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Portuguese National Registry of Interventional Cardiology
Calé, Rita; Pereira, Hélder; Luz, André; Campante Teles, Rui; Costa, Marco; Silva, João Carlos; Braga, Pedro; Pinto Cardoso, Pedro; Cruz Ferreira, RuiFunding Information: We would like to thank Maria F\u00E1tima Loureiro, who was the biostatistician at the National Center for Data Collection in Cardiology (CNCDC) at the time of the study, for her collaboration in processing the data from the Portuguese National Registry of Interventional Cardiology. Additionally, we extend our gratitude to all healthcare professionals who diligently record data in the regist...
Evaluating the effects of climate-induced heatwaves on the thermal dynamics and...
Almeida, Manuel; Zhu, Senlin; Cardoso, Rita M.; Soares, Pedro M.M.; Coelho, PedroPublisher Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.; Study region: The study was conducted in the Torrão Reservoir, situated in the Tâmega River Basin in northern Portugal. Study focus: This study evaluates the impact of future climate-induced heatwaves on the thermal structure of a deep reservoir using the 2D water quality model, CE-QUAL-W2. Climate projections for the end of the century were...
Response to the letter “Cardio-oncology guidelines, structural heart disease an...
Nobre Menezes, Miguel; Tavares da Silva, Marta; Magalhães, Andreia; Melica, Bruno; Cristina Toste, Júlia; Calé, Rita; Almeida, Manuel; Fiuza, Manuela
Cardiologia de intervenção em doentes oncológicos
Nobre Menezes, Miguel; Tavares da Silva, Marta; Magalhães, Andreia; Melica, Bruno; Toste, Júlia Cristina; Calé, Rita; Almeida, Manuel; Fiuza, ManuelaThe field of Cardio-Oncology has grown significantly, especially during the last decade. While awareness of cardiotoxicity due to cancer disease and/or therapies has greatly increased, much of the attention has focused on myocardial systolic disfunction and heart failure. However, coronary and structural heart disease are also a common issue in cancer patients and encompass the full spectrum of cardiotoxicity. ...
Health-related quality of life after rehabilitation from knee surgery in rural ...
Moreira, José; João, Ana; Aguiar, Pedro; Raimundo, Armando; Mesquita, Marina; Flamínio, José; Almeida, Manuel; Boto, PauloFunding Information: This research was funded by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology under the project UIDP/04923/2020. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Background: Injury to the knee joint is associated with physical disability, stiffness, pain, restriction of movement and impairment of the person’s quality of life, with a few treatment options, including surgery and reh...
A first assessment of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis air temperature in Portugal
Almeida, Manuel; Coelho, PedroPublisher Copyright: © 2023 Royal Meteorological Society.; This study evaluates the reliability of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis datasets in describing the mean daily air temperature of four climate domains in mainland Portugal. The reanalysis datasets were compared with ground observations from 94 meteorological stations (1980–2021). Overall, the results demonstrated a good degree of correlation between the ob...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Brízido, Catarina; Madeira, Sérgio; Silva, Cláudia; Strong, Christopher; Tralhão, António; Almeida, ManuelCopyright © 2023 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.; Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome, especially among young to middle-aged women with few traditional cardiovascular risk factors and low pretest probability for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Diagnosis by invasive co...
Worrisome trends of ST-elevation myocardial infarction during the Covid-19 pand...
Oliveira, Luís; Teles, Rui Campante; Machado, Carina; Madeira, Sérgio; Vale, Nélson; Almeida, Carla; Brito, João; Leal, Sílvio; Raposo, Luís© 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.; INTRODUCTION: During the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a general belief that hospital admissions for non-infectious causes, especially cardiovascular disease, have fallen. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of the pandemic on admissions for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the first pandemic wave. METHODS: We per...
Prevalência e determinantes da utilização da avaliação funcional invasiva da do...
Raposo, Luís; Gonçalves, Mariana; Roque, David; Gonçalves, Pedro Araújo; Magno, Pedro; Brito, João; Leal, Sílvio; Madeira, Sérgio; Santos, MiguelFunding Information: The authors wish to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of Paulo Leal regarding data acquisition and management, and John Henderson for statistical consultancy. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia; Introduction and Objectives: Use of invasive physiological assessment in patients with coronary artery disease varies widely and is perceived to be low. We aimed ...
Sobrevida aos dez anos de pacientes submetidos a angioplastia coronária com ste...
Vale, Nelson; Madeira, Sérgio; Almeida, Manuel; Raposo, Luís; Freitas, Pedro; Castro, Mariana; Rodrigues, Gustavo; Oliveira, Afonso; Brito, JoãoIntroduction: Compared to bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents reduce stent restenosis and improve subsequent revascularization rates. The impact on patients’ survival has been the subject of debate. Objective: To assess the long-term (10-year) survival of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with first-generation sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) in comparison with BMS. Methods: In...