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Mónica Acevedo
Researcher at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Publications - 57
Citations - 1110
Mónica Acevedo is an academic researcher from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 53 publications receiving 698 citations. Previous affiliations of Mónica Acevedo include World Heart Federation.
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The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission: reducing the global burden by 2030.
Birgit Vogel,Mónica Acevedo,Yolande Appelman,C. Noel Bairey Merz,Alaide Chieffo,Gemma A. Figtree,Mayra Guerrero,Vijay Kunadian,Vijay Kunadian,Carolyn S.P. Lam,Angela H.E.M. Maas,Anastasia S. Mihailidou,Anastasia S. Mihailidou,Anastasia S. Mihailidou,Agnieszka Olszanecka,Jeanne E. Poole,Clara Saldarriaga,Jacqueline Saw,Liesl Zühlke,Roxana Mehran +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the first effort of its kind to connect stakeholders, to ignite global awareness of sex-related and gender-related disparities in cardiovascular disease, and to provide a springboard for future research.
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Dyslipidemia in seven Latin American cities: CARMELA study.
Raul Vinueza,Carlos Boissonnet,Mónica Acevedo,Felipe Uriza,Francisco Jose Benitez,Honorio Silva,Herman Schargrodsky,Beatriz Champagne,Elinor Wilson +8 more
TL;DR: Dyslipidemia was disturbingly prevalent and varied across cities, and the high TC/HDL-C ratios and non-HDl-C levels suggest a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Adiponectin levels, cardiometabolic risk factors and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in children.
Pilar Arnaiz,Mónica Acevedo,Salesa Barja,Marlene Aglony,Beatriz Guzmán,Berta Cassis,Jacqueline Carvajal,M. Moreno,Carlos Navarrete,Ximena Berríos +9 more
TL;DR: Adiponectin levels were inversely correlated with anthropometric parameters of obesity and insulin resistance and directly correlated with HDL levels, however, no relationship with subclinical atherosclerosis was demonstrated in this study.
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Mobile phone text messaging improves antihypertensive drug adherence in the community.
Paola Varleta,Mónica Acevedo,Carlos Akel,Claudia Salinas,Carlos Navarrete,Ana García,Carolina Echegoyen,Daniel A. Rodriguez,Lissette Gramusset,Sandra León,Pedro Cofré,Raquel Retamal,Katerine Romero +12 more
TL;DR: Text messaging intervention improved ADA and resulted in an increase in reporting ADA in this hypertensive Latino population at 6‐month follow‐up, and this approach could become an effective tool to overcome poor medication adherence in the community.
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Proteína C reactiva y su relación con adiposidad, factores de riesgo cardiovascular y aterosclerosis subclínica en niños sanos
Mónica Acevedo,Pilar Arnaiz,Salesa Barja,Claudia Bambs,Ximena Berríos,Beatriz Guzmán,Jacqueline Carvajal,Berta Cassis,Carlos Navarrete +8 more
TL;DR: This estudio indica that the proteina C reactiva ultrasensible se asocia en forma directa y significativa al grado of adiposidad, especialmente el indice of masa corporal, pero no a marcadores de aterosclerosis subclinica en ninos.