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Zirpoli,Josefina Cláudia; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos; Albuquerque,Valéria Maria Gonçalves de; Albuquerque,Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de; Miranda Filho,Demócrito de Barros; Monteiro,Verônica Soares; Barros,Isly Lucena de; Arruda Junior,Evanízio Roque de; Montarroyos,Ulisses Ramos; Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar. |
INTRODUCTION: The incidence of ischemic heart disease is higher in patients with HIV/AIDS. However, the frequency of angina pectoris in these patients is still not known. Literature about this subject is still scarce. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of angina pectoris and risk factors for coronary disease and to examine the association between traditional risk factors and HIV-related risk factors and angina pectoris. METHOD: An epidemiological cross-sectional study, analyzed as case-control study, involving 584 patients with HIV/AIDS. Angina pectoris was identified by Rose questionnaire, classified as definite or possible. Information regarding risk factors was obtained through a questionnaire, biochemical laboratory tests, medical records and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acquired immunodeficiency; Syndrome; Angina pectoris; Coronary disease; Risk factors. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000100001 |
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Cavalcanti,Ana Maria Salustiano; Brito,Ana Maria de; Salustiano,Daniela Medeiros; Lima,Kledoaldo Oliveira de; Silva,Sirleide Pereira da; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos. |
The BED capture enzyme immunoassay test makes it possible to determine whether individuals were recently infected with HIV. OBJECTIVE: In this study, the overall HIV and recent infections prevalences were determined at five Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) centers, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Northeastern of Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among users of five VCTs in the metropolitan region of Recife between July 2007 and April 2009. Out of the individuals who tested positive for HIV, 169 were analyzed to assess the prevalence of recent infection by means of the BED-CEIA (BED-Calypte®). RESULTS: Out of 46,696 individuals tested 916 (1.96%) turned out positive for HIV infection The highest prevalence was... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; HIV seroprevalence; Seroepidemiologic studies; HIV infections. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000200009 |
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Arruda Junior,Evanizio Roque de; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos; Moura,Libia Cristina Rocha Vilela; Albuquerque,Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão de; Miranda Filho,Democrito de Barros; Diniz,George Tadeu Nunes; Albuquerque,Valeria Maria Gonçalves de; Amaral,Josefina Cláudia Zirpoli; Ximenes,Ricardo Alencar de Arraes; Monteiro,Verônica Soares. |
INTRODUCTION: Studies disagree as to whether there is a greater prevalence of hypertension among HIV/AIDS patients and the role of antiretroviral therapy. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the prevalence of hypertension and risk factors in a cohort of HIV-infected patients, with emphasis on antiretroviral therapy. METHOD: Case-control study conducted at baseline of a cohort, between June/2007 and December/2008 in Pernambuco/Brazil. Blood pressure was classified as normal, prehypertension, and hypertension. RESULTS: Of 958 patients, 245 (25.6%) had hypertension (cases), 325 (33.9%) had prehypertension, and 388 (40.5%) were normotensive (controls). Comparison between hypertensive and normotensive patients showed that traditional factors, such as age > 40 (OR = 3.06, CI... |
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Palavras-chave: HIV/AIDS; Hypertension; Antiretroviral therapy; Cardiovascular risk. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000300014 |
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Melo,Ladjane Santos Wolmer de; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos; Campelo,Eduardo; Moraes,Emanuel; Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar. |
Introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy has resulted in a significant reduction in morbimortality and significant changes in the causes of death among HIV/AIDS patients. For this reason, it has become essential to monitor survival and causes of death. We constructed a survival curve based on 597 adult patients notified as AIDS cases between 1997 and 2004, at the Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Among those patients, 150 (25%) progressed to death by December, 2005. Of these, 119 were studied in detail. The data were collected from notification files of the State Health Department and the State Mortality Information System, and were complemented by analysis of medical records. These 597 patients had a... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; Survival; Cause of death; Brazil. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400003 |
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