Resumen La calcificación caseosa del anillo mitral es una enfermedad infradiagnosticada, que puede estar asociada al envejecimiento y a factores de riesgo cardiovascular como la hipertensión, la diabetes, la dislipidemia o la enfermedad renal terminal. Es preciso considerar esta enfermedad en el diagn...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, de corte transversal, de 51 pacientes con tumores cardíacos intracavitarios de la variedad histológica mixoma, quienes fueron asistidos y operados en el Servicio de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgi...
ResumenLa diferenciación entre la miocardiopatía restrictiva (MR) y la pericarditis constrictiva (PC) constituye un reto diagnóstico.Ambas entidades presentan un cuadro clínico insidioso similar, caracterizado por una insuficiencia cardíaca de predomi nio diastólico con función sistólica normal (...
Abstract Background: Association between angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms and different clinical and echocardiographic outcomes has been described in patients with heart failure (HF) and coronary artery disease. Studying the genetic profile of the local population with both disease...
Abstract Background: Atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) is used to predict atrial fibrillation, measured by echocardiography. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess atrial EMD and mechanical function after anthracycline-containing chemotherapy. Methods: Fifty-three patients with breast canc...
Abstract Background: The ultraportable echocardiogram machine, with relevant portability and easiness in performing diagnoses, when in experienced hands, may contribute to the reliability of preoperative evaluation in noncardiac surgeries. Objectives: To assess cardiac function parameters in patients a...
Abstract A 78-year-old patient presented with shortness of breath after falling down. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed an extensive thrombus in the right atrium (RA), extensive thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A magnetic resonance confirmed the thrombosi...