Objective: This article aims to evaluate for achieving lipid targets preconized on the V Brazilian guideline for dyslipidemia and prevention of atherosclerosis. Methods: A quantitative research was performed with a retrospective cross-sectional study by collecting data from medical records of 148 assessed patients in the ambulatory at the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio (HUWC). 90 medical records were ex...
Objetivos: a condição clínica ansiedade cardíaca é o medo de sensações relacionadas ao coração por consequências negativas dos eventos cardíacos. O Questionário de Ansiedade Cardíaca (QAC) é uma ferramenta internacionalmente utilizada no rastreamento dessa ansiedade. Este artigo objetiva verificar as propriedades psicométricas da versão brasileira do instrumento QAC. Metodologia: o QAC foi aplicado em amostra d...
According to the Global Burden of Diseases study, for the year 2020, cardiovascular disease (CVD) will remain the leading cause of death and disability in both sexes in Brazil and worldwide. In our country, CVD are responsible for high frequency of hospitalizations, causing high medical and socioeconomic costs. Hence the need to improve the approach of these patients. Objective: to record the current clinical p...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the general population [1]. Hypertension is awell established risk factor for the development of CVD, and its incidence increases with age [2]. Resistance exercise, dynamic [3,4] or isometric [5–7] have been used in the treatment of hypertension. However it is still not clear which is the impact of a session of isometric resistance e...