Echocardiography in thalassemic patients on blood transfusions and chelation without heart failure.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Transposition of the Great Arteries is the most frequent congenital cyanogenic cardiopathy in the neonatal period, corresponding to 7% of all congenital cardiopathies. Among the operations for surgical treatment, the Jatene operation, with arterial correction, is the treatment of choice. During the late ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Jatene MB,Jatene IB,Oliveira PM,Moysés RA,Souza LC,Fontes V,Miura N,Lopes AA,Marcial MB,Jatene AD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a female patient with obstructive lesions in the right and left carotid, right renal, left subclavian and left common iliac arteries which were percutaneously treated. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Tumelero RT,Teixeira JC,Duda NT,Tognon AP,Rossato M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a marker of increased cardiovascular risk and is frequently associated with both arterial hypertension (AH) and aortic stenosis (AoS). Also, these two maladies may co-exit in a same patient. However, in these cases, it is not clear the impact of each one in LVH. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Hueb JC,Vicentini JT,Roscani MG,Fusco D,Mattos R,Zanatti SG,Okoshi K,Matsubara BB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sudden death is the leading cause of death in Chagas disease (CD), even in patients with preserved ejection fraction (EF), suggesting that destabilizing factors of the arrhythmogenic substrate (autonomic modulation) contribute to its occurrence. OBJECTIVE:To determine baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) in patient...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Santos AM,Scanavacca MI,Darrieux F,Ianni B,Melo SL,Pisani C,Santos Neto F,Sosa E,Hachul DT

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease in Brazil. METHODS:Elderly patients with cardiovascular disease treated in 36 centers of cardiology and geriatrics were investigated through a questionnaire applied to those who had an appointment duri...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Taddei CF,Ramos LR,de Moraes JC,Wajngarten M,Libberman A,Santos SC,Savioli F,Dioguardi G,Franken R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of carvedilol, a new antihypertensive drug that combines vasodilatory and beta-blocker properties, with nifedipine. METHODS:In a multicenter double-blind trial, 106 mild to moderate essential hypertensive patients were treated with either carvedilol (n = 51), or nifedipine (n = 55) as m...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Plavnik FL,Freitas AF,Portela JE,Dantas M,Spritzer T,Kohlmann NE,Spritzer N,Furtado MR,Kohlmann O Jr

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61 year-old Chagasic woman, with previous left ventricular systolic disfunction, ventricular tachychardia and cardiac pacemaker, presented cardiac arrest in asystolia after surgical ressection of apical aneurysm. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Franco FG,Moffa PJ,Higuchi Mde L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sphygmomanometers calibration accuracy and the physical conditions of the cuff-bladder, bulb, pump, and valve. METHODS:Sixty hundred and forty five aneroid sphygmomanometers were evaluated, 521 used in private practice and 124 used in hospitals. Aneroid manometers were tested against a proper...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mion Júnior D,Pierin AM,Alavarce DC,Vasconcellos JH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep apneas are frequent in patients with heart failure (HF). Estimate of the pre-beta blocker age (BB) point out to 45% of central apneas in these patients. OBJECTIVE:Assess the influence of BB in central apneas and their interference in the quality of sleep and life of patients with heart failure. METHO...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Silva CP,Lorenzi-Filho G,Marcondes B,Osmundo G Jr,Mangini S,Freitas AF Jr,Pires PV,Bocchi EA,Bacal F

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and safety of the use of 4F Judkins catheters for coronary angiography. METHODS:From August/95 to January/96, 70 patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent coronary cineangiography by the Judkins technique, with 4F catheters. Following puncture of the right ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Berti S,Feres F,Castro D,Gusmão M,Staico R,Padilha R,Chaves A,Centemero M,Mattos LA,Sousa A,Sousa JE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease of genetic origin in the world population, with a prevalence of at least 1/500. The association with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is not uncommon, as it affects approximately 25% of the world population. Most studies aim at the differ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Gil TCP,Castier MB,Gondar AFP,Sales AF,Santos MO,Lima FCDS,Mourilhe-Rocha R

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have reported the benefits of beta-blockers (BB) for patients presenting with systolic heart failure. however, many patients hospitalized as a result of acute heart failure are already using BB and require dobutamine for arterial hypotension and low cardiac output. Therefore, a decision must be made re...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Passos LC,Barbosa AC,Oliveira MG,Santos EG Jr

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To detect the prevalence of systemic hypertension in children and to establish the relation between blood pressure levels and sex, age, ethnicity, weight, and height. METHODS:The prevalence of systemic hypertension and its relation to sex, age, ethnicity, weight, and height were studied in 611 students aged ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Rezende DF,Scarpelli RA,de Souza GF,da Costa JO,Scarpelli AM,Scarpelli PA,de Carvalho GB,D'Agostini HM,Pedrosa JC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 30-year-old female patient, with biological mitral valve prosthesis due to symptomatic mitral stenosis and a history of acute myocardial infarction and generalized tonic-clonic seizure episodes, visual hallucinations, cerebral thromboembolic events and, at present, chorea and acute carditis. The patient...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Soeiro Ade M,Almeida MC,Accorsi TA,Spina GS,Serrano CV Jr,Tarasoutchi F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of the A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type-1 receptor (AT1R) gene with acute myocardial infarction and also with the severity of coronary artery disease. METHODS:A prospective, cross-sectional study was carried out with 110 patients with acute myocardial infarction, who, ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Araújo MA,Menezes BS,Lourenço C,Cordeiro ER,Gatti RR,Goulart LR

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of myocardial contractility, based on the new anatomical concepts that govern cardiac mechanics, represents a promising strategy of analysis of myocardial adaptations related to physical training in the context of post-infarction. We investigated the influence of aerobic training on physical capacity and on ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Santi GL,Moreira HT,Carvalho EEV,Crescêncio JC,Schmidt A,Marin-Neto JA,Gallo-Júnior L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebstein's anomaly, although the most common malformation of the tricuspid valve, is a rare disease. Its association with other syndromes and extracardiac anomalies is very rare and has been reported in only a few cases. A case of prenatal diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly in a patient with Down's syndrome is reported. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Leite Mde F,Gianisella RB,Zielinsky P

更新日期：2004-04-01 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::The endothelium is a monolayer of cells that extends on the vascular inner surface, responsible for the modulation of vascular tone. By means of the release of nitric oxide (NO), the endothelium has an important protective function against cardiovascular diseases. Objective::Verify if cis- [Ru(bpy)2(NO2)(N...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Vatanabe IP,Rodrigues CNDS,Buzinari TC,Moraes TF,Silva RSD,Rodrigues GJ

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between cardiovascular risk factors and the anthropometric values--body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). METHODS:It was studied 231 employees of Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 54.1% of them were men (21-76 years old). Glycemia, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, tri...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rezende FA,Rosado LE,Ribeiro Rde C,Vidigal Fde C,Vasques AC,Bonard IS,de Carvalho CR

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension model is one of the most reproduced today, presenting as a limitation the absence of plexiform lesions, typical manifestations of the severe disease in humans. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the severity of MCT-induced pulmonary arteriopathy by patholog...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Gewehr DM,Salgueiro GR,Noronha L,Kubrusly FB,Kubrusly LF,Coltro GA,Preto PC,Bertoldi AS,Vieira HI

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence of problems requiring reprogramming of atrioventricular pacemakers in a long-term follow-up, and also the causes for this procedure. METHODS:During the period from May '98 to December '99, 657 patients were retrospectively studied, An actuarial curve for the event reprogramming of the...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Martinelli M,de Arruda Melo S,Nishióka SA,Pedrosa AA,de Siqueira SF,Costa R,Sosa E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background::Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil, and primary prevention care may be guided by risk stratification tools. The Framingham (FRS) and QRISK-2 (QRS) risk scores estimate 10-year overall cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic individuals, but the instrument of c...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Garcia GT,Stamm AMNF,Rosa AC,Marasciulo AC,Marasciulo RC,Battistella C,Remor AAC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis is an uncommon isolated anomaly and since 1978 only 119 cases have been reported. In general the condition presents as pulmonary hypertension (PH) in children and hemoptysis in adults. Interventions such as pulmonary artery reconstruction and lobectomies were performed in ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Atik E,Tanamati C,Kajita L,Barbero-Marcial M

更新日期：2006-10-01 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:There is evidence indicating that blood pressure control is more effective in reducing macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) than glycemic control. However, the reduction in BP to levels recommended by international guidelines is difficult in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE:To assess the percen...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Pinto LC,Ricardo ED,Leitão CB,Kramer CK,Zanatta CM,Gross JL,Canani LH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to review clinical and laboratory features of this unusual pathology and its complications, indicating transcatheter embolization as a first choice for its management. Our case report is of a seven year-old child, with complex pulmonary arteriovenous fistula of the anterior segment of right su...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Melo JC,de Araújo AP,Monteiro Eda S,Rongel EB,Felipe H,Ferreira MC,Tavares W,Medeiros R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00