A5050552537- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Advertising and Communication Studies
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2018-2025
Universitat de Barcelona
2020-2025
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2018-2025
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2023-2024
Cardiovascular Research Center
2024
Hospital da Luz
2020-2024
Universidade do Porto
2020-2023
University of Lisbon
2018-2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia
2022
Lusíada University of Lisbon
2015-2021
Abstract Aims This study aims to assess the prevalence of relative apical sparing pattern (RASP) in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS), referred for surgical valve replacement (AVR), evaluate its significance, possible relation amyloid deposition, and persistence after surgery. Methods results Prospective 150 consecutive [age 73 (interquartile range: 68–77), 51% women], AS AVR. All underwent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) before RASP was defined by [average longitudinal...
Accelerated atherosclerosis represents a major problem in both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, endothelial damage is key feature of atherogenesis. We aimed to assess early changes SLE RA female patients (127 107 RA) without previous CV events. Biomarkers cell activation (intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), vascular (sVCAM-1), thrombomodulin (TM), tissue factor (TF)) were measured function was assessed using peripheral artery tonometry....
Overall, respiratory and peripheral muscular perceptions of exercise have been examined in 16 subjects (eight men eight women), each performing four types (two-leg, one-leg, arm + shoulder, ergometry) under both normoxic hypoxic (12% oxygen) conditions. Subjects could distinguish ratings for the three sensation. Both overall associated with a given oxygen intake or power output increased more than as volume active muscle was decreased. Hypoxia tended to increase absolute consumption....
This article sought to estimate the burden of disease attributable atherosclerosis in mainland Portugal 2016.The was measured disability-adjusted life years following latest 2010 Global Burden Disease (GBD) methodology. Disability-adjusted were estimated as sum lost (YLL) with lived disability (YLD). The clinical manifestations included: ischaemic heart (IHD) (including acute myocardial infarction, stable angina, and failure), cerebrovascular (ICVD), peripheral arterial (PAD). Years based on...
Coronary artery disease is becoming the leading cause of death in women Western society. However, available data shows that are still underdiagnosed and undertreated with guideline-recommended secondary prevention therapy, to a significantly higher rate in-hospital complications mortality. The main objective this work assess approach acute coronary syndrome (ACS) Portugal, including form presentation, treatment complications, according gender three different periods. We performed an...
Myocardial fibrosis (MF) takes part in left ventricular (LV) remodelling patients with aortic stenosis (AS), driving the transition from hypertrophy to heart failure. The structural changes that occur this are not fully enlightened. aim of study was describe histopathological at endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) severe AS referred surgical valve replacement (AVR) and correlate them LV tissue characterization pre-operative cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).
Abstract Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is a common finding in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) the gold-standard technique to evaluate LV remodeling. Our aim was assess prevalence and describe patterns of adaptation AS before after surgical valve replacement (AVR). Prospective study 130 consecutive (71y [IQR 68–77y], 48% men) AS, referred for AVR. Patterns remodeling were assessed by CMR. Besides normal structure, four other considered:...
Introduction and objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Portugal atherosclerosis most common underlying pathophysiological process.The aim this study was to quantify economic impact by estimating disease-related costs.Methods: Costs were estimated based on a prevalence approach following societal perspective.Three national epidemiological sources used estimate main clinical manifestations atherosclerosis.The annual costs included both direct (resource...
This study aims to evaluate the relationship between IMR (Index of Microcirculatory Resistance) and echocardiographic evolution left ventricular (LV) systolic diastolic performance after ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), undergoing primary angioplasty (P-PCI).IMR was evaluated immediately P-PCI. Echocardiograms were performed within first 24 hours (Echo1) at 3 months (Echo2): LV volumes, ejection fraction (LVEF), wall motion score index (WMSI), E/é ratio, global longitudinal...
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction, associated with high mortality. However, it can present in non-specific manner, complicating and delaying the diagnosis. The authors case 65-year-old patient, hypertensive, no other known relevant medical history, who presented chest pain, cough left pleural effusion, initially attributed to pulmonary process. these were fact result following silent infarction. diagnosis was suspected on echocardiography...
Acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common worldwide disease admitted to emergency departments (ED), usually presenting as pulmonary embolism or lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Due the lack of typical clinical and biomarker diagnostic features unprovoked VTE, early identification challenging has direct consequences on correct treatment delay. Longitudinal, prospective, observational study. Patients ED with suspicion acute VTE between October 2020 January 2021 were included....
A 47-year-old woman with a past history of left choroidal malignant melanoma submitted to eye enucleation 13 years before presented the emergency department because pleuritic chest pain, shortness breath, and tiredness. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed pericardial thickening multiple confluent hypoechoic nodular images, extending into …