[PDF] Top 20 Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.24 número1 en v24n1a20

... tract, left ventricular myocardium with spongiform appearance (Figure 1), left ventricular contractile dysfunction of significant degree with an ejection fraction of 33.8% and mild mitra[r] ... See full document

... For the external conduit it was used Dacron graft of 18 to 24 mm, interposed between the inferior vena cava and the underside of the right pulmonary artery branch. The inferior vena cava was trans-sectioned at the ... See full document

... O Holter, rotineiramente realizado previamente à operação de cavopulmonar total, indicava ritmo atrial baixo conduzido com bloqueio fascicular ântero-superior esquerdo e freqüência cardíaca de 70 spm. Ritmo atrial ... See full document

... esquerda, passagem do fio-guia, dilatador e eletrodo até o ventrículo direito, posicionando na porção mais apical possível para que o coil entrasse em grande contato com a parede ventric[r] ... See full document

... Robert Zeppa, chefe de cirurgia do Jackson Memorial Hospital, presidente do Departamento de Cirurgia e da Divisão de Trauma da Universidade de Miami.. Dr.[r] ... See full document

... É inegável que estamos em um momento de transformação da cirurgia cardíaca. Com o amadurecimento atingido pelo cinqüentenário desta especialidade, percebemos que alguns ciclos ocorreram. Apesar do imenso avanço e da ... See full document

... He was one of the pioneers of cardiac surgery in Distrito Federal, brilliant professional and member of the Editorial Board of BJCVS and Board of Directors of BSCVS.. Itacir will leave a[r] ... See full document

... In conclusion, renal dysfunction was the most frequent postoperative organ dysfunction in patients who underwent CABG and/or valve surgery and age, congestive heart failure, COPD, endoc[r] ... See full document

... Several changes were performed in the Norwood operation. Poirier et al. [22] modified the reconstruction of the neoaorta and proposed high-flow CPB using phenoxybenzamine to reduce systemic vascular resistance. Another ... See full document

... In patients of aortic stenosis, with critical associated CAD, submitted to AVS combined with MR, the number of coronary arteries with critical atherosclerotic lesion had no influence, as[r] ... See full document

... In regard to the type of mitral valve procedure (repair versus replacement), in our experience the indications for performing a valve repair procedure are unchanged when using the beatin[r] ... See full document

... The main causes of morbidity in this period were: syndrome of low cardiac output (8), arrhythmia (3), acute renal failure (1), respiratory failure (1) and transient ischemic stroke (1). Eight (33.3%) patients needed to ... See full document

... The early ambulation in heart surgery has been correlated with reduction of morbidity and pulmonary complications, which can consequently reduce the length of hospital stay [20.22]. Moreover, Macchi et al. [21] reported ... See full document

... 3. Pomerantzeff PMA, Brandão CMA, Monteiro ACM, Nersessian AC, Zeratti AE, Stolf NAG, et al. Plástica da valva mitral: resultados tardios de 12 anos de experiência e evolução das técnicas. Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. ... See full document

... Therefore, the capital aim of this study was to assess the location and intensity of pain reported by patients undergone heart surgery and to assess the correlation between pain and chan[r] ... See full document

... 10. Almeida PLBM. Impacto da reabilitação cardiopulmonar intra- hospitalar pré e pós-operatória em ex-tabagistas submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica – um ensaio clínico randomizado [Dissertação de ... See full document

... Twenty-five fresh human hearts, donated to FURB for studies and removed after thoracic-abdominal incisions and sectioning of the ribs, were dissected preserving the aorta and its branches. The organs were stored at 4 ... See full document

... The hyperlactatemia is frequently observed in children submitted to cardiac surgery, being that lactic acidosis may occur in 10% of cases [25], generally, due to the intense hemodilution, associated to high blood ... See full document

... 2. Nakahira A, Yagihara T, Kagisaki K, Hagino I, Ishizaka T, Koh M, et al. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006;82(3):978-82. 3. Alsoufi B, Cai S, Van ... See full document

... Recommendations based on consensus and expert opinion have far more in common with the sorcerer’s apprentice than they do with the sorcerer, and that is why I found myself thinking of Mi[r] ... See full document