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Nutritional risk assessment in hemodialysis patients: A comparative analysis of...
Aguiar, L; Martins, VS; Pinto, I; Papoila, A; Dias, C; Figueiredo, R; Pereira, J; Ramiao, I; Velez, B; Adragao, T; Borges, Nuno; Almeida, E; Garrido, JBackground and aims: Nutritional status has a great impact on the prognosis of maintenance hemodialysis patients. Therefore, its management should be a priority, and risk screening frequent and easily implemented, based on the biochemical and clinical routine parameters already available, when the use of more comprehensive tools is not possible. Many tools fit these simple criteria, namely the modified creatini...
Blunted Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve is Associated With Impairment in Systoli...
Aguiar Rosa, S; Rocha Lopes, L; Branco, L; Galrinho, A; Fiarresga, A; Thomas, B; Brás, P; Gonçalves, A; Cardoso, I; Papoila, A; Alves, M; Rio, PBackground Coronary microvascular dysfunction constitutes an important pathophysiological feature in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We aimed to assess the association between impaired coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) and ventricular systolic function and functional capacity. Methods Eighty-three patients with HCM were enrolled in this prospective cohort study. Patients underwent echocardiogram to evalu...
Antibodies against HDL Components in Ischaemic Stroke and Coronary Artery Disease
Batuca, J; Amaral, M; Favas, C; Justino, G; Papoila, A; Ames, P; Alves, JDQuantitative and qualitative defects of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are important in atherogenesis. In this study, we investigated whether antibodies against HDL components had additional value to conventional cardiovascular risk factors for the diagnosis of ischaemic stroke (IS) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Cross-sectional study was conducted on 53 patients with IS, 51 with CAD and 55 healthy controls...
Subclinical Enteric Parasitic Infections and Growth Faltering in Infants in São...
Garzón, M; Pereira-da-Silva, L; Seixas, J; Papoila, A; Alves, MThe associations between enteric pathogenic parasites and growth in infants in São Tomé were explored using a refined anthropometric approach to recognize early growth faltering. A birth cohort study was conducted with follow-up to 24 months of age. Microscopic examination for protozoa and soil-transmitted helminths was performed. Anthropometric assessments included: z-scores for weight-for-length (WLZ), length...
Association Between Memory B-Cells and Clinical and Immunological Features of P...
Barcelos, F; Martins, C; Papoila, A; Geraldes, C; Cardigos, J; Nunes, G; Lopes, T; Alves, N; Vaz-Patto, J; Branco, J; Borrego, LMB-cells play a pivotal role in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) pathogenesis. We aim to (1) evaluate the distribution of B-lymphocyte subpopulations in pSS and Sicca patients, (2) establish cut-off points that discriminate pSS from controls, (3) evaluate the association between memory B-cells and phenotypic features in pSS. We included 57 pSS patients, 68 Sicca and 24 healthy controls. Circulating B-cells were ...
Extended-release niacin increases anti-apolipoprotein A-I antibodies that block...
Batuca, J; Amaral, M; Favas, C; Paula, F; Ames, P; Papoila, A; Alves, JDExtended-release niacin (ERN) is the most effective agent for increasing high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). Having previously identified anti-HDL antibodies, we investigated whether ERN affected the antioxidant capacity of HDL and whether ERN was associated with the production of antibodies against HDL (aHDL) and apolipoprotein A-I (aApoA-I). METHODS: Twenty-one patients older than 18 years, with HDL...
Depression and anxiety symptoms following cancer diagnosis: a cross-sectional s...
Cardoso, G; Graça, J; Klut, C; Trancas, B; Papoila, AINTRODUCTION: The aims of the present study were to assess demographic and clinical characteristics of patients after receiving a cancer diagnosis, and to determine possible risk factors for anxiety and depression. METHODS: All consecutive patients aged 18 or above, were assessed before starting intravenous chemotherapy for the first time with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Distress Therm...
C-reactive protein at 24 hours after hospital admission may have relevant progn...
Cardoso, F; Ricardo, L; Oliveira, AM; Horta, D; Papoila, A; Deus, JR; Canena, JIntroduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) and Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) have been used in early risk assessment of patients with AP. Objectives: We evaluated prognostic accuracy of CRP at 24 hours after hospital admission (CRP24) for in-hospital mortality (IM) in AP individually and with BISAP. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 134 patients with AP from ...
Compliance with ESPGHAN Position on Complementary Feeding in a Multicultural Eu...
Nóbrega, S; Andrade, M; Heleno, B; Alves, M; Papoila, A; Sassetti, L; Virella, DIntroduction: In 2008, ESPGHAN published a position paper on complementary feeding providing recommendations to health care professionals. Cultural and socio-economic factors might affect the compliance to these orientations. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of inadequacies during complementary feeding (ESPGHAN, 2008) and its association with different ethnic backgrounds. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of a con...
C-reactive protein prognostic accuracy in acute pancreatitis: timing of measure...
Cardoso, F; Ricardo, L; Oliveira, AM; Canena, J; Horta, D; Papoila, A; Deus, JRC-reactive protein (CRP) has been used widely in the early risk assessment of patients with acute pancreatitis. This study evaluated the prognostic accuracy of CRP for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), pancreatic necrosis (PNec), and in-hospital mortality (IM) in terms of the best timing for CRP measurement and the optimal CRP cutoff points. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a single-center retrospective cohort st...