Diana Ferrao
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Ferrao D, Nogueira-Silva L, Tavares S, Lima M, Almeida J
J Hypertens
. 2025 Jan;
43(4):705-708.
PMID: 39791432
In renal vasculitis, luminal narrowing can reduce blood flow and activate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, causing renovascular hypertension. We present the case of a 47-year-old man with previous intestinal tuberculosis and...
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Pinho R, Ribeiro R, Ferrao D, Medeiros R, Lima M, Almeida J, et al.
Porto Biomed J
. 2023 Aug;
8(4):e220.
PMID: 37547703
Background: Nondipper hypertensive patients have higher levels of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, a new studied inflammatory biomarker in primary hypertension. Furthermore, these patients have a higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality....
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Cruz M, Ferreira J, Diaz S, Ferrao D, Ferreira A, Girerd N, et al.
Clin Res Cardiol
. 2023 Jun;
113(3):425-432.
PMID: 37289237
Background: Lung congestion is frequent in heart failure (HF) and is associated with symptoms and poor prognosis. Lung ultrasound (LUS) identification of B-lines may help refining congestion assessment on top...
4.
Soares P, Melo N, Ferrao D, Sousa E, Santos A, Gomes A, et al.
Cureus
. 2023 Jan;
14(12):e32538.
PMID: 36654653
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare clinical entity characterized by dyspnea and arterial desaturation in the upright position. Hypoxia in POS has been attributed to the mixing of deoxygenated venous...
5.
Ferrao D, Silva C, Nogueira-Silva L, Almeida J
Cureus
. 2022 Dec;
14(11):e31744.
PMID: 36569701
Hemolytic anemia is an increasingly recognized complication of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompetent patients. Although it is thought to be immune-mediated, other mechanisms have been proposed. The decision to treat...
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Ferrao D, Goncalves F, Almeida J
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
. 2022 Dec;
9(11):003635.
PMID: 36506745
Learning Points: Vitamin B12 is a common aetiology of pancytopenia and is usually caused by gastric malabsorption.When supplementation does not correct the haematological deficit, central causes must be considered. Acute...
7.
Ferrao D, Ribeirinho-Soares P, Almeida J
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
. 2022 Nov;
9(10):003633.
PMID: 36415835
Learning Points: Uveo-meningeal syndrome (UMS) is a rare entity usually of infectious or inflammatory aetiology.UMS may be caused by some neoplastic disorders, mainly lymphoma and metastasis of solid tumours; myelodysplastic...
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Ferreira J, Vasques-Novoa F, Ferrao D, Saraiva F, Falcao-Pires I, Neves J, et al.
Diabetes Care
. 2022 Mar;
45(7):1584-1591.
PMID: 35320363
Objective: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a high risk for developing heart failure (HF), which is associated with poor prognosis. Fenofibrate may reduce HF events through multiple mechanisms....
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Ferrao D, Silva C, Almeida J
Cureus
. 2022 Feb;
14(1):e21441.
PMID: 35223226
Hypereosinophilia is a serum eosinophil count of over 1,500 eosinophils/µL. It is an uncommon laboratory finding, and it can be asymptomatic or associated with organ damage, in which case it...
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Silva C, Ferrao D, Almeida M, Nogueira-Silva L, Almeida J
Cureus
. 2021 Aug;
13(7):e16662.
PMID: 34458048
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a prevalent disease that may need immunosuppressant treatment, which increases the risk of an opportunistic infection. We present the case of a woman with corticosteroid-resistant ITP...