Summary Objective: To evaluate the carotid intima-media complex (CIMC) thickness and lipid metabolism biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk (CR) in parents of patients with ataxia-telangiectasia and verify an association with gender. Method: A cross-sectional and controlled study with 29 ATM h...
Summary Objective: To critically analyze articles on the relation between neck circumference (NC) in adolescents and: body mass index, fat distribution, metabolic syndrome and its individual components, and cardiovascular risk. Method: Systematic review undertaken by two independent researchers using t...
INTRODUÇÃO: A obesidade é uma doença multifatorial associada com alto risco de desenvolver resistência à insulina (RI), diabetes melito tipo 2 (DT2), síndrome metabólica (SM) e doenças cardiovasculares (DCV). Os mecanismos moleculares da fisiopatologia das doenças metabólicas não são totalme...
The goals of this study were to develop reference values for waist circumference (WC) in Brazilian children between 6-10 years old and to evaluate the WC performance in predicting cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. This is a population-based epidemiological cross-secti...
La fibrilación auricular es la arritmia más sobresaliente a la que se enfrenta el médico general. Fuertemente asociada al envejecimiento y a la vasculopatía crónica, su presencia se relaciona con el riesgo de aumentar la morbimortalidad tromboembólica. Como objetivo se planteó actualizar pertinent...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are an essential examination for identification and management of cardiovascular emergencies.The aim of this study was to report on the frequency and recognition of cardiovascular emergencies in primary care units. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational retrosp...
Abstract Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients should receive cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment. For this purpose CV risk calculators are available. In addition, parameters of vascular function can be measured and used for risk prediction. Aim of the present study was to assess the associatio...