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Loop diuretic discontinuation in chronic heart failure patients: A retrospectiv...
Silva, G; Moura, B; Moreira, E; Camila Dias, C; Sousa Pinto, B; Campelo, M; Amorim, S; Martins, E; Pinto, R; Maia Araújo, P; Resende, CX; Mena, BIntroduction and objectives: The use of loop diuretics is central in managing congestion in heart failure (HF), but their impact on prognosis remains unclear. In euvolemic patients, dose reduction is recommended, but there is no recommendation on their discontinuation. This study aims to assess the impact of loop diuretic discontinuation on the prognosis of outpatients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Me...
Frailty phenotype in heart failure: A condition that transcends age
Valdiviesso, Rui; Moreira, E; Martins, S; Azevedo L; Ataide, R; Lia Fernandes; Silva Cardoso, J; Borges, NunoIntroduction and objectives: Studies on younger frail and pre-frail subjects suffering from heart failure (HF) are scarce, except for those focusing on the critically ill. This work aims to describe differences between younger (<65 years) and older (>= 65 years) pre-frail and frail HF outpatients regarding their nutritional, functional and clinical statuses.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 99...
Statins are associated with reduced likelihood of sarcopenia in a sample of hea...
Valdiviesso, Rui; Santos, Ana Rita Sousa; Azevedo, L.; Moreira, E; Amaral, Teresa; Silva Cardoso, J; Borges, NunoBackground Sarcopenia is prevalent in heart failure (HF) patients, contributing to its poor prognosis. Statin use is postulated as a probable risk for developing sarcopenia, but little is known regarding this association in HF patients. This work aims at classifying and characterising sarcopenia and at describing the association of statin use with sarcopenia in a sample of Portuguese HF outpatients. Methods In ...
The Portuguese Model of Home Respiratory Care: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspe...
Caneiras, C; Jácome, C; Oliveira, D; Moreira, E; Dias, CC; Mendonça, L; Mayoralas-Alises, S; Almeida Fonseca, JA; Diaz-Lobato, S; Escarrabill, JPatients' and carers' views regarding the Portuguese model of home respiratory care were recently described, yet the complementary perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is still to be investigated. Thus, this study explored HCPs experience in the management of patients needing home respiratory therapies (HRT), and their perspective about the Portuguese model. A phenomenological descriptive study, using...
Frailty phenotype and associated nutritional factors in a sample of Portuguese ...
Valdiviesso, Rui; Azevedo L; Moreira, E; Ataíde, R; Martins, S; Lia Fernandes; Silva Cardoso, J; Borges, NunoBackground and aim: Frailty phenotype (FP) is very common in heart failure (HF) and both syndromes worsen one another. The aim of this study is to first describe FP in a sample of Portuguese patients with HF, and to analyse its association with nutritional and clinical statuses, namely, muscle mass, obesity and functional class. Methods and results: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 136 outpatients wit...
Risco Cardiovascular do Metilfenidato Como prevenir, e como agir perante a sobr...
Moreira, A; Moreira, E; Farinha, M; Pocinho, LO metilfenidato, único psicoestimulante aprovado em Portugal, é terapêutica farmacológica de primeira linha da PHDA, a perturbação neurocomportamental mais frequente na infância. Há também relatos de automedicação e uso recreativo de metilfenidato. Embora seja habitualmente bem tolerado, os efeitos adversos cardiovasculares devem ser encarados com prudência, dada a sua potencial gravidade.
Urinary tract infections. The causative agents and their sensitivities to chemo...
Moreira, E; Araújo, A M; Sá, E; Freitas, J M; Trigo, F; Carneiro, N; Dias, D M; Malvar, M JA retrospective study was made of the requests for bacteriological examination of urine samples by the different clinical departments of Vila Nova de Famalicão District Hospital, between July/89-June/90 and July/91-June/92. We were interested in assessing the spectrum of occurring micro-organisms in urinary tract infections, their antibiotic susceptibility, especially to those more frequently used in clinical p...