Publications by authors named "Marco Antonio de Mattos"
Objectives: To assess the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin in terms of clinical and biochemical outcomes in adult patients with COVID-19 hospitalized for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and to describe the occurrence of adverse events.
Method: Retrospective comparative study, based in a quaternary private hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, involving 193 adult patients hospitalized for mild and moderate COVID-19 related ARSD, analyzing treatment efficacy based on clinical and biochemical outcomes.
Results: The active group comprised 101 (52.
Background: Indoor cycling is an aerobic exercise that employs large muscle groups of the lower limbs, lacking osteoarticular impact and high energy expenditure, which makes it interesting to generate a non-pharmacological strategy.
Objective: To assess body composition and lipid profile in overweight women after twelve weeks of low-calorie diet and indoor cycling training.
Methods: We randomly assigned 40 women (23.
Objective: To evaluate the influence of family history of systemic arterial hypertension (FSAH) on the effect of stress from work in Uniformed Firefighters (BMCs) through Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM).
Methods: A prospective case-control study. Sixty-six healthy BMC underwent ABPM during 12 hours of work at the Communication Center (CC).
Objective: To analyze the temporal tendency of lethality due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and if the change in behavior directly interfered in such lethality.
Methods: 1055 non-selected patients, who were hospitalized in coronary unit from 1994 to 2003, were assessed. Clinical and therapeutic profile-related variables were analyzed.