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Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) rationale and...

Introduction and objectives: Current epidemiological data on heart failure (HF) in Portugal derives from studies conducted two decades ago. The main aim of this study is to determine HF prevalence in the Portuguese population. Using current standards, this manuscript aims to describe the methodology and research protocol applied. Methods: The Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) is ...

Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) rationale and...

Introduction and objectives: Current epidemiological data on heart failure (HF) in Portugal derives from studies conducted two decades ago. The main aim of this study is to determine HF prevalence in the Portuguese population. Using current standards, this manuscript aims to describe the methodology and research protocol applied. Methods: The Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) is ...

Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) rationale and...

Introduction and objectives: Current epidemiological data on heart failure (HF) in Portugal derives from studies conducted two decades ago. The main aim of this study is to determine HF prevalence in the Portuguese population. Using current standards, this manuscript aims to describe the methodology and research protocol applied. Methods: The Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) is ...

Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) rationale and...

Introduction and objectives: Current epidemiological data on heart failure (HF) in Portugal derives from studies conducted two decades ago. The main aim of this study is to determine HF prevalence in the Portuguese population. Using current standards, this manuscript aims to describe the methodology and research protocol applied. Methods: The Portuguese Heart Failure Prevalence Observational Study (PORTHOS) is ...

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Application of the 2015 Beers Criteria Operationalized for Portugal in Institut...

Introduction: The consumption of potentially inappropriate medicines is high among institutionalized elderly, predisposing to potential drug interactions, adverse drug events, risk of iatrogenic cascade, increased morbidity and mortality and health costs. Medication review is a promising strategy for therapeutic optimization, although scarcely documented in Portugal. The aim of this study was to characterize, u...

Consensus document on chronic coronary syndrome assessment and risk stratificat...

Despite constant medical evolution, the reimbursement policy of Portuguese National Health Service (NHS) for the study and risk stratification of coronary heart disease has remained unchanged for several decades. Lack of adjustment to contemporary clinical practice has long been evident. However, the recent publication of the European Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of chronic coronary syndromes further ...

Aplicação dos Critérios Beers 2015 operacionalizados para Portugal em idosos in...

Introdução: O consumo de medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados é elevado entre idosos institucionalizados, predispondo a potenciais interações medicamentosas, eventos adversos a medicamentos, risco de cascata iatrogênica, aumento da morbimortalidade e custos com a saúde. A revisão de medicamentos é uma estratégia promissora de otimização terapêutica, embora pouco documentada em Portugal. O objetivo deste es...

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM PREVALENCE IN PATIENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT HEMDYNAMICALL...

Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and carotid stenosis (CS) are manifestations of atherosclerotic disease. Besides common risk factors, both diseases have an identical genetic expression related to oxygen transport and the erythrocyte membrane.Objectives: Studying the association between AAA and CS≥50%; estimating the prevalence of aneurysmal disease in patients with CS; determining the prevalence o...

DIGITAL SUBTRACTION PHLEBOGRAPHY USING A “HOMEMADE” CARBON DIOXIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM

Introduction and objectives: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a non-nephrotoxic contrast media. Due its advantages and to the lack of dedicated CO2 delivery system in some hospitals, homemade CO2 delivery systems have been developed in several institutions. The authors describe a CO2 “homemade” delivery system developed with resources available in the author’s hospital and present the preliminary results of its applicat...