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Francisco Vasques-Nóvoa

Internal Medicine Department, S. João Hospital Center; Physiology Department, Faculty of …
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[HTML][HTML] Restoring heart function and electrical integrity: closing the circuit

LM Monteiro, F Vasques-Nóvoa, L Ferreira… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2017 - nature.com
Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in the world and are often associated
with the occurrence of arrhythmias due to disruption of myocardial electrical integrity …

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists across the spectrum of heart failure

JP Ferreira, A Sharma, J Butler, M Packer… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have been used to reduce body
weight in overweight or people with obesity and to improve glycemic control and …

Nicotinamide for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

M Abdellatif, V Trummer-Herbst, F Koser… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a highly prevalent and intractable
form of cardiac decompensation commonly associated with diastolic dysfunction. Here, we …

Myocardial oedema: pathophysiological basis and implications for the failing heart

F Vasques‐Nóvoa, A Angélico‐Gonçalves… - ESC heart …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Myocardial fluid homeostasis relies on a complex interplay between microvascular filtration,
interstitial hydration, cardiomyocyte water uptake and lymphatic removal. Dysregulation of …

In vivo cyclic induction of the FOXM1 transcription factor delays natural and progeroid aging phenotypes and extends healthspan

R Ribeiro, JC Macedo, M Costa, V Ustiyan… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
The FOXM1 transcription factor exhibits pleiotropic C-terminal transcriptional and N-terminal
non-transcriptional functions in various biological processes critical for cellular homeostasis …

Risk of adverse events with liraglutide in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a post hoc analysis of the FIGHT trial

JS Neves, F Vasques‐Nóvoa… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To perform a post hoc analysis of the FIGHT trial, evaluating the effect of liraglutide (vs.
placebo) on the totality of events in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction …

Time course and mechanisms of left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension

J Correia-Pinto, T Henriques-Coelho… - Basic research in …, 2009 - Springer
Although pulmonary hypertension (PH) selectively overloads the right ventricle (RV),
neuroendocrine activation and intrinsic myocardial dysfunction have been described in the …

Cardioprotective effects of early and late aerobic exercise training in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension

D Moreira-Gonçalves, R Ferreira, H Fonseca… - Basic research in …, 2015 - Springer
Clinical studies suggest that aerobic exercise can exert beneficial effects in pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH), but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. We …

Fenofibrate and heart failure outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: analysis from ACCORD

JP Ferreira, F Vasques-Nóvoa, D Ferrão… - Diabetes …, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a high risk for developing heart failure
(HF), which is associated with poor prognosis. Fenofibrate may reduce HF events through …

Glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without chronic heart failure: a meta‐analysis of randomized placebo‐controlled …

JP Ferreira, F Saraiva, A Sharma… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1‐RA) reduce atherosclerotic events in
patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a high cardiovascular risk. The effect of GLP1‐RA to …