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Dyslipidemia secondary to hypothyroidism and cholestasis
Saavedra, A; Rodrigues, E; Carvalho, DIn about 28% of patients, dyslipidemia has a secondary cause. Many times, the treatment of these causes can lead to the total correction of dyslipidemia. We describe the case of a 50-year-old female patient with class II obesity and primary biliary cirrhosis, evaluated for mixed dyslipidemia with poor control (statins and fibrates were being administered) as well as abnormal liver tests. The investigation carri...
Prevalence and determinants of painful and painless neuropathy in type 1 diabet...
Barbosa, M; Saavedra, A; Oliveira, SC; Reis, L; Rodrigues, F; Severo, M; Sittl, R; Maier, C; Carvalho, DAims: To evaluate (1) the prevalence of diabetic distal symmetrical sensory-motor polyneuropathy (DSPN) and painful DSPN among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) aged over 18 years and (2) the determinant factors of neuropathy and pain in those patients. Materials and Methods: An epidemiological, cross-sectional, observational study was performed; 330,386 people were included, and a total of 444 peopl...
Effects of bariatric surgery on blood pressure of non-hypertensive obese patients
Neves, J. S; Castro-Oliveira, Sofia; Souteiro, P; Bettencourt-Silva, R; Magalhães, D; Costa, M. M; Saavedra, A; Oliveira, J; Cunha, F; Lau, E