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The Bronchodilator and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Long-Acting Muscarinic Antag...
Agache, I; Adcock, IM; Akdis, CA; Akdis, M; Bentabol-Ramos, G; van den Berge, M; Boccabella, C; Canonica, WG; Caruso, C; Couto, M; Davila, IAs cholinergic innervation is a major contributor to increased vagal tone and mucus secretion, inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) are a pillar for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. By blocking the muscarinic receptors expressed in the lung, LAMA improve lung function and reduce exacerbations in asthma patients who remained poorly controlled despite treatment with ...
Chronic Intestinal Failure and Short Bowel Syndrome in Adults: The State of the...
Vara-Luiz, F; Glória, L; Mendes, I; Carlos, S; Guerra, P; Nunes, G; Oliveira, CS; Ferreira, A; Santos, AP; Fonseca, JBackground: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a devastating malabsorptive condition and the most common cause of chronic intestinal failure (CIF). During the intestinal rehabilitation process, patients may need parenteral support for months or years, parenteral nutrition (PN), or hydration/electrolyte supplementation, as a bridge for the desired enteral autonomy. Summary: Several classification criteria have been h...
Enablers, Barriers and Strategies to Build Resilience Among Cancer Survivors: a...
Fernandes, JB; Domingos, J; Almeida, AS; Castro, C; Simões, A; Fernandes, S; Vareta, D; Bernardes, C; Fonseca, J; Vaz, C; Dias, AR; Fernandes, TCancer is a life-threatening illness affecting all dimensions of a person's health. Cancer survivors must build resilience to face this adversity and continue their life projects. The present study explores the enablers, barriers, and strategies to build resilience among cancer survivors. This qualitative, descriptive exploratory study will use purposive sampling to recruit cancer survivors and healthcare profe...
Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Impact of Short-Bowel Syndrome/Chronic Intes...
Silva, R; Guerra, P; Rocha, A; Correia, M; Ferreira, R; Fonseca, J; Lima, E; Oliveira, A; Vargas Gomes, M; Ramos, D; Andreozzi, V; Santos, MDIntroduction: This study aimed to assess the clinical, economic, and humanistic impact of short-bowel syndrome/chronic intestinal failure (SBS/CIF) in Portugal. Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter cohort chart review study, with a cross-sectional component for quality-of-life (QoL) evaluation. Inclusion criteria comprised patients with SBS/CIF, aged ≥1 year, with stable parenteral nutrition (PN). Data ...
ARIA 2019: An Integrated Care Pathway for Allergic Rhinitis in Portugal
Fonseca, J; Taveira-Gomes, T; Pereira, AM; Branco-Ferreira, M; Carreiro-Martins, P; Alves-Correia, M; Correia de Sousa, J; Costa, E; Lourenço, OThe Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) initiative started more than 20 years ago and has developed and disseminated evidence-based guidelines and projects in the field of allergic rhinitis. This initiative is currently focused on providing patient-centred guidelines that contribute to an integrated care pathway between the various levels of care and take advantage of digital solutions, and the in...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Rare and Complex Connective Tissue Diseases: the Expe...
Talarico, R; Aguilera, S; Alexander, T; Amoura, Z; Antunes, A; Arnaud, L; Avcin, T; Beretta, L; Bombardieri, S; Burmester, G; Cannizzo, S; Cavagna, LDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to provide high-level care for a large number of patients with COVID-19 has affected resourcing for, and limited the routine care of, all other conditions. The impact of this health emergency is particularly relevant in the rare connective tissue diseases (rCTDs) communities, as discussed in this Perspective article by the multi-stakeholder European Reference Network on Ra...
Effects of allergen immunotherapy in the MASK-air study: a proof-of-concept ana...
Pfaar, O; Sousa-Pinto, B; Devillier, P; Canonica, GW; Klimek, L; Zuberbier, T; Fonseca, J; Bousquet, J
A Unique Case of Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by Two Metach...
Brito, M; Nunes, G; Pinto Marques, P; Canhoto, M; Proença, AL; Fonseca, JIntroduction: Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a rare but important cause of acute, severe, life-threatening, and recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). It is frequently difficult to diagnose DL with upper GI endoscopy (UGIE), and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) may be valuable. There are only 2 reported bleeding cases caused by two synchronous DL but no reported cases of two metachronous DL. Case report:...
[ARIA 2019: An Integrated Care Pathway for Allergic Rhinitis in Portugal]
Fonseca, J; Taveira-Gomes, T; Pereira, AM; Branco-Ferreira, M; Carreiro-Martins, P; Alves-Correia, M; Correia de Sousa, J; Costa, E; Lourenço, OThe Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) initiative started more than 20 years ago and has developed and disseminated evidence-based guidelines and projects in the field of allergic rhinitis. This initiative is currently focused on providing patient-centred guidelines that contribute to an integrated care pathway between the various levels of care and take advantage of digital solutions, and the in...
Guidance to 2018 good practice: ARIA digitally-enabled, integrated, person-cent...
Bousquet, Jean; Bedbrook, Anna; Czarlewski, W; Onorato, G L; Arnavielhe, S; Laune, Daniel; Mathieu-Dupas, Eve; Fonseca, J; Costa, E; Lourenço, OlgaAims: Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK (MASK) belongs to the Fondation Partenariale MACVIA-LR of Montpellier, France and aims to provide an active and healthy life to rhinitis sufferers and to those with asthma multimorbidity across the life cycle, whatever their gender or socio-economic status, in order to reduce health and social inequities incurred by the disease and to improve the digital transformation of h...