• Advanced Glycation End Products: New Clinical and Molecular Perspectives 

      Salazar, Juan; Navarro, Carla; Ortega, Ángel; Nava, Manuel; Morillo, Daniela; Torres, Wheeler; Hernández, Marlon; Cabrera, Mayela; Angarita, Lissé; Ortiz, Rina; Chacín, Maricarmen; D'Marco, Luis; Bermúdez, Valmore (MDPI, 2021)
      Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered one of the most massive epidemics of the twenty-first century due to its high mortality rates caused mainly due to its complications; therefore, the early identification of such ...
    • Age-specific waist circumference cutoff-points for abdominal obesity diagnosis: a personalized strategy for a large Venezuelan population 

      Bermudez, Valmore; Salazar, Juan; Martínez, María Sofía; Olivar, Luis Carlos; Nava, Manuel; Rojas, Milagros; Ortega, Ángel; Añez. Roberto; Toledo, Alexandra; Rojas, Joselyn; Chacín, Maricarmen; Rodríguez, Johel E.; D'Marco, Luis; Cano, Clímaco (Springer, 2021)
      Background Evidence shows that the ageing process is a determining factor in fat distribution, composition, and functionality. The goal of this research was to determine cut-off points for waist circumference according ...
    • Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Pathophysiologic and pharmacotherapeutics links 

      Rojas, Milagros; Chávez-Castillo, Mervin; Ba, Jordan; Ortega, Ángel; Nava, Manuel; Salazar, Juan; Díaz-Camargo, Edgar; Rojas-Quintero, Joselyn; Bermúdez, Valmore (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2021)
      At present, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are two highly prevalent disorders worldwide, especially among elderly individuals. T2DM appears to be associated with cognitive dysfunction, with a ...
    • Análisis clínico-epidemiológico de las subfracciones HDL2 y HDL3 en adultos de la ciudad de Maracaibo, Venezuela 

      Linares, Sergia; Bermúdez, Valmore; Salazar, Juan; Nava, Manuel; Ortega, Ángel; Olivar, Luis; Calvo, María; Martínez, María Sofía; Morales-Carrasco, Alex; Chacín, Maricarmen; Rojas, Joselyn (Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú, 2020)
      Objetivo: Realizar un análisis clínico-epidemiológico de las subfracciones de colesterol unido a lipoproteinas de alta densidad (HDL-C, por sus siglas en inglés) en adultos de la ciudad de Maracaibo, Venezuela. Materiales ...
    • Aproximación al uso de interfaz gráfica en la operatividad de agentes inteligentes con imágenes médicas 

      Osorio Ortega, Shirley Katherinne; Hernández Lalinde, Juan Diego; Rodríguez, Johel E.; Reyes Herrera, Pedro Enrique; Armas Ramírez, Pablo Marcelo; Morán Narváez, Luis Eduardo; Velastegui Rodríguez, Gisella Patricia; Salazar, Juan; Añez, Roberto; Bermúdez, Valmore (Sociedad Venezolana de Farmacología Clínica y Terapéutica, 2019)
      En el presente artículo se da a conocer el estado del arte relativo al desarrollo de interfaz gráfica de usuario para la integración de técnicas de procesamiento de imágenes y operadores basados en máquinas inteligentes, ...
    • Assessment of methods for volumetric quantification of intracerebral hematomas in computerized tomography images 

      Vera, Miguel; Huérfano, Yoleidy; Barrera, Doris; Valbuena, Oscar; Salazar, Williams; Vera, María Isabel; Hernández, Carlos; Vivas, Marisela; Borrero, Maryury; Molina, Ángel Valentín; Martínez, Luis Javier; Salazar, Juan; Gelvez, Elkin; Contreras, Yudith; Sáenz, Frank (Sociedad Venezolana de Farmacología Clínica y Terapéutica, 2018)
      This work evaluates the performance of computational methods aimed at volume generation of five intracerebral hematomas (ICH), present in multi-layer computed tomography images, by means of three complementary steps. ...
    • Automatic segmentation of a cerebral glioblastoma using a smart computational technique 

      Vera, Miguel; Huérfano, Yoleidy; Valbuena, Oscar; Hoyos, Diego; Arias, Yeni; Contreras, Yudith; Salazar, Williams; Vera, María Isabel; Borrero, Maryury; Vivas, Marisela; Hernández, Carlos; Barrera, Doris; Molina, Ángel Valentín; Martínez, Luis Javier; Salazar, Juan; Gelvez, Elkin (Sociedad Venezolana de Farmacología Clínica y Terapéutica, 2018)
      We propose an intelligent computational technique for the image segmentation of a type IV brain tumor, identified as multiform glioblastoma (MGB), which is present in multi-layer computed tomography images. This technique ...
    • Automatic segmentation of a meningioma using a computational technique in magnetic resonance imaging 

      Vera, Miguel; Huérfano, Yoleidy; Molina, Ángel Valentín; Valbuena, Oscar; Vivas, Marisela; Cuberos, María; Salazar, Williams; Vera, María Isabel; Borrero, Maryury; Hernández, Carlos; Barrera, Doris; Martínez, Luis Javier; Salazar, Juan; Gelvez, Elkin; Contreras, Yudith; Sáenz, Frank (Sociedad Venezolana de Farmacología Clínica y Terapéutica, 2018)
      Through this work we propose a computational technique for the segmentation of a brain tumor, identified as meningioma (MGT), which is present in magnetic resonance images (MRI). This technique consists of 3 stages ...
    • Automatic segmentation of epidural hematomas using a computational technique based on intelligent operators: a clinical utility 

      Salazar, Juan; Vera, Miguel; Huérfano, Yoleidy; Valbuena, Oscar; Salazar, Williams; Vera, María Isabel; Gelvez, Elkin; Contreras, Yudith; Borrero, Maryury; Vivas, Marisela; Barrera, Doris; Hernández, Carlos; Molina, Ángel Valentín; Martínez, Luis Javier; Sáenz, Frank (Sociedad Venezolana de Farmacología Clínica y Terapéutica, 2018)
      This paper proposes a non-linear computational technique for the segmentation of epidural hematomas (EDH), present in 7 multilayer computed tomography brain imaging databases. This technique consists of 3 stages developed ...
    • Biochemical and clinical characterization of metabolic phenotypes: a cross-sectional study from Maracaibo city, Venezuela [version 1; referees: awaiting peer review] 

      Bermudez, Valmore; Rojas, Joselyn; Salazar, Juan; Martinez, Maria Sofia; Olivar, Luis; Calvo, Maria Jose; Mindiola, Andres; Añez, Roberto; Wilches-Duran, Sandra; Cerda, Marcos; Graterol, Modesto; Graterol, Rosemily; Hernandez, Juan Diego; Garicano, Carlos; Velasco, Manuel (is published by F1000 Research Ltd, 2018-02)
      Background: In 1980, Reuben Andresen observed that in certain individuals, obesity did not increase mortality, introducing an atypical phenotype called “healthy obese”. Other studies reported that 10-15 % of lean ...
    • Cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome components: a cross-sectional study from Maracaibo City, Venezuela [version 1; referees: 1 approved with reservations] 

      Bermudez, Valmore; Olivar, Luis Carlos; Torres, Wheeler; Navarro, Carla; Gonzalez, Robys; Morocho, Alicia; Mindiola, Andres; Chacin, Maricarmen; Arias, Victor; Añez, Roberto; Salazar, Juan; Riaño Garzon, Manuel; Diaz Camargo, Edgar; Judith Bautista, Maria; Rojas, Joselyn (F1000 Research Ltda, 2018-05-22)
      Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that cigarette smoking can cause the onset of metabolic syndrome prior to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship ...
    • Comparación de índices antropométricos para agregación de múltiples factores de riesgo en adultos de Cuenca, Ecuador 

      Torres, Maritza; Ortiz, Rina; Sigüencia, Wilson; Ordoñez, Maria; Alcántara, Víctor; Salazar, Juan; Añez, Roberto; Rojas, Joselyn; Bermudez, Valmore (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2018)
      Objetivos. El objetivo de este estudio es comparar la capacidad predictiva de diferentes índices antropométricos en la determinación de la agregación de múltiples factores de riesgo (AMFR) en la población adulta de la ...
    • Data Mining and Endocrine Diseases: A New Way to Classify? 

      Salazar, Juan; Espinoza, Cristobal; Mindiola, Andres; Bermudez, Valmore (Elsevier, 2018-04)
      Data mining consists of using large database analysis to detect patterns, relationships and models in order to describe (or even predict) the appearance of a future event; to accomplish this, it uses classification ...
    • Digital processing of medical images: application in synthetic cardiac datasets using the CRISP_DM methodology 

      Contreras, Yudith; Vera, Miguel; Huérfano, Yoleidy; Valbuena, Oscar; Salazar, Williams; Vera, María Isabel; Borrero, Maryury; Barrera, Doris; Hernández, Carlos; Molina, Ángel Valentín; Martínez, Luis Javier; Sáenz, Frank; Vivas, Marisela; Salazar, Juan; Gelvez, Elkin (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Hipertensión, 2018)
      In this work an adaptation of the Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM) methodology, in the context of digital medical image processing is proposed. Specifically, synthetic images reported in the ...
    • Efecto del consumo de alimentos preparados en el hogar y adquiridos en la escuela sobre el perfil lipídico de escolares en Maracaibo, Venezuela 

      Alfonzo, Narly; Abreu, Marioly De; García, María; Rincón, Yuslemi; Carrillo, Marisol; Amell, Anilsa; Chávez-Castillo, Mervin; Rojas, Joselyn; Martínez, María S.; Salazar, Juan; Añez, Roberto J.; Chacín, Maricarmen; Graterol, Modesto; Bermúdez, Valmore (Cooperativa servicios y suministros 212518 RS, 2018)
      Propósito: En décadas recientes, ha aumentado en la población infantil la prevalencia de enfermedades como obesidad y dislipidemias, de manera atribuible a prácticas propias de la sociedad occidentalizada. Esto incluye ...
    • Etelcalcetide and Paricalcitol in Chronic Kidney Disease: When the Target Is Inflammation 

      D’Marco, Luis; Checa-Ros, Ana; Gamero, Dionilux; Soto, Carlos; Salazar, Juan; Nava, Manuel; Bermúdez, Valmore; Dapana, Fabiola (MDPI, 2022)
      Introduction: secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHP) is frequent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly in those in dialysis. To treat this complication, the current options available include phosphorus ...
    • Exploring the relationship between the Gut Microbiota and Ageing: A possible age modulator 

      Salazar, Juan; Durán, Pablo; Díaz, María P.; Chacín, Maricarmen; Santeliz, Raquel; Mengual, Edgardo; Gutiérrez, Emma; León, Xavier; Díaz, Andrea; Bernal, Marycarlota; Escalona, Daniel; Parra Hernández, Luis Alberto; Bermúdez, Valmore (MDPI, 2023)
      The gut microbiota (GM) has been the subject of intense research in recent years. Therefore, numerous factors affecting its composition have been thoroughly examined, and with them, their function and role in the individual’s ...
    • Fto gene: historic background and its relationship with chronic-degenerative diseases 

      Torres, Maritza; Bermúdez, Valmore; Ortiz, Rina; Siguencia, Wilson; Prieto, Carem; Añez, Roberto; Martínez, María Sofía; Angarita Dávila, Lissé; Rojas Gómez, Diana Marcela; Salazar, Juan; González Casanova, Jorge Enrique; Sánchez Guette, Lilibeth; Guillén Burgos, Hernán Felipe; Kuzmar, Isaac; Roque, Willy; Rojas, Edward; Rojas, Joselyn (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Hipertención, 2018-07-15)
      Alteraciones en el desarrollo de la atención y la organización conductual pueden configurar cuadros clínicos como el trastorno déficit de atención (TDA) que puede estar acompañado o no de hiperactividad (TDAH), este ...
    • High grade glioma segmentation in magnetic resonance imaging 

      Vera, Miguel; Huérfano, Yoleidy; Martínez, Luis Javier; Contreras, Yudith; Salazar, Williams; Vera, María Isabel; Valbuena, Oscar; Borrero, Maryury; Hernández, Carlos; Barrera, Doris; Molina, Ángel Valentín; Salazar, Juan; Gelvez, Elkin; Sáenz, Frank; Hoyos, Diego; Arias, Yeny (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Hipertensión, 2018)
      Through this work we propose a computational technique for the segmentation of magnetic resonance images (MRI) of a brain tumor, identified as high grade glioma (HGG), specifically grade III anaplastic astrocytoma. ...
    • Importance of high triglycerides levels between novel coronary risk factors 

      Bermúdez, Valmore; Salazar, Juan; Calvo, María; Martínez, María; Añez, Roberto; Rivas-Ríos, José; Chacín, Maricarmen; Hernández, Juan; Graterol, Modesto; Rojas, Joselyn (Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular., 2017-11)
      Introduction: The analysis of new cardiovascular risk factors is under an extensive debate in the cardiology and metabolic research fields. Objective: To determine the main factors that contribute to the classification ...