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Effects of Physical Exercise on Lipid and Inflammatory Profile of Women Using Combined Oral Contraceptive: A Cross-Over Study

Abstract Background: The use of combined oral contraceptives (COC) is a risk factor for atherosclerotic disease, and physical exercise can minimize this condition. Objective: To verify if high intensity interval training (HIIT) promotes changes in the lipid and inflammatory profile of women using COC. ...

Enfermedad cardiovascular aterosclerótica según el sexo en personas de edad mediana con diabetes mellitus
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease according to sex in middle-aged people with diabetes mellitus

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 32 (2), 2021
Introducción: El sexo influye en la susceptibilidad de las personas de ambos géneros con relación a la mayoría de las enfermedades comunes, incluidas la diabetes mellitus y la aterosclerosis. Objetivo: Identificar si existen diferencias en la presentación de la enfermedad cardiovascular ateroscle...

Agrupamentos de fatores de risco cardiometabólicos e sua associação com aterosclerose e inflamação crônica em adultos e idosos em florianópolis, Sul do Brasil

Arq. bras. cardiol; 117 (1), 2021
Resumo Fundamento O aumento significativo de doenças cardiovasculares em países em desenvolvimento alerta sobre seu impacto em populações carentes. Objetivo Identificar a relação de agrupamentos de componentes da síndrome metabólica (SM) com aterosclerose e inflamação crônica em adultos e ...

Tabaquismo y su relación con otros factores de riesgo aterogénico en mujeres de edad mediana
Smoking and its relationship with other atherogenic risk factors in middle-aged women

Rev. cuba. med; 60 (2), 2021
Introducción: El tabaquismo constituye uno de los problemas más graves de la salud pública a escala mundial, y se ha definido como la gran epidemia silenciosa del siglo XX. Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia del tabaquismo y su relación con algunos factores de riesgo ateroscleróticos en la mujer ...

Lipoprotein(a) levels in children and adolescents: Ouro Preto Study

Abstract Background Lipoprotein (a) is a cardiovascular risk factor in adult. Studies have shown the presence of this emergent risk factor in school children, which may contribute to the development of atherosclerosis in adulthood. Objective To evaluate the association between lipoprotein (a) and cardi...

Efecto del tratamiento periodontal no quirúrgico sobre la función endotelial
Effect of the non-quirurgical periodontal treatment over the endotelial function

Rev. cuba. estomatol; 57 (3), 2020
RESUMEN Introducción: La periodontitis se caracteriza por ser una inflamación mediada por el huésped y asociada a microbios que producen la pérdida de la adherencia periodontal. Una infección focal localizada como la enfermedad periodontal podría conducir a una inflamación sistémica. La disfunci...

Early stage of atherosclerosis in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts: intravascular ultrasound study

Abstract Introduction: Angiographically visible plaques in patent vein grafts are usually detected years after surgery. Our aim was to examine early plaque formation in vein grafts. Methods: Bypass angiography and intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) examination were performed on 77 aortocoronary saphe...

Comparación de puntajes de riesgo para predecir aterosclerosis subclínica
Comparison of risk scores to predict subclinical atherosclerosis

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (5), 2019
La aterosclerosis subclínica es un potente predictor de eventos cardiovasculares, aunque se desconoce cuál de los puntajes de riesgo es más eficaz para predecir su presencia en una población latinoamericana. El objetivo fué comparar la performance de los puntajes de riesgo: Framingham, Regicor y Ath...

Cervical arterial dissection: clinical characteristics in a neurology service in São Paulo, Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Cervical arterial dissection accounts for only a small proportion of ischemic stroke but arouses scientific interest due to its wide clinical variability. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate its risk factors, outline its clinical characteristics, compare treatment with antiaggregation or an...

Serum irisin and apelin levels and markers of atherosclerosis in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

ABSTRACT Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate serum irisin and apelin levels in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) when they were subclinical hypothyroid and become euthyroid after levothyroxine therapy and association of these adipokines with markers of atherosclerosis such as ser...