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Objective: To analyze changes in performance indicators five years after Portugal joined the Stent for Life (SFL) initiative. Methods: National surveys were carried out annually over one-month periods designated as study Time Points between 2011 (Time Zero) and 2016 (Time Five). In this study, 1340 consecutive patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent coronary angiography, admitted to 18 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers, were enrolled. Results: There was a significant reduction in the proportion of patients who attended primary healthcare centers (20.3% vs. 4.8%, p

Introduction and Aims: System delay (time between first medical contact and reperfusion therapy) is an indicator of quality of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. This study aimed to assess changes in system delay between 2011 and 2015, and to identify its predictors. Methods: The study included 838 patients admitted to 18 Portuguese interventional cardiology centers suspected of having STEMI with less than 12 hours’ duration who were referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Data were collected for a one-month period every year from 2011 to 2015. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine predictors of system delay. Results: No significant changes in system delay were observed during the study. Only 27% of patients had a system delay of ≤90 min. Multivariate analysis identified four predictors of system delay: age ≥75 years (OR 2.57; 95% CI 1.50-4.59; p=0.001), attending a center without pPCI (OR 4.08; 95% CI 2.75-6.10; p75 anos», «entrada num centro sem P-PCI», não «ligar para o 112-SEM» e «Região Centro» foram identificados como fatores preditores para maior atraso no sistema. O conhecimento destes fatores permitirá programar intervenções que visem reduzir o atraso do sistema e melhorar os resultados dos doentes com STEMI. Keywords: Predictive factors, System delay, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, Stent for Life, Palavras-chave: Fatores preditivos, Atraso do sistema, Enfarte do miocárdio com supradesnivelamento do segmento ST, Stent for Life

Resumo: Os autores descrevem o caso de um doente do sexo masculino, de 59 anos, hipertenso, ex-fumador, insuficiente renal crónico em hemodiálise, com antecedentes de endoprótese por aneurisma da aorta abdominal e história de tuberculose miliar no passado, a quem é diagnosticado pericardite constritiva e aneurisma da aorta torácica. Num doente com antecedentes patológicos tão diversos, são várias as etiologias a considerar. O tratamento consistiu numa pericardiectomia e numa técnica híbrida de debranching dos ramos supra-aórticos com posterior implantação de endoprótese aórtica. Abstract: The authors describe the case of a 59-year-old man, a former smoker, with hypertension, chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis, and a history of stent grafting for repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and miliary tuberculosis, who was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis and a thoracic aortic aneurysm. In a patient with such a complex medical history, there were several etiologies to consider. The treatment consisted of pericardiectomy and a hybrid technique of supra-aortic debranching and subsequent endovascular stent-graft repair. Palavras-chave: Pericardite constritiva, Aneurisma aórtico, Debranching aórtico, Keywords: Constrictive pericarditis, Aortic aneurysm, Aortic debranching

Resumo: A origem anómala das artérias coronárias constitui um importante desafio clínico pela variabilidade anatómica, possíveis repercussões funcionais, mecanismos fisiopatológicos implicados e também pela ausência de grandes séries na literatura que forneçam sólida evidência científica para a sua orientação clínica e terapêutica.Os autores descrevem o caso de um doente de 55 anos, com antecedentes de hipertensão, dislipidemia e atrofia congénita da perna esquerda, que se apresentou com quadro de dor retroesternal atípica com um ano de evolução. Tendo em conta os fatores de risco cardiovasculares e exames complementares de diagnóstico previamente realizados, considerou-se ser um doente com probabilidade baixa a intermédia de doença coronária. Assim, e pela sua limitação funcional, realizou angioTC cardíaca que revelou uma origem anómala da coronária esquerda na cúspide coronária direita e com trajeto entre a aorta e a artéria pulmonar. Embora esta seja uma variante anatómica com potencial evolução maligna, optou-se por uma atitude conservadora após ponderação do risco-benefício no contexto clínico deste doente. Abstract: Anomalous origin of coronary arteries represents a clinical challenge not only because of the anatomical variability, but also the possible functional consequences, pathophysiological mechanisms involved and the absence of large series in the literature that would provide evidence for clinical and therapeutic orientation.The authors describe the case of a 55-year-old male patient with a long history of atypical chest pain who was considered to have a low to intermediate likelihood of coronary artery disease. Therefore, and also bearing in mind his physical limitations (congenital left leg atrophy), he was referred for cardiac CT to rule out coronary artery disease. The exam showed a left coronary artery arising from the right coronary cusp and with an interarterial course, between the aorta and pulmonary trunk. Although this is a potentially malignant anatomical variant with surgical indication, a conservative approach was chosen, considering the late diagnosis and particular risk-benefit profile. Palavras-chave: Origem anómala das coronárias, AngioTC cardíaca, Morte súbita, Keywords: Anomalous origin of coronary arteries, Cardiac CT, Sudden death