[PDF] Top 20 Arq. Bras. Cardiol. vol.90 número5

... Methods: Subjects were 308 patients (mean age 61.92±11.06 years, 60.7% of them men) who had undergone successful coronary angioplasties. Six months after the procedure, patients were contacted for clinical follow-up. ... See full document

... Demographics were registered (etiology of heart failure, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and hypercholesterolemia) along with current medical therapy su[r] ... See full document

... Several of the hemodynamic changes that occur during a normal pregnancy contribute to the high maternal mortality in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome.. The progressive increase[r] ... See full document

... 5. Bueno RM, Cerdeira Jr M, Abensur H, Silva Jr A, Calil OA, Ávila Neto V, et al. Defeito do anel fibroso mitral posterior com aneurisma de átrio esquerdo e insuficiência mitral: tratamento cirúrgico com sucesso. Rev ... See full document

... Such decrease may result from the endothelial dysfunction associated to HF (thus affecting apelin production) 34 or from the exhaustion of a possible compensatory mechanism for[r] ... See full document

... Transthoracic echocardiogram (6/8/2005) showed normal left ventricular dimensions and normal systolic function, right ventricular dilation and hypokinesia, enlarged left atrium, [r] ... See full document

... Other clinical measures, such as the use of mechanical circulatory support devices, especially extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, have proven effective for patients in c[r] ... See full document

... A disfunção ventricular direita também traduz a possibilidade de episódio de embolia pulmonar, dentro do contexto anatômico e clínico de trombose de prótese mecânica em posição mitral[r] ... See full document

... The quality indicators analyzed were the following: time interval elapsed between the surgery date-setting appointment and the actual date of the procedure (TDC); [r] ... See full document

... Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT) tested the additional effect of amiodarone and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for primary prevention of s[r] ... See full document

... 18. Yamada AT, Campos Neto GC, Soares Júnior J, Giorgi MCP, Araújo F, Meneghetti JC, et al. Diferenças relacionadas ao sexo nos volumes ventriculares e na fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo estimados por ... See full document

... The present study showed that a large number of the elderly women that reported not undergoing lipid-lowering therapy had unsatisfactory levels of the lipid profile components, with 7[r] ... See full document

... For this, we used two AOD devices with BP measurements performed simultaneously, both on the upper limbs (ULs), in order to determine the limb with the higher systolic blood pressure [r] ... See full document

... Within this scope, IRB approval and informed consent must be mandatory when assessing new drugs, devices or invasive methods, but requirements for informed consent co[r] ... See full document

... 10. Silva-Cardoso J, Ferreira J, Prazeres de Sá E, Martins de Campos J, Fonseca C, Lousada N, et al. Levosimendan in daily intensive care practice- the experienc e of 15 centres. Background, methods and organisation of ... See full document

... Este caso descreve a situação rara de um mixoma cardíaco com aparência cística e dupla irrigação coronariana. Potencial Conflito de Interesses[r] ... See full document

... No artigo original “Avaliação da Relação Neutrófilos/Linfócitos em Pacientes com Suspeita de Síndrome Coronariana Aguda”, páginas 31-36, dos autores Ana Denise Zazula, Daniel Précoma-Ne[r] ... See full document

... 8. Bocchi EA, Vilas-Boas F, Moreira MC, Pereira Barretto AC, Lage S, Albuquerque D, et al. Levosimendana em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca descompensada: eficácia em uma coorte brasileira: resultados do estudo ... See full document

... Na Correlação Anatomoclínica publicada em Arq Bras Cardiol, vol 80 (nº 6), 643-8, 2003, as figuras dos eletrocardiogramas foram trocadas. Eis as corretas:[r] ... See full document

... This diagnosis should be taken into account not only in the presence of known systemic disease, but also when considering causes of heart failure, even in patients without the classi[r] ... See full document