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Rodrigues MG, Rodrigues JD, Moreira JA, Clemente F, Dias CC, Azevedo LF, Rodrigues PP, Areias JC, Areias ME. A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of psychoeducation on the quality of life of parents with children with congenital heart defects-Quantitative component. Child Care Health Dev 2024; 50:e13199. [PMID: 37967565 DOI: 10.1111/cch.13199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To develop, implement and assess the results of psychoeducation to improve the QoL of parents with CHD newborns. METHODS Participants were parents of inpatient newborns with the diagnosis of non-syndromic CHD. We conducted a parallel RCT with an allocation ratio of 1:1 (intervention vs. control), considering the newborns, using mixed methods research. The intervention group received psychoeducation (Parental Psychoeducation in CHD [PPeCHD]) and the usual routines, and the control group received just the regular practices. The allocation concealment was assured. PI was involved in enrolling participants, developing and implementing the intervention, data collection and data analysis. We followed the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines. RESULTS Parents of eight newborns were allocated to the intervention group (n = 15 parents) and eight to the control group (n = 13 parents). It was performed as an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis. In M2 (4 weeks), the intervention group presented better QoL levels in the physical, psychological, and environmental domains of World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQOL-Bref). In M3 (16 weeks), scores in physical and psychological domains maintained a statistically significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSIONS The PPeCHD, the psychoeducational intervention we developed, positively impacted parental QoL. These results support the initial hypothesis. This study is a fundamental milestone in this research field, adding new essential information to the literature.
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- Marisa Garcia Rodrigues
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Center of São João (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal
- Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) - EvidenS&HTA, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) - EvidenS&HTA, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Center of São João (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatology Department, CHUSJ, Porto, Portugal
- São João Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Training Center, CHUSJ, Porto, Portugal
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- Knowledge Management Unit and Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), FMUP, Porto, Portugal
- RISE@CINTESIS, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- RISE@CINTESIS, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Community Medicine, MEDCIDS, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
- Clinical and Health Services Research (PDICSS), FMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- RISE@CINTESIS, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Community Medicine, MEDCIDS, FMUP, Porto, Portugal
- Health Data Science (PDCDS), FMUP, Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Unit (UnIC), FMUP, Porto, Portugal
- University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), Gandra, Portugal
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Rodrigues MG, Rodrigues JD, Soares MM, Azevedo LF, Rodrigues PP, Areias JC, Areias ME. Improving the quality of life of parents of patients with congenital abnormalities using psychoeducational interventions: a systematic review. Qual Life Res 2023; 32:3027-3037. [PMID: 37329433 PMCID: PMC10522751 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03452-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify psychoeducational interventions that target parents of children with congenital abnormalities (CA) and evaluate their impact on quality of life (QoL). METHODS The search was conducted in six electronic databases, complemented by references of the studies found, studies of evidence synthesis, a manual search of relevant scientific meetings' abstracts and contact with experts. We included primary studies on parents of children with CA that studied psychoeducational interventions versus standard care. We assessed the risk of bias using Cochrane Collaboration's tool. RESULTS We included six studies focusing on congenital heart defects (CHD). They described four different psychoeducational strategies. In four studies, statistically significant differences were found. For clinical practice, we considered three interventions as more feasible: the Educational program for mothers, with a group format of four sessions weekly; CHIP-Family intervention, which includes a parental group workshop followed by an individual follow-up booster session; and WeChat educational health program with an online format. CONCLUSIONS This review is the first that assesses the impact of psychoeducational interventions targeted at parents of children with CA on their QoL. The best approach to intervention is multiple group sessions. Two essential strategies were to give support material, enabling parents to review, and the possibility of an online program application, increasing accessibility. However, because all included studies focus on CHD, generalizations should be made carefully. These findings are crucial to guide future research to promote and improve comprehensive and structured support for families and integrate them into daily practice.
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- Marisa Garcia Rodrigues
- Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Departamento Medicina da Comunidade, Informação e Decisão em Saúde (MEDCIDS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Departamento Medicina da Comunidade, Informação e Decisão em Saúde (MEDCIDS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Departamento Medicina da Comunidade, Informação e Decisão em Saúde (MEDCIDS), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (UnIC), Porto, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (UnIC), Porto, Portugal
- Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (IUCS), Gandra, Portugal
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Garcia Rodrigues M, Rodrigues JD, Pereira AT, Azevedo LF, Pereira Rodrigues P, Areias JC, Areias ME. Impact in the quality of life of parents of children with chronic diseases using psychoeducational interventions - A systematic review with meta-analysis. Patient Educ Couns 2022; 105:869-880. [PMID: 34389225 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify psychoeducational interventions applied to parents of children with chronic diseases and evaluate their impact on their quality of life (QoL). METHODS It was conducted in six databases, complemented by references from the included studies and other reviews, manual search, and contact with experts. We included primary studies on parents of children with chronic diseases that studied psychoeducational interventions versus standard care. RESULTS We screened 6604 titles and abstracts, reviewed the full text of 60 records, and included 37 primary studies. Half of the studies were on Asthma. We found three intervention formats: one-to-one (43%), groups (49%), and combined approach with individual and group settings (8%). More than 60% of the included studies found statistically significant differences between the intervention and the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Several interventions have shown efficacy in improving parental QoL. Despite that, there is insufficient evidence of interventions' implementation. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS A holistic approach encompassing the patient and the family's biopsychosocial dimensions is fundamental in successfully managing chronic disease in children. It is vital to design and implement interventions accommodating the common issues experienced by children, parents, and families that deal with chronic childhood conditions. Systematic review registration number PROSPERO 2018 CRD42018092135.
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- Marisa Garcia Rodrigues
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João (CHUSJ), Porto, Portugal; Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal.
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal.
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- Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho (CHVNG/E), Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal; Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal; Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Cardiovascular R&D Unit (UnIC), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal.
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- Cardiovascular R&D Unit (UnIC), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal; Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (IUCS), Portugal.
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Possari RY, Andrade-Gomes HJ, Mello VC, Galdeano EA, Aguiar-Filho LF, Bittencourt MS, Ponte EV, Bertoche LR, Caio LRS, Rodrigues JD, Alcantara FB, Freitas MAC, Sarinho JCGC, Cervigne NK, Rodrigues WM, Aprahamian I. Association of coronary calcification with prognosis of Covid-19 patients without known heart disease. Braz J Med Biol Res 2021; 54:e11681. [PMID: 34878066 PMCID: PMC8647900 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2021e11681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Risk factors that determine the severity of Covid-19 have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of coronary artery calcification (CAC) as a risk factor for death or mechanical ventilation (MV) of patients without known heart disease infected with Covid-19. We analyzed 283 consecutive in-patients with acute respiratory symptoms with chest computed tomography (chest-CT), without previous heart disease, and criteria for Covid-19 (RT-PCR positive and/or typical clinical and chest-CT findings). CAC was classified by the number of coronary segments affected as absent (0), mild (1-3), and severe calcification (more than 3). The association between CAC, CAC severity, and death or MV due to severe respiratory failure was assessed by logistic regression. The mean age was 58.7±15.7 years and 54.1% were men. Patients with CAC were older, more likely to have hypertension, and less likely to be obese. CAC was present in 75 patients (26.5%), of which 42 had a mild calcification and 33 had severe calcification, and was associated with death (OR=2.35, 95%CI: 1.01-5.48) or MV (OR=2.72, 95%CI: 1.20-6.20) adjusted for multiple confounders, with significant and increased odds ratio for the severe form of CAC (death: OR=3.70, 95%CI: 1.20-11.42; MV: OR=3.30, 95%CI: 1.09-9.95). We concluded that CAC was an independent risk factor for death or MV in Covid-19 patients without previous heart disease, particularly for those with severe calcification. CAC can be easily visualized on common chest-CT, widely used in evaluation of moderate to severe Covid-19.
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- R Y Possari
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil.,Imagem Cardíaca, Prevent Senior, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,Imagem Cardíaca, United Health Group, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil.,Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Caridade São Vicente de Paulo, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Imagem Cardíaca, Prevent Senior, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,Imagem Cardíaca, United Health Group, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Centro de Pesquisa Clínica e Epidemiológica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,Laboratório DASA, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.,University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Regulação da Saúde, Prefeitura de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Caridade São Vicente de Paulo, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil.,Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Caridade São Vicente de Paulo, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil.,Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Caridade São Vicente de Paulo, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, Jundiaí, SP, Brasil.,Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Martins De Carvalho M, Proenca T, Pinto RA, Torres S, Resende CX, Grilo P, Amador AF, Costa CM, Calvao J, Marques C, Cabrita A, Rodrigues JD, Rocha A, Dias P, Macedo F. Secondary prevention after acute coronary syndrome - can we achieve dyslipidemia guideline targets? Eur J Prev Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Lipid control is one of the most important secondary cardiovascular prevention targets. The 4S trialin 1994 was the first study to demonstrate the benefit of statin therapy in coronary artery disease patients. More recently, the FOURIER trial (2017) and the ODYSSEY Outcomes (2018) demonstrated the cardiovascular benefit of adding a PCSK9 inhibitor to optimized antidyslipidemic therapy.
Owing to the growing number of evidence showing the importance of aggressive lipid control, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2019 Dyslipidemia Guidelines changed the recommendation of LDL targets from below 70 mg/dL to below 55 mg/dL in very high risk patients.
In the light of this new recommendation, we retrospectively analysed all patients who participated in a Coronary Rehabilitation Program (CRP) after an Acute Coronary Syndrome at a tertiary center from May 2008 to June 2019. The CRP consisted in a multi-disciplinary approach to these patients, including 8 to 12 weekly sessions of phase II rehabilitation, exercise prescription, nutrition counselling and life-style intervention, with Cardiology follow-up at the end of the CRP (3 months), 6 months and 12 months after the event. Lipid profile was requested at baseline, 3 months and 12 months after the event. Dyslipidemia was defined using the ESC Guidelines definition.
In total, 989 patients were enrolled: the mean age was 54 ± 10 years and 15% were female. Concerning to cardiovascular risk factors, 56.7% of patients had dyslipidaemia, 41.5% had hypertension, 18.1% were diabetic, 73.1% were smokers or previous smokers, 26.0% had family history of coronary disease and 14.0% had previous coronary disease.
At hospital admission, mean LDL concentration was 121,7 ± 38,8 mg/dL with 2,9% of the patients with values below 55 mg/dL and 7,6% below 70 mg/dL. The vast majority of patients were medicated with statin at hospital discharge and maintained the prescription during the follow-up (97.5% and 97.1%, respectively).
At the end of the CRP, there was a significant decrease of LDL values (p < 0.001) with 18.7% patients with LDL below 55 mg/dL and 46.3% below 70 mg/dL (mean LDL 76.6 ±23.6 mg/dL). At 1-year follow-up, the lipid control was better than at admission, but inferior than at the end of the rehabilitation program, both findings statistically significant (11.0% patients were below 55 mg/dL and 33.1% were below 70 mg/dL, with a mean LDL of 82.7 ± 28.3 mg/dL; p < 0.001).
In conclusion, our real-life observational cohort showed that guideline recommended LDL target is not achieved in most of very high-risk patients even in a structured coronary rehabilitation program. Of note, the number of patients at LDL-target decreased from 3 months to 1-year follow-up. This state the importance of a sustained healthy lifestyle and therapy adherence, with aggressive pharmacologic therapy.
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Sao Joao Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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Pereira AT, Mota D, Ribeiro L, Rodrigues JD. Trazodone-induced delirium: case report. Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed) 2020; 49:199-201. [PMID: 32888664 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcp.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Trazodone is used as an antidepressant in doses between 150 and 600 mg. At lower doses, it is commonly used to treat insomnia. There are few case reports about confusional symptoms as an undesirable side effect of this drug. We report a case of a patient who presented with delirium after prescription of trazodone 100 mg. She required hospitalisation but, shortly after discontinuation of trazodone, the symptoms disappeared without antipsychotic medication. Seven months after the episode, the patient remains asymptomatic.
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- Ana Teresa Pereira
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Terças H, Rodrigues JD, Mendonça JT. Axion-Plasmon Polaritons in Strongly Magnetized Plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:181803. [PMID: 29775373 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.181803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Axions are hypothetical particles related to the violation of the charge-parity symmetry within the strong sector of the standard model, being one of the most prone candidates for dark matter. Multiple attempts to prove their existence are currently performed in different physical systems. Here, we predict that axions may couple to the electrostatic (Langmuir) modes of a strongly magnetized plasma, and show that a new quasiparticle can be defined, the axion-plasmon polariton. The excitation of axions can be inferred from the pronounced modification of the dispersion relation of the Langmuir waves, a feature that we estimate to be accessible in state-of-the-art plasma-based experiments.
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- H Terças
- Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal and Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal and Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal and Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Nunes JPL, Rodrigues JD, Melão F. Acute myocardial infarction associated to DPP-4 inhibitors. Heart Lung Vessel 2014; 6:180-6. [PMID: 25279360 PMCID: PMC4181279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is associated with cardiovascular disease. Anti-diabetic therapy has a limited capability (if any) of changing the incidence of either death or major cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular safety concerns have been raised. We aimed at identifying episodes of acute myocardial infarction associated to a relatively new class of drugs, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors. METHODS Retrospective study: from 954 admissions (15 month period) in the coronary care unit, we selected 200 admissions corresponding to 196 patients with myocardial infarction and diabetes. 35 of these patients were receiving therapy with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (the vast majority, in association to metformin). We evaluated the peak plasma cardiac troponin I as the main study parameter. RESULTS Patients on dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors therapy had a mean peak cardiac troponin plasma level of 50.2±121.3 ng/ml (n=35), the corresponding value for insulin being 39.2±108.4 ng/ml (n=56), for metformin the value was 45.8±97.3 ng/ml (n=93) and for sulfonylureas, 42.4±77.7 ng/ml (n=52). None of these values differed significantly from the corresponding control group of patients not taking each class of drug. The linear regression study also yielded a negative result relating therapy with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and peak troponin values. Acute myocardial infarctions associated to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors varied widely in the clinical characteristics of the patients. CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence that peak plasma troponin I was different between patient with acute myocardial infarction and use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors when compared to cases not under such therapy.
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- J P L Nunes
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal,Department of Cardiology, Hospital Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal
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Batista dos Santos SE, Rodrigues JD, Ribeiro-dos-Santos AK, Zago MA. Differential contribution of indigenous men and women to the formation of an urban population in the Amazon region as revealed by mtDNA and Y-DNA. Am J Phys Anthropol 1999. [PMID: 10378456 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199906)109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The human populations of the Brazilian Amazon were formed by interethnic crosses between Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians. The relative contribution of men and women of different ethnic groups was not homogeneous, since the social policies of the first three centuries of Brazilian colonization encouraged mating between European men and indigenous women and, later on, African women. In order to test this model based on historical data, we compared the relative contribution of the Y-DNA and mtDNA of Amerindian and non-Amerindian populations to the formation of the urban population of the town of Belém, in the Amazon region, on the basis of a C-->T mutation at locus DYS199 present in 90% of the Amerindian Y-DNA and of five markers that define 99% of the mitochondrial sequences of Amerindians. The contribution of indigenous men to the formation of this population was less than 5%, whereas the contribution of indigenous women was estimated at more than 50% of the mitochondrial sequences of the same population. Thus, the present results demonstrate that the contribution of indigenous women to the formation of the Belém population was 10 times higher than the contribution of indigenous men, a genetic consequence of social behavior and attitudes of the past; our results also help clarify the process of integration of indigenous communities into the urban societies in Brazil and possibly in other countries.
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Batista dos Santos SE, Rodrigues JD, Ribeiro-dos-Santos AK, Zago MA. Differential contribution of indigenous men and women to the formation of an urban population in the Amazon region as revealed by mtDNA and Y-DNA. Am J Phys Anthropol 1999; 109:175-80. [PMID: 10378456 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199906)109:2<175::aid-ajpa3>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The human populations of the Brazilian Amazon were formed by interethnic crosses between Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians. The relative contribution of men and women of different ethnic groups was not homogeneous, since the social policies of the first three centuries of Brazilian colonization encouraged mating between European men and indigenous women and, later on, African women. In order to test this model based on historical data, we compared the relative contribution of the Y-DNA and mtDNA of Amerindian and non-Amerindian populations to the formation of the urban population of the town of Belém, in the Amazon region, on the basis of a C-->T mutation at locus DYS199 present in 90% of the Amerindian Y-DNA and of five markers that define 99% of the mitochondrial sequences of Amerindians. The contribution of indigenous men to the formation of this population was less than 5%, whereas the contribution of indigenous women was estimated at more than 50% of the mitochondrial sequences of the same population. Thus, the present results demonstrate that the contribution of indigenous women to the formation of the Belém population was 10 times higher than the contribution of indigenous men, a genetic consequence of social behavior and attitudes of the past; our results also help clarify the process of integration of indigenous communities into the urban societies in Brazil and possibly in other countries.
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Rodrigues JD, Combrink J, Brandt WF. Derivatization of polyvinylidene difluoride membranes for the solid-phase sequence analysis of a phosphorylated sea urchin embryo histone H1 peptide. Anal Biochem 1994; 216:365-72. [PMID: 8179191 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1994.1054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We describe a simple and effective chemical protocol for attaching polyallylamine to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membranes. The underivatized PVDF discs were first etched in 0.5 M alcoholic KOH for 1.5 min and subsequently reacted with polyallylamine of high molecular weight under alkaline conditions. The covalently attached amino groups were reacted with 1,4-phenylene diisothiocyanate (DITC), thus converting the amino-modified PVDF discs to DITC-functionalized discs. The substitution level of the DITC-functionalized discs was found to be lower than that of the equivalent discs available commercially. Lysine-containing polypeptides were immobilized on these DITC-membrane discs and then subjected to either solid-phase manual Edman degradation or automated gas-phase sequencing. The method was found to be well suited for the sequencing of 32P-labeled phosphopeptides by employing the manual solid-phase technique.
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- J D Rodrigues
- Department of Biochemistry, FRD-UCT Research Centre for Molecular Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Republic of South Africa
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von Holt C, Brandt WF, Greyling HJ, Lindsey GG, Retief JD, Rodrigues JD, Schwager S, Sewell BT. Isolation and characterization of histones. Methods Enzymol 1989; 170:431-523. [PMID: 2549339 DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(89)70061-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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