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Hyperkalemia management
Fonseca, Cândida; Garagarza, Cristina; Silva, Gil; Caires, Graça; Marques, Irene; Lopes, José António; Branco, Patrícia; Alves, Rui; Ferreira, AníbalFunding Information: The authors would like to thank Evidenze Portugal, Lda. for medical writing assistance and CSL Vifor for financial support of the medical writing assistance. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening condition frequently encountered in clinical practice, particularly among patients with chronic kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes, and hyp...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaFunding Information: Ana Santos of Prime Focus provided medical writing, editorial support, and formatting assistance, which was contracted and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Portugal. Publisher Copyright: © 2025; Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects more than 50% of HF patients worldwide, and more than 70% of HF patients aged over 65. This is a complex syndrome with a c...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaFunding Information: Ana Santos of Prime Focus provided medical writing, editorial support, and formatting assistance, which was contracted and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Portugal. Publisher Copyright: © 2025; In Portugal, a 15.2% prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) was recently identified among those aged ≥50 years. HFpEF represents 90% of Portuguese heart failure...
Quality of life score association with other patient-reported outcomes
Marques, Irene; Viamonte, Sofia; Severo, Milton; Gomes Pinto, António; Fonseca, Cândida; Carvalho, Henrique CyrnePublisher Copyright: © 2025 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia; Introduction and objectives: Pragmatic validated instruments are needed to assess quality of life (QoL) in the real-world care of heart failure (HF) patients. This study aimed to validate the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) in European Portuguese and to search for associations with other patient-reported outcomes (PROs). ...
conTemporary reflectiOns regarding heart Failure manaGEmenT - How to ovERcome t...
Cardoso, José Silva; Santos, Jonathan; Araújo, Inês; Andrade, Aurora; Sarmento, Pedro Morais; Santos, Paulo; Moura, Brenda; Marques, IreneCopyright © 2023. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.; INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that is a significant burden in hospitalisations, morbidity, and mortality. Although a significant effort has been made to better understand its consequences and current barriers in its management, there are still several gaps to address. The present work aimed to identify the ...
Beyond clinical trials – The cost saving associated with dapagliflozin use in P...
Brito, Dulce; Fonseca, Cândida; Franco, Fátima; Lopes, Vanessa; Gonçalves, Sara; Baptista, Rui; Sequeira, Joana; Marques, Irene; Rego, RitaPublisher Copyright: © 2024 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia; Introduction and objectives: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Dapagliflozin has proven efficacy in reducing the risk of death and hospitalization in HF patients, regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). This paper aimed to project the potential impact ...