Safety and efficacy of angioplasty with intracoronary stenting in patients with unstable coronary syndromes. Comparison with stable coronary syndromes.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the anti-hypertensive effect of verapamil COER-24 180/240 mg in a single dose at bedtime as single therapy in mild to moderate hypertensives. METHODS:A multicentric, open, placebo controlled study of 81 hypertensive patients older than 20 years-old followed to 8 weeks. Blood pressure was measured...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Ortega KC,Santello JL,Nobre F,Kohlman Júnior O,Jardim PC,da Costa LS,Rosito GA,Raposo Filho JJ,Oigman W,Mion Júnior D

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To study the clinical pattern of subaortic stenosis associated with perimembranous ventricular septal defect. METHODS:From January 1979 to June 2000, 36 children with perimembranous ventricular septal defect and fixed subaortic stenosis were followed-up regarding anatomic characteristics, evolvement, and cli...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Horta Mda G,Faria CA,Rezende DF,Masci TL,Rabelo CC,Katina T,Oliveira Md,Oliveira LP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today, chronic kidney diseases represent a great challenge to public health as regards the acquisition of knowledge to support interventions that can slow the progression of renal function loss. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the magnitude of the renal function deficit in hypertensive adult patients and its relations...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Braga FL,Arruda IK,Diniz Ada S,Cabral PC,Lemos Mda C,Braga MD,Chaves Hde C Jr

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:We describe a rare case of permanent pacemaker implantation in a pregnant woman with rheumatic mitral valve disease previously undergoing percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty. She presented symptomatic advanced atrioventricular block of non-reversible cause and manifest in the third trimester of gestation. ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Esper RB,Furtado RH,Tarasoutchi F,Spina GS,Grinberg M,Avila WS

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is considerable controversy regarding the diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and there are over 30 different definitions. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for the development of AKI following cardiac surgery according to the RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria, and compare the prog...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Sampaio MC,Máximo CA,Montenegro CM,Mota DM,Fernandes TR,Bianco AC,Amodeo C,Cordeiro AC

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：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：PURPOSE:The study of frequency, modalities and course of neurological complications of infective endocarditis (IE), as well as the current indication and value of supplementary examinations. METHODS:Sixty-three patients with IE, 39 with native valve and 24 with valvar prosthesis, were prospectively studied; the mean a...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lunardi W,Grinberg M,Scaff M,Antelmi I,Mutarelli E,Kajita LJ,Esteves A,Tarasoutchi F,Cardoso LF,Rossi E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antihypertensive therapy with thiazides decreases coronary events in elderly patients. However, the influence of diuretics on myocardial ischemia has not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of chlorthalidone and diltiazem on myocardial ischemia. METHODS:Following a random...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Serro-Azul JB,de Paula RS,Gruppi C,Pinto L,Pierri H,Nussbacher A,Gebara O,Moffa P,Pereira-Barreto AC,Wajngarten M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the radial approach offers an unquestionable result in terms of reduction of vascular complications and occurrence of severe bleeding in comparison to the femoral approach, so far it has only been used in few centers which elected it as the preferential access. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the current sta...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Andrade PB,Tebet MA,Andrade MV,Labrunie A,Mattos LA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the in-hospital results and clinical follow-up of young patients (< 50 years) with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing stent implantation in native coronary arteries and to compare their results with those of patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease. METHODS:We retrospectively...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Anello AL,Moscoso I,Tófano RJ,Salman AA,Cristóvão SA,Mauro MF,Batista de O Neto J,Mangione JA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regular physical activity (PA) induces desirable changes in plasma levels of high- and low-density lipoproteins (HDL and LDL, respectively) and triglycerides (TG), important risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. However, doubts whether intensity and duration have equivalent benefits remain. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Silva RC,Diniz Mde F,Alvim S,Vidigal PG,Fedeli LM,Barreto SM

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:The authors consider the possibility of using color Doppler of the ductus venosus and the measurement of nuchal translucency as a screening test for alterations in fetal cardiac functions in the first trimester of gestation. Review of the literature suggests that the combination of the ultrasonographic measurement of ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Murta CG,Moron AF,de Avila MA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Compare the therapeutic response of symptomatic, hypertensive patients to symptomatic medication or anti-hypertensive drugs at the Emergency Unit. METHODS:A randomized, blind clinical trial involving 100 (one hundred) patients assisted at the Cardiology Emergency Unit at Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital (HUO...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Lima SG,Nascimento LS,Santos Filho CN,Albuquerque Mde F,Victor EG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial aneurysms involving the free wall or atrial appendage are rare entities in cardiology practice and may be associated with atrial arrhythmias or embolic phenomena. We review the literature and report a case of aneurysm of the right atrial appendage in a young adult, whose diagnosis was established with echocardi...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Barberato SH,Barberato MF,Avila BM,Perretto S,Blume Ld Ldo R,Chamma Neto M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Based on the analysis of indicators which express the rationale of the actions of the program, we developed a cross-sectional study to assess the performance of a Family Healthcare Team as regards the care provided to individuals with arterial hypertension living in a small municipality. METHODS:The study ca...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Sousa LB,de Souza RK,Scochi MJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemias in adults in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, and to identify its relation to risk factors. METHODS:Cross-sectional, population-based, observational study with sampling through conglomerates and stratified according to s...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Souza LJ,Souto Filho JT,de Souza TF,Reis AF,Gicovate Neto C,Bastos DA,Côrtes VA,Chalita FE,Teixeira CL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate left ventricular mass (LVM) index in hypertensive and normotensive obese individuals. METHODS:Using M mode echocardiography, 544 essential hypertensive and 106 normotensive patients were evaluated, and LVM was indexed for body surface area (LVM/BSA) and for height2 (LVM/h2). The 2 indexes were then...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Rosa EC,Moyses VA,Sesso RC,Plavnik FL,Ribeiro FF,Kohlmann NE,Ribeiro AB,Zanella MT,Kohlmann O Jr

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We presented two cases of falsely elevated CK-MB due to the presence of a type 2 macro CK, showed by isoenzymes electrophoresis. The association of this CK-MB falsely elevated with some digestive diseases are frequent. Quantification of CK isoenzymes by electrophoresis could be indicated in those cases in which the cl...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： de Almeida CA,Busto P,Alonso AR,Aldecoa MC,Tellez JM,Villoria JM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate clinical findings and etiology of bacterial infections diagnosed in 100 consecutive heart transplantations. METHODS:One hundred consecutive heart transplant patients were studied. Follow-up after heart transplantation varied from 3 to 90 (mean 25.38 +/- SD 25.97) months. Etiology of bacterial infec...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Everson Uip D,Amalo Neto V,Varejão Strabelli TM,Alcides Bocchi E,Fiorelli A,Stolf N,Bellotti GG,Pileggi F,Jatene AD

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:Growth hormone (GH), the main regulator for post-natal growth, has important metabolic actions on different tissues, similar or opposite to insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I), mainly produced by the liver after the binding of GH to its receptor. Experiments with animal models indicate an important role of GH on insu...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Oliveira CR,Meneguz-Moreno RA,Aguiar-Oliveira MH,Barreto-Filho JA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43 year old man was admitted to the hospital due to a syncopal episode and presented on the electrocardiogram a pattern of right bundle branch block (RBBB) associated with ST segment elevation from V1 to V4 and normal QT interval. Acute myocardial infarction was suspected but was not confirmed by laboratorial findin...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Villacorta H,Faig Torres RA,Ribeiro Simões de Castro I,Lambert H,de Araujo Gonzales Alonso R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in the behavior of the circadian rhythm can be deleterious, leading to target-organ damage, which suggests that they can have a prognostic significance and, eventually, can also demand therapeutic intervention. OBJECTIVE:To describe and compare the circadian rhythms of blood pressure (BP) in normote...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Hekman PR,Barbisan JN,Menezes HS,Antonello V

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Institutional documents recommend that hemodynamic variables--heart rate (HR) and systolic (SAP) and diastolic arterial pressure (DAP)--be routinely controlled at the aerobic part of supervised exercise sessions for coronary disease patients. OBJECTIVE:a) to determine the pattern and reproducibility of the ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： Furtado EC,Ramos Pdos S,Araújo CG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study concerns a 44 year-old male patient with a history of intermittent episodes of rheumatic activity; the physical examination showed mitral valve stenosis and metacarpophalangeal joint deformities. The joint deformities were bilateral and symmetrical, similar to that of rheumatoid arthritis. Nevertheless, the ...

journal_title：Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

authors： João SR,Afonso MR,Martins Júnior L,Almeida Júnior BN,Simões RP,França HH

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00