2015 Publications

  1. Afonso D, Seabra J, Pedro LM, e Fernandes JF, Sanches JM. An ultrasonographic risk score for detecting symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques. IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics. 2015;19(4):1505-13. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2014.2359236. PubMed PMID: 25252286.
  2. Amado Costa L, Almeida AG. Cardiovascular disease associated with human immunodeficiency virus: A review. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(7-8):479-91. Epub 2015/07/15. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.03.005. PubMed PMID: 26162286.
  3. Arena R, Guazzi M, Lianov L, Whitsel L, Berra K, Lavie CJ, et al. Healthy lifestyle interventions to combat noncommunicable disease-a novel nonhierarchical connectivity model for key stakeholders: a policy statement from the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine. European heart journal. 2015;36(31):2097-109. Epub 2015/07/04. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv207. PubMed PMID: 26138925.
  4. Arena R, Guazzi M, Lianov L, Whitsel L, Berra K, Lavie CJ, et al. Healthy Lifestyle Interventions to Combat Noncommunicable Disease-A Novel Nonhierarchical Connectivity Model for Key Stakeholders: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine. Mayo Clinic proceedings. 2015;90(8):1082-103. Epub 2015/07/07. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.05.001. PubMed PMID: 26143646.
  5. Brito D. Can biomarkers guide the assessment and managment of heart failure patients after discharge from hospitals? Medicographia. 2015;37(2):173.
  6. 6. Caldeira D, Barra M, Ferreira A, Rocha A, Augusto A, Pinto FJ, et al. Systematic review with meta-analysis: the risk of major gastrointestinal bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics. 2015;42(11-12):1239-49. Epub 2015/10/06. doi: 10.1111/apt.13412. PubMed PMID: 26434935.
  7. Caldeira D, Barra M, Gonçalves N, Pinto FJ, Ferreira JJ, Costa J. Pericardial bleeding risk with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants: A meta-analysis. International journal of cardiology. 2015;182c:187-8. Epub 2015/01/13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.062. PubMed PMID: 25577761.
  8. Caldeira D, Barra M, Pinto FJ, Ferreira JJ, Costa J. Intracranial hemorrhage risk with the new oral anticoagulants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of neurology. 2015;262(3):516-22. Epub 2014/08/15. doi: 10.1007/s00415-014-7462-0. PubMed PMID: 25119841.
  9. Caldeira D, Canastro M, Barra M, Ferreira A, Costa J, Pinto FJ, et al. Risk of Substantial Intraocular Bleeding With Novel Oral Anticoagulants: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA ophthalmology. 2015;133(7):834-9. Epub 2015/05/08. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.0985. PubMed PMID: 25950647.
  10. Caldeira D, Costa J, Barra M, Pinto FJ, Ferreira JJ. How safe is acetaminophen use in patients treated with vitamin K antagonists? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis research. 2015;135(1):58-61. Epub 2014/12/03. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.10.011. PubMed PMID: 25456003.
  11. Caldeira D, Costa J, Ferreira JJ, Lip GY, Pinto FJ. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in the cardioversion of patients with atrial fibrillation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society. 2015;104(7):582-90. Epub 2015/02/04. doi: 10.1007/s00392-015-0821-8. PubMed PMID: 25643952.
  12. Caldeira D, Cruz I, Calé R, Martins C, Pereira H, Ferreira JJ, et al. Antithrombotic treatment in chronic heart failure and sinus rhythm: Systematic review. World J Meta-Anal. 2015;3(1):36-42. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v3.i1.36.
  13. Caldeira D, Goncalves N, Ferreira JJ, Pinto FJ, Costa J. Tolerability and Acceptability of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions. 2015;15(4):259-65. Epub 2015/06/21. doi: 10.1007/s40256-015-0132-5. PubMed PMID: 26091633.
  14. Caldeira D, Goncalves N, Pinto FJ, Costa J, Ferreira JJ. Risk of renal failure with the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: systematic review and meta-analysis. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. 2015;24(7):757-64. Epub 2015/05/27. doi: 10.1002/pds.3791. PubMed PMID: 26009864.
  15. Caldeira D, Rodrigues FB, Barra M, Santos AT, de Abreu D, Goncalves N, et al. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and major bleeding-related fatality in patients with atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 2015;101(15):1204-11. Epub 2015/06/04. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307489. PubMed PMID: 26037103.
  16. Camm AJ, Pinto FJ, Hankey GJ, Andreotti F, Hobbs FD. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and atrial fibrillation guidelines in practice: barriers to and strategies for optimal implementation. Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 2015;17(7):1007-17. Epub 2015/06/28. doi: 10.1093/europace/euv068. PubMed PMID: 26116685; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc4482288.
  17. Canas da Silva P. Editorial comment on the article Aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in octogenarians: patient outcomes and comparison of operative risk scores. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(7-8):447-8. Epub 2015/07/15. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.06.002. PubMed PMID: 26162291.
  18. Carrilho-Ferreira P, Silva D, de Jesus Silva M, Andre R, Varela MG, Diogo AN. Adult-onset Still’s disease and cardiac tamponade: a rare association. Texas Heart Institute journal. 2015;42(3):277-80. Epub 2015/07/16. doi: 10.14503/thij-14-4101. PubMed PMID: 26175648; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc4473629.
  19. da Silva GL, Carvalheiro CA, Cardoso PP, Pereira RJ, Nobre AL, de Almeida AM. Cardiovascular imaging of a giant left ventricular aneurysm. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(7-8):501-3. Epub 2015/07/15. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.01.004. PubMed PMID: 26164276.
  20. de Sousa Almeida M, Araújo Goncalves P, Infante de Oliveira E, Carvalho HC. Renal denervation for resistant hypertension. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(2):125-35. Epub 2015/02/11. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.07.011. PubMed PMID: 25662472.
  21. de Sousa J. Is it possible to reduce the cost of atrial fibrillation? Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(1):13-5. Epub 2015/01/28. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.12.002. PubMed PMID: 25623159.
  22. dos Santos Moreira C, Serejo F, Alcantara P, Ramalhinho V, Braz Nogueira J. Procollagen type III amino terminal peptide and myocardial fibrosis: A study in hypertensive patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(5):309-14. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.11.014. PubMed PMID: 25958256.
  23. Ferreira T, Ministro A, Mendes Pedro L, Batista L, Alves N, Fernandes e Fernandes J. Anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of a transplant renal artery ‐ therapeutic options for allograft salvage. Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular. 2015;11(3):182-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ancv.2015.07.001.
  24. Ferreira T, Silvestre L, Ministro A, Moutinho M, Fernandes e Fernandes J. Simultaneous traumatic vascular injuries in upper and lower limbs. Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular. 2015;11(2):84-5.
  25. Garrido P, Fernandes e Fernandes R, Silvestre L, Sousa G, Ribeiro S, Mendes Pedro L, et al. Popliteal venous aneurysm. Angiol Cir Vasc. 2015;11(2):45-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ancv.2015.03.001.
  26. Goncalves I, Andersson Georgiadou E, Mattsson S, Skog G, Pedro L, Fernandes EFJ, et al. Direct association between diet and the stability of human atherosclerotic plaque. Scientific reports. 2015;5:15524. doi: 10.1038/srep15524. PubMed PMID: 26490319; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4614889.
  27. Grapsa J, Pereira Nunes MC, Tan TC, Cabrita IZ, Coulter T, Smith BC, et al. Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Predictors of Survival in Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: Seven-Year Follow-Up. Circulation Cardiovascular imaging. 2015;8(6). Epub 2015/06/13. doi: 10.1161/circimaging.114.002107. PubMed PMID: 26063743.
  28. Grapsa J, Zimbarra Cabrita I, Jakaj G, Ntalarizou E, Serapheim A, Demir OM, et al. Strain balance of papillary muscles as a prerequisite for successful mitral valve repair in patients with mitral valve prolapse due to fibroelastic deficiency. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging. 2015;16(1):53-61. Epub 2014/09/05. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu163. PubMed PMID: 25187617.
  29. Infante de Oliveira E. Introduction of percutaneous treatment for mitral regurgitation in Portugal. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(9):525-7. Epub 2015/08/25. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.07.001. PubMed PMID: 26297631.
  30. Laranjo S, Costa G, Freitas I, Ferreira Martins JD, Bakero L, Trigo C, et al. The hybrid approach for palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Intermediate results of a single-center experience. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(5):347-55. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.11.015. PubMed PMID: 25956411.
  31. Laranjo S, Oliveira M, Trigo C. Successful catheter ablation of a left anterior accessory pathway from the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Cardiology in the young. 2015;25(6):1200-2. doi: 10.1017/S1047951114001589. PubMed PMID: 25249369.
  32. Laranjo S, Tavares C, Oliveira M, Trigo C, Pinto F, Rocha I. An insight into the autonomic and haemodynamic mechanisms underlying reflex syncope in children and adolescents: a multiparametric analysis. Cardiology in the young. 2015;25(4):647-54. doi: 10.1017/S1047951114000511. PubMed PMID: 24956161.
  33. Leite L, Moura Ferreira J, Silva Marques J, Jorge E, Matos V, Guardado J, et al. Fractional flow reserve of non-culprit vessel post-myocardial infarction: is it reliable? BMC cardiovascular disorders. 2015;15:127. Epub 2015/10/16. doi: 10.1186/s12872-015-0122-1. PubMed PMID: 26467002; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc4606848.
  34. Lima da Silva G, Marques P. Dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation by femoral approach. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(5):367-8. Epub 2015/05/10. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.12.004. PubMed PMID: 25956412.
  35. Lima da Silva G, Pinto FJ, Almeida AG. Invasive cardiac aspergillosis presenting as complete heart block in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. European heart journal. 2015;36(24):1555. Epub 2015/02/11. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv016. PubMed PMID: 25666321.
  36. Lima da Silva GL, Valle S, Pinto FJ, Almeida AG. Leukaemic myocardial infiltration presenting as acute heart failure. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging. 2015;16(4):460. Epub 2015/01/02. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu301. PubMed PMID: 25552466.
  37. Lopez-Sendon J, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Pinto F, Cuenca Castillo J, Badimon L, Dalmau R, et al. Quality Markers in Cardiology. Main Markers to Measure Quality of Results (Outcomes) and Quality Measures Related to Better Results in Clinical Practice (Performance Metrics). INCARDIO (Indicadores de Calidad en Unidades Asistenciales del Area del Corazon): A SEC/SECTCV Consensus Position Paper. Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed). 2015;68(11):976-95.e10. Epub 2015/09/01. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2015.07.003. PubMed PMID: 26315766.
  38. Magalhaes A, Menezes M, Cortez-Dias N, de Sousa J, Marques P. Snare system for left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(3):221-2. Epub 2015/03/03. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.11.004. PubMed PMID: 25727754.
  39. Magalhaes A, Silva D, Diogo AN, Duarte J, da Silva PC. Asymptomatic chronic type A aortic dissection. Indian heart journal. 2015;67(6):602-3. Epub 2015/12/26. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.07.012. PubMed PMID: 26702698; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc4699951.
  40. Manuel V, Martins P, Evangelista A, Ministro A, Damião A, Mendes Pedro L, et al. Endovascular treatment of late hypogastric aneurysm after aortic aneurysm surgery. Angiol Cir Vasc 2015;11(1):40-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ancv.2015.01.007.
  41. Martins MJ, Lains I, Brochado B, Oliveira-Santos M, Teixeira PP, Brandao M, et al. [Career Satisfaction of Medical Residents in Portugal]. Acta medica portuguesa. 2015;28(2):209-21. Epub 2015/06/11. PubMed PMID: 26061512.
  42. Nieminen MS, Dickstein K, Fonseca C, Serrano JM, Parissis J, Fedele F, et al. The patient perspective: Quality of life in advanced heart failure with frequent hospitalisations. International journal of cardiology. 2015;191:256-64. Epub 2015/05/20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.235. PubMed PMID: 25981363.
  43. Nobre Menezes M, Almeida AG, Nobre A, Bras Rosario L. A unique congenital aorto-caval fistula: multi-modality imaging role for successful treatment. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging. 2015;16(5):506. Epub 2015/01/02. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu306. PubMed PMID: 25552468.
  44. Nobre Menezes M, Bernardes A, de Sousa J, Marques P. Implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator through a persistent left superior vena cava. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(4):297-8. Epub 2015/04/14. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.11.003. PubMed PMID: 25865672.
  45. Nobre Menezes M, De Sousa J, Marques P. Coronary vein pacing with standard active fixation leads for cardiac resynchronization. Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 2015;17(10):1562. Epub 2015/07/05. doi: 10.1093/europace/euv207. PubMed PMID: 26142454.
  46. Nobre Menezes M, Silva D, Almeida AG, Pinto FJ, Brito D. A rare case of concomitant stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy and acute myocardial infarction. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(7-8):499.e1-3. Epub 2015/07/15. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.01.007. PubMed PMID: 26164278.
  47. Pasero D, Koeltz A, Placido R, Fontes Lima M, Haun O, Rienzo M, et al. Improving ultrasonic measurement of diaphragmatic excursion after cardiac surgery using the anatomical M-mode: a randomized crossover study. Intensive care medicine. 2015;41(4):650-6. Epub 2015/01/13. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3625-9. PubMed PMID: 25573500.
  48. Pereira H, Teles RC, Costa M, da Silva PC, Ferreira RC, da Gama Ribeiro V, et al. Trends in percutaneous coronary intervention from 2004 to 2013 according to the Portuguese National Registry of Interventional Cardiology. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(11):673-81. Epub 2015/11/26. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.06.005. PubMed PMID: 26603054.
  49. Pinto FJ. Integrity and the European Society of Cardiology–reply. Lancet. 2015;385(9974):1182. Epub 2015/04/08. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60636-5. PubMed PMID: 25845795.
  50. Pinto FJ. When and How to Agree in Disagreeing on the Diagnosis of Noncompaction by Echocardiography? JACC Cardiovascular imaging. 2015;8(11):1258-9. Epub 2015/11/14. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.07.010. PubMed PMID: 26563855.
  51. Placido R, Cholley B, Almeida AG. An unexpected cause of myocardial infarction. Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed). 2015;68(6):528. Epub 2014/12/08. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2014.07.034. PubMed PMID: 25481616.
  52. Placido R, Cortez-Dias N, Veiga A, Jorge C, Miltenberger-Milteny G, Pinto F. Coronary Fistulas in a Patient with a Novel Long QT Syndrome Mutation. Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia. 2015;105(5):536-9. Epub 2015/11/19. doi: 10.5935/abc.20150047. PubMed PMID: 26577721; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc4651413.
  53. Placido R, Gigaud C, Gayat E, Ferry A, Cohen-Solal A, Plaisance P, et al. Assessment of dyspnoea in the emergency department by numeric and visual scales: A pilot study. Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine. 2015;34(2):95-9. Epub 2015/04/11. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2014.09.001. PubMed PMID: 25858616.
  54. Plácido R, Martins S, Silva Marques J, Kovell L, Gonçalves S, Almeida  AG, et al. Predictors of Functional Capacity in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. J Pulm Respir Med. 2015;5(5):290-6. doi: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000290.
  55. Placido R, Mebazaa A. Nonpharmacological Management of Acute Heart Failure. Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed). 2015;68(9):794-802. Epub 2015/07/15. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2015.05.006. PubMed PMID: 26169327.
  56. Sargento L, Longo S, Lousada N, Dos Reis RP. Nt-ProBNP, Anaemia and Renal function are independent predictors of hospitalization in outpatients with pulmonary artery hypertension. Revista portuguesa de pneumologia. 2015;21(1):46-7. Epub 2015/04/10. doi: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2014.09.004. PubMed PMID: 25854137.
  57. Satendra M, Sousa C, Almeida AG, Campos P, Martins LP, Reis RP. Bilateral aneurysmatic coronary artery-pulmonary artery trunk fistulae. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(7-8):505-6. Epub 2015/07/15. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.01.017. PubMed PMID: 26160489.
  58. Silva D, Maymone Martins F, Cavaco D, Adragao P, Matos Silva M, Anjos R, et al. Natural history of Brugada syndrome in a patient with congenital heart disease. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2015;34(7-8):493.e1-4. Epub 2015/07/08. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.12.007. PubMed PMID: 26148667.
  59. Silva Marques J, Pinto FJ. Clinical use of multimodality imaging in the assessment of dilated cardiomyopathy. Heart. 2015;101(7):565-72. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304539.
  60. Silvestre L, Pedro LM, Fernandes e Fernandes R, Silva E, Fernandes e Fernandes J. Rectus femoris muscle flap based on proximal insertion mobilization to cover a groin infected vascular graft. Journal of vascular surgery. 2015;62(4):1064-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.02.056. PubMed PMID: 24713512.
  61. Simoons ML, Bassand JP, Bax J, Bertrand M, Breithardt G, Ferrari R, et al. How can the European Society of Cardiology ensure compliance with ethical standards? European heart journal. 2015. Epub 2015/12/20. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv651. PubMed PMID: 26685144.
  62. Vardas PE, Pinto FJ. A look back, a look forward: messages from the past and current presidents of the european society of cardiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2015;65(7):745-8. Epub 2015/02/14. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.12.029. PubMed PMID: 25677434.
  63. Vieira MB, Ferreira T, Cotovio P, Ministro A. Type B aortic dissection in a chronic haemodialysis patient. BMJ case reports. 2015;2015. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213376. PubMed PMID: 26581706; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4654167.