Author: Manuel Vaz da Silva

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The GENICA project - a prospective cohort of heart failure patients with a comprehensive ambulatory approach aiming better outcomes: study protocol

Martins C, de Carvalho J, Vaz da Silva M, Martins L

Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis . 2022 Nov; 16:17539447221132908. PMID: 36373589

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome increasing worldwide, and literature shows that the hospitalizations are associated with greater mortality rates. A patient-centered method combined with optimized medical treatment and...

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MONITORIA: The start of a new era of ambulatory heart failure monitoring? Part II - Design

Martins C, Machado da Silva J, Guimaraes D, Martins L, Vaz da Silva M

Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) . 2021 Jun; 40(5):343-351. PMID: 34187636

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) represents a huge financial and economic burden worldwide. Some authors advocate that remote monitoring should be implemented to improve HF management, but given its increasing incidence,...

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MONITORIA: The start of a new era of ambulatory heart failure monitoring? Part I - Theoretical Rationale

Martins C, Machado da Silva J, Guimaraes D, Martins L, Vaz da Silva M

Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) . 2021 Jun; 40(5):329-337. PMID: 34187634

Heart failure (HF) is a multifactorial chronic syndrome with progressive increasing incidence causing a huge financial burden worldwide. Remote monitoring should, in theory, improve HF management, but given increasing morbidity...

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MONITORIA: The start of a new era of ambulatory heart failure monitoring? Part II - Design

Martins C, Machado da Silva J, Guimaraes D, Martins L, Vaz da Silva M

Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) . 2021 Apr; 40(5):343-351. PMID: 33888351

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) represents a huge financial and economic burden worldwide. Some authors advocate that remote monitoring should be implemented to improve HF management, but given its increasing incidence,...

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MONITORIA: The start of a new era of ambulatory heart failure monitoring? Part I - Theoretical Rationale

Martins C, Machado da Silva J, Guimaraes D, Martins L, Vaz da Silva M

Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed) . 2021 Jan; 40(5):329-337. PMID: 33483175

Heart failure (HF) is a multifactorial chronic syndrome with progressive increasing incidence causing a huge financial burden worldwide. Remote monitoring should, in theory, improve HF management, but given increasing morbidity...

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Reactive hyperemia correlates with the presence of sepsis and glycocalyx degradation in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

Malheiro L, Gaio R, Vaz da Silva M, Martins S, Sampaio S, Quelhas-Santos J, et al.

Rev Bras Ter Intensiva . 2020 Oct; 32(3):363-373. PMID: 33053025

Objective: To investigate whether reactive hyperemia measured by peripheral arterial tonometry correlates with markers of endothelial dysfunction and may be used to identify sepsis in critical illness. Methods: A prospective...

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Peripheral arterial tonometry as a method of measuring reactive hyperaemia correlates with organ dysfunction and prognosis in the critically ill patient: a prospective observational study

Malheiro L, Gaio R, Vaz da Silva M, Martins S, Sarmento A, Santos L

J Clin Monit Comput . 2020 Sep; 35(5):1169-1181. PMID: 32889643

Predictions of mortality may help in the selection of patients who benefit from intensive care. Endothelial dysfunction is partially responsible for many of the organic dysfunctions in critical illness. Reactive...

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Effect of eslicarbazepine acetate on the pharmacokinetics of digoxin in healthy subjects

Vaz da Silva M, Costa R, Soares E, Maia J, Falcao A, Almeida L, et al.

Fundam Clin Pharmacol . 2009 Jun; 23(4):509-14. PMID: 19500154

Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) is a new-generation voltage-gated sodium channel blocker, which has been demonstrated to be effective and well tolerated in the treatment of epilepsy. The primary objective of this...