Inês Araújo, João Cravo, Ana Rita Maurício, Joana Rigueira, Catarina Sousa
{"title":"Infective endocarditis of the mitral valve with involvement of the left atrium: A rare finding.","authors":"Inês Araújo, João Cravo, Ana Rita Maurício, Joana Rigueira, Catarina Sousa","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.10.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2024.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity - Are plants the answer?","authors":"Pedro Mendes-Ferreira, Adelino F Leite-Moreira","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mafalda Griné, Cláudio Guerreiro, Francisco Moscoso Costa, Miguel Nobre Menezes, Ricardo Ladeiras-Lopes, Daniel Ferreira, Manuel Oliveira-Santos
{"title":"Digital health in cardiovascular medicine: An overview of key applications and clinical impact by the Portuguese Society of Cardiology Study Group on Digital Health.","authors":"Mafalda Griné, Cláudio Guerreiro, Francisco Moscoso Costa, Miguel Nobre Menezes, Ricardo Ladeiras-Lopes, Daniel Ferreira, Manuel Oliveira-Santos","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital health interventions including telehealth, mobile health, artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, extended reality, computational and high-fidelity bench simulations are an integral part of the path toward precision medicine. Current applications encompass risk factor modification, chronic disease management, clinical decision support, diagnostics interpretation, preprocedural planning, evidence generation, education, and training. Despite the acknowledged potential, their development and implementation have faced several challenges and constraints, meaning few digital health tools have reached daily clinical practice. As a result, the Portuguese Society of Cardiology Study Group on Digital Health set out to outline the main digital health applications, address some of the roadblocks hampering large-scale deployment, and discuss future directions in support of cardiovascular health at large.</p>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carolina Miguel Gonçalves, Adriana Vazão, Mariana Carvalho, Margarida Cabral, André Martins, Hélia Martins, Fátima Saraiva, João Morais, Hélder Dores
{"title":"Sudden cardiac death in athletes: A 20-year analysis in Portugal.","authors":"Carolina Miguel Gonçalves, Adriana Vazão, Mariana Carvalho, Margarida Cabral, André Martins, Hélia Martins, Fátima Saraiva, João Morais, Hélder Dores","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objectives: </strong>Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes is a tragic event, with some evidence remaining controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate cases of SCD in athletes in Portugal within the last 20 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An advanced Google search using a combination of several keywords and systematic searches on websites of national newspapers/television stations was conducted. Additionally, 54 Portuguese sports federations and the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth were contacted by email and/or phone. All sports-related SCD cases in competitive athletes, occurring between 2003 and 2023 in Portugal, were included. The total number of athletes at risk used for the calculation of SCD incidence, was collected from official national records.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 42 SCD cases in athletes were identified, with a median age of 27 [18;42] years, and the great majority were male (n=39; 93%). Most events occurred in outdoor sports (n=28; 67%), especially in football (n=13; 31%), athletics (n=4; 10%) and trail running (n=4; 10%), and during competition or training sessions (n=27; 64%). The higher number of cases were reported in 2021 and 2022, while in several years no occurrences were found. The yearly average SCD incidence was 0.39 cases per 100000 athletes/year.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidence of SCD in athletes in Portugal is very low, mainly occurring in male, outdoor sports and during competitions or training sessions. Due to the limitations of passive data collection, prospective registries are needed, with standardization of the most relevant data, especially regarding their etiology and circumstances.</p>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sudden cardiac death in athletes - Addressing the silent threat.","authors":"João Freitas","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diagnostic prediction rules in acute pulmonary embolism: Is it acceptable to compromise safety?","authors":"Sílvio Leal","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 561-562"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regional myocardial infarction networks: How to improve quality","authors":"Jorge Mimoso","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 571-572"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experience from a regional percutaneous coronary intervention center: Aiming to assess and improve quality of care","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and Objectives</h3><div>Ischemic heart disease is the single most common cause of death in Europe. Mortality in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with many factors, one of which is the time delay to treatment. The purpose of this work is to analyze the coronary pathway in our region in terms of timing, taking into consideration the place of first medical contact (FMC).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Consecutive patients admitted to our center with STEMI to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 2013 and 2022 were analyzed. Age, gender, and time delays were collected. Analysis was performed with IBM SPSS version 28 for a significance level of 0.05.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We found that non-PCI centers had a significantly greater FMC to diagnosis delay and diagnosis to wire delay compared to other places of origin. Only 2.2% of patients met the 10-min FMC to diagnosis target; 44.8% met the target of 90 min from diagnosis to wire in transferred patients, while 40.6% met the 60-min target for patients admitted to a PCI center. Median patient, electrocardiogram (ECG) and logistic delays are 92.0±146.0 min, 19.0±146.0 min and 15.5±46.3 min, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>A significant difference between state-of-the-art targets and reality was found, depending on the place of FMC, with the worst delays in non-PCI centers. Patient delay, ECG delay, FMC to diagnosis and logistic delay are identified as key areas in which to intervene.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 563-569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140767892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Nobre Menezes , Marta Tavares da Silva , Andreia Magalhães , Bruno Melica , Júlia Cristina Toste , Rita Calé , Manuel Almeida , Manuela Fiuza , Eduardo Infante de Oliveira
{"title":"Response to the letter “Cardio-oncology guidelines, structural heart disease and Kounis syndrome in the upcoming guidelines”","authors":"Miguel Nobre Menezes , Marta Tavares da Silva , Andreia Magalhães , Bruno Melica , Júlia Cristina Toste , Rita Calé , Manuel Almeida , Manuela Fiuza , Eduardo Infante de Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 585-586"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cardiac arrest: It is important not just to survive, but to survive with at least an acceptable quality of life","authors":"Doroteia Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 10","pages":"Pages 549-550"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}