Publications by authors named "Carita Cunha Dos Santos"
Characteristics and Temporal Trends in the Mortality of Different Heart Failure Phenotypes in Primary Care.
Antonio José Lagoeiro Jorge Leticia Mara Dos Santos Barbetta Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia Wolney de Andrade Martins Adson Renato Leite Márcia Maria Sales Dos Santos Cárita Cunha Dos Santos
Arq Bras Cardiol
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined heart failure (HF) classifications in primary care, focusing on prevalence and outcomes among different HF phenotypes in a group of 560 patients aged 45 and older.
- - Out of the participants, 9.1% were diagnosed with HF, with 21.6% having reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), 19.6% having mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF), and 58.8% presenting preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- - After a 5-year follow-up, patients with HFmrEF showed better health outcomes compared to those with HFpEF and HFrEF, indicating that HFmrEF has similar characteristics to HFpEF but
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic progressive disorder with high mortality and morbidity rate, associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), especially heart failure (HF). The pathophysiological changes related to OSA can directly affect the diastolic function of the left ventricle.
Objectives: To assess the association of the risk of OSA, evaluated by the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ), and echocardiographic (ECHO) parameters related to diastolic dysfunction in individuals without HF assisted in primary care.