[PDF] Top 20 Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.1 número1

... Hoje ela aparece e com perspectivas muito promissoras, já que vem apoiada e será suportada por todos os membros da Sociedade e porque será o reflexo do nível méd[r] ... See full document

... (page 1), “Determinants of peak VO 2 in heart transplant recipients” (page 9), “Risk factors for transient dysfunction of gas exchange after cardiac surgery” (page 24) and “Abnormal heart rate variability and ... See full document

... There were 138 (79.3%) male and 36 (20.7%) female patients aged 39.3±14.4 (9-77) years in average. One hun- dred and forty-seven (84.5%) patients were presented with native valve endocarditis (NVE) and 27 (15.5%) with ... See full document

... Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has been a widely used modality of treatment for coronary artery disease (CAD) for the last few decades. Postoperative outcomes of CABG have progressively improved as a ... See full document

... By evaluating elderly patients who underwent aortic valve replacement, this study observed an almost linear trend of age and incidence of postoperative AF, with individuals aged ≥ 86 [r] ... See full document

... in 1 (4%), sudden death in 2 (8%), endocarditis in 1 (4%), chron- ic obstructive pulmonary disease in 1 (4%), pneumonia in 1 (4%) and 4 (16%) patients had unknown cause of ... See full document

... Rheumatic fever (RF) represents a serious public health problem. It is a rheumatic and inlammatory disease of auto- immune origin, which occurs in response to an infection by group A streptococcus (Streptococcus ... See full document

... This cross-sectional observational study was developed at the Thoracic Surgery Recovery Unit of the Royal Portu- guese Hospital of Recife. Medical records of 900 out of 1036 patients operated on from July 1, 2008 ... See full document

... In modern medicine, the use of risk scores as predictors of cardiovascular events is well established [1]. Eficient models should be derived from prospective, compulsory and complete records, be built upon ... See full document

... 2. Beltrán-Aguilar ED, Barker LK, Canto MT, Dye BA, Gooch BF, Grifin SO, et al. Surveillance for dental caries, dental seal- ants, tooth retention, edentulism, and enamel luorosis: United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2002. ... See full document

... 16. Cleland JG, Daubert JC, Erdmann E, Freemantle N, Gras D, Kappenberger L, et al; Cardiac Resynchronization-Heart Failure (CARE-HF) Study Investigators. The effect of cardiac resynchronization on morbidity and ... See full document

... The establishment of surgical programs for children with congenital heart disease in developing countries is a major step to improve surgical outcomes, since most of them are deprived of appropriated medical care ... See full document

... We read with great interest the article by Dallan et al. [1], entitled “Cardiogenic shock due to coronary artery disease associated with interrupted aortic arch”, which is recently published in Brazilian Journal ... See full document

... We read with great interest the article by Dallan et al. [1], entitled “Cardiogenic shock due to coronary artery disease associated with interrupted aortic arch”, which is recently published in Brazilian Journal ... See full document

... If bilateral IMAs are being planned, the right internal mammary artery (RIMA) should be dissected irst. This is to avoid damage to an already harvested LIMA once the in- struments go forward to the right side of the ... See full document

... Penetrating cardiac trauma still carries high mortality rates, even with immediate medical attention and advanced medical evacuation services. The nature of the injury itself, the involvement of an organ as vital as the ... See full document

... Once the literature described the positive effects of NO and aprotinin on the inlammatory response and changes in microcirculation, it was suggested the concomitant use of these two compounds with prostaglandin 1 ... See full document

... Introdução: A parada do coração durante a cirurgia cardíaca é procedimento comum e permite que o cirurgião realize os procedimentos cirúrgicos em ambiente isento de sangue e movimento. Os autores comparam, em modelo de ... See full document

... At this stage, performed in the preoperative period, we obtain the necessary information for surgical planning. Thus, it is possible the acquisition of inal images that offer not only better accuracy of measurements and ... See full document

... Periodontal diseases are characterized as the pathological manifestation of the host immune response to the bacterial infection at the tooth/gingival interface. These are mainly caused by Gram-negative bacteria, ... See full document