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Exercise tests in Chagas cardiomyopathy: an overview of functional evaluation, prognostic significance, and current challenges

Abstract Patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChC) usually progress with fatigue and dyspnea. Exercise tests are valuable for the functional evaluation of these patients. However, information about the applicability of the exercise tests is scattered, and no studies have systematically reviewed the resul...

Nursing taxonomies in hospital discharge planning: a quasi-experimental study

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of implementation of hospital discharge planning based on the taxonomies of NANDA-International, nursing interventions classification (NIC) and nursing outcomes classification (NOC) for patients with heart failure (HF) or diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: quasi...

CD14 genotype and functional dichotomy of CD14+ and CD14- cells are associated with activated immune response and development of Chagas dilated cardiomyopathy

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
We aimed to investigate the association of CD14 -260C/T (rs2569190) polymorphism and Chagas cardiomyopathy and the functional characteristics of CD14+ and CD14- monocytes upon infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. We observed an association between the T- genotype (absence of allele -260T) related to low CD1...

Determinantes sociais em saúde e internações por insuficiência cardíaca no Brasil

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 54 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Analisar a relação entre determinantes sociais em saúde e internações por insuficiência cardíaca no Brasil. Método Estudo ecológico retrospectivo, cujas unidades de análise foram os municípios dos estados brasileiros. A variável desfecho foi a taxa de internação hospital...

Intracoronary sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-atpase gene therapy in advanced heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction: a prospective cohort study

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: Heart failure is a progressive and debilitating disease. Intracoronary sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase gene therapy may improve the function of cardiac muscle cells. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that intracoronary sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase gene therapy can improve ...

Cardiomyopathy as the first manifestation of Friedreichs ataxia

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (3), 2020
We present the case of a female patient diagnosed in childhood with Friedreich Ataxia (FA). At the age of 6, she developed left congestive heart failure with cardiomyopathy, as evident on echocardiogram. Neurologic signs only appeared at age 7, including marked loss of muscle mass, gait instability, musc...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: an update on pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (7), 2020
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a clinical syndrome in which patients have symptoms and signs of HF with normal or near-normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≥50%). Roughly half of all patients with HF worldwide have an LVEF ≥50% and nearly half have a...

Batista procedure with the aid of intraoperative epicardial echocardiography

Abstract Introduction: The number of cases for which the Batista procedure is indicated is small, but some patients with appropriate indication can achieve good therapeutic results. Objective: To avoid incorrect left ventricular incision and obtain good surgical results in patients with dilated cardiom...

Trombo Atrial Gigante em Paciente com Estenose Mitral. Relato de Caso

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

Efeito da entrevista motivacional no autocuidado de pessoas com insuficiência cardíaca: ensaio clínico randomizado

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 54 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar o efeito da entrevista motivacional no autocuidado de pessoas com insuficiência cardíaca crônica. Método: Ensaio clínico randomizado, multicêntrico, dividindo as pessoas em grupo intervenção (n=59) e grupo controle (n=59), acompanhadas por 60 dias nos centros do Brasil...