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Fitness cardiorrespiratorio se asocia a una mejora en marcadores metabólicos en adultos chilenos

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
Background: A high level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an important protector against cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Aim: To explore the association of CRF with several metabolic markers and estimate the variation of these parameters by an increase of 1 MET change in CRF. Material and Met...

Currents issues in cardiorespiratory care of patients with post-polio syndrome

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors years after recovery from an initial acute attack of the poliomyelitis virus. Most often, polio survivors experience a gradual new weakening in muscles that were previously affected by the polio infection. The actual incidence...

Invariancia de la categoría de género en las diferencias conductuales en salud en hipertensos
Invariance of the gender category in the health-related behavioral differences found in hypertensive patients

Introducción: el abordaje de las enfermedades cardiovasculares y sus factores de riesgo -tales como hipertensión arterial- desde una perspectiva de género, está impulsado, entre otros motivos, por el hecho de que, tradicionalmente, estos trastornos fueron estudiados y comprendidos desde un enfoque an...

Agreement between three perioperative risk scores

SUMMARY Objective: To evaluate the agreement between the three scores proposed by the II Guideline for Perioperative Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC): the American College of Physicians algorithm (ACP), the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Evaluation (EMAPO) and Lee’s Revi...

Estresse e risco cardiovascular: intervenção multiprofissional de educação em saúde

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar o risco cardiovascular e o estresse em educadores (gestores e professores) do sul do Brasil, avaliados antes e depois de intervenção com atividades de gerenciamento do estresse e educação em saúde. Método: estudo longitudinal do tipo antes e depois. A amostra foi cons...

Assessment of Intima-Media Thickness in Healthy Children Aged 1 to 15 Years

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been shown to be increased in children and adolescents with traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, compared with those of healthy children. Objective: To assess the influence of se...

Correlation of Insulin Resistance with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in Adolescents

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: Blood pressure is directly related to body mass index, and individuals with increased waist circumference have higher risk of developing hypertension, insulin resistance, and other metabolic changes, since adolescence. Objective: to evaluate the correlation of blood pressure with i...

Assessment of adiposity in psoriatic patients by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry compared to conventional methods

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (2), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Obesity is considered a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease that shares mediators of inflammation with psoriasis, such as TNF-α and IL-6. The relationship between these two conditions involves factors such as predisposition and response to therapy, in addition to an associat...

Cardiovascular risk assessment according to the Framingham score and abdominal obesity in individuals seen by a clinical school of nutrition

Summary Objective: To analyze the relation of abdominal obesity on cardiovascular risk in individuals seen by a clinic school of nutrition, classifying them based on Framingham score. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted at the nutrition clinic of a private college in the city of Maceió, Alagoas....