlusion of renal vascularization. The current case report describes one patient with mu...

Prevalence and factors associated to chronic kidney disease in older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and the factors associated to it in older adults (≥ 60 years). METHODS This is a population-based research conducted in 2014, involving 1,016 older adults living in urban and rural areas of the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre....

Prevalence, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in diabetic participants of two brazilian cohorts: a place far from heaven

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Diabetes is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular mortality. Over the last years, mortality has decreased significantly, more in individuals with diabetes than in healthy ones. That is mostly due to the control of other cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of our study was...

Nuevas guías europeas sobre el control de la dislipidemia afrontan el reto C-LDL
New European guidelines on dyslipidemia control face the LDL-C challenge

Med. interna (Caracas); 35 (3), 2019

Alta prevalencia de dislipidemias y riesgo aterogénico en una población infanto-juvenil

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Background: Dyslipidemias in childhood increase the risk of cardiovascular events in adult life. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and risk of atherogenicity based in the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in a sample of school children and adolescents. Material and Methods: Cross-sectiona...