Browsing by Author "Torres Castro, Rodrigo"
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Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Vera Uribe, Roberto (Universidad de Chile, 2003)Las células endoteliales (CE) son responsables de la síntesis y liberación de sustancias vasoactivas ante un estímulo neuronal, hormonal o físico. Procesos patológicos, factores ambientales o el envejecimiento del individuo, ...
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Covarrubias-Escudero, Felipe; Rivera Lillo, Gonzalo; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Varas-Díaz, Gonzalo (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)Objective: To examine the effects of a six-week body weight-support treadmill training (BWSTT) program on center-of-mass control and gait independence in chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) patients. Design: ...
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Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Monge, Gonzalo; Vera Uribe, Roberto; Puppo Gallardo, Homero; Céspedes, Juan; Vilaró, Jordi (Universidad de Chile, 2014)Cough is a natural reflex that protects respiratory airways against infections or mucus retention. Cough maintains an adequate cleaning of the airways and is a mainstay of respiratory therapy. It can be triggered voluntarily ...
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Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Vilaro, Jordi; Vera Uribe, Roberto (Elsevier, 2016)
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Gimeno-Santos, Elena; Fregonezi, Guilherme; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Rabinovich, Roberto; Vilaró, Jordi (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018)This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training plus exercise versus exercise alone in people with asthma.
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Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Solis Navarro, Lilian; Puppo Gallardo, Homero Luis; Alcaraz Serrano, Victoria; Vasconcello Castillo, Luis Eduardo; Vilaró, Jordi; Vera Uribe, Roberto Eugenio (MDPI, 2022)Background: Effective treatments for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) include positive pressure, weight loss, oral appliances, surgery, and exercise. Although the involvement of the respiratory muscles in OSA is evident, the ...
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Cruz Montecinos, Carlos; Godoy-Olave, Diego; Contreras Briceño, Felipe; Gutiérrez, Paulina; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Miret-Venegas, Leandro; Engel, Roger M. (Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2017)© 2017 Cruz-Montecinos et al. Background and objective: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), accessory respiratory muscles are recruited as a compensatory adaptation to changes in respiratory mechanics. This ...
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Núñez Cortés, Rodrigo; Malhue Vidal, Constanza; Gath, Florencia; Valdivia Lobos, Gonzalo; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Cruz Montecinos, Carlos Eduardo; Martínez Arnau, Francisco M.; Pérez Alenda, Sofía; López Bueno, Rubén; Calatayud, Joaquín (MDPI, 2022)Objective: To determine the association between the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score after discharge with 6-min walk test (6MWT) 1 year after discharge in a cohort of COVID-19 survivors. Methods: In this prospective ...
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Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Céspedes, Cristian; Vilaró, Jordi; Vera-Uribe, Roberto; Cano-Cappellacci, Marcelo; Vargas, Diego (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2017)© 2017, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing in Chile, constituting a public health problem. Pulmonary and systemic ...