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Genetic information improves the prediction of major adverse cardiovascular eve...
Mendonca, Maria Isabel; Henriques, Eva; Borges, Sofia; Sousa, Ana Célia; Pereira, Andreia; Santos, Marina; Temtem, Margarida; Freitas, SóniaThe inclusion of a genetic risk score (GRS) can modify the risk prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD), providing an advantage over the use of traditional models. The predictive value of the genetic information on the recurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) remains controversial. A total of 33 genetic variants previously associated with CAD were genotyped in 1587 CAD patients from the GENE...
Epicardial Adipose Tissue: The Genetics Behind an Emerging Cardiovascular Risk ...
Sousa, João Adriano; Mendonca, Maria Isabel; Serrão, Marco; Borges, Sofia; Henriques, Eva; Freitas, Sónia; Tentem, Margarida; Santos, MarinaEvidence points epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) as an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. Whether genetic polymorphisms linked with atherosclerosis are associated with higher EAT is still unknown. We aim to assess the role of genetic burden of atherosclerosis and its association to EAT in a cohort of asymptomatic individuals without coronary disease. A total of 996 participants were prospectively enrolled in a...
KAsH Score predicts long term mortality after acute myocardial
Monteiro, Joel Ponte; Sousa, João Adriano; Sousa Mendonça, Flávio; Neto, Micaela; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Gomes Serrão, Marco; Silva, BrunoIntroduction: Complex risk scores have limited applicability in the assessment of patients with myocardial infarction (MI). In this work, the authors aimed to develop a simple to use clinical score to stratify the in-hospital mortality risk of patients with MI at first medical contact. Methods: In this single-center prospective registry assessing 1504 consecutively admitted patients with MI, the strongest predi...