{"title":"Knowledge and perception of disease—Time to empower the needy and change the world!","authors":"Rui Anjos","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 2","pages":"Pages 105-106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792321","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":"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":"44 2","pages":"Pages 85-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","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":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sílvia Aguiar Rosa , Catarina Ferreira , Isabel Conceição , Teresa Coelho , Nuno Marques , Olga Azevedo
{"title":"Targeted disease-specific therapy for patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis and cardiac involvement after orthotopic liver transplantation. Consensus from the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology and National Reference Centers for Familial Amyloidosis","authors":"Sílvia Aguiar Rosa , Catarina Ferreira , Isabel Conceição , Teresa Coelho , Nuno Marques , Olga Azevedo","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.11.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 ","pages":"Pages 49-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143402630","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}
Shiraslan Bakhshaliyev , Ergin Arslanoğlu , Bahruz Aliyev , Görkem Çitoğlu , Kaan Altunyuva , Ibrahim Demir , Mohammed Skaik , Dogan Yetut , Murat Başaran , Emin Tireli
{"title":"The early and medium-term results of the Ross procedure in pediatric patients","authors":"Shiraslan Bakhshaliyev , Ergin Arslanoğlu , Bahruz Aliyev , Görkem Çitoğlu , Kaan Altunyuva , Ibrahim Demir , Mohammed Skaik , Dogan Yetut , Murat Başaran , Emin Tireli","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><div>The Ross procedure is the preferred surgical treatment for pediatric aortic valve diseases, and its long-term outcomes have been extensively documented. This article presents the results of the Ross and Ross–Konno procedures performed on pediatric patients in our center.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Ross and Ross–Konno procedures were performed on 20 patients in our center between January 2015 and January 2019.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The patients’ mean age was 10.6 years (range: 23 days to 18 years) and mean weight was 37.6 kg (range: 3–63 kg). Thirteen had aortic valve stenosis, four had aortic valve insufficiency, and three had a mixed disease. The Ross–Konno procedure was used for four patients. The mean cardiopulmonary bypass time was 184.68<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->60.1 min and the mean cross time was 149<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->67.8 min. One neonatal patient died in the early postoperative phase due to low cardiac output. The mean follow-up time was 60.15<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->24.45 months. One patient later underwent reoperation due to conduit stenosis. One patient is being monitored for moderately serious conduit stenosis. At present, of those who underwent the procedure, one has moderate aortic regurgitation, two have mild or moderate aortic regurgitation, and others have minimal aortic regurgitation. No patients required intervention for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and mortality was not observed in the long term.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion(s)</h3><div>The reintervention rates for autograft and conduit-related cases were low in early and medium-term follow-up, and no significant autograft insufficiency was observed. Ross or Ross–Konno surgery is preferred for aortic diseases in pediatric patients due to its low mortality and satisfactory long-term results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 2","pages":"Pages 87-92"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367128","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}
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":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 2","pages":"Pages 107-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","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":"OA","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":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><div>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.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>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.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>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 100<!--> <!-->000 athletes/year.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 2","pages":"Pages 77-83"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","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":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Portuguese recommendations on transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: A step toward disease awareness, prompt referral and early diagnosis and treatment","authors":"Nuno Marques , Olga Azevedo","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.11.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.11.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 ","pages":"Pages 3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143402628","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":"The Ross procedure in aortic valve replacement: Long-term insights and future perspectives","authors":"Sérgio Laranjo","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"44 2","pages":"Pages 93-94"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792322","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}