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PRIMARY-HF: Heart Failure Screening in Primary Care using Point-of-Care
dos Santos, Jonathan; Nobre, João Pedro; Ferreira, João Pedro; M. Marques, Maria Inês; Henriques, Miguel; Cardim, Nuno; Villanueva, TiagoIntroduction: Heart failure is a major health challenge with high morbidity and socioeconomic burden, especially when diagnosis is delayed. In primary care, HF detection can be challenging due to symptoms overlapping with other conditions, limited access to diagnostic tools, and resource constraints. This study explores the use of natriuretic peptides (NT-proBNP) and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with artifi...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Melo, Rachel Tavares de; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaIn Portugal, a 15.2% prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) was recently identified among those aged ≥50 years. HFpEF represents 90% of Portuguese heart failure patients. HFpEF management in Portugal is challenging due to patient heterogeneity, diagnostic and therapeutic complexity, and organizational constraints on the healthcare system. Considering the above, a panel of Portugues...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Melo, Rachel Tavares de; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaHeart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects more than 50% of HF patients worldwide, and more than 70% of HF patients aged over 65. This is a complex syndrome with a clinically heterogeneous presentation and a multifactorial pathophysiology, both of which make its diagnosis and treatment challenging. A Portuguese HF expert panel convened to address HFpEF pathophysiology and therapy, as we...
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a comprehensive review of pathog...
Cazeiro, Daniel; Azaredo Raposo, Miguel; Guimarães, Tatiana; Lousada, Nuno; Jenkins, David; Inácio, João R.; Moreira, Susana; Mineiro, AnaChronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is part of group 4 of the pulmonary hypertension (PH) classification and generally affects more than a third of patients referred to PH centers. It is a three-compartment disease involving proximal (lobar-to-segmental) and distal (subsegmental) pulmonary arteries that are obstructed by persistent fibrothrombotic material, and precapillary pulmonary arteries ...
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mario; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaHeart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects more than 50% of HF patients worldwide, and more than 70% of HF patients aged over 65. This is a complex syndrome with a clinically heterogeneous presentation and a multifactorial pathophysiology, both of which make its diagnosis and treatment challenging. A Portuguese HF expert panel convened to address HFpEF pathophysiology and therapy, as we...
Portuguese Recommendations for the Management of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomy...
Marques, Nuno; Aguiar Rosa, Sílvia; Cordeiro, Filipa; Menezes Fernandes, Raquel; Ferreira, Catarina; Bento, Dina; Brito, Dulce; Cardim, Nuno
A Portuguese Expert Panel Position Paper on the Management of Heart Failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaIn Portugal, a 15.2% prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) was recently identified among those aged ≥50 years. HFpEF represents 90% of Portuguese heart failure patients. HFpEF management in Portugal is challenging due to patient heterogeneity, diagnostic and therapeutic complexity, and organizational constraints on the healthcare system. Considering the above, a panel of Portugues...
Portuguese recommendations for the management of transthyretin amyloid cardiomy...
Marques, Nuno; Aguiar Rosa, Sílvia; Cordeiro, Filipa; Menezes Fernandes, Raquel; Ferreira, Catarina; Bento, Dina; Brito, Dulce; Cardim, Nuno
A Portuguese expert panel position paper on the management of heart failure wit...
Silva-Cardoso, José; Moreira, Emília; Tavares de Melo, Rachel; Moraes-Sarmento, Pedro; Cardim, Nuno; Oliveira, Mário; Gavina, Cristina; Moura, BrendaFunding Information: Ana Santos of Prime Focus provided medical writing, editorial support, and formatting assistance, which was contracted and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Portugal. Publisher Copyright: © 2025; Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects more than 50% of HF patients worldwide, and more than 70% of HF patients aged over 65. This is a complex syndrome with a c...
PRIMARY-HF
Dos Santos, Jonathan; Nobre, João Pedro; Ferreira, João Pedro; Marques, Maria Inês M.; Henriques, Miguel; Cardim, Nuno; Villanueva, TiagoPublisher Copyright: Copyright © Ordem dos Médicos 2025.; Introduction: Heart failure is a major health challenge with high morbidity and socioeconomic burden, especially when diagnosis is delayed. In primary care, HF detection can be challenging due to symptoms overlapping with other conditions, limited access to diagnostic tools, and resource constraints. This study explores the use of natriuretic peptides (N...