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Issue
Vol. 2. Issue 4.Pages 97-132 (July - August 2017)
Editorials
Cardiovascular precision medicine: Bad news from the front?
André P. Lourenço, Adelino F. Leite-Moreira
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:99-101
Open access
Review article
Paediatric obesity and cardiovascular risk factors – A life course approach
Joana Araújo, Elisabete Ramos
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:102-10
Open access
Original article
Antidiabetic therapy at admission and survival in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction
José Pedro L. Nunes, Filipa Melão, Ana Rita Godinho, Joana D. Rodrigues, Maria Júlia Maciel
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:111-4
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Anti-diabetic drugs used at admission in myocardial infarction patients were studied.
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195 admissions corresponding to different patients were under analysis.
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No difference in survival was seen in patients using or not using DPP-4 inhibitors.
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in children: Is it associated with economic cost?
G. Albuquerque, P. Moreira, R. Rosário, A. Araújo, V.H. Teixeira, O. Lopes, A. Moreira, P. Padrão
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:115-9
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The average diet cost was 4.58€ (SD=1.24) in 6–12 years-old children.
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Diet cost calculations were based on food prices information from 2011.
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Most children reported medium (69.1%) or high (4.6%) adherence to Mediterranean diet.
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Higher adherence to Mediterranean diet was associated with higher diet cost.
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Patellofemoral instability in skeletally immature patients
Sara Alexandra Fernandes Machado, Rui Alexandre Peixoto Pinto, Artur Jorge Afonso Martins Antunes, Paulo Alexandre Ribeiro de Oliveira
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:120-3
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A decade after patellofemoral ligament reconstruction results remains satisfactory.
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It is a good option for patellar instability treatment in children.
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Patients with trochlear dysplasia benefit from trochleoplasty after physeal closure.
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Rostrum
Recognition of chronic hypoxia and pre-existing foetal injury on the cardiotocograph (CTG): Urgent need to think beyond the guidelines
Susana Pereira, Edwin Chandraharan
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:124-9
Open access
Case report
Temporary aneurysm neck balloon occlusion during percutaneous thrombin embolization of a superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm
Joana Ferreira, Pedro Sousa
Porto Biomed J. 2017;2:130-1
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Thrombin migration.
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Ultrasonographically guided thrombin injection.
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Aneurysm neck occlusion with a balloon.
Open access