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Peritoneal Dialysis Vs Hemodiafiltration for Elderly Patients over 75 Years with Com CKD Stage 5D: A Prospective Cohort Study Open

Gabriela Nascimento Moraes, Ana Cardoso, B. Barbosa, Andreia Fogaça, Paula Migliori da Rocha Padron , et al. · 2025

Tumors of the heart mimicking myxoma: What else should we consider when reporting MRI? A case of Primary Cardiac Synovial Sarcoma Myxoid Variant Open

Juliana Brenande, Mayra Dias, C. B. de Melo, Ana Cardoso, Mariana Chamma , et al. · 2025

Meaning of Life Therapy: A Pilot Study of a Novel Psycho-Existential Intervention for Palliative Care in Cancer Open

Ana Cardoso, Sónia Remondes‐Costa, Elisa Veiga, Vera Almeida, José Rocha , et al. · 2023

Intervention in Palliative Care aims to provide physical, psychosocial, and spiritual relief for patients and family members. Brief interventions with a psycho-existential approach have shown positive responses; however, cultural adaptatio…

C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio and six-month mortality in incident hemodialysis patients Open

Mariana Costa de Santana, Joana Gameiro, Cláudia Costa, Carolina Branco, Bernardo Marques da Silva , et al. · 2023

We demonstrated that higher CAR was significantly associated with a higher mortality risk in the first six months of HD, highlighting the prognostic importance of malnutrition and inflammation in patients starting chronic HD.

One-Year Mortality after Hemodialysis Initiation: The Prognostic Role of the CHA2DS2-VASc Score Open

A Abrantes, Bernardo Marques da Silva, Carolina Branco, Cláudia Costa, Nadiesda Peres , et al. · 2023

Background: CKD is a significant cause of morbidity, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. CHA2DS2-VASc is a score used in patients with atrial fibrillation to predict thromboembolic risk; it also appears to be useful to predict mortalit…

MO847: C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio and 6-Month Mortality in Incident Haemodialysis Patients Open

Mariana Costa de Santana, Bernardo Marques da Silva, Carolina Branco, Cláudia Costa, Nadiesda Peres , et al. · 2022

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is growing worldwide and ranges from 8% to 16%. Mortality rates are higher in the first few months of haemodialysis (HD). Protein-energy malnutrition has been demonstrated …

POS-558 Hypoalbuminemia and one-year mortality in haemodialysis patients with heart failure: a cohort analysis Open

Carolina Branco, Ana Cardoso, Cláudia Costa, Beatriz Augusta Silva, Maria Inez de Santana , et al. · 2022

The global prevalence of chronic haemodialysis (HD) is 298.4/pmp. Cardiovascular disease and malnutrition are common comorbidities and known risk factors for mortality in HD patients. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the one-year mortali…

Pneumonia Due To Stenotrophomonas maltophila in the Immunocompetent Patient: A Case of Environmental Exposure Open

Ana Cardoso, João Victor Freitas, Raquel Soares, Tiago Branco, Francisco Afrânio Cunha , et al. · 2021

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multi-resistant gram-negative bacterium, an opportunistic agent generally associated with nosocomial infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients, being usually found in the intensive ca…

Immunosuppression Therapy in Acquired Hemophilia A: Pursuing an Optimal Regimen Open

Dúlio Teixeira Passos, A Abrantes, Liliana Santos, Ana Cardoso, António Pais de Lacerda · 2021

Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare bleeding disorder occurring mostly in elderly persons, caused by inhibition of factor VIII (FVIII). It is generally detected prior to surgery by an isolated prolonged activated partial thromboplastin t…

A catastrophic seronegative anti-phospholipid syndrome: case and literature review Open

Vanda Pinto, Augusto Ministro, Nuno Reis Carreira, Ana Cardoso, C. Gonçalves , et al. · 2021

Background Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease characterized by arterial and venous thrombosis and / or obstetric morbidity in the presence of at least one circulating anti-phospholipid antibody. The spect…

Hypoalbuminaemia and One-Year Mortality in Haemodialysis Patients with Heart Failure: A Cohort Analysis Open

Ana Cardoso, Carolina Branco, Mariana Costa de Santana, Cláudia Costa, Bernardo Silva , et al. · 2021

Introduction: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure (HF) has been rising over the past decade, with a prevalence close to 40%. Cardiovascular disease and malnutrition are common comorbidities and known risk facto…

Humoral Immune Response of<span>SARS-CoV</span>-2–Infected Patients with Cancer: Influencing Factors and Mechanisms Open

Miguel Esperança‐Martins, Lisa Gonçalves, Inês Soares-Pinho, Andréia Gomes, Marta Serrano , et al. · 2021

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–infected patients with cancer show worse outcomes compared with patients without cancer. The humoral immune response (HIR) of patients with cancer against SARS-CoV-2 i…

Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis Open

Daniele Rocha Queiros Lemos, Sarah Mendes D’Angelo, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Magda Moura de Almeida, Ricristhi Gonçalves de Aguiar Gomes , et al. · 2021

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 and quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy …

Bird Fancier's Lung Diagnosis in Times of COVID-19 Open

Ana Cardoso, Lisa Gonçalves, João R. Inácio, Francisco Cunha, João Victor Freitas , et al. · 2020

Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis Open

Daniele Rocha Queiros Lemos, Sarah Mendes D’Angelo, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Magda Moura de Almeida, Ricristhi Gonçalves de Aguiar Gomes , et al. · 2020

The first 45 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ceará revealed a large number of cases and deaths, spreading initially among the population with a high socioeconomic status. Despite the efforts by the health services and social isolation mea…

Avaliação Externa da Qualidade: deteção do vírus influenza A e B, PNAEQ (2011-2018) Open

Helena Correia, Ana Cardoso, Edna Pereira, Catarina Ventura, Sílvia Leiria Viegas , et al. · 2019

Os vírus influenza são responsáveis por infeções respiratórias que ocorrem de forma sazonal geralmente no inverno, ou como pandemias periódicas e imprevisíveis. As técnicas de diagnóstico/deteção molecular são métodos rápidos e sensíveis p…

Fetal and infant mortality of congenital syphilis reported to the Health Information System Open

Surama Valena Elarrat Canto, Maria Alix Leite Araújo, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Ana Cardoso, Rosa Lívia Freitas de Almeida · 2019

The results of the study revealed a significant Fetal and Infant Mortality rate of CS and demonstrated the importance of using the linkage method in studies that involve the analysis of secondary data obtained from mortality and disease re…

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