ABC | Volume 112, Nº2, February 2019

Review Article Fontes-Carvalho et al The Year in Cardiology 2018: ABC Cardiol and RPC at a glance Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019; 112(2):193-200 Table 1 – List of the 10 best original articles published in 2018 in Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia Author Title _link Timóteo A et al. Portuguese Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ProACS): 15 years of a continuous and prospective registry https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918301983 Monteiro P et al. The SAFIRA study: A reflection on the prevalence and treatment patterns of atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular risk factors in 7500 elderly subjects https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918300849 Pereira H et al. Factors influencing the patient delay to primary angioplasty in myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI): the Stent for life initiative in Portugal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117300811 Menezes MN et al. Comparative analysis of fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio: Results of a five-year registry https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491830134X Cardim N et al. The Portuguese Registry of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Overall results https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117305425 Andrade N et al. Knowledge about cardiovascular disease in Portugal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117306832 Timóteo A et al. What is the role of beta-blockers in a contemporary treatment cohort of patients with acute coronary syndrome? A propensity-score matching analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491830388X Fontes-Carvalho R et al. Left atrial deformation analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography to predict exercise capacity after myocardial infarction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918303520 Rodrigues PM et al. Body adiposity is associated with risk of high blood pressure in Portuguese schoolchildren https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918301259 Pereira-da-Silva T et al. Optimizing risk stratification in heart failure and the selection of candidates for heart transplantation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117300641 Table 2 – List of the 10 best original articles published in 2018 in ABC Cardiol Author Title - link Nascimento BR et al. Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology in Portuguese-Speaking Countries: data from the Global Burden of Disease, 1990 to 2016 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018000600500&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en Farsky PS et al. Persistent Inflammatory Activity in Blood Cells and Artery Tissue from Patients with Previous Bare Metal Stent http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001400134&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en Borges JMDM et al. Factors Associated with Inadequate Management of Antiplatelet Agents in Perioperative Period of Non-Cardiac Surgeries http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001600596&lng=es&nrm=i&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en de Souza e Silva CG et al. Up to 15-Year Survival of Men and Women after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Paid by the Brazilian Public Healthcare System in the State of Rio de Janeiro, 1999-2010 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001600553&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en Stephan LS et al. Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Health Application to Support Shared Decision-Making http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en Gripp EA et al. Global Longitudinal Strain Accuracy for Cardiotoxicity Prediction in a Cohort of Breast Cancer Patients During Anthracycline and/or Trastuzumab Treatment http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018000200140&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en Miyazaki Y et al. The Role of Quantitative Aortographic Assessment of Aortic Regurgitation by Videodensitometry in the Guidance of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001400193&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en&ORIGINALLANG=en Martins CN et al. Mid- and Longterm Neo-Aortic Valve Regurgitation after Jatene Surgery: Prevalence and Risk Factors http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0066-782X2018005008104&script=sci_arttext Silva DV et al. Comparison of Cardiac and Vascular Parameters in Powerlifters and Long-Distance Runners: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001800772 Rodrigues JA et al. Physical Exercise and Regulation of Intracellular Calcium in Cardiomyocytes of Hypertensive Rats http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001400172 194