ABC | Volume 114, Nº3, March 2020

Review Article Oliveira The Top 10 Original Articles Published in the ABC Cardiol and in the RPC in 2019 Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(3):564-570 and adiponectin. The IS correlated positively with body mass index (r = 0.40; p < 0.001), WC (r = 0.30; p < 0.001) and fat mass, assessed by use of bioimpedance (r = 0.31; p < 0.001) in all hypertensive individuals. It may provide complementary information on CVR stratification in obese individuals with RAH. However, it requires validation in other populations to be recommended for clinical use, which is limited by the high cost of measuring cytokines and adiponectin. 7 Obesity, which was associated with inflammation, is also associated with the excessive production of reactive oxygen species. Aiming to assess the effects of an 8-week resisted training on oxidative stress and inflammatory parameters in 24 Swiss mice with obesity induced by a 26-week lipid-rich diet, insulin tolerance testing was performed and body weight was monitored, as were oxidative stress markers and inflammatory parameters on cardiac tissue. The results of the study have shown body weight control despite the excessive calory intake, reversing the lipid damage and the production of reactive oxygen species, and positively modulating the major cytokines responsible for activating the inflammatory process. Thus, resisted exercise can aid the treatment of obesity, but how it promotes those effects on cardiac tissue requires clarification. 8 In another study, 118 individuals, 77 of whom were hypertensive, received random samples of bread with three different salt contents at the beginning of the study. After two weeks, the individuals received the same breads, then added with oregano, and had their arterial blood pressure and 24- hour urine sodium and potassium excretion measured. The hypertensive elderly and young individuals preferred and consumed more salt than the normotensive individuals, and the bread added with oregano decreased the preference for salt in hypertensive elderly and young individuals. The variables that significantly influenced the preference for saltier bread samples were: hypertension, male sex, and alcohol consumption. Public policies to reduce the sodium content of meals, such as those implemented in Portugal, might associate with better control of arterial hypertension and its outcomes, such as stroke, chronic kidney disease and CAD. 9 Chronic coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes The introduction of direct access to primary angioplasty has allowed for a significant reduction in mortality due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS). 10 However, the organization of the primary angioplasty system requires continuous improvement to reduce system-dependent delay times. The Rev Port Cardiol has published two relevant studies about that. The first study, 11 assessing 1222 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), has shown that, as compared to patients admitted directly to a catheterization laboratory, the inter-hospital transfer of patients with STEMI significantly increased ischemic time. The second study, 12 part of the Stent for Life initiative, has assessed data on 1340 patients with STEMI admitted to 18 Portuguese hospitals, aiming at evaluating the performance indicators in the high-risk population, namely elderly, diabetic and female patients. The authors have reported that the elderly have longer patient and system delays, regardless of gender and presence of diabetes, suggesting that the elderly subgroup should be the target of new sensitization strategies. There are several scores for the risk stratification of patients with myocardial infarction, many of which are difficult to use. On the October edition of the Rev Port Cardiol , Monteiro Pinto et al. 13 have proposed a new simple to use clinical score, the KAsH score, which is calculated according to the following formula: KAsH = (Killip class x age x heart rate)/systolic blood pressure. In 1504 consecutively admitted patients with myocardial infarction, the new score has shown a better predictive value than the existing scores, specially the GRACE score. Although promising, the KAsH score requires better Table 2 – List of the top ten articles published in the Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia in 2019. Author Title of the article P Marques Silva et al. 2 Suboptimal lipid levels in clinical practice among Portuguese adults with dyslipidemia under lipid-lowering therapy: Data from the DISGEN-LIPID study P Marques Silva et al. 4 Prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovascular e outras comorbilidades em doentes com hipertensão arterial assistidos nos Cuidados de Saúde Primários: estudo PRECISE R Calé et al. 12 Time to reperfusion in high-risk subgroup patients with myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention J Pinto Monteiro et al. 13 KAsH: Uma nova ferramenta para previsão de mortalidade hospitalar em doentes com Enfarte Agudo do Miocárdio D Bento et al. 16 Short and medium-term prognosis of Takotsubo syndrome in a Portuguese Population D Bonhorst et al. 20 Implantação de dispositivos de ressincronização e/ou desfibrilhação em doentes com insuficiência cardíaca: dados da vida real – o Estudo Síncrone L Fernandes et al. 19 Acidente vascular cerebral isquémico em doentes previamente anticoagulados por fibrilhação auricular não valvular: por que acontece? C Ruivo et al. 25 The SHIFT model combines clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic parameters to predict Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy A Sousa et al. 23 Molecular characterization of Portuguese patients with dilated cardiomyopathy C Ruivo et al. 22 Myocardial deformation measures by cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking in myocarditis: relationship with systolic function and myocardial lesion 566