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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty and riociguat in the management of chronic thromb...
Araújo, Patrícia; Calé, Rita; Pereira, Ernesto; Ferreira, Filipa; Alegria, Sofia; Pereira, Hélder; Coelho, AndréBackground: No systematic review has been published comparing the effectiveness and safety of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) and riociguat in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) across studies that evaluate both treatment methods. Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Elsevier. Clinical, functional, and hemodynamic effectiveness criteria...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Melo, Rachel Tavares de; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaHeart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects more than 50% of HF patients worldwide, and more than 70% of HF patients aged over 65. This is a complex syndrome with a clinically heterogeneous presentation and a multifactorial pathophysiology, both of which make its diagnosis and treatment challenging. A Portuguese HF expert panel convened to address HFpEF pathophysiology and therapy, as we...
EGU Geosciences Education Field Officers: um programa internacional para a prom...
P. Correia, Gina; Berenguer, J.L.; Pereira, HélderRESUMO: O programa Geosciences Education Field Officers (GEFO), criado e apoiado pelo Comité de Educação da European Geosciences Union, teve início em 2019 em seis países (Espanha, França, Índia, Itália, Marrocos e Portugal) e foi expandido em 2022 estando, atualmente, em desenvolvimento em 19 países europeus e não europeus. Está a ser preparada uma nova expansão do programa, prevista para 2025. O principal obj...
World Heart Federation cholesterol roadmap: the Portuguese case
Abreu, Ana; Dores, Hélder; Gonçalves, Lino; Franco, Fátima; Silveira, Conceição; Proença, Gonçalo; Timóteo, Ana Teresa; Cardim, Nuno; Pedro, MónicaAtherosclerotic 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...
Depression and anxiety of portuguese university students: A cross-sectional stu...
Amaro, Pedro; Fonseca, César; Afonso, Anabela; Jacinto, Gonçalo; Gomes, Luís; Pereira, Hélder; José, Helena; Silva, Celso; Lima, Andreia; Arco, HelenaBackground. The mental health of university students has worsened over time, and it is young people who have suffered the most from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of mental health. Anxiety and depression are the most common symptoms reported by university students and are often the cause of disabilities, either in academic performance or in other spheres of life. Aim. The aim of this study was to both assess th...
Underuse of reperfusion therapy with systemic thrombolysis in high-risk acute p...
Martinho, Mariana; Calé, Rita; Grade Santos, João; Rita Pereira, Ana; Alegria, Sofia; Ferreira, Filipa; José Loureiro, Maria; Judas, Tiago© 2023 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: Reperfusion therapy is generally recommended in acute high-risk pulmonary embolism (HR-PE), but several population-based studies report that it is underused. Data on epidemiology, management and outcomes o...
Upper barremian−lower aptian charophyte biostratigraphy from arrifes section (A...
Pérez-Cano, Jordi; Pereira, Hélder; Mendes, Marcia; Pereira, Zélia; Callapez, Pedro Miguel; Fernandes, PauloThe Arrifes section (Algarve Basin, Southern Portugal) has been studied from the viewpoint of char-ophyte biostratigraphy. The previous sedimentological studies in this section showed that it is built of the interbedding of continental and marine facies that contain both marine and continental palynomorphs (pollen, spores, and dinoflagellates), providing an excellent sedimentary context to perform direct cor-re...
Phage display identified peptide with selectivity for human osteoarthritic chon...
Martins, Ivone M.; Canadas, Raphaël F.; Pereira, Hélder; Azeredo, Joana; Reis, R. L.; Oliveira, J. M.; Azevedo, Helena S.Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint disorders in western populations, affecting millions of people worldwide and with a rising incidence as life expectancy continues to increase. Current therapies for OA management fail to halt the progressive degradation of articular cartilage, urging the need for more effective therapies to improve cartilage function and enhance patient's quality of life. Thro...
Stent for life initiative in Portugal: progress through years and Covid-19 impact
Pereira, Ernesto; Calé, Rita; Pereira, Ângela Maria; Pereira, Hélder; Martins, Luís DiasBackground: During Stent for Life Initiative in Portugal lifetime, positive changes in ST elevation myocardial infarction treatment were observed, by the increase of Primary Angioplasty numbers and improvements in patients' behaviour towards myocardial infarction, with an increase in those who called 112 and the lower proportion attending non primary percutaneous coronary intervention centres. Despite public aw...
Prevalence and predictors of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension foll...
Pargana, Joana; Calé, Rita; Martinho, Mariana; Santos, João; Lourenço, Cândida; Castro Pereira, José Alberto; Araújo, Patrícia; Morgado, João© 2023 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: The true prevalence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) after pulmonary embolism (PE) in the Portuguese population remains unknown. We aimed to assess the prevalence a...