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Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Portugal
Pina, Francisco; Ferro, Ana; Castro, Clara; Bento, Maria José; Lunet, NunoIntroduction: To describe time trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Portugal, overall and by region. Methods: Incidence data were retrieved from the Registos Oncológicos Regionais (RORs) for the period 1998-2010. Mortality data were obtained from the World Health Organization (1980-2003; 2007-2011) and from Statistics Portugal (2004-2006; 2012-2015; 1991-2015 for regional data). JoinPoint analys...
Anesthetic management integrated in “Aorta Team” approach for Total endovascula...
Martins, Ana Margarida; Aguiar, Filipa; Ferro, AnaTotal endovascular aortic arch repair is nowadays a promising alternative for selected patients with aortic arch disease. These endovascular procedures are technically challenging and require a diligent planning among all members of a multidisciplinary “Aorta Team” integrating cardiovascular anesthesiologists. In fact, endovascular aortic arch repair is a major challenge for anesthesiologists because of the ris...
Genetic diversity and population structure of Cynara cardunculus L. in southern...
Castro, Maria; Rosa, Daniela; Ferro, Ana; Faustino, Ana; Paulino, Ana; Brás, Teresa; Machado, Eliana; Pinto-Cruz, Carla; Belo, Anabela; Mendonça, DiogoCynara cardunculus L. is a cardoon species native to the Mediterranean region, which is composed of three botanical taxa, each having distinct biological characteristics. The aim of this study was to examine wild populations of C. cardunculus established in Portugal, in order to determine their genetic diversity, geographic distribution, and population structure. Based on SSR markers, 121 individuals of C. card...
POPs’ effect on cardiometabolic and inflammatory profile in a sample of women w...
Ferro, Ana; Teixeira, Diana; Pestana, Diogo; Monteiro, Rosário; Santos, Cristina C.; Domingues, Valentina F.; Polónia, Jorge; Calhau, ConceiçãoPersistent organic pollutants (POPs) are man-made compounds with metabolic disruption impact. We investigated the effect of POP exposure in the cardiometabolic and inflammatory profile in a population of women with obesity and hypertension. In 43 premenopausal women (22 treated vs. 21 nontreated) undergoing bariatric surgery, blood and adipose tissue samples (visceral (vAT) and abdominal subcutaneous (scAT)) we...
Efficacy of suit therapy on functioning in children and adolescents with cerebr...
Martins, Maria Elisabete; Cordovil, Rita; Oliveira, Raul; Letras, Sara; Lourenço, Soraia; Pereira, Inês; Ferro, Ana; Lopes, Inês; Silva, CláudiaAim: This systematic review and meta-analysis presents an overview of the efficacy of suit therapy on functioning in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed articles was performed on electronic databases, from their inception to May 2014. Studies included were rated for methodological quality using t...