3 documents found, page 1 of 1
Diabetes abrogates sex differences and aggravates cardiometabolic risk in postm...
Melo, Filipa Mascarenhas; Marado, Daniela; Palavra, Filipe; Sereno, José; Coelho, Álvaro; Pinto, Rui; Lemos, Edite Teixeira de; Teixeira, FredericoBackground: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of gender and menopause in cardiometabolic risk in a type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) population, based on classical and non-traditional markers. Methods: Seventy four volunteers and 110 T2DM patients were enrolled in the study. Anthropometric data, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and the following serum markers were anal...
Primary hipercholesterolaemia - Two clinicai case reports
Silva, Amílcar; Fortuna, Jorge; Moura, Veiga; Miranda, Odete; Coelho, Álvaro; Ferreira, Mário Rui; Miraldo, ManuelThe authors describe two clinicai case of familiai hypercholesterolaemia, diagnosed at the H.T.A./ Dyslipidaemia consultation in the C.H.C.(Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra). The first case refers to a 38 years old male patient, exhibiting the following characteristics: total cholesterol (TC) 422 mgldl, HDL cholesterol (CHDL) 32 mgldl, LDL cholesterol 320 mgldl (CLDL), TCIHDL cholesterol ratio =13.18, apoprotein B ...
Recurrent intracardiac mass in a pregnant woman with antiphospholipid syndrome.
Matos, Vítor; Pinheiro, Beatriz; Maia, Pedro; Leite, Helena; Coelho, Álvaro; Fernandes, AntónioClinical manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome result from thromboembolic phenomena that occur in all vascular territories. Cardiac manifestations frequently associated with this syndrome include valvular and myocardial lesions. We present a case report of primary antiphospholipid syndrome in a pregnant young woman with a right atrial mass detected by echocardiography. Its morphological characteristic...