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Diuretic-induced potassium depletion and glucose intolerance are not related to hyperactivity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in hypertensive patients with the metabolic syndrome.

Barbieri DE, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Ribeiro AB, Zanella MT.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Oct;11(10):549-54.PMID: 19817935 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Improves Hypoadiponectinemia in Severe Obese Men with Obstructive Sleep Apnea without Changes in Insulin Resistance.

Carneiro G, Togeiro SM, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Truksinas E, Ribeiro AB, Zanella MT, Tufik S.

Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2009 Jun 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19558268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Emerging drugs for obesity therapy.

Zanella MT, Ribeiro Filho FF.

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2009 Mar;53(2):271-80.PMID: 19466220 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Abdominal obesity is associated with potassium depletion and changes in glucose homeostasis during diuretic therapy.

Mariosa LS, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Batista MC, Hirota AH, Borges RL, Ribeiro AB, Zanella MT.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Jun;10(6):443-9.PMID: 18550934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function and 24-h blood pressure profile in obese men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Carneiro G, Togeiro SM, Hayashi LF, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Ribeiro AB, Tufik S, Zanella MT.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Aug;295(2):E380-4. Epub 2008 Jun 3.PMID: 18523125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Leptin is associated with insulin resistance in Japanese migrants.

Almeida-Pititto BD, Gimeno SG, Sanudo A, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Ferreira SR; Japanese-Brazilian Diabetes Study Group.

Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2005 Summer;3(2):140-6.PMID: 18370722 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

[Impact of weight loss on adipocytokines, C-reactive protein and insulin sensitivity in hypertensive women with central obesity]

Borges RL, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Carvalho KM, Zanella MT.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2007 Dec;89(6):409-14. English, Portuguese. PMID: 18317625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The new adipose tissue and adipocytokines.

Bulcão C, Ferreira SR, Giuffrida FM, Ribeiro-Filho FF.

Curr Diabetes Rev. 2006 Feb;2(1):19-28. Review.PMID: 18220614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Interactions between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and insulin resistance]

Carneiro G, Ribeiro Filho FF, Togeiro SM, Tufik S, Zanella MT.

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2007 Oct;51(7):1035-40. Review. Portuguese. PMID: 18157376 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnosing abnormal glucose tolerance in hypertensive women: are we making the best choice?

Mariosa LS, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Ribeiro AB, Zanella MT.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2007 Spring;2(2):98-103.PMID: 17684470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of simvastatin and metformin on inflammation and insulin resistance in individuals with mild metabolic syndrome.

Bulcão C, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Sañudo A, Roberta Ferreira SG.

Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2007;7(3):219-24.PMID: 17610348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are the beneficial cardiovascular effects of simvastatin and metformin also associated with a hormone-dependent mechanism improving insulin sensitivity?

Bulcão C, Giuffrida FM, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Ferreira SR.

Braz J Med Biol Res. 2007 Feb;40(2):229-35.PMID: 17273659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Visceral fat and metabolic syndrome: more than a simple association]

Ribeiro Filho FF, Mariosa LS, Ferreira SR, Zanella MT.

Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2006 Apr;50(2):230-8. Epub 2006 May 23. Review. Portuguese. PMID: 16767289 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Leptin is not associated independently with hypertension in Japanese-Brazilian women.

Almeida-Pititto B, Gimeno SG, Freire RD, Ribeiro-Filho FF, Ferreira SR; Japanese-Brazilian Diabetes Study Group.

Braz J Med Biol Res. 2006 Jan;39(1):99-105. Epub 2005 Dec 15.PMID: 16400470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of sibutramine on abdominal fat mass, insulin resistance and blood pressure in obese hypertensive patients.

Faria AN, Ribeiro Filho FF, Kohlmann NE, Gouvea Ferreira SR, Zanella MT.

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2005 May;7(3):246-53.PMID: 15811141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methods of estimation of visceral fat: advantages of ultrasonography.

Ribeiro-Filho FF, Faria AN, Azjen S, Zanella MT, Ferreira SR.

Obes Res. 2003 Dec;11(12):1488-94.PMID: 14694213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Influence of body fat distribution on the prevalence of arterial hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in obese patients]

Carneiro G, Faria AN, Ribeiro Filho FF, Guimarães A, Lerário D, Ferreira SR, Zanella MT.

Rev Assoc Med Bras. 2003 Jul-Sep;49(3):306-11. Epub 2003 Nov 5. Portuguese. PMID: 14666357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Two-hour insulin determination improves the ability of abdominal fat measurement to identify risk for the metabolic syndrome.

Ribeiro-Filho FF, Faria AN, Kohlmann NE, Zanella MT, Ferreira SR.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Jun;26(6):1725-30.PMID: 12766101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of visceral fat on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity in hypertensive obese women.

Faria AN, Ribeiro Filho FF, Gouveia Ferreira SR, Zanella MT.

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Effects of sibutramine on the treatment of obesity in patients with arterial hypertension.

Faria AN, Ribeiro Filho FF, Lerario DD, Kohlmann N, Ferreira SR, Zanella MT.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2002 Feb;78(2):172-80. English, Portuguese. PMID: 11887193 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ultrasonography for the evaluation of visceral fat and cardiovascular risk.

Ribeiro-Filho FF, Faria AN, Kohlmann O Jr, Ajzen S, Ribeiro AB, Zanella MT, Ferreira SR.

Hypertension. 2001 Sep;38(3 Pt 2):713-7.PMID: 11566963 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article