PURPOSE: To compare early and 12 months results of mitral stenosis (MS) correction by percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) using Inoue's single-balloon or double balloon techniques. METHODS: We submitted 139 consecutive patients to PMBV using Inoue single-balloon (n = 56, GI) or the double balloon t...
PURPOSE: To analyse efficacy, tolerance and adverse events of reversible contraceptives in women with cardiac disease. METHODS: We studied prospectively during 24-39 (mean = 29) months, 89 women with heart disease with a mean age of 25.6 (16-42) years. Rheumatic heart disease was present in 73 (82) cases...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of left ventriculectomy, on a short term basis, as a treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure. METHODS: From February to June 1995, 7 patients with end-stage heart failure underwent partial left ventriculectomy. Before the surgical procedure, 7 (100) patients ...
The purpose of this article is to present a recent advance in phototherapy employed on newborn babies with jaudice. The efficacy of this treatment depends on the intensity of emitted light; it is believed that a dose between 6-12 nm is necessary. The usefulness of phototherapy in healthy, full-term infan...
El presente estudio prospectivo, de pesquisa, a 2 anos, investiga la relacion entre los procedimientos endoscopicos que se utilizan en el I.G.B.J. en los pacientes con H.D.A. por lesiones no varicosas como son la inyeccion endoscopica y la implantacion de clips, para lo cual utilizamos como drogas escler...
