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Heart with Mozambique: a Portuguese Contribution to the Eradication of Rheumati...
Grácio de Almeida, I; Esteves, A; Gil, V
What Do Portuguese Cardiologists Think and Feel About Their Work?
Santarém Semedo, C; Moreira Diniz, A; Aguiar, JE; Sousa Almeida, S; Timóteo, AT; Gil, VIntroduction and objectives: This study reports the results of an online survey carried out by the Portuguese Society of Cardiology about its medical members' work characteristics before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, their job satisfaction, work motivation, and burnout. Methods: A sample of 157 participants answered a questionnaire with demographic, professional, and health-related information, followed by ...
Atherosclerosis in the Primary Health Care Setting: A Real-Word Data Study
Ascenção, R; Alarcão, J; Araújo, F; Costa, J; Fiorentino, F; Gil, V; Gouveia, M; Lourenço, F; Mello e Silva, A; Vaz Carneiro, A; Borges, MIntroduction and objectives: To characterize patients with atherosclerosis, a disease with a high socioeconomic impact, in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out through the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration primary health care database, extracting data on the clinical and demographic characteristics and resource use of adul...
Enfarte agudo do miocárdio no YouTube – Is it all fake news?
Fialho, I; Beringuilho, M; Madeira, D; Ferreira, JB; Faria, D; Ferreira, H; Roque, D; Santos, MB.; Morais, C; Gil, V; Augusto, JB.Introduction and objectives: The Internet is a fundamental aspect of health information. However, the absence of quality control encourages misinformation. We aim to assess the relevance and quality of acute myocardial infarction videos shared on YouTube (www.youtube.com) in Portuguese. Methods: We analyzed 1,000 videos corresponding to the first 100 search results on YouTube using the following terms (in Portu...
Understanding a woman's heart: Lessons from 14 177 women with acute coronary sy...
Roque, D; Ferreira, J; Monteiro, S; Costa, M; Gil, V; Portuguese National Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes InvestigatorsINTRODUCTION: Coronary artery disease is becoming the leading cause of death in women in Western society. However, the available data shows that women are still underdiagnosed and undertreated with guideline-recommended secondary prevention therapy, leading to a significantly higher rate of in-hospital complications and in-hospital mortality. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this work is to assess the approach ...
Understanding a woman's heart: Lessons from 14 177 women with acute coronary sy...
Roque, D; Ferreira, J; Monteiro, S; Costa, M; Gil, VINTRODUCTION: Coronary artery disease is becoming the leading cause of death in women in Western society. However, the available data shows that women are still underdiagnosed and undertreated with guideline-recommended secondary prevention therapy, leading to a significantly higher rate of in-hospital complications and in-hospital mortality. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this work is to assess the approach ...
The burden of atherosclerosis in Portugal
Costa, J; Alarcão, J; Araujo, F; Ascenção, R; Caldeira, D; Fiorentino, F; Gil, V; Gouveia, M; Lourenço, F; Mello E Silva, A; Sampaio, F; Vaz-Carneiro, AAims: This paper sought to estimate the burden of disease attributable to atherosclerosis in mainland Portugal in 2016. Methods and results: The burden of atherosclerosis was measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALY) following the latest 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) methodology. DALYs were estimated as the sum of years of life lost (YLL) with years lived with disability (YLD). The following clini...
Cuidados Intensivos Cardíacos em Portugal: Projetar a Mudança
Monteiro, S; Timóteo, AT; Caeiro, D; Silva, M; Tralhão, A; Guerreiro, C; Silva, D; Aguiar, C; Santos, J; Monteiro, P; Gil, V; Morais, JIn recent years, the number of patients requiring acute cardiac care has increased, with progressively more complex cardiovascular conditions, often complicated by acute or chronic non-cardiovascular comorbidities, which affects the management and prognosis of these patients. Coronary care units have evolved into cardiac intensive care units, which provide highly specialized health care for the critical heart p...
Predictors of de novo atrial fibrillation in a non-cardiac intensive care unit
Augusto, J; Fernandes, A; Freitas, PT; Gil, V; Morais, COBJECTIVE: To assess the predictors of de novo atrial fibrillation in patients in a non-cardiac intensive care unit. METHODS: A total of 418 hospitalized patients were analyzed between January and September 2016 in a non-cardiac intensive care unit. Clinical characteristics, interventions, and biochemical markers were recorded during hospitalization. In-hospital mortality and length of hospital stay in the inte...
Mild troponin elevation in patients admitted to the emergency department with a...
Augusto, J; Santos, M; Roque, D; Faria, D; Urzal, J; Morais, J; Gil, V; Morais, CPatients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often undergo troponin (Tn) testing in the emergency department (ED), but the clinical significance of mildly elevated values remains unclear. We evaluated short-term 30-day post-discharge outcomes in AF patients according to troponin levels. Out of 2181 AF patients evaluated in the ED (June 2014 to June 2015), we included consecutive admitted patients. Patients were group...