INITIATE-HFrEF Results Presented at the 22nd Global CardioVascular Clinical Trialists Forum
João Ferreira, investigator from RISE/FMUP, participated in the 22nd Global CardioVascular Clinical Trialists (CVCT) Forum, at Washington DC, USA. The CVCT forum is the largest global meeting dedicated to clinical trials in cardiovascular medicine, where he presented the results from the INITIATE-HFrEF trial (Simultaneous or sequential initiation of ARNI and SGLT2i in patients with HFrEF).
First Results from the BREATHE Study Presented in the 41st Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology
The BREATHE study presented its first results at the 41st Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology and the 1st Ibero-American Congress of Pulmonology, held from November 27 to 30, 2025, in Algarve, Portugal. The results were presented through a commented poster entitled “Phenotypic and Clinical Characterization of Severe Asthma Patients: Insights from Biologic […]
Results from the SOGALDI-PEF RCT Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The SOGALDI-PEF randomized clinical trial has published its primary results in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in July 2025, marking an important contribution to the management of heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction.
SOGALDI-PEF was designed as a prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded-endpoint cross-over trial involving 108 outpatients with symptomatic […]
Epi-Asthma Wins Best Scientific Article Award at the 2025 Prémios Médicos de Família de Ouro
Epi-Asthma‘s article was awarded the Best Scientific Article 2025 at the MGFamiliar ceremony of the Prémios Médicos de Família de Ouro, held on January 9, 2026. This distinction recognises the scientific excellence and relevance of the article “Prevalence of asthma in Portuguese adults – the EPI-ASTHMA study: a nationwide population-based survey” by Dinis Brito et al.
FabryPET Project Launched with First FAPI PET Scan
The FabryPET project (FCT: 2023.15385.PEX) has officially started with the successful completion of the first FAPI PET scan, marking an important milestone in the study of imaging biomarkers in Fabry cardiomyopathy.
The scan was performed at the Nuclear Medicine Service of ULS São João, whose expertise was essential for implementing this advanced molecular imaging protocol. This […]
2025 Achievements: Online Seminar – Clinical Research in the Digital Era
An open online seminar focused on Clinical Research in the Digital Era was held as part of the continuing education course “Investigator-Initiated Clinical Studies with Digital Tools” in December 2025.
The session was moderated by João Fonseca from the FMUP/RISE and brought together speakers from academia, industry, and digital health, creating a space for […]
