Practical use of a risk assessment model for complications after cardiac surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome which comprises structural and functional alterations in the heart in maintaining the adequate blood demand to all tissues. Few investigations sought to evaluate oxidative DNA damage in CHF. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the DNA damage using the comet assay in left ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Stefani GP,Nunes RB,Rossato DD,Hentschke VS,Domenico MD,Lago PD,Rhoden CR

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are lipid lowering agents that promote their effects on plasma lipids through the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, a crucial enzyme in the cascade of cholesterol synthesis, leading to reduction of tissue cholesterol pool and consequently, to an upregulation of the LDL receptor expression. There are considerabl...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Fonseca FA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The search for quality requires assessment tools in the various subdivisions of a health complex. In diagnostic medicine, they are scarce and in ergometry suggestions of indicators were not found. OBJECTIVE:To establish indicator for quality control on ergometry based on III Guidelines of the Brazilian Card...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Meneghelo RS,Morhy SS,Zucchi P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to estimate the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in valvular heart disease of rheumatic (RVHD) and non-rheumatic (NVHD) etiology, assessing possible predictive factors for the presence of CAD. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study of a series of cases obtained from a pre-defined population, wher...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Kruczan DD,Silva NA,Pereira Bde B,Romão VA,Correa Filho WB,Morales FE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Doppler echocardiography (Echo) is a non-invasive method of excellent accuracy to screen portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) and to assess intrapulmonary shunts (IPS) in chronic liver disease (CLD). In the past decade, Echo proved to play a fundamental role in the diagnosis of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM). ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mota VG,Markman Filho B

更新日期：2013-04-01 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::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：BACKGROUND:Ischemic preconditioning is a method that prepares and protects cells to tolerate a long period of ischemia with the least possible injury. OBJECTIVES:Evaluate the influence of ischemic preconditioning over left ventricular function during off-pump myocardial revascularization. METHOD:Forty patients with c...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Succi JE,Gerola LR,Succi GM,Almeida RA,Novais LS,Rocha B

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:We report a case in which a neonate with complete transposition of the great arteries was submitted to an atrial septostomy through transhepatic access due to congenital interruption of the inferior vena cava. The technical aspects of the procedure are discussed. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Neves JR,Ferreiro CR,Fontes VF,Pedra CA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the high prevalence and clinical importance of atrial fibrillation (AF), there is no Brazilian study describing the clinical profile of patients with AF and the most used treatment strategy (rhythm control vs. rate control). OBJECTIVE:Assess the most common treatment on AF in an outpatient specializ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Oliveira LH,Mallmann FB,Botelho FN,Paul LC,Gianotto M,Abt Rde B,Silva NJ,Luize CM,Nogueira FL,Carvalho RS,Paola AA,Cirenza C

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：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：:Central vein cannulation is used as routine for long-time treatment in paediatric intensive care units. The Sylastic catheter is now a days the most common used because of its non-thrombogenic effect. However, in the case here reported, fragmentation during its removal occurred in a eleven month baby. Non surgical rem...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Piccioni JL,Arie S,Albuquerque AM,Grinberg M

更新日期：1989-11-01 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：PURPOSE:To detect myocardial ischemia during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE). METHODS:Two hundred and seventy one patients were studied; 63 (23%) underwent coronary angiography within a month of DSE. Angiograms were analyzed independently by 3 angiographers, and coronary lesions larger than 50% of luminal occ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mathias Júnior W,Doya EH,Ribeiro EE,Silva LA,Gasques A,Salvadori RA,Duprat Filho R

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular outcome in patients with the undetermined form of Chagas' disease and whether or not it is related to the infectious disease in the long-term. METHODS:One hundred and sixty patients were prospectively followed-up at three month intervals for up to 177 mo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

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

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the case of a 42 year-old male with systemic amyloidosis, probably primary, and heart involvement. Physiopathological and clinical aspects are described as well as the rarity of the diagnosis in vivo. The limited aspects of therapy are also described. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mendes RG,Evora PR,Mendes JA,Haddad J,Carvalho S

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital heart defects (CHD), as the most common congenital anomaly, have been reported to be associated with chromosomal abnormalities. Currently, patients with CHD are routinely offered karyotyping and chromosomal microarray (CMA) testing, but the genotype-phenotype relationship has not yet been fully es...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Luo S,Meng D,Li Q,Hu X,Chen Y,He C,Xie B,She S,Li Y,Fu C

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：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：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a major cause of death in developed countries as well as in developing countries. In general, the clinical manifestations of CVD, such as myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease, are caused by an atherosclerotic process with onset as from the middle age. However,...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Santos MG,Pegoraro M,Sandrini F,Macuco EC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few studies on cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents with different degrees of obesity. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate metabolic effects associated with different degrees of obesity in adolescents and their impact on cardiovascular risks. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of 80 obese adolescents, d...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lavrador MS,Abbes PT,Escrivão MA,Taddei JA

更新日期：2011-03-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial performance index (MPI), demonstrates both systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventricle. Presystolic wave (PSW) is frequently detected on Doppler examination of the left ventricular outflow tract and possible mechanism of PSW is impaired LV compliance and left ventricular stiffness. OBJ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Kul S,Dursun İ,Ayhan S,Sayin MR,Üçüncü Ö,Bülbül NE,Ateş AH,Akyüz AR

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the result of patients treated with IV methylprednisolone divided into three groups and compare their follow-up during the last 12 years. METHODS:Seventy children with active rheumatic carditis (76 episodes) in heart failure Class III and IV (NYHA) were studied. The diagnosis was based on modified Jo...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Herdy GV,Pinto CA,Olivaes MC,Carvalho EA,Tchou H,Cosendey R,Ribeiro R,Azeredo F,de Souza D,Herdy AH,Lopes VG

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a surgical procedure utilizing a malleable bovine pericardium ring in mitral valve repair and clinical and Doppler echocardiographic results. METHODS:Thirty-two (25 female and 7 male) patients, aged between 9 and 66 (M=36.4+/-17.2) years, were studied over a 16-month period, with 100% follow-up. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Volpe MA,Braile DM,Vieira RW,Souza DR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women have a high prevalence of obesity and alterations in cardiovascular autonomic control, mainly modifications in heart rate variability (HRV) autonomic modulation. However, there are few studies about other autonomic control parameters, such as blood pressure variabilit...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Philbois SV,Gastaldi AC,Facioli TP,Felix ACS,Reis RMD,Fares TH,Souza HCD

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to identify the reproducibility of head-up tilt test, a second test one week later in 22 patients with a positive first test, was performed. METHODS:The test was performed in a fasting state during the morning. The heart rate and blood pressure were monitored during 20 minutes in the supine position a...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Hachul D,Sosa EA,Consolim F,Magalhães L,Scanavacca M,Martinelli M,Bellotti G,Pileggi F

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relation between the evolution of cognitive performance and the prognosis of elderly patients after compensation of advanced heart failure. METHODS:Thirty-one patients older than 64 (68 +/- 7) years and admitted with New York Heart Association class IV heart failure and ejection fraction = 0.45...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Ochiai ME,Franco LL,Gebara OC,Nussbacher A,Serro-Azul JB,Pierri H,Rays J,Barretto AC,Wajngarten M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00