Publications by authors named "Pedro Lima Vieira"
Background: The association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and recurrent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention remains controversial.
Objective: To investigate the potential association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and an increased risk of MACE such as death, heart failure, reinfarction, and new revascularization in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Methods: This prospective cohort study included 300 individuals aged >18 years who were diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention at a tertiary health center.
Background: The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is a predictor of complications after Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). However, its prognostic value is not yet fully established in different age groups.
Objective: To evaluate the role of admission fasting plasma glucose (FPG) as a predictor of 30 days after ACS, and the association of hyperglycemia with major cardiovascular events (MACE): death, reinfarction and coronary artery bypass grafting, in two different age groups (<65 year and ≥65 year-old patients).