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World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap: The Portuguese case
Abreu, A; Dores, H; Gonçalves, L; Franco, F; Silveira, C; Proença, G; Teresa Timóteo, A; Cardim, N; Pedro, M; Fiuza, M; Ferreira, D; Bento, LAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains the major cause of premature death and disability; effective cardiovascular (CV) risk prevention is fundamental. The World Heart Federation (WHF) Cholesterol Roadmap provides a framework for national policy development and aims to achieve ASCVD prevention. At the invitation of the WHF, a group of experts from the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (SPC), addr...
Exercise Intensity in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review ...
Gonçalves, C; Raimundo, A; Abreu, A; Bravo, JExercise-induced improvements in the VO2peak of cardiac rehabilitation participants are well documented. However, optimal exercise intensity remains doubtful. This study aimed to identify the optimal exercise intensity and program length to improve VO2peak in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) following cardiac rehabilitation. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included a control group and at least o...
The red seaweed Grateloupia turuturu prevents epidermal dysplasia in HPV16-tran...
Almeida, J; Ferreira, T; Santos, S; Pires, MJ; Gil da Costa, RM; Medeiros, R; Bastos, MMSM; Neuparth, MJ; Faustino-Rocha, AI; Abreu, A; Pereira, RAbstract: The role of dietary profiles in promoting or reducing the risk of multiple types of cancer is increasingly clear, driving the search for balanced foods and nutraceuticals. The red seaweed Grateloupia turuturu has been used as human food showing a balanced nutritional profile. This study aims to test in vivo chemopreventive effects of G. turuturu against cutaneous pre-malignant lesions in transgenic mi...
Lockdown Measures for COVID-19 Outbreak and Variation in Physical Activity in P...
Silva Cunha, P; Laranjo, S; Lourenço, A; Rodrigues, L; Cardoso, I; Portugal, G; Valente, B; Delgado, AS; Cruz Ferreira, R; Abreu, A; Oliveira, MAims: The present study analysed the patterns of physical activity pre-, during and post-lockdown measures for COVID-19 pandemic in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) under remote monitoring (RM), and assessed the physical activity patterns during these periods. Methods: The raw data from 95 patients with CHF (age 67,7 ± 15,1 years, 71,5% male) correspond...
Prognostic Effect and Modulation of Cardiac Sympathetic Function in Heart Failu...
Ilhão Moreira, R; Abreu, A; Portugal, G; Oliveira, L; Oliveira, MM; Rodrigues, I; Coutinho Cruz, M; Silva Cunha, P; Santos, V; Santa Clara, HBackground: Cardiac autonomic dysfunction as assessed by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-mIBG) scintigraphy is associated with poor prognosis in heart failure (HF) patients. Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has emerged as an effective therapy in improving outcomes on HF patients, its effect on cardiac sympathetic nervous function is still not fully understood. We aimed to study the value of p...
Prognostic Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Parameters in Heart Fail...
Valentim Gonçalves, A; Pereira-da-Silva, T; Soares, R; Feliciano, J; Ilhão Moreira, R; Rio, P; Abreu, A; Cruz Ferreira, RBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased mortality in heart failure (HF) patients. Objective: To evaluate whether the risk of AF patients can be precisely stratified by relation with cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) cut-offs for heart transplantation (HT) selection. Methods: Prospective evaluation of 274 consecutive HF patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40%. The prim...
High-Intensity Interval Training in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: a Random...
Santa-Clara, H; Abreu, A; Melo, X; Santos, V; Silva Cunha, P; Oliveira, MM; Pinto, R; Mota Carmo, M; Fernhall, BAIMS: To determine the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) following cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), on noninvasive estimates of systolic ventricular function, exercise performance, severity of symptoms and quality of life. METHODS: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing, resting transthoracic echocardiogram and health-related quality o...
The Importance of Return to Work: How to Achieve Optimal Reintegration in ACS P...
Reibis, R; Salzwedel, A; Abreu, A; Corra, U; Davos, C; Doehner, W; Doherty, P; Frederix, I; Hansen, D; Christine Iliou, M; Vigorito, C; Völler, HThe vocational reintegration of patients after an acute coronary syndrome is a crucial step towards complete convalescence from the social as well as the individual point of view. Return to work rates are determined by medical parameters such as left ventricular function, residual ischaemia and heart rhythm stability, as well as by occupational requirement profile such as blue or white collar work, night shifts...
Lifestyle and Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in Coronary Patients...
Kotseva, K; De Backer, G; De Bacquer, D; Rydén, L; Hoes, A; Grobbee, D; Maggioni, A; Marques-Vidal, P; Jennings, C; Abreu, A; Aguiar, C; Badariene, JAims: The aim of this study was to determine whether the Joint European Societies guidelines on secondary cardiovascular prevention are followed in everyday practice. Design: A cross-sectional ESC-EORP survey (EUROASPIRE V) at 131 centres in 81 regions in 27 countries. Methods: Patients (<80 years old) with verified coronary artery events or interventions were interviewed and examined ≥6 months later. Results: ...
Relationship of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain with Cardiac Autono...
Coutinho Cruz, M; Abreu, A; Portugal, G; Santa-Clara, H; Silva Cunha, P; Oliveira, MM; Santos, V; Oliveira, L; Rio, P; Rodrigues, I; Morais, LABACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is associated with cardiac autonomic denervation (AD), which can be non-invasively assessed by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-mIBG) scintigraphy and has prognostic implications. We aimed to study the relationship between myocardial contractility assessed by global longitudinal strain (GLS) and AD assessed by 123I-mIBG scintigraphy in advanced HF. METHODS/RESULTS: BETTER-HF is ...