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A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaFunding Information: Ana Santos of Prime Focus provided medical writing, editorial support, and formatting assistance, which was contracted and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Portugal. Publisher Copyright: © 2025; Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects more than 50% of HF patients worldwide, and more than 70% of HF patients aged over 65. This is a complex syndrome with a c...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaFunding Information: Ana Santos of Prime Focus provided medical writing, editorial support, and formatting assistance, which was contracted and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Portugal. Publisher Copyright: © 2025; In Portugal, a 15.2% prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) was recently identified among those aged ≥50 years. HFpEF represents 90% of Portuguese heart failure...
Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choice...
Timóteo, Ana Teresa; Ribeiras, Regina; Gavina, Cristina; Cabral, Sofia; Almeida, Ana G.; António, Natália; Calé, Rita; Moura, Brenda; Franco, FátimaIntroduction and Objectives: Cardiology has not been seen as an attractive specialty, and women have avoided it for many years. Some surveys have been performed in other countries, but in Portugal, the situation is largely unknown. Methods: An online survey on perceptions of cardiology and professional preferences was sent to 1371 members of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, of whom 18.2% completed the surv...
"O meu coração bate saudável" - Results from a pilot project for health educati...
Timóteo, Ana Teresa; Cachulo, Maria Carmo; Dinis, Paulo; Negrão, Luís; Barreiros-Mota, Inês; Dores, Helder; Gonçalves, LinoINTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Childhood offers an excellent window of opportunity to start interventions to promote behavioral changes before unhealthy lifestyles become established, leading to cardiovascular diseases. The goal of this pilot educational project for children is healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular health promotion. METHODS: This project was implemented in 4th grade children and included teacher-l...
Training and attitudes concerning cardiac rehabilitation in Portugal
Vilela, Eduardo M; Bento, Luísa; Oliveira, Luís; Abreu, Ana; Dores, Helder; Teixeira, Madalena; Mendes, Miguel; Fontes, Paulo; Fontes-Carvalho, RicardoCopyright © 2024. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.; INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a central component in the management of cardiovascular disease. While its potential benefits have been extensively explored and confirmed, its implementation is still suboptimal, due to various possible barriers. This study aimed to assess training and attitudes concerning CR among physicians in...
Global warming and heat waves risks for cardiovascular diseases
Caldeira, Daniel; Dores, Hélder; Franco, Fátima; Baptista, Sérgio Bravo; Cabral, Sofia; Cachulo, Maria do Carmo; Peixeiro, António; Rodrigues, Rui10.1016/j.repc.2023.02.002; Global warming is a result of the increased emission of greenhouse gases. This climate change consequence threatens society, biodiversity, food and resource availability. The consequences in health involve the increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and cardiovascular mortality. In this position paper we summarize the data from the main studies that assessed the risks of temper...
Air pollution and cardiovascular diseases
Caldeira, Daniel; Franco, Fátima; Bravo Baptista, Sérgio; Cabral, Sofia; Cachulo, Maria do Carmo; Dores, Helder; Peixeiro, António; Rodrigues, RuiCopyright © 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.; Air pollution is one of the main environmental risk factors for health and is linked to cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In this position paper, we discuss the main air pollutants and how they can promote the development of cardiovascular disease or cardio...
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment after COVID-19 Infection before Resuming Sports ...
Puga, Luís; Dinis, Paulo; Teixeira, Rogério; Ribeiro, Joana Maria; Dores, Helder; Gonçalves, LinoPublisher Copyright: © 2022, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. All rights reserved.; Background: The risk of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest after COVID-19 infection can be a serious problem. There is an urgent need for evidence-based criteria to ensure patient safety before resuming exercise. Objective: To estimate the pooled prevalence of acute myocardial injury caused by COVID-19 and to provide an ea...
Ischaemia alters the effects of cardiomyocyte-derived extracellular vesicles on...
Almeida Paiva, Rafael; Martins-Marques, Tania; Jesus, Katia; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa; Zuzarte, Monica; Silva, Ana; Reis, Liliana; da Silva, MariaWe thank Dr Nuno Alves (Cardiology Department, CHUC‐HG) who performed the collection of human blood samples and Doctor Francisco Caramelo (iCBR/FMUC) for helping with the statistical analysis. This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Operational Program for Competitiveness Factors (COMPETE) [under the projects PAC “NETDIAMOND” POCI‐01‐0145‐FEDER‐016385; HealthyAging20...
Registo Português de Miocardiopatia Hipertrófica
Cardim, Nuno; Brito, Dulce; Rocha Lopes, Luís; Freitas, António; Araújo, Carla; Belo, Adriana; Gonçalves, Lino; Mimoso, Jorge; Olivotto, IacopoFunding Information: Gold: Jaba Recordati, Merck Serono, Sanofi-Genzyme, Shire; Silver: Medinfar, Servier IOi was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (“LVH in aortic valve disease and HCM: genetic basis, biophysical correlates and viral therapy models” (RF-2013-02356787), and NET-2011-02347173 (“Mechanisms and treatment of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with genetic or secondary LVH”); a...