2024
Performance of contemporary cardiovascular risk stratification scores in Brazil: an evaluation in the ELSA-Brasil study
Camargos A, Barreto S, Brant L, Ribeiro A, Dhingra L, Aminorroaya A, Bittencourt M, Figueiredo R, Khera R. Performance of contemporary cardiovascular risk stratification scores in Brazil: an evaluation in the ELSA-Brasil study. Open Heart 2024, 11: e002762. PMID: 38862252, PMCID: PMC11168182, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled Cohort EquationsELSA-BrasilRisk scoreCardiovascular diseaseCVD eventsCommunity-based cohort studyArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveCVD risk scoreELSA-Brasil studyIncident CVD eventsMiddle-income countriesAdjudicated CVD eventsCardiovascular disease riskCVD scoreCohort EquationsNational guidelinesRisk stratification scoresWhite womenAge/sex groupsCohort studyProspective cohortLMICsSex/race groupsHigher incomeRisk discrimination
2020
Comparison of trinitroglycerin and adenosine as provocative agents for head-up tilt test in patients with unexplained syncope: a semi-crossover randomized clinical trial with prospective follow-up
Tajdini M, Aminorroaya A, Rahimi B, Mortazavi S, Vasheghani Farahani A, Sadeghian S, Easapour Moghadam M, Soltani D, Bozorgi A. Comparison of trinitroglycerin and adenosine as provocative agents for head-up tilt test in patients with unexplained syncope: a semi-crossover randomized clinical trial with prospective follow-up. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2020, 60: 31-39. PMID: 31907833, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-019-00652-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleNitroglycerinProspective StudiesSyncopeSyncope, VasovagalTilt-Table TestConceptsTransient loss of consciousnessFollow-upUnexplained syncopeProvocative agentsTilt testDiagnostic evaluationPositive response to HUTTHead-up tilt testResponse to HUTTSuspected vasovagal syncopeRandomized clinical trialsDiagnosis of unexplained syncopeStatistically significant differenceDiagnostic yieldLoss of consciousnessRandomized patientsEvaluating patientsVasovagal syncopeVasovagal responseClinical trialsIntravenous ADPatientsSyncopeTrinitroglycerinRe-admission