[PDF] Top 20 Arq. Bras. Cardiol. vol.83 número2 en v83n2a02

... This prospective and observational study aimed at assessing the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery and the pre, trans, and postoperative risk[r] ... See full document

... In conclusion, myocardial revascularization without extracor- poreal circulation has advantages as compared with myocardial revascularization with extracorporeal circulation, in regard t[r] ... See full document

... confluent en- dothelial cell cultures for 72 hours with nLDL and oxLDL by the SNO and SYN-1 chemical systems on cell proliferation were as follows: oxLDL by SNO and SYN-1 had an inhibitory effect on cell ... See full document

... These questions could justify the drop in pulmonary artery pressure (regardless of whether the anomalous pulmonary artery is right or left) immediately after surgical correction. Therefo[r] ... See full document

... lipid emulsion used in this study for assessing the metabolism of chylomicrons, found a decreased removal of cholesteryl ester and triglycerides from the bloodstream, indicating that bot[r] ... See full document

... In conclusion, the anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a very infrequent congenital anomaly, but with a bad prognosis if not promptly treated; it m[r] ... See full document

... The idea of using a combination of skeletal myoblasts, which do really recolonize the infarcted myocardium with new muscle fibers of skeletal origin, and cells derived from the bone marr[r] ... See full document

... A restrictive foramen ovale (diameter < 2mm of maximum opening) 17,18 has been associated with left ventricular hypoplasia, interatrial septum congenital aneurysms, supraventricular[r] ... See full document

... In the age group from 20 to 50 years, the risk of end- stage renal disease due to arterial hypertension is 30% greater in men than in women, and the differences between sexes are simi- l[r] ... See full document

... †P < 0.02, group C versus COPD s group; ‡P < 0.01, group C versus COPD c group; §P < 0.05, COPD s versus COPD c ; xxP < 0.05, group C versus COPD c group; LVEF = left ven[r] ... See full document

... A few days later, despite the antiarrhyth- mic and antihypertensive treatments, and the use of high doses of anxiolytic agents, the patient had an acute crisis of tremors, with pallor an[r] ... See full document

... 14. Silva CE, Ferreira LD, Peixoto LB et al. Estudo das velocidades de contração e rela- xamento miocárdico pela ecocardiografia com Doppler tissular. Nova alternativa na avaliação da função ventricular segmentar. ... See full document

... The technique of stem cell transplantation was performed ac- cording to the following phases: 1) puncture of the right external jugular vein, followed by placement of an 8F introducer; 2[r] ... See full document

... y en la investigación complementaria, dos días tras la internación, ocurrida el 26 de febrero de 2007, se realizó ecocardiograma transtorácico, que evidenció pequeña masa móvil, de forma triangular, adherida a la ... See full document

... 8. Mintz GS, Nisses SE, Anderson WD, et al. American College of Cardiology clinical expert consensus document on standards for acquisition, measurement and repor- ting of intravascular ultrasound studies (IVUS): A report ... See full document

... In conclusion, the results obtained in this study highlight the efficacy of the Amplatzer occluder for occluding secundum atrial septal defects, translated by the high percentage of tech[r] ... See full document

... On the other hand, patients with triglyceride levels between 301 and 400 mg/dL and borderline or high LDL-C levels measured through the direct method would not be receiving the appropria[r] ... See full document

... Some studies have suggested that the unidimensional echocardiographic profile of the left atrium may be used as an indicator of abnormalities in left ventricular diastolic function, and [r] ... See full document

... Women had a greater mean age, more risk factors, and a greater incidence of unstable angina. No differences in the postoperative complication rates were observed, except for infections, [r] ... See full document

... Our study aimed at introducing and describing the infarction size quantification on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging using the delayed contrast- enhanced technique, and at determining [r] ... See full document