2017 Publications

  1. Abecasis J, Castro M, Ribeiras R, Gil V. Rare presentation of sarcoidosis: Multimodal imaging diagnosis of cardiac involvement. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(12):957 e1- e6. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.01.012. PubMed PMID: 29241906.
  2. Abreu D, Sousa P, Matias-Dias C, Pinto FJ. Longitudinal Impact of the Smoking Ban Legislation in Acute Coronary Syndrome Admissions. BioMed research international. 2017;2017:6956941. doi: 10.1155/2017/6956941. PubMed PMID: 28265574; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5318631 publication of this paper.
  3. Almeida AG. NT-proBNP and Myocardial Fibrosis: The Invisible Link Between Health and Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017;70(25):3110-2. Epub 2017/12/23. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.010. PubMed PMID: 29268925.
  4. Almeida AG. Subclinical cardiotoxicity in cancer therapy: The impact of early detection. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(1):17-9. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.10.003. PubMed PMID: 27955937.
  5. AR GF, Nobre Menezes M, Carrilho Ferreira P, Jorge C, Silva D, Infante de Oliveira E, et al. Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation era: A single-center registry. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017. Epub 2017/03/21. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.09.016. PubMed PMID: 28318856.
  6. Azevedo Coutinho MDC, Cortez-Dias N, Cantinho G, Conceicao I, Guimaraes T, Lima da Silva G, et al. Progression of myocardial sympathetic denervation assessed by 123I-MIBG imaging in familial amyloid polyneuropathy and the effect of liver transplantation. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(5):333-40. Epub 2017/05/10. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.08.010. PubMed PMID: 28479268.
  7. Barcia RN, Santos JM, Teixeira M, Filipe M, Pereira ARS, Ministro A, et al. Umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells maintain immunomodulatory and angiogenic potencies after cryopreservation and subsequent thawing. Cytotherapy. 2017;19(3):360-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2016.11.008. PubMed PMID: 28040463.
  8. Bettencourt P, Fonseca C, Franco F, Andrade A, Brito D. Interpretation of B-type natriuretic peptides in the era of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017. Epub 2017/12/12. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.09.014. PubMed PMID: 29225105.
  9. Bordalo ESAL. Use of the electrocardiogram in pre-participation screening of athletes: For or against? Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(6):451-2. Epub 2017/06/11. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.02.008. PubMed PMID: 28599796.
  10. Bravo Baptista S, Faustino M, Brizida L, Loureiro J, Augusto J, Abecasis J, et al. Early peripheral endothelial dysfunction predicts myocardial infarct extension and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-elevation 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. 2017;36(10):731-42. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.01.006. PubMed PMID: 29033166.
  11. Braz Nogueira J. Serum sodium levels and blood pressure monitoring in heart failure: Added diagnostic and prognostic value. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(7-8):521-3. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.06.002. PubMed PMID: 28673781.
  12. Brito D. Predicting risk of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Can additional simple markers help? Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017. Epub 2017/03/21. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.02.005. PubMed PMID: 28318853.
  13. Brito D, Magalhães A, Cortez Dias N, Miltenberger Miltenyl G. Rare Association of two Genetic Causes of Sudden Death in a Young Survivor. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. 2017;108(2):184-6. doi: 10.5935/abc.20170016.
  14. Caldeira D, David C, Costa J, Ferreira JJ, Pinto FJ. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. European heart journal Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. 2017. Epub 2017/09/28. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvx028. PubMed PMID: 28950374.
  15. Caldeira D, Ferreira JJ, Pinto FJ. The era of the novel oral anticoagulants 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. 2017;36(7-8):577-8. Epub 2017/07/09. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.12.012. PubMed PMID: 28687366.
  16. Caldeira D, Rodrigues FB, Duarte MM, Sterrantino C, Barra M, Goncalves N, et al. Cardiac Harms of Sofosbuvir: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Drug safety. 2017. Epub 2017/08/09. doi: 10.1007/s40264-017-0586-2. PubMed PMID: 28786035.
  17. Caldeira D, Rodrigues FB, Pinto FJ, Ferreira JJ, Costa J. Thromboprophylaxis With Apixaban in Patients Undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery: Meta-Analysis and Trial-Sequential Analysis. Clinical medicine insights Blood disorders. 2017;10:1179545×17704660. Epub 2017/06/06. doi: 10.1177/1179545×17704660. PubMed PMID: 28579855; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc5428133.
  18. Canas da Silva P. Wise decisions, good results. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(10):755-6. Epub 2017/10/19. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.08.002. PubMed PMID: 29042123.
  19. Castro P, Azevedo E, Serrador J, Rocha I, Sorond F. Hemorrhagic transformation and cerebral edema in acute ischemic stroke: Link to cerebral autoregulation. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2017;372:256-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.065. PubMed PMID: 28017224; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5310259.
  20. Castro P, Serrador JM, Rocha I, Sorond F, Azevedo E. Efficacy of Cerebral Autoregulation in Early Ischemic Stroke Predicts Smaller Infarcts and Better Outcome. Frontiers in neurology. 2017;8:113. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00113. PubMed PMID: 28392777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5364144.
  21. Cortes MB, Fernandes SR, Aranha P, Avo LB, Falcao LM. Association Between Weekend and Holiday Admission with Pneumonia and Mortality in a Tertiary Center in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study. Acta medica portuguesa. 2017;30(5):361-7. doi: 10.20344/amp.8029. PubMed PMID: 28865499.
  22. Davies JE, Sen S, Dehbi H-M, Al-Lamee R, Petraco R, Nijjer SS, et al. Use of the Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio or Fractional Flow Reserve in PCI. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017:1-11. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1700445. PubMed PMID: 28317458.
  23. de Sousa J. Resynchronization therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: What are the results? Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(10):695-7. Epub 2017/10/19. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.08.003. PubMed PMID: 29037832.
  24. Dos Santos Borrego A, Carrilho Ferreira P, Pinto FJ. Acute type A aortic dissection in a patient with paraganglioma. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(10):777.e1-.e6. Epub 2017/10/21. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.08.013. PubMed PMID: 29050867.
  25. Ferreira T, Ministro A, Martins P, Evangelista A, Moutinho M, Fernandes e Fernandes J. Secondary aortoenteric fistula — an uncommon solution for a complex case. Angiol Cir Vasc. 2017;13(1):46-9.
  26. Fiuza M. Sobreviventes de cancro: uma nova população de alto risco cardiovascular. Revista Factores de Risco. 2017;(43):74-7.
  27. Fonseca C, Brito D, Cernadas R, Ferreira J, Franco F, Rodrigues T, et al. For the improvement of Heart Failure treatment in Portugal – Consensus statement. Posição de peritos subscrita pelo Grupo de Estudos de Insuficiência Cardíaca da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia; Núcleo de Estudos de Insuficiência Cardíaca da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna; Colégio da Especialidade de Medicina Geral e Familiar da Ordem dos Médicos; Núcleo de Estudos de Doenças Cardiovasculares em Medicina Geral e Familiar e Núcleo de Enfermagem em Cardiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(1):1-8. Epub 2016/12/19. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.10.006. PubMed PMID: 27988232.
  28. Francisco ARG, Infante de Oliveira E, Nobre Menezes M, Carrilho Ferreira P, Canas da Silva P, Nobre A, et al. Combined MitraClip implantation and left atrial appendage occlusion using the Watchman device: A case series from a referral center. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(7-8):525-32. Epub 2017/07/05. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.11.012. PubMed PMID: 28673783.
  29. Francisco ARG, Santos Goncalves I, Veiga F, Mendes Pedro M, Pinto FJ, Brito D. Complex phenotype linked to a mutation in exon 11 of the lamin A/C gene: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, atrioventricular block, severe dyslipidemia and diabetes. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(9):669.e1-.e4. Epub 2017/09/07. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.07.018. PubMed PMID: 28874324.
  30. Gallego-Poveda J, Guerra NC, Carvalheiro C, Ferreira H, Sena A, Junqueira N, et al. Use of CO2 in video assisted thoracic surgery and single-lumen endotracheal tube-a new less invasive approach. Journal of thoracic disease. 2017;9(4):903-6. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.01.53. PubMed PMID: 28523135; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5418273.
  31. Gallego-Poveda J, Guerra NC, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Carvalheiro C, Ferreira H, Sena A, et al. Cardiac surgery using a single thoracic port-current status and future directions. Journal of thoracic disease. 2017;9(4):898-902. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.07. PubMed PMID: 28523134; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5418282.
  32. Gouveia e Melo R, Fernandes e Fernandes  R, Mendes Pedro L, Luís Silvestre L, Queiroz e Sousa G, P. G, et al. Endovascular treatment of a juxtarenal aortic aneurysm with the chimney technique Angiol Cir Vasc 2017;13(1):40-4.
  33. Graham I, Filippatos G, Atar D, Vardas PE, Pinto FJ, Fitzsimons D. Patient engagement. European heart journal. 2017;38(42):3114-5. Epub 2017/11/10. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx600. PubMed PMID: 29121227.
  34. Guedes AF, Carvalho FA, Moreira C, Nogueira JB, Santos NC. Essential arterial hypertension patients present higher cell adhesion forces, contributing to fibrinogen-dependent cardiovascular risk. Nanoscale. 2017;9(39):14897-906. doi: 10.1039/c7nr03891g. PubMed PMID: 28949356.
  35. Guimaraes T, Nobre Menezes M, Cruz D, do Vale S, Bordalo A, Veiga A, et al. Hypercalcemic crisis and primary hyperparathyroidism: Cause of an unusual electrical storm. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017. Epub 2017/12/10. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.12.015. PubMed PMID: 29221681.
  36. Guimaraes T, Nobre Menezes M, Cruz D, do Vale S, Bordalo A, Veiga A, et al. Hypercalcemic crisis and primary hyperparathyroidism: Cause of an unusual electrical storm. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(12):959 e1- e5. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.12.015. PubMed PMID: 29221681.
  37. Huisman MV, Rothman KJ, Paquette M, Teutsch C, Diener HC, Dubner SJ, et al. The Changing Landscape for Stroke Prevention in AF: Findings From the GLORIA-AF Registry Phase 2. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017;69(7):777-85. Epub 2017/02/18. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.061. PubMed PMID: 28209218.
  38. Infante de Oliveira E. Threats to internal validity in renal sympathetic denervation trials. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(5):353-5. Epub 2017/05/13. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.03.004. PubMed PMID: 28495182.
  39. Landmesser U, Chapman MJ, Stock JK, Amarenco P, Belch JJF, Boren J, et al. 2017 Update of ESC/EAS Task Force on practical clinical guidance for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibition in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or in familial hypercholesterolaemia. European heart journal. 2017. Epub 2017/10/19. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx549. PubMed PMID: 29045644.
  40. Laranjo S, Geraldes V, Oliveira M, Rocha I. Insights into the background of autonomic medicine. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(10):757-71. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.01.007. PubMed PMID: 29037833.
  41. Lima da Silva G, Cortez Dias N, Carpinteiro L, de Sousa J. Electroanatomical mapping of coronary artery anatomy to guide epicardial ventricular tachycardia ablation. 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. 2017. Epub 2017/10/11. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux083. PubMed PMID: 29016750.
  42. Lima da Silva G, Cortez-Dias N, Neves I, Almeida AG, de Sousa J. Always look at the sinus rhythm electrocardiogram in patients with ventricular tachycardia. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017. Epub 2017/12/12. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.11.016. PubMed PMID: 29225102.
  43. Lima da Silva G, Guimaraes T, Pinto FJ, Brito D. A Unique Case of Type-1 Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy and Sarcomeric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed). 2017. Epub 2017/07/13. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.06.007. PubMed PMID: 28697927.
  44. Loureiro P, Laranjo S, Joao Lage M, Trigo C, Pinto FF, Martins JDF. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation closure in a preterm newborn. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(10):779-80. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.12.017. PubMed PMID: 29037835.
  45. Luther V, Cortez-Dias N, Carpinteiro L, de Sousa J, Balasubramaniam RN, Agarwal SC, et al. Ripple mapping: Initial multicenter experience of an intuitive approach to overcoming the limitations of 3D activation mapping. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 2017. Epub 2017/08/05. doi: 10.1111/jce.13308. PubMed PMID: 28776822.
  46. Mendes de Almeida R, Tavares J, Martins S, Carvalho T, Enguita FJ, Brito D, et al. Whole gene sequencing identifies deep-intronic variants with potential functional impact in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. PloS one. 2017;12(8):e0182946. Epub 2017/08/11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182946. PubMed PMID: 28797094; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPmc5552324.
  47. Ministro A, de Oliveira P, Nunes RJ, Dos Santos Rocha A, Correia A, Carvalho T, et al. Low-dose ionizing radiation induces therapeutic neovascularization in a pre-clinical model of hindlimb ischemia. Cardiovascular research. 2017;113(7):783-94. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvx065. PubMed PMID: 28444128.
  48. Ministro A, Ferreira T, Batista L, Santana A, Alves N, Guerra J, et al. Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm After Kidney Transplantation: Two Case Reports. Transplantation proceedings. 2017;49(4):906-12. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.052. PubMed PMID: 28457423.
  49. Nieminen MS, Fonseca C, Brito D, Wikström G. The potential of the inodilator levosimendan in maintaining quality of life in advanced heart failure. Eur Heart J Supplements. 2017;19(Suppl C):C15-C21. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/sux003.
  50. Nobre Menezes M, Francisco ARG, Duarte JA, Canas da Silva P, Pinto FJ. Multiple lumens in a left anterior descending coronary artery. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017. Epub 2017/04/27. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.04.017. PubMed PMID: 28442160.
  51. Palma Dos Reis R. Physical activity after coronary revascularization. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2017;36(10):729-30. Epub 2017/10/19. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.09.001. PubMed PMID: 29042122.
  52. Pavasini R, Cirillo C, Campo G, Nobre Menezes M, Biscaglia S, Tonet E, et al. Extracorporeal Circulatory Support in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Critical care medicine. 2017. Epub 2017/08/26. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002692. PubMed PMID: 28841633.
  53. Pinto FF, Gomes I, Loureiro P, Laranjo S, Timoteo AT, Carmo MM. Vascular function long term after Kawasaki disease: another piece of the puzzle? Cardiology in the young. 2017;27(3):488-97. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116000780. PubMed PMID: 28446266.
  54. Pinto FF, Laranjo S, Mota Carmo M, Brito MJ, Cruz Ferreira R. Twelve Years of Kawasaki Disease in Portugal: Epidemiology in Hospitalized Children. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2017;36(4):364-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001444. PubMed PMID: 27918384.
  55. Placido R, Cortez-Dias N, Robalo Martins S, Gomes Almeida A, Calisto C, Goncalves S, et al. Prognostic stratification in pulmonary hypertension: A multi-biomarker 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. 2017. Epub 2017/01/25. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.08.005. PubMed PMID: 28117181.
  56. Poveda JG, Silva GL, Silva PC, Nobre A. Successful coronary surgical stenting: a new hybrid approach. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. 2017;24(2):290-2. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw253. PubMed PMID: 27677872.
  57. Ribeiro A, Baptista SB, Faustino M, Alves P, Abreu PF, Gil VM, et al. [Diabetes Screening in Patients with Macrovascular Coronary Disease: Are the New European Guidelines a Step Backwards?]. Acta medica portuguesa. 2017;30(6):434-42. doi: 10.20344/amp.7990. PubMed PMID: 28898609.
  58. Rodrigues TAM, Ramalho M, Tiago Ferreira T, Ministro A, Leitão J. Bilateral persistent sciatic artery: a case report of a rare variant with clinical implications. Angiol Cir Vasc. 2017;13(3):56-8.
  59. Sargento L, Simoes AV, Longo S, Lousada N, Reis RP. Furosemide Prescription During the Dry State Is a Predictor of Long-Term Survival of Stable, Optimally Medicated Patients With Systolic Heart Failure. Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics. 2017;22(3):256-63. doi: 10.1177/1074248416675613. PubMed PMID: 27784799.
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  70. Velho T, Ferreira H, Guerra N, Carvalheiro C, Sena A, Junqueira N, et al. Rapid Deployment Aortic Valves in Elderly Patients: Age is not just a Number. Revista portuguesa de cirurgia cardio-toracica e vascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Toracica e Vascular. 2017;24(3-4):118. PubMed PMID: 29701350.
  71. Velho TR, Junqueira N, Sena A, Ferreira H, Carvalheiro C, Guerra N, et al. Occult Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as an Acute Coronary Syndrome. Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery. 2017;32(3):225-7. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2017-0044. PubMed PMID: 28832802; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5570384.