Papers by carolina correa
Polímeros, 2006
Composite films were studied as possible candidates for the central or support layer of synthetic... more Composite films were studied as possible candidates for the central or support layer of synthetic paper in a multilayer structure. Recycled post-consumer polypropylene films were reinforced with inorganic fillers at various compositions and under several processing ...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2004
Objective: To determine whether depression is associated with cardiac autonomic alterations in el... more Objective: To determine whether depression is associated with cardiac autonomic alterations in elderly patients with recent acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). Methods: Cross-sectional study on the association between a major depressive episode or isolated depressive symptoms (21-item Hamilton depression score) and heart rate variability abnormalities in 56 adults (31 women, 55%) 60 years of age and older with a recent (24 -72 h) myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina (UA). Results: Spectral and nonspectral parameters of respiratory sinus arrhythmia, indicative of parasympathetic activity on the heart, were decreased in patients with depression (high-frequency heart rate variability [log ms 2 ] 2.12 F 0.4 vs. 2.52 F 0.5, P = .024; pNN50 [%] 1 F 2 vs. 9 F 15, P = .006; and rMSNN [ms] 16 F 6 vs. 28 F 22, P = .009). Also, high-frequency heart rate variability decreased with increasing depressive symptom severity. Conclusion: In a sample of older adults suffering from ACSs, depression was associated with impaired parasympathetic control of the heart. D
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Papers by carolina correa