Publications by authors named "Pedro Goncalves Teixeira"

Objectives: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is the implementation of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) during refractory cardiac arrest. The role of left-ventricular (LV) unloading with Impella in addition to VA-ECMO ("ECMELLA") remains unclear during ECPR. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to characterize patients with ECPR receiving LV unloading and to compare in-hospital mortality between ECMELLA and VA-ECMO during ECPR.

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  • - The study examines how using digital flashcards relates to improved grades in locomotor (LP) and cardiovascular physiology (CP) among medical students while promoting active recall, spaced repetition, and self-assessment.
  • - A total of 685 students were involved, with 203 LP and 267 CP flashcard users participating in an analysis that revealed flashcard users had higher median grades, and the amount of cards studied positively influenced exam scores.
  • - The findings confirmed that for each set of flashcards reviewed, there was a corresponding increase in grades, suggesting that integrating flashcards into study habits can effectively enhance academic performance in physiology subjects.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the general population, carrying a high morbimortality burden, and this also holds true in cancer patients. The association between AF and cancer goes even further, with some studies suggesting that AF can be a marker of occult cancer. There is, however, a remarkable paucity of data concerning specific challenges of AF management in cancer patients.

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Introduction: Transapical off-pump NeoChord DS1000™ implantation is a minimally invasive surgical mitral valve repair (MVr) procedure to treat degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), which is performed using the NeoChord DS1000™ system with two and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic guidance on a beating heart. It has been demonstrated to be safe and effective in carefully selected patients.

Objective: The authors aim to analyze short-term clinical and echocardiographic results after mitral valve repair using the NeoChord™ system.

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Introduction And Objectives: The use of mechanical circulatory support is increasing in cases of cardiogenic shock (CS) and high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (HR-PCI). The Impella® is a percutaneous ventricular assist device that unloads the left ventricle by ejecting blood to the ascending aorta. We report our center's experience with the use of the Impella® device in these two clinical settings.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure (HF) have a tremendous impact worldwide, markedly reducing life-expectancy and quality of life. It is now known that each disease represents a risk factor for the other. Moreover, when they are combined, the prognosis is significantly worse.

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