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Incidence of Bloodstream Infection in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension unde...
Camara, Raquel Paulinetti; Coelho, Francisco das Neves; Cruz-Martins, Natália; Marques-Alves, Patricia; Castro, Graça; Baptista, Rui; Ferreira, FilipaIntravenous synthetic prostacyclin analogs (iPCAs), such as epoprostenol, treprostinil and iloprost have been widely used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite having good outcomes, continuous infusion of iPCAs has been associated with some adverse effects. Bloodstream infection (BSI) is one of the most severe complications, although poorly recognized, especially under iloprost adm...
Left atrial functional assessment and mortality in patients with severe aortic ...
Ferreira, João; Gonçalves, Valdirene; Marques-Alves, Patricia; Martins, Rui; Monteiro, Sílvia; Teixeira, Rogério; Gonçalves, LinoAortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common primary valvular heart disease leading to surgical or percutaneous aortic valve replacement (AVR) in Europe and its prevalence keeps growing. While other risk factors in severe AS are well documented, little is known about the prognostic value of left atrial (LA) function in AS. Our aim is to clarify the relationship between LA function measured at severe AS diagnos...
Real-world analysis of acute decompensated heart failure outcomes in Portugal
Marques-Alves, Patricia; Marinho, Ana Vera; Almeida, José Paulo; Gonçalves, Tatiana; Costa, Marta; Ferreira, Mafalda; Baptista, Rui; Costa, SusanaAims In Portugal, in the last 5 years, no study has published recent data regarding outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We aimed to determine the characteristics and outcomes of a large contemporaneous Portuguese cohort of ADHF patients admitted to our emergency department (ED). Methods and results We conducted a retrospective, study of all 1024 patients admitted to our ED with a...
Going beyond classic echo in aortic stenosis: left atrial mechanics, a new mark...
Marques-Alves, Patricia; Marinho, Ana Vera; Teixeira, Rogério; Baptista, Rui; Castro, Graça; Martins, Rui; Gonçalves, LinoBackground: There is limited information regarding left atrial (LA) mechanics in aortic valve stenosis (AS). We assessed LA mechanics in AS through speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) according to severity and prognosis. Methods: We included 102 patients diagnosed with severe AS (sAS) and 80 patients with moderate AS (mAS), all with preserved ejection fraction and no coronary artery disease. LA mechanics an...
Constrictive pericarditis following atrial fibrillation ablation - A rare compl...
Marques-Alves, Patricia; Sousa, Pedro A.; António, Natália; Barra, Sérgio; Elvas, Luís; Gonçalves, Lino