Graduate at Medicina from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1995) and ph.d. at Nefrology from Universidade de São Paulo (2004). I have experience in Medicine, focusing on Nefrology, acting on the following subjects: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, CKD conservative management, geriatric nephrology and sleep disorders. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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With increase of longevity, the high prevalence of obesity, systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, we are facing an increased incidence of elderly patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) initiating renal replacement therapy. Many doubts remain, however, regarding the correct diagnosis of CKD, the prognosis of the elderly patient with CKD, regarding cardiovascular outcome…
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide. Cardiovascular is the main cause mortality in CKD. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a risk factor for cardiovascular death and is often found in this population. To minimize LVH is necessary to control blood pressure, extracellular volume, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and especially in patients with CKD, control of mineral and …
Despite all the technological advances of recent years, the mortality of dialysis patients remains unacceptably high. The traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) do not fully explain the high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), initiating hemodialysis (HD). The main cause of mortality in this population is cardiovascul…
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