Publications by authors named "C Abreu"
Introduction: To investigate outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes who switched to once-weekly (OW) semaglutide from another glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) in clinical practice.
Methods: This post hoc analysis used data from the SemaglUtide Real-world Evidence (SURE) program, which included nine observational studies investigating the initiation of OW semaglutide in people with type 2 diabetes in routine clinical practice. Using a random coefficient-adjusted mixed model for repeated measurements, changes in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA), body weight, and body mass index were analyzed for GLP-1RA-experienced patients who had at least one documented HbA value within the 12 weeks before switching to OW semaglutide.
: Adolescence represents a period of heightened vulnerability to risky sexual behaviours. In Portugal, adolescents are initiating sexual activity at increasingly younger ages, making it relevant to characterise their knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and prevention methods at an earlier stage of their development. : A cross-sectional observational study was conducted involving the application of a questionnaire to 750 ninth-grade students from Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMost lesions found in the mammary glands of cats are malignant, with aggressive behavior and unfavorable prognosis. Studies on the epidemiologic and clinicopathological characteristics of mammary lesions in cats are scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate those characteristics and to correlate them with survival in cats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo assess the impact and feasibility of a telehealth program using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and a connected insulin pen cap (CIPC) in nursing homes for older adults with insulin-treated diabetes. This multicenter, prospective, sequential, single-arm study consisted of three phases: (1) baseline, blind CGM (); (2) intervention 1, CGM () without alarms; and (3) intervention 2, CGM with alarms for hypo and hyperglycemia. Two telehealth visits from reference diabetes units were conducted to adjust antidiabetic treatments.
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- - The study aimed to create a model to understand how Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae causes respiratory disease in pigs, focusing on its effects on infection, immune response, and disease progression.
- - Four groups of pigs were exposed to different aerosol doses of the bacteria, with secretions collected and analyzed at various time points to assess infection and immune response.
- - Findings indicated that all pigs became infected regardless of the dose, but only high-dose exposures led to severe clinical symptoms and lung damage, demonstrating the model's potential for testing treatments and prevention strategies.