[Acute myocardial infarct in a patient with dextrorotation].

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the quantitative and qualitative aspects of junctional rhythm (JR) during radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of slow pathway in atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. METHODS:Twenty five patients, 5 males, ages ranging from 15 to 76 years, with recurrent atrioventricular nodal reentrant tach...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mendonça A,de Paola AA,Mehta N,Silva RM,Figueiredo E,Gondim FA,Hara VM,Távora MZ,Martinez Filho EE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the report of a 46-year-old patient with the preoperative diagnosis of an atrial septal defect (ASD) of the ostium secudum type. After sternectomy, partial agenesis of the left pericardium was diagnosed. It is our opinion that, if the radiographic picture is suggestive of this entity, a clinical search for car...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lobo Filho JG,Oliveira RR,de Siqueira RP,Landim RM,de Albuquerque JM,Gomes CB,Borges E,Leitão MC,Paes Júnior JN

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the morbidity and mortality of patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MS) (according to the First Brazilian Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of MS) undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) during hospitalization and after 30 days. METHODS:A total of 107 patients who underwent C...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Pimenta E,Passarelli O Jr,Borelli F,Sousa MG,Gun C,Amato V,Amodeo C,Piegas LS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) experience elevated cardiac stress because of the repetitive and intermittent character of dialysis. Changes in ventricular electrical systole induced by necessary dialysis significantly contribute to predict sudden death due to arrhythmia in ESKD. OBJECTIVE:The...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Valentim B,Pereira A,Coelho P,Pereira T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and traditional risk factors in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing evaluation for inclusion on the renal transplantation list. METHODS:One hundred ninety-five patients with dialytic chronic renal failure underwent clinical evaluation and...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Gowdak LH,Paula FJ,Giorgi DM,Vieira ML,Krieger EM,Lima JJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the management of patients with ischemic heart disease being followed up in a general cardiology outpatient clinic with that of patients being followed up in an outpatient clinic specific for ischemic heart disease, emphasizing the lipid profile and the pharmacological treatment prescribed. METHOD...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Stein R,Alboim C,Campos C,Mello RB,Rosito GA,Polanczyk CA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate septal perfusion and contractility in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB). METHODS:Twenty patients were submitted to myocardial scintigraphy with Tecnecium-99m isontrile after exercise and dipyridamole infusion. The septal contractility was observed during the radionuclide ventriculograph...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Smanio PE,Martins LR,Tazima S,Meneghelo R,Thom A,Sousa JE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background::Currently, there is no validated multivariate model to predict probability of obstructive coronary disease in patients with acute chest pain. Objective::To develop and validate a multivariate model to predict coronary artery disease (CAD) based on variables assessed at admission to the coronary care unit (...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Correia LCL,Cerqueira M,Carvalhal M,Ferreira F,Garcia G,Silva ABD,Sá N,Lopes F,Barcelos AC,Noya-Rabelo M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electrocardiographically-detected left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance of the Sokolow-Lyon-Rappaport (SLR) and Cornell voltage criteria in a population sample regarding the diagnosis of LVH on echocardiogram (...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rodrigues SL,D'Angelo L,Pereira AC,Krieger JE,Mill JG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent MADIT II and SCD-HeFT trials have led to an expansion of indications for use of prophylactic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) in patients with severe left-ventricular impairment. This therapy has not been fully adopted in our health care system, mainly due to its high cost. OBJECTIVE:To a...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Hadid C,Avellana P,Di Toro D,Gomez CF,Visser M,Prieto N

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Excessive weight is a cardiovascular risk factor since it generates a chronic inflammatory process that aggravates the endothelial function. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the endothelial function in individuals with excess weight and mild dyslipidemia using brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (BAFMD), and the as...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Menti E,Zaffari D,Galarraga T,Lessa JR,Pontin B,Pellanda LC,Portal VL

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Studies on the impact of HDL-c and the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CV) in the elderly are scarce. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical and laboratory variables and the occurrence of CV events in elderly patients stratified according to the behavior of HDL-c during an eight-year follow up. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Freitas EV,Brandão AA,Pozzan R,Magalhães ME,Fonseca F,Pizzi O,Campana E,Brandão AP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of different therapies associated with diet in the treatment of hypertensive obese patients. METHODS:In a clinical study we randomly evaluated 39 hypertensive obese patients (body mass index (BMI) > or = 30 kg/m2). After 45 days of diet the patients were again randomly...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Monego ET,Peixoto Mdo R,Jardim PC,Sousa AL,Braga VL,Moura MF

更新日期：1996-06-01 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:Stress is associated with cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at assessing whether chronic stress induces vascular alterations, and whether these modulations are nitric oxide (NO) and Ca(2+) dependent. METHODS:Wistar rats, 30 days of age, were separated into 2 groups: control (C) and Stress...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Bruder-Nascimento T,Campos DH,Cicogna AC,Cordellini S

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of the relief of the mitral stenosis by percutaneous ballon valvotomy in the function of the left atrial appendage. METHODS:Twelve patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis, in sinus rhythm, were studied. They were submitted to the transesophageal echocardiogram before and after effecti...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Tatani SB,Campos Filho O,Fischer CH,Moisés VA,Souza JA,Alves CM,Paola AA,Carvalho AC

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：: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:Benzathine penicillin G every 3 weeks is the standard protocol for secondary prophylaxis for recurrent rheumatic fever. OBJECTIVE:Assess the effect of Benzathine penicillin G on Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus oralis in patients with cardiac valvular disease due to rheumatic fever receiving second...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Aguiar AA,Sampaio RO,Sampaio JL,Spina GS,Neves RS,Moreira LF,Grinberg M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of dobutamine stress echocardiography-induced Takotsubo syndrome in a 76-year-old hypertensive patient with clinical complaints of chest pain in an elective visit to the cardiologist. Dobutamine-stress-echocardiography was requested to rule out chest pain of coronary origin. During the test, at peak e...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Vasconcelos Filho FJ,Gomes CA,Queiroz OA,Barreto JE

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：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：:There is a known association between chemotherapy and radiotherapy for treatment of cancer patients and development or worsening of hypertension. The aim of this article is to review this association. A literature search was conducted for articles reporting this association on the databases PubMed, SciELO and LILACS b...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Souza VB,Silva EN,Ribeiro ML,Martins Wde A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of acute ischemic preconditioning (IP), based on somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) monitoring, as a method of spinal cord protection and to asses SSEP importance in spinal cord neuromonitoring. METHODS:Twenty-eight dogs were submitted to spinal cord ischemic injury attaine...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Mônaco BA,Benício A,Contreras IS,Mingrone LE,Ballester G,Moreira LF

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57 year-old male patient developed cardiogenic shock after inferior wall myocardial infarction. Cinecoronariography demonstrated a critical distal lesion of the right coronary artery. Transluminal percutaneous coronary angioplasty was carried out four hours after onset of pain and thirty minutes after hospital admis...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Medeiros Filho H,de Medeiros Mde F,de Souza JB,Montenegro S,Mesquita E

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

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更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) have been associated with thrombosis, recurrent abortion, and thrombocytopenia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but their relationship with cardiac disease is less clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association betw...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Falcao CA,Alves IC,Chahade WH,Duarte AL,Lucena-Silva N

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00