Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · May 2015
Assessment of Myocardial Ischemia in Obese Individuals Undergoing Physical Stress Echocardiography (PSE).
Physical stress echocardiography is an established methodology for diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease in patients with physical capacity. In obese (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) the usefulness of pharmacological stress echocardiography has been demonstrated; however, has not been reported the use of physical stress echocardiography in this growing population group. ⋯ Obesity did not behave as a predictor of the presence of ischemia and the physical stress echocardiography. The application of this assessment tool in large scale sample demonstrates the feasibility of the methodology, also in obese.
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Mar 2015
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleAdib Domingos Jatene, 1929-2014.
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Feb 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialImpact of light salt substitution for regular salt on blood pressure of hypertensive patients.
Studies have shown sodium restriction to have a beneficial effect on blood pressure (BP) of hypertensive patients. ⋯ The light salt substitution for regular salt significantly reduced BP of hypertensive patients.