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... In these groups, while the reduction in blood pressure was almost identical, the reduction in left ventricular mass index was different, suggesting that the presence of AT 1 receptor an[r] ... See full document

... On physical examination, her heart rate was 74 bpm, her blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, and the jugular venous pressure was increased (++/4+). Examination of the lungs revealed crepitant rales at both bases. Heart ... See full document

... Our study showed 12% (7/58) of the results positive for Chlamydia pneumoniae detected with the PCR techni- que in fragments of arteries with atherosclerosis.. In the in- ternational medi[r] ... See full document

... Methotrexate therapy in pediatric heart transplantation as treatment of recurrent mild to moderate acute cellular rejection. Billingham ME, Cary NRB, Hammond ME[r] ... See full document

... The semi-quanti- tification of CP + cells (0-4+) and quantification of lym- phocytes demonstrated greater amount of CP + cells and more inflammation in the adventitia of vulnerable plaqu[r] ... See full document

... A patient with tertiary syphilis presenting with bilate- ral coronary ostial lesions and aortic regurgitation under- went surgical reconstruction of the coronary ostia by the an- terio[r] ... See full document

... Changes in the end-to-end technique have been intro- duced aiming to widen the hypoplastic aortic arch and de- crease the recurrence of coarctation in children operated upon during the f[r] ... See full document

... on electrocardiographic findings, with a characteristic J-ST elevation in right precordial leads and a so-called pattern of right bundle-branch block associated with data obtained throug[r] ... See full document

... Corticosteroid therapy has been pointed out as a cause of the increased incidence of systemic hypertension, hyper- cholesterolemia, and probably coronary artery disease 7.. Evidence of [r] ... See full document

... Coagulation factors II, V, VII, and X, pro- thrombin gene 20210G—>A transition, and factor V Leiden in coronary artery disease: high factor V clotting activity is an independent risk [r] ... See full document

... Chief among these are the peripherally acting vaso- dilatory agents, such as the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, prazosin, hydralazine, guanethidine. Beta- blocking agent[r] ... See full document

... In our study, except for 3 patients (2 with the Marfan’s syndrome and 1 with the Coffin-Lowry syndrome), the ex- tracardiac anomalies were detected in the first year of life... The most [r] ... See full document

... Of 1003 patients with chest pain seen between Novem- ber 1, 1996 and February 28, 1998 in the emergency room, 119 were immediately transferred to the coronary care unit for having ST seg[r] ... See full document

... Table I shows the main characteristics of the patients studied who had mediastinitis after cardiac transplantation. In this study, we did not consider those patients with superficial inf[r] ... See full document

... We relate one more such case of absence of the aortic valve associated with hypoplastic left-sided heart syndro- me, but with a well developed ascending aorta and left ven tricular cavit[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

... lapse in severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Pediatr Cardiol 1997; 18: 425-8. 8. Westling L, Holm S, Wallentin I. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction: connec- tive tissue variations in skin biopsy and mitral ... See full document

... is protruded and thinned, in spite of resistance due to the presence of fibrous tissue. From the inside, the three wall dilations just described are called sinuses of Valsalva. The right[r] ... See full document

... We report the case of a long and helicoidal dissection of a right coronary artery, with distal occlusion, treated by im- plantation of two long and tandem stents, with good results.. Cas[r] ... See full document

... tomático, permanente ou intermitente e irreversível; 2) BAV 2º grau, tipo II, com QRS estreito, assintomático, permanente ou intermitente e irreversível; 3) BAV 2º grau 2:1, assinto- má[r] ... See full document