Search Results - "Lotufo, Paulo A"
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Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (16-04-2022)“…Mortality statistics are fundamental to public health decision making. Mortality varies by time and location, and its measurement is affected by well known…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of heart rate variability in epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-02-2012)“…Summary Purpose: Epilepsy is associated with near‐fatal and fatal arrhythmias, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is partly related to cardiac…”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation for major depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-09-2014)“…Transcranial direct cranial stimulation (tDCS) is a promising non-pharmacological intervention for treating major depressive disorder (MDD). However, results…”
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Thyroid Function and Sarcopenia: Results from the ELSA‐Brasil Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-07-2020)“…OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the association of subclinical thyroid disease and thyroid hormone levels with sarcopenia and its defining components in…”
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Clinical patterns differentially predict response to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and escitalopram in major depression: A machine learning analysis of the ELECT-TDCS study
Published in Journal of affective disorders (15-03-2020)“…•tDCS has modest and heterogeneous effects in major depressive disorder.•Identifying baseline individual predictors of response might enhance clinical…”
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Transcranial electric stimulation and neurocognitive training in clinically depressed patients: A pilot study of the effects on rumination
Published in Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry (03-03-2015)“…Rumination is a cognitive–affective thinking style that plays a key role in the onset and maintenance of depression. Recently, it was shown that clinically…”
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Post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment: Study design and preliminary findings in a Brazilian prospective stroke cohort (EMMA study)
Published in Journal of affective disorders (15-02-2019)“…•Post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment is reported in a developing country.•Cognitive impairment was associated with left-sided stroke, but not with…”
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The coronary artery calcium score is linked to plasma cholesterol synthesis and absorption markers: Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health
Published in Bioscience reports (31-07-2020)“…It is controversial whether atherosclerosis is linked to increased intestinal cholesterol absorption or synthesis in humans. The aim of the present study was…”
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Association between TSH levels within the reference range and adiposity markers at the baseline of the ELSA-Brasil study
Published in PloS one (07-02-2020)“…The association of thyrotropin (TSH) with overall (body mass index, BMI), visceral (waist circumference and steatosis), and upper subcutaneous (neck…”
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Heart rate variability is a trait marker of major depressive disorder: evidence from the sertraline vs. electric current therapy to treat depression clinical study
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-10-2013)“…Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) is a cardiovascular predictor of mortality. Recent debate has focused on whether reductions in HRV in major depressive…”
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Effects of tDCS on neuroplasticity and inflammatory biomarkers in bipolar depression: Results from a sham-controlled study
Published in Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry (08-03-2021)“…We investigated the role of peripheral biomarkers associated with neuroplasticity and immune-inflammatory processes on the effects of transcranial direct…”
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Associations of Cigarette Smoking With Subclinical Inflammation and Atherosclerosis: ELSA-Brasil (The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health)
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (24-06-2017)“…There is a need to identify sensitive biomarkers of early tobacco-related cardiovascular disease. We examined the association of smoking status, burden, time…”
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Thyroid‐stimulating hormone levels and incident depression: Results from the ELSA‐Brasil study
Published in Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) (01-05-2021)“…Objective This study aimed to prospectively evaluate whether TSH levels at baseline were associated with incident depression after four years of follow‐up in a…”
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Metabolomics biomarkers and the risk of overall mortality and ESRD in CKD: Results from the Progredir Cohort
Published in PloS one (18-03-2019)“…Studies on metabolomics and CKD have primarily addressed CKD incidence defined as a decline on eGFR or appearance of albuminuria in the general population,…”
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Context-dependence of race self-classification: Results from a highly mixed and unequal middle-income country
Published in PloS one (16-05-2019)“…Ethnic-racial classification criteria are widely recognized to vary according to historical, cultural and political contexts. In Brazil, the strong influence…”
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Branched-chain amino acids predict incident diabetes in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health – ELSA-Brasil
Published in Diabetes research and clinical practice (01-04-2021)“…•Higher BCAA concentration is associated with a worse cardiometabolic profile.•Higher levels of BCAA predicts incidence of DM2 in a 4-year follow-up.•Higher…”
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Prevalence of stroke and associated disability in Brazil: National Health Survey--2013
Published in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (01-09-2015)“…There is scarce data about prevalence of stroke in Brazil. The National Health Survey (PNS) is a community-based epidemiological survey, with a nationally…”
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Greater aortic stiffness is associated with renal dysfunction in participants of the ELSA-Brasil cohort with and without hypertension and diabetes
Published in PloS one (04-02-2019)“…Arterial stiffness has been associated with renal dysfunction and its progression, but the pathophysiological relation underlying this association has not been…”
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Association of BDNF, HTR2A, TPH1, SLC6A4, and COMT polymorphisms with tDCS and escitalopram efficacy: ancillary analysis of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Published in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (01-04-2020)“…We investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with neuroplasticity and activity of monoamine neurotransmitters, such as the…”
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Omega 3 Consumption and Anxiety Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)
Published in Nutrients (24-05-2018)“…Few studies have evaluated the association between diet and mental disorders, and it has been established that ω-3 ( -3) fatty acids may have a beneficial…”
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