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Impact of experiencing acute coronary syndrome prior to open heart surgery on psychiatric status

Abstract Objective: The incidence of depression and anxiety is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine whether experiencing acute coronary syndrome prior to open heart surgery affects patients in terms of depression, hopelessness, anxiety, fear of death and...

Syntax Score and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Results from a Cohort Study in a University-Affiliated Hospital in Southern Brazil

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (3), 2016
Abstract Background: The importance of coronary anatomy in predicting cardiovascular events is well known. The use of traditional anatomical scores in routine angiography, however, has not been incorporated to clinical practice. SYNTAX score (SXscore) is a scoring system that estimates the anatomical ex...

Estressores percebidos por pacientes no pós-operatório imediato de cirurgia cardíaca

RESUMO Objetivo: investigar os estressores percebidos pelos pacientes no pós-operatório imediato de cirurgia cardíaca e sua relação com características sociodemográficas e clínicas. Método: estudo correlacional, prospectivo, desenvolvido no interior paulista, entre agosto/2013 e dezembro/2014....

Is there any benefit in associating neuraxial anesthesia to general anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery is recent, but the hemodynamic effects of local anesthetics and anticoagulation can result in risk to patients. OBJECTIVE: To review the benefits of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery for CABG through a system...

Dexmedetomidine as an anesthetic adjuvant in cardiac surgery: a cohort study

ABSTRACT Objective: α-2-agonists cause sympathetic inhibition combined with parasympathetic activation and have other properties that could be beneficial during cardiac anesthesia. We evaluated the effects of dexmedetomidine as an anesthetic adjuvant compared to a control group during cardiac surge...

First- Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Acute Coronary Syndromes (Katowice-Zabrze Registry)

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: There are sparse data on the performance of different types of drug-eluting stents (DES) in acute and real-life setting. Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of first- versus second-generation DES in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). M...

Modelo de cuidado de enfermería al paciente posoperatorio temprano de revascularización miocárdica
Nursing care model for taients in early postoperative of myocardlal revascularization

Cienc. enferm; 22 (1), 2016
El desarrollo de modelos de cuidado es un punto fundamental de apoyo para el contexto y desarrollo de la práctica de enfermería. Una de las propuestas recientes es la planteada por Fawcett, que incluye tres componentes: teórico, estructural y funcional. Esta propuesta ha sido seleccionada para la cons...

Self-care agency and quality of life in the preoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (2), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze basic self-care conditioning factors and quality of life associated with health, relating them to self-care capacity among individuals in the preoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHOD Descriptive study with a quantitative approach, theoretically a...

Effectiveness of combined regional-general anesthesia for reducing mortality in coronary artery bypass: meta-analysis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neuraxial anesthesia (NA) has been used in association with general anesthesia (GA) for coronary artery bypass; however, anticoagulation during surgery makes us question the viability of benefits by the risk of epidural hematoma. The aim of this study was to perform ...