Arq. Bras. Cardiol. vol.82 número4

In summary, contrast transthoracic echocardiography with mi- crobubbles using second harmonic imaging must be recommended in the routine evaluation and in follow-up of patients

This study aimed at reporting our experience at the Instituto de Cardiologia - Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia with pulmonary vein isolation in patients with permanent

The other patient initially showed a poor response to therapy, evidenced by maintenance of the same di- mensions of the thrombus 1 week after the first serial TEE and no

The persons with secondary pericarditis were diagnosed during all months of the year, had known causes of pericarditis, signs and symptoms related to the base disease with regression

This study aimed at comparing the clinical profile, the major groups of medications, and 30-day mortality in a tertiary university- affiliated hospital of inner São Paulo state in

The patient is a 34-year-old female with systemic lupus erythe- matosus and secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, who evolved with convulsive crises, partially controlled

The first patient was a 23-year-old male in the postoperative period of myotomy and myectomy due to hyper- trophic cardiomyopathy with an increase in mediastinal drainage after

The case here reported emphasizes the important role played by fetal echocardiography in the prenatal diagnosis of severe heart diseases, such as Ebstein’s anomaly, which has