[PDF] Top 20 Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.19 número3 en v19n3a07

... The absence at the moment of a widely accepted ideal treatment for atrial fibrillation encourages surgeons to look for answers. As the Maze procedure reported in 1991 [13] has had approved results it is considered as the ... See full document

... With the elimination of synthetic materials, this technique may contribute to an improvement of the immediate postoperative and long-term clinical results of patients submitted to left v[r] ... See full document

... Even though the number of evaluated patients was small and the follow-up time was relatively short, this study allows us to conclude that anterior and posterior annular enlargement surge[r] ... See full document

... 2 – Angiographic study in the immediate postoperative period of a composite graft of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) and the radial artery – modified technique (anastomosis of t[r] ... See full document

... The advent and evolution of the diagnosis of coronary insufficiency by induced stress increased even more the importance of the analysis of ST segment deviations, not only because of the diagnostic specificity in itself, ... See full document

... In the initial evaluation with the patient complaining of thoracic pain, the electrocardiogram examination showed an alteration suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the inf[r] ... See full document

... The catastrophic lethal events were: non-occlusive intestinal ischemia, rupture of a cerebral aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery, cor pulmonale associated with arterial pulmon[r] ... See full document

... Between January 1999 and October 2003, 23 patients submitted to surgical treatment of the aortic valve in the Heart Institute of São Paulo (Incor) who presented with fine, friable arteri[r] ... See full document

... The child in this case had all the signs of Cantrell syndrome: ectopia cordis, omphalocele, agenesis of the sternum, malformation of the diaphragmatic pericardium and of the anterior por[r] ... See full document

... A surgery was performed with transversal opening of the pulmonary trunk and identification of the left coronary artery ostium near to the right posterior sigmoid artery.. The ostium was [r] ... See full document

... Rupture of thoracic aorta aneurysms generally result in death due to cardiac tamponing or hemorrhagic shock [1-3] and, in the few cases in which the patient survives, an aortopulmonary f[r] ... See full document

... 3. Martin GH, O'Hara PJ, Hertzer NR, Mascha EJ, Krajewski LP, Beven EG et al. Surgical repair of aneurysms involving the suprarenal, visceral, and lower thoracic aortic segments: early results and late outcome. J ... See full document

... An investigation by coronary cineangiography confirmed the echocardiographic finding demonstrating an aneurysmatic dilation of the left coronary artery and a high- flow fistula to the ci[r] ... See full document

... The patient had significant aortic valve insufficiency, dilation of the ascending aorta and of the Valsalva sinus corresponding to the right coronary artery valve with a large fistula be[r] ... See full document

... In relation to the article “Surgical treatment of the left aorta-ventricular tunnel” by Caliani et al. (RBCCV 2004; 19(2): 183-185), I believe that the report and the concise review are of interest to specialists. ... See full document

... The Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (BJCVS), as a vehicle of the BSCVS, is ready to collaborate, as, in addition to its function of publishing scientific studies, it has been[r] ... See full document

... After discussing these data with an official in the Brazilian Health Ministry, the Services for More Complex Assistance in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery were created. These services w[r] ... See full document

... Repair surgery for mitral valve reflux utilizing remodeling of the annulus with an open prosthesis in association with techniques of repair of the mitral valve apparatus is possible, pre[r] ... See full document

... The following modifications of the classic Cox procedure were employed: 1- Exclusion of the left atrium appendage by an internal suture closing its left atrial ostium; 2- Exclusion of th[r] ... See full document

... The presence of pulmonary emphysema did not cause morphological alterations in the right ventricular wall or interventricular septum, while the alveolar destruction induced hypertrophy o[r] ... See full document