Preoperative Echocardiographic Unknown Valvopathy Evaluation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Neuraxial Anesthesia during Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Mono-Centric Retrospective Study [PDF]
Background: The assessment of cardiac risk is challenging for elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery with preoperative functional limitations. Currently, no specific cardiac risk scores are available for these critical patients. Echocardiography may be a reliable and safe instrument for assessing cardiac risks in this population.
Coviello A+10 more
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A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient with Severe Anorexia Nervosa. [PDF]
There are a variety of cardiac complications of anorexia nervosa including arrythmias, valvopathies, and myopathies. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has not been widely reported among this patient population. This case report describes a middle‐aged female with severe anorexia nervosa, who presented after being found unconscious, and was ...
O'Neil J, Mazumder S, Sanborn DY, Wu S.
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Tratamento cirúrgico das valvopatias: parte 1 Valvopathies: surgical treatment. Part 1
Este assunto, de amplo aspecto, será abordado em três partes. O presente trabalho trata-se do histórico, indicação cirúrgica, conduta pré-operatória e próteses valvulares cardíacas. Os demais capítulos discutirão sobre técnica operatória, reoperações e situações especiais, como o tratamento cirúrgico na endocardite e experiências com válvula de ...
Domingo Marcolino Braile+3 more
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O estudo objetivou avaliar resultados imediatos e tardios da cirurgia das reoperações em pacientes portadores de valvopatias, analisando o seguimento do paciente e não da prótese empregada. Foram analisados retrospectivamente 697 (419 fem. e 278 masc.) pacientes que foram reoperados entre 1970 a 1993. A idade média foi de 43,4±17,9 anos.
Carlos Alberto Mussel Barrozo+10 more
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New Paradigms in the Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Aortic Valvopathy. [PDF]
New Paradigms in the Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Aortic Valvopathy Vera Maria Cury Salemi,1 Marcelo Dantas Tavares de Melo,1,2 José de Arimatéia Batista Araujo Filho1 Instituto do Coração (InCor) do Hospital ...
Salemi VMC, Melo MDT, Araujo Filho JAB.
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Prevalence of coronary artery disease and preoperative assessment in patients with valvopathy. [PDF]
Coronary angiography has been indicated in the preoperative phase for patients with valvopathy over 35 years of age. However, the actual prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in this population has been little studied.To assess the prevalence of and the risk factors for CAD in candidates for valve surgery in Brazil.Coronary ...
Roney Orismar, Sampaio+6 more
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Type A Aortic Dissection in a Previously Healthy Pregnant Patient: A Challenging Dilemma, Case Report, and Literature Review. [PDF]
Aortic dissection (AoD) is a rare fatal condition in which tearing in the intima causes a false channel in the aorta and can lead to rupture. AoD is classified as the DeBakey classification (Types I, II, III) and Stanford classification (Types A and B).
Bateni E, Dehghan M, Ahmadikia Z.
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Predictors of Myocardial Fibrosis Detected by CMR in Patients With Idiopathic PVCs. [PDF]
Ninety‐four patients with idiopathic PVCs were referred for CMR. 71.23% of the patients had scar detected by CMR. Male sex, an age > 50 years old and a LBBB inferior axis were independent predictors of scar. The presence of scar didn't correlate with the need for ablation.
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Rheumatic Mitral Valvopathy and Papillary Fibroelastoma An Unusual Association
Rafael Macedo Mustafé+3 more
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Key Clinical Message Patients with septic shock complicated by septic cardiomyopathy (SCM) can be extremely ill and at high risk for mortality. If early assessment of cardiac function is neglected during treatment, sepsis may be further exacerbated.
Hui Gu, Lei Yang
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