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Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a systematic review
AbstractWe performed a systematic review of cardiovascular risk factors in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and their cardiovascular outcomes, including acute coronary syndrome and stroke. A qualitative systematic review was conducted from January 1956 to December 2022 according to the PRISMA protocol using three electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. The studies were analyzed based on the following eligibility criteria: at least one combination of the terms described in the search strategy appeared in the title, written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish, and addressed risk factors for cardio...
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - May 16, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

COPD and COVID-19: a dangerous association?
Conclusion: COPDs patients are mostly ederly men with comorbidities. The most effective treatment for them was stabilization of comorbidities and conventional oxygen and for the most severe Helmet-CPAP and NIV. In addition, COPD patients had no higher risk of mortality from COVID-19 than individuals without a pre-existing diagnosis of COPD.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mendez Gonzalez, L., Ferreira, J., Caneiras, C. Tags: 05.02 - Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research

Premature acute coronary syndrome: understanding the early onset
Introduction Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is less frequent in young adults, but it has become a significant health problem, associated with the increasing prevalence of modifiable risk factors. Objectives To characterize patients admitted with premature ACS, comparing with those with nonpremature ACS. Methods We performed a retrospective study encompassing patients of the Portuguese Registry (ProACS), comparing two groups: one composed of men less than 55 and women less than 65 years old; and other with men ≥55 and women ≥65 years old at the ACS admission. The primary endpoint was the composite o...
Source: Coronary Artery Disease - August 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Syndemic Pandemic in Portugal: Social Inequality in Risk Factors Associated With COVID-19 Mortality
CONCLUSION: In 2019, we observed socioeconomic inequalities of high magnitude for the eight diseases with demonstrated link to COVID-19 mortality.PMID:35533082 | DOI:10.20344/amp.16031
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - May 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Julian Perelman Source Type: research

2017 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care in Portuguese-speaking countries
Publication date: Available online 29 November 2017 Source:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) Author(s): Gláucia Maria Moraes de Oliveira, Miguel Mendes, Marcus Vinícius Bolívar Malachias, João Morais, Osni Moreira Filho, Armando Serra Coelho, Daniel Pires Capingana, Vanda Azevedo, Irenita Soares, Alda Menete, Beatriz Ferreira, Miryan Bandeira dos Prazeres Cassandra Soares, Mário Fernandes The World Health Organization goal's to reduce mortality due to chronic non-communicable diseases by 2% per year demands a huge effort from member countries. This challenge for health professionals requires global ...
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia - November 29, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research