A fidelização dos clientes de Ginásios e Health Clubs (GHC) é uma temática que tem vindo a merecer atenção visto que 40 a 65% das pessoas desistem entre os três e os seis meses após o início de atividade (Frota, 2011). Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar a satisfação dos sócios com os serviços prestados, através de um questionário aplicado em 2 GHC da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Participaram 130 sócios d...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a cardiac syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of coronary artery disease. It usually affects postmenopausal women but it can also affect men. Differences between genders regarding TCM are still not clearly defned.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Lysosomal Acid Lipase (LAL) deficiency in patients with severe dyslipidemia and premature coronary heart disease.
Background: The polymorphism of the two hypervariable segments (HVI and HVII) of the control region of mtDNA was analyzed in a population of 81 unrelated individuals from Central Portugal and 48 from the Azores Islands, using a fluorescent-based electrophoresis sequencing method. Methods: Sequences have been obtained with ABI PRISM0 Big Dye Terminator and dRhodamine Terminator Cycle Sequencing Ready Reaction Ki...