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The inclusion criteria were: previous myocardial infarction history, with or without the presence of Q wave at the ECG, but with signs of segmental fi brosis at the

This study demonstrated that in elderly patients with stable coronary atherosclerosis, exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and minimal ventricular dysfunction, the heart rate at

Based on the exercise stress test results, it was found that exercise capacity of 39% of the men and 55% of the women was less than 6 METS, which points to a sedentary or

demonstrated improved endothelial function in insulin- resistant type-2 diabetics after 12 weeks of ROSI therapy. In this study, endothelial function improvement occurred Fig. 1 –

In the present study, a research related to the myocyte cell area with relation to its position in different heart coats was not carried out, but taking as reference the

Finally, it can stated that, in mild cases of pulmonary stenosis with a pressure gradient < 30 mmHg, diagnosed and evaluated at any age range, except neonatal and fi rst months

In the present paper, we analyzed the immediate results of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty in a group of patients that had undergone previous percu- taneous or

A chest helical CT revealed a dilation of the pulmonary artery and its main branches with a fi lling defect of the right main branch and a regular peripheral opacity of