ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE : To analyze if the demographic and socioeconomic variables, as well as percutaneous coronary intervention are associated with the use of medicines for secondary prevention of acute coronary syndrome. METHODS : In this cohort study, we included 138 patients with acute coronary syndrome, aged 30 years or more and of both sexes. The data were collected at the time of hospital discharge, and aft...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a relação entre a DP e SCA e verificar a associação entre a DP e periodontite em pacientes com SCA. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos 58 pacientes com diagnóstico de SCA e 57 controles, sem história de doença arterial coronariana (DAC). Variáveis: hipertensão arterial, diabete, dislipidemia, obesidade, história de DAC, tabagismo e polimorfismo genético do gene da interleucina-1beta. RESULTADOS: Fizera...