Browsing by Subject "Cardiovascular"
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The association between the Framingham risk score and sleep: A São Paulo epidemiological sleep study
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-06-01)Background: Sleep is an important factor in the maintenance of cardiovascular integrity. It seems that cardiovascular injury and sleep impairment is another chicken or egg puzzle and we hypothesized that the higher the ...
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Avaliação da vasodilatação mediada por fluxo artéria braquial e dos fatores de risco cardiovascular em crianças e adolescentes com doença renal crônica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-04-04)Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are the leading causes of death in children and young adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosed in childhood. Individuals with impairment of endothelial function and ...
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Belatacept-Based Regimens Are Associated With Improved Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Factors Compared With Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplant Recipients (BENEFIT and BENEFIT-EXT Studies)
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011-05-15)Background. Cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death with a functioning graft among kidney transplant recipients, can be exacerbated by immunosuppressive drugs, particularly the calcineurin inhibitors. ...
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Characteristics of neural and humoral systems involved in the regulation of blood pressure in snakes
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-07-01)Cardiovascular function is affected by many mechanisms, including the autonomic system, the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS), the reninangiotensin system (RAS) and the endothelin system. the function of these systems seems ...
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Fish and omega-3 fatty acid intake in relation to circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in renal transplant recipients
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-12-01)Background and aims: A high circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) level is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients and the general population. N-3 fatty acids ...
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More than hormones: Sex differences in cardiovascular parameters after sleep loss in rats
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-07-01)Although the influence of sex on sleep pattern and cardiovascular parameters is well known, knowledge regarding the effects of sleep loss on heart responses in both sexes is scarce. the present study investigated the effects ...
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Decreases Pro-inflammatory and Thrombotic Biomarkers in Individuals with Extreme Obesity
(Springer, 2015-06-01)The low-grade inflammatory state in obesity leads to insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction, which promote cardiovascular diseases in individuals with obesity. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the early ...
