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Sympatho-Vagal Imbalance is Associated with Sarcopenia in Male Patients with He...
Fonseca,Guilherme Wesley Peixoto da; Santos,Marcelo Rodrigues dos; Souza,Francis Ribeiro de; Costa,Marcel Jose A. da; Haehling,Stephan vonAbstract Background: Resting sympathetic hyperactivity and impaired parasympathetic reactivation after exercise have been described in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the association of these autonomic changes in patients with HF and sarcopenia is unknown. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of autonomic modulation on sarcopenia in male patients with HF. Methods: We enrolled 1...
Low vitamin D serum levels in diffuse systemic sclerosis: a correlation with wo...
Sampaio-Barros,Marília M.; Takayama,Liliam; Sampaio-Barros,Percival D.; Bonfá,Eloísa; Pereira,Rosa Maria R.ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation of vitamin D levels with clinical parameters, bone mineral density (BMD), quality of life (QoL) and nailfold capillaroscopy (NC) in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods: Thirty-eight female patients with diffuse SSc were analyzed regarding 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) serum levels. At inclusion, organ involvement, autoant...
Os glicocorticoides e seus efeitos no crescimento e na mineralização óssea
Donatti,Teresinha Lermen; Koch,Vera Hermina Kalika; Takayama,Liliam; Pereira,Rosa Maria RodriguesOBJETIVO: Revisar os mecanismos de ações dos glicocorticoides e sua capacidade de induzir osteoporose e déficits de crescimento. FONTES DOS DADOS: A revisão bibliográfica de artigos científicos foi realizada na base de dados MEDLINE e utilizou as palavras-chave agrupadas nas sintaxes glicocorticoides, mineralização óssea, crescimento e efeitos colaterais, nos últimos 10 anos, e das referências destes no...