Pub Date : 2024-06-19DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.011
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Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2023.09.005
Ana Teresa Timóteo , Maria Carmo Cachulo , Paulo Dinis , Luís Negrão , Inês Barreiros-Mota , Hélder Dores , Lino Gonçalves
Introduction and objectives
Childhood offers an excellent window of opportunity to start interventions to promote behavioral changes before unhealthy lifestyles become established, leading to cardiovascular diseases. The goal of this pilot educational project for children is the promotion of healthy lifestyles and cardiovascular health.
Methods
This project was implemented in 4th grade children and included teacher-led classroom activities, a lesson given by a cardiologist and a practical lesson with dietitians. The teacher received a manual containing information on the topics to be discussed in class with the pupils and the children received a book that addresses cardiovascular risk factors and prevention. The components included were diet (D), physical activity (PA) and human body and heart awareness (BH). At the beginning and at the end of the schoolyear, a questionnaire was applied to the children to assess knowledge (K), attitudes (A) and habits (H) on these topics.
Results
A total of 73 children from two schools from an urban district public school in Lisbon, in a low to medium income area, participated in the project. Following the intervention, there was a 9.5% increase in the overall KAH score, mainly driven by the PA component (14.5%) followed by the BH component (12.3%). No improvement was observed for component D. The benefits were also more significant in children from a lower income area, suggesting that socioeconomic status is a determinant in the response obtained.
Conclusions
An educational project for cardiovascular health can be implemented successfully in children aged 9 years, but longer and larger studies are necessary.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2023.11.004
Sofia Jacinto , João Reis , Mário Martins Oliveira
{"title":"Management of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias: What is going on with autonomic neuromodulation","authors":"Sofia Jacinto , João Reis , Mário Martins Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2023.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2023.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 6","pages":"Pages 357-359"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255124000155/pdfft?md5=3faa69e1216877cf661a3a41cd843fb4&pid=1-s2.0-S0870255124000155-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139713219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2023.08.009
Valdano Manuel, Zoinez Sotto Garcia
{"title":"Cardiac hydatid cysts: Please do not waste time","authors":"Valdano Manuel, Zoinez Sotto Garcia","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2023.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2023.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 6","pages":"Page 361"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255124000027/pdfft?md5=3e43872b0c91a4ec99bdfd55f7426a70&pid=1-s2.0-S0870255124000027-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139378633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.04.001
Cátia Oliveira , Ana Pinho , Luís Santos , Ricardo Alves Pinto , Sílvia Oliveira , Helena Moreira , Miguel Rocha , Pedro Palma , Gonçalo Pestana , Marta Madeira , Ana Lebreiro , Luís Adão
Introduction and objectives
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is diagnosed in patients who survive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), preferably with documented ventricular fibrillation (VF), without any identifiable structural or electrical abnormality. Current evidence provides limited guidance on the diagnosis and follow-up of these patients. Our aim was to assess the clinical outcomes of survivors of an aborted SCA attributed to IVF.
Methods
We retrospectively collected clinical data from all patients who survived SCA and implanted a cardiac defibrillator (ICD) between 2005 and 2023.
Results
A total of 38 patients, 36.8% female, with a mean age of 44±14 years old were included. Median follow-up time was 8.7 years (interquartile range (IQR) 4.7–14.7 years). All patients underwent a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation that excluded structural and coronary disease. During follow-up, underlying diagnoses were established in 34.2% of the whole cohort. Genetic testing, performed in 37.2%, revealed underlying diagnoses in 57.1% of those tested, compared to only 26.3% of patients who did not undergo genetic testing [p=0.035, OR=5.1 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–21.5)]. Mortality was 10.5% (due to non-arrhythmic causes) and 36.8% patients received appropriate therapies with a median time to first ICD therapy of 39 [5.4–47.3] months.
Conclusion(s)
Etiological diagnosis and recurrence prediction in patients with IVF remains challenging, even with extensive diagnostic evaluation and long-term follow-up. In our study, genetic testing enhanced diagnostic yield. Consistent with previous findings, our cohort experienced a notable arrhythmic recurrence, with no cardiac deaths, underlining the pivotal role of ICD implantation in these patients.
{"title":"Long-term prognosis of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: An eighteen-year experience from a tertiary center","authors":"Cátia Oliveira , Ana Pinho , Luís Santos , Ricardo Alves Pinto , Sílvia Oliveira , Helena Moreira , Miguel Rocha , Pedro Palma , Gonçalo Pestana , Marta Madeira , Ana Lebreiro , Luís Adão","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><p>Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is diagnosed in patients who survive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), preferably with documented ventricular fibrillation (VF), without any identifiable structural or electrical abnormality. Current evidence provides limited guidance on the diagnosis and follow-up of these patients. Our aim was to assess the clinical outcomes of survivors of an aborted SCA attributed to IVF.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We retrospectively collected clinical data from all patients who survived SCA and implanted a cardiac defibrillator (ICD) between 2005 and 2023.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 38 patients, 36.8% female, with a mean age of 44±14 years old were included. Median follow-up time was 8.7 years (interquartile range (IQR) 4.7–14.7 years). All patients underwent a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation that excluded structural and coronary disease. During follow-up, underlying diagnoses were established in 34.2% of the whole cohort. Genetic testing, performed in 37.2%, revealed underlying diagnoses in 57.1% of those tested, compared to only 26.3% of patients who did not undergo genetic testing [p=0.035, OR=5.1 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–21.5)]. Mortality was 10.5% (due to non-arrhythmic causes) and 36.8% patients received appropriate therapies with a median time to first ICD therapy of 39 [5.4–47.3] months.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion(s)</h3><p>Etiological diagnosis and recurrence prediction in patients with IVF remains challenging, even with extensive diagnostic evaluation and long-term follow-up. In our study, genetic testing enhanced diagnostic yield. Consistent with previous findings, our cohort experienced a notable arrhythmic recurrence, with no cardiac deaths, underlining the pivotal role of ICD implantation in these patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 6","pages":"Pages 331-336"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255124000805/pdfft?md5=b62746d7fe7f96fad299dfef4cd89c06&pid=1-s2.0-S0870255124000805-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140771558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.04.002
Daniel A. Gomes , Mariana Sousa Paiva , Daniel Matos , Ana Rita Bello , Gustavo Rodrigues , João Carmo , Jorge Ferreira , Francisco Moscoso Costa , Pedro Galvão Santos , Pedro Carmo , Diogo Cavaco , Francisco Bello Morgado , Pedro Adragão
Introduction and objectives
Catheter ablation (CA) is effective in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Although some observational data suggest patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) have less favorable outcomes when compared to those with an ischemic etiology (ICM), direct comparisons are rarely reported. We aimed to compare the outcomes of VT ablation in a propensity-score matched population of ICM or NICM patients.
Methods
Single-center retrospective study of consecutive patients undergoing VT ablation from 2012 to 2023. A propensity score (PS) was used to match ICM and NICM patients in a 1:1 fashion according to age, sex, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), NYHA class, electrical storm (ES) at presentation, and previous endocardial ablation. The outcomes of interest were VT-free survival and all-cause mortality.
Results
The PS yielded two groups of 71 patients each (mean age 63±10 years, 92% male, mean LVEF 35±10%, 36% with ES at presentation, and 23% with previous ablation), well matched for baseline characteristics. During a median follow-up of 2.3 (interquartile range IQR 1.3–3.8) years, patients with NICM had a significantly lower VT-free survival (53.5% vs. 69.0%, log-rank p=0.037), although there were no differences regarding all-cause mortality (22.5% vs. 16.9%, log-rank p=0.245). Multivariate analysis identified NICM (HR 2.34 [95% CI 1.32–4.14], p=0.004), NYHA class III/IV (HR 2.11 [95% CI 1.11–4.04], p=0.024), and chronic kidney disease (HR 2.23 [95% CI 1.25–3.96], p=0.006), as independent predictors of VT recurrence.
Conclusion
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy patients were at increased risk of VT recurrence after ablation, although long-term mortality did not differ.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.001
João Primo
{"title":"Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: A never ending “clinical” history","authors":"João Primo","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 6","pages":"Pages 337-339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255124001355/pdfft?md5=240862b492342aec819af7dd2a2c76bd&pid=1-s2.0-S0870255124001355-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.001
António Manuel Pires
{"title":"The potential for health education to target cardiovascular risk factors at an age when it really matters","authors":"António Manuel Pires","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 6","pages":"Pages 362-363"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S087025512400012X/pdfft?md5=71e65b352c292fe396d66ed542d6e231&pid=1-s2.0-S087025512400012X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.02.003
Tiago R. Velho , João Gonçalves , Rafael Maniés Pereira , Ricardo Ferreira , André Sena , Nádia Junqueira , Eurídice Ângelo , Nuno Carvalho Guerra , Mário Mendes , Ricardo Arruda Pereira , Ângelo Nobre
Introduction and objectives
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease. The number of octogenarians proposed for intervention is growing due to increased lifespan. In this manuscript we aim to evaluate perioperative outcome and long-term survival after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in octogenarians, comparing patients with low surgical risk (EuroscoreII <4%) with intermediate-high risk (EuroscoreII ≥4%).
Methods
A retrospective observational single-center cohort study with 195 patients aged ≥80 years old, who underwent SAVR between 2017 and 2021, was conducted. Patients were divided into two groups according to EuroscoreII: (1) Low risk (EuroscoreII <4%) with intermediate-high risk (EuroscoreII ≥4%). Continuous variables are presented in median (IQR), analyzed using Wilcoxon rank sum test; categorical variables in percentages, analyzed using chi-squared test; and survival was analyzed by Kaplan–Meier, open cohort, and the log-rank test was performed.
Results
The overall median age was 82 (IQR 81–83), with 4.6% of the patients ≥85 years old. 23.6% of the patients presented EuroscoreII ≥4%. No complications were observed in 26.2%, with a significantly higher rate in intermediate-high risk patients. Postoperative need for hemodynamic support was the most frequent complication, followed by postoperative acute kidney injury and the use of blood products. Overall median ICU stay was three days (2–4) and hospital length of stay (LOS) six days (5–8). Patients with intermediate-high risk and those with complications had longer ICU LOS. At 12 months, overall survival was 96.4%, at three years 94.1% and 5 years 75.4%. Patients with low surgical risk had higher survival proportions up to 5 years.
Conclusion
SAVR in patients ≥80 years is associated with low in-hospital mortality, although a significant proportion of patients develop complications. Long-term follow-up up to five years after surgery is acceptable in octogenarians with low surgical risk.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.004
Gonçalo F. Coutinho
{"title":"The challenge of choosing the right prosthesis for the right patient – The devil is in the details","authors":"Gonçalo F. Coutinho","doi":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.repc.2024.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48985,"journal":{"name":"Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia","volume":"43 6","pages":"Pages 364-366"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255124001392/pdfft?md5=6a3b865d3804980bf77198f87f831abf&pid=1-s2.0-S0870255124001392-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141056001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}