Background: We recently documented better efficacy of glimepiride in non obese subjects for delaying progression from Pre diabetes to type 2 diabetes as compared to metformin in obese subjects over duration of 5-9 years (mean, 7.2±0.2). Moreover, no deaths or adverse cardiovascul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29466
José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Orlando Laitano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira, Ferdinando Oliveira Carvalho, Vinicius Carolino de Souza, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega & Carmen Silvia Grubert Campbell·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) is responsible for converting Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II, which has vasoconstrictive properties. Polymorphisms in the ACE gene have been associated to higher levels of Angiotensin II and, therefore, higher blood pressure...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29554
Aims: To evaluate serum FGF-21 concentrations in coronary heart disease patients (CHD) whether or not associated with diabetes and/or hypertension. It also investigated the possible association between serum FGF21 and the coronary angiographic findings in terms of number of coron...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29581
Background: Loupes represent a type of magnification and their use can promote higher quality on dental treatment. Besides those advantages magnification can be beneficial for musculoskeletal health maintenance on dental professionals. Aim: This study intends to review the litera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29885
Purpose: Effortful control is the ability to inhibit a dominant response to perform instead a subdominant response. The Big Five personality traits have been widely used to describe personality in terms of five independent factors. In this study, we investigated the relationships...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29729
Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. Serum uric acid has been implicated as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. Previous studies have found association between raised serum uric acid levels and pri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25087
Background and Aim: Vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplsty (BKP) are widely used to treat patients in whom the pain, arising from vertebral body fracture(s), is refractory to conservative treatment(s). Currently, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) bone cement is the cement of c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/30112
Aims: To determine the psychological profile of archers among undergraduate students from public universities. Study Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional multi-centre study. Setting: Archers in four Malaysian public Universities. Participants: A total of 150 archers active in thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28956
In modern era, dental implant supported prosthesis is first choice of the many patients and clinicians. Before going to opt the dental implant for patient, assessment of bone is prime requisite of clinician. It requires extensive radiographic examinations. In these days, many ima...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28115
Background: Some studies have noted an association between family history of diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in childhood. Aim: To determine the prevalence rate of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents with familial history of early onset (T2DM) and BMI < 95th percent...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26276