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Overview of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults in São Paulo, Brazil: Prevalence and Associated Factors in 2008 and 2015

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil. Objective To provide population-based data on prevalence and factors associated with CVD risk factors. Methods Individuals aged ≥20 years from two editions of the cross-sectional Health...

Effect of Physical Training on Nitric Oxide Levels in Patients with Arterial Hypertension: An Integrative Review

Abstract The regular practice of physical exercise as a non-pharmacological treatment of arterial hypertension (AH) has been encouraged due to causing a series of physiological responses in the cardiovascular system, such as the production of vasoactive substances, including nitric oxide (NO). NO is a re...

Is the Wistar Rat a more Suitable Normotensive Control for SHR to Test Blood Pressure and Cardiac Structure and Function?

Abstract Background: There are divergences in the literature regarding the experimental model (Wistar-WIS or Wistar Kyoto-WKY) to be used as a Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR) control. The characterization of these models in terms of cardiovascular parameters provides researchers with important tool...

Surgical Repair of a Ruptured Giant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 16-Year-Old with Takayasu's Arteritis: Case Report and Etiological Review

Abstract Takayasu's arteritis is a type of primary systemic vasculitis that affects medium and large arteries, including the aorta and its main branches, as well as the pulmonary and coronary arteries. Although rare in children, it is the third most common vasculitis in the pediatric population, often wi...

Consecuencias de la hipertensión arterial en las funciones cognitivas
Consequences of Arterial Hypertension over Cognitive Functions

Introducción: La hipertensión arterial, por su influencia y afectación multisistémica, surge como un factor de riesgo potencial para el deterioro progresivo de las funciones cognitivas. Objetivo: Identificar las principales alteraciones cognitivas asociadas a la hipertensión arterial, específicamen...

Consumo de alimentos y actividad física en pacientes hipertensos de un centro de atención primaria
Food Consumption and Physical Activity in Hypertensive Patients from Primary Healthcare

Introducción: Con el estudio de las enfermedades cardiovasculares se ha logrado identificar las variables biológicas y estilos de vida, lo que ha permitido que la hipertensión arterial y sus complicaciones sean prevenibles y controlables. Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia del consumo de alimentos y a...

Avaliação da qualidade do sono de gestantes em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de Campina Grande – PB

Introdução: distúrbios do sono são comuns na gravidez e decorrem de modificações anatômicas, fisiológicas e hormonais. A atenção primária à saúde encontra-se em posição singular no reconhecimento de tais desordens. Nesse contexto, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo avaliar a qualidade do sono...

Prevalência da síndrome da fragilidade e perfil clínico e sociodemográfico dos idosos institucionalizados de Pindamonhangaba/SP
Prevalence of frailty syndrome and clinical and sociodemographic profile of institutionalized elderly in Pindamonhangaba/SP

Fisioter. Bras; 22 (6), 2022
A Síndrome da Fragilidade (SF) é a resposta do organismo do idoso frente ao aumento da vulnerabilidade a estressores que redundam em diminuição das reservas fisiológicas e desregulação de múltiplos sistemas. Aspectos sociais e emocionais podem potencializar essa vulnerabilidade, sendo a instituci...