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Biomedicine and Artificial Intelligence in Postgraduate Education in Health Sci...
Viveiros, Miguel; Ferreira, Albano; Gonçalves, Mauer; Fortes, FilomenoThe scientific and technological evolution of contemporary medicine demands a new profile of professionals: up-to-date, ethical, multidisciplinary, and prepared to integrate biomedical knowledge with digital tools such as artificial intelligence (AI). NOVA University of Lisbon, Agostinho Neto University from Luanda and Katyavala Bwila University from Benguela have been adapting their educational programmes, pos...
Learner-low dose aspirin preterm trial (Angola) – Low dose aspirin in pregnant ...
Brito, Miguel; Ginete, Catarina; Gomes, Tatiana; Pitangueira, Helena; Mendes, Manuela; Furtado, Ana; Alves, Ligia; Simão, Fernanda; Gonçalves, MauerSickle Cell Disease (SCD) is marked by episodes of acute vaso-occlusive crises, severe anemia, acute chest syndrome, multi-organ damage and stroke, among others. Pregnancy in these patients is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes, such as intrauterine growth restriction, perinatal and maternal mortality, low birth weight, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, and stroke. Therefore, increasing the surveilla...
Influence of cigarette smoking on the Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Bal...
Gonçalves, Mauer; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelBackground: Tobacco use accelerates atherosclerosis and is one of the predictors of death from ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, and sudden death. A new non-invasive parameter, the Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance (iCEB) between depolarization and repolarization of the action potential, was considered a new biomarker for the identification of patients at increased arrhythmic risk....
Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose ...
Zhou, Bin; Sheffer, Kate E.; Bennett, James E.; Gregg, Edward W.; Danaei, Goodarz; Singleton, Rosie K.; Shaw, Jonathan E.; Mishra, AnuFasting plasma glucose (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are both used to diagnose diabetes, but these measurements can identify different people as having diabetes. We used data from 117 population-based studies and quantified, in different world regions, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes, and whether those who were previously undiagnosed and detected as having diabetes in survey screening, had elevated FPG,...
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a pop...
Gonçalves, Mauer; Pedro, João; Silva , Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelIntroduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia of clinical significance in the adult population, representing an important public health problem. Literature on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Angola is unavailable. Objective: The goal of this paper is to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in a population from Bengo, a province from northern of Angola, stratified ...
Normal values of the electrocardiogram in Angolans
Gonçalves, Mauer; Pedro, João Almeida; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelIntroduction: Studies on the normal electrocardiogram limits in African populations are limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is no literature describing normal ECG limits in Angolans. Objectives: The aim of this study is to establish the normal ECG values for adult Angolans, without established heart disease, stratified by gender and age.
Normal limits of the electrocardiogram in Angolans
Gonçalves, Mauer; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelIntroduction: Studies on the normal electrocardiogram limits in African populations are limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is no literature describing normal ECG limits in Angolans. Objectives: The aim of this study is to establish the normal ECG limits for adult Angolans, without established heart disease, stratified by gender and age. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed, involving 217...