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1 month ago | 
academic.oup.com | Faculdade de Medicina |Universidade de Lisboa |Jose Antonio |José Antonio
This Spot the Diagnosis article refers to ‘Answer: Diagnostic dilemma in a critical extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patient: a case of uncertain aortic pathology’, by C. Gregório et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf016. A 56-year-old male experienced an episode of chest pain followed by cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) upon arrival of the pre-hospital emergency team.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
jamanetwork.com | Thiago J. Avelino-Silva |Servico de Geriatria |Faculdade de Medicina
Key PointsQuestion Does the Walter Index, developed in the US to assess 12-month mortality risk among hospitalized older adults, predict posthospitalization mortality in older adults outside the US? Findings In this prognostic study of 2780 adults aged 70 years or older in Brazil, the Walter Index demonstrated predictive accuracy for 12-month mortality comparable to that in the original US cohort.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Faculdade de Medicina |Universidade Católica Portuguesa
The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) and the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (U.E.M.S.) Section and Board of Endocrinology have produced a Curriculum and Training Recommendation in Endocrinology to provide updated recommendations concerning the content and structure of postgraduate training.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Servico de Geriatria |Faculdade de Medicina |Thiago J. Avelino-Silva
Early detection of cognitive impairment is a critical public health concern, directly affecting the quality of care and life for millions of older adults. Globally, approximately 57 million people live with dementia, including an estimated 6.7 million US individuals aged 65 years or older with Alzheimer disease.1 As life expectancy increases, the prevalence of dementia is expected to double by 2050, emphasizing the urgent need for early detection strategies.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Faculdade de Medicina |Rheumatology Unit
To assess the impact of baseline rheumatoid factor (RF) level on drug concentrations and efficacy of certolizumab pegol (CZP; tumour necrosis factor inhibitor [TNFi] without a crystallisable fragment [Fc]) and adalimumab (ADA; Fc-containing TNFi) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The phase 4 EXXELERATE study (NCT01500278) was a 104-week, randomised, single-blind (double-blind until week 12; investigator-blind thereafter), head-to-head study of CZP vs ADA in patients with RA.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Faculdade de Medicina |Universidade de Lisboa
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | de Vasconcelos |Joao Pedro |Faculdade de Medicina |Universidade de Lisboa
A 63-year-old woman presented at our emergency department with a disseminated dermatosis that developed after undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure. Her past medical history included an end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis. Clinical examination revealed erosions and hemorrhagic crusts located on her lips and along the arteriovenous fistula.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Instituto do Coracao |Faculdade de Medicina |Alexandre Abizaid |Pedro Lemos
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest. Supporting Information REFERENCES 1, , , et al. Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery. N Engl J Med. 2010; 363(17): 1597-1607. 2, , , et al. Transcatheter versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in high-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2011; 364(23): 2187-2198. http://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa1103510 3, , , et al.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Faculdade de Medicina |Universidade de Lisboa |Rheumatology Unit |Ponta Delgada
To assess the diagnostic value for GCA in adding the axillary arteries (AX) to the temporal artery (TA) ultrasound, particularly in patients with a cranial phenotype of the disease; and to investigate the utility of facial (FA), occipital (OC), subclavian (SC), and common carotid (CC) ultrasound in patients with suspected GCA.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 00100-1/fulltext&sz=64)
clinicalimaging.org | Bárbara Teixeira |Instituto de Fisiología |Faculdade de Medicina |Pedro Silva Cunha
2.2.1 Cardiac computed tomography analysisA pre-procedural assessment was conducted using a 128-slice dual-source cardiac scanner (Somaton Definition Flash, Siemens, Erlangen, Germany), equipped with electrocardiographic gating, with the administration of iodinated contrast product. Acquisition protocols, interpretation and reporting were performed according to local standardized practice. 26. Marques H. de Araújo Gonçalves P. Ferreira A.M. et al.
