Abstract Endovascular aneurysm repair is currently the most frequently treatment modality for infrarenal aortic aneurysms. Endoleaks are the most common cause of reintervention after endovascular aneurysm repair. It is often unclear which type of endoleak is the correct diagnose, making the treatment dec...
O desenvolvimento das salas cirúrgicas híbridas permitiu que operações de abordagem cirúrgica convencional pudessem ser realizadas e complementadas com a abordagem percutânea e endovascular, criando uma nova forma de tratar os pacientes por meio de cirurgias híbridas. Os procedimentos híbridos pe...
Abstract Aorto-atrial fistulas due to cardiac trauma are rare, and survivors require immediate surgical correction. Here, we report a case of an aorto-right atrial fistula due to penetrating trauma after a 16-year evolution, which developed symptoms of acute coronary syndrome and was treated with myocard...
A dissecção aguda da aorta (DAA) é uma emergência cardiovascular que acarreta
mortalidade alta, 50% a 68% em 48 horas e até 85% em um mês. Este caso refere-se a um
homem com 65 anos, ex-tabagista, que teve precordialgia com queimação irradiada para
membros superiores, associada a náuseas. O e...
Abstract Background: Balloon post-dilatation (BPD) is often needed for optimizing transcatheter heart valve (THV) implantation, since paravalvular leak (PVL) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation is associated with poor outcome and mortality. Quantitative assessment of PVL severity before and af...
A 65-year-old male with medical history of hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes
mellitus, and arterial hypertension well controlled by glibenclamide, and
amlodipine plus enalapril for about a decade was referred to our service
because of the recent fndings in aortography (Figure 1: A, B, and C).
He was not a ...
La angiografía cuantitativa es el método de elección para la medición de la severidad de las lesiones coronarias en cardiología intervencional. Sin embargo, su aplicabilidad está restringida por los elevados costos de los programas comerciales que permiten realizar estas mediciones. En el presente ...
