João Bicho Augusto

Invited Teaching Assistant
Prof João Augusto

Generic Bio

Participation in Católica Medical School

  • Skills Lab 
     

Field of Work

Cardiology | Myocardiopathies | Advanced Cardiac Imaging | Artificial Intelligence | Research

 

Professional Activity

  • Prof Doutor Fernando Fonseca Hospital
  • Hospital CUF Sintra
  • University College London
     

Education

  • Integrated Masters in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon
  • PhD student at University College London 
     

Professional Career Summary

  • Hospital Assistant in Cardiology at Fernando Fonseca Hospital (HFF, 2021-) with a vast interest in the area of cardiomyopathies and advanced cardiac imaging
  • Coordinator of the Myocardiopathies Consultation (HFF, 2021-) and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (HFF, 2021-)
  • EACVI Portuguese HIT (Heart Imagers of Tomorrow) Ambassador (2019-2021) 
  • Clinical and Research Fellow at Barts Heart Centre and Royal Free Hospital in London (2017-2020)
  • PhD student and Guest Lecturer at University College London (2018-)
  • Postgraduate Harvard Medical School CSRT (2018-2021)
  • Examiner for OSCEs at Queen Mary University of London 
  • Over 200 scientific abstracts and 60 scientific publications (H-index 15, over 1000 citations to date), including Nature journal, Science, The Lancet, Circulation, JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, among others 
  • Investigator and co-investigator in 13 clinical trials and 8 multicenter registries. 
  • Distinguished with 33 awards/fellowships/other awards
  • Guest editor of the journal Frontiers Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Invited reviewer of 12 scientific journals
  • Patricipation in more than 100 courses, trainings and national and international congresses
  • Invited speaker in more than 30 courses and meetings 
  • European level 3 accreditations in transthoracic, transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance


Languages 

Portuguese | English

 

Paper

Apical Ischemia Is a Universal Feature of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

João Bicho Augusto (with Rebecca Hughes). 2023. Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Effect of direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists or warfarin in patients with left ventricular thrombus outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

João Bicho Augusto (with Hilaryano da Silva Ferreira). 2023. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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PrOgnosis in Pulmonary Embolism (PoPE): 30-Day mortality risk score based on five admission parameters

João Bicho Augusto (with Filipa Gerardo). 2023. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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Automated In‐Line Artificial Intelligence Measured Global Longitudinal Shortening and Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion: Reproducibility and Prognostic Significance

João Bicho Augusto 2022. Journal of the American Heart Association
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Cangrelor as antiplatelet bridging therapy in non-cardiac surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention – First-time use in Portugal

João Bicho Augusto (with Inês Fialho). 2022. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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HLA‐DR polymorphism in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and susceptibility to symptomatic COVID‐19

João Bicho Augusto 2022. Immunology
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Immune boosting by B.1.1.529 <b>(</b> Omicron) depends on previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure

João Bicho Augusto 2022. Science
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Precision measurement of cardiac structure and function in cardiovascular magnetic resonance using machine learning

João Bicho Augusto 2022. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Quantitative, multiplexed, targeted proteomics for ascertaining variant specific SARS-CoV-2 antibody response

João Bicho Augusto (with Ivan Doykov). 2022. Cell Reports Methods
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Saturation-Pulse Prepared Heart-rate Independent Inversion-REcovery (SAPPHIRE) Biventricular T1 Mapping: Inter-Field Strength, Head-To-Head Comparison of Diastolic, Systolic and Dark-Blood Measurements

João Bicho Augusto 2022. []
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Saturation-pulse prepared heart-rate independent inversion-recovery (SAPPHIRE) biventricular T1 mapping: inter-field strength, head-to-head comparison of diastolic, systolic and dark-blood measurements

João Bicho Augusto 2022. BMC Medical Imaging
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Blood transcriptional biomarkers of acute viral infection for detection of pre-symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nested, case-control diagnostic accuracy study

João Bicho Augusto 2021. The Lancet Microbe
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Enfarte agudo do miocárdio no YouTube – Is it all fake news?

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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Improved Cardiac Iron One Year After Including Rapid Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanning in a Thalassaemia Medical Camp: Ultrafast MRI For Iron Management in India – The UMIMI Study

João Bicho Augusto 2021. SSRN Electronic Journal
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In Search for Optimal Image Quality in Pediatric Cardiac CT Angiogram.

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Maximal Wall Thickness Measurement in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

João Bicho Augusto 2021. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Mean Scar Entropy by Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Is Associated With Ventricular Arrhythmias Events in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Measurement of T1 Mapping in Patients With Cardiac Devices: Off-Resonance Error Extends Beyond Visual Artifact but Can Be Quantified and Corrected

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Myocardial Fibrosis Quantified by Cardiac CT Predicts Outcome in Severe Aortic Stenosis After Transcatheter Intervention

João Bicho Augusto 2021. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Myocardial Perfusion Defects in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Mutation Carriers

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Journal of the American Heart Association
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Non-invasive Ischaemia Testing in Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Technical Challenges, Limitations, and Future Directions

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Nature
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Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose.

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Science (New York, N.Y.)
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Prognostic Value of Pulmonary Transit Time and Pulmonary Blood Volume Estimation Using Myocardial Perfusion CMR

João Bicho Augusto 2021. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Prospective Case-Control Study of Cardiovascular Abnormalities 6 Months Following Mild COVID-19 in Healthcare Workers

João Bicho Augusto 2021. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Saturation-Pulse Prepared Heart-Rate Independent Inversion-REcovery (SAPPHIRE) Biventricular T1 Mapping: Inter-Field Strength, Head-To-Head Comparison of Diastolic, Systolic And Dark-Blood Measurements

João Bicho Augusto 2021. []
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Use of quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion mapping for characterization of ischemia in patients with left internal mammary coronary artery bypass grafts

João Bicho Augusto 2021. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Use of Rapid Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rCMR) to guide chelation therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia in India UMIMI Study

João Bicho Augusto 2021. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
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Age matters: differences in exercise-induced cardiovascular remodelling in young and middle aged healthy sedentary individuals

João Bicho Augusto 2020. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
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Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Variant Less Known.

João Bicho Augusto (with Hughes, R.K.). 2020. Journal of the American Heart Association
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Breaking down the barriers: Re-evaluating risk of MRI in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices via collaborative practice

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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Cardiovascular Remodeling Experienced by Real-World, Unsupervised, Young Novice Marathon Runners

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Frontiers in Physiology
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COVID-19: PCR screening of asymptomatic health-care workers at London hospital

João Bicho Augusto (with Treibel, T.A.). 2020. The Lancet
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Diagnosis and risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using machine learning wall thickness measurement: a comparison with human test-retest performance

João Bicho Augusto 2020. The Lancet Digital Health
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Dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive genotype-imaging phenotype study.

João Bicho Augusto 2020. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging
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Healthcare Workers Bioresource: Study outline and baseline characteristics of a prospective healthcare worker cohort to study immune protection and pathogenesis in COVID-19

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Wellcome Open Research
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Healthcare Workers Bioresource: Study outline and baseline characteristics of a prospective healthcare worker cohort to study immune protection and pathogenesis in COVID-19 [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

João Bicho Augusto (with João B Augusto). 2020.
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Identifying Cardiac Amyloid in Aortic Stenosis

João Bicho Augusto 2020. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Improving the Generalizability of Convolutional Neural Network-Based Segmentation on CMR Images

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Longitudinal Assessment of Cardiac Involvement in Fabry Disease Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

João Bicho Augusto 2020. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Myocardial edema, myocyte injury, and disease severity in Fabry disease

João Bicho Augusto (with Augusto, J.B.). 2020. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Myocardial Edema, Myocyte Injury, and Disease Severity in Fabry Disease.

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Real-Time Visual Feedback Device Improves Quality Of Chest Compressions; A Manikin Study

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma
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Repeatability of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Radiomics: A Multi-Centre Multi-Vendor Test-Retest Study

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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The myocardial phenotype of Fabry disease pre-hypertrophy and pre-detectable storage

João Bicho Augusto 2020. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
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The Prognostic Significance of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion: An Artificial Intelligence Based Approach Using Perfusion Mapping.

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Circulation
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The Prognostic Significance of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion: An Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach Using Perfusion Mapping

João Bicho Augusto (with Knott, K.D.). 2020. Circulation
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Unusual Submitral Aneurysms

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
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Ventricular tachycardia induced by pacing algorithm designed to avoid atrial fibrillation

João Bicho Augusto 2020. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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A Multicenter, Scan-Rescan, Human and Machine Learning CMR Study to Test Generalizability and Precision in Imaging Biomarker Analysis

João Bicho Augusto (with Bhuva, A.N.). 2019. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
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A Multicenter, Scan-Rescan, Human and Machine Learning CMR Study to Test Generalizability and Precision in Imaging Biomarker Analysis.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Advanced Imaging Insights in Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
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Familial cardiomyopathy caused by a novel heterozygous mutation in the gene LMNA (c.1434dupG): A cardiac MRI-augmented segregation study

João Bicho Augusto (with Alfarih, M.). 2019. Acta Myologica
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Familial cardiomyopathy caused by a novel heterozygous mutation in the gene LMNA (c.1434dupG): a cardiac MRI-augmented segregation study.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology
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Implantation of a Dual-Chamber Pacemaker in a Patient with Situs Inversus and Dextrocardia using a Novel Ultrasound Technique.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Journal of cardiovascular echography
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Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Acta medica portuguesa
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Inline perfusion mapping provides insights into the disease mechanism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Heart (British Cardiac Society)
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Mapping Phenotype Development in Fabry Disease

João Bicho Augusto (with Augusto, J.B.). 2019. Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Myocardial Storage, Inflammation, and Cardiac Phenotype in Fabry Disease After One Year of Enzyme Replacement Therapy.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Non-invasive assessment of ventriculo-arterial coupling using aortic wave intensity analysis combining central blood pressure and phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging
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Quantitative cardiac MRI.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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Quantitative myocardial perfusion in coronary artery disease: A perfusion mapping study.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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Quantitative myocardial perfusion in Fabry disease

João Bicho Augusto (with Knott, K.D.). 2019. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion in Fabry Disease.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Risk stratification in normotensive acute pulmonary embolism patients: focus on the intermediate-high risk subgroup.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care
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Utility of Pacemaker With Sleep Apnea Monitor to Predict Left Ventricular Overload and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.

João Bicho Augusto 2019. The American journal of cardiology
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Concomitant pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection: approach to anticoagulation.

João Bicho Augusto 2018. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
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Derivation and external validation of the SHIeLD score for predicting outcome in normotensive pulmonary embolism.

João Bicho Augusto 2018. International journal of cardiology
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Global longitudinal strain, myocardial storage and hypertrophy in Fabry disease.

João Bicho Augusto 2018. Heart (British Cardiac Society)
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Predictors of de novo atrial fibrillation in a non-cardiac intensive care unit.

João Bicho Augusto 2018. Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
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Early peripheral endothelial dysfunction predicts myocardial infarct extension and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

João Bicho Augusto 2017. Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
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Mild troponin elevation in patients admitted to the emergency department with atrial fibrillation: 30-day post-discharge prognostic significance.

João Bicho Augusto 2017. Internal and emergency medicine
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Biventricular Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: A New Paradigm?

João Bicho Augusto 2016. International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
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Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi and other intestinal parasites in young children in Lobata province, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe.

João Bicho Augusto 2014. PloS one
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