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New technique for preserving cephalic vein flow in pacemaker implantation ipsil...
Carrington, Mafalda; António, Pedro Silvério; Rodrigues, Natacha; Ferreira, Afonso Nunes; Bernardes, Ana; Pinto, Fausto J.; De Sousa, JoãoVascular patrimony is a major concern in patients with end-stage renal disease. As patients on chronic hemodialysis programs experience increasing survival rates, they frequently face multiple vascular access failures and may need recurrent central venous catheter insertions and fistula/grafts reinterventions to optimize their arteriovenous accesses. In addition, heart failure and heart rhythm disorders are fre...
Troponin Elevation and Myocardial Injury in Patients Admitted to an Internal Me...
Carrington, Mafalda; Jacinto, Margarida; Sousa, Ana; Sant'Anna, Joana; Muñoz, José; Tribolet de Abreu, TiagoIntroduction: An elevated troponin is often found in patients admitted to the hospital. The meaning and the classifications of patients with this elevation (myocardial injury, either acute or chronic, versus acute myocardial infarction, either type 1 or type 2) remains unclear. The aim of our study was to assess the meaning and to classify the patients admitted to an internal medicine department with an elevate...
The impact of glomerular filtration rate in heart failure patients with cardiac...
Marques, Pedro; Pinto, Fausto J.; Guerra, José; Lopes, José António; de Sousa, João; Carrington, Mafalda; António, Pedro; Ferreira, Afonso NunesBackground and Aims: Heart Failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are both epidemic, frequently simultaneous and sharing well knowned risk factors. Implantable devices can improve quality of life and reduce mortality in a selected population. Data derived from meta-analyses show both survival benefit in CKD patients receiving devices and increased risk of death in device patients with CKD. Little is Know...