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Point-of-care ultrasound for the early detection of intrahepatic biliary tract ...
Miravent, Sérgio; Vaz, Bruna; Lobo, Manuel Duarte; Jimenez, Cármen; Pablo, Pedro; Figueiredo, Teresa; Barbancho, Narciso; Ventura, Miguel; Almeida, RuiBackground/Objectives: Ultrasonography is a diagnostic modality characterized by high sensitivity in detecting hepato-biliary pathology, particularly intrahepatic biliary duct dilation. This study compares the sonographic findings obtained by a radiographer/sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) using Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in Portugal with the sonographic findings from the same patients ...
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in urgent pacemaker implantations: A cross-sect...
Fernandes, Diogo de Almeida; Cadete, Rúben; António, Natália; Ventura, Miguel; Cristóvão, João; Elvas, Luís; Gonçalves, LinoAims: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decrease in patients' follow-up and interventions with cardiovascular disease. In Portugal, the consequences on emergent pacemaker implantation rates are largely unknown. We sought to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergent pacemaker implantation rate and patient profile. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical profile of the 180 patients who h...
Improvement in circulating endothelial progenitor cells pool after cardiac resy...
Cristovão, Gonçalo; Milner, James; Sousa, Pedro; Ventura, Miguel; Cristóvão, João; Elvas, Luís; Paiva, Artur; Gonçalves, Lino; Ribeiro, Carlos FontesBackground: Recent studies suggest that circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) may influence the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CRT on EPC levels and to assess the impact of EPCs on long-term clinical outcomes. Population and methods: Prospective study of 50 patients submitted to CRT. Two populations of circulating EPCs were quan...
Ablação de Arritmias em Idades Pediátricas
Pires, António; Ventura, Miguel; Ermida, Paulo; Pereira, Filomena; Pereira, Maria João; Sá e Melo, António; Elvas, Luís; Providência, LuísO Sector de Electrofisiologia e Pacing do Serviço de Cardiologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra iniciou em 1994 a ablação de arritmias por cateter com energia por radiofrequência em doentes pediátricos. Os autores realizaram uma análise retrospectiva da experiência deste sector abordando particularmente a metodologia desta técnica, assim como os resultados obtidos. Durante este período foram submetida...