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Controle metabólico e adesão medicamentosa em pessoas com Diabetes Mellitus
Lira Neto, José Claudio Garcia; Silva, Andréa Pereira da; Araújo, Márcio Flávio Moura de; Damasceno, Marta Maria Coelho; Landim, Maurício Batista PaesObjective: To relate adherence to oral antidiabetics and metabolic control of people with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Methods: An analytical study conducted with 201 participants, of both sexes, aged over 18 years with diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cared for in the basic health units. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and clinical variables related to medication adherence and metabolic control were analyz...
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and endothelial dysfunction: implications fo...
Landim, Maurício Batista Paes; Casella Filho, Antônio; Chagas, Antônio Carlos PalandriAtherosclerotic coronary heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries, and endothelial dysfunction is considered a precursor phenomenon. The nitric oxide produced by the endothelium under the action of endothelial nitric oxide synthase has important antiatherogenic functions. Its reduced bioavailabilty is the beginning of the atherosclerotic process. The addition of ...