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Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020
Barroso,Weimar Kunz Sebba; Rodrigues,Cibele Isaac Saad; Bortolotto,Luiz Aparecido; Mota-Gomes,Marco Antônio; Brandão,Andréa Araujo
AGEs accumulation is related to muscle degeneration and vascular calcification ...
Fonseca,Laís de Faria; Araújo,Anna Beatriz; Quadros,Kélcia Rosana da Silva; Carbonara,Cinthia Esbrile Moraes; Dertkigil,Sérgio San JuanAbstract Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are affected by dynapenia, sarcopenia, and vascular calcification. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) may accumulate in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and favor sarcopenia via changes in collagen cross-linking, muscle protein breakdown, and the calcification of arterial smooth muscle cells via p38-MAPK activation. The aim of this study is to...
Coronary arterial disease after electroconvulsive therapy: a case report
Rodrigues,Nataly Pimentel; Santos Júnior,Amilton dos; Andrade,Renato Alves de; Schlittler,Leandro Xavier de Camargo; Sposito,Andrei CarvalhoObjectives Unipolar depression (UPD) is a leading cause of global burden of diseases, particularly among the elderly, whose treatment may be challenging. In such cases, ECT is often recommended due to its safety and efficacy. This report presents a case of a 67-year-old male inpatient that developed a rare cardiac complication during ECT. Methods Clinical case report with patient’s consent and bibliographic rev...
O teste ergométrico é factível, eficaz e custo-efetivo na predição de eventos c...
Vacanti,Luciano Janussi; Sposito,Andrei Carvalho; Séspedes,Luciano; Sarpi,Maíra; Ramires,José Antonio F.; Bortnick,Anna E.OBJETIVO: Definir o valor prognóstico e a custo-efetividade do teste ergométrico (TE) em comparação à cintilografia de perfusão miocárdica com dipiridamol (DIP) em indivíduos com > 75 anos de idade. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados, consecutiva e prospectivamente, 66 pacientes (40% homens), com média de idade de 81 ± 5 anos. Desses pacientes, 57% eram hipertensos, 38% eram dislipidêmicos e 28%, diabéticos. O protocolo ...