A experiência da clandestinidade política: relatos orais de ex-militantes de esquerda durante a ditadura militar (1964-1979)

Pós-graduação em História - FCHS

Influência do exercício físico sobre variáveis funcionais, morfológicas e moleculares do coração de ratos idosos

Pós-graduação em Fisiopatologia em Clínica Médica - FMB

Ecodopplercardiografia em equinos submetidos à obstrução de cólon descendente

Pós-graduação em Cirurgia Veterinária - FCAV

Influência do exercício físico no remodelamento cardíaco de ratos espontaneamente hipertensos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Alterações cardiovasculares em pacientes com malária por Plasmodium vivax

Pós-graduação em Fisiopatologia em Clínica Médica - FMB

Influência do exercício físico na remodelação cardíaca induzida pelo ácido retinóico

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Determinantes principales de la función diastólica del ventrículo derecho

Cada vez más evidencia demuestra la importancia de la función sistólica y diastólica del ventrículo derecho en el ámbito clínico. Sin embargo, múltiples aspectos de las bases mecánicas de la diástole ventricular derecha siguen siendo desconocidos. La mayor parte del llenado ventricular derecho tiene lugar en las fases iniciales de la diástole y, al igual que en el ventrículo izquierdo, la relajación y el comportamiento pasivo de la cámara deben determinar la despresurización y el llenado rápido durante esta fase. Sin embargo, el papel de dichas propiedades nunca ha sido cuantificado en el ventrículo derecho. Recientemente se ha demostrado que la aplicación de métodos numéricos de optimización multidimensional al análisis de datos de presión y volumen permite caracterizar las propiedades diastólicas del ventrículo izquierdo de forma más completa, exacta, y reproducible que con los métodos convencionales. Dicha metodología permite medir no sólo la rigidez sino también la contribución de las fuerzas de retroceso elástico a la despresurización ventricular. El presente trabajo se diseñó con el fin de aplicar esta misma metodología al estudio de la diástole del ventrículo derecho. Por su disposición anatómica, la fisiología del ventrículo derecho está en parte condicionada por el fenómeno de interdependencia con el ventrículo izquierdo. Así, la geometría de la cámara puede modificar en parte las propiedades diastólicas. Por ello, otro objetivo de este estudio fue establecer el impacto de los cambios de la geometría septal sobre las propiedades pasivas del ventrículo derecho...

A hipertensão pulmonar como consequência de lúpus na gravidez : caso clínico

Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 2014

Reabilitação cardíaca na insuficiência cardíaca crônica: efeitos de 12 semanas de treinamento intervalado x contínuo na função cardiopulmonar e qualidade de vida

Background: Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) has effect on mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) chronic, and the exercise of the treatment of this patient. The most common exercise is ongoing training. Recently we have been studying the effects of interval training, but there is no consensus on the optimal dose of exercise. Objective: To evaluate the effects of interval aerobic training are superior to continuous aerobic training in patients with chronic HF. Methods: The clinical trial evaluated patients through cardiopulmonary test (CPX) and quality of life before and after the RC (3 times / 12 weeks). Patients were randomized into Group Interval Training (GTI - 85% of heart rate reserve - FCR), Continuous Training Group (GTC - 60% of HRR) and control group (CG) who received guidelines. Results: 18 patients were evaluated (mean age 44.7 ± 13.2 years and 35.2 ± 8.9% of left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF]). Both groups were efficient to increase the peak VO2 and 15.1% (P = 0.02) in GTI and 16.1% (P = 0.01) GTC. As for the quality of life the GTI GTC showed improvement compared to the control group (P = 0.006). Hemodynamic mismatch events during the CPX were reduced after training in more GTC (patients 1 to 4) than in the GTI (5 to 3). Cardiac risk also decreased in the GTC (3 patients left the severe risk to take after training). Conclusion: Continuous training becomes more appropriate for improving fitness with little chance of developing cardiac event patients with chronic HF.

Disfunción diastólica en pacientes con hipertensión arterial grado I - II Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca 2006

Estudio descriptivo realizado con el objetivo de determinar la prevalencia de disfunción diastólica en pacientes con hipertensión arterial grado I-III, en edades de 30-60 años; a través de ecocardiograma doppler pulsado de flujo transvalvular mitral, hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca 2006. Los pacientes fueron 76 seleccioados por asignación secuencial. Resultados: la edad media de los pacientes fue de 51 +- 6 años; 61,3corresponde al sexo femenino; con un índice de masa corporal de 26 kg (talla)2; el 60con hipertensión grado I y 40grado II; 72,5presentó hipertrofia ventricular izquierda; la alteración diastólica fue de 86,3(grado I 85,4y grado II 87,5), con predominio de patrón de relajación retardada (58,8). Conclusiones: el 86,3de pacientes con hipertensión arterial presentan disfución diastólica; con mínima diferencia entre hipertensión grado I y II (85,4y 87,5); concluyendo que a mayor grado de hipertensión arterial menor porcentaje de patrón normal de función diastólica, al igual que a mayor tiempo de hipertensión arterial (mayor de 10 años) mayor grado de disfunción diastólica. El patrón de disfunción diastólica predominante en hipertensión arterial grado I y II fue el de relajación retardada; incluso independientemente del peso

Matrix Metalloproteinases And Left Ventricular Function And Structure In Spinal Cord Injured Subjects.

Subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) exhibit impaired left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, which has been reported to be attenuated by regular physical activity. This study investigated the relationship between circulating matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) and echocardiographic parameters in SCI subjects and the role of physical activity in this regard. Forty-two men with SCI [19 sedentary (S-SCI) and 23 physically-active (PA-SCI)] were evaluated by clinical, anthropometric, laboratory, and echocardiographic analysis. Plasmatic pro-MMP-2, MMP-2, MMP-8, pro-MMP-9, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and zymography. PA-SCI subjects presented lower pro-MMP-2 and pro-MMP-2/TIMP-2 levels and improved markers of LV diastolic function (lower E/Em and higher Em and E/A values) than S-SCI ones. Bivariate analysis showed that pro-MMP-2 correlated inversely with Em and directly with E/Em, while MMP-9 correlated directly with LV mass index and LV end-diastolic diameter in the whole sample. Following multiple regression analysis, pro-MMP-2, but not physical activity, remained associated with Em, while MMP-9 was associated with LV mass index in the whole sample. These findings suggest differing roles for MMPs in LV structure and function regulation and an interaction among pro-MMP-2, diastolic function and physical activity in SCI subjects.

Rapidly Switching Multidirectional Defibrillation: Reversal Of Ventricular Fibrillation With Lower Energy Shocks.

Cardiac arrest after open surgery has an incidence of approximately 3%, of which more than 50% of the cases are due to ventricular fibrillation. Electrical defibrillation is the most effective therapy for terminating cardiac arrhythmias associated with unstable hemodynamics. The excitation threshold of myocardial microstructures is lower when external electrical fields are applied in the longitudinal direction with respect to the major axis of cells. However, in the heart, cell bundles are disposed in several directions. Improved myocardial excitation and defibrillation have been achieved by applying shocks in multiple directions via intracardiac leads, but the results are controversial when the electrodes are not located within the cardiac chambers. This study was designed to test whether rapidly switching shock delivery in 3 directions could increase the efficiency of direct defibrillation. A multidirectional defibrillator and paddles bearing 3 electrodes each were developed and used in vivo for the reversal of electrically induced ventricular fibrillation in an anesthetized open-chest swine model. Direct defibrillation was performed by unidirectional and multidirectional shocks applied in an alternating fashion. Survival analysis was used to estimate the relationship between the probability of defibrillation and the shock energy. Compared with shock delivery in a single direction in the same animal population, the shock energy required for multidirectional defibrillation was 20% to 30% lower (P < .05) within a wide range of success probabilities. Rapidly switching multidirectional shock delivery required lower shock energy for ventricular fibrillation termination and may be a safer alternative for restoring cardiac sinus rhythm.

Tadalafil-induced Improvement In Left Ventricular Diastolic Function In Resistant Hypertension.

Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) remain highly frequent markers of cardiac damage and risk of progression to symptomatic heart failure, especially in resistant hypertension (RHTN). We have previously demonstrated that administration of sildenafil in hypertensive rats improves LVDD, restoring phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibition in cardiac myocytes. We hypothesized that the long-acting PDE-5 inhibitor tadalafil may be clinically useful in improving LVDD in RHTN independently of blood pressure (BP) reduction. A single blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study enrolled 19 patients with both RHTN and LVDD. Firstly, subjects received tadalafil (20 mg) for 14 days and after a 2-week washout period, they received placebo orally for 14 days. Patients were evaluated by office BP and ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM), endothelial function (FMD), echocardiography, plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP-32), cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and nitrite levels. No significant differences were detected in BP measurements. Remarkably, at least four echocardiographic parameters related with diastolic function improved accompanied by decrease in BNP-32 in tadalafil use. Although increasing cGMP, tadalafil did not change endothelial function or nitrites. There were no changes in those parameters after placebo. The current findings suggest that tadalafil improves LV relaxation through direct effects PDE-5-mediated in the cardiomyocytes with potential benefit as an adjunct to treat symptomatic subjects with LVDD such as RHTN patients.

Condições de equilíbrio termodinâmico: a função disponibilidade

The thermodynamic equilibrium is a state defined by conditions which depend upon some characteristics of the system. It requires thermal, mechanical, chemical and phase equilibrium. Continuum thermodynamics, its radical restriction usually called homogeneous processes thermodynamics, as well as the classical thermodynamic science of reversible processes, each of them defines equilibrium in a differing way. But these definitions lead to the same physical contents.

Estimativa de bem-estar de frango de corte em função da concentração de amônia e grau de luminosidade no galpão de produção

Brazil is an important poultry meat export country, and large parts of its destination are countries with specific rearing restrictions related to broiler s welfare. One of the aerial pollutants mostly found in high concentrations in closed poultry housing environment is ammonia. There are evidences that broilers welfare may be compromised by the continuous exposition to this pollutant in rearing housing. This research aimed to estimate broilers welfare reared under specific thermal environmental attributes and bird s density, as function of the ammonia concentration and light intensity inside the housing environment using the Fuzzy Theory. Results showed that the best welfare value (0.89 in the scale: 0-1) approximately 90% of the ideal was found in the conditions that associated the ideal thermal environment, with bird s density between 13-15 birds m-2, with values of the ammonia concentration in the environment below 5 ppm, and light intensity near 1 lx. Using the predictive method it was possible to estimate broilers welfare with relation to the ammonia concentration and light intensity in the housing.