October issue of 2012, vol. 99(4), pages 1-10.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer, increases the sensitivity of the heart to calcium, thus increasing myocardial contractility without a rise in intracellular calcium. It was recently shown that levosimendan is beneficial in improving renal function. However, it remains to be established that the beneficial...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Zorlu A,Yücel H,Yontar OC,Karahan O,Tandogan I,Katrancioglu N,Yilmaz MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation is the most common persistent arrhythmia, and is the main factor that leads to thromboembolism. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the value of left atrial diameter combined with CHA2DS2-VASc score in predicting left atrial/left atrial appendage thrombosis in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. MET...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Zhang Y,Yuan YQ

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the electrophysiological effects of intravenous propafenone in the anterograde and retrograde effective refractory period of the accessory pathways (AP), in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. METHODS:Forty symptomatic patients were studied. All patients were undergone to electrophysiolog...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Maia IG,Cruz Filho F,Fagundes ML,Loyola LH,Pimenta J,Lorga AM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being relatively recent, a growing and significant accumulation of experimental and clinical evidence has been observed that points to a gradual state of immune-inflammatory activation in patients with heart failure (HF). High levels of several cytokines are found in the circulation and cardiac muscle of indiv...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Candia AM,Villacorta H Jr,Mesquita ET

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate adenocarcinoma is the most common cancer type in the male sex after skin cancer. Among the several types of treatment for prostate cancer, the androgen deprivation therapy has been highly recommended in patients with metastatic or locally advanced disease, which probably results in increased survival. However...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Ribeiro AF,Camara C,Segre CA,Srougi M,Serrano CV Jr

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficiency of a non-surgical treatment of the femoral false aneurysm following cardiac catheterization using the color Doppler echocardiography monitorization. METHODS:From August 1993 to October 1996, 17 patients were evaluated by the color Doppler echocardiography, 7 women and 10 men, between...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Engelhorn CA,Picheth FS,Castro Júnior N,Dabul Júnior NM,Engelhorn AL,Casagrande C

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemias in adults in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, and to identify its relation to risk factors. METHODS:Cross-sectional, population-based, observational study with sampling through conglomerates and stratified according to s...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Souza LJ,Souto Filho JT,de Souza TF,Reis AF,Gicovate Neto C,Bastos DA,Côrtes VA,Chalita FE,Teixeira CL

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:We report the case of a 3-year-old female patient, who, since birth, had cyanosis difficult to explain with usual diagnostic tests. The only findings on physical examination were cyanosis and clubbing of her fingers. Chest computerized tomography showed images of excessive attenuation in the right lung, which resemble...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Gianisella RB,Rossi Filho RI,Zielinsky P

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:Background: Studies have demonstrated the diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of physical stress echocardiography in coronary artery disease. However, the prediction of mortality and major cardiac events in patients with exercise test positive for myocardial ischemia is limited. Objective: To evaluate the effecti...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Araujo AC,Santos BF,Calasans FR,Pinto IM,Oliveira DP,Melo LD,Andrade SM,Tavares ID,Sousa AC,Oliveira JL

更新日期：2014-11-01 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:Heart failure (HF) is an important public health problem, of which main clinical symptoms are dyspnea and fatigue. Noninvasive ventilatory support has been used as adjuvant therapy in cardiac rehabilitation in order to improve the functional capacity of patients. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the functional capacit...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lima Eda S,Cruz CG,Santos FC,Gomes-Neto M,Bittencourt HS,Reis FJ,Aras R,Guimarães AC,Rodrigues-Junior Ede S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebstein's anomaly is an uncommon congenital heart defect, with a prevalence of 0.3-0.5%. Its association with an imperforate tricuspid valve is an even more rare situation (less than 10% of cases). Prenatal diagnosis of this association by means of fetal echocardiography has not been reported. We describe here this as...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Zielinsky P,Pilla CB

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：PURPOSE:To identify the principal forms of cardiac amiloydosis presentation in a terciary hospital. METHODS:Eight cases with cardiac amyloidosis were identified. Five were women, their ages ranged from 23 to 83 years (mean 62). After a medical history and clinical examination the patients were submitted to complementa...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Barretto AC,Precoma D,Serro-Azul JB,Wajngarten M,Pierri H,Pivotto L,Nussbacher A,Gebara OC,Bellotti G

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that pre/postnatal undernutrition leads to higher risk of non communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity in adulthood. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether overweight adolescents with mild stunting [height-for-age Z scores (HAZ) in the range <-1 to ≥ -2] have higher blood ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Clemente AP,Santos CD,Silva AA,Martins VJ,Marchesano AC,Fernandes MB,Albuquerque MP,Sawaya AL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with thalassemia major present chronic hemolysis and require regular blood transfusions which may cause iron overload cardiomyopathy and chronic heart failure. Hemochromatosis is characterized by excessive iron accumulation in tissues, and heart involvement is the main cause of death in patients wit...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rodrigues A,Guimarães-Filho FV,Braga JC,Rodrigues CS,Waib P,Fabron-Junior A,Tan DM,França AC,Okoshi MP,Okoshi K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of cardiac implantable electronic devices after death has become a source of controversy. There are no uniform recommendations for such management in Brazil; practices rely exclusively on institutional protocols and regional custom. When the cadaver is sent for cremation, it is recommended to remove the...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Oliveira JC,Fagundes AA,Alkmim-Teixeira R,Baggio Junior JM,Armaganijan L,d'Avila A,Saad EB,Andrade VS,Moraes LGB,Kuniyoshi R,Rezende AGDS,Pimentel M,Rodrigues TDR,Brito Junior HL,Nadalin E,Pisani CF,Arfelli E,Cintra FD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We determined the effects of losartan and PD 123319 (antagonists of the AT1 and AT2 angiotensin receptors, respectively), and [Sar1, Ala8] ANG II (a relatively peptide antagonist of angiotensin receptors) injected into the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) on water and 3% NaCl intake, and the diuretic, natriureti...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Saad WA,Camargo LA

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently present in patients with aortic valve disease. Decreased kidney perfusion as a consequence of reduced cardiac output may contribute to renal dysfunction in this setting. OBJECTIVE:Given the potential reversibility of kidney hypoperfusion after valve repair, this st...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Calça R,Teles RC,Branco P,Gaspar A,Brito J,Nolasco T,Almeida MD,Neves JP,Mendes M,Machado DS,Weigert A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare blood pressure, lipid profile, food intake, and anthropometric data of adolescents with or without a familial history of hypertension. METHODS:Forty-three adolescents from both sexes were assessed, with ages ranging from 11 to 18 years old. Twenty had hypertensive parents, and 23 had normotensive ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Elias MC,Bolívar MS,Fonseca FA,Martinez TL,Angelini J,Ferreira C,Kasinski N,de Paola AA,Carvalho AC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility and potential for the morphological and hemodynamic investigation of the heart has been increasing the use of the echocardiography in the research setting. Additionally, the development of new technologies, like the real time 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking, demands validation throughout exper...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Abduch MC,Assad RS,Mathias W Jr,Aiello VD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The classification or index of heart failure severity in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was proposed by Killip and Kimball aiming at assessing the risk of in-hospital death and the potential benefit of specific management of care provided in Coronary Care Units (CCU) during the decade of 60....

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mello BH,Oliveira GB,Ramos RF,Lopes BB,Barros CB,Carvalho Ede O,Teixeira FB,Arruda GD,Revelo MS,Piegas LS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conventional right ventricular stimulation can be associated with deleterious effects on cardiac function. The need for a more physiological artificial cardiac stimulation is undoubtedly one of the most important points in the area of cardiac electrotherapy. The programming algorithms for the maintenance of adequa...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Silva Júnior Od,Melo CS,Marra M,Correia D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although team-based care is recommended for patients with hypertension, results of this intervention in a real-world setting are missing in the literature. OBJECTIVE:To report the results of a real-world long-term team-based care for hypertensive patients we conducted this study. METHODS:Data of hypertensi...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Jardim TV,Souza ALL,Barroso WKS,Jardim PCBV

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the cardiogenic depressor Bezold-Jarisch reflex in rats with chronic myocardial infarction. METHODS:Adult Wistar rats were submitted to ligation of the anterior descending coronary artery of the left ventricle (group INF, n = 15) and compared with rats submitted to sham-operation (group Sham, n = 1...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Meyrelles SS,Mill JG,Vasquez EC

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known, especially in our country, about the influence of health insurance plans on the long term outcome of patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of patients with AMI who are covered by the National Health System (SUS) or other health insurance plans. M...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Nicolau JC,Baracioli LM,Serrano CV Jr,Giraldez RR,Kalil Filho R,Lima FG,Franken M,Ganem F,Lage RL,Truffa R

更新日期：2008-12-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the presence of risk factors (RF) for coronary disease in a group of university students (US). METHODS:We studied 123 US, 88 (71.55%) females, mean age 21 +/- 3.52 years, submitted to questionary, interview, physical examination and serum analises. Eighty six women informed about oral contraceptive...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Romagna Cavalheiro PT,da Rosa EM,Vargas Avila AO

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00