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Erector spinae plane block as a rescue analgesia technique in a patient with HeartMate 3 ventricular assist type device: case report

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 48 (1), 2020
Abstract Introduction: Heart failure represents a public health problem involving high morbidity and mortality. For advanced stages of the disease the use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) has been implemented as destination therapy. The perioperative management of patients with VADs may result in mu...

Human pilot study of bare-metal stent: INC-01

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The cost of performing a percutaneous coronary intervention is considerably high for the patient as well as for health systems, which have promoted the development of local technology to help meet the need for these devices. Methods: The INC-01 bare-metal stent was developed at the...

Evaluation of Myocardial Ischemia with iFR (Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio in the Catheterization Laboratory: A Pilot Study

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (2), 2020
Abstract Background: The Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio (iFR) is an invasive functional evaluation method that does not require vasoactive drugs to induce maximum hyperemia Objective: To evaluate the contribution of the iFR to the therapeutic decision-making of coronary lesions in the absence of non-inv...

miR-26a-5p protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by regulating the PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (2), 2020
Reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can cause a series of additional clinical damage, defined as myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, and thus there is a need for effective therapeutic methods to attenuate I/R injury. miR-26a-5p has been proven to be an essential regulato...

Cardioprotective effects of pharmacological blockade of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Acta cir. bras; 35 (3), 2020
Abstract Purpose To evaluate whether the attenuation of mitochondrial Ca2+ overload produced by pharmacological blockade of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) protects the myocardium against injuries caused by cardiac ischemia and reperfusion (CIR). Methods CIR was induced in adult male Wistar rats (...

Análise do encurtamento pós-sistólico, do strain Miocárdico e do fluxo arterial na avaliação de Isquemia Miocárdica durante o Ecocardiograma sob Estresse

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 33 (3), 2020

Mortalidad por enfermedad isquémica cardiaca según variables sociodemográficas en Bogotá, Colombia

Rev. salud bosque; 10 (1), 2020
Introducción. Según el Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, las enfer-medades del sistema circulatorio fueron la primera causa de mortalidad en Colombia entre 2005 y 2014, dentro de las cuales la enfermedad isquémica cardiaca (EIC) representó el 49,30 % de los casos. Respecto a esta ú...

Caracterización del síndrome de Wellens y su relación como predictor de obstrucción grave de la arteria descendente anterior. Unidad de Cuidados Coronarios Intensivos Hospital Manuel Fajardo 2016-2017

CorSalud; 11 (4), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: El síndrome de Wellens es un patrón electrocardiográfico que se ha sugerido desde la década del 80 como indicador de obstrucción grave de la arteria descendente anterior, a pesar de ello es poco conocido y no se encuentra en las principales guías de tratamiento de los sínd...