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View article: VoluntariaMente: the impact of the individual social role on the improvement of mental health
VoluntariaMente: the impact of the individual social role on the improvement of mental health Open
Introduction: Mental health problems are amongst the most common health issues seen worldwide. They are an important cause of morbidity and social isolation. This work aimed to implement an intervention project with people who suffer from …
View article: Lymphatic complications after thigh soft tissue sarcoma resection in the era before lymphatic reconstructive surgery – a retrospective cohort analysis
Lymphatic complications after thigh soft tissue sarcoma resection in the era before lymphatic reconstructive surgery – a retrospective cohort analysis Open
Introduction: Patients undergoing curative treatment for soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) of the thigh bear the risk of developing lymphatic fistula and lymphedema. Innovative microsurgical concepts such as primary preventive lymphatic reconstru…
View article: Artificial intelligence in healthcare text processing: a review applied to named entity recognition
Artificial intelligence in healthcare text processing: a review applied to named entity recognition Open
Context Traditional methods such as rule-based systems, word embeddings (e.g. Word2Vec, GloVe) and sequence tagging models such as CRFs and HMMs have difficulty capturing the complex and nuanced context of medical texts, leading to low pre…
View article: A Survey of Deep Learning Approaches for Hand Tracking and Gesture Recognition
A Survey of Deep Learning Approaches for Hand Tracking and Gesture Recognition Open
View article: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an adolescent with the GNAO1 mutation movement disorder phenotype: a challenging diagnosis
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an adolescent with the GNAO1 mutation movement disorder phenotype: a challenging diagnosis Open
View article: EVASÃO E ABANDONO ESCOLAR: AS FRONTEIRAS INVISÍVEIS QUE DESAFIAM A EDUCAÇÃO
EVASÃO E ABANDONO ESCOLAR: AS FRONTEIRAS INVISÍVEIS QUE DESAFIAM A EDUCAÇÃO Open
O estudo investiga os fatores que explicam a interrupção das trajetórias escolares no Brasil e em outros contextos, tomando como foco os processos de abandono que comprometem a permanência de estudantes no ensino fundamental, médio e super…
View article: Seroprevalence of Protective Antibodies Against Influenza and the Reduction of the Influenza Incidence Rate: An Annual Repeated Cross‐Sectional Study From 2014 to 2019
Seroprevalence of Protective Antibodies Against Influenza and the Reduction of the Influenza Incidence Rate: An Annual Repeated Cross‐Sectional Study From 2014 to 2019 Open
Background Seroepidemiological studies provide estimates of population‐level immunity, prevalence/incidence of infections, and evaluation of vaccination programs. We assessed the seroprevalence of protective antibodies against influenza an…
View article: Regularly irregular tachycardia and QRS alternans? Think twice!
Regularly irregular tachycardia and QRS alternans? Think twice! Open
Explanation: In the differential diagnosis of the narrow-complex tachycardia with a P:R ratio of 1:2 and QRS 4 alternans between narrow and wide complex one must consider either ventricular bigeminy, atrial bigeminy
View article: Recurrence after resolution of symptomatic atrioventricular block and correction of transient causes, should we keep an eye on everyone?
Recurrence after resolution of symptomatic atrioventricular block and correction of transient causes, should we keep an eye on everyone? Open
Introduction Atrioventricular block (AVB) can be associated with secondary causes, some of which are potentially reversible. Permanent Pacemaker (PPM) implantation is not recommended in transient causes that can be corrected and prevented.…
View article: Predictive factors of recovery in patients admitted with seemingly reversible causes of symptomatic atrioventricular block
Predictive factors of recovery in patients admitted with seemingly reversible causes of symptomatic atrioventricular block Open
Introduction Atrioventricular block (AVB) can be associated with secondary causes, some of which are potentially reversible. Permanent Pacemaker (PPM) implantation aims at ameliorating symptoms an preventing sudden cardiac death but is not…
View article: Atrial fibrillation high power radiofrequency ablation: efficiency and safety
Atrial fibrillation high power radiofrequency ablation: efficiency and safety Open
Introduction High power-ablation index (HP-AI) guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly being used as an alternative to conventional power (CP) ablation due to its better procedural performance and si…
View article: Cardioneuroablation: A game-changer for vasovagal syncope
Cardioneuroablation: A game-changer for vasovagal syncope Open
View article: Reversible leukoencephalopathy and venous thrombosis in classical homocystinuria
Reversible leukoencephalopathy and venous thrombosis in classical homocystinuria Open
View article: Left atrial appendage velocity as an instrument of predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after successful catheter ablation – a useful tool?
Left atrial appendage velocity as an instrument of predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after successful catheter ablation – a useful tool? Open
Introduction Catheter ablation for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a modality of treatment in growing expansion. However the sustained long term response in preventing AF recurrence is poor for most patients, namely in those w…
View article: Acute heart failure: does etiology matter?
Acute heart failure: does etiology matter? Open
Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Patients (pts) with acute heart failure (AHF) are a heterogeneous population. The etiology of the heart disfunction may play a role in prognosis. Risk stratification at a…
View article: GRACE score vs GWTG-HF score: risk stratification in acute heart failure
GRACE score vs GWTG-HF score: risk stratification in acute heart failure Open
Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Patients (P) with acute heart failure (AHF) are a heterogeneous population. Therefore, early risk stratification at admission is essential. The Get With The Guidelines He…
View article: Pathogenesis and biomarkers in ANCA-associated vasculitis
Pathogenesis and biomarkers in ANCA-associated vasculitis Open
Vessel Plus is an open acccess journal, which publishes articles related to vascular diseases, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, aneurysm, atherosclerosis, hypertension, stroke, peripheral vascular or pulmonary vascular diseas…
View article: Epidemiology and genetic variability of respiratory syncytial virus in Portugal, 2014–2018
Epidemiology and genetic variability of respiratory syncytial virus in Portugal, 2014–2018 Open
View article: The influence of temperature and rainfall in the human viral infections
The influence of temperature and rainfall in the human viral infections Open
It is well described by many authors the occurrence of viruses outbreaks that occurs annually at the same time. Epidemiological studies could generate important information about seasonality and its relation to outbreaks, population fluctu…
View article: Análise da eficácia pedagógico-didática de dois laboratórios gramaticais aplicados numa turma de 9.º ano
Análise da eficácia pedagógico-didática de dois laboratórios gramaticais aplicados numa turma de 9.º ano Open
RESUMO:Este trabalho apresenta dados relacionados com a efi cácia pedagógico-didática de dois laboratórios gramaticais sobre orações subordinadas adjetivas relativas aplicadas em turmas de 9.º ano.Após a análise do desempenho dos alunos, e…
View article: Severe RSV infections in children and elderly during 2017/2018 winter season
Severe RSV infections in children and elderly during 2017/2018 winter season Open
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most frequent and important respiratory viral agent that causes respiratory infection complications in younger children and elderly. RSV has an autumn / winter seasonality detecte…
View article: Influenza virus type/subtype and different infection profiles by age group during 2017/2018 season
Influenza virus type/subtype and different infection profiles by age group during 2017/2018 season Open
Background: Influenza has a major impact in hospitalization during each influenza season. We analysed the influenza type/subtype distribution by age group and medical care wards (ambulatory, hospital, intensive care unit). Material and Met…
View article: Infeção tardia por Streptococcus do grupo B - uma manifestação em espelho em gémeos heterozigóticos
Infeção tardia por Streptococcus do grupo B - uma manifestação em espelho em gémeos heterozigóticos Open
A infeção tardia por Streptococcus do grupo B ocorre entre os 7-90 dias de vida e pode afetar crianças sem antecedentes relevantes.
View article: Short-term relevance of lower respiratory viral coinfection in inpatients under 2 years of age
Short-term relevance of lower respiratory viral coinfection in inpatients under 2 years of age Open
View article: Relevancia a corto plazo de la coinfección viral en pacientes menores de 2 años hospitalizados con infecciones de las vías respiratorias inferiores
Relevancia a corto plazo de la coinfección viral en pacientes menores de 2 años hospitalizados con infecciones de las vías respiratorias inferiores Open
Our study showed a significant proportion of viral coinfections in young infants admitted with LRTI and confirmed previous data showing that prescription was more frequent in inpatients with viral coinfections, without an association with …
View article: Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Femoral approach
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Femoral approach Open
We describe the case of a 62-year-old female patient with bilateral subclavian vein occlusion, in whom a cardiac resynchronization system was implanted via a femoral vein. Resumo: Os autores descrevem a implantação de sistema de ressincron…
View article: Imunoglobulina Intravenosa no Tratamento de Sépsis, Sépsis Grave e Choque Séptico
Imunoglobulina Intravenosa no Tratamento de Sépsis, Sépsis Grave e Choque Séptico Open
View article: Influenza seroprotection correlates with predominant circulating viruses during 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons in Portugal
Influenza seroprotection correlates with predominant circulating viruses during 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons in Portugal Open
BACKGROUND: Population immune profile for influenza is highly affected by circulating influenza viruses, thus changing the risk of infection for influenza. This study aims to assess influenza immunity in the Portuguese population by age gr…
View article: Influenza severe cases in hospitals, between 2014 and 2016 in Portugal
Influenza severe cases in hospitals, between 2014 and 2016 in Portugal Open
Background: Since 2009, the Portuguese Laboratory Network (PLNID) for Influenza Diagnosis has integrated 15 Laboratories in mainland and Atlantic Islands of Azores and Madeira. This PLNID added an important contribute to the National Influ…
View article: Grisel syndrome, acute otitis media, and temporo-mandibular reactive arthritis: A rare association
Grisel syndrome, acute otitis media, and temporo-mandibular reactive arthritis: A rare association Open