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Promoviendo comportamientos y entornos saludables en temporada de heladas: Cartilla informativa para la comunidad educativa
Promoting healthy behaviors and environments in the frost season: Informative primer for the educational community

La temporada de heladas en las regiones de nuestro país, en muchas ocasiones se convierte, en situaciones de emergencias. La Política de Estado N° 32, reconoce y enmarca la Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres, como un compromiso nacional de prioritario interés, generándose los espacios para las diversas...

Promoviendo comportamientos y entornos saludables frente a los friajes en la selva. Cartilla informativa para comunidad educativa
Promoting healthy behaviors and environments in the jungle. Information card for educational community

La temporada de friaje en las regiones de nuestro país se convierte, en muchas ocasiones, en situaciones de emergencias. La Política de Estado N° 32, reconoce y enmarca la Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres, como un compromiso nacional de prioritario interés, generándose los espacios para las diversas ...

Prácticas para generar entornos saludables en temporada de friajes. Cartilla informativa para gobiernos locales de la región selva
Practices to generate healthy environments in the cold season. Information card for local governments of the jungle region

Todos los años departamentos de la selva de nuestro país experimentan la presencia de bajas temperatura, fenómeno climatológico caracterizado por el friaje. Los daños a la salud reportados durante la temporada de frío en algunas zonas del país son preocupantes, las que coincidentemente son product...

Prácticas para mantener una buena salud en temporada de friaje: Cartilla informativa para el agente comunitario en salud de la región selva
Practices to maintain good health during the cold season: Information card for the community agent in health of the jungle region

Todos los años, diversos departamentos de la selva están experimentando la presencia de bajas temperaturas caracterizado por el fenómeno denominado friaje. Este evento afecta negativamente la forma de vida de la población, principalmente la salud; lo cual se manifiesta con el incremento de casos de i...

Superioridad del nuevo puntaje de riesgo ACC/AHA 2013 por sobre el puntaje de Framingham, en la predicción de riesgo de mortalidad cardiovascular en Santiago

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (3), 2017
Background: Recently, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) proposed a new cardiovascular risk (CV) score. Aim: To evaluate the new risk score (ACC/AHA 2013) in a Chilean population. Material and Methods: Between 2002 and 2014, body mass index (BMI), waist circumfere...

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pre- and postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among pre- and postmenopausal women, as well as the association between menopausal status and MS. Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted at a reference cardi...

Predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis evaluated by carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic young women with type 1 diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and clinical predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic, young adult women with type 1 DM. Subjects and methods The study included 45 women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) (aged 36 ± 9 years) who underwent carotid Doppl...

Diagnostic models of the pre-test probability of stable coronary artery disease: A systematic review

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
A comprehensive search of PubMed and Embase was performed in January 2015 to examine the available literature on validated diagnostic models of the pre-test probability of stable coronary artery disease and to describe the characteristics of the models. Studies that were designed to develop and validate ...

Breast-conserving surgery in locally advanced breast cancer submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Safety and effectiveness based on ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and long-term follow-up

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for locally advanced breast cancer. METHODS: A retrospective observational cohort study was performed in patients with locally advanced breast cancer submitted to breast-conserving surgery after neoadjuvant chemot...

Estimation of cardiovascular risk and detection of subclinical carotid atheromatosis in patients with diabetes without a history of cardiovascular disease

ABSTRACT Objectives Cardiovascular risk estimated by several scores in patients with diabetes mellitus without a cardiovascular disease history and the association with carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) were the aims of this study. Materials and methods Cardiovascular risk was calculate using Unit...