Objective: To evaluate retinol and β-carotene serum levels and their relationship with risk factors for cardiovascular disease in individuals with morbid obesity, resident in Rio de Janeiro. Methodology: Blood serum concentrations of retinol and β-...
Hintergrund: Der prädiktive Wert von PROCAM, FRAMINGHAM, SCORE und SMART-score zur Abschätzung des kardiovaskulären Risikos bei Patienten mit offensichtlicher Arteriosklerose ist bislang nie beurteilt worden. Patienten und Methoden: 96 konsekutive ...
Stress at work is a risk factor for common mental and somatic diseases. As we get past 50 and enter the second half of adult life, our body reminds us relentlessly of our advancing age. In a society dominated by ideals of youth and success, employees in ...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Familial HypercholesterolemiaAbstract. Familial hypercholesterolemia secondary to heterozygous mutations in the LDL receptor, Apolipoprotein B or PCSK9 gene is characterized by 2- to 3-fold ...
PsyCoLaus: A Prospective Study of the Links between Mental Health and Cardiovascular DiseasesAbstract. PsyCoLaus, which includes an investigation of mental disorders and cognitive functioning, aims to determine ...
The Current Significance of Measuring HDL-Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Risk AssessmentAbstract. In clinical practice, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are frequently used for cardiovascular risk ...
Mental disorders in patients with muscoskeletal and cardiovascular diseases in comparison to the general populationAbstract.Background: A significant part of patients with chronic diseases have comorbid mental disorders. However, by now it is nearly ...
Abstract. We provide a short overview of the research in Behavioural Cardiology at the Department of Psychology at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz focussing on two lines of research: Studies of psychosocial variables that might enhance or ...