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Miocardiopatia não compactada: um relato de caso na região de Presidente Prudente

A miocardiopatia não compactada (MNC) é uma cardiopatia rara e congênita. Sua origem, possivelmente, ocorre durante o desenvolvimento embrionário, devido às alterações genéticas, cursando com insuficiência cardíaca, arritmia, precordialgia e tromboembolismo venoso. Nesse estudo, descreve-se o c...

Influence of socio-demographic characteristics in the self-care of people with heart failure

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the influence of socio-demographic characteristics in the self-care of people with heart failure (HF). Method: Cross-sectional, analytical study, held in three private hospitals in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, with 57 hospitalized patients. The data were collected through...

El entrenamiento físico restaura la variabilidad del ritmo cardiaco en la insuficiencia cardiaca. Revisión sistemática

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 87 (4), 2017
Resumen: Las enfermedades cardiovasculares constituyen una causa importante de morbi-mortalidad en la población general. En este sentido el desbalance autonómico forma parte del cuadro fisiopatológico que subyace al desarrollo de estas enfermedades. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el efecto...

Identification of the difference in the pathogenesis in heart failure arising from different etiologies using a microarray dataset

Clinics; 72 (10), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Clinically, patients with chronic heart failure arising from different etiologies receive the same treatment. However, the prognoses of these patients differ. The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether the pathogenesis of heart failure arising from different etiologies differs. METHO...

Effectiveness of implantation of cardioverter-defibrillators therapy in patients with non-ischemic heart failure: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator has become the first-line therapy for prevention of sudden cardiac death. Controversial results still exist regarding the effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in non-ischemic heart failure. Methods: The PubMed, Embase, ...

Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia Episodes Predict Future Hospitalization in ICD Recipients with Heart Failure

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is well known to reduce mortality in selected patients with heart failure (HF). Objective: To investigate whether monitored episodes of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) might predict future HF hospitalizations in ICD ...

Terapia coagulante nas miocardiopatias

Pacientes portadores de miocardiopatias (MCP) de etiologias variadas mesmo sem dilatação das cavidades atriais ou ventriculares podem apresentar elevação das taxas de eventos tromboembólicos (TE) no território arterial ou venoso. Idosos, pacientes com aumento no diâmetro do átrio esquerdo, que ap...

Neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in developing Latin American countries

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective: To review the principles of neonatal-pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy, prognosis, and its establishment in limited resource-limited countries in Latino America. Sources: The PubMed database was explored from 1985 up to the present, selecting from highly-indexed ...

Intervenções não farmacológicas para melhor qualidade de vida na insuficiência cardíaca: revisão integrativa

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar, na literatura, artigos que avaliaram a efetividade ou eficácia de intervenções não farmacológicas para melhorar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com insuficiência cardíaca. Método: revisão integrativa de literatura realizada nas bases de dados Lilacs, MedLine e SciE...

Factores asociados a fragilidad en pacientes hospitalizados con insuficiencia cardiaca descompensada

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Background: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by a progressive impairment in the subjects’ ability to respond to environmental stress. Frailty is more commonly found in heart failure (HF) patients than in general population and it is an independent predictor of rehospitalization, emergency r...