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Thiago Thomaz Mafort

Researcher at Rio de Janeiro State University

Publications -  45
Citations -  479

Thiago Thomaz Mafort is an academic researcher from Rio de Janeiro State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Spirometry. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 34 publications receiving 323 citations.

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Obesity: systemic and pulmonary complications, biochemical abnormalities, and impairment of lung function.

TL;DR: Weight loss caused by various types of treatment, including low-calorie diet, intragastric balloon, and bariatric surgery, significantly improves lung function and metabolic syndrome and reduces body mass index.
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Body composition and depressive/anxiety symptoms in overweight and obese individuals with metabolic syndrome.

TL;DR: In individuals with MS, the percentage of body fat, and not central fat, BMI, WC, or WHR, was associated with an increased severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms, and total lean mass was strongly associated with fewer anxiety/depressive symptoms, suggesting that body composition might be related to psychiatric comorbidity in overweight individuals withMS.
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Comparison Between Lung Ultrasound and Computed Tomographic Findings in Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia.

TL;DR: Findings from lung ultrasound and computed tomography in health professionals with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia are described and associations of the findings of both tests are evaluated.
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Application of Venn's diagram in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis using IFN-γ, IP-10 and adenosine deaminase.

TL;DR: The combination of IFN-γ and ADA, in a reviewed cut-off point, showed to be particularly useful to clinicians as their positive results combined prompts immediate treatment for TB while both negative results suggest further investigation.