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Application of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Microvascular Chang...
Ferreira, A; Anjos, R; José-Vieira, R; Afonso, M; Abreu, AC; Monteiro, S; Macedo, M; Andrade, J; Furtado, MJ; Lume, MBackground: Retinal toxicity with long-term hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) treatment is a major concern. This systematic review aims to assess the application of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to detect microvascular alterations in patients under HCQ. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched until January 14, 2023. Studies using OCTA as a pr...
The 2021 Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology Joint Guidelines with Paediatric R...
Leal, I; Miranda, V; Fonseca, C; Barbosa-Breda, J; Cordeiro Sousa, D; Mesquita-Marques, P; Araújo, J; Silva, MI; Pedrosa, AC; Palmares, J; Furtado, MJAim: To develop the first Ophthalmology joint guidelines with Paediatric Rheumatology with recommendations on the screening, monitoring and medical treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U), endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology (SPO). Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to include publications up to July 14th 2020, with no language restrictions, in or...
Data on metabolic profile of insulin-degrading enzyme knockout mice
Borges, D; Meneses, M; Dias, T; Martins, F; Oliveira, PF; Alves, M; Macedo, MInsulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) degrades and inactivates bioactive peptides such as insulin. As insulin is a master regulator of glucose homeostasis, lack of IDE is expected to have a profound impact on both insulin and glucose levels. This article shares data on glucose and insulin homeostasis of control, heterozygous and knockout mice for Ide after 18 weeks of a normal chow diet. This data article is related t...
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Archaeological Mortars from the To...
Cardoso, I; Macedo, M; Vermeulen, F; Corsi, C; Santos Silva, A; Rosado, L; Candeias, A; Mirao, JThe Roman town of Ammaia (in Marvão Region) is considered one of the most important recent findings of the Roman presence in Portuguese territory. It was settled in Republican times and abandoned in the seventh century. In this research, 17 masonry mortars and renders from the West Tower (South Gate), the residential area near the West Tower, the macellum, the peristylium, the public bath building, the podium o...
Prevalência do consumo de tabaco em adolescentes escolarizados portugueses por ...
Precioso, J; Samorinha, C; Macedo, M; Antunes, HINTRODUCTION: According to the MPOWER approach adopted in 2008 by the WHO, monitoring smoking epidemics is necessary in order to assess the effectiveness of the preventive measures used in smoking control in adolescents and adults. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of smoking in Portuguese school-aged adolescents by region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample is made up of 8764 students, 4060 boys and 4704 g...
Exposição das crianças ao fumo ambiental do tabaco (FAT): avaliação de uma inte...
Precioso, J; Samorinha, C; Calheiros, JM; Macedo, M; Antunes, H; Campos, HTo evaluate the effectiveness of the preventative programme "Smoke-free Homes" undertaken in 4th year children and their parents or guardians, aiming to reduce children's exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) in the home. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a pre- and post-test pre-experimental study, in students from 32 Braga district primary schools 2007/08. A self-administered and structured questionnaire was given...
Smoke-free homes programme : past, present and future
Precioso, J; Calheiros, J; Samorinha, C; Antunes, H; Machado, JE; Macedo, M; Bonito, J; Vitória, P; Ravara, SChildhood exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is associated with serious health problems. Despite the recognised severity of childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), several studies show high prevalence of exposed children in the world and also in Portugal. In order to protect children of this serious health hazard an ETS type preventive programme, “Smoke free-homes”, was developed and...
Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B
Antunes, H; Macedo, M; Estrada, AThe hepatitis B virus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans, thus making it a serious public health issue. The purpose of this study was to determine the hepatitis B virus vaccination rate with immunization, the risk of this population group becoming infected before vaccination and the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection. The study involved randomly analyzing the serum of 311 adolesce...
Prevalência do vírus da hepatite A: primeiros resultados de baixa endemicidade ...
Antunes, H; Macedo, M; Estrada, AThe prevalence of the hepatitis A virus in a population determines the degree of morbidity associated with this illness, that is, the higher the morbidity, the lower the prevalence. This study aims to obtain the prevalence of total antibody to the hepatitis A virus in children, 5 and 8 years of age, and in adolescents, 14 years of age. The study was based on two samples: the serum of 64 healthy five-year-olds a...
A Laqueação Tubária no Espaço Psicológico
Macedo, M; Faria, CCom este estudo pretende-se fazer uma abordagem da problemática da laqueação tubária à luz de um entendimento psicológico.São avaliados os motivos pelos quais as mulheres pedem laqueações e quais os possíveis factores de risco e arrependimento.