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An Unexpected Association in a Patient with Heart Failure Presenting a Surgical...
Alegria, S; Simões, O; Almeida, AR; Silva e Castro, J; Laranjeira, A; Pereira, HBicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common form of congenital heart disease and frequently leads to premature valvular dysfunction. BAV is associated with aortic wall abnormalities and a high prevalence of ascending aorta dilatation and coarctation of the aorta (CoA). Consequently, in patients with BAV a careful assessment of the valve, and also of the aortic root and the ascending aorta, should be performe...
The effect of sequential information on consumers' willingness to pay for crede...
Botelho, Anabela; Dinis, I; Lourenço-Gomes, L; Moreira, Jorge; Pinto, Lígia; Simões, OThe use of experimental methods to determine consumers' willingness to pay for "quality" food has been gaining importance in scientific research. In most of the empirical literature on this issue the experimental design starts with blind tasting, after which information is introduced. It is assumed that this approach allows consumers to elicit the real value that they attach to each of the features added throug...
HLA genotyping in Portuguese asthmatic patients with nasal polyps
Sousa, N; Faria, E; Nunes, R; Simões, O; Mendes, J; Chieira, C
Genetic polymorphisms in CYP3A5 and MDR1 genes and their correlations with plas...
Mendes, J; Martinho, A; Simões, O; Mota, A; Breitenfeld, L; Pais, LImmunosuppressive drugs, such as tacrolimus (FK506) and cyclosporine (CsA), play an essential role in graft survival, preventing rejection. Large interindividual differences in drug-metabolizing enzymes as well as in drug transporters make the task of reaching the optimal concentrations difficult. The bioavailability of CsA and FK506 seems to be associated with the cytocrhome P450 IIIA (CYP3A) gene. It has also...
A evolução do refluxo vesico-ureteral com diagnóstico perinatal
Leitão, H; Correia, AJ; Gomes, C; Simões, O; Rolo, V; Mimoso, G; Ramos, C