Publications by authors named "Dejaldo M J Christofalo"
Low birth weight has been associated with an increased incidence of adult cardiovascular disease. Endothelial dysfunction and high levels of serum uric acid are associated with hypertension. In this study, we have determined whether uric acid is related to blood pressure and vascular function in children with low birth weight.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To define standards for normal endothelial function in adolescents by high-resolution ultrasound measurement of endothelium-dependent vascular dilatation.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study and part of the thematic project "Clinical Study of Growth, Behavior, Arterial Hypertension, Obesity and Oral Health" (ECCCHOS) that was developed by the Discipline of Nutrition at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Thirty-one adolescents, eight male and twenty-three female, with no risk factors for systemic arterial hypertension were selected from 1,420 secondary school students.
Background: Kidneys from child donors are very efficient at adapting to the recipient organism. This research aims to verify the size of kidney grafts from pediatric donors after transplant and to identify factors responsible for the size attained by these kidneys. Moreover, it aims to seek relationships between size and function of the transplanted pediatric kidney.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of attenuation measurements of the kidney on unenhanced helical CT in patients with obstructive ureterolithiasis.
Materials And Methods: Consecutive unenhanced helical CT scans of patients referred for acute unilateral renal colic were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with CT evidence of other urinary system diseases were excluded.