We report right ventricular involvement in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCMP) in two women and one man, aged from 19 to 44 years-old, who presented different signs from those with left ventricular disease (who have good clinical evolution), with signs and symptoms of severe diastolic restriction, ...
PURPOSE: In order to associate the major benefits of the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with a less aggressive procedure minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft (MICABG) has been utilized. The aim of the work is to report our initial experience with this technical approach, using video assis...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine prevalence and the underlying mechanism of persistent palpitations after successful radiofrequency ablation of reentrant nodal tachycardia and atrioventricular tachycardia. METHODS: One hundred twenty consecutive patients (mean age of 36 +/- 16 years) who u...
PURPOSE: Our experience with surgical treatment of heart diseases in Indians living in the Amazon rain forest in primitive stages was reviewed. METHODS: From 1988 to 1995, 18 patients underwent cardiovascular surgical procedures at the São Paulo Hospital of the Escola Paulista de Medicina. Seven patient...
PURPOSE: To study the benefits of the cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: Between 1986 and 1995 we studied 49 patients with CAD, participants of the CRP, 45 (91.83) of them men. They were compared with a control group of 37 sedentary patients, 33 ...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of the diet on plasma cholesterol level above 200 mg/dL and to relate these values to age and occupation at the CPFL (Electricity Supply Company). METHODS: The participants were divided into 3 different groups (A, B and C), according to total cholesterol (TC): < 200 mg/d...
El pediatra se enfrenta con frecuencia al hallazgo de sólo comensales en el examen coproparasitológico seriado en niños. Su presencia indica que están dadas las condiciones para adquirir una enteroparasitosis, pues el mecanismo de infección es igual. Con el fin de evaluar el riesgo de que este fenó...
