3 results match your criteria: "Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Clinica Medica[Affiliation]"

Hypertension in Adolescence, a Direct Relationship to Obesity and Insulin Resistance.

Arq Bras Cardiol

April 2022

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Clínica Médica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.

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Microvascular Reactivity in Hypertensive Patients with High Body Adiposity.

Arq Bras Cardiol

November 2020

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Clínica Médica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.

Background: Several anthropometric indexes have been proposed to determine the association between overweight and cardiovascular risk factors.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between body adiposity and microvascular reactivity in hypertensive patients under antihypertensive therapy.

Methods: Treated hypertensive patients aged 40 to 70 were submitted to evaluation of anthropometric indexes: conicity (CI), body adiposity (BAI), visceral adiposity (VAI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).

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