Search Results - "Alencastro, Paulo R"

Trends and predictors of non‐communicable disease multimorbidity among adults living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy in Brazil by Castilho, Jessica L, Escuder, Maria M, Veloso, Valdiléa, Gomes, Jackeline O, Jayathilake, Karu, Ribeiro, Sayonara, Souza, Rosa A, Ikeda, Maria L, Alencastro, Paulo R, Tupinanbas, Unai, Brites, Carlos, McGowan, Catherine C, Grangeiro, Alexandre, Grinsztejn, Beatriz

“…Introduction People living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) experience high rates of non‐communicable diseases (NCDs). These co‐morbidities…”
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Cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in Brazil by Boettiger, David C., Escuder, Maria Mercedes, Law, Matthew G., Veloso, Valdiléa, Souza, Rosa A., Ikeda, Maria L. R., Alencastro, Paulo R., Tupinambás, Unai, Brites, Carlos, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Ggomes, Jackeline O., Ribeiro, Sayonara, McGowan, Catherine C., Jayathilake, Karu, Castilho, Jessica L., Grangeiro, Alexandre

“…Objectives There is a paucity of data on cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in resource‐limited countries. We assessed factors…”
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Alcohol Drinking Pattern: A Comparison between HIV-Infected Patients and Individuals from the General Population by Ikeda, Maria Leticia R, Barcellos, Nemora T, Alencastro, Paulo R, Wolff, Fernando H, Moreira, Leila B, Gus, Miguel, Brandão, Ajacio B M, Fuchs, Flavio D, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…Alcohol consumption is highly prevalent in the general population and among HIV-infected population. This study aimed to compare the pattern of alcohol…”
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Physical activity: do patients infected with HIV practice? How much? A systematic review by Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana, Wolff, Fernando H, Alencastro, Paulo R, Grigoletti, Shana, Ikeda, Maria L, Brandão, Ajácio B M, Barcellos, Nemora T, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…Several studies have suggested that aerobic physical activity is safe and beneficial for HIV-infected adults. However, there is information lacking regarding…”
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Kidney function and daily emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV: results from the real-life multicentric demonstrative project PrEP Brazil by Petruccelli, Karla Cristina Silva, Baía-da-Silva, Djane Clarys, Val, Fernando, Valões, Monica Santos, Cubas-Vega, Nadia, Silva-Neto, Alexandre Vilhena, Sampaio, Vanderson, Alencar, Aline, Pecoits-Filho, Roberto, Moreira, Rodrigo Carvalho, Cardoso, Sandra Wagner, Moreira, Ronaldo I, Leite, Iuri Costa, Madruga, José Valdez, Kallas, Esper G, Alencastro, Paulo R, Hoagland, Brenda, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Santos, Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso, Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães

“…Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has demonstrated efficacy in the reduction of sexually transmitted HIV infections. The prolonged use of tenofovir disoproxil…”
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Antiretroviral therapy and Kaposi’s sarcoma trends and outcomes among adults with HIV in Latin America by Castilho, Jessica L, Kim, Ahra, Jenkins, Cathy A, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Fink, Valeria, Padgett, Denis, Belaunzaran‐Zamudio, Pablo F, Crabtree‐Ramírez, Brenda, Escuder, Maria Mercedes, Souza, Rosa Alencar, Tenore, Simone B, Pimentel, Sidnei R, Ikeda, Maria Letícia Rodrigues, Alencastro, Paulo R, Tupinanbas, Unai, Brites, Carlos, Luz, Estela, Netto, Juliana, Cortes, Claudia P, Grangeiro, Alexandre, Shepherd, Bryan E, McGowan, Catherine C

“…Introduction Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) remains the most frequent malignancy in persons living with HIV (PWH) in Latin America. We examined KS trends and outcomes…”
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Biochemical non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis cannot replace biopsy in HIV-HCV coinfected patients by Kliemann, Dimas A, Wolff, Fernando H, Tovo, Cristiane V., M.D., Ph.D, Alencastro, Paulo R, Ikeda, Maria L.R, Brandão, Ajácio B.M, Barcellos, Nêmora, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…AbstractBackground and rationale. The liver biopsy has been considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and quantification of fibrosis. However, this method…”
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Metabolic syndrome and population attributable risk among HIV/AIDS patients: comparison between NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and AHA/NHLBI definitions by Alencastro, Paulo R, Wolff, Fernando H, Oliveira, Renato R, Ikeda, Maria Letícia R, Barcellos, Nêmora T, Brandão, Ajácio B M, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is based on the same individual components, but has received several amendments to the original definition. In this study, we…”
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Association of Blood Pressure and Hypertension with Alcohol Consumption in HIV-Infected White and Nonwhite Patients by Fuchs, Flávio D., Brandão, Ajácio B. M., Wolff, Fernando Herz, Alencastro, Paulo R., Barcellos, Nêmora T., Ikeda, Maria Leticia R., Fuchs, Sandra C.

“…Introduction. Although alcohol abuse is associated with hypertension in whites and nonwhites, it has been scarcely investigated in HIV-infected patients…”
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People living with HIV on ART have accurate perception of lipodystrophy signs: a cross-sectional study by Alencastro, Paulo R, Barcellos, Nemora T, Wolff, Fernando H, Ikeda, Maria Letícia R, Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana, Brandão, Ajácio B M, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…The prevalence of lipodystrophy ranges from 31 to 65%, depending on the criteria adopted for diagnosis. The usual methods applied in the diagnosis vary from…”
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Origin and evolutionary history of HIV-1 subtype C in Brazil by BELLO, Gonzalo, PASSAES, Caroline P. B, GUIMARAES, Monick L, LORETE, Roberta S, MATOS ALMEIDA, Sabrina E, MEDEIROS, Rubia M, ALENCASTRO, Paulo R, MORGADO, Mariza G

“…To investigate the origin and to reconstruct the onset date of the HIV-1 subtype C epidemic in Brazil. Three independent datasets of subtype C sequences…”
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Independent predictors of metabolic syndrome in HIV-infected patients by Alencastro, Paulo R, Fuchs, Sandra C, Wolff, Fernando H, Ikeda, Maria Letícia, Brandão, Ajácio B M, Barcellos, Nemora T

“…Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. However, a few studies have…”
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Respiratory infections in Eñepa Amerindias; interpret with caution by Riboldi, Bárbara Pelicioli, Quevedo, André, Fuchs, Sandra, de Alencastro, Paulo R

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Comparison between potential risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV/AIDS in areas of Brazil by Ximenes, Ricardo Aa, Lacerda, Heloisa R, Miranda-Filho, Democrito B, Albuquerque, Maria de Fatima Pm, Montarroyos, Ulisses R, Turchi, Marilia D, Nery, Max W, Martelli, Celina Mt, Alencastro, Paulo R, Ikeda, Maria Leticia R, Wolff, Fernando H, Brandao, Ajacio Bm, Barcellos, Nemora T, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…Coronary heart disease and its risk factors depend on genetic characteristics, behaviors, and habits, all of which vary in different regions. The use of…”
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Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil by Lacerda, Heloísa Ramos, Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos, Nery, Max Weyler, Turchi, Marilia D., Miranda-Filho, Demócrito de B., Ximenes, Ricardo A. A., Brandão, Ajácio B. M., Wolff, Fernando Herz, Barcellos, Nêmora T., Ikeda, Maria Leticia R., Alencastro, Paulo R., Fuchs, Sandra C., Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima P. M. de

“…Cardiovascular disease has emerged as a crescent problem among HIV-infected population. This study aimed to determine the 10-year risk of coronary heart…”
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Antiretroviral therapy and Kaposi?s sarcoma trends and outcomes among adults with HIV in Latin America by Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Crabtree?Ramírez, Brenda, Fink, Valeria, Grangeiro, Alexandre, Shepherd, Bryan E, Kim, Ahra, Netto, Juliana, Brites, Carlos, Mcgowan, Catherine C, Jenkins, Cathy A, Ikeda, Maria Letícia Rodrigues, Tenore, Simone B, Alencastro, Paulo R, Souza, Rosa Alencar, Luz, Estela, Cortes, Claudia P, Padgett, Denis, Belaunzaran?Zamudio, Pablo F, Escuder, Maria Mercedes, Castilho, Jessica L, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Tupinanbas, Unai, Pimentel, Sidnei R

“…Introduction: Kaposi?s sarcoma (KS) remains the most frequent malignancy in persons living with HIV (PWH) in Latin America. We examined KS trends and outcomes…”
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Biochemical non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis cannot replace biopsy in HIV-HCV coinfected patients by Kliemann, Dimas A, Wolff, Fernando H, Tovo, Cristiane V, Alencastro, Paulo R, Ikeda, Maria L R, Brandão, Ajácio B M, Barcellos, Nêmora, Fuchs, Sandra C

“…The liver biopsy has been considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and quantification of fibrosis. However, this method presents limitations. In…”
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