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Prognostic influence of office and ambulatory blood pressures in resistant hypertensionGil F Salles
Rua Croton, 72, Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil, CEP 22750 240
Arch Intern Med 168:2340-6. 2008..The prognostic value of office and ambulatory blood pressures (BPs) in patients with resistant hypertension is uncertain...
Uncontrolled isolated office hypertension is associated with subclinical markers of cardiovascular disease in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patientsGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hypertens Res 33:819-24. 2010..In conclusion, uncontrolled IOH is associated with increased aortic stiffness and LVH in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients. This may be a link to augmented cardiovascular risk...
Importance of the electrocardiographic strain pattern in patients with resistant hypertensionGil Salles
Hypertension Program, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Hypertension 48:437-42. 2006..These relationships offer insight into the known association between strain and unfavorable cardiovascular prognosis...
Relation of left ventricular hypertrophy with systemic inflammation and endothelial damage in resistant hypertensionGil F Salles
University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hypertension 50:723-8. 2007..These relationships offer insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms linking LVH to atherosclerosis and to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality...
Electrocardiographic strain pattern and cardiovascular prognosis in hypertensionGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, and University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Am J Hypertens 20:1005-6. 2007
Prognostic significance of baseline and serial changes in electrocardiographic strain pattern in resistant hypertensionGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 28:1715-23. 2010..The objective was to evaluate the significance of baseline and serial changes in strain pattern as predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with resistant hypertension...
Recent ventricular repolarization markers in resistant hypertension: are they different from the traditional QT interval?Gil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Am J Hypertens 21:47-53. 2008....
Prognostic impact of baseline and serial changes in electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in resistant hypertensionGil Fernando Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Am Heart J 159:833-40. 2010..The aim was to evaluate the importance of baseline and serial changes in ECG-LVH as predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with RH...
Prognostic value of ventricular repolarization prolongation in resistant hypertension: a prospective cohort studyGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 27:1094-101. 2009..The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the usefulness of electrocardiographic QT-interval parameters as predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality...
Prognostic importance of baseline and serial changes in microalbuminuria in patients with resistant hypertensionGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Atherosclerosis 216:199-204. 2011..The objective was to evaluate the importance of baseline and serial changes in albuminuria as predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with resistant hypertension...
Combined QT interval and voltage criteria improve left ventricular hypertrophy detection in resistant hypertensionGil Salles
University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hypertension 46:1207-12. 2005....
Usefulness of QT-interval parameters for cardiovascular risk stratification in type 2 diabetic patients with arterial hypertensionG F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hum Hypertens 19:241-9. 2005..Thus, QT provided additive prognostic information for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality beyond that obtained from conventional risk markers, including Echo-LVH, in type 2 diabetic patients with arterial hypertension...
Mortality and predictors of mortality in a cohort of Brazilian type 2 diabetic patientsGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Frago Filho University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Croton 72, Jacarepagua, CEP 22750 240, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diabetes Care 27:1299-305. 2004..To investigate mortality rates and predictors of mortality in Brazilian type 2 diabetic patients...
T-wave axis deviation as an independent predictor of mortality in chronic Chagas' diseaseGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Am J Cardiol 93:1136-40. 2004..These results indicate that T-wave axis deviation is an easily quantified, strong, and independent mortality risk predictor in patients with chronic Chagas' disease...
Prognostic significance of a reduced glomerular filtration rate and interaction with microalbuminuria in resistant hypertension: a cohort studyGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 29:2014-23. 2011..The aim was to evaluate GFR and its interaction with microalbuminuria as prognostic predictors in resistant hypertensive patients...
Prognostic value of QT interval parameters for mortality risk stratification in Chagas' disease: results of a long-term follow-up studyGil Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Circulation 108:305-12. 2003..QT interval parameters are potential prognostic markers of arrhythmogenicity risk and cardiovascular mortality and have never been evaluated in Chagas' disease...
Multivariate associates of QT interval parameters in diabetic patients with arterial hypertension: importance of left ventricular mass and geometric patternsG F Salles
Internal Medicine Department, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medicine Faculty, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hum Hypertens 17:561-7. 2003....
Electrocardiographic ventricular repolarization parameters in chronic Chagas' disease as predictors of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunctionGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 26:1326-35. 2003..The presence of cardiomegaly, frequent PVCs, and male sex refined LV function stratification in these patients...
A blunted decrease in nocturnal blood pressure is independently associated with increased aortic stiffness in patients with resistant hypertensionCarlos H Castelpoggi
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Hypertens Res 32:591-6. 2009..Other independent correlates are older age, diabetes, microalbuminuria, low HDL-cholesterol and a widened 24-h PP...
QTc interval prolongation is a predictor of future strokes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stroke 34:2187-94. 2003..The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes, with particular emphasis on the independent role of QT interval parameters...
Pattern of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in type 2 diabetic patients with cardiovascular dysautonomyClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Hypertens Res 31:865-72. 2008..This unfavorable 24-h ABPM pattern may contribute to the increased cardiovascular risk of diabetic patients with dysautonomy...
Predictors of development and progression of microvascular complications in a cohort of Brazilian type 2 diabetic patientsClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
J Diabetes Complications 22:164-70. 2008..The objective of this study was to investigate the predictors of microvascular complication development and progression in a prospective study of Brazilian type 2 diabetic patients...
Prognostic impact of the ambulatory arterial stiffness index in resistant hypertensionElizabeth S Muxfeldt
University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 28:1547-53. 2010..Resistant hypertension is defined as uncontrolled office BP despite the use of at least three antihypertensive drugs. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the AASI prognostic value in patients with resistant hypertension...
Histopathological stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes: prevalences and correlated factorsNathalie C Leite
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Liver Int 31:700-6. 2011..The aim was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of the more severe histopathological features of NAFLD, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and advanced fibrosis, in T2DM...
Ambulatory arterial stiffness index or pulse pressure: which correlates better with arterial stiffness in resistant hypertension?Elizabeth S Muxfeldt
Hypertension Program, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hypertens Res 31:607-13. 2008..In conclusion, 24-h ambulatory PP was better correlated to arterial stiffness, as evaluated by aortic PWV, than the novel AASI, in patients with resistant hypertension...
Prevalence and associated factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitusNathalie C Leite
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Liver Int 29:113-9. 2009..We aimed to investigate the prevalence and the factors associated with the presence of ultrasonographic NAFLD in type-2 diabetic individuals...
Microvascular degenerative complications are associated with increased aortic stiffness in type 2 diabetic patientsClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Atherosclerosis 205:472-6. 2009..The aim was to evaluate the correlates of increased arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes, particularly the relationships with microvascular complications...
Macro and microvascular complications are determinants of increased infection-related mortality in Brazilian type 2 diabetes mellitus patientsClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 75:51-8. 2007..To investigate infection-related mortality and its predictors in Brazilian type 2 diabetic patients...
Twenty-four hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring pattern of resistant hypertensionElizabeth S Muxfeldt
Internal Medicine Unit, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blood Press Monit 8:181-5. 2003..The objective of this study is to describe the pattern of 24-h ABPM in patients using at least three anti hypertensive drugs without blood pressure (BP) control, classifying them as true RH or white-coat RH...
Pulse pressure or dipping pattern: which one is a better cardiovascular risk marker in resistant hypertension?Elizabeth S Muxfeldt
Hypertension Program, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 26:878-84. 2008..The aim of this study is to investigate which one of these ABPM parameters is related to high cardiovascular risk profile in resistant hypertension, based on their associations with target organ damage (TOD)...
Appropriate time interval to repeat ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with white-coat resistant hypertensionElizabeth S Muxfeldt
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hypertension 59:384-9. 2012....
Thresholds of ambulatory blood pressure associated with chronic complications in type 2 diabetesClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Am J Hypertens 25:82-8. 2012....
Prevalence and factors associated with dyslipoproteinemias in Brazilian systemic lupus erythematosus patientsClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Croton, 72, Jacarepagua, CEP 22750 240, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rheumatol Int 28:323-7. 2008..22-0.90). In conclusion, the increased prevalence of dyslipoproteinemias is due to proteinuria, obesity and SLE activity. Antimalarials have beneficial effect on lipid profile that may be due to reduction in disease activity...
Prognostic value of QT interval parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus: results of a long-term follow-up prospective studyClaudia R L Cardoso
Internal Medicine Department, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medicine Faculty, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Diabetes Complications 17:169-78. 2003..QT interval dispersion seems a better prognostic marker than maximum QT interval, particularly in patients without previous cardiac diseases...
Factors associated with carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaques in type 2 diabetic patientsClaudia R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 30:940-7. 2012..Factors associated with carotid atherosclerosis are unclear in type 2 diabetic patients. The aim was to investigate the independent correlates of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaques in these individuals...
High fitness is associated with a better cardiovascular risk profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusClaudia Rl Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hypertens Res 34:856-61. 2011....
Prevalence and associated factors of subclinical hypercortisolism in patients with resistant hypertensionLeonam C Martins
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Hypertens 30:967-73. 2012..Subclinical hypercortisolism is a secondary cause of hypertension that had never been evaluated in resistant hypertensive patients, a subgroup of general hypertensive individuals with an expected high prevalence of secondary hypertension...
Initial and accrued damage as predictors of mortality in Brazilian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cohort studyC R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lupus 17:1042-8. 2008..In conclusion, baseline and accrued damage increase mortality risk in Brazilian patients with SLE. Measures to prevent damage development and progression are urgent to reduce the mortality of patients with SLE...
QT-interval parameters are increased in systemic lupus erythematosus patientsC R L Cardoso
Department of Internal Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lupus 14:846-52. 2005..In conclusion, SLE patients have increased QT interval parameters when compared to controls. This prolongation may lead to an increased cardiovascular risk. This finding might be due to subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease...
Prognostic significance of baseline heart rate and its interaction with Beta-blocker use in resistant hypertension: a cohort studyGil F Salles
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Am J Hypertens 26:218-26. 2013..A fast HR is a significant predictor in patients using beta-blockers, while a slow heart rate is a more important predictor in those not using beta-blockers...
Gross proteinuria is a strong risk predictor for cardiovascular mortality in Brazilian type 2 diabetic patientsC R L Cardoso
Departamento de Clinica Medica, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Braz J Med Biol Res 41:674-80. 2008..Intervention studies are necessary to determine whether the reduction of proteinuria can decrease morbidity and mortality of type 2 diabetes in Brazil...
