Funding Information: This study funded was by MSD (protocol NIS009287). The present publication was funded by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, IP national support through CHRC (UIDB/04923/2020). Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry. Publisher Copyright: © The authors 2025.; Background Chronic cough is associated with high individual and social co...
The authors thank Luı́s Veloso, Daniela Carvalho, and Catarina Oliveira Silva (from CTI, Clinical Trial & Consulting Services) for their assistance with the project.; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) are heterogeneous autoimmune diseases. Severe manifestations and refractory/intolerance to conventional immunosuppressants demand other options, namel...
Funding: This work has been partially supported by a grant from AstraZeneca®. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. provided the materials for exhaled nitric oxide measurements. AstraZeneca® and Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. had no role in the study design, conduct of the research, preparation or submission of the article; Background: Rhinitis and asthma frequently coexist. Peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) objectiv...
INTRODUCTION Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is most frequently caused by a solitary adenoma. Surgical intervention has a high cure rate, particularly when associated with a fast intraoperative intact parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) assay. Aim: to evaluate the performance and accuracy when applying this technique. METHODS we conducted a retrospective study of the last 20 patients with pHPT (mean age 59, range 24...