La taquicardia incesante puede ser causada por diferentes mecanismos electrofisiológicos. Desde 1986, hemos estudiado 13 pacientes con taquicardia incesante, 9 hombres y 4 mujeres (edad promedio 35a). Diez pacientes habÃan recibido múltiples antiarrÃtmicos y 4 habÃan desarrollado insuficiencia cardÃ...
PURPOSE--It is well established the association between heart failure and arrhythmias in different cardiopathies. There are no studies in Chagas' myocardiopathy that analyze the relation between arrhythmias and left ventricular function. METHODS--We studied 629 patients with Chagas' disease, divided in 3...
PURPOSE--To use a new approach in order to assess the antiarrhythmic drugs, based in the hourly autonomic effects and antiarrhythmic efficacy of sotalol. METHODS--Sixteen patients were evaluated in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Patients were classified in group 1 (anti-arrhythmic ef...
Os autores revisam a fisiologia do sistema renina-angiotensina-aldosterona (S-RAA) na regulaçäo do equilÃbrio hidrossalino e homeostase da pressäo arterial. Faz-se abordagem prática dos inibidores da enzima de conversäo (IECAs), com ênfase especial sobre a aplicaçäo clÃnica dessas drogas. Os IE...
Chronic Chagas' disease shows several progression modes. Usually, the different clinical syndromes manifest themselves together, however, isolated forms can occur. Cardiac arrhythmias, which are very frequent, are present in about 50 percent of patients. The cardiac damage manifests itself later, with th...
Cardiac arrhythmias are common in chagasic patients. Electrophysiologic study is an invasive procedure for the investigation of sinus node function, atrioventricular node conduction and intraventricular (His-Purkinje) conduction and the mechanism of tachycardias. It is useful in elucidating syncope, dizz...
There are no controlled clinical trials evaluating drug therapy in patients with ventricular arrhythmias and chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy. Empirical treatment with disopyramide (400-1,000 mg/d), phenytoin (4-6 mg/d), mexiletine (600-1,200 mg/d), propafenone (900 mg/d), amiodarone (loading: 1,000 mg/d,...
Sosa, Eduardo A;
Paola, Angelo de;
Gizzi, Julio;
Rassi, Sergio;
Scanavacca, Mauricio;
Pérez, Ayrton;
Lorga, Adalberto;
Pimenta, Joao;
Maia, Ivan;
Atié, Jacob;
Halperin, Cidio.