Bachelor's at Medicina from Universidade Federal da Bahia (1989), master's at Nefrology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1995) and doctorate at Nefrology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1999). He is currently coordinator of Hypertension Division at Fundação Oswaldo Ramos. His experience in Medicine, focus on Nefrology, acting on the following subjects: arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin and acute renal failure. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The obesity epidemic and the resulting burden of cardiovascular events and renal disease have led to an unfavorable impact on global public health. These events are in close association with risk factors arising from changes in lipid metabolism, diabetes mellitus and hypertension, which has generated great interest in the scientific community in recent years. Therefore, the search for int…
Hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases entails a large impact on morbidity and social cost of the affected population. For over two decades, it has been evaluated potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation in hypertension treatment. Publications based on cross-sectional observations demonstrate an inverse association between serum vitamin D levels and blood pre…
Atherosclerosis, the pathological basis of dyslipidemia, is closely associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is highly prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is a major cause of mortality in patients with CKD. It involves metabolic abnormalities such as hypercholesterolemia, metabolic acidosis, insulin resistance, accumulation of cytokines and endothelial…
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Atherosclerosis, the pathological basis of dyslipidemia, is closely associated with the occurrence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). CVD is highly prevalent in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and is a major cause of mortality in patients with CKD. It involves metabolic abnormalities such as hypercholesterolemia, metabolic acidosis, insulin resistance, accumulation of cytokines and endothelial…
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) have been considered a major cause of mortality. The independent risk factors of CVD are Dyslipidemia, Sedentary Lifestyle, Smoking, Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Inflammation, Atherosclerosis and Obesity. Among the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, Obesity a worldwide epidemic disease, has been considered one of the major contributors to the …
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