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Prognostic Value of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review by Araújo, José Paulo, MD, Lourenço, Patricia, MD, Azevedo, Ana, MD, PhD, Friões, Fernando, MD, Rocha-Gonçalves, Francisco, MD, PhD, Ferreira, António, MD, PhD, Bettencourt, Paulo, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Several studies have suggested that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a strong independent predictor of acute myocardial…”
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Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated NeuroToxicity by Silva, Ana Luísa, Ourique, Carolina, Martins, Filipe, Friões, Fernando

“…Lithium has a narrow therapeutic window. Frequent monitoring of both serum levels and clinical signs of toxicity is warranted because toxicity may be present…”
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Higher C‐Reactive Protein Predicts Worse Prognosis in Acute Heart Failure Only in Noninfected Patients by Lourenço, Patrícia, Paulo Araújo, José, Paulo, Cristiana, Mascarenhas, Joana, Friões, Fernando, Azevedo, Ana, Bettencourt, Paulo

“…Background: The prognostic role of C‐reactive protein (CRP) in acute heart failure (HF) is not fully understood, and the impact of an infectious process in its…”
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Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as a suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction by Barroso, Ana Sofia, Leite, Sérgio, Friões, Fernando, Vasconcelos, Mariana, Azevedo, Daniela, Baldaia, Helena, Amorim, Mário Jorge, Dias, Paula

“…Primary cardiac and pericardial tumors are rare entities with an autopsy frequency of 0.001-0.03%. Metastases to the heart and pericardium are much more common…”
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Prognostic information provided by serial measurements of brain natriuretic peptide in heart failure by Bettencourt, Paulo, Friões, Fernando, Azevedo, Ana, Dias, Paula, Pimenta, Joana, Rocha-Gonçalves, Francisco, Ferreira, António

“…Background: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels predict prognosis in heart failure patients. We aimed to evaluate if serial measurements of BNP can give…”
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N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide predicts outcome after hospital discharge in heart failure patients by BETTENCOURT, Paulo, AZEVEDO, Ana, PIMENTA, Joana, FRIOES, Fernando, FERREIRA, Susana, FERREIRA, Antonio

“…Heart failure (HF) is responsible for a huge burden in hospital care. Our goal was to evaluate the value of N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide…”
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Strongyloides stercoralis - a Legacy from the Past by Inês Chora, Rodrigo Pimentel, Fernando Friões, Paula Dias, Sérgio Silva

“…The authors present the case of a 65-year-old Caucasian man who had previously lived in Guinea-Bissau. The patient was diagnosed in Portugal with an…”
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Boerhaave Syndrome in an Elderly Man by Pinto, Maria João Ferreira, Rodrigues, Pedro, Almeida, Leonor, Leitão, Alexandra, Flores, Luís, Gomes, André, Rocha, Gonçalo, Friões, Fernando

“…Boerhaave syndrome is rare, has an non-specific clinical presentation and most commonly develops after persistent vomiting. Septic shock dominates the clinical…”
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Erythropoietic response after intravenous iron in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction with and without background treatment with sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors by Marques, Pedro, Matias, Paula, Packer, Milton, Vieira, Joana T., Vasques‐Nóvoa, Francisco, Sharma, Abhinav, Mavrakanas, Thomas A., Friões, Fernando, Ferreira, João Pedro

“…Aims Intravenous (IV) iron increases haemoglobin/haematocrit and improves outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and…”
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Influence of iron deficiency definition on the efficacy of intravenous iron in heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized trials by Marques, Pedro, Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco, Matias, Paula, Vieira, Joana T, Mavrakanas, Thomas A, Sharma, Abhinav, Friões, Fernando, Ferreira, João Pedro

“…Intravenous iron improves symptoms in heart failure (HF) with iron deficiency (ID) but failed to consistently show a benefit in cardiovascular outcomes. The ID…”
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Bilateral diagonal earlobe crease by Friões, Fernando, Flores, Luis

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Interleukin-6, infection and cardiovascular outcomes in acute heart failure: Findings from the EDIFICA registry by Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco, Pedro Ferreira, João, Marques, Pedro, Sergio Neves, João, Vale, Catarina, Ribeirinho-Soares, Pedro, Marques, José, Martins, Sandra, Tiago Guimarães, João, Barros, António S., Leite-Moreira, Adelino F., Roncon-Albuquerque, Roberto, Almeida, Jorge, Bettencourt, Paulo, Friões, Fernando

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is upregulated in response to infectious and inflammatory triggers and independently predicts all-cause mortality in acute heart failure…”
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Pneumatose intestinal em mulher com anorexia nervosa by Dias, Paula, Silva, Ana L, Friões, Fernando, Ourique, Carolina

“…A pneumatose intestinal é a presença de gás na parede intestinal. Pode anunciar uma catástrofe intra-abdominal ou ser simplesmente um achado em doentes…”
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Prognostic Effect of Renal Function in Ambulatory Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: The Kidney Is a Marker of Cardiac Function by Mascarenhas, Joana, Laszczynska, Olga, Severo, Milton, Friões, Fernando, Alvelos, Margarida, Bettencourt, Paulo, Pimenta, Joana, Azevedo, Ana

“…Chronic kidney disease is a frequent comorbidity in heart failure (HF), associated with increased mortality. The impact of temporal evolution of kidney…”
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Ferritin, inflammation, and iron deficiency in acute heart failure: evidence from the EDIFICA cohort by Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco, Pimentel, Maria João, Marques, Pedro, Vale, Catarina, Gomes, Filipa, Neves, João Sérgio, Barroso, Isaac, Guimarães, João Tiago, Bettencourt, Paulo, Leite-Moreira, Adelino F, Roncon-Albuquerque, Jr, Roberto, Almeida, Jorge, Ferreira, João Pedro, Friões, Fernando

“…Ferritin is commonly used to evaluate iron stores and guide therapeutic decisions regarding intravenous iron supplementation. However, in the context of AHF,…”
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Low prealbumin is strongly associated with adverse outcome in heart failure by Lourenço, Patrícia, Silva, Sérgio, Friões, Fernando, Alvelos, Margarida, Amorim, Marta, Couto, Marta, Torres-Ramalho, Paulo, Guimarães, João Tiago, Araújo, José Paulo, Bettencourt, Paulo

“…Prealbumin is one of the best indicators of nutritional status. We previously showed that prealbumin predicted in-hospital mortality in heart failure (HF)…”
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Medication adherence to specific drug classes in chronic heart failure by Viana, Marta, Laszczynska, Olga, Mendes, Sandra, Friões, Fernando, Lourenço, Patrícia, Bettencourt, Paulo, Lunet, Nuno, Azevedo, Ana

“…Adherence to medication is crucial to improve clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). However, at least 1 out of 4 patients is nonadherent to…”
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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Positional Respiratory Failure by Soares, Pedro R, Melo, Nuno, Ferrao, Diana, Sousa, Estela, Santos, Adriana, Gomes, André, Friões, Fernando

“…Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare clinical entity characterized by dyspnea and arterial desaturation in the upright position. Hypoxia in POS has…”
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Door-to-furosemide time and clinical outcomes in acute heart failure by Marques, Pedro, Brito, Maria T., Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco, Ferreira, João P., Jardim, Ana L., Gouveia, Rita, Besteiro, Bruno, Vieira, Joana T., Gomes, Filipa, Leite-Moreira, Adelino, Bettencourt, Paulo, Almeida, Jorge, Friões, Fernando

“…Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the main causes of unplanned hospitalization in patients >65 years of age and is associated with adverse outcomes in this…”
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Prognostic value of sST2 added to BNP in acute heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction by Friões, Fernando, Lourenço, Patrícia, Laszczynska, Olga, Almeida, Pedro-Bernardo, Guimarães, João-Tiago, Januzzi, James L., Azevedo, Ana, Bettencourt, Paulo

“…Background Natriuretic peptides and suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) represent two different physiopathological pathways. We evaluated the prognostic…”
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