Resumo Fundamento A baixa escolaridade tem sido considerada um fator de risco modificável significativo para o desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares há bastante tempo. Apesar disso, ainda não se sabe muito sobre esse fator impactar ou não os desfechos após infarto do miocárdio com supradesnivelamento do segmento ST (IAMCSST). Objetivo Investigar se a escolaridade é um fator de risco independente para mort...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Diabetes is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular mortality. Over the last years, mortality has decreased significantly, more in individuals with diabetes than in healthy ones. That is mostly due to the control of other cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of our study was to analyze the dyslipidemia control in two diabetes cohorts. METHODS Patients from two distinct cohorts were s...
SUMMARY The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the elderly grew sharply over the last decade. Reduced insulin sensitivity and secretory capacity, weight gain, sarcopenia, and elevated adiposity are all common metabolic and body changes in the aging population that favor an increased risk of hypoglycemia, frailty syndrome, falls, and cognitive dysfunction. First line antidiabetic therapy is frequen...