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Different anthropometric indicators of central obesity can predict hypertension in older adults

Av. enferm; 37 (3), 2019
Abstract Objective: to investigate the association between hypertension and anthropometric indicators of central obesity, obtained from two anatomical sites in old adults. Methodology: a cross-sectional study including 145 elderly people, from whom socioeconomic and demographic data and anthropometric ...

Resección transoral endoscópica de tiroides lingual
Endoscopic transoral resection of lingual thyroid

La presencia de tejido tiroideo ectópico en la base de la lengua es muy infrecuente, y la mayoría de los pacientes tienen hipotiroidismo. La indicación de tratamiento depende de la presencia o no de síntomas; la cirugía es la primera elección. Diversas técnicas quirúrgicas han sido descriptas, p...

Takayasu arteritis: differential diagnosis in a teenager with severe acute kidney injury - a case report

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory condition of unknown cause that involves large vessels - particularly the aorta and its branches - such as the carotid, coronary, pulmonary, and renal arteries. The left subclavian artery is the most frequently involved vessel. Sten...

Antioxidant effect of endothelin-1 receptor antagonist protects the rat kidney against chronic injury induced by hypertension and hyperglycemia

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus are the two main causes of chronic kidney disease that culminate in the final stage of kidney disease. Since these two risk factors are common and can overlap, new approaches to prevent or treat them are needed. Macitentan (MAC) is a new non-selective antagonis...

Evaluation of carotid intima-media thickness and factors associated with cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the carotid intima-media thickness and factors associated with cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Material and methods: Observational, cross-sectional study carried out at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (chronic kidney d...

Consenso de prevención cardiovascular en la infancia y la adolescencia. Versión resumida. Recomendaciones

Arch. argent. pediatr; 117 (6), 2019
La enfermedad cardiovascular secundaria a aterosclerosis es la principal causa de morbimortalidad en la población adulta a nivel mundial. Aunque las manifestaciones clínicas de aterosclerosis (enfermedad coronaria, accidente cerebrovascular y arteriopatía periférica) son excepcionales en la poblaci...

Asociación de la dilatación auricular izquierda con los trastornos del sistema de conducción en pacientes con hipertensión arterial sistémica

La dilatación de la aurícula izquierda (AI) se considera un predictor ecocardiográfico para la remodelación auricular y la fibrilación auricular. Por ende, hemos investigado la correlación existente entre la dilatación de la AI con las arritmias cardíacas y los trastornos del sistema de conducci...

Factores de riesgo asociados a hipertensión arterial en estudiantes
Risk factors associated with arterial hypertension in students

Introducción: La hipertensión arterial causa millones de fallecimientos anualmente. Su origen es heterogéneo; implicando factores, tanto modificables como no modificables. Objetivos Identificar los factores de riesgo asociados a hipertensión arterial en estudiantes de la Universidad Nacional Autónom...

Isometric handgrip training does not improve quality of life in hypertensives

Rev. bras. ciênc. mov; 27 (4), 2019
Hypertensive patients have high blood pressure and poor cardiovascular health and it is known that hypertension negatively affects people's health-related quality of life. Meta-analyses have shown that isometric handgrip training (IHT) reduces blood pressure in hypertensives, but the effects of IHT on he...

Respostas hemodinâmicas do método Pilates em hipertensos: uma revisão sistemática

Rev. bras. ciênc. mov; 27 (4), 2019
O objetivo do presente estudo foi levantar, na literatura atual, estudos relevantes que identifiquem as possíveis respostas hemodinâmicas encontradas em indivíduos hipertensos praticantes do Método Pilates. A revisão sistemática conduzida conforme as recomendações PRISMA em cinco bases de dados e...