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Cristine Schmidt (CS) is graduated in Sport Science (2010), postgraduate in Exercise Physiology and Personal Trainer (2011), Master (2013) and Doctor (2018) in Physical Activity and Health from the Faculty of Sports of the University of Porto (FADEUP). CS is currently a Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto and Assistant Professor at the Universidade Lusófona do Porto. CS is in the 2nd year of the master's degree in Cardiovascular Reabilitation at University of Lisbon.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cristine Schmidt

Citation names

  • Schmidt, Cristine

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
771B-3E38-764C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8090-2068

Email addresses

  • schmidtcristine@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto. Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, , 4200-319 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10 - 2022/06
Ongoing
 Reabilitação Cardiovascular (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Atividade Física e Saúde (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
"HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION: FROM PROGNOSIS TO CARDIAC EFFECTS. THE ROLE OF FITNESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE TRAINING." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2013
Concluded
 Atividade Física e Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
"CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE PRECONDITIONING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION SECONDARY TO PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011
Concluded
 Fisiologia do Exercício e Personal Trainer (Postgraduate Certificate)
Faculdade Arthur Thomas, Brazil
"CIRCUNFERÊNCIA ABDOMINAL: INCIDÊNCIA EM HOMENS E MULHERES SEDENTÁRIOS, EM ACADEMIA DE GINÁSTICA EM BALNEÁRIO CAMBORIU-SC" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010
Concluded
 Licenciada em Educação Física Plena (Licence)
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
"Sports marketing behind the Avai football club and its permanence in the elite of Brazilian soccer in 2009" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Actividade Física Saúde e Lazer, Portugal
2019/03 - 2023/09 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - 2022 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia Educação e Desporto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current Exercise Physiologist Hospital Lusíadas Porto, Portugal
2010 - 2019 Personal Trainer Ginásios, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/06 - 2023/09 Initiation of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: The INITIATE-HFrEF randomized open-label trial
NCT05989503
Researcher
Ongoing
2014 - 2018 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: From Prognosis to Cardiac Effects.
BEX 0554/14-6
PhD Student Fellow
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/06/01 - 2022/05/31 Clinical and Economic Impact of a Clinic-based versus Home-based Exercise Intervention in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial
PTDC/MEC-CAR/30011/2017
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021 - Current Health-related quality of life, cardiac hemodynamics and plasma biomarkers correlates of HeartLogic® index in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients.
n/a
Researcher
2021 - Current Phenotypic characterization of endothelial cells from pulmonary artery catheter ballon tips in systemic sclerosis
n/a
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Portugal
2019 - 2022/10 EXercise InTervention in Heart Failure: a Randomized Controlled Trial (EXIT-HF)
PTDC/MEC-CAR/30011/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Santos, M; Schimdt, C; Magalhaes, S; Teixeira, M; Oliveira, M I; Ferreira, J P; Ribeiro, F. "Home- versus clinic-based exercise intervention in patients with heart failure (EXIT-HF trial): a pragmatic randomized controlled trial". Prague, 2023.
    Published • 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.1005
  2. Campinas A; Schmidt, Cristine; Oliveira MI; Magalhães S; Gomes C; Preza-Fernandes J; Torres S; Santos M. "Effectiveness of a cardiac rehabilitation program in women with heart failure". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia 2023, Vilamoura, 2023.
    Published
  3. Campinas A; Schmidt, Cristine; Oliveira MI; Magalhães S; Gomes C; Preza-Fernandes J; Torres S; Santos M. "Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on heart failure across ejection fraction spectrum". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia 2023, Vilamoura, 2023.
    Published
  4. Alexandre, A; Campinas, A; Schmidt, C; Magalhaes, S; Preza-Fernandes, J; Silveira, J; Gomes, C; Santos, M; Torres, S. "Clinical determinants and barriers to cardiac rehabilitation enrolment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction". Paper presented in ESC Congress 2022, Barcelona, 2022.
    Published • 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.988
  5. P Gois; S Magalhaes; A Alexandre; A Barreira; P Fernandes; F Ribeiro; C Schmidt; M Santos. "Home-based cardiac rehabilitation can reduce anxiety and depression in heart failure patients". 2022.
    10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056.028
  6. C Schmidt; PG Basilio; S Magalhaes; A Alexandre; A Barreira; P Fernandes; F Ribeiro; M Santos. "Impact of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program in heart failure during the COVID-19 pandemic". 2022.
    10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056.246
  7. Schmidt, Cristine; Basílio PG; Oliveira MI; Lopes I; Magalhães S; Fernandes P; Pinto R; Ribeiro F; Santos M. "Exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness in heart failure patients: a look beyond peak oxygen consumption". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia 2022, Vilamoura, 2022.
    Published
  8. Gouveia, Marisol; Soares Martins, T; Schmidt, Cristine; Gois, Priscilla; Teixeira, Manuel; Munoz, Xavier; Embun, Pillar Ximenez; et al. "Exercise Training Improves the exosomal content in patients with heart failure. Conference abstract published on Journal of the American College of Cardiology". Paper presented in 2022 American College of Cardiology, Washington, 2022.
    Published
  9. Marisol Gouveia; Tânia Martins; Cristine Schmidt; Priscilla Gois; Manuel Teixeira; Xavier Muñoz; Pilar Ximénez-Embún; et al. "EXERCISE TRAINING IMPROVES THE EXOSOMAL CONTENT IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE". 2022.
    10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02582-7
  10. Marisol Gouveia; Manuel Teixeira; Cristine Schmidt; Sandra Magalhães; Alexandra Nunes; Mário Santos; Sandra Vieira; Fernando Ribeiro. "EXERCISE TRAINING INCREASES TOXIC PROTEIN OLIGOMERS UPTAKE FUNCTION OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE". 2022.
    10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02433-0
  11. Gouveia, M; Schmidt, C; Teixeira, M; Magalhaes, S; Nunes, A; Lopes, M; Vitorino, R; et al. "Effect of exercise training on amyloid-like protein aggregates among patients with heart failure". Paper presented in ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021, 2021.
    Published • 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.038
  12. Schmidt, C; Monteiro, M; Reis, A; Santos, M. "Physical activity and its clinical correlates in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension". Paper presented in ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021, 2021.
    Published • 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.124
  13. Priscilla Gois Basílio; Ribeiro, Fernando; Sandra Magalhães; Schmidt, Cristine; Ana Barreira; Preza Fernande; Santos, Mário. "Comparação de um programa de reabilitação cardíaca domiciliar versus hospitalar na composição corporal e aptidão cardiorrespiratória em indivíduos com insuficiência cardíaca". Paper presented in 24 Congresso Português de Obesidade, Virtual, 2020.
    Published
  14. Schmidt, Cristine; Santos, Mário; Bohn, Lucimere; Delgado, Bruno Miguel; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Oliveira, José. "Dynamic balance and mobility is the physical fitness component that better predicts quality of life in HFpEF patients". Paper presented in EuroPrevent, 2019.
    10.1177/2047487319860061
  15. Trêpa, M; Schmidt, Cristine; Santos, R.; Fontes-Oliveira, M; Costa, R .; Frias, A; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; et al. "Functional capacity, but not left ventricle diastolic dysfunction or BNP, is associated with quality of life in HFpEF patients". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia, 2019.
  16. Schmidt, Cristine; Bohn, Lucimere; Santos, Mário; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Oliveira, José. "Comparison of self-reported and accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in Heart Failure 2018, Viena, 2018.
  17. Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, José António; Gonçalves, Nádia; Vasques-Novoa, Francisco; Santos, Mário; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; Duarte, José Alberto; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "Protective effects of exercise training against left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension.". Paper presented in Heart Failure 2018, Viena, 2018.
  18. Schmidt, Cristine; Bohn, Lucimere; Santos, Mário; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Oliveira, José. "Subjective and objective levels of physical activity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Dublin, 2018.
  19. Schmidt, Cristine; Santos, Mário; Bohn, Lucimere; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Oliveira, José. "Validity of self-reported against accelerometer derived physical activity levels in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in I Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018.
  20. Schmidt, Cristine; Coelho, João; Ferreira, Rita; Paiva, N; Falcão-Pires, Inês; Lourenço, André; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA; Oliveira, José; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "Exercise Improves Diastolic Function In HFpEF By Reducing Intrinsic Cardiomyocyte Stiffness And Fibrosis". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 2017.
    {10.1249/01.mss.0000518934.04521.41}
  21. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Coelho, João; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Miranda-silva D; et al. "Exercise training modulates inflammation in rats with metabolic syndrome and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in European Congress of Obesity, Porto, 2017.
  22. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Coelho, João; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Miranda-Silva, Daniela; et al. "Impact of high-intensity circuit-training in physical capacity and cardiometabolic risk markers in overweigh adolescents". Paper presented in European Congress of Obesity, Porto, 2017.
  23. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Coelho, João; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Miranda-silva D; et al. "Chronic exercise training modulates inflammation and reduces left ventricle stiffness in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in ESC Congress 2017, 2017.
  24. Schmidt, Cristine; Coelho, João; Ferreira, Rita; Paiva, N; Falcão-Pires, Inês; Lourenço, André; Oliveira, José; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "O exercício melhora a função diastólica na ICFEP através da redução da rigidez intrínseca dos cardiomiócitos e da fibrose". Paper presented in Congresso Portugues de Cardiologia, 2017.
  25. Schmidt, Cristine; Ferreira, Rita; Neuparth, Maria João; Canotilho, Carolina; Serrão, Francisca; Sobral, Marta; Oliveira, José; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "Impacto de um programa de treino em circuito de alta intensidade na composição corporal, capacidade física e em marcadores de risco cardiometabólico, em adolescentes com sobrepeso.". Paper presented in 21o Congresso Português de Obesidade, Aveiro, 2017.
  26. Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Schmidt, Cristine; Ferreira, Rita; Neuparth, Maria João; Canotilho, Carolina; Serrão, Francisca; Sobral, Marta; Oliveira, José. "Impact of high-intensity circuit-training in physical capacity and cardiometabolic risk markers in overweigh adolescents". Paper presented in European Congress of Obesity, 2017.
  27. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Coelho, João; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Miranda-Silva, Daniela; et al. "Resposta anti-inflamatória ao exercício físico em ratos com síndrome metabólica e ICFEP". Paper presented in 20º SPEO, Porto, 2016.
  28. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Falcão-Pires, Inês; Lourenço, André; et al. "O exercício físico como modulador da inflamação em um modelo animal de Insuficiência Cardíaca com Fração de Ejeção Preservada". Paper presented in XVI Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Porto, 2016.
  29. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Falcão-Pires, Inês; Lourenço, André; et al. "Beneficial effects of exercise training in a rat model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia, Vilamoura, 2016.
  30. Schmidt, Cristine; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; Falcão-Pires, Inês; Lourenço, André; Oliveira, José; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise Training in a Rat Model of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 2016,, 2016.
    {10.1249/01.mss.0000485608.04402.f5}
  31. Schmidt, Cristine; Ferreira, Rita; Ferreira-Nogueira, Rita; Gonçalves, Nádia; Silva, Ana Filipa; Fontoura, Dulce; Leite, Sara; et al. "Efeito Anti-inflamatório do Exercício Físico num Modelo Animal de Insuficiência Cardíaca com Fração de Ejeção Preservada e Síndrome Metabólica". Paper presented in 7º Simpósio de Metabolismo, Porto, 2015.
  32. Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, José Antonio; Castro e Sousa, Gonçalo; Hoffmann, Morgana; Girardi, Daniel; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; Duarte, José Alberto. "Exercise preconditioning prevents left ventricular dysfunction and maladaptive remodeling secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats". Paper presented in VIII Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, Porto, 2014.
  33. Moreno, Nuno; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, José Antonio; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA. "Echocardiographic assessment of the impact of exercise training at different time points of the development of experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension". Paper presented in ESC Congress, 2013.
    10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.P324
  34. Moreno, Nuno; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, José Antonio; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA. "Echocardiographic assessment of the impact of exercise training at different time points of the development of experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension". Paper presented in Heart Failure Congress, 2013.
  35. Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Fonseca, Helder; Ferreira, Rita; Padrão, Ana Isabel; Vasques-Novoa, Francisco; Gonçalves, Nádia; Vieira, Sara; et al. "Exercise Training Prevents Right Ventricular Dysfunction And Maladaptive Remodeling In Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.". Paper presented in Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2013.
  36. Hoffmann, Morgana; Bovolini, António; Schmidt, Cristine; Castro e Sousa, Gonçalo; Girardi, Daniel; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA; et al. "Voluntary physical exercise attenuates the cardiac changes induced by age in female wistar rats". Paper presented in Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2013.
  37. Castro e Sousa, Gonçalo; Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, António; Hoffmann, Morgana; Girardi, Daniel; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; Duarte, José Alberto; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "Long-termendurance exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and attenuates age-induced cardiac dysfunction". Paper presented in Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2013.
  38. Moreno, Nuno; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, António; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA. "Avaliação ecocardiográfica do impacto do exercício físico em momentos diferentes do desenvolvimento de hipertensão pulmonar arterial num modelo experimental.". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia, 2013.
  39. Bovolini, António; Schmidt, Cristine; Castro e Sousa, Gonçalo; Hoffmann, Morgana; Girardi, Daniel; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Duarte, José Alberto; ADELINO LEITE-MOREIRA; Henriques-Coelho, Tiago. "Papel do treino físico na modulação das alterações estruturais e funcionais do ventrículo esquerdo induzidas por hipertensão arterial pulmonar.". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Cardiologia, 2013.
Conference poster
  1. Gouveia, Marisol; Schmidt, Cristine; Teixeira, Manuel; Lopes, Mário; Aveiro, Susana; Domingues, Pedro; Xia, Ke; et al. "Increased levels of circulating SDS-resistant protein aggregates in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Paper presented in Heart Failure & World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, 2022.
  2. Ferreira, Cláudia; Santos, Mário; Ferreira, Rita; Schmidt, Cristine; Barros, António; Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Amado, Francisco; Nogueira-Ferreira, Rita. "Urine proteomics to study sex-related differences in heart failure". Paper presented in XIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Allison Russo; Giorjines Boppre; Cristine Schmidt; Lucimere Bohn. "Chronic hemodynamic adaptations induced by resistance training with and without blood flow restriction in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Sports Medicine and Health Science (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2023.09.006.
    10.1016/j.smhs.2023.09.006
  2. Marisol Gouveia; Cristine Schmidt; Priscilla Gois Basilio; Susana S. Aveiro; Pedro Domingues; Ke Xia; Wilfredo Colón; et al. "Exercise training decreases the load and changes the content of circulating SDS-resistant protein aggregates in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction". Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11010-023-04884-z.
    10.1007/s11010-023-04884-z
  3. Luiza Vieira Santos e Santos; Juliana Netto Maia; Cinthia Rodrigues de Vasconcelos; Danielly Lima de Andrade; Esdras Marques Lins; Cristine Schmidt; Maria do Amparo Andrade. "The relationship between the clinical severity of chronic venous insufficiency and the calf muscle pump: A cross-sectional study". Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.068.
    10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.068
  4. Cristine Schmidt; Sandra Magalhães; Priscilla Gois Basilio; Marisol Gouveia; Manuel Teixeira; Cláudio Santos; Aida Isabel Tavares; et al. "Home- versus centre-based EXercise InTervention in patients with Heart Failure (EXIT-HF trial): A pragmatic randomized controlled trial". Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2023.05.013.
    10.1016/j.repc.2023.05.013
  5. Marisol Gouveia; Cristine Schmidt; Manuel Teixeira; Mário Lopes; Susana S. Aveiro; Pedro Domingues; Ke Xia; et al. "Characterization of Plasma SDS-Protein Aggregation Profile of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction". Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12265-022-10334-w.
    10.1007/s12265-022-10334-w
  6. Marisol Gouveia; Manuel Teixeira; Cristine Schmidt; Mário Lopes; Dário Alexandre Martins Trindade; Sandra Magalhães; Ana Gabriela Henriques; et al. "Impaired Extracellular Proteostasis in Patients with Heart Failure". Archives of Medical Research (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.02.001.
    10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.02.001
  7. André Alexandre; Cristine Schmidt; Andreia Campinas; Catarina Gomes; Sandra Magalhães; José Preza-Fernandes; Severo Torres; Mário Santos. "Clinical Determinants and Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment of Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Single-Center Study in Portugal". Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9100344.
    10.3390/jcdd9100344
  8. Cristine Schmidt; Miguel Monteiro; Inês Furtado; Luísa Carvalho; Fabienne Gonçalves; Abílio Reis; Mário Santos. "Physical activity and its clinical correlates in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.". Pulmonary Circulation (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12048.
    10.1002/pul2.12048
  9. Lopes, José; Teixeira, Manuel; Cavalcante, Suiane; Gouveia, Marisol; Duarte, Ana; Ferreira, Miriam; Simões, Maria I.; et al. "Reduced Levels of Circulating Endothelial Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction". Archives of Medical Research (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcmed.2022.02.001.
    10.1016/j.arcmed.2022.02.001
  10. Maria Isilda Oliveira; Sara Leite; António Barros; André P. Lourenço; Claúdia Mendes; Cristine Schmidt; Mário Santos; Adelino Leite-Moreira; Daniel Moreira-Gonçalves. "Histological and hemodynamic characterization of right ventricle in sedentary and trained rats with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction". Experimental Physiology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1113/EP089516.
    10.1113/EP089516
  11. Gouveia, Marisol; Schmidt, Cristine; Teixeira, Manuel; Magalhães, Sandra; Nunes, Alexandra; Lopes, Mário; Ferreira, Rita; et al. "ANALYSIS OF PLASMA PROTEIN AGGREGATION FROM PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION". Journal of Hypertension 39 Supplement (2021): e102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000745440.17152.fc.
    10.1097/01.hjh.0000745440.17152.fc
  12. Cardoso, Rodrigo; Guedes, Mariana; Pauli, Nicolle; Ehrenbrink, Gabriela; Poças, Keily; Castro, Carolina ; Santos, Carla S; Schmidt, Cristine; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel. "PREOPERATIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AND POSTOPERATIVE BURDEN IN CANCER PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY". Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia 51 (2021): 53-61. https://doi.org/10.34635/rpc.932.
    Published
  13. Schmidt, Cristine; Bovolini, José A.; Gonçalves, Nádia; Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco; Andrade, Maria do Amparo; Santos, Mário; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; et al. "Exercise preconditioning prevents left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension". Porto Biomedical Journal 5 5 (2020): e081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000081.
    10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000081
  14. Schmidt, Cristine; Magalhães, Sandra; Barreira, Ana; Ribeiro, Fernando; Fernandes, Preza; Santos, Mário. "Programas de reabilitação cardíaca para doentes com insuficiência cardíaca durante o período do COVID-19". Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2020.06.012.
    10.1016/j.repc.2020.06.012
  15. Schmidt, Cristine; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Santos, Mário; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Oliveira, José. "Physical activity and exercise training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: gathering evidence from clinical and pre-clinical studies". Heart Failure Reviews 27 2 (2020): 573-586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10741-020-09973-5.
    10.1007/s10741-020-09973-5
  16. Schmidt, Cristine. "Comparison of questionnaire and accelerometer-based assessments of physical activity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: clinical and prognostic implications". Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14017431.2019.1707863.
    10.1080/14017431.2019.1707863
  17. Schmidt, Cristine; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; Santos, Mário; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Oliveira, José. "Physical activity and exercise training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: gathering evidence from clinical and pre-clinical studies". Heart Failure Reviews (2020):
    Accepted • 10.1007/s10741-020-09973-5
  18. Schmidt, Cristine; Santos, Mário; Bohn, Lucimere; Delgado, Bruno; Moreira-Gonçalves, Daniel; ADELINO F. LEITE-MOREIRA; Oliveira, José. "Dynamic balance and mobility explains quality of life in HFpEF, outperforming all the other components of physical fitness.". Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 114 4 (2020): 701-707.
    10.36660/abc.20190080
  19. Goncalves, Daniel; Fontoura, Joaquim; Schmidt, Cristine; Neuparth, Maria Joao; Canotilho, Carolina; Serrao, Francisca; Sobral, Marta; Ferreira, Rita; Oliveira, Jose. "High-intensity Circuit-training Improves Physical Capacity And Cardiometabolic Risk Markers In Overweigh Adolescents". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2017): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/18255617/.
    10.1249/01.MSS.0000519392.36162.E4
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cristine Schmidt. "Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: from prognosis to cardiac effects. The role of fitness, physical activity and exercise training.". PhD, 2018. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/113573.
  2. Cristine Schmidt. "Cardioprotective effects of exercise precoditioning in an experimental model of left ventricular dysfunction secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension". Master, 2013. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/68470.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018 Subjective and objective levels of physical activity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
(Ireland)
2016 Beneficial effects of exercise training in a rat model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Congresso Português de Cardiologia 2016
(Portugal)
2015 Anti-inflammatory effect of exercise training in an animal model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and metabolic syndrome 7º Simpósio de Metabolismo
(Portugal)
2014 Exercise preconditioning prevents left ventricular dysfunction and maladaptive remodeling secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats. VIII IJUP, Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
(Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Impact of blood flow restriction training in blood pressure: A systematic review.
Co-supervisor
 Exercício e Saúde (Master)
Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
2020/01 - Current Barriers to cardiac rehabilitation in heart failure
Co-supervisor
 Atividade Física e Saúde (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2019 - Current Níveis de atividade física e perfil inflamatório em doentes com insuficiência cardíaca
Supervisor
 Exercício e Saúde (Master)
Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2022 Comparison between physical activity levels measured by questionnaire and accelerometry in individuals with cancer.
Supervisor
 Exercício e Saúde (Master)
Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Impacto de um programa de exercício físico domiciliar em paciente com insuficiência cardíaca: um estudo de caso
Supervisor
 Fisiologia Clínica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/09/28 Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago José Teixeira Alves (Master)
Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation ( 2052-1847)
2020 - Current Heart and Vessels (1615-2573)
2020 - Current Journal of Applied Gerontology (0733-4648 ; 1552-452)
2019 - Current ESC Heart Failure (2055-5822)
2018 - Current Cadernos de Saúde Pública (0102-311X.)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Exercise in Cancer, Neurodegenerative and Musculoskeletal Diseases Exercício e Saúde (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
2019 - Current Research Methods in Physical Exercise, Health and Wellbeing Exercício e Saúde (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
2019 - Current Physical Exercise in Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Exercício e Saúde (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/08 Exercise Physiology Educação Física e Desporto (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2017 Best Poster in Cardiovascular Physiology - European Society of Cardiology
Société Européenne de Cardiologie, France
2012 Prémio Servier na Insuficiência Cardíaca – Investigação Básica- Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Portugal