Association of uric acid with cardiovascular risk in Brazilian children and adolescents.

Background And Aim: Hyperuricemia in adults is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. However, there is less data regarding this association in children and adolescents. Our purpose was to determine association between serum uric acid (SUA) and cardiovascular risk.

Uric acid reference values: report on 1750 healthy Brazilian children and adolescents.

Background: Our purpose was to determine reference values and determinants of serum uric acid (SUA) in children and adolescents.

Methods: A fasting blood sample was collected from 1750 schoolchildren and adolescents (6-17 years). Puberty was defined according to the Tanner scale.

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Alzheimer Disease Patient: The Potential Contribution of Antidepressant Agents.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is an acute cardiac dysfunction, clinically similar to myocardial ischemia. The physiopathology of the syndrome seems to be related to excessive sympathetic activity that is triggered by physical or emotional stress factors. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer disease who had recently used nortriptyline and sertraline and was admitted with chest pain.