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Inequalities in access to cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndro...
Viana, MP; Borges, A; Araújo, C; Rocha, A; Ribeiro, AI; Rocha, OL; Dias, P; Maciel, MJ; Moreira, I; Lunet, N; Azevedo, AObjectives To estimate cardiac rehabilitation (CR) referral and participation rates among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to identify their determinants, in two Portuguese regions. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Patients consecutively admitted to the cardiology department of two hospitals, one in the district of Porto and one in the north-east region (NER) of Portugal, were enrolled in...
Sex differences in presenting symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: the EPIHeart...
Araújo, C; Rocha, OL; Viana, MP; Melão, F; Borges, A; Severo, M; Maciel, MJ; Moreira, I; Azevedo, AObjectives Prompt diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains a challenge, with presenting symptoms affecting the diagnosis algorithm and, consequently, management and outcomes. This study aimed to identify sex differences in presenting symptoms of ACS. Design Data were collected within a prospective cohort study (EPIHeart). Setting Patients with confirmed diagnosis of type 1 (primary spontaneous) ACS wh...
Regional variation in coronary heart disease mortality trends in Portugal, 1981...
Araujo, C; Pereira, M; Viana, M; Rocha, OL; Bennett, K; Lunet, N; Azevedo, ABACKGROUND: Information is scarce about the geographic variation in time trends of mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD). We aimed to describe trends in death rates, absolute number of deaths and years of life lost (YLL) due to CHD among men and women in Portugal, by region, from 1981 to 2012. METHODS: The age-standardized mortality rates from CHD were estimated by sex and region. We used joinpoint regres...
Higher BMI in heart failure patients is associated with longer survival only in...
Pinho, E; Lourenço, P; Silva, S; Rocha, OL; Leite, AB; Gomes, F; Pimenta, J; Azevedo, AAims Obesity and diabetes are associated with an increased cardiovascular risk and mortality. Paradoxically, higher BMI is associated with longer survival in heart failure patients. The association between BMI and risk of death in heart failure patients depends on diabetes history. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study on 503 ambulatory systolic heart failure patients attending a heart failure clini...
Measuring renal function in acute heart failure: A place for old and new equations
Alvelos, M; Couto, M; Rocha, OL; Almeida, PB; Guimarães, JT; Azevedo, A; Bettencourt, P
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Should we submit patients without...
Silva, F; Borges, T; Ribeiro, A; Mesquita, R; Rocha, OL; Magalhães, D; Silva, JC; Azevedo, A; Bettencourt, PCoronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for about two-thirds of cases of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) [1]. Angina symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) are not sufficient to establish an ischemic etiology and according to recommendations coronary angiography (CA) is the gold standard [1–3]. There is a paucity of information on the performance of CA for detecting CAD in HFrEF wit...
Prognostic Value of Osteoprotegerin in Acute Heart Failure
Friões, F; Rocha, OL; Almeida, PB; Silva, N; Guimarães, JT; Omland, T; Azevedo, A; Bettencourt, PBackground: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is promising as a predictor of adverse prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes and chronic heart failure. Its prognostic value in acute heart failure (AHF) is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value provided by serum OPG levels at discharge after an admission for AHF. Methods: In a prospective study, we enrolled 338 patients consecutively a...