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Lumbar paraspinal intramuscular myxoma: A case report
Hipólito-Reis, J; Roque, D; Teixeira, JCBackground: With an estimated incidence of about 1 case/million patients, paravertebral intramuscular myxomas represent a rare cause of lumbar pain. Rather, they typically occur in the heart and in bone tissues. Case description: A 64-year-old female presented with a protracted course of nocturnal lumbar pain that radiated to the anterior aspect of the right thigh accompanied by numbness. She reported a slow-gr...
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 ...
Utility of Pacemaker With Sleep Apnea Monitor to Predict Left Ventricular Overl...
Augusto, J; Antunes, S; Ferreira, JB; Faria, D; Roque, D; Beringuilho, M, et al.Pacemakers with sleep apnea monitor (SAM) provide an easy tool to assess obstructive sleep apnea over long periods of time. The link between respiratory disturbances at night and the incidence of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is not well established. We aimed at (1) determining the ability of SAM pacemakers to evaluate the extent of left ventricular overload and (2) assess the impact of respiratory d...
Massive pericardial effusion caused by hypothyroidism.
Schmitt, W; Roque, D; Germano, AAlthough mild pericardial effusion is a usual finding in patients with hypothyroidism, massive pericardial effusion or pericardial tamponade is rare and customarily related to severe hypothyroidism. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism should be considered in the differential of patients presenting with unexplained pericardial effusion, even when signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism are nonexistent.
Tromboembolismo pulmonar e disseção da aorta concomitantes: abordagem à anticoa...
Roque, D; Magno, P; Ministro, A; Santos, M; Sousa, M; Augusto, J; Morais, COs autores descrevem um caso de uma doente admitida após episódio pré-sincopal associado a precordialgia e cujo ecocardiograma sumário feito no Servic¸o de Urgência demonstrou alterac¸ões compatíveis com tromboembolismo pulmonar, tendo a doente sido submetida a terapêutica fibrinolítica, após episódio de paragem cardiorrespiratória. Na angiotomografia de tórax feita posteriormente para confirmac¸ão diagnóstica ...
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...
Endocardite Infecciosa: Casuística do Departamento de Medicina Interna de um Ho...
Melo, L; Duarte, J; Roque, D; Oliveira, I; Faustino, A; Caetano, J; Oliveira, SIntrodução: Apesar da evolução das características epidemio- lógicas, a endocardite infecciosa mantém uma mortalidade e morbilidade significativas. Tem havido um aumento da incidên- cia em idades avançadas e sem os factores de risco clássicos. Este trabalho procura caracterizar os doentes internados por endocardite infecciosa nos serviços de Medicina Interna de um hospital da região de Lisboa, num período de se...