Relato de caso: Paciente masculino, 70 anos, hipertenso, diabético, dislipidêmico e ex-tabagista. Apresentou infarto agudo do miocárdio com supradesnivelamento do segmento ST de parede anterior, sendo submetido à angioplastia da artéria descendente anterior em julho de 2022. Em setembro de 2022, foi...
Abstract Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is an uncommon but well-recognized cardiac abnormality. This educational text reviews the case of a 54-year-old female presenting an ASA related to a small ostium secundum atrial septal defect. The considerable signs and symptoms, interestingly, have not been justifi...
We report a 51-year-old asymptomatic male, with type II diabetes, referred to our outpatient clinic due to ST and T alterations on the precordial leads on the electrocardiogram. The echocardiogram showed apical akinesia and left ventricular hypertrophy. There were no angiographic lesions in the coronary ...
Abstract Submitral left ventricular aneurysm is a rare cardiac pathology with very few cases reported in the literature. These are nonischemic aneurysms mostly reported from Africa. Patients with submitral aneurysm exhibit varied clinical manifestations. We report a case of calcified submitral aneurysm a...
Abstract Traumatic left ventricular pseudoaneurysms are rare and surgical correction is the treatment of choice. In this article, it is reported a case of a myocardial stab injury with primary suture and development of a giant pseudoaneurysm, five years later, that underwent surgical repair....
BACKGROUND Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is indicator of high morbidity in Chagas' disease. A cross-sectional study performed identified LVA in 18.8% of the chronic chagasic patients (CCP). OBJECTIVE Determine the risk of death of patients with chronic chagasic cardiopathy (CCC) and LVA in 24-year in...
Celebi, Savas;
Celebi, Ozlem Ozcan;
Cetin, Serkan;
Cetin, Hande Ozcan;
Tek, Mujgan;
Gokaslan, Serkan;
Amasyali, Basri;
Berkalp, Berkten;
Diker, Erdem;
Aydogdu, Sinan.
Abstract Background: Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is an important complication of acute myocardial infarction. In this study, we investigated the role of N- Terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide level to predict the LVA development after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Me...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Angiografía Coronaria,
Aneurisma Cardíaco/diagnóstico,
Aneurisma Cardíaco/etiología,
Péptido Natriurético Encefálico/sangre,
Fragmentos de Péptidos/sangre,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Curva ROC,
Infarto del Miocardio con Elevación del ST/complicaciones,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/diagnóstico,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/etiología
ABSTRACT The treatment of cryptogenic stroke patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is controversial. A critical review of these studies is presented. Methods A description of all trials comparing medical and endovascular treatment with closing devices is given. Additional pertinent studies are dis...
