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World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap: The Portuguese case

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...

Mandatory Criteria for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: 2018 Guidelines from th...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a multidisciplinary process for patients recovering after an acute cardiac event or with chronic cardiovascular disease that reduces mortality and morbidity and improves quality of life. It is considered a cost-effective intervention and is expressly indicated in the guidelines of the major medical societies. In Portugal, only 8% of patients discharged from hospital after myocardi...

A cost-efficiency and health benefit approach to improve urban air quality

When ambient air quality standards established in the EU Directive 2008/50/EC are exceeded, Member States are obliged to develop and implement Air Quality Plans (AQP) to improve air quality and health. Notwithstanding the achievements in emission reductions and air quality improvement, additional efforts need to be undertaken to improve air quality in a sustainable way – i.e. through a cost-efficiency approach....

Assessment of health benefits related to air quality improvement strategies in ...

Air pollution is, increasingly, a concern to our society given the threats to human health and the environment. Concerted actions to improve air quality have been taken at different levels, such as through the development of Air Quality Plans (AQPs). However, air quality impacts associated with the implementation of abatement measures included in AQPs are often neglected. In order to identify the major gaps and...

Integrating health on air quality assessment - Review report on health risks of...

Quantifying the impact of air pollution on the publics health has become an increasingly critical component in policy discussion. Recent data indicate that more than 70% of the world population lives in cities. Several studies reported that current levels of air pollutants in urban areas are associated with adverse health risks, namely, cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer. IARC recently classified outdoor a...

Synthesis and electrical properties of nanocrystalline Ca1−xEuxMnO3±δ

Nanopowders of Ca1−xEuxMnO3 (0.1≤x≤0.4) manganites were synthesized as a single phase using the auto gel-combustion method. The citrate method shows to be simple and appropriate to obtain single phases avoiding segregation or contamination. The Ca1−xEuxMnO3 system has been synthesized at 800 °C during 18 h, against the conventional method of mixing oxides used to obtain these materials at higher temperatures of...

Suppression of the intensity dependence of P2 auditory ERP component by continu...

Branched chain amino acid diseases.

The authors present 19 cases of branched-chain AA catabolism disease: 9 Maple Syrup Urine Diseases, 6 Methylmalonic Acidemias, 2 Propionic Acidemias, 1 case of 3-OH-3-methylglutaryl-CoA-lyase deficiency and another of 2-methyl-ketoacetyl-CoA-thiolase deficiency. Fifteen are early neonatal forms and in 4 the onset occurred later. Fifteen patients (78.9%) needed one or several extra-corporal procedures either in ...

Phenylketonuria--physical and mental development of phenylketonuric children su...

The Authors present the first clinical and laboratory assessment of 6 children with PKU, diagnosed and treated early, as a result of the application of the Early Diagnosis Programme in the southern part of the country, from April 1984 to November 1986. The main protein source used in the feeding of these patients was a phenylalanine-free mixture of amino-acids, with an excellent tolerance.; The Authors present ...