[Clinical practice guideline. Diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia.].

Non-communicable diseases are a public health problem in México. Coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus are the first and second cause of death in the country, followed by thrombotic cerebrovascular events. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death; one primary risk factor is hypercholesterolemia.

Platelet glycoprotein IIIA PIA1/A2 polymorphism in young patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction and idiopathic ischemic stroke.

It has been identified that platelet glycoprotein IIIa PIA1/A2 polymorphism plays an important role in atherothrombotic disease such as myocardial infarction and stroke, but results remain controversial. Here, we investigated whether the PIA2 allele is associated with ST myocardial infarction or idiopathic ischemic stroke in young individuals in two independent studies. In a case-control study 275 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction ≤45 years of age and 278 controls were recruited.

[Use of antioxidants in prevention of the cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of clinical trials].

Objective: to evaluate if used of medication with antioxidants, antiplatelets, statins and modulators of inflammation reduces effectively the risk of presenting a cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: a search on clinical trials (randomized, double blind and controlled clinical studies) in which the use of antioxidants, antiplatelets, statins and modulators of inflammation were investigated for the primary and secondary prevention of CVD. The selected studies were analyzed by a systematic revision, applying the meta-analysis.

[Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy at the Hospital General de Zona no. 24 IMSS. Poza Rica, Veracruz].

Unlabelled: Northern Veracruz has conditions, biotic and abiotic, to support Triatomine bugs and vectorial transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to human beings. Therefore we explore seroprevalence of antibodies to this parasite and the presence of Chronic Chagasic Cardiopathy (CCC) at Cardiology ward in a General Hospital serving North of Veracruz State, and neighbord states Hidalgo, Puebla San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas.

Material And Methods: We search for consecutive adult patients attending outpatient and beds assigned to Cardiology between March through September, 2003.

[Objective and subjective working conditions and psychophysical disorders].

The relationship between working conditions, psychophysical disorders, and employees' attitudes towards their jobs were analyzed in a pharmaceutical factory in Mexico. A cross-sectional study was conducted using three instruments: guided observation of job processes, guided evaluation of health and safety conditions, and an epidemiological questionnaire (N = 377). Tasks were found to be automated to a considerable degree, but organization was basically Fordist.