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... The objective of this research was verifying, through multiplane transesophageal echocardiography, if patients with left ventricular dysfunction from the implant of mitral bioprosthesis [r] ... See full document

... It also aimed at verifying whether the compromising level of nutritional para- meters has any relation with the time of evolution of its symptoms, if the intensity of compromising of ind[r] ... See full document

... The time intervals between the beginning of the ventricular fibrillation and the beginning of the main procedures were analyzed and divided between: the ones related to the BLS (team arr[r] ... See full document

... Seventy-five patients with chagasic dilated cardiomyopathy were studied. They came from the Reference Ambulatory in Cha- gas’ Disease of Hospital das Clínicas of UFMG, consecutively en- roled from July ’9 9 to May ... See full document

... The present study had as objective to assess the possible varia- tions of the function of the left atrial appendage, which were produced by the valvular dilatation in patients with sympt[r] ... See full document

... There were no differences among the groups regarding the systolic function indicators or left ventricular mass. Differences compatible with diastolic dysfunction in the two groups of dia- betic were observed, regardless ... See full document

... Firstly, the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a complex disease, with many ill- taken genes, incomplete penetrance (carriers of the mutation that do not develop hypertrophy), age-dependant[r] ... See full document

... The current study tried to assess the impact of a 4-month- unsupervised exercise program on blood pressure and variables associated with physical aptitude in hypertensive patients. Some [r] ... See full document

... Based on those clinical evidences, the patient was submitted to a thoracotomy in the right side thoracic region and a complete excision of the mediastinal mass was per- formed, with comp[r] ... See full document

... The continuous education of lay people by health professionals, able in teaching cardiovascular emergency procedures, is directly linked to the survival rate of patients with acute myoca[r] ... See full document

... The follow-up echocardiogram (4 months after the acute myocardial infarction) confirmed an important left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction=27%), at the expense of lower akinesi[r] ... See full document

... 25. Wu AH, Parsons L, Every NR, Bates ER. Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. Hospital outcomes in patients presenting with congestive heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction: a report from ... See full document

... ACEIs have a long positive history of positive results and great clinical relevance, including the reduction of acute myocardial infarction incidence among high cardiovascular risk patie[r] ... See full document

... The RENAAL study 4 comparing iosartan x placebo in diabetic patients with nephropathy, showed a significant risk reduction in the primary outcomes of serum creatine duplication, termina[r] ... See full document

... thic dilated cardiomyopathy confirmed at necropsy. Am J Cardiol 1 9 8 8 ; 6 2 : 2 7 6 -8 3 . 16. Sun JP, Chinchoy E, Donal E et al. Evaluation of ventricular synchrony using novel Doppler echocardiographic indices ... See full document

... This study aimed at measuring the percentage of contractility of the several myocardial segments in patients with Chagas’ di- sease by measuring the myocardial strain obtained on tissue [r] ... See full document

... The following variables were analyzed: sex, age, evidence of obstructive coronary heart disease, preoperative cardiac procedure, risk factors, functional capacity, chronic obstructive pu[r] ... See full document

... The surgical technique comprised reimplantation of the visceral vessels, elective deep hypothermia with extracorporeal circulation established between the left atrium and the ascending a[r] ... See full document

... Immunohistochemistry was utilized to identify CP antigens, in situ hybridization to identify MP DNA, and electron microscopy was used to evaluate the following three groups: Normal - 11 [r] ... See full document

... Of the prognostic factors studied, those that were significantly and inde- pendently associated with the increase in cardiovascular mortality were as follows: functional class, third car[r] ... See full document