Dear Editor Initially, the Brazilian Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases (SBDCV) congratulates the Department of Arterial Hypertension of the Brazilian Societies of Cardiology, Hypertension, and Nephrology for the Brazilian Guidelines on Arterial Hypertension 2020 publication. Our aim is to raise some issues related to stroke care and BP management in acute setting, an important topic of discussion and controversy. The guideline correctly attributes arterial hypertension as the main cause of ischemic stroke and intracranial hemorrhage. We would like to point out […]

Abstract Background: In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), cardiogenic shock (CS), and multivessel disease (MVD) questions remain unanswered when it comes to intervention on non-culprit arteries. Objective: This article aims to 1) characterize patients with MI, CS and MVD included in the Portuguese Registry on Acute Coronary Syndromes (ProACS); 2) compare different revascularization strategies in the sample; 3) identify predictors of in-hospital mortality among these patients. Methods: Observational retrospective study of patients with MI, CS and MVD included in […]