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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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Preliminary data on the potential usefulness of B-type natriuretic peptide levels in predicting outcome after hospital discharge in patients with heart failure.
TL;DR: These preliminary results in a small number of patients suggest that changes in B-type natriuretic peptide levels, as well as predischarge levels, are related to hospital readmission and death within 6 months.
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Prevalence and Incidence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Portuguese Adults
Joana Bastos,Bárbara Peleteiro,Rita Barros,Luís Alves,Milton Severo,Maria de Fátima de Pina,Hugo Pinto,Sandra Carvalho,Ana Rita Marinho,João Tiago Guimarães,Ana Azevedo,Carlo La Vecchia,Carlo La Vecchia,Henrique Barros,Nuno Lunet +14 more
TL;DR: This work aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of H. pylori infection and to identify its major sociodemographic correlates in an urban population from the North of Portugal.
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An epidemiological study of stroke hospitalizations in Maputo, Mozambique: a high burden of disease in a resource-poor country.
Albertino Damasceno,Joana Gomes,Ana Azevedo,Carla Carrilho,Vitória Lobo,Hélder Lopes,Travares Madede,Pius Pravinrai,Carla Silva-Matos,Sulemane Jalla,Simon Stewart,Nuno Lunet +11 more
TL;DR: The burden of disease associated with stroke is high in Maputo, emphasizing the importance of primary prevention and improvement of the standards of care in a developing country under epidemiological transition.
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Impact of breast cancer treatments on sleep disturbances - A systematic review.
TL;DR: The present review highlights the potential relation between breast cancer treatments and sleep disturbances, particularly of chemotherapy, though more robust evidence is needed for a proper understanding of these associations.
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Caffeine Intake is Associated with a Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline: A Cohort Study from Portugal
TL;DR: It is confirmed that the negative association between caffeine and cognitive decline in women is confirmed, in a cohort of adults living in Porto.