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Genetic Risk Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease in a Population-based Study in Portugal, Using a Genetic Risk Score of 31 Variants

Arq. bras. cardiol; 111 (1), 2018
Abstract Background: Genetic risk score can quantify individual's predisposition to coronary artery disease; however, its usefulness as an independent risk predictor remains inconclusive. Objective: To evaluate the incremental predictive value of a genetic risk score to traditional risk factors associa...

Preverbal visual photo screening Project implementation in Portugal

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (3), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To present the design and implementation of an amblyopia risk factors screening project, in a large based Portuguese population. Methods: Two referral centers have been enrolled to assess all children aged 2 under their direct referral area. The photoscreener used was PlusOptix ® A09...

Portuguese and Brazilian guidelines for the treatment of depression: exercise as medicine

Depression is a psychiatric disorder and major contributor to the burden of disease worldwide. The strength of evidence of the benefits of exercise as a therapeutic intervention for patients with depression has expanded in the last 30 years. In fact, the available evidence indicates exercise can not only...

Association between body mass index and individual characteristics and the school context: a multilevel study with Portuguese children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between individual and school context characteristics with the body mass index of Portuguese children. Methods The sample comprised 1641 children (847 boys) aged 6-10 years from the North and Central regions of Portugal. Regarding ...

Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology in Portuguese-Speaking Countries: data from the Global Burden of Disease, 1990 to 2016

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (6), 2018
Abstract Background: Portuguese-speaking countries (PSC) share the influence of the Portuguese culture but have socioeconomic development patterns that differ from that of Portugal. Objective: To describe trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality in the PSC between 1990 and 2016, s...

Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What has Changed in The Guidelines?

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (6), 2018
Abstract Background: The new European Society of Cardiology guidelines for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) define the estimation of sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk as an integral part of clinical management. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is recommended (class IIa) when the risk is &#...

Doação de órgãos: a realidade de uma unidade de cuidados intensivos portuguesa

RESUMO Objetivo: Caracterizar, clínica e demograficamente, os potenciais doadores de órgãos admitidos em uma unidade de cuidados intensivos polivalente, bem como as respectivas coletas. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, realizado no período de 2010 a 2015, analisando variáveis demográficas, clínic...

Orofacial injuries in children and adolescents (2009-2013): a 5-year study in Porto, Portugal

Braz. dent. j; 29 (3), 2018
Abstract The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of acts of aggression to the head, face and neck towards victims of Physical Violence against Children and Adolescents (PVCA) who were examined at the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Delegation North (INMLCF-DN) in Por...

The nurses' work process in different countries: an integrative review

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the characteristics of nurses' work process in different countries. Method: We have used the integrative review method and selected 84 publications (articles, theses and dissertations) in national and foreign thesis banks and databases. We analyzed the evidence based on d...