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The article focuses on the exploration of new figurative themes in Antonio Carena's artwork from 1925 to 2010. Topics include Carena's struggle with the representation of the human figure, the significance of his Nudi series created between 1960 and 1962, and the influence of contemporary artistic movements on his personal artistic journey during the 1950s and 1960s.

The assessment of LVDDis routinely included in echocardiographic evaluation because it correlates with cardiac disease progression and its prognostic value. Classic parameters used for assessing LVdiastolic function correlate well with invasive measurements which remains the gold standard. Nevertheless, no one echocardiographic parameter alone can completely evaluate LVDD. LV diastolic function evaluation in atrial fibrillation is still challenging, since the E/A ratio, one of the most used parameters in echocardiographic evaluation, cannot be feasible. This is not a good reason to give up measurement. In this review, we analyze the different methods for estimating LV diastolic function in atrial fibrillation, including measurement not dependent on atrial systole and some novel methods that are promising, but not ever available during clinical practice highlighting that this assessment is mandatory for a complete clinical evaluation of the patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article, based on the presentation at the Communication and Work Research Group, at the 46th Brazilian Congress of Communication Sciences, in 2023, problematizes how the construction of narratives around platform work impacts the formation of public opinion and well-being workers' social. The text raises the reflection on the rhetoric around digital labor and the implications of the sociotechnical arrangements used by companies, which emerge with a discursive guise of disruption, autonomy, and entrepreneurship, but reveal themselves as a way of sustaining control, cost cutting, and precariousness of work. Through a methodology based on bibliographic research, it brings, additionally and intentionally, as a matter of illustration, examples of content from Brazilian platform companies as a way to soften the negative discourses around their businesses. The discussion is dedicated to the use of narrative in order to legitimize the supremacy of capital over labor, which influences the formation of public opinion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Chronic depression (CD) is common among postmenopausal women and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The diagnosis of CD is a challenging problem in clinical practice which is vastly underdiagnosed. CD detection in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome (MetS) or hypertension is necessary for CVD prevention. Our study aims to assess the prevalence of CD in postmenopausal women and the relationship between CD and MetS or hypertension. Results. The rate of CD was significantly higher among postmenopausal women with MetS compared with the control group [18% versus 8%; Odds ratio (OR) 2.2, P<0.007]. The CD rate was significantly higher among women with MetS and hypertension (21% versus 8%; OR 2.7, P<0.0000). The rate of CD was similar between women with MetS and women with hypertension, 18% versus 21%; OR 0.8, P<0.44) and between women with metabolic cardiomyopathy and hypertensive cardiomyopathy (10% versus 8%; OR 1.1, P<0.65). Conclusions. There is a relationship between MetS and CD, which is stronger when compared to women with hypertension. There is a need to improve the diagnosis of CD in postmenopausal women with MetS or hypertension as unrecognized and untreated CD is associated with a poor outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coronary computed tomography angiography is a noninvasive heart imaging test currently undergoing rapid development and advancement. The high resolution of the three-dimensional pictures of the moving heart and great vessels is performed during a coronary computed tomography to identify coronary artery disease and classify patient risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The technique provides useful information about the coronary tree and atherosclerotic plaques beyond simple luminal narrowing and plaque type defined by calcium content. This application will improve image-guided prevention, medical therapy, and coronary interventions. The ability to interpret coronary computed tomography images is of utmost importance as we develop personalized medical care to enable therapeutic interventions stratified on the bases of plaque characteristics. This overview provides available data and expert's recommendations in the utilization of coronary computed tomography findings. We focus on the use of coronary computed tomography to detect coronary artery disease and stratify patients at risk, illustrating the implications of this test on patient management. We describe its diagnostic power in identifying patients at higher risk to develop acute coronary syndrome and its prognostic significance. Finally, we highlight the features of the vulnerable plaques imaged by coronary computed tomography angiography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited cardiovascular disorder of great genetic heterogeneity and has a prevalence of 0.1 - 0.2 % in the general population. Several hundred mutations in more than 27 genes, most of which encode sarcomeric structures, are associated with the HCM phenotype. Then, HCM is an extremely heterogeneous disease and several phenotypes have been described over the years. Originally only two phenotypes were considered, a more common, obstructive type (HOCM, 70 %) and a less common, non-obstructive type (HNCM, 30 %) (Maron BJ, et al. Am J Cardiol 48:418 -28, 1981). Wigle et al. (Circ 92:1680-92, 1995) considered three types of functional phenotypes: subaortic obstruction, midventricular obstruction and cavity obliteration. A leader american working group suggested that HCM should be defined genetically and not morphologically (Maron BJ, et al. Circ 113:1807-16, 2006). The European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases recommended otherwise a morphological classification (Elliott P, et al. Eur Heart J 29:270-6, 2008). Echocardiography is still the principal tool for the diagnosis, prognosis and clinical management of HCM. It is well known that the echocardiographic picture may have a clinical and prognostic impact. For this reason, in this article, we summarize the state of the art regarding the echocardiographic pattern of the HCM phenotypes and its impact on clinical course and prognosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]