ABSTRACT Periodontal disease has been associated with elevations of blood cytokines involved in atherosclerosis in systemically healthy individuals, but little is known about this association in stable cardiovascular patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association between periodontal diseas...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/sangre,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Interferón gamma/sangre,
Interleucinas/sangre,
Modelos Lineales,
Pérdida de la Inserción Periodontal,
Enfermedades Periodontales/sangre,
Enfermedades Periodontales/fisiopatología,
Índice Periodontal,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre
Objetivo: Caracterizar o perfil clínico e epidemiológico dos pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço atendidos em um hospital universitário. Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico descritivo e retrospectivo de todos os casos de câncer de cabeça e pescoço diagnosticados no período de agosto de 2009 a...
Abstract Panoramic radiographs (PR) can display radiopaque images suggestive of calcified atheroma in the carotid artery in asymptomatic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of these images on PR and their linkage with hypertension, obesity, age, gender and smoking habits. PR of...
Angiografía/métodos,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/complicaciones,
Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/etiología,
Causalidad,
Hipertensión/complicaciones,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Prevalencia,
Radiografía Panorámica,
Factores Sexuales,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Calcificación Vascular/diagnóstico por imagen,
Calcificación Vascular/epidemiología,
Calcificación Vascular/etiología
Abstract Objective To evaluate alcohol, smoking and/or illicit drug use, and history of bullying in adolescent childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus and healthy controls. Methods 174 adolescents with pediatric rheumatic diseases were selected. All of the 34 childhood-onset systemic lupus erythem...
Abstract Objective To analyze the association between household smoking and the development of learning in elementary schoolchildren. Methods Cross-sectional study with 785 students from the 2nd to the 5th year of elementary school. Students were evaluated by the School Literacy Screening Protocol to i...
Abstract Background: Smoking consumption alters cardiac autonomic function. Objective: Assess the influence of the intensity of smoking and the nicotine dependence degree in cardiac autonomic modulation evaluated through index of heart rate variability (HRV). Methods: 83 smokers, of both genders, bet...
Sistema Nervioso Autónomo/fisiopatología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Frecuencia Cardíaca/fisiología,
Pulmón/fisiología,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Fumar/fisiopatología,
Factores de Tiempo,
Tabaquismo/epidemiología,
Tabaquismo/fisiopatología
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to assess nasal mucociliary clearance, mucus properties and inflammation in smokers and subjects enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Program (referred to as quitters). METHOD: A total of 33 subjects with a median (IQR) smoking history of 34 (20-58) pack years were...
Monóxido de Carbono/análisis,
Recuento de Células,
Cotinina/análisis,
Inflamación/patología,
Interleucina-6/metabolismo,
Interleucina-8/metabolismo,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Depuración Mucociliar,
Moco/química,
Líquido del Lavado Nasal/química,
Mucosa Nasal/patología,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Fumar/metabolismo,
Cese del Hábito de Fumar,
Factores de Tiempo
Achieve a good clinical control by reducing symptoms and management of modifiable risk factors for exacerbations is the main goal of asthma treatment. Our objective was to assess the degree of clinical control and the presence of modifiable risk factors of exacerbations in asthmatic patients controlled i...
Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la eficiencia de las estrategias de consejería breve (CB), terapia de reemplazo de la nicotina (TRN) y el uso de medicamentos como el bupropión y la vareniclina. Para lo cual se plantearon las siguientes preguntas de investigación: Son la consejería b...
