Prevalence of coronary artery disease and preoperative assessment in patients with valvopathy.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2009 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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How Cardiovascular Physical Examination Impacts Clinical Decision-Making in Various Scenarios of Cardiac Valvular Diseases. [PDF]
Arq Bras CardiolResumo Fundamento Os exames complementares de diagnóstico substituíram a importância do exame físico (EF) na tomada de decisão clínica (TDC). Objetivo Avaliar o impacto do EF cardiovascular em cenários de doenças valvulares cardíacas. Método Estudo
Teixeira IS +7 more
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Mitral Annulus Dynamics: Another Unmet Need in Valvular Heart Disease. [PDF]
EchocardiographyEchocardiography, Volume 42, Issue 11, November 2025.
Morariu PC +3 more
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New Paradigms in the Evaluation of Diastolic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Aortic Valvopathy. [PDF]
Arq Bras Cardiol, 2020 Salemi VMC, Melo MDT, Araujo Filho JAB.
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The COVID-19 pandemic effect on the prehospital Madrid stroke code metrics and diagnostic accuracy [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Only very few studies have investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prehospital stroke code protocol. During the first wave, Spain was one of the most affected countries by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease pandemic.
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Type A Aortic Dissection in a Previously Healthy Pregnant Patient: A Challenging Dilemma, Case Report, and Literature Review. [PDF]
Case Rep CardiolAortic 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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Acute Modification of Hemodynamic Forces in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation [PDF]
, 2023 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the established first-line treatment for patient with severe aortic stenosis not suitable for surgery.
Airale, Lorenzo +14 more
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3D Echocardiography for Rheumatic Heart Disease Analysis: Ready for Prime Time
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains to be a very important health issue worldwide, mainly in underdeveloped countries. It continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout developing countries.
Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira +12 more
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Arterial stiffness and atrial fibrillation: A review [PDF]
, 2022 Arterial stiffness has been investigated as part of the physiopathology of arterial hypertension since the 1970s. Its role in increasing the “pulsatile load” imposed over the Left Ventricle (LV) has been intensely studied recently and has helped in ...
Bortolotto, Alexandre Lemos +4 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Multidrug-resistant microorganisms have made treating bacterial infections challenging. Resistance to antibiotics is expected to overcome efforts to produce new, effective antibacterial medication that is lifesaving in many ...
Camelia Melania Budea +16 more
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