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Doença renal crónica: um guia prático (ACT-NAU)
Corte-Real, Ana; Nunes, Andreia; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Belino, Carolina; Outerelo, Cristina; Ramos, Diogo; Silva, Gil; Guimarães, GilbertoA doença renal crónica (DRC) é um importante problema de saúde pública que está associada ao aumento da morbimortalidade global e é um fator de risco significativo para a doença cardiovascular. A prevalência da DRC tem aumentado exponencialmente em todo o mundo. A sua prevalência em Portugal é de 20,9% nos estádios 1 a 5 da DRC e de 9,8% para os estádios ≥G3a/A1 da DRC, pelo que é de extrema importância que est...
NAU ‐ New NAU - Areas of Unifying Interest for CKD: A Multidisciplinary Expert ...
Malheiro, Jorge; Araújo, Francisco; Nunes, Andreia; Almeida, Clara; Aires, Inês; Nobre, João Pedro; Neves, João Sérgio; Dias, JordanaIntroduction: The global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising exponentially. While patient awareness of CKD remains low, we studied the physicians’ awareness and how globally it can be improved. We aimed to evaluate the awareness and consensus of physicians on the screening, diagnosis and clinical management of CKD, thus identifying which areas should be the subject of educational or research pr...
Sex differences in LDL-C control in a primary care population: the PORTRAIT-DYS...
Gavina, Cristina; Araújo, Francisco; Teixeira, Carla; Ruivo, Jorge; Corte-Real, Ana Luísa; Luz-Duarte, Leonor; Canelas-Pais, MarianaBackground and aims: Cardiovascular (CV) diseases show clear differences in clinical manifestation and treatment outcomes between men and women. To reduce sex disparities in achieving lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) goals, a sex-focused assessment is essential and more studies are needed to bring new evidence to clinicians. This study aims to assess the role of sex in attaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ...