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Does cha2ds2-vasc score predict mace in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery?

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of CHA2DS2-VASc score in individuals undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Methods: Records of consecutive 464 patients who underwent elective isolated CABG, between January 2015 and August 2017, were retrospectively rev...

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients

SUMMARY Diabetes is one of the most common chronic pathologies around the world, involving treatment with general clinicians, endocrinologists, cardiologists, ophthalmologists, nephrologists and a multidisciplinary team. Patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) can be affected by cardiac autonomic n...

Recomendações da prática de enfermagem no manejo de anticoagulantes em unidade hospitalar: um direcionamento para o cuidado
Recommendations for nursing practice in the management of anticoagulants in a hospital unit: a guide for care

Introdução: Os anticoagulantes estão inseridos na classe de medicamentos com alto risco de eventos adversos e de acordo com suas características exigem extremo cuidado no seu manuseio. Nesse contexto, o enfermeiro torna-se fundamental no gerenciamento clínico aos pacientes em uso de anticoagulantes,...

Estratificación de riesgo de muerte a mediano plazo de pacientes evaluados por enfermedad coronaria con SPECT de perfusión miocárdica bajo efecto de dipiridamol

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (8), 2018
Background: Dipyridamole (DIP) is the most commonly employed pharmacological stressor for myocardial perfusion tomography (SPECT) in patients unable to reach an adequate work load. Aim: To assess the predictive capacity of DIP SPECT on survival. Material and Methods: We included 985 adults aged 66 ±11...

Impact of discharge medication counseling in the cardiology unit of a tertiary hospital in Brazil: A randomized controlled trial

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of pharmacist-provided discharge counseling on mortality rate, hospital readmissions, emergency department visits, and medication adherence at 30 days post discharge. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was approved by the local ethics committee ...

Perfil de atendimentos do código azul em um hospital escola especializado em cardio-pneumologia
Profile of attendances of blue code in a teaching hospital specialized in cardio-respiratory medicine

Rev. cuba. enferm; 33 (1), 2017
Introdução: a campanha lançada em 2005 pelo Institute for Healthcare Improvement, com o intuito de salvar 100 000 vidas, recomenda a implantação do Time de Resposta Rápida como uma das seis estratégias para diminuir o número de óbitos intra-hospitalares. Objetivo: descrever o perfil dos atendime...

Cardiac complications associated with the influenza viruses A subtype H7N9 or pandemic H1N1 in critically ill patients under intensive care

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract Background and objective: The clinical presentations and disease courses of patients hospitalized with either influenza A virus subtype H7N9 (H7N9) or 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus were compared in a recent report, but associated cardiac complications remain unclear. The present retrospect...

Complications after Surgical Procedures in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Results of a Prospective Registry

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (3), 2016
Abstract Background: Complications after surgical procedures in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) are an emerging problem due to an increasing number of such procedures and aging of the population, which consequently increases the frequency of comorbidities. Objective: To iden...

Preditores de mortalidade em pacientes com cardiopatia isquêmica e cardiopatia chagásica crônica com cardiodesfibrilador implantável
Predictors of mortality in ischemic heart disease and Chagas disease patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Introdução: A cardiopatia chagásica crônica e a cardiopatia isquêmica são duas das principais causas de insuficiência cardíaca crônica na América Latina e também são relacionadas a morte súbita cardíaca, sendo, portanto, indicações comuns para o uso de cardiodesfibriladores implantáveis....