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Is FGF-23 an early indicator of atherosclerosis and cardiac dysfunction in patients with gestational diabetes?

ABSTRACT Objective: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is a phosphorus-regulating hormone and plays a role in the pathogenesis of myocardial hypertrophy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of FGF-23 levels with echocardiographic parameters and insulin resistance (IR) in patients wit...

Effects of Low-Protein Diet on lipid and anthropometric profiles of patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative management

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) patients have a high prevalence of cardiovascular mortality, and among the risk factors are dyslipidemia and obesity, common findings in the early stages of CKD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low protein diet (LPD) on the lipid a...

Low serum melatonin levels are associated with erectile dysfunction

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Melatonin is a hormone secreted from the pineal gland and has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Oxidative stress is considered as an important factor in the etiology of erectile dysfunction (ED), and in many experimental models, positive results have been obtained with me...

Waist circumference measurement sites and their association with visceral and subcutaneous fat and cardiometabolic abnormalities

ABSTRACT Objectives: To estimate the degree of variability of the waist circumference (WC) when obtained in different anatomical sites and compare the performance of the measurement sites as predictors of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and cardiometabolic abnormaliti...

Lipid accumulation product index in HIV-infected patients: a marker of cardiovascular risk

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT The lipid accumulation product (LAP) index is an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. We aimed to assess the accuracy of this index as a marker of cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients. A cross-sectional study of 133 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral drugs and 20 non-infected contro...

Ejercicio físico en pacientes con diabetes e hipertensión: prevalencia de respondedores y no respondedores para mejorar factores de riesgo cardiometabólicos

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
Background: There is a wide interindividual variability in the response to a period of exercise training. The science have reported that a minimum of participants could be non-responders for improving different health-related outcomes after training. Aim: To compare the effects of a 6-weeks exercise pro...

Aumento dos lípides durante tratamento para VHC: ação do vírus ou da medicação?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The interaction between serum lipids and C virus infection is well known, as are serum lipid levels in the Peg-IFN / RBV-based treatment. However, with direct action antivirals (DAAs) this behavior is still unclear. OBJECTIVE: To compare serum lipids levels between patients treat...

Cardiovascular Risk in Xavante Indigenous Population

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (6), 2018
Abstract Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is little known in Brazilian indigenous populations. In the last two decades, important changes have occurred in the lifestyle and epidemiological profile of the Xavante people. Objective: to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk...

Influencia del consumo de quinua sobre parámetros bioquímicos e histomorfometría intestinal en ratas obesas

RESUMEN Objetivo . Determinar la influencia del consumo de tres variedades de quinua sobre parámetros bioquímicos e histomorfometría intestinal en ratas obesas. Materiales y Métodos . Se utilizaron 42 ratas obesas Holtzman dispuestas en siete tratamientos de seis animales cada uno, que fueron alime...

Cardioprotective effect of lipstatin derivative orlistat on normotensive rats submitted to cardiac ischemia and reperfusion

Acta cir. bras; 33 (6), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate in vivo animal model of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion the cardioprotective activity of pancreatic lipase inhibitor of the orlistat. Methods: Adult male Wistar rats were anesthetized, placed on mechanical ventilation and underwent surgery to induce cardiac I/R by obstructin...