[Salvage coronary angioplasty in a young patient with Takayasu arteritis and myocardial infarction].

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on noninvasive vascular assessment and their association with cardiovascular risk variables are scarce in young individuals. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between pulse wave velocity and blood pressure, anthropometric and metabolic variables, including adipocytokines, in young adults. METHODS:...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Pizzi OL,Brandão AA,Pozzan R,Magalhães ME,Campana EM,Fonseca FL,Freitas EV,Brandão AP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate a group of patients that have a significant lesion in a single-vessel and to demonstrate whether or not the sensitivity and specificity of a dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) was valuable in the evaluation of myocardial viability for these patients. METHODS:Twenty patients who had under...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Castier MB,Carrinho JR,Carrinho MA,Albanesi Filho FM,Moraes AV,Morcerf FP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reproducibility data of the extent and patterns of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is limited. OBJECTIVE:To explore the reproducibility of regional wall thickness (WT), LGE extent, and LGE patterns in patients with HCM assessed with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). M...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rodriguez-Granillo GA,Deviggiano A,Capunay C,Zan MC,Carrascosa P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple arterial anomalies characterized by tortuosity and rolling of the pulmonary arteries and aorta were diagnosed on echocardiography in an asymptomatic newborn infant with a phenotype suggesting Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. These changes were later confirmed on angiography, which also showed peripheral vascular abnor...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rivera IR,Gomes L,Moisés VA,Silva CC,Andrade JL,Carvalho AC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six days old neonate with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum is reported in which a communication was established between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The membraneous atresia was perforated with a special radiofrequency catheter 2F connected to a Hat 200S radiofrequency generator (Osypka)...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Fontes VF,Esteves CA,Braga SL,Acuña U,Santana MV,de Oliveira LM,Pedra SR,Sousa JE

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background::In the Systolic Heart Failure Treatment With the If Inhibitor Ivabradine Trial (SHIFT), heart rate (HR) reduction with ivabradine was associated with improved survival and reduced hospitalizations in patients with heart failure (HF). The mechanisms by which elevated HR increases mortality are not fully unde...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Villacorta AS,Villacorta H Junior,Souza JS,Teixeira JA,Muradas MC,Alves CR,Precht BC,Porto P,Ubaldo L,Mesquita CT,Nóbrega AC

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the management of patients with ischemic heart disease being followed up in a general cardiology outpatient clinic with that of patients being followed up in an outpatient clinic specific for ischemic heart disease, emphasizing the lipid profile and the pharmacological treatment prescribed. METHOD...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Stein R,Alboim C,Campos C,Mello RB,Rosito GA,Polanczyk CA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify whether accentuated reductions of left ventricular volume lead to mitral valve prolapse. METHODS:Seven mongrel dogs were bled through the internal jugular vein, the systolic systemic pressure being kept between 100 and 140 mmHg by means of continuous infusion of dopamine; the inferior vena cava vein,...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Curti HJ,Ferreira MC,Silveira SA,Sanches PC,Carvalhal S

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death in our population. There was a progressive decrease in mortality due to CVD up to 2005. OBJECTIVE:To update the trends in mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Brazil and in the metropolitan region of São Paulo (MRSP) from 1990 to 2009. METH...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mansur Ade P,Favarato D

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birth weight (BW) is a medium- and long-term risk determinant of cardiovascular risk factors. OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between BW and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents of the city of Salvador, Bahia state. METHODS:Cross-sectional study with comparison of BW groups. Sample comprising 250...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Sousa MA,Guimarães IC,Daltro C,Guimarães AC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the percentage of contractility of different myocardial segments in patients with Chagas' disease by measuring myocardial strain and to assess the differences in the radial and longitudinal ventricular contractile function in the undetermined and dilated forms of chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy as...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Silva CE,Ferreira LD,Peixoto LB,Monaco CG,Gil MA,Ortiz J,Ianni BM,Andrade JL,Mathias Júnior W,Barretto AC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report new percutaneous techniques for perforating the pulmonary valve in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, in 3 newborns who had this birth defect. There was mild to moderate hypoplastic right ventricle, a patent infundibulum, and no coronary-cavitary communications. We succeeded in all cases, and ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Pedra CA,de Sousa LN,Pedra SR,Ferreira WP,Braga SL,Esteves CA,Santana MV,Sousa JE,Fontes VF

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular diseases show high incidence and prevalence in Brazil; however, participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is limited and has been poorly investigated in the country. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale (CRBS) was developed to assess the barriers to participation and adherence to CR. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Ghisi GL,Santos RZ,Schveitzer V,Barros AL,Recchia TL,Oh P,Benetti M,Grace SL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By reducing the specificity associated with loss of information, the influence of attenuation of the breasts is very important in myocardial perfusion studies. However, although several studies have been conducted over the past years, little has been developed to determine accurately the influence of the cha...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Oliveira A,Meguerian BA,Mesquita CT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular surgery has been undergoing transformations due to the advancement of percutaneous techniques, clinical treatment and primary prevention. OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of incidence and mortality of heart surgeries performed at the Instituto do Coração (InCor-HCFMUSP). METHODS:Using database from the ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lisboa LA,Moreira LF,Mejia OV,Dallan LA,Pomerantzeff PM,Costa R,Puig LB,Jatene FB,Marcial MB,Stolf NA

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：PURPOSE:To analyze patients operated on in Brazil from May 1968 until June 1993. METHODS:Three patients were transplanted in the historical period of 1968 and 1969. In the modern period from 1984-1993, 380 transplants were performed in 379 patients. These patients were transplanted in 23 services in 20 hospitals. Thes...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Stolf NA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal circumference (WC) is the measure that correlates most closely with the risk factors and death from cardiovascular disease. However, the impact of obesity on the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular disease remains controversial and requires further clarification. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate WA as ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lopes de Souza PA,Trussardi Fayh AP,Lúcia Portal V

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the increasing use of the cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) method and the frequent implementation of such method in new services, we describe herein, in a step-by-step format, the acquisition techniques that are necessary for a complete cardiac approach, of the main anatomical planes of the heart used by CMR. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Nacif MS,Oliveira Junior AC,Carvalho AC,Rochitte CE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to analyse the effectiveness of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure by the video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). METHODS:The technique was utilized in 6 newborn lambs firstly. Three to four small incisions (3 to 10mm) were used in each animal to permit the introduction of lung re...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Jatene FB,Assad RS,Pêgo-Fernandes P,Jatene MB,Monteiro R,Aiello VD,Rocha e Silva R,Barbero-Marcial M,Jatene AD

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high and increasing prevalence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) represents a serious public health problem. New technologies are being used aiming at more accurate diagnoses in order to improve therapeutic approach. In this scenario, speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) uses natural myocardial markers ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Abduch MC,Salgo I,Tsang W,Vieira ML,Cruz V,Lima M,Tsutsui JM,Mor-Avi V,Lang RM,Mathias W Jr

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the predischarge exercise testing importance in determining prognosis after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Treadmill exercise testing was performed in 50 stable and without complications patients with AMI, just before hospital discharge; there were 43 men and 7 women, mean age...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Escosteguy CC,da Rocha MC,Moura MV,Carvalho Mde A

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous intervention in patients with bioprosthetic mitral valve dysfunction is an alternative to conventional surgical treatment. OBJECTIVES:To report the first Brazilian experience with transseptal transcatheter bioprosthetic mitral valve-in-valve implantation (transseptal-TMVIV). METHODS:Patients w...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Nicz PFG,Melo PHMC,Brito PHF,Lima EN,Silva RCE,Prudente ML,Fernandes FH,Deininger MO,Lopes MACQ,Petrucci FS,Reis Filho FR,Marino MA,Bernardes RC,Melo EP,Oliveira MAP,Mangione JA,Mangione FM,Falcão CHE,Martins ECC,Lu

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary embolism is associated with high mortality in patients with hypotension or circulatory shock. However, the association between some clinical variables and mortality is still unclear in hemodynamically stable patients. OBJECTIVES:To derive an in-hospital mortality risk stratification model in hemod...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Volschan A,Albuquerque D,Tura BR,Knibel M,Esteves JP,Bodanese LC,Silveira F,Pantoja J,Souza PC,Mansur J,Mesquita ET,EMEP (Estudo Multicêntrico de Embolia Pulmonar) investigators.

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：PURPOSE:To study the autonomic behavior of the escape rhythm in congenital complete heart block (CCHB), using heart rate variability (HRV). METHODS:A group of 10 asymptomatic patients with CCHB and narrow QRS was studied, 7 females; mean age = 14 +/- 9 years. The following time domain indexes were analyzed from a 24 h...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Boghossian SH,Maia IG,Seidler G,Costa AM,Cruz Filho F,Alves PA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare cardiac disorder. It is more frequently a congenital, but it may also be an acquired condition. Takayasu's disease is an extremely rare cause of this disorder. Most cases of unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm are asymptomatic. Compression of the left coronary artery is an unusua...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Dias RR,Camurça FD,Leite Filho OA,Stolf NA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is a severe chronic disease leading to systemic complications, including cardiovascular dysfunction. Previous cell therapy studies have obtained promising results with the use bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells derived from healthy animals (MSCc) in diabetes animal models. However, the a...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： José VSS,Monnerat G,Guerra B,Paredes BD,Kasai-Brunswick TH,Carvalho ACC,Medei E

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades the results of randomized clinical studies, which are powerful aids for correctly assessing therapeutical strategies, have consolidated cardiological practice. In addition, scientifically interesting hypotheses have been generated through the results of epidemiological studies. Properly condu...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Avezum A,Rossi Neto JM,Piegas L

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of a 62 year-old man admitted for recurrent myocardial infarction and normal coronary arteries, caused by coronary embolism from aortic papillary fibroelastoma. Other conditions causing acute coronary syndrome and normal coronary arteries are discussed. A careful evaluation by transthoraci...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Brito JD,Almeida MS,Ribeiras R,Melo JQ,Almeida RH,Silva JA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00