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Physical Fitness Test (PFT) in Police and Military in Brazil: A Systematic Review

Abstract Background Physical Fitness Tests (PFTs) are part of military routines and are usually administered to applicants for the Brazilian corps member, including the civil police. Objective To identify in the literature, scientific articles aimed at assessing physical fitness of police and militar...

Physical activity and sitting time in adults after positive diagnosis for COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

This study aimed to: a) investigate the most common signs and symptoms reported by people infect-ed by the COVID-19, b) compare total time and weekly level of physical activity of people between pre- and post-infection period, and c) examine the association between physical activity levels and signs and...

Comparação de avaliação de medidas indiretas e associação com medida subjetiva de capacidade aeróbia

Este estudo teve como objetivo comparar a avaliação da resistência aeróbia avaliada pelos testes de McArdle e Conconi e associar as medidas indiretas com a percepção subjetiva por meio da Escala de Capacidade Percebida (ECP). Foram recrutados 29 participantes, 17 homens e 12 mulheres, com idades ig...

Comparison between Bruce and ramp protocols for exercise testing in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia

BACKGROUND: Exercise tests are an important tool in the investigation of myocardial ischemia. The ramp protocol has gained increasing importance in clinical practice because of the possibility of individualizing its exercise intensity. OBJECTIVE: To assess and compare the sensitivity, specificity, and ac...

Respiratory and functional tests in the assessment and prognosis of patients with chagas disease

Rev. patol. trop; 51 (3), 2022
Chagas disease causes an important impact on cardiorespiratory system, functional and working capacity of the patient. Performing a functional assessment on these individuals becomes essential, since the impact of physical limitation is an important factor that is related with oth...

Use of aerobic treadmill exercises on nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Acta cir. bras; 37 (8), 2022
Purpose: Various postoperative protocols have been proposed to improve outcomes and accelerate nerve regeneration. Recently, the use of physical exercise in a post-surgical neurorraphy procedure has shown good results when started early. We experimentally investigated the hypothesis that post-operative e...

Diagnóstico de anomalia coronariana da artéria circunflexa com trajeto retroaórtico por meio do ecocardiograma transtorácico (rac sign) e confirmação pela angiotomografia de artérias coronárias: série de casos

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 35 (2), 2022

Impacto da Capacidade Funcional Pré-operatória nos Resultados Pós-Operatórios de Cirurgia de Cardiopatia Congênita: Estudo Observacional e Prospectivo

Arq. bras. cardiol; 118 (2), 2022
Resumo Fundamento Apesar de avanços em técnicas cirúrgicas e cuidados pós-operatórios em cardiopatia congênita, a morbidade cardiovascular permanece elevada. Objetivo Avaliar a associação do condicionamento pré-operatório de crianças e adolescentes com cardiopatias, mensurado por teste de ...