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Hospitalization costs in Portugal among people with obesity: results from a nat...
Destri, K; Henriques, AR; Mendonça, N; Alves, J; Barcelos, A; Dias, SS; Gregório, Maria João; Canhao, H; Rodrigues, AMBackground Obesity has been extensively studied over the years, primarily focusing on the physiological aspects of the disease. However, the general burden of obesity mainly the financial implications and its influence on hospitalization and length of stay have only recently garnered attention in the literature, particularly in the case of Portugal.Aim This study aimed to investigate the association between obe...
Costs of Hip Fractures in Postmenopausal Women in Portugal: A Study from the Pa...
Barcelos, A; Gonçalves, J; Mateus, C; Canhão, H; Rodrigues, AM
Sex differences in axial spondyloarthritis: data from a Portuguese spondyloarth...
Cunha, RN; Sousa, E; Khmelinskii, N; Ávila, P; Couto, M; Seixas, MI; Martins, N; Bernardes, M; Martins, A; da Silva, AB; Lourenço, MH; Miguel, CBackground: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), particularly ankylosing spondylitis was historically considered a male’s disease and has been under-recognized in women. Emerging evidence reveals sex differences in pathophysiology, disease presentation and therapeutic efficacy. Objective: To identify differences between sexes in a Portuguese cohort of patients with axSpA regarding clinical manifestations, disease a...
Portuguese Recommendations for the Use of Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dis...
Fernandes, BM; Guimarães, F; Almeida, DE; Neto, A; Tavares-Costa, J; Roxo Ribeiro, A; Quintal, A; Pereira, JP; Silva, L; Nóvoa, TS; Faustino, A; Vaz, CObjective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...
Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological and targeted synthetic dis...
Fernandes, Bruno Miguel; Guimarães, F; Almeida, DE; Neto, A; Tavares-Costa, J; Ribeiro, AR; Quintal, Alberto; Pereira, JP; Silva, L; Nóvoa, TSObjective: To update the recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs and tsDMARDs), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). Methods: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists taking into account previous recommendations, new literature evidence and consen...
Litíase Urinária: Diagnóstico e Tratamento
Cebola, A; Ramos, S; Barcelos, A
Incontinência urinária feminina
Barcelos, A; Cebola, A; Varregoso, J
Spectrum of ankylosing spondylitis in Portugal. Development of BASDAI, BASFI, B...
Pimentel-Santos, FM; Mourão, AF; Ribeiro, C; Costa, J; Santos, H; Barcelos, A; Pinto, P; Godinho, F; Cruz, M; Vieira-Sousa, E; Santos, RA; Rabiais, SThe availability of population-specific normative data regarding disease severity measures is essential for patient assessment. The goals of the current study were to characterize the pattern of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Portuguese patients and to develop reference centile charts for BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI and mSASSS, the most widely used assessment tools in AS. AS cases were recruited from hospital outpatie...
Tofo gotoso de localização atípica em doente com múltiplos tofos gotosos infect...
Coutinho, M; Barcelos, A
Association of IL23R and ERAP1 genes with ankylosing spondylitis in a Portugues...
Pimentel-Santos, FM; Ligeiro, D; Matos, M; Mourão, AF; Sousa, E; Pinto, P; Ribeiro, A; Sousa, M; Barcelos, A; Godinho, F; Cruz, M; Fonseca, JEOBJECTIVE: Association between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and two genes, ERAP1 and IL23R, has recently been reported in North American and British populations. The population attributable risk fraction for ERAP1 in this study was 25%, and for IL23R, 9%. Confirmation of these findings to ERAP1 in other ethnic groups has not yet been demonstrated. We sought to test the association between single nucleotide polym...