graduate at Medicina from Universidade de São Paulo (1982) and ph.d. at Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Pathology from Universidade de São Paulo (1997). Has experience in Collective Health, focusing on Epidemiology, acting on the following subjects: epidemiologia, mortalidade, brasil, sintomatologia and cefaleia. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Chronic inflammatory diseases and mortality: association with risk factors, subclinical Atherosclerosis and fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events in the ELSA-Brasil Some studies suggest that inflammatory diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, systemic erythematosus lupus, celiac disease, psoriasis and other rheumatologic diseases - Sjögren Syndrome and Vasculitis - would be associated…
In late 2019, a new pathogen called SARS-CoV-2 (also described as "COVID-19" or "new coronavirus") was identified in Wuhan, China. The disease spread rapidly among other countries and was characterized as a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020. Twenty percent of cases have severe or critical forms, particularly in those with advanced age or comorbidities. With the exponential increase in new…
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality worldwide whiel the crescent importance of depression and cognitive impairment as cause of years lived without quality of life is increasing worldwide and in Brazil. The majority of cohort studies are in US/Europe focused on risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Emerging factors as subclinical and overt thyroid functions are less stu…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) - the main cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) - and depression are already leading burdens of disease and this" burden is projected to worsen up to 2030. Critically, there is increasing recognition that these disorders are related: depression is independently associated with morbidity and mortality, and is common among patients with CVD. While a variety of…
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Depression is among the most common mental disorders. Studies have detached high numbers of prevalence amid populations in different countries. Depression has contributed significantly to the Years of Life lived with Disability, the Years of Life Lost and the Disability Adjusted Life Years, resulting in health, economic and social high costs. The negative life events have an influence on …
The main objective of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) is to understand the incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and Diabetes, and the associated risk and protection factors. Although the study includes all classical risk factors for CVD, it also studies the less explored non-classical risk factors in the literature. Among the non-classical risk factors for CVD, …
Studies suggest that Inflammatory Diseases (ID) such as psoriasis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Celiac Disease, Sjögren's Syndrome and Vasculitis would be associated with cardiovascular (CDV) Risk Factors (RF), subclinical atherosclerosis measured by calcium score (CAC) and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), resulting in an increased risk of fatal and non-fatal CDV outcomes and…
Since the end of 2019, the world has witnessed the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 or Sars-CoV-2. In previous pandemic situations that counted with quarantine periods such as SARS, Ebola, H1N1, MERS and equine influenza, the prevalence of symptoms such as acute stress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, insomnia, increased substance use and the presence of …
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the profile of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, especially the intake of nutrients, and TSH levels / T4-free and thyroid function in adults. This is a study that uses data from the base of the longitudinal study of online health Adult (ELSA-Brazil), developed with employees of both sexes, six public institutions of hi…
Mortality rates associated to stroke in Brazil is the highest in Latin America and one of the higher worldwide. In Brazil, the number of stroke deaths is higher than the number of deaths associated to coronary heart disease. However, we have scarce data about stroke in Brazil. Objective - To analyze the association between stroke and its prognosis with weekdays according to socioeconomic …
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