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Navigating the Challenges of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Wome...

Pulmonary Endarterectomy's Blind Spot: Is Echocardiography the Answer?

Real-world dapagliflozin treatment patterns in Portuguese patients with heart f...

Introduction and objectives: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) poses a significant challenge to healthcare. While clinical trials have shown the therapeutic benefits of dapagliflozin in patients with HFrEF, it is essential to understand treatment patterns and patient characteristics in real-world settings. The EVOLUTION-HF study sought to address this gap by analyzing real-world data. Methods...

Perceptions of cardiology, professional preferences and impact on career choice...

Introduction 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...

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...

Global warming and heat wave risks for cardiovascular diseases: A position pape...

Global warming is a result of the increased emission of greenhouse gases. The consequences of this climate change threaten society, biodiversity, food and resource availability. The consequences include an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and cardiovascular mortality. In this position paper, we summarize the data from the main studies that assess the risks of a temperature increase or heat waves in...

Global warming and heat wave risks for cardiovascular diseases: A position pape...

Global warming is a result of the increased emission of greenhouse gases. The consequences of this climate change threaten society, biodiversity, food and resource availability. The consequences include an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and cardiovascular mortality. In this position paper, we summarize the data from the main studies that assess the risks of a temperature increase or heat waves in...

Global warming and heat wave risks for cardiovascular diseases: A position pape...

Global warming is a result of the increased emission of greenhouse gases. The consequences of this climate change threaten society, biodiversity, food and resource availability. The consequences include an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and cardiovascular mortality. In this position paper, we summarize the data from the main studies that assess the risks of a temperature increase or heat waves in...

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Age of New Heart Failure Therapies: Sti...

Background: New therapies with prognostic benefits have been recently introduced in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic power of current listing criteria for heart transplantation (HT) in an HFrEF cohort submitted to cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) between 2009 and 2014 (group A) and between 2015 and 2018 (group B). Method...

Indirect costs of myocardial infarction in Portugal

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease, and particularly myocardial infarction (MI), carries a significant economic burden, through productivity losses (indirect costs) associated with temporary absence from work, that has not yet been adequately studied in Portugal. Our objective was to quantify the indirect costs of MI in the first year after admission. Methods: Consecutive patients admitted to a single center ...