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Overview on Inhalable Nanocarriers for Respiratory Immunization by Ferreira, Rui C, Neves, Hermenegildo, Pinto, Joao F, Lopes, Carla M

“…Despite the value of vaccination, the control of re-emerging infectious and non-infectious diseases remains a challenge for researchers. In this topic, mucosal…”
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Paravalvular leak closure: Still a challenge with unpredictable results by Galrinho, Ana, Branco, Luísa M., Fiarresga, António, Cacela, Duarte, Sousa, Lídia, Ramos, Ruben, Ferreira, Rui C.

“…Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a common serious complication associated with prosthetic valve implantation. The aim of this study was to report our single-center…”
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Validation of two US risk scores for percutaneous coronary intervention in a single-center Portuguese population of patients with acute coronary syndrome by Timóteo, Ana T., Monteiro, André V., Portugal, Guilherme, Teixeira, Pedro, Aidos, Helena, Ferreira, Maria L., C. Ferreira, Rui

“…New scores have been developed and validated in the US for in-hospital mortality risk stratification in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty: the National…”
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Calculus of variations with higher order Caputo fractional derivatives by Ferreira, Rui A. C.

“…In this work, we consider fractional variational problems depending on higher order fractional derivatives. We obtain optimality conditions for such problems…”
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Role of intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: Evidence from the Portuguese nationwide registry by Timóteo, Ana T, Nogueira, Marta A, Rosa, Silva A, Belo, Adriana, Ferreira, Rui C

“…Background: In previous guidelines, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use was strongly recommended in the treatment of cardiogenic shock in the context of acute…”
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Usefulness of right ventricular and right atrial two-dimensional speckle tracking strain to predict late arrhythmic events in adult patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot by Timóteo, Ana T., Branco, Luísa M., Rosa, Sílvia A., Ramos, Ruben, Agapito, Ana F., Sousa, Lídia, Galrinho, Ana, Oliveira, José A., Oliveira, Mário M., Ferreira, Rui C.

“…To determine whether right ventricular and/or atrial speckle tracking strain is associated with previous arrhythmic events in patients with repaired tetralogy…”
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Longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle tracking to assess ventricular function in adults with transposition of the great arteries: Can serial assessment be simplified? by Timóteo, Ana T., Branco, Luísa M., Rosa, Sílvia A., Galrinho, Ana, Sousa, Lídia, Oliveira, José A., Pinto, Maria F., Agapito, Ana F., Ferreira, Rui C.

“…Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a rare form of congenital heart disease in which most patients reach adulthood. Right ventricular dysfunction is…”
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Impact on long-term cardiovascular outcomes of different cardiac resynchronization therapy response criteria by Rodrigues, Inês, Abreu, Ana, Oliveira, Mário, Cunha, Pedro S., Clara, Helena Santa, Osório, Paulo, Lousinha, Ana, Valente, Bruno, Portugal, Guilherme, Rio, Pedro, Morais, Luís A., Santos, Vanessa, Carmo, Miguel M., Ferreira, Rui C.

“…There is a lack of consensus on the definition of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), and it is not clear which response criteria have most…”
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A link to better care: The effect of remote monitoring on long-term adverse cardiac events in a propensity score-matched cohort by Portugal, Guilherme, Cunha, Pedro, Valente, Bruno, Feliciano, Joana, Lousinha, Ana, Alves, Sandra, Braz, Manuel, Pimenta, Ricardo, Delgado, Ana Sofia, Oliveira, Mário, Ferreira, Rui C.

“…There are conflicting data regarding the clinical benefits of device-based remote monitoring (RM). We sought to assess the effect of device-based RM on…”
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An Entropy Formulation Based on the Generalized Liouville Fractional Derivative by Ferreira, Rui A. C., Tenreiro Machado, J.

“…This paper presents a new formula for the entropy of a distribution, that is conceived having in mind the Liouville fractional derivative. For illustrating the…”
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Giant pericardial cyst mimicking dextrocardia on chest X-ray by Hamad, Hamad M., Galrinho, Ana, Abreu, João, Valente, Bruno, Bakero, Luis, Ferreira, Rui C.

“…Pericardial cysts are rare benign congenital malformations, usually small, asymptomatic and detected incidentally on chest X-ray as a mass located in the right…”
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ISOPERIMETRIC PROBLEMS OF THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS WITH FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES by Almeida, Ricardo, Ferreira, Rui A.C., Torres, Delfim F.M.

“…In this article, we study isoperimetric problems of the calculus of variations with left and right Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives. Both situations…”
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Leadless pacemaker implantation via azygos vein in a patient with absence of the hepatic segment of the inferior vena cava by Oliveira, Mário, Mesquita, Dinis, Cunha, Pedro S, Delgado, Ana S, Ferreira, Rui C

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Myocardial work improvement after sacubitril–valsartan therapy: a new echocardiographic parameter for a new treatment by Valentim Gonçalves, António, Galrinho, Ana, Pereira-da-Silva, Tiago, Branco, Luísa, Rio, Pedro, Timóteo, Ana T., Abreu, João, Soares, Rui M., Feliciano, Joana, Moreira, Rita I., Ferreira, Rui C.

“…AIMSMyocardial work is a new transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) parameter that enhances the information provided through left ventricular (LV) global…”
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Infective endocarditis in a cohort of adult CHD patients by Mano, Tânia B, Cardoso, Isabel, Costa, Pedro O, Rito, Tiago, Branco, Luísa, Agapito, Ana, Rodrigues, Rui, Pinto, Fátima, Fragata, José, Ferreira, Rui C, de Sousa, Lídia

“…CHD increases the risk of infective endocarditis due to the substrate of prosthetic materials and residual lesions. However, lesion-specific and mortality…”
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Validation of a Heart Failure Risk Score in a Cohort of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Patients Under Remote Monitoring: Results from the TriageHF™ Algorithm by CARDOSO, ISABEL, CUNHA, PEDRO, LARANJO, SÉRGIO, GRAZINA, ANDRÉ, VIEGAS, JOSÉ, PORTUGAL, GUILHERME, VALENTE, BRUNO, LOUSINHA, ANA, BRÁS, PEDRO, BRÁS, MANUEL, FERREIRA, RUI, OLIVEIRA, MÁRIO

“…The heart failure risk status (HFRS) is a validated dynamic tool for risk score prediction, based on the TriageHF™ algorithm (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA),…”
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Impact of substrate-based ablation for ventricular tachycardia in patients with frequent appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy and dilated cardiomyopathy: Long-term experience with high-density mapping by Oliveira, Mário, Cunha, Pedro, Valente, Bruno, Portugal, Guilherme, Lousinha, Ana, Pereira, Mariana, Braz, Manuel, Delgado, Ana, Ferreira, Rui C.

“…Recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) episodes have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients…”
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Bicuspid aortic valve outcomes by Rodrigues, Inês, Agapito, Ana F, de Sousa, Lídia, Oliveira, José A, Branco, Luísa M, Galrinho, Ana, Abreu, João, Timóteo, Ana T, Rosa, Sílvia A, Ferreira, Rui C

“…Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common CHD. Its association with early valvular dysfunction, endocarditis, thoracic aorta dilatation, and aortic dissection…”
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Influence of remote monitoring on long-term cardiovascular outcomes after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation by Portugal, Guilherme, Cunha, Pedro, Valente, Bruno, Feliciano, Joana, Lousinha, Ana, Alves, Sandra, Braz, Manuel, Pimenta, Ricardo, Delgado, Ana Sofia, Oliveira, Mário, Ferreira, Rui C

“…Abstract Aims Device-based remote monitoring (RM) has been linked to improved clinical outcomes at short to medium-term follow-up. Whether this benefit extends…”
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Association of Pulse Pressure With Clinical Outcomes in Patients Under Different Antiplatelet Strategies After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Analysis of GLOBAL LEADERS by de Faria, Ana Paula, Modolo, Rodrigo, Chichareon, Ply, Chang, Chun-Chin, Kogame, Norihiro, Tomaniak, Mariusz, Takahashi, Kuniaki, Rademaker-Havinga, Tessa, Wykrzykowska, Joanna, de Winter, Rob J., Ferreira, Rui C., Sousa, Amanda, Lemos, Pedro A., Garg, Scot, Hamm, Christian, Juni, Peter, Vranckx, Pascal, Valgimigli, Marco, Windecker, Stephan, Onuma, Yoshinobu, Steg, Philippe Gabriel, Serruys, Patrick W.

“…We evaluated the association of pulse pressure (PP) and different antiplatelet regimes with clinical and safety outcomes in an all-comers percutaneous coronary…”
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