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Guilherme Areas

Research Investigator
Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazil

Ph.D. in Physical Therapy (with emphasis on Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy) from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) with a 12-month exchange program at the University of Illinois at Chicago - (UIC) - (USA) - Vascular Biology Laboratory in the College of Applied Health Sciences - Physical Therapy Department with a CAPES PDSE scholarship; Master of Physiological Sciences (with emphasis on Cardiac Physiology) from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES); Bachelor of Physical Therapy from Vila Velha University. Member of the Brazilian Society of Physiology, the Brazilian Association of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy and Intensive Care Physiotherapy (ASSOBRAFIR), and the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Adjunct Professor of Human Physiology III at the Department of Physiological Sciences (DCF), Coordinator of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory, permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Basic and Applied Immunology (PPGIBA) at UFAM - Institute of Biological Sciences (ICB), and permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Human Movement Science (PPGCiMH) at UFAM - School of Physical Education and Physical Therapy (FEFF). Experienced in hemodynamic evaluation and isolated heart technique (Lagendorff) (Cardiac electromechanics laboratory - UFES); Evaluation of microvascular endothelial behavior in humans and animals in different vascular beds (Vascular Biology Laboratory - UIC); Experience in cardiovascular behavior during exercises of different modalities in young and elderly individuals. Experience in cardiac autonomic behavior through heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure variability (BPV) techniques in various cardiorespiratory diseases (heart failure of different origins, Chagas disease in acute and chronic forms, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Experience in analyzing central nervous system (CNS) and muscle tissue oxygen consumption during exertion using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) technique. Experience in analyzing flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in the brachial artery and evaluating physical capacity and functional capacity through cardiopulmonary testing (Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory at UFSCar). Coordinator of the Integrative Physiological Podcast extension project.

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