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... procedural success: residual lesion <50% without major complications during the in-hospital phase; b) restenosis: lesion >50% in a previously treated site assessed through objectiv[r] ... See full document

... Results are considered favorable when there is a >20% decrease in pulmonary vascular pressure; >20% decrease in systemic vascular pressure (associated with a drop in the pulmonary [r] ... See full document

... In our study, however, the indices of intensity of suggested physical activity, such as the anaerobic thre- shold and the respiratory compensation point, varied from 73% to 90% of the maximum heart rate and from ... See full document

... 12. Cazzaniga M, Fernandez Pineda L, Abraira V, et al. Clinical and echocardiogra- phic impact of neonatal aortic valvuloplasty. Rev Esp Cardiol 1998; 51: 141-51. 13. Piechaud J, Delogu D, Kachaner J, Sidi D. ... See full document

... In the remaining three, after balloon valvotomy, severe mitral regurgitation was detected by left ventriculography, and all three patients underwent urgent mitral valve replacement surge[r] ... See full document

... A saphenous vein graft was anas- tomosed to the left marginal branch and the internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery.. The early reco- very was uneventful and the[r] ... See full document

... gen framework by human growth hormone in experiemental infarctions and re- duction in the incidence ventricular aneurysms. Int J Cardiol 1992; 35: 101-14. 17. Frustad A, Pesone GA, Gentiloni N, Russo MA. ... See full document

... The pathologic examination revealed glycogen storage accumulation forming diffusely scattered vacuoles throughout the muscle fragments (fig. Diagnosis: Type IIa glycogen storage disease,[r] ... See full document

... Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are very sensitive to oscillations in heart rate and to the loss of atrial contribution to ventricular filling. Therefore, all these arrhy- thmi[r] ... See full document

... these encouraging data do not apply to patients, who, using or not using sildenafil, increase their circulatory and metabolic overload beyond their usual limits, as may happen in extrama[r] ... See full document

... Risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction - The major indicators of a bad prognosis after an acute myo- cardial infarction evaluated in studies of risk stratification are th[r] ... See full document

... Of the examples mentioned, the great importance of previous probability is clear, i.e., the prevalence of illness in the interpretation of a test or clinical finding. It is also clear th[r] ... See full document

... The mean cross-sectional area of the vessels, which normally increases during heart growth between 25 and 40 days, showed a precocious increase by the 25 th day in the L-NAME rats.. Thi[r] ... See full document

... Five biological versus three mechanical prostheses were utilized in the aortic position, one mechanical prostheses were used in the tri- cuspid position and of the 5 patients who underwe[r] ... See full document

... Echocardiography showed a large atrial septal defect of the ostium secundum type of hemodynamic importance, enlarged right chambers, pulmonary arterial hypertension and dilation of the c[r] ... 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

... between the great arteries (fig. 2): a) posterior and right- sided aorta (normal relation); b) aorta and pulmonary trunk located side by side; c) anterior and right-sided aorta; d) anter[r] ... See full document

... The USA was undoubtedly the first to study this problem, controlling risk factors and conducting population campaigns to stimulate a healthier diet, resulting in a significant reduction [r] ... See full document

... Randomized secondary preven- tion trial of azithromycin in patients with coronary artery disease and serologi- cal evidence for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection: the Azithromycin in Corona[r] ... See full document

... We conducted a case-control study at the Department of Pathology of a university hospital to assess the incidence and the accuracy of the clinical diagnosis and the profile of the patien[r] ... See full document