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Knowledge and Consequences of Violence Against Health Professionals in Southern...
Zangão, M; Gemito, L; Serra, I; Cruz, D; Barros, M; Chora, M; Santos, C; Coelho, A; Alves, ElisabeteBackground: Violence against health professionals is a global and growing problem, with significant impacts on the quality of care and the mental health of workers. Objectives: To analyze the level of knowledge, reporting practices and consequences of violence against health professionals in the Alentejo region (southern Portugal). Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional study involving 440 health p...
One-year regional brain volume changes as potential predictors of cognitive fun...
Meira, T; Coelho, A; Onat, S; Ruano, L; Cerqueira, JJBackgroundThe most reliable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) marker of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (MS) is brain atrophy. However, 1-year volumetric changes prior to cognitive assessment were never studied as potential predictors of cognition, which we aim to assess with this pilot work.MethodsTwenty-two MS patients were submitted to a baseline measure of 83 regional brain volumes with MRI and r...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Management in Portugal: A Cros...
Alpuim Costa, D; Nobre, JG; Fernandes, JP; Batista, MV; Simas, A; Sales, C; Gouveia, H; Ribeiro, LA; Coelho, A; Brito, M; Inácio, M; Cruz, A; Mariano, MAbstract Introduction: Cancer care providers have faced many challenges in delivering safe care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional survey-based study investigated the impact of the pandemic on clinical practices of Portuguese medical oncologists caring for patients with breast cancer. Methods: An anonymous online survey comprising 42 questions gathered information regarding COVID-19...
Early results of a distance learning paediatric surgery programme in Mozambique
Coelho, A; Marinho, AS; Barbosa-Sequeira, J; Nikutme, A; Noya, L; Rêgo, C; Carvalho, F; Moreira-Pinto, JIntroduction: A pre-graduate training programme in paediatric surgery was applied to students in four medical schools of Mozambique. In this paper, we evaluate the early results of the programme. Materials and Methods: A pre-graduate training programme was developed and applied in two stages, theoretical education available at an online platform and a face-to-face session. To evaluate the programme, a diagnosti...
Congenital Malformations of the Female Genital Tract: a Review of Available Cla...
Pereira Amaral, P; Ambrósio, P; Coelho, A; Condeço, R; Bello, A; Djokovic, DCongenital malformations of the female genital tract are being diagnosed more frequently due to advances in imaging techniques. A broad international consensus on their classification is still lacking. This paper aimed to comparatively summarize the most frequently and widely used, as well as the most recently developed classification systems of congenital female genital malformations. A non-systematic review w...
Biomarkers and genetic modulators of cerebral vasculopathy in sub-Saharan ances...
Silva, M; Vargas, S; Coelho, A; Ferreira, E; Mendonça, J; Vieira, L; Maia, R; Dias, A; Ferreira, T, et al.We investigated biomarkers and genetic modulators of the cerebral vasculopathy (CV) subphenotype in pediatric sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients of sub-Saharan African ancestry. We found that one VCAM1 promoter haplotype (haplotype 7) and VCAM1 single nucleotide variant rs1409419_T were associated with stroke events, stroke risk, as measured by time-averaged mean of maximum velocity in the middle cerebral artery...
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) as a Potential Therapeutic Strategy in COVID-19 P...
Coelho, A; Alvites, RD; Branquinho, MV; Guerreiro, SG; Maurício, ACIn 2019, an outbreak of an unknown coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2 – responsible for COVID-19 disease, was first reported in China, and evolved into a pandemic of huge dimensions and raised serious concerns for global health. The number of critical cases continues to increase dramatically, while vaccines and specific treatments are not yet available. There are several strategies currently being studied for the treatme...
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) as a Potential Therapeutic Strategy in COVID-19 P...
Coelho, A; Alvites, RD; Branquinho, MV; Susana Guerreiro; Mauricio, ACIn 2019, an outbreak of an unknown coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - responsible for COVID-19 disease, was first reported in China, and evolved into a pandemic of huge dimensions and raised serious concerns for global health. The number of critical cases continues to increase dramatically, while vaccines and specific treatments are not yet available. There are several strategies currently being studied for the treatme...
Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery
Matos Ferraz, T; Pinto, L; Coelho, A; Braga, A; Nunes, I; Cardoso, G; Gonçalves, H; Marques, I; Carvalho Afonso, M; Rodrigues, T
Biomarkers and Genetic Modulators of Cerebral Vasculopathy in Sub-Saharan Ances...
Silva, M; Vargas, S; Coelho, A; Ferreira, E; Mendonça, J; Vieira, L; Maia, R; Dias, A; Ferreira, T; Morais, A; Soares, IM; Lavinha, J; Silva, RWe investigated biomarkers and genetic modulators of the cerebral vasculopathy (CV) subphenotype in pediatric sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients of sub-Saharan African ancestry. We found that one VCAM1 promoter haplotype (haplotype 7) and VCAM1 single nucleotide variant rs1409419_T were associated with stroke events, stroke risk, as measured by time-averaged mean of maximum velocity in the middle cerebral artery...