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Ferreira J, Roque S, Longatto-Filho A, Afonso J, Carneiro A, Vila I, et al.
Ann Vasc Surg . 2024 May; 106:255-263. PMID: 38821475
Background: Inflammation is a key element in the initiation and progression of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Understanding the impact of inflammatory molecules, as cytokines in PAD could help us to...
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Ferreira J, Longatto-Filho A, Afonso J, Roque S, Carneiro A, Vila I, et al.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis . 2024 Apr; 11(4). PMID: 38667739
The main goal of this study was to assess whether the presence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) correlates with increased inflammatory cell infiltration. An observational, single-centre, and prospective study was...
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Ferreira J, Roque S, Carneiro A, Longatto-Filho A, Vila Nurse I, Cunha C, et al.
J Am Heart Assoc . 2024 Apr; 13(8):e031922. PMID: 38606780
Background: Peripheral artery disease is characterized by an intense inflammatory process that can be associated with a higher mortality rate, particularly in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). This study aims to...
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Ferreira J, Afonso J, Longatto-Filho A, Roque S, Carneiro A, Vila I, et al.
Ann Vasc Surg . 2023 Nov; 99:10-18. PMID: 37931803
Background: The loss of skeletal muscle is a prognostic factor in several diseases including in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). Patients with CLTI also have a lower skeletal...
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Ferreira J, Afonso J, Carneiro A, Vila I, Cunha C, Roque S, et al.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis . 2023 Jul; 10(7). PMID: 37504527
The prevalence of obesity has doubled, with a concomitant increase in cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to compare the characteristics of visceral, subcutaneous and peri-aortic adipose tissue determined with computed...
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Ferreira J, Carneiro A, Vila I, Silva C, Cunha C, Longatto-Filho A, et al.
Ann Vasc Surg . 2022 Aug; 88:164-173. PMID: 35926785
Background: Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic disease of the lower extremities. Atherosclerosis, inflammation, and sarcopenia are independently associated and potentiate each other. Inflammation is deeply involved...
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Ferreira J, Cunha P, Carneiro A, Vila I, Cunha C, Silva C, et al.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis . 2022 May; 9(5). PMID: 35621873
Obesity is a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis. However, the influence of adipose tissue in carotid atherosclerosis is not completely understood. No systematic review/meta-analysis was previously performed to understand if...
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Longras C, Figueiredo Braga S, Carrilho C, Mesquita A
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg . 2022 Mar; 28(2):75-76. PMID: 35302320
Recurrent lymphocele after repair of crural hernia without resolution after several aspirations and injections of sclerosing agents. Reintervention with lymphatic marking (injection of patent blue dye at the interdigital level,...
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Ferreira J, Lopez Gutierrez J, Carneiro A, Araujo A, Pinto Sousa P, Braga S, et al.
Ann Vasc Surg . 2021 Apr; 75:533.e5-533.e9. PMID: 33905855
CLOVES syndrome is a rare, nonheritable sporadic overgrowth disorder. In the world 130-200 cases have been reported. This is the first case of CLOVES described in Portugal, which had been...
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Ferreira J, Simoes J, Braga S, Sousa P, Carrilho C, Mesquita A
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg . 2021 Apr; 28(1):65-67. PMID: 33834647
Catheter directed thrombolysis is a minimally invasive procedure that results in a significant reduction in venous obstruction after deep vein thrombosis. The technique implies the performance of phlebographies to monitor...