LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Ischemic Heart Disease in German Immigrants and Their Descendants in a Region of Southern Brazil: A Comparison of Initial Symptoms Reported between two Generations

Zimmermann, Sergio Luiz; Moretti, Miguel Antônio; Vianna, Caio de Brito; Mansur, Antônio de Pádua; Starke, Siegmar; Cesar, Luiz Antônio Machado.

Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.); 35 (1), 2022

Abstract Background Nothing is known about ischemic heart disease (IHD) in the Germans who emigrated to Brazil during the last century. Objective We sought to compare age at diagnosis and IHD manifestations between German immigrants and their first-generation descendants in the region of Blumenau, Br...

Emigrantes e Inmigrantes, Brasil/etnología, Alemania/etnología, Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/epidemiología, Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/etnología, Conducta Alimentaria, Factores de Riesgo, Relaciones Intergeneracionales

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Using the Portuguese version of the Bicultural Scale in Brazil

Abstract Introduction: Brazil has received influxes of people, mainly from Africa, Europe and Japan, forming one of the most heterogeneous populations in the world. Some groups, particularly in Southern Brazil, have retained their original cultural traditions, whilst acquiring elements of the typical lo...