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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
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Inspiratory Muscle Training on Exercise Capacity, Dyspnoea and Health Status in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Respirology, Volume 30, Issue 8, Page 760-769, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective To evaluate the effects of a high‐intensity inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, dyspnoea, and health‐related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Methods Single‐blinded, randomised controlled trial 35 women with clinically stable PH (subgroups 1
Fabrício Farias da Fontoura, Gabriela Roncato, Gisela Martina Bohns Meyer, Cássia da Luz Goulart, Fernanda Brum Spilimbergo, Gerson Cipriano Junior, Marilia Gabriela Bernadeli, Katya Rigatto, Danilo Cortozi Berton   +8 more
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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
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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
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Predicting Response to Switching From Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor to Riociguat in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Biomarker and Responder Analysis of the RESPITE and REPLACE Studies

Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 15, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT This exploratory analysis assessed whether plasma biomarkers predict the response to switching from phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5is) to the soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Selected biomarkers at baseline and their changes to Week 24 were evaluated in patients with and
James R. Klinger, Hikmet Al‐Hiti, Sung‐A. Chang, Hyuk J. Chang, Hossein‐Ardeschir Ghofrani, Ekkehard Grünig, Marius M. Hoeper, Pavel Jansa, Jaquelina Ota‐Arakaki, Tomas Pulido, Gérald Simonneau, Carmine Dario Vizza, Claudia Rahner, Christian Meier, Gisela Meyer   +14 more
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The Association between Socioeconomic Characteristics and Consumption of Food Items among Brazilian Industry Workers

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Background. Dietary pattern plays a causative role in the rising of noncommunicable diseases. The SESI (Serviço Social da Indústria) study was designed to evaluate risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. We aimed to describe food items consumed by Brazilian workers and to assess their association with socioeconomic status. Methods.
Daniele B. Vinholes, Ione M. F. Melo, Carlos Alberto Machado, Hilton de Castro Chaves Jr., Flavio D. Fuchs, Sandra C. Fuchs, Erik Kirk, Aida Turrini   +7 more
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Prevalência de hipertensão arterial e seus fatores de risco em adolescentes

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2015
Objetivo Avaliar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial e fatores de risco associados entre adolescentes. Métodos Estudo transversal realizado com 211 adolescentes escolares. Foi avaliada a prevalência de hipertensão arterial e verificada a relação desta
Ionara Holanda de Moura, Eduardo Emanuel Sátiro Vieira, Grazielle Roberta Freitas da Silva, Rumão Batista Nunes de Carvalho, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva   +4 more
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Optimal cardiovascular health is associated with slower cognitive decline

European Journal of Neurology, Volume 31, Issue 2, February 2024.
Abstract Background Life's Simple 7, a lifestyle and cardiovascular index associated with cognition, has been updated to Life's Essential 8 (LE8) to include sleep. LE8 has been related to cardiovascular outcomes but its association with cognition is unclear. Methods In this longitudinal analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐
Naomi Vidal Ferreira, Natalia Gomes Gonçalves, Claudia Szlejf, Alessandra C. Goulart, Itamar de Souza Santos, Bruce B. Duncan, Maria Inês Schmidt, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Paulo Caramelli, Natan Feter, Raphael Machado Castilhos, Luciano F. Drager, Paulo Lotufo, Isabela Benseñor, Claudia Kimie Suemoto   +14 more
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A Prospective, Multinational Pharmacoepidemiological Study of Clinical Conversion to Sirolimus Immunosuppression after Renal Transplantation

Journal of Transplantation, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
This prospective pharmacoepidemiological study examined treatment and outcomes in patients converted to sirolimus (SRL) after renal transplantation. 484 subjects in 36 centres in 7 countries were followed for up to 5 years. Principal reasons for conversion were declining graft function (146/484, 30%) and side effects of prior therapy (144/484, 30%) and
Bertram L. Kasiske, Bjorn Nashan, Maria Del Carmen Rial, Pablo Raffaele, Graeme Russ, Josep Campistol, Mark D. Pescovitz, Paul A. Keown, Andreas Zuckermann   +8 more
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Aerobic exercise attenuates dysautonomia, cardiac diastolic dysfunctions, and hemodynamic overload in female mice with atherosclerosis

Scientific Reports
Cardiovascular risk increases during the aging process in women with atherosclerosis and exercise training is a strategy for management of cardiac risks in at-risk populations.
Bruno Nascimento-Carvalho, Bruno Durante da Silva, Maikon Barbosa da Silva, Adriano Dos-Santos, Thayna Fabiana Ribeiro, Danielle da Silva Dias, Leandro Eziquiel de Souza, Marina Rascio Henriques Dutra, Sergio Catanozi, Elia G. Caldini, Kátia De Angelis, Katia Bilhar Scapini, Iris Callado Sanches, Maria Claudia Irigoyen   +13 more
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