Purpose: Malnutrition and fluid overload contribute to the poor cardiovascular prognosis of dialysis patients. Since bioelectrical impedance analysis is an option for the evaluation of body composition and for the monitoring ...

Desnutrição e sobrecarga líquida têm sido apontadas como fatores que contribuem para o pior prognóstico cardíaco da população em diálise. A bioimpedância é opção para avaliação da composição corporal e monitoramento do ...

© 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of the variation in size, as well as an index of heterogeneity of erythrocytes, which is used in combination with ...

The cardiovascular parameters of canine bitches were assessed during the estrous cycle. A total of eleven mongrel female dogs were enrolled in a longitudinal prospective investigation. Six animals were bred during the study ...

Abuse of cocaine and androgenic-anabolic steroids has become a serious public health problem. Despite reports of an increase in the incidence of simultaneous illicit use of these substances, potential toxic interactions ...

Background: Recently, there has been an increasing in the impact of oral health on atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between chronic periodontitis ...

ABSTRACT Many post-surgical patients after coronary artery bypass who are eligible for cardiac rehabilitation are not being attended. Progression in the centers which deliver the rehabilitation is important, so that others ...