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Attachment style in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Barbosa, Filipe; Ferreira, Carlos; Patrício, Patrícia; Mota, Catarina; Alcântara, Cristina; Barbosa, AntónioThe aim of this study is to characterize patients with SLE in terms of attachment style, personality, psychopathological morbidity and quality of life, comparing them with a healthy volunteer group.We collected 53 patients diagnosed with SLE, in a specialized consultation of autoimmune diseases. The patients were characterized clinically (by means of SLICC/ACR, SLEDAI, length of disease and therapy) and psychol...
Alexithymia in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Barbosa, Filipe; Mota, Catarina; Alves, Miguel; Alcântara, Cristina; Rossiñol, Bartolomeu; Patricio, Patricia; Barbosa, António; Ferreira, CarlosThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of alexithymic characteristics in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), comparing them with a population of healthy subjects. Fifty-three SLE patients [American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria] and 31 healthy volunteer subjects were administered validated scales for alexithymia (Toronto alexythimia scale-20), psychopathology (brief symptom inventor...
The Endothelium and Arterial Hypertension
Alcântara, Cristina; Ramalhinho, VítorEssential hypertension is associated with endothelial dysfunction. This is caused by free oxygen radicals that destroy nitric oxide, impairing its protective effects on the vascular wall.The endothelium has an autocrine/paracrine function, regulating the secretion of substances that control vascular tonus and structure. It produces relaxing factors, such as Nitric oxide and prostacycline, as well as constrictin...
Haemorheolyic alterations in white coat hypertension
Alcântara, Paula; Moreira, Carlos S.; Saldanha, Carlota; Alcântara, Cristina; Braz-Nogueira, José M.; Martins e Silva, JoãoIntroduction: The 24 hours monitoring blood pressure has allowed the discrimination between hypertension and white coat hypertension. Several works have shown haemorheolyic alterations in hypertensive patients, which might be related with the increased risk for cardiovascular events. The objective of the present work was to evaluate if any alteration in haemorheologyc parameters was present in the WCH.