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Cardiovascular benefits of resistance exercise
Dores, Hélder; Antunes, Mafalda; Caldeira, Daniel; Pereira, Hugo V.Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia 10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.009; Despite the well-known health benefits of regular physical activity, sedentary behavior and physical inactivity remain a real global pandemic. Exercise is associated with increased life expectancy, improved quality of life and prevention of multiple diseases. Although less implemented in practice compared to aerobic exer...
Prescrição de Benzodiazepinas e outros Sedativos na Administração Regional de S...
Gomes, Samuel; Broeiro-Gonçalves, Paula; Meireles, Cristina; Caldeira, Daniel; Costa, João; Guerreiro, Mara Pereira; Ribeiro, Nadine; Afonso, RenataINTRODUCTION: Among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development members, Portugal has the highest reported consumption of anxiolytics, hypnotics, and sedatives, of which a large proportion are benzodiazepines or related drugs. These are known to cause tolerance and dependence. Other drugs with hypnotic effect, such as antidepressants, antihistamines, antipsychotics, or anticonvulsants have been i...
Perspetivas de peritos sobre fatores estratégicos para a gestão e prevenção da ...
Caldeira, Daniel; Brito, Dulce; Aguiar, Carlos; Silva Cardoso, José; Fonseca, Cândida; Franco, Fátima; Macedo, Filipe; Moura, Brenda; Pinto, Fausto J.Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia; Introduction and objectives: Heart failure (HF) has significant morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence will continue to increase in the future. This unfavorable evolution requires reflection as well as recommendations and decisions based on expert critical and strategic appraisal. Methods: In the Acceleration on Heart Failure Empowerment and ...
Global warming and heat waves risks for cardiovascular diseases
Caldeira, Daniel; Dores, Hélder; Franco, Fátima; Baptista, Sérgio Bravo; Cabral, Sofia; Cachulo, Maria do Carmo; Peixeiro, António; Rodrigues, Rui10.1016/j.repc.2023.02.002; Global warming is a result of the increased emission of greenhouse gases. This climate change consequence threatens society, biodiversity, food and resource availability. The consequences in health involve the increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and cardiovascular mortality. In this position paper we summarize the data from the main studies that assessed the risks of temper...
Air pollution and cardiovascular diseases
Caldeira, Daniel; Franco, Fátima; Bravo Baptista, Sérgio; Cabral, Sofia; Cachulo, Maria do Carmo; Dores, Helder; Peixeiro, António; Rodrigues, RuiCopyright © 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.; Air pollution is one of the main environmental risk factors for health and is linked to cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In this position paper, we discuss the main air pollutants and how they can promote the development of cardiovascular disease or cardio...
Vitamin D-related polymorphisms and vitamin D levels as risk biomarkers of COVI...
Freitas, Ana Teresa; Calhau, Conceição; Antunes, Gonçalo; Araújo, Beatriz; Bandeira, Matilde; Barreira, Sofia; Bazenga, Filipa; Braz, SandraFunding Information: We thank all the study participants, who donated blood and authorized the genetic analysis and the collection of the clinical and phenotypic personal data. This project was supported by the “Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia”, program “Research 4 Covid-19 Apoio especial a projetos de implementação rápida para soluções inovadoras de resposta à pandemia de COVID-19”. It was also partially ...
The impact of different types of shift work on blood pressure and hypertension
Madeira, Sara Gamboa; Fernandes, Carina; Paiva, Teresa; Moreira, Carlos Santos; Caldeira, DanielFunding Information: This work was supported by the Ph.D. research Grant PDE/BDE/127787/2016 from Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia (FCT) /Fundo Social Europeu. Funding Information: Funding: This work was supported by the Ph.D. research Grant PDE/BDE/127787/2016 from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) /Fundo Social Europeu. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland...
Thrombus aspiration in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Pereira, Hélder; Caldeira, Daniel; Teles, Rui Campante; Costa, Marco; da Silva, Pedro Canas; da Gama Ribeiro, Vasco; Brandão, Vítor; Martins, DinisBackground: We aimed to evaluate the impact of thrombus aspiration (TA) during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) in 'real-world' settings. Methods: We performed a retrospective study, using data from the National Registry of Interventional Cardiology (RNCI 2006-2012, Portugal) with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients treated with P-PCI. The primary outcome, in-hospital mortality...