Upregulation of mRNA myocardium calcium handling in rats submitted to exercise and food restriction.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the need to perform a midsternotomy has been considered a factor for the decrease in postoperative pulmonary function. OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate early postoperative (PO) pulmonary function in patients submitted to off-pump CABG, comparing the convent...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Guizilini S,Bolzan DW,Faresin SM,Alves FA,Gomes WJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast echocardiography is based on intravenous injection of microbubbles that act as blood flow tracers and increase ultra-sound signal. Contrast agents have shown to improve cardiac cavities opacification and endocardial border delineation in addition to helping perfusion evaluation. Contrast echocardiography has ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Uenishi EK,Caldas MA,Saroute AN,Tsutsui JM,Piotto GH,Falcão SN,Mathias W Jr

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular events (CVE) secondary to atherosclerosis in lupus patients and correlate them to the traditional risk factors, disease duration and drug therapy used. METHODS:A retrospective study was carried out based on data obtained from patients charts. Patients included wer...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Freire BF,da Silva RC,Fabro AT,dos Santos DC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify the efficacy and safety of the creation of a barrier with radiofrequency (RF) in the tricuspid annulus and the vena cava ostium (TA-IVC). METHODS:Nine consecutive patients, 7 males, with age ranging from 36 to 76 years, with paroxysmal (7 patients) or permanent (2) type I atrial flutter (negative P w...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Sosa EA,Scanavacca MI,Lewandowski A,Kuniyoshi R,Magalhães L,Sarabanda A,Piccioni JL,Bellotti G,Pileggi F

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess balloon atrial septostomy monitored with echocardiography. METHODS:From August 1997 to January 2004, 31 infants with congenital heart diseases indicated for balloon atrial septostomy underwent the procedure with exclusive echocardiographic monitoring. Success was defined as the obtainment of an atr...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Marchi CH,Godoy MF,Santos MA,Moscardini AC,Hassen Sobrinho S,Croti UA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate recovery after treadmill electrocardiographic exercise stress test is modulated by the autonomic nervous system. Analysis of heart rate variability can provide useful information about autonomic control of the cardiovascular system. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis of ass...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Antelmi I,Chuang EY,Grupi CJ,Latorre Mdo R,Mansur AJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：: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：:Two male black patients, 18 and 12-year-old, with mental retardation and typical elfin face, presented with severe supravalvular aortic stenosis, thus characterizing Williams's or aortic supravalvular stenosis syndrome. Both were submitted to surgical treatment of the stenosis, and are asymptomatic after a one and fou...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Benchimol CB,Araújo JO,Féres JG,Carvalho LA,Przytyk RN,Netto MS,Moll J,Gomes EF,Araújo Filho R,Saad E

更新日期：1991-10-01 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

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：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：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：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：Background::Cell-derived microvesicles (MVs) are vesicles released from activated or apoptotic cells. However, the levels of MVs in myocardial infarction have been found inconsistent in researches. Objective::To assess the association between MVs and myocardial infarction by conducting a meta-analysis. Methods::A sys...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Wang Z,Cai W,Hu S,Xia Y,Wang Y,Zhang Q,Chen L

更新日期：2017-07-10 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：:A 78-year-old patient presented with shortness of breath after falling down. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed an extensive thrombus in the right atrium (RA), extensive thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A magnetic resonance confirmed the thrombosis of the RA extending t...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Hotta VT,Bluemke DA,Staszko KF,Pereira AN,Rochitte CE

更新日期：2016-10-01 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:Patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) are at high coronary risk and beta-cell dysfunction or insulin resistance might predict an additional risk for early cardiovascular events. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate early glucometabolic alterations in patients with MetS, but without previously known type...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Monteiro CM,Oliveira L,Izar MC,Helfenstein T,Santos AO,Fischer SM,Barros SW,Pinheiro LF,Carvalho AC,Fonseca FA

更新日期：2009-02-01 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:Little has been studied on heart rate and its relationship with metabolic disorders. Objective:To identify possible association between heart rate (HR) and metabolic disorders in children and adolescents. Methods:This cross-sectional study evaluated 2.098 subjects, aged between 7 and 17 years. The variable...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Silva CFD,Burgos MS,Silva PTD,Burgos LT,Welser L,Sehn AP,Horta JA,Mello ED,Reuter CP

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:For purposes of studying left ventricular mechanics, 184 chronic chagasic and 85 primary cardiomyopathy patients were submitted to an extensive invasive (LV cine, right and left cardiac catheterization and coronarography) and non-invasive protocol. The afterload, (mean wall stress), the contractile status (ejection fr...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Guerrero L,Carrasco H,Parada H,Molina C,Chuecos R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by a high level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and a high risk of premature cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical and anthropometric characteristics of patients with the familiar hyperc...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lorenzo A,Silva JDLD,James CE,Pereira AC,Moreira ASB

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart transplantation is an alternative for individuals with end-stage heart disease. However, episodes of heart rejection (HR) are frequent and increase morbidity and mortality, requiring the use of an accurate non-invasive exam for their diagnosis, since endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is not a complication-fr...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Miguel GA,Rojas SS,Vieira RW,Silva JP,Abensur H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study electrophysiological characteristics that enable the identification and ablation of sites of chagasic tachycardia. METHODS:Thirty-one patients with chronic Chagas' heart disease and sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT) underwent electrophysiological study to map and ablate that arrhythmia. Fiftee...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Távora MZ,Mehta N,Silva RM,Gondim FA,Hara VM,de Paola AA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of chronic nonspecific constrictive pericarditis with myocardial involvement in a 19-month-old infant. The patient underwent total pericardiectomy and had irreversible hemodynamic instability. Constrictive pericarditis is rare in childhood. It may follow several processes, most frequently an infectiou...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Guitti JC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) frequently present with episodes of chest pain, alterations in the resting electrocardiogram, and changes in cardiac structure and functions. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of recurrent episodes of vaso-occlusion on the coronary microcirculation. METHODS:Coronary fl...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Souza JL Jr,Rodrigues AC,Buck PC,Guallandro SF,Mady C

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：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