INTRODUÇÃO E/OU FUNDAMENTOS: A estenose valvar pulmonar crítica (EPC) e atresia da valva pulmonar com septo interventricular íntegro (APSI) podem apresentar diferentes graus de hipertrofia e hipoplasia do ventrículo direito (VD). A valvoplastia pulmonar percutânea com balão (VPPB) é o tratamento ...
Congenital third degree block (CHB) is a relative rare disorder. The manifestations of CHB can vary according to many aspects, including ventricular rate of the escape rhythm and ventricular function. The main therapeutic decision is the need for and the ideal timing of permanent pacemaker insertion. Pat...
BACKGROUND: Mitral valve stenosis (MVS) is one of the most common structural heart diseases in developing countries, primarily due to rheumatic disease. Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) has been, since its introduction in 1984, the preferred option of treatment for such disease. However, ...
AIMS: Individuals with resistant arterial hypertension are particularly at risk of developing target organ damage and cardiovascular events. The advanced echocardiography technique called myocardial work (MW), through the analysis of the left ventricular pressure-strain loop, is among the possibilities f...
Abstract: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a complex congenital heart defect with clinical presentation in the neonatal period. Echocardiography is the main diagnostic tool and allows detailed examination of the underlying anatomy and physiology and both pre and postnatally. In the following pages, key...
ABSTRACT: Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected infectious disease associated with early mortality and substantial disability. Three-dimensional speckle tracking (3D STE) may play a role in the evaluation of CD. We aim to characterize new echocardiographic variables in patients with CD and to assess the hyp...
BACKGROUND: Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DC), heart failure (HF), and worsening left atrial function (LAF). Patients with DC and FMR may present left atrial dysfunction resulting from both ventricular dysfunction and valve disease, but it is unknown whe...
