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Alcohol and atherosclerosisP L daLuz
Instituto do Coração USP, Unidade de Arterosclerose, 44 05403 000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
An Acad Bras Cienc 73:51-5. 2001..Alcohol is no treatment for atherosclerosis; but it doesn't need to be prohibited for everyone. Thus moderate amounts of alcohol (1-2 drinks/day), especially red wine, may be allowed for those at risk for atherosclerosis complications...
Value of adenosine infusion for infarct size determination using real-time myocardial contrast echocardiographyPaulo Magno Martins Dourado
Heart Institute InCor, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cardiovasc Ultrasound 4:10. 2006..This study was undertaken to assess the value of adenosine for IS determination in an open-chest canine model of coronary occlusion and reperfusion, using real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE)...
High ratio of triglycerides to HDL-cholesterol predicts extensive coronary diseaseProtasio Lemos da Luz
Insituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 63:427-32. 2008..An abnormal ratio of triglycerides to HDL-cholesterol (TG/HDL-c) indicates an atherogenic lipid profile and a risk for the development of coronary disease...
Comparison of serum lipid values in patients with coronary artery disease at <50, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, and >70 years of ageProtasio L Da Luz
Heart Institute InCor, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Am J Cardiol 96:1640-3. 2005..01 for all); the opposite occurred for HDL cholesterol (p <0.01). Triglycerides and ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol were the most powerful, independent variables related to precocity of CAD...
Noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease -- challenges for prevention of disease and clinical eventsProtasio Lemos da Luz
Heart Institute InCor, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 60:415-28. 2005..It is to be expected that future developments will soon perfect our ability to identify the vulnerable patient and allow a more individualized approach...
Wine, alcohol and atherosclerosis: clinical evidences and mechanismsP L da Luz
Unidade de Aterosclerose, Instituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Braz J Med Biol Res 37:1275-95. 2004..Moreover, a diet based on fruits and vegetables containing flavonoids may be even more beneficial...
Drugs and lifestyle for the treatment and prevention of coronary artery disease: comparative analysis of the scientific basisP L da Luz
Instituto do Coracao, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Braz J Med Biol Res 44:973-91. 2011..e., universities, schools, media, government, and medical societies. Although these efforts represent a major challenge, such a task must be faced in order to halt the atherosclerosis epidemic that threatens the world...
Cellular cholesterol efflux mediated by HDL isolated from subjects with low HDL levels and coronary artery diseaseLuciana Uint
Heart Institute InCor, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil
Arq Bras Cardiol 81:39-41, 35-8. 2003....
