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IMPACT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ON HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
Cunha, Inês; Cunha, Joana; Matos, César; Machado, Sara; Pinto, Ana; Agudo, Margarida; Assunção, António; Andrade, Joana; Marques, Rui; Romão, VeraIntroduction: Cerebrovascular diseases continue to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although less frequent than ischemic strokes, hemorrhagic strokes have higher mortality rates and have arterial hypertension (AHT) as the main risk factor. Objectives: Analyze the prevalence of AHT in patients hospitalized for hemorrhagic stroke, the demographic characteristics of this populatio...
CLINICAL AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF A COHORT OF PORTUGUESE PATIENTS WITH PARAGA...
Rodrigues, Roger; R. Almeida, Maria; Carreiro, João; Assunção, António; Braga, Sandrina; Sousa, Joel; Camacho, Nelson; Garrido, Pedro; Maia, MiguelIntroduction: Representing 0.03% of all tumors, paragangliomas (PGLs) are extremely rare. During the past 15 years, there has been a significant progress in the knowledge of the genetics of PGLs. Germline mutations in succinate dehy- drogenase (SDH) genes are the commonest genetic cause of PGL. Objective: Given the high clinical relevance of the SDH status, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic val...
IMPACT OF CHRONOTHERAPY ON HYPERTENSION MANGEMENT: INVESTIGATION PROTOCOL IN AT...
Assunção, António; Campos, Dina; Matos, César; Rebelo, Ana; Lopes Vaz, PedroIntroduction: Arterial hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular events, such as acute myocardial infarction or stroke. Chronotherapy consists in using daily (circadian) or monthly hormonal rhythms to treat diseases, enhance the effects of medications and minimize iatrogenesis. It is, however, a poorly explored area, although there is evidence that chronotherapy might be useful in the treatmen...
The impact of demographic and clinical characteristics on diabetic painful neur...
Assunção, António; Campos, Dina; Marques, Rui; Cunha, Inês; Santos, Patrícia; Martins, Adriana; Gonçalves, Ana Sofia; Rebelo, Ana; Lima, CarolinaIntroduction: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus; however, in contrast to other countries, there are no scientific studies in Portugal evaluating the impact of demographic and clinical characteristics of this pathological entity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of gender, metabolic control, age of diabetic patients, as well as time of dise...
LATE ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURISMATIC SAC RETRACTION AFTER EVAR
Viseu dos Santos, André Filipe; Vieira, Mário Marques; Vilaça, Luís; Ferreira, Ana; Oliveira, João; Assunção, AntónioIntrodution: In the last years, EVAR has been increasingly affirmed as the main surgical option for AAA correction without rupture. This procedure presents specific clinical and anatomical indications although it does not prevent the appearance of long-term complications associated with EVAR. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of all patients submitted to EVAR was performed at the Hospital under study...
Duas aras votivas romanas em Alcains
Assunção, António; Encarnação, José d'; Guerra, AmílcarEstudam‑se dois altares identificados, em 2008, numa ermida de prístino culto cristão, que veio certamente substituir o culto pré‑romano à divindade Asidia. Esta divindade surge numa das epígrafes com o epíteto Poltucea, relacionado com a gentilitas Polturiciorum, que é dedicante duma das aras, em consequência do voto de um indígena, Polturus Caenonis. Este relacionamento estreito entre o epíteto da divindade, ...