A5101928704- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Education Pedagogy and Practices
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Education and Public Policy
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Business and Management Studies
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Education and Digital Technologies
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
- Evasion and Academic Success Factors
- Academic Research in Diverse Fields
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
Hospital de Santa Cruz
2014-2024
Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu
2024
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul
2020-2021
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
2017
Hospital da Luz
2014
Universidade de Passo Fundo
2012-2013
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology
1962
University of Lisbon
1962
The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) has been established as a tool assisting decision-making in surgical patients and benchmark quality assessment. Infective endocarditis often requires treatment is associated with high mortality. This study was undertaken to (i) validate both versions of the EuroSCORE, older logistic EuroSCORE I recently developed II compare their performances; (ii) identify predictors other than those included models that might further...
Abstract Background Leishmania infantum is endemic in the Mediterranean region, presenting mostly as visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In Portugal, reporting of VL cases to public health authorities mandatory, but significant underreporting likely. This study aimed describe epidemiological and clinical aspects diagnosed hospitals Portuguese National Health Service (NHS), between 2010 2020. Methods Collaboration was requested every hospital NHS Mainland Portugal. Cases were screened through a...
Leishmania infantum, a zoonotic vector-born parasite, is endemic in the Mediterranean region, presenting mostly as visceral (VL), but also cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). This study aimed to describe epidemiological clinical aspects of CL ML cases diagnosed mainland Portugal between 2010 2020. Collaboration was requested from every hospital Portuguese National Health System. Cases were screened through search diagnostic discharge codes or positive laboratory results for...
Abstract OBJECTIVES Age is an important factor weighing on revascularization decisions. We analysed long-term health outcomes of young patients with low-complexity coronary anatomy suitable for both artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous intervention (PCI), according to strategy. METHODS Patients 60 years old or less, undergoing invasive angiography between January 2007 December 2015, presenting proximal left anterior descending involvement, main multivessel disease a SYNTAX Score...
The prevalence of Down syndrome has increased in the last 30 years; 55% these children have congenital heart disease.A retrospective longitudinal cohort study; clinical data from 1982 to 2013 databases with diagnosis or trisomy 21 a reference hospital pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery.to assess progress three decades cardiological care given disease.We studied 102 patients disease subjected invasive therapy: corrective palliative surgery therapeutic catheterization. referral age was...
Remote magnetic navigation has proved to be effective in the ablation of most supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. Initial studies reported worse results with this system compared conventional for atrial flutter. The aim study was assess acute long-term success flutter remote retrospectively compare obtained an 8-mm tip catheter versus irrigated catheter.We studied 38 consecutive patients, mean age 61 ± 15 years, 28 male, who underwent typical Niobe II (Stereotaxis). Ablation...
The aims of this study were to analyze early and late outcomes TVS identify predictors short long- term poor prognosis.Single centre retrospective with 130 patients who underwent between 2007 2020. Most the female (72.3%), mean age 64.4 years; 61.1% in New York Heart Association class III/IV, a EuroSCORE II 7.5%. Univariable Multivariable analyses undertaken perioperative mortality morbidity long-term mortality.In-hospital was 10.8%, which 7.6% due cardiac cause. Diabetes Mellitus an in-...
Background/aim of study: Infective endocarditis (IE) morbidity and mortality remains high. In most studies, lesions found during surgery are not extensively described. The aim this study was to register describe surgery; find predictors correlate in echocardiogram vs. surgery. Methods: One hundred consecutive cases with seen were included between june 2014 august 2018. Pathological coded prospectively using a coding form published by Pettersson et al. Other data collected retrospectively....
A 53-year-old man with no ischemic cardiac symptoms but dynamic ventricular repolarization changes in Holter monitoring underwent investigation prior to elective non surgery. Invasive coronary angiography followed by computed tomography showed left main stem atresia collaterals from the right artery supplying retrogradely circulation. The echocardiogram alterations. Cardiac magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging ischemia. During 18-month follow-up period, patient remained...
Cardiac disease is associated with a risk of death, both by the cardiac condition and comorbidities. The waiting time for surgery begins onset symptoms includes referral, completion diagnosis surgical list (SWL). This study was conducted during COVID-19 pandemic, which affected capacity patients' morbidities.
Heart transplantation is the last option to improve survival in end-stage heart failure. Unfortunately, increased need for organs far outweighs availability of donors. To overcome this situation and increase number available hearts transplantation, donor selection criteria were made less stringent1-3. Nowadays, one-year rate after close 90%4-6, with 50% patients surviving more than 10 years6. The main factor limiting allograft vasculopathy (AV), which occurs up 10% at 1-year 5-year...
Remote magnetic navigation has proved to be effective in the ablation of most supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. Initial studies reported worse results with this system compared conventional for atrial flutter. The aim study was assess acute long-term success flutter remote retrospectively compare obtained an 8-mm tip catheter versus irrigated catheter. We studied 38 consecutive patients, mean age 61±15 years, 28 male, who underwent typical Niobe II (Stereotaxis). Ablation...