Pedro Magro

Understanding an aorto-atrial fistula in a patient with heart failure

Rita Almeida de Carvalho, Débora Sá, Pedro Magro, M Trabulo et autres

A 37-year-old previously healthy man presented with progressive dyspnea, peripheral edema, and weight gain over four months.Examination revealed a continuous heart murmur with pulmonary and peripheral congestion.NT-proBNP was markedly elevated despite high-dose furosemide therapy.Transthoracic and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TOE) identified an …

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Isolated tricuspid valve surgery: outcomes stratified by risk profile single center experience

A Rocha De Almeida, A R Bello, Pedro Magro, J Aquino et autres

Abstract Background The tricuspid valve disease has recently gained awareness due to its significant morbidity and mortality if left untreated. This study examines isolated tricuspid valve surgery’s clinical characteristics, risk factors, and association with short and long-term outcomes. Methods This retrospective cohort …

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Coronary chronic total occlusions: What's in a name and how do we treat it?

Pedro Magro, Miguel Sousa‐Uva

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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Huntington’s Disease: A Case Report on Manic and Psychotic Features Huntington’s disease (HD)

S. Buyo Lagares, A. Picallo Vieito, Marina Cao, Mar Iglesias et autres

Introduction Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder marked by progressive declines in motor, cognitive, and psychiatric functions. This case report presents a 45-year-old female patient with HD who displayed significant manic symptoms, which later evolved into acute psychosis. Notably, her …

Long-term health outcomes of young patients with low-complexity coronary disease: a weighted analysis according to revascularization strategy

Pedro Custódio, Luís Garcez, Sérgio Madeira, Pedro Magro et autres

OBJECTIVES: Age is an important factor weighing on revascularization decisions. We analysed long-term health outcomes of young patients with low-complexity coronary anatomy suitable for both coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to revascularization strategy. METHODS: Patients 60 …

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2024 EACTS Guidelines on perioperative medication in adult cardiac surgery

Anders Jeppsson, Bianca Rocca, Emma C. Hansson, Tómas Guðbjartsson et autres

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Non-vitamin K versus vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in surgical mitral valve repair or bioprosthetic valve replacement in the first three months after surgery

Hugo Costa, Pedro Custódio, Rui Baptista Gonçalves, Pedro Magro et autres

Oral anticoagulation (OAC) with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) after surgical mitral valve repair (MVR) or bioprosthetic valve replacement (BVR) in mitral position remains a controversial topic among the cardiovascular community, in particular in the early postoperative period. This study aimed …

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Post-infarction ventricular septal defect surgery in Portugal

Pedro Magro, André Soeiro, Nuno Guerra, Gonçalo F. Coutinho et autres

We performed a collective analysis of a dedicated national post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) registry to further elucidate controversial areas of this clinical entity's surgical treatment. A descriptive statistical analysis was carried out and cumulative survival using the Kaplan-Meier method and …

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How to assess risk and counsel patients before cardiac surgery: Beyond an age cut-off

Miguel Sousa‐Uva, Christopher K Strong, Pedro Magro

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Direct oral anticoagulants and surgical bioprosthetic valves: State of the art

Pedro Magro, Miguel Sousa‐Uva

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The heart valve team: It goes both ways

Miguel Sousa‐Uva, Pedro Magro

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Uncertainties, trade-offs and avoidance of harm

Miguel Sousa‐Uva, Pedro Magro, Jacques Tomasi

The debate around the best second conduit for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is >30 years old [1] and the controversy is still ongoing. The survival benefit of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) is based almost exclusively on observational studies, which are …

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