Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Exhibit Reduced Baroreflex Sensitivity That May Be Associated with Increased Body Fat.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of resistive exercise in the study of endothelial dysfunction in heart failure (HF) comparatively to reactive hyperemia (RH). METHODS:Eighteen patients with heart failure and 15 normal volunteers were submitted to intermittent handgrip exercise in a pneumatic bag, at an intensity that cor...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Carvalho RT,Vieira ML,Romano A,Kopel L,Lage SG

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：PURPOSE:To determine the value of pericardial biopsy as a complementary exam in the etiology of pericardial effusion. METHODS:We analyzed retrospectively (from 1990 to 1997) 38 patients with pericardial effusion. The age ranged between 3 months and 79 years (mean 41.15 +/- 21.78 years). Pericardial biopsy was performe...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Fernandes F,Ianni BM,Arteaga E,Benvenutti L,Mady C

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), interstitial myocardial fibrosis is an important histological modification that has been associated with sudden death and evolution toward myocardial dilation. OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate the prognostic value of the collagen volume fraction in HCM. METHODS:An e...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Arteaga E,de Araújo AQ,Bernstein M,Ramires FJ,Ianni BM,Fernandes F,Mady C

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the benefit resulting from the use of abciximab associated with primary angioplasty. The following parameters were analyzed in-hospital, at 30 days, and 6 months: (a) flow in the culprit artery; (b) ventricular function; (c) combined outcome of death, acute myocardial infarction, and additional reva...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Brito ML,Souza Filho NF,Moura V AV,Lavalle LA,Darwich RZ,Leal M,Munhoz EC

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：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：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:Clinical and epidemiological studies have demonstrated a strong association between eating habits and chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular events, although not all the mechanisms of action are understood. OBJECTIVE:To describe and analyze the cardiovascular risk (CVR) in vegetarians and omnivores r...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Teixeira Rde C,Molina Mdel C,Zandonade E,Mill JG

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To alert for the diagnosis of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Objective: To describe the main CHDs, as well as phenotypic, metabolic and immunological findings in a series of 60 patients diagnosed with 22q11.2DS. Methods: The study included 60 pati...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Grassi MS,Jacob CM,Kulikowski LD,Pastorino AC,Dutra RL,Miura N,Jatene MB,Pegler SP,Kim CA,Carneiro-Sampaio M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of vaccination against the influenza virus on the mortality due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the mortality by CVD before and after the start of the vaccination against the Influenza virus in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. METHODS:We analyzed the mo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mansur Ade P,Favarato D,Ramires JA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare cogenital anomaly, with very few reports in the literature. We describe two cases of this rare malformation, one of them, associated with interruption of the aortic arch (type B). In both cases, the diagnosis was made by two-dimensional echoca...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rivera IR,Moisés VA,Silva CC,Leal SB,Maluf MA,Andrade JL,Carvalho AC

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on the clinical progression, in the long term, of patients submitted to mechanical reperfusion is scarce. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to describe the long-term clinical progression of patients submitted to primary stenting. METHODS:Between January 1998 and December 2003 we studied ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Oliveira DC,Oliveira JB,Ferro CR,Rosa CG,Borba LA,Knopp F,Oliveira GP,Silva CR,Piegas LS

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who developed dyspnea on mild exertion six years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Myocardial ischemia was documented by radionuclide imaging, and coronary angiography showed patency of all grafts and a large fistula between the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) and the left pul...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Almeida Júnior GL,Jorge JK,Neno AC,Nogueira FB,Hellmuth B,Lins RH,Vilella R,Carreira VJ,Thadeu I,Silva JP

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:One of the most recent phenomena related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the emergence of a new vulnerable population: the elderly. One of the factors that account for this increase is the development of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), which has provided better quality of life and life ex...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Kramer AS,Lazzarotto AR,Sprinz E,Manfroi WC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the prevalence of white coat hypertension in the municipality of Dumont, in São Paulo State, and map study participants' demographics, and physiologic and metabolic changes. METHODS:One hundred and nine (109) users of the Municipal Health Service were selected and then divided into three groups: normo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Alves LM,Nogueira MS,Godoy Sd,Hayashida M,Cárnio EC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the efficacy and tolerability of urapidil in patients with mild and moderate arterial hypertension, including ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). METHODS:Twenty patients, either sex, 40 to 75 years old, with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 90 to 115mmHg were studied. The DBP was the fo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Nobre F,Nogueira JL

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical results after angioplasty in the native coronary vessels in patients who had undergone previous coronary artery surgery. METHODS:From June 1987 to July 1990, 69 patients with previous coronary artery surgery underwent coronary angioplasty in the native arteries. Age ranged from 31 to 8...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Pimentel Filho WA,Ascer E,Büchler JR,Assis SF,Hirschfeld R,Neves M,Araújo EC,Pinheiro LF,Souza JA,De Carvalho VB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the nitroglycerin patches efficacy and tolerability in patients with stable angina pectoris. METHODS:One thousand and five hundred and thirty nine patients with stable angina pectoris, mean age 61.0 +/- 10.3, 891 men and 648 women were prospectively evaluated by five hundred and thirty five special...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Ramires JA,Ghorayeb N,Mansur AP,Batlouni M,Oliveira SF,da Luz PL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In chronic Chagas disease (ChD), impairment of cardiac autonomic function bears prognostic implications. Phase‑rectification of RR-interval series isolates the sympathetic, acceleration phase (AC) and parasympathetic, deceleration phase (DC) influences on cardiac autonomic modulation. OBJECTIVE:This study i...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Nasario-Junior O,Benchimol-Barbosa PR,Pedrosa RC,Nadal J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of arterial hypertension based on measurements of blood pressure in the office has low accuracy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of masked hypertension (MH) and white-coat hypertension through home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) in pre-hypertensive and stage 1 hypertensive patients. ME...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Barroso WKS,Feitosa ADM,Barbosa ECD,Miranda RD,Brandão AA,Vitorino PVO,Ribeiro LPS,Gomes MM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk scores for cardiac surgery cannot continue to be neglected. OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance of "Age, Creatinine and Ejection Fraction Score" (ACEF Score) to predict mortality in patients submitted to elective coronary artery bypass graft and/or heart valve surgery, and to compare it to other scores...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mejía OA,Matrangolo BL,Titinger DP,Faria LB,Dallan LR,Galas FR,Lisboa LA,Dallan LA,Jatene FB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk stratification of a syncopal episode is necessary to better differentiate patients needing hospitalization of those who can be safely set home from the emergency department. Currently there are no strict guidelines from our Brazilian medical societies to guide the cardiologist that evaluate patients in ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Fischer LM,Dutra JP,Mantovani A,Lima GG,Leiria TL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old female with unstable angina, presented an acute embolic ischaemic stroke of right medium cerebral artery during elective coronary angiography. Complete patency was achieved after an intraarterial infusion of rt-PA (60mg/60min) with important functional improvement. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Ascer E,Lessa I,Caldas JG,Frudit ME,Pereira Mde B,Baruzzi AC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In clinical tests, the Informed Consent is critical to preserve the ethics, but due to its high complexity level, it cannot be fully understood. This study assesses the Informed Consent as viewed by patients. OBJECTIVE:We addressed the issue of what do patients understand about the studies based on the IC. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Meneguin S,Zoboli EL,Domingues RZ,Nobre MR,César LA

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a highly expressed enzyme due to leukocyte activation, with multiple atherogenic actions, including LDL cholesterol oxidation, and is related to the instability of atherosclerotic plaque. It is a predictor of adverse events in healthy individuals, patients with heart disease or those...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Esporcatte R,Rey HC,Rangel FO,Rocha RM,Mendonça Filho HT,Dohmann HF,Albanesi Filho FM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate both the frequency of myocardial infarction and coronary atherosclerosis as well as the pathology of the later in necropsied chronic chagasic individuals. METHODS:Systematized gross and light microscopy were performed in hearts, especially at the three main coronary arteries. Eighty-nine hearts wer...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lopes ER,de Mesquita PM,de Mesquita LF,Chapadeiro E

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00