Publications by authors named "Ramses Miotto"
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronical neurological conditions affecting over 50 million people worldwide. In addition to the stigma and discrimination, individuals with epilepsy suffer from a nearly three-fold increased risk of premature death compared to the general population. Although these premature deaths occur due to multiple causes, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) still challenges neurologists and clinicians dealing with individuals with epilepsy.
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- * Individuals with epilepsy face heightened risks for various heart-related problems, including arrhythmias, heart attacks, and even sudden death, largely due to a mix of traditional risk factors, genetic issues, and effects of medications.
- * The text emphasizes the need for better cardiac risk assessments in epilepsy patients, discussing echocardiographic findings and proposing future research and risk stratification models to tackle these concerns.
Cohort studies have demonstrated the association between blood pressure and increased cardiovascular events. There are different therapeutic strategies to achieve goals of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. For a long time, therapeutic targets were not well defined and the concept of "smaller is better" was used diffusely.
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