[Acute embolic stroke treated with rt-PA during elective coronary angiography].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether oral amiodarone administered before surgery for a short period in high dose would reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and reduces the length of hospital stay. METHODS:In the double-blind, randomized study, 93 patients were given either oral amiod...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Alcalde RV,Guaragna JC,Bodanese LC,Castro I,Sussenbach E,Noer R,Goldani MA,Feier F,Petracco JB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the antihypertensive efficacy and tolerability of captopril 50 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily in mild to moderate primary hypertension. METHODS:Out-patients (n = 471) with mild to moderate hypertension, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 95-115 mmHg, with 15 days of washout, were included to the ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Velasco-Cornejo IF,Martin LC,Franco RJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 20 year old young man having the permanent form of junctional reciprocating tachycardia complicated by ventricular fibrillation (VF) is reported. A number of antiarrhythmic drugs either as single or combined therapy fail to control tachycardia. Paroxisms of a faster palpitation which never lasted longer th...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Sternick EB,Gerken LM,Azevedo Sobrinho AL,Barbosa MR,Gontijo B,Vrandecic M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate major Doppler-Echocardiographic parameters for the diagnosis of acute cardiac allograft rejection episodes a serial of 54 Doppler Echocardiograms were performed simultaneously with endomyocardial biopsy in five patients (mean age = 40.2 y/o). Measurements included: right and left chambers diameter...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Del Castillo JM,Marotta RH,Ortiz J,Matsumoto AY,Souza EL,Silva CE,Macruz R,Carvalho VB

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial performance index (MPI), demonstrates both systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventricle. Presystolic wave (PSW) is frequently detected on Doppler examination of the left ventricular outflow tract and possible mechanism of PSW is impaired LV compliance and left ventricular stiffness. OBJ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Kul S,Dursun İ,Ayhan S,Sayin MR,Üçüncü Ö,Bülbül NE,Ateş AH,Akyüz AR

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a major cause of death in developed countries as well as in developing countries. In general, the clinical manifestations of CVD, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, are caused by an atherosclerotic process with onset as from the middle age. However,...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Santos MG,Pegoraro M,Sandrini F,Macuco EC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relation between P-wave and QT dispersions in elderly patients with heart failure. METHODS:Forty-seven elderly patients (75.6+/-6 years) with stable heart failure in NYHA functional classes II or III and with ejection fractions of 37+/-6% underwent body surface mapping to analyze P-wave and QT ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Szlejf C,Rays J,Gebara OC,Vieira NW,Pierri H,Nussbacher A,Serro-Azul JB,Samesima N,Pastore CA,Wajngarten M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-induced cardiomyopathy, also know as reversible left ventricular apical ballooning, " Broken-Heart" syndrome, and in Japan, Takotsubo, is characterized by the presence of a transient left ventricular dyskinetic movement of the anterior wall of with hypercontraction of the ventricular basilar segments precipitat...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lemos AE,Junior Araújo AL,Lemos MT,Belém Lde S,Vasconcelos Filho FJ,Barros RB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A healthy 44 year-old male patient presented a calcified mass in the middle mediastinum on a chest film. During diagnostic investigation cineangiograms showed a rupture of the left sinus of Valsalva forming a large pseudoaneurysm that produced important distortion of the left coronary artery and it's main branches. Th...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Barbosa V,Kopel L,Oliveira SA,Barretto AC,Mady C,Bellotti G,Pileggi F

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and a hypoplastic right ventricle, with three wall formed portions, that became naturally well developed until 2 years of age, is related. A Blalock-Taussig shunt had been performed early in life. Z value of tricuspid valve of 0.3 and left ventricular in ECG h...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Atik E,Cury A,Albuquerque AM,Ikari NM,Barbero-Marcial M,Ebaid M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of saphenous vein graft failure one year after coronary artery bypass grafting ranges from 10% to 25%. The aim of this study was to explore whether atorvastatin can reduce accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells to inhibit intimal hyperplasia via p38 MAPK pathway inhibition. METHODS:Forty-five...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Chu T,Huang M,Zhao Z,Ling F,Cao J,Ge J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of heart failure has evolved in recent decades suggesting that survival is increasing. OBJECTIVE:To verify whether there has been improvement in the survival of patients with advanced heart failure. METHODS:We retrospectively compared the treatment and follow-up data from two cohorts of patie...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Carlo CH,Cardoso JN,Ochia ME,Oliveira MT Jr,Ramires JA,Pereira-Barretto AC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE - Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have gained importance in preventing or attenuating the process of ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. The significance of infarct size in regard to the response to ACEIs, however, is controversial. This study aimed to analyze the effects of ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Zornoff LA,Matsubara BB,Matsubara LS,Paiva SA,Tornero MT,Spadaro J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidences suggest that paraoxonase 1 (PON1) confers important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties when associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationships between p.Q192R SNP of PON1, biochemical parameters and carotid atherosclerosis in an asymptomatic, normo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Scherrer DZ,Zago VH,Vieira IC,Parra ES,Panzoldo NB,Alexandre F,Secolin R,Baracat J,Quintão EC,Faria EC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16 year old boy with Takayasu's disease was admitted with myocardial infarction. Thrombolytic therapy with intravenous streptokinase showed no signs of reperfusion. Rescue angioplasty of the left descending coronary artery was performed with success. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Antelmi I,Magalhães L,Caramelli B,Nakano O,Tranchesi Júnior B,Nicolau JC,Nogueira P,Machado NC,Bellotti G,Pileggi F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the quantitative and qualitative aspects of junctional rhythm (JR) during radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of slow pathway in atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. METHODS:Twenty five patients, 5 males, ages ranging from 15 to 76 years, with recurrent atrioventricular nodal reentrant tach...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mendonça A,de Paola AA,Mehta N,Silva RM,Figueiredo E,Gondim FA,Hara VM,Távora MZ,Martinez Filho EE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although thrombolysis and primary CTA are well-established procedures, they are not administered in a large proportion of the patients with STEMI who arrive to the emergency rooms. OBJECTIVE:Describe initial and final the results in a cohort of STEMI patients METHODS:The study included, from hospital admis...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Soares Jda S,Souza NR,Nogueira Filho J,Cunha CC,Ribeiro GS,Peixoto RS,Soares CE,Soares LC,Reis AF,Faria CA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac tumors are rare, mostly benign with high embolic potential. OBJECTIVES:To correlate the histological type of cardiac masses with their embolic potential, implantation site and long term follow up in patients undergoing surgery. METHODS:Between January 1986 and December 2011, we retrospectively anal...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Dias RR,Fernandes F,Ramires FJ,Mady C,Albuquerque CP,Jatene FB

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data from over 4 decades have reported a higher incidence of silent infarction among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), but recent publications have shown conflicting results regarding the correlation between DM and presence of pain in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). OBJECTIVE:Our primary o...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Nicolau JC,Barbosa CJ,Franci A,Baracioli LM,Franken M,Lima FG,Giraldez RR,Kalil Filho R,Ramires JA,Giugliano RP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate cardiac arrhythmias during and after pregnancy in women with Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease using dynamic electrocardiography. METHODS:Twenty pregnant women with Chagas' disease without apparent heart disease aged 19 to 42 years (26.96 +/- 3.6) and a control group of 20 non-chagas...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Acha RE,Rezende MT,Guzman Heredia RA,Silva AC,Rezende ES,Souza CA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two 38 and 53-year old male patients with unstable angina, whose hemodynamic study showed an isolated stenosis of the left coronary artery ostium, were submitted to a surgical angioplasty of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) with saphenous vein patch. At the end of the operation, the patients presented intermitent ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Gerola LR,Eckert ID,Sejópolis JA,Najjar A,Scala LC,Fontes RD

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the morbidity and mortality of patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MS) (according to the First Brazilian Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of MS) undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) during hospitalization and after 30 days. METHODS:A total of 107 patients who underwent C...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Pimenta E,Passarelli O Jr,Borelli F,Sousa MG,Gun C,Amato V,Amodeo C,Piegas LS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze retrograde conduction during junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) episodes and investigate the existence of a relationship between the presence of a retrograde block and the risk of atrioventricular block (AVB) development during radiofrequency ablation procedures in patients with nodal atrioventr...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Silva MS,Sá RL,Fagundes ML,Cruz Filho FE,Arantes LB,Boghossian S,de Almeida AM,Fagundes RL,Romeo Filho LJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the general population, regular practice of physical exercises is associated with improved physical capacity and reduction of cardiovascular events. Concerning patients with chronic kidney disease, a population with significant impairment of physical capacity and high rates of cardiovascular mortality, fe...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Henrique DM,Reboredo Mde M,Chaoubah A,Paula RB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the hypothesis that the pulmonary vein pulsatility index is higher in fetuses of diabetic mothers than it is in normal fetuses of nondiabetic mothers. METHODS:Twenty-four fetuses of mothers with either gestational or previous diabetes (cases), and 25 normal fetuses of mothers without systemic disea...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Zielinsky P,Piccoli AL Jr,Teixeira L,Gus EI,Mânica JL,Satler F,Vaz H,Nicoloso LH,Luchese S,Sheid M,Marcantonio S,Hatém D

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a cardiac arrhythmia with high risk for thromboembolic events, specially stroke. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with nonvalvular AF. METHODS:This study...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Costa MJMD,Ferreira E,Quintella EF,Amorim B,Fuchs A,Zajdenverg R,Sabino H,Albuquerque DC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 19-year-old young man with clinical picture of congestive heart failure and supraventricular tachycardia is reported. Heart failure got better with conventional treatment, but the tachycardia persisted in spite of antiarrhythmic drugs. Echocardiogram showed dilated cardiomyopathy of important degree and ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Afonso MR,França HH

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is related to increased body fat, which can be evaluated by anthropometric indicators. OBJECTIVE:To determine the predictive power of anthropometric indicators and establish their cutoff points as discriminators of high blood pressure. METHODS:Cross-sectional study with a sample of 660 adolesc...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Beck CC,Lopes Ada S,Pitanga FJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the spatial arrangement of the bundles of myocardial fibers presents in the left atrial-venous junctions and in the wall of the pulmonary veins. METHODS:The study was made on 24 human adult hearts, together with pulmonary vessels, fixed in 10% formaldehyde solution. Each specimen was cleared of remnan...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Cavalcanti JS,Biazzoto W,Tavares DS,de Queiroz AC,Silva CM,de Lavor SM,de Oliveira LM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) present a high prevalence and have an impact on the morbimortality of the elderly; however, this question is still unknown by the elderly treated in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of CVRF among the elderly treated by SUS i...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Conceição Ferreira CC,Peixoto Mdo R,Barbosa MA,Silveira EA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00