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Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Unmet Needs, and Inclisiran

Ferreira, Jorge; Palma, Isabel; Pereira de Moura, José; Gouveia, Miguel; Corte-Real, Ana; Mello e Silva, Alberto

The leading cause of death and disability worldwide aredue to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), entailing a heavy economic impact, in Portugal corresponding to 1% of the gross domestic product. The development and progression of ASCVD are closely related to hypercholesterolaemia, with high LDL-C levels being its most important and easily modifiable risk factor. Reducing LDL-C has been shown to dec...


The Cost of Meningococcal Meningitis in Portugal

Rodrigues, Fernanda; Pinheiro, Bernardete; Guerreiro, Rita; Gouveia, Miguel; Eloi, João; Alves, Cristina; Castela, Guilherme; Oliveira, Alexandra

Introduction: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is an infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, and a major cause of meningitis (MM) and/or septicemia (MS). The aim of this study is to estimate the costs of IMD (MM and MS) for Portuguese state.Methods: To estimate the costs associated with IMD, a model was developed, where patients can have one of three outcomes: survive without sequelae, sur...


Psicopatologia e exposição a tempo de ecrã em adultos

Marques dos Santos, Mário Castro; Rodrigues, Tânia; Costa, Ana Vera; Rafael, Alexandra; de Almeida, Marta; Gouveia, Miguel; Guimarães Fernandes, Sara

Introdução e Objetivos: As perturbações ansiosas e depressivas são hoje prevalentes, com impacto significativo nas populações. Nas últimas décadas, assistimos ao aparecimento de inúmeros dispositivos com ecrã que se incorporaram na nossa rotina diária, o que levou a uma exposição crescente dos indivíduos a estes. Pretendemos caracterizar uma amostra da população portuguesa e estudar a relação entre o tempo de e...

Date: 2022   |   Origin: Psilogos

Treatment-resistant depression and major depression with suicide risk — the cos...

Sousa, Rute Dinis; Gouveia, Miguel; Nunes da Silva, Catarina; Rodrigues, Ana Maria; Cardoso, Graça; Antunes, Ana Filipa; Canhao, Helena

Introduction: Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) and Major Depression with Suicide Risk (MDSR) are types of depression with relevant effects on the health of the population and a potentially significant economic impact. This study estimates the burden of disease and the costs of illness attributed to Treatment-Resistant Depression and Major Depression with Suicide Risk in Portugal. Methods: The disease burden...


Atherosclerosis in the primary health care setting: a real-word data study

Ascenção, Raquel; Alarcão, Joana; Araújo, Francisco; Costa, João; Fiorentino, Francesca; Gil, Victor; Gouveia, Miguel; Lourenço, Francisco

Introduction and Objectives: To characterize patients with atherosclerosis, a disease with a high socioeconomic impact, in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out through the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration primary health care database, extracting data on the clinical and demographic characteristics and resource use of adul...


Atherosclerosis in the primary health care setting: a real-word data study

Ascenção, Raquel; Alarcão, Joana; Araujo, Francisco; Costa, João; Fiorentino, Francesca; Gil, Victor; Gouveia, Miguel; Lourenço, Francisco

© 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); Introduction and objectives: To characterize patients with atherosclerosis, a disease with a high socioeconomic impact, in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was ca...


Os custos da aterosclerose em Portugal

Costa, João; Alarcão, Joana; Amaral‐Silva, Alexandre; Araújo, Francisco; Ascenção, Raquel; Caldeira, Daniel; Cardoso, Marta Ferreira; Correia, Manuel

Introduction and objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Portugal and atherosclerosis is the most common underlying pathophysiological process. The aim of this study was to quantify the economic impact of atherosclerosis in Portugal by estimating disease‐related costs. Methods: Costs were estimated based on a prevalence approach and following a societal perspective. Three national ep...


The burden of atherosclerosis in Portugal

Costa, João; Alarcão, Joana; Araujo, Francisco; Ascenção, Raquel; Caldeira, Daniel; Fiorentino, Francesca; Gil, Victor; Gouveia, Miguel

AIMS: This article sought to estimate the burden of disease attributable to atherosclerosis in mainland Portugal in 2016. METHODS AND RESULTS: The burden of atherosclerosis was measured in disability-adjusted life years following the latest 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) methodology. Disability-adjusted life years were estimated as the sum of years of life lost (YLL) with years lived with disability (YLD)....



Atherosclerosis: the cost of illness in Portugal

Costa, João; Alarcão, Joana; Amaral-Silva, Alexandre; Araujo, Francisco; Ascenção, Raquel; Caldeira, Daniel; Cardoso, Marta Ferreira; Correia, Manuel

Copyright © 2020 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.; © 2020 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier Espa ̃na, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).; Introduction and objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Portugal and ather...


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