Routine mammography: an opportunity for the diagnosis of chronic degenerative diseases? A cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected on routine mammography, analyzing its association with chronic degenerative disease.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving women treated at a specialized outpatient clinic for high-risk hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease, as well as volunteers who participated in a study to validate a method of screening for occult renal disease. A total of 312 patients between 40 and 69 years of age, with no history of breast cancer, all of whom had undergone routine mammography in the last two years, were included.

Nomogram for estimating glomerular filtration rate in elderly people.

After the second decade of life, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decreases progressively. There is still considerable debate about the importance of this "physiological decrease" in GFR with age in many situations attributed to the effects of concomitant hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases (among others) observed in the elderly. The GFR is considered the best indicator of renal function and its estimate has been suggested in the guidelines of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the screening for occult renal disease (SCORED) questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese.

Unlabelled: Screening Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) allows early interventions, which may alter the natural course of the disease, including cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Screening for Occult Renal Disease (SCORED) is questionnaire with nine questions with different weights, and predicts a 20% chance for CKD if a individual score > 4 points.

Aim: Translate to Portuguese, perform the adaptation to the Brazilian culture and validate the original version of SCORED questionnaire.