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Improvement in circulating endothelial progenitor cells pool after cardiac resy...
Cristovão, Gonçalo; Milner, James; Sousa, Pedro; Ventura, Miguel; Cristóvão, João; Elvas, Luís; Paiva, Artur; Gonçalves, Lino; Ribeiro, Carlos FontesBackground: Recent studies suggest that circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) may influence the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CRT on EPC levels and to assess the impact of EPCs on long-term clinical outcomes. Population and methods: Prospective study of 50 patients submitted to CRT. Two populations of circulating EPCs were quan...
Telehealth opportunities in the COVID-19 pandemic early days : what happened, d...
Amorim, Paula; Brito, Dulce; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Fàbrega, Carles; Gomes da Costa, Fernando; Martins, Henrique; Gonçalves, LuisThe objective of this communication is to offer a better understanding of the value of telemedicine in health care, particularly its role in creating opportunities for continuity of care to patients in a complex and novel setting as were the circumstances of the early COVID-19 pandemic times. Crisis time is also a time for opportunities. With regard to telehealth, all players (providers, staff, and patients) sh...