Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) and its major risk factor hypertension have both
been associated with altered activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis but …

Background Little is known about how socioeconomic position (SEP) across life impacts on
different axes of the endocrine system which are thought to underlie the ageing process and …

Previous evidence on cortisol output and socioeconomic status (SES) has been mixed, with
studies finding that lower SES can be associated with higher or lower cortisol output, and …

Background Elevated copeptin, a marker for vasopressin release, has been associated with
impaired prognosis in acute myocardial infarction (MI). The aim was to investigate whether …

Objectives: Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) dysregulation is a postulated risk factor for
cardiovascular disease but results from previous studies have been mixed. We examined …

This dissertation aims to understand where, why and how scientific knowledge on health
inequalities is produced, why and how some places have strong capacity to produce this …

The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) plays an important role in
cardiovascular homeostasis by regulating maintenance of arterial blood pressure, water …

This chapter summarizes evidence supporting a potential role for the hypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenocortical (HPA) axis in cardiovascular disease (CVD) initiation and progression. We …

Background The impaired prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
dysglycemia is not fully explained by traditional risk markers, among them hyperglycemia …

Este trabalho tem como principal objetivo investigar os efeitos do Programa Saúde na
Escola (PSE) em indicadores municipais de saúde. O PSE é uma política pública federal …