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Can exercise training reduce central systolic blood pressure among patients wit...
Lopes, Susana; Mesquita-Bastos, José; Leitão, Cátia; Ribau, Veronica; Garcia, Catarina; Oliveira, José; Polónia, Jorge; Alves, AlbertoIntroduction: Resistant hypertension is a problematic phenotype marked by the limited efficacy of available blood pressure-lowering treatments [1], such as antihypertensive medicines and kidney denervation [2-4]. Given its economic and health-related impact, it is a major medical and societal concern. Patients with resistant hypertension have a higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, chroni...
Processing and Extraction of Arterial Pulse Waves - comparison between manual a...
Martins, Maria João; Brito, Francisco da Costa; Rebelo, Pedro; Bastos, José Mesquita; Georgieva, Pétia; Leitão, Cátia
Dermatology clinical case
Leitão, Cátia; Pereira, Isabel; Tenente, Joana; Vila-Real, Marta; Oliveira, Ana; Leite, Ana LuísaIncontinentia pigmenti is an X-linked neuroectodermal dysplasia. It is a rare genetic disease with multiorgan involvement, and hence a multidisciplinary approach is of paramount importance. Although diagnosis is based on clinical findings, genetic molecular testing can be performed to confirm diagnosis and allow future genetic counselling. The authors describe the case of a 4-month-old girl accidentally diagnos...
P11 - Statistics on medical devices performance assessment – a case study
Leitão, Cátia; Bastos, José Mesquita; Afreixo, Vera