Medical Termination of Delayed Miscarriage: Four-Year Experience with an Outpatient Protocol

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of an outpatient protocol with vaginal misoprostol to treat delayed miscarriage. Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on women medically treated for missed abortion with an outpatient protocol. The inclusion criteria were: ultrasound-based&...

Maternal smoking: a life course blood pressure determinant?

Introduction: Exposure to maternal smoking early in life may affect blood pressure (BP) control mechanisms. We examined the association between maternal smoking (before conception, during pregnancy, and 4 years after delivery) and BP in preschool children. Methods: We evaluated 4295 of ...

Mammography Use in Portugal: National Health Survey 2014

Introduction: Understanding the patterns of mammography use and monitoring changes in use are essential to improving national health policy for breast cancer control. We aimed to describe the use of mammography in Portugal and to identify the determinants of its nonuse and underuse ...

Longer duration of obesity is associated with a reduction in urinary angiotensinogen in prepubertal children

Background: We aimed to study the impact of obesity on urinary excretion of angiotensinogen (U-AGT) in prepubertal children, focusing on the duration of obesity and gender. Also, we aimed to evaluate whether plasma angiotensinogen (P-AGT) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) play a role in ...