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Passing the torch: welcoming the new editor-in-chief of Birth and Growth Medica...
Álvares,Sílvia
Inconclusive results in genetic testing: explaining uncertainty
Abreu,Maria; Reis,Cláudia Falcão; Álvares,Sílvia
Nascer e Crescer/Birth and Growth Medical Journal - 30 years’ publication
Álvares,Sílvia
COVID-19 and the Pediatric Heart
Henriques,Cláudio; Álvares,SílviaAbstract Coronavirus disease stormed into our lives in 2019 with first reports of infection occurring in Wuhan, China. It spares no one, despite having a traditionally milder course in children. Still, a novel hyperinflammatory post COVID-19 entity has emerged between the pediatric age group implicating higher severeness and cardiac disease. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) shares several k...
Case of swyer-james-macleod syndrome diagnosed in adolescence
Fernandes,Rosa-Anita; Cunha,Leonor; Loureiro,Marília; Rezende,Isabel; Álvares,Sílvia; Falcão,HelenaSwyer-James-MacLeod syndrome, or unilateral hyperlucent lung syndrome, is a rare entity associated with post-infectious bronchiolitis. Clinical presentation may include recurrent chest infections or exertional dyspnea, or it may result from an incidental finding following chest X-ray. Treatment is usually individualized and ranges from conservative management to surgical intervention. Here in is described the c...
Prevention of cardiovascular diseases starts in childhood
Álvares,Sílvia
Cardiac preparticipation screening for the young athlete: still a matter of con...
Álvares,Sílvia
From the Post-Gutenberg Galaxy to the era of Skywriting
Pereira,José Manuel; Álvares,Sílvia