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Cárdenas Fuentes, Gabriela (Date of defense: 2019-04-24)
Among older adults, there is limited evidence on the prospective associations of physical activity (PA) with cardiovascular risk factors and mortality. This thesis aimed to: i) Analyse the prospective associations of ...
Rivera, Marcela (Date of defense: 2012-03-16)
This thesis contributes to the characterization of the spatial distribution of NO2, heavy metals and UFP in Girona, to the methodology in air pollution exposure assessment studying different markers of traffic-related air ...
Romero García, Daniel (Date of defense: 2016-01-18)
The usability of computer models of the heart depends mostly on their capacity to accurately represent heart anatomy, microstructure and function. However, integrating such a variety of biological data is often not possible. ...
Sayols Baixeras, Sergi (Date of defense: 2019-02-18)
La malaltia cardiovascular, que és primera causa de mortalitat al món, com a fenotip complex depèn tant dels factors ambientals com dels genètics. Les variants genètiques comunes expliquen un 15-20% de l’heretabilitat ...
Fernández Sanlés, Alba (Date of defense: 2020-01-31)
Cardiovascular diseases are a major challenge for public health. DNA methylation is a mechanism regulating gene expression, and it is linked to complex diseases and related traits. Therefore, it is a potential source of ...
Montazeri, Parisa (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)
Research over the previous decades has shown us that early life influences have long-term effects on health and disease. Emerging science supports a role in the pathogenesis of obesity and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) for ...
Grau Sanmartí, Núria (Date of defense: 2019-02-14)
La Síndrome d’apnea-hipoapnea obstructiva del son (SAHS) produeix una deficient resposta de la freqüència cardíaca (FC) als estímuls vagal i simpàtic (variabilitat de la FC -VFC- alterada). Els pacients amb flutter auricular ...
Ribera Solé, Aida (Date of defense: 2007-02-13)
L'objectiu d'aquest treball era avaluar la mortalitat hospitalària de la cirurgia coronaria en malalts de la sanitat pública operats en centres de gestió pública i privada de Catalunya, mitjançant l'ús de dues escales de ...
Tomás Mestres, Marta (Date of defense: 2003-02-12)
La present tesi avalua els efectes de certs factors ambientals sobre la paraoxonasa1 (PON1), enzim antioxidant, possiblement protector enfront les malalties cardiovasculars, a través de dos estudis d'intervenció i un de ...
Lluís Ganella, Carla (Date of defense: 2012-06-26)
The main expansion of the discovery of genetic variants associated with complex diseases has occurred during the last decade. This expansion has been accompanied, and in some sense motivated, by the desire to use this ...
Bogunovic, Hrvoje (Date of defense: 2012-09-28)
Los derrames cerebrales son una de las causas principales de morbilidad y mortalidad en los países desarrollados. Esto ha motivado una búsqueda de configuraciones del sistema vascular que se cree que están asociadas con ...
Lugano, Roberta (Date of defense: 2013-12-10)
High levels of circulating low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are one of the major cardiovascular risk factors. Hypercholesterolemia induces endothelial dysfunction and chronic intimal inflammatory cell accumulation, hallmarks ...
Benítez Arciniega, Alejandra Donají (Date of defense: 2014-02-10)
La identificación de los factores de riesgo de la obesidad es una prioridad en la investigación en salud. El peso específico de la dieta y de sus componentes favorece o retrasa el desarrollo de la obesidad. La obesidad es ...
Sanllorente Melenchon, Albert (Date of defense: 2021-12-13)
Antecedents Les funcionalitats biològiques de les lipoproteïnes d’alta densitat (HDL) han sorgit com a marcadors alternatius als nivells de colesterol continguts en les HDL per explicar les capacitats protectores contra ...
Redondo Noya, Ana Belén (Date of defense: 2012-11-21)
La posición socioeconómica y la práctica de actividad física (AF), como estilo de vida, son dos determinantes que influyen en la salud individual y poblacional. En esta tesis se ha analizado la relación y la tendencia en ...
Suades Soler, Rosa (Date of defense: 2014-11-21)
Cardiovascular disease and, specifically, atherothrombosis is a global health problem with huge devastating consequences. While cardiovascular research has progressed rapidly over the last years, there is still a need ...
Yáñez Bisbe, Laia (Date of defense: 2022-02-25)
Els mecanismes que determinen el desenvolupament de remodelat cardíac, tant en la seva forma adversa (característica de la insuficiència cardíaca), com adaptativa (induïda per exercici), no es coneixen en detall. Els ...
Tobón Gómez, Catalina (Date of defense: 2011-06-30)
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECVs) son la principal causa de mortalidad en el mundo Occidental. El interés de prevenir y tratar las ECVs ha desencadenado un rápido desarrollo de los sistemas de adquisición de ...
Ramaiola, Ilaria (Date of defense: 2015-03-24)
Atherothrombosis and, specifically intracoronary thrombosis is a major cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and consequently of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. While management of acute ST-elevation ...
Boronat Rigol, Anna (Date of defense: 2020-01-16)
Hydroxytyrosol is a health-promoting dietary phenol mainly present in extra virgin olive oil. Wine and beer are sources of tyrosol, a related phenolic compound. We have demonstrated that in humans tyrosol is endogenously ...