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Ana Azevedo
Researcher at University of Porto
Publications - 210
Citations - 7691
Ana Azevedo is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Heart failure. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 200 publications receiving 6449 citations.
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Dyslipidaemia, and Mean Blood Cholesterol and Triglycerides Levels in the Portuguese Population: a Systematic Review
TL;DR: Estimated mean cholesterol, respective fractions, and prevalence of dyslipidaemia suggest a high proportion of high-risk subjects in the Portuguese population; between 1985 and 2005, mean total cholesterol did not vary significantly.
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Portuguese Migrants in Switzerland: Healthcare and Health Status Compared to Portuguese Residents
TL;DR: Portuguese migrants in Switzerland do not differ substantially from resident Portuguese regarding most cardiovascular risk factors and consider themselves healthier than Portuguese residents and more often had a recent medical visit.
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Inequalities in access to cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome: the EPiHeart cohort.
Marta Viana,Andreia Borges,Carla Araújo,Afonso Rocha,Ana Isabel Ribeiro,Olga Laszczyńska,Paula Dias,Maria Júlia Maciel,Ilídio Moreira,Nuno Lunet,Ana Azevedo +10 more
TL;DR: CR remains clearly underused in Portugal, with major inequalities in access between regions, and requires a multilevel approach addressing barriers related to healthcare system, providers and patients in order to improve provision, referral and participation.
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Demographic, clinical and echocardiographic determinants of B-type natriuretic peptide plasma concentration. A population-based study.
TL;DR: The association between BNP and left atrial size independently of systolic dysfunction suggests that BNP might reflect subclinical diastolic abnormaltes, probably due to high BNP levels in people with cardiac abnormalities not detected by echocardiography.
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The influence of stunting on obesity in adulthood: results from the EPIPorto cohort.
TL;DR: Different growth markers are associated with obesity in adults, however, this association depends on the population and anthropometric measures used: short stature is associated with a higher risk of presenting excessive weight in women but not in men; SHR is more sensitive to detect this effect in both sexes.