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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on ST-elevation myocardial infarction admissions ...
Azul Freitas, André; Baptista, Rui; Gonçalves, Valdirene; Ferreira, Cátia; Milner, James Bastos; Lourenço, Carolina; Costa, Susana; Franco, FátimaIntroduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to significant changes in healthcare systems and its impact on the treatment of cardiovascular conditions, such as ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), is unknown in countries where the healthcare systems were not saturated, as was the case in Portugal. As such, we aimed to assess the effect on STEMI admissions and outcomes in Portuguese centers. Metho...
Left atrial functional assessment and mortality in patients with severe aortic ...
Ferreira, João; Gonçalves, Valdirene; Marques-Alves, Patricia; Martins, Rui; Monteiro, Sílvia; Teixeira, Rogério; Gonçalves, LinoAortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common primary valvular heart disease leading to surgical or percutaneous aortic valve replacement (AVR) in Europe and its prevalence keeps growing. While other risk factors in severe AS are well documented, little is known about the prognostic value of left atrial (LA) function in AS. Our aim is to clarify the relationship between LA function measured at severe AS diagnos...