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Marques-Alves P, Marinho AV, Almeida JP, Gonçalves T, Costa M, Ferreira M, Baptista R, Costa S, Franco F, Fonseca I, Gonçalves L. Real-world analysis of acute decompensated heart failure outcomes in Portugal. ESC Heart Fail 2020; 7:551-558. [PMID: 32022445 PMCID: PMC7160503 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12599] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Aims In Portugal, in the last 5 years, no study has published recent data regarding outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We aimed to determine the characteristics and outcomes of a large contemporaneous Portuguese cohort of ADHF patients admitted to our emergency department (ED). Methods and results We conducted a retrospective, study of all 1024 patients admitted to our ED with a discharge diagnosis of ADHF from November 2016 to December 2017. Baseline clinical data and outcomes {in‐hospital, 30 day, and follow‐up all‐cause mortality, and readmissions; median follow‐up, 5 months; interquartile range [(IQR), 3–11 months]} were determined. Mean age was 78 ± 10 years, and 53% were male; of the 1024 patients, 554 (54%) were hospitalized. The median hospitalization length was 9 (IQR, 5–15) days, and in‐hospital mortality was 12.7%. Hospitalized patients were predominantly men (56% vs. 47%; P < 0.001), younger (77 ± 9 vs. 79 ± 11 years; P = 0.002) and had higher creatinine values and B‐type natriuretic peptide values (P < 0.001) than discharged patients. Patients with prior hospitalization had lower 30 day readmission rate (8% vs. 14%; P = 0.01), same overall readmission rate (30% vs. 32%), and higher 30 day (13% vs. 5%; P < 0.001) and overall mortality rates (28% vs. 15%; P < 0.001). Conclusions Approximately half of the patients admitted to the ED were hospitalized. Of these, only 8% were readmitted in the ED within 30 days. The clinical and analytical status in the ED are important predictors of hospitalization.
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- Patrícia Marques-Alves
- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,iCBR, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Emergency Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,iCBR, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Ribeiro IP, Caramelo F, Marques F, Domingues A, Mesquita M, Barroso L, Prazeres H, Julião MJ, Baptista IP, Ferreira A, Melo JB, Carreira IM. WT1, MSH6, GATA5 and PAX5 as epigenetic oral squamous cell carcinoma biomarkers - a short report. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2016; 39:573-582. [PMID: 27491556 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-016-0293-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a frequently occurring aggressive malignancy with a heterogeneous clinical behavior. Based on the paucity of specific early diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, which hampers the appropriate treatment and, ultimately the development of novel targeted therapies, we aimed at identifying such biomarkers through a genetic and epigenetic analysis of these tumors. METHODS 93 primary OSCCs were subjected to DNA copy number alteration (CNA) and methylation status analyses using methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MPLA). The genetic and epigenetic OSCC profiles obtained were associated with the patients' clinic-pathological features. RESULTS We found that WT1 gene promoter methylation is a predictor of a better prognosis and that MSH6 and GATA5 gene promoter methylation serve as predictors of a worse prognosis. GATA5 gene promoter methylation was found to be significantly associated with a shorter survival rate. In addition, we found that PAX5 gene promoter methylation was significantly associated with tongue tumors. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that highlights this specific set of genes as epigenetic diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in OSCC. CONCLUSIONS Our data highlight the importance of epigenetically assessing OSCCs to identify key genes that may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and, potentially, as candidate therapeutic targets.
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- Ilda Patrícia Ribeiro
- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Polo Ciências da Saúde, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal.,CIMAGO - Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, IBILI - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIMAGO - Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.,Stomatology Unit, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Polo Ciências da Saúde, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Coimbra FG, EPE, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIMAGO - Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), EPE, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Polo Ciências da Saúde, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal.,CIMAGO - Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Polo Ciências da Saúde, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal. .,CIMAGO - Center of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal.
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