{"title":"Applicability of Martin-Hopkins formula and comparison with Friedewald formula for estimated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in e_COR study population","authors":"Cátia Ferrinho , Ana Catarina Alves , Mafalda Bourbon , Sequeira Duarte","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) is essential in managing cardiovascular disease risk. Since 1972, the Friedewald formula has been used to estimate LDL concentration, although with some limitations. In 2013, Martin et al. proposed a similar but more accurate formula for calculating LDL.</p></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><p>To assess the applicability of the new formula, which we have named the Martin-Hopkins formula, in the Portuguese population and compare it with the Friedewald formula using direct LDL.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Cross-sectional study, including 1689 participants from the e_COR study. We applied the Martin-Hopkins and Friedewald formulas for estimated LDL (LDL-M and LDL-F). The Friedewald formula was not applied in 12 cases due to triglycerides ≥400<!--> <!-->mg/dL. Direct LDL was measured and the accepted significance level was p<0.05.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the total subjects, 50.2% were male and had a median age of 51 (34) years. LDL-D was 117.0 (44.0) mg/dL, LDL-M was 114.6 (43.7) mg/dL and LDL-F was 113.8 (43.2) mg/dL. The Spearman coefficient (ρ) between LDL-M/LDL-D was 0.987 and between LDL-F/LDL-D was 0.983, p=0.001. This strong correlation was maintained in the group with diabetes (LDL-M/LDL-D ρ=0.987; LDL-F/LDL-D ρ=0.978, p=0.001) and hypertriglyceridemia (LDL-M/LDL-D ρ=0.983; LDL-F/LDL-D ρ=0.982, p=0.001). In terms of agreement, the highest value of κ=0.90 was obtained for LDL-M when LDL-D <100<!--> <!-->mg/dL.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The Martin-Hopkins formula performed well and had good applicability, showing superiority in relation to the Friedewald formula, especially for LDL-D values <100<!--> <!-->mg/dL, diabetes, and hypertriglyceridemia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 10","pages":"Pages 715-724"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.repce.2021.07.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beta-blockers in acute coronary syndrome patients: The concept of ‘gradient of benefit’","authors":"Fernando Montenegro Sá , João Morais","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.10.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.10.017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 10","pages":"Pages 811-812"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204921003196/pdfft?md5=e45eff968a1c1477c68e3468c4444f40&pid=1-s2.0-S2174204921003196-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39686016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Arterial switch operation for transposition of great arteries: Is coronary artery circulation evaluation necessary?","authors":"António Marinho-da-Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 10","pages":"Pages 713-714"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204921002865/pdfft?md5=df0a9a91bcb202f9f8e650535c401123&pid=1-s2.0-S2174204921002865-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diastolic dysfunction and type 1 diabetes: A sweet link?","authors":"José Ribeiro","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.10.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.10.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 10","pages":"Pages 767-769"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204921002907/pdfft?md5=2964f3cc3b9b1f018f174a5efb35045e&pid=1-s2.0-S2174204921002907-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Bettencourt, Lígia Mendes, J. Fontes, P. Matos, C. Ferreira, A. Botelho, S. Carvalho, A. Durazzo, A. Faustino, R. Ladeiras-Lopes, M. Vasconcelos, C. Vieira, M. Correia, A. Ferreira, N. Ferreira, G. Pires-Morais, A. Almeida, M. Ferreira, M. Teixeira
{"title":"Consensus document on chronic coronary syndrome assessment and risk stratification in Portugal: A position paper statement from the [Portuguese Society of Cardiology’s] Working Groups on Nuclear Cardiology, Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Computed Tomography, Echocardiography, and Exercise Physiology","authors":"N. Bettencourt, Lígia Mendes, J. Fontes, P. Matos, C. Ferreira, A. Botelho, S. Carvalho, A. Durazzo, A. Faustino, R. Ladeiras-Lopes, M. Vasconcelos, C. Vieira, M. Correia, A. Ferreira, N. Ferreira, G. Pires-Morais, A. Almeida, M. Ferreira, M. Teixeira","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repce.2021.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"230 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76939429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk prediction for adverse events in pediatric acute myocarditis: Are we there yet?","authors":"Soham Dasgupta","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 9","pages":"Pages 639-640"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.repce.2021.08.007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39404247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Williams Hinojosa , Carolina Iglesias , Silvio Vera , Marta Marcos , Aitor Uribarri , Itziar Gómez , Gemma Pastor
{"title":"Prognostic impact of high flow nasal cannula compared to noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema","authors":"Williams Hinojosa , Carolina Iglesias , Silvio Vera , Marta Marcos , Aitor Uribarri , Itziar Gómez , Gemma Pastor","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 9","pages":"Pages 703-705"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.repce.2021.04.006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39402031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Could the unfortunate outcome of pediatric acute myocarditis be predicted? Factors contributing to a poor outcome in myocarditis","authors":"Stasa Krasic , Sergej Prijic , Sanja Ninic , Dejan Nesic , Bojko Bjelakovic , Gordana Petrovic , Ivana Cerovic , Vladislav Vukomanovic","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2020.10.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2020.10.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Myocarditis has spontaneous resolution in 50% of patients. Our study aimed to define risk factors for developing dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and death in pediatric patients with acute myocarditis (AM).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The retrospective cohort study included all patients with treated AM. The Mother and Child Health Institute from January 2011 to March 2019.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In the study, 62 patients were included, 40 boys and 22 girls (11.15±5.86 years) with AM. Twelve out of sixty-two children had acute fulminant myocarditis. Four patients died in the acute phase of AM, and 11 developed DCM. Follow up was 27.14±36.52 months. Patients with poor outcome (DCM development) were under the age of seven (odds ratio [OR] 10.1; p=0.003), more likely to be girls (OR 4.6; p=0.03), and had fulminant myocarditis (OR 27.0; <0.001). An ejection fraction (EF) <55% and fractional shortening (FS) <30% increased risk of DCM 13- and 5-fold, respectively, but patients with EF between 40 and 55% remain at highest risk of developing DCM. There was a 12-fold increased risk for DCM in patients with left ventricular end-diastolic diameter Z score >2+. The receiver operator curve showed that the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cut-off value for developing DCM was 1780 mmol/l (sensitivity 80%, specificity 100%).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Acute fulminant myocarditis was an independent risk factor for DCM. Children with EF between 40 and 50% at admission were at highest risk of developing DCM. Lactate dehydrogenase value could be a significant prognostic value for the outcome of pediatric myocarditis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 9","pages":"Pages 631-638"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.repce.2020.10.020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39404246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kevin Domingues , Lino Gonçalves , Maria João Vidigal , Felix C. Tanner , Miguel Mendes
{"title":"2020 European Society of Cardiology Core Curriculum for the Cardiologist. Is it time for change in the Portuguese cardiology training program?","authors":"Kevin Domingues , Lino Gonçalves , Maria João Vidigal , Felix C. Tanner , Miguel Mendes","doi":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repce.2021.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101121,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)","volume":"40 9","pages":"Pages 697.e1-697.e4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.repce.2021.03.010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39402080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}