Publications by authors named "Alexandre Costa Val"
The scope of this study is to identify and contextualize aspects of the therapeutic itineraries of patients treated at a university medical clinic specialized in nervous anorexia and bulimia. For this purpose, an attempt was made to reconstitute the succession of events triggered in 20 respondents and their families with the classification of anorexia and bulimia as "health problems." The narratives were analyzed in order to link the individual experiences and the social context of their occurrence (organization of health services, characteristics of treatment and medical knowledge and characteristics of contemporary subjectivity), in light of the theoretical studies of Public Health and Psychoanalysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clinical history and exercise testing (ET) are the main methods used to screen for coronary artery disease (CAD). Correct interpretation of such data is essential in determining diagnostic and treatment strategies.
Objective: To assess the diagnostic value of stable angina (SA) and ET in patients with suspected CAD undergoing coronary angiography and to compare results between the sexes.
Objective: To present the major clinical and biochemical characteristics of congenital generalized lipodystrophy.
Description: Eight infants with congenital generalized lipodystrophy were identified at the Endocrine and Nutritional Pediatric Disease Outpatient Clinics at Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Clinical manifestations common to all patients included muscle hypertrophy, generalized lipoatrophy, and acromegalic physical appearance.