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Rui Pedro Albuquerque

Professor
MD, Invited Assistant at NOVA Medical School

Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon.

PhD candidate in Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School.

Specialist and Consultant in Psychiatry.

Competence in Health Services Management by the Portuguese Medical Association.

Graduate Assistant at hospitals belonging to the Western Lisbon Local Health Unit.

Guest Assistant at the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School.

Lecturer on the Master's Degree in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon.

Research work focusing on the areas of influence of mental health and cognitive dysfunction in cardiovascular disease, specifically in cardiac rehabilitation processes.

Albuquerque RP, Dores H, Cunha G, Mendes M, Gonçalves-Pereira M. Enrollment and adherence in cardiac rehabilitation: Are we neglecting the aging brain? Rev Port Cardiol. 2025 Sep;44(9):581-583. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2025.01.011
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255125002227?via%3Dihub
 
Albuquerque R, Dores H, Gonçalves-Pereira M. Letter to the editor on the “Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: 2024 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. AHA Website. 2025. doi: 10.34619/dppp-8t50
https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/correspondence