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Cognitive Disorders in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Approaches to Prev...
Pépin, M; Klimkowicz‐Mrowiec, A; Godefroy, O; Delgado, P; Carriazo, S; Ferreira, AC; Golenia, A; Malyszko, J; Grodzicki, T; Giannakou, K; Paolisso, GBackground: Cognitive impairment is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and early intervention may prevent the progression of this condition. Methods: Here, we review interventions for the complications of CKD (anemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, metabolic acidosis, harmful effects of dialysis, the accumulation of uremic toxins) and for prevention of vascular events, interventions that may ...
Performance assessment of infilled RC structures considering the infill masonry...
Furtado, A; Rodrigues, H; António Arêde; Humberto Varum; Delgado, PThe out-of-plane (OOP) performance of infill masonry walls subjected to earthquakes is a topic of growing importance due to the significant number of collapses observed through the recent earthquakes. Nowadays is recognized by the scientific community the influence of these elements in the structural response of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic actions. The infills OOP behaviour depends on a ...
Comparing two pharmacological stress tests: adenosine vs ATP infusion – patient...
Santos, A; Geão, A; Mota, A; Pereira, E; Dias, L; Delgado, P; Figueiredo, S; Jerónimo, VAim: Adenosine and Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) are vasodilator agents that are used for pharmacologic stress testing in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI). Both pharmaceuticals may cause side-effects that are similarly described in the literature. Although, the half-life of these molecules are slightly different and patient’s tolerance might be different. These molecules have also been associated to an increas...