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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Relationship with Metabolic Syndrome in Class III Obesity Individuals

BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Introduction. Obesity is represented mainly by abdominal obesity and insulin resistance (IR), both present in most individuals diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (MS). IR is the key risk factor in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Objective. To relate NAFLD to MS in class III obese individuals. Methodology.
A. Cordeiro, S. E. Pereira, C. J. Saboya, A. Ramalho, Maria J. Martins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can High Altitude Influence Cytokines and Sleep?

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The number of persons who relocate to regions of high altitude for work, pleasure, sport, or residence increases every year. It is known that the reduced supply of oxygen (O2) induced by acute or chronic increases in altitude stimulates the body to adapt to new metabolic challenges imposed by hypoxia.
Valdir de Aquino Lemos, Ronaldo Vagner Thomatieli dos Santos, Fabio Santos Lira, Bruno Rodrigues, Sergio Tufik, Marco Tulio de Mello, Gustavo Duarte Pimentel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wall Shear Stress Analysis in Stenosed Carotid Arteries with Different Shapes of Plaque [PDF]

International Journal of Computer Applications, Volume 145, No.4, July 2016, 2017
Atherosclerosis is a disease caused due to formation of plaque into the artery. Increase in plaque affects the wall shear stress. The present study is performed to calculate wall shear stress in different geometries of stenosed carotid artery. A 2D model of different geometries is generated using CFD for Non- Newtonian model.
arxiv   +1 more source

Hipertensão arterial no idoso - doença prevalente nesta população: uma revisão integrativa

Brazilian Journal of Development, 2020
Hipertensão arterial sistêmica é caracterizada pelos níveis elevados de pressão sanguínea nos vasos arteriais. Essa doença crônica exige que o coração desempenhe um trabalho maior do que o normal. Patologia que não há cura, mais que exige controle, e que
Maria Gabriely Queiroz, Maria Luiza Andrade Aquino, Altemiza Dias Lima Brito, Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros, Mônica Oliveira da Silva Simões, A. Teixeira, Danielle Franklin de Carvalho   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A Nationwide Multicenter Study in Brazil

International Journal of Hypertension, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Objective. This study evaluated the prevalence, awareness, and type of treatment for hypertension in Brazil in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods. This was a cross‐sectional, multicenter study that was conducted from December 2008 to December 2010 in 28 public clinics located in 20 Brazilian cities. Results.
Marilia B. Gomes, Lucianne Righeti Monteiro Tannus, Alessandra Saldanha de Mattos Matheus, Roberta Arnoldi Cobas, Catia C. Sousa Palma, Aline Tiemi Kano Silva, Carlos Antonio Negrato, Sergio Atala Dib, Melanie Rodacki, João Soares Felício, Luis Henrique Canani, Mario Fritsch Neves   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic extraction of coronary arteries using deep learning in invasive coronary angiograms [PDF]

, 2022
Accurate extraction of coronary arteries from invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is important in clinical decision-making for the diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease (CAD). In this study, we develop a method using deep learning to automatically extract the coronary artery lumen. Methods.
arxiv   +1 more source

Avaliação da estrutura das farmácias das Unidades de Saúde da Família para o atendimento aos portadores de hipertensão arterial sistêmica e diabetes mellitus em Pernambuco

Cadernos Saúde Coletiva, 2020
Resumo Introdução A hipertensão arterial e o diabetes mellitus são enfermidades crônicas que necessitam de cuidados contínuos e uso adequado de medicamentos para seu efetivo controle.
Juliana Nascimento da Costa, M. N. S. D. C. Barreto, Mariana Farias Gomes, A. Fontbonne, E. Cesse   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hipertensão arterial sistêmica e depressão [PDF]

, 2005
Despite the high prevalence of depression and hypertension, the relationship between the two diseases has received little attention. This paper reviews the epidemiological, pathophysiological, and prognostic aspects of this association, as well as its ...
Azul, João Batista Serro, Lotufo Neto, Francisco, Scalco, Andréia Zavaloni, Scalco, Mônica Zavaloni   +3 more
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Cardiovascular Changes in Animal Models of Metabolic Syndrome

Journal of Diabetes Research, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Metabolic syndrome has been defined as a group of risk factors that directly contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance seems to have a fundamental role in the genesis of this syndrome. Over the past years to the present day, basic and translational research has used small animal models to explore
Alexandre M. Lehnen, Bruno Rodrigues, Maria Cláudia Irigoyen, Kátia De Angelis, Beatriz D’Agord Schaan, Tomohiko Sasase   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pré-hipertensão e hipertensão em adultos de Florianópolis: estudo de base populacional

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2012
OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência e os fatores associados de pré-hipertensão e hipertensão arterial em adultos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, de base populacional, com 1.720 adultos em Florianópolis, SC, de setembro de 2009 a janeiro de 2010.
Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Edio Luiz Petroski, Marco Aurélio Peres   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources