Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains the major cause of premature death and disability; effective cardiovascular (CV) risk prevention is fundamental. The World Heart Federation (WHF) Cholesterol Roadmap provides a framework for national policy development and aims to achieve ASCVD prevention. At the invitation of the WHF, a group of experts from the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (SPC), addr...
Aims: Chronic heart failure (HF) is a major comorbidity accounting for an increased severity and mortality related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To reduce the risk of COVID-19 in HF patients, telemedicine has been encouraged. Methods and results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedical management with mainly over-the-phone appointments became a major strategy of follow-up of our HF clinic patients. ...
O uso de inibidores do enzima de conversão da angiotensina (IECA) na insuficiência cardíaca em recém-nascidos (RN) tem sido restringido devido à reduzida experiência neste grupo etário e ao receio de eventuais efeitos adversos. Objectivos: Avaliar os efeitos da utilização dos IECA nos RN internados no Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica do Hospital de Santa Marta, entre Janeiro de 1995 e Junho de 2001. Métodos: E...