Browsing by Subject "Cardiovascular diseases"
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Air pollution effects on myocardial infarction
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-06-01)OBJECTIVE: Myocardial infarction is an acute and severe cardiovascular disease that generally leads to patient admissions to intensive care units and few cases are initially admitted to infirmaries. The objective of the ...
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Antiplatelet Therapy for the Prevention of Arterial Ischemic Events in Takayasu Arteritis
(Japanese Circulation Soc, 2010-06-01)Background: Vessel wall inflammation, atherosclerosis and hypercoagulability may be responsible for ischemic events in Takayasu arteritis (TA). No study has evaluated the effect of antiplatelet therapy for the prevention ...
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Arritmia ventricular assintomática em pacientes com doença renal crônica não dialítica desfechos clínicos após 2 anos de acompanhamento
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-02-28)Background/Aims: Ventricular arrhythmia is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and death in the general population. Sudden death is a leading cause of death in end-stage renal disease. We aimed at ...
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Association of adipokines with cardiovascular risk factors in low birth weight children: a case-control study
(Springer, 2013-01-01)Our aim was to investigate plasma levels of adiponectin, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in low birth weight (LBW) children and to determine correlations among these ...
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Atherosclerotic plaque in carotid arteries in systemic lupus erythematosus: frequency and associated risk factors
(Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM, 2005-05-01)CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Atherosclerotic disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. No previous study has estimated carotid disease prevalence in such patients ...
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Avaliação da agregação plaquetária e dosagem do fibrinogênio em pacientes com doenças cardiovasculares e sua correlação com o uso de aspirina e fatores de risco coronariano
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular, 2006-09-01)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate aspirin resistance in patients with cardiovascular diseases and to compare the amount of serum fibrinogen in patients taking aspirin with those who do not. To correlate the platelet aggregation and ...
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EACTS in the future: second strategic conference. the view from the BRICS countries
(Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2013-01-01)BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and has emerged as the symbol of the shift in global economic power, developing at a faster pace than industrialized countries. BRICS accounted for 53% ...
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Efeitos da drenagem linfática manual em doenças cardiovasculares e insuficiência venosa crônica: revisão integrativa
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2022-01-28)A maior longevidade e a adoção de modos de vida com maior exposição a fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) e/ou Insuficiência Venosa Crônica (IVC), são consideradas as principais razões do aumento da ...
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Efeitos da sonolência excessiva diurna ou da insônia associadas á apneia obstrutiva do sono no risco cardiovascular: um estudo longitudinal prospectivo de base populacional.
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2018-03-29)Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has several clinical presentations with a different set of associated comorbidities. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and insomnia are common symptoms of OSA. A distinguished ...
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Efeitos da terapia combinada atorvastatina e clopidogrel na biodisponibilidade da estatina e na função plaquetária em pacientes com doença coronária estável
(Sociedade Brasileira de Hemodinâmica e Cardiologia Intervencionista - SBHCI, 2010-06-01)BACKGROUND: Atorvastatin 80 mg is recommended in patients with coronary artery disease to reduce cardiovascular events, however, there is controversy regarding the pharmacokinetic interactions between high doses of statins ...
