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Luís Filipe Azevedo
Researcher at University of Porto
Publications - 174
Citations - 3822
Luís Filipe Azevedo is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 158 publications receiving 2960 citations. Previous affiliations of Luís Filipe Azevedo include Cochrane Collaboration & Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho.
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Rosuvastatin Affecting Aortic Valve Endothelium to Slow the Progression of Aortic Stenosis
Luis M Moura,Sandra Ramos,José Luis Zamorano,Isabel M Barros,Luís Filipe Azevedo,Francisco Rocha-Gonçalves,Nalini M. Rajamannan +6 more
TL;DR: Prospective treatment of aortic stenosis with rosuvastatin by targeting serum LDL slowed the hemodynamic progression of aortal stenosis, the first prospective study that shows a positive effect of statin therapy for this disease process.
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Efficacy and safety of non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema – a systematic review and meta-analysis
João Carlos Winck,Luís Filipe Azevedo,Altamiro Costa-Pereira,Massimo Antonelli,Jeremy C Wyatt +4 more
TL;DR: Robust evidence now supports the use of CPAP and NPPV in ACPE as both techniques decrease NETI and mortality compared to SMT and none shows increased AMI risk.
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Epidemiology of chronic pain: a population-based nationwide study on its prevalence, characteristics and associated disability in Portugal.
Luís Filipe Azevedo,Altamiro Costa-Pereira,Liliane Mendonça,Cláudia Camila Dias,José Manuel Castro-Lopes +4 more
TL;DR: It is shown that chronic pain is a significant problem that is present in 37% of the Portuguese adult general population, is associated with high personal, family, and social burden, and affects in particular the most vulnerable subgroups of the population.
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Systematic review of Purtscher's and Purtscher-like retinopathies.
TL;DR: The presented data are only useful as broad characterizations of the clinical course of PuR, and further studies, possibly including trials to assess the effectiveness of corticosteroids use, and larger prospective cohort studies, are necessary, but may not be feasible to conduct.
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Frequency of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
TL;DR: To perform a comprehensive systematic review of prospective studies about frequency of adverse drug reactions occurring during hospitalization (ADRIn), including a thorough study quality assessment, meta‐analysis and heterogeneity evaluation.