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Perceptions of Cardiology, Professional Preferences and Impact on Career Choice...
Timóteo, AT; Ribeiras, R; Gavina, C; Cabral, S; Almeida, A; António, N; Calé, R; Moura, B; Franco, F; Ilhão Moreira, R; Gonçalves, LIntroduction and objectives: Cardiology has not been seen as an attractive specialty, and women have avoided it for many years. Some surveys have been performed in other countries, but in Portugal, the situation is largely unknown. Methods: An online survey on perceptions of cardiology and professional preferences was sent to 1371 members of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, of whom 18.2% completed the surv...
Inflammation and No-Reflow: Can It Be a Game-Changer?
Timóteo, AT
“O Meu Coração Bate Saudável” – Results From a Pilot Project for Health Educati...
Timóteo, AT; Cachulo, MC; Dinis, P; Negrão, L; Barreiros-Mota, I; Dores, H; Gonçalves, LIntroduction and objectives: Childhood offers an excellent window of opportunity to start interventions to promote behavioral changes before unhealthy lifestyles become established, leading to cardiovascular diseases. The goal of this pilot educational project for children is the promotion of healthy lifestyles and cardiovascular health. Methods: This project was implemented in 4th grade children and included t...
What Do Portuguese Cardiologists Think and Feel About Their Work?
Santarém Semedo, C; Moreira Diniz, A; Aguiar, JE; Sousa Almeida, S; Timóteo, AT; Gil, VIntroduction and objectives: This study reports the results of an online survey carried out by the Portuguese Society of Cardiology about its medical members' work characteristics before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, their job satisfaction, work motivation, and burnout. Methods: A sample of 157 participants answered a questionnaire with demographic, professional, and health-related information, followed by ...
Efficacy of Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Refractory Congestive Heart Fa...
Timóteo, AT; Mano, TRefractory congestive heart failure (RCHF) is a common complication in the natural history of advanced heart failure. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a possible alternative in those patients, but studies are scarce, and mostly with small samples. We conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of PD in patients with RCHF. Articles published before July 2020 in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science...
A Ring With Endocarditis: an Unfortunate Marriage
Castelo, A; Cardoso, I; Magalhães, M; Timóteo, AT; Galrinho, A
Levosimendan in Outpatients with Advanced Heart Failure: Single-Center Experien...
Ferreira Reis, J; Gonçalves, A; Ilhão Moreira, R; Pereira-da-Silva, T; Timóteo, AT; Pombo, D; Carvalho, T; Correia, C; Santos, C; Cruz Ferreira, RIntroduction: Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) have high morbidity and mortality, with only a small proportion being eligible for advanced therapies. Intermittent outpatient levosimendan infusion has been shown to provide symptomatic relief and reduce the rate of HF events. Our aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of outpatient levosimendan administration in an advanced HF population. Methods: Thi...
Treatment of Coronary Microvascular Disease
Santos, AR; Ferreira, A; Timóteo, AT
Cancer Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Have Non-Superior Bleeding Risk Co...
Mano, T; Timóteo, AT; Aguiar Rosa, S; Belo, A; Cruz Ferreira, R; ProACS Registry InvestigatorsIntroduction: The management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in malignancy is challenging due to higher bleeding risk. Methods: We analyzed patients with cancer (active or in the previous five years) prospectively included in the ProACS registry between 2010 and 2019. Our aim was to assess safety (major bleeding, primary endpoint) and secondary efficacy endpoints (in-hospital mortality and combined in-hospital...