Search Results - "Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho"

Clinical relevance of the blanking period on late recurrence after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation by Silva, Mariana R., Silva, Gualter S., Fernandes, Sara, Almeida, João, Fonseca, Paulo, Oliveira, Marco, Gonçalves, Helena, Saraiva, Francisca, Barros, António S., Teixeira, Pedro G., Lopes, Ricardo L., Sampaio, Francisco, Diaz, Sílvia O., Primo, João, Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo

“…Introduction Recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) within the blanking period after catheter ablation (CA) is traditionally classified as a transient and…”
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Influence of Epicardial and Visceral Fat on Left Ventricular Diastolic and Systolic Functions in Patients After Myocardial Infarction by Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo, MD, Fontes-Oliveira, Marta, MD, Sampaio, Francisco, MD, Mancio, Jennifer, MD, Bettencourt, Nuno, PhD, Teixeira, Madalena, MD, Rocha Gonçalves, Francisco, MD, PhD, Gama, Vasco, MD, Leite-Moreira, Adelino, MD, PhD

“…Obesity has been associated with subclinical left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction and increased risk of heart failure. Few data are available on the…”
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The impact of heart failure therapy in patients with mildly reduced ejection fraction: a network meta‐analysis by Leite, Marta, Sampaio, Francisco, Saraiva, Francisca A., Diaz, Sílvia O., Barros, António S., Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo

“…Background Recent heart failure (HF) guidelines have re‐classified HF patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) between 41% and 49% as HF with…”
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Optimizing heart failure pathways to enhance patient care: the Program to Optimize Heart Failure Patient Pathways (PRO‐HF) by Patwala, Ashish, Barker, Diane, Da Costa, Antoine, Bayard, Geoffrey, Brunner‐La Rocca, Hans‐Peter, Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo, De la Fuente, Luis, Goralski, Marc, Mahon, Niall G., Roque, David, Santos, Mario, Yousef, Zaheer, Ben Hamouda, Hela, Teal, Mark, Christory, François, Ahmed, Fozia Zahir, Mebazaa, Alexandre

“…Aims Many European healthcare providers struggle to adopt multidisciplinary, integrated care pathways for people with heart failure (HF) as recommended by the…”
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Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and E/E′ Ratio as the Strongest Echocardiographic Predictors of Reduced Exercise Capacity After Acute Myocardial Infarction by Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo, Sampaio, Francisco, Teixeira, Madalena, Rocha‐Gonçalves, Francisco, Gama, Vasco, Azevedo, Ana, Leite‐Moreira, Adelino

“…Background The mechanisms that determine reduced exercise capacity after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are not fully understood, especially the relative…”
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Phenotyping patients with ischaemic heart disease at risk of developing heart failure: an analysis of the HOMAGE trial by Santos‐Ferreira, Diogo, Diaz, Sílvia O., Ferreira, João Pedro, Girerd, Nicolas, Pellicori, Pierpaolo, Mariottoni, Beatrice, Cosmi, Franco, Hazebroek, Mark, Verdonschot, Job A.J., Cuthbert, Joe, Petutschnigg, Johannes, Heymans, Stephane, Staessen, Jan A., Pieske, Burkert, Edelmann, Frank, Clark, Andrew L., Rossignol, Patrick, Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo, Cleland, John G.F., Zannad, Faiez

“…Aims We aim to characterize the clinical and proteomic profiles of patients at risk of developing heart failure (HF), with and without coronary artery disease…”
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New prospects for the management of cardiovascular effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia by Almeida, Ana G, Almeida, António, Melo, Teresa, Guerra, Lurdes, Lopes, Luís, Ribeiro, Patrícia, Duarte, Marta, Mota, Alexandra, Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo

“…The use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia has significantly altered the prognosis of this disease, enabling…”
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"UFO: Unidentified Flying Object in the Heart": An Unusual Sighting of a Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumour by Mariana Ribeiro Silva, Nuno Dias Ferreira, Daniel Martins, Alberto Rodrigues, Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho

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Global longitudinal strain: Ready for ‘prime time’ in heart failure characterization by Donal, Erwan, Neveu, Antoine, Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo

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Impact of the 2016 ASE/EACVI recommendations on the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in the general population by Almeida, João G, Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo, Sampaio, Francisco, Ribeiro, José, Bettencourt, Paulo, Flachskampf, Frank A, Leite-Moreira, Adelino, Azevedo, Ana

“…Abstract Aims Diastolic dysfunction (DD) is frequent in the general population; however, the assessment of diastolic function remains challenging. We aimed to…”
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Mecânica Ventricular Esquerda: Desvendando as Vias da Resposta Cardiovascular ao Exercício by Vilela, Eduardo M., Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo

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Inflammation and ischemic heart disease: The next therapeutic target? by Vilela, Eduardo M., Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo

“…Inflammation plays an important role in several stages of the cardiovascular continuum. In recent decades a plethora of studies have provided new data…”
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An integrative translational approach to study heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a position paper from the Working Group on Myocardial Function of the European Society of Cardiology by Lourenço, Andre P., Leite‐Moreira, Adelino F., Balligand, Jean‐Luc, Bauersachs, Johann, Dawson, Dana, de Boer, Rudolf A., de Windt, Leon J., Falcão‐Pires, Inês, Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo, Franz, Stefan, Giacca, Mauro, Hilfiker‐Kleiner, Denise, Hirsch, Emilio, Maack, Christoph, Mayr, Manuel, Pieske, Burkert, Thum, Thomas, Tocchetti, Carlo G., Brutsaert, Dirk L., Heymans, Stephane

“…As heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) rises to epidemic proportions, major steps in patient management and therapeutic development are…”
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Meta-Analysis of Relation of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume to Left Atrial Dilation and to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Functions by Mancio, Jennifer, Azevedo, Diana, Fragao-Marques, Mariana, Falcao-Pires, Ines, Leite-Moreira, Adelino, Lunet, Nuno, Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo, Bettencourt, Nuno

“…Many studies have explored the hypothesis that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) accumulation adversely affects cardiac remodeling. We assessed, through a…”
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Sacubitril-valsartan in the real world: From theory to clinical practice by Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo

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Integration of imaging and circulating biomarkers in heart failure: a consensus document by the Biomarkers and Imaging Study Groups of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology by Moura, Brenda, Aimo, Alberto, Al‐Mohammad, Abdallah, Flammer, Andreas, Barberis, Vassilis, Bayes‐Genis, Antoni, Brunner‐La Rocca, Hans‐Peter, Fontes‐Carvalho, Ricardo, Grapsa, Julia, Hülsmann, Martin, Ibrahim, Nasrien, Knackstedt, Christian, Januzzi, James L., Lapinskas, Tomas, Sarrias, Axel, Matskeplishvili, Simon, Meijers, Wouter C., Messroghli, Daniel, Mueller, Christian, Pavo, Noemi, Simonavičius, Justas, Teske, Arco J., Kimmenade, Roland, Seferovic, Petar, Coats, Andrew J.S., Emdin, Michele, Richards, A. Mark

“…Circulating biomarkers and imaging techniques provide independent and complementary information to guide management of heart failure (HF). This consensus…”
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Current clinical use of speckle-tracking strain imaging: insights from a worldwide survey from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) by Sade, Leyla Elif, Joshi, Shruti S, Cameli, Matteo, Cosyns, Bernard, Delgado, Victoria, Donal, Erwan, Edvardsen, Thor, Carvalho, Ricardo Fontes, Manka, Robert, Podlesnikar, Tomaz, Popescu, Bogdan A, Hanzevacki, Jadranka Separovic, Sitges, Marta, Dweck, Marc R

“…Abstract Aims Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) strain imaging has been a major advancement in myocardial function quantification. We aimed to explore…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a cardio-oncology rehabilitation framework compared to an exercise intervention for cancer survivors with high cardiovascular risk by Viamonte, Sofia G, Tavares, Aida, Alves, Alberto J, Joaquim, Ana, Vilela, Eduardo, Capela, Andreia, Costa, Ana João, Duarte, Barbara, Rato, Nuno Dias, Afreixo, Vera, Fontes Carvalho, Ricardo, Santos, Mário, Ribeiro, Fernando

“…A cardio-oncology rehabilitation model among cancer survivors showed superior results comparing to a community-based exercise intervention. However, questions…”
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The impact of diastolic dysfunction as a predictor of cardiovascular events: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ladeiras-Lopes, Ricardo, Araújo, Margarida, Sampaio, Francisco, Leite-Moreira, Adelino, Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo

“…Diastolic dysfunction is highly prevalent and a key pathophysiological contributor to several cardiovascular diseases, especially heart failure with preserved…”
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Science and Charity by Vilela, Eduardo, Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo

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