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Métodos de termometria não invasiva em comparação oa método de aferição da temperatura de cateter de artéria pulmonar: um estudo de medidas repetidas

A aferição da temperatura corporal é uma ferramenta essencial no cuidado de pacientes críticos. Para a identificação da temperatura corporal é necessário o uso de um termômetro preciso e ágil. Quando técnicas invasivas não estão sendo utilizadas, a equipe de enfermagem depende de termômetro...

Incidence and morphological characteristics of the reversed halo sign in patients with acute pulmonary embolism and pulmonary infarction undergoing computed tomography angiography of the pulmonary arteries

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the incidence of the reversed halo sign (RHS) in patients with pulmonary infarction (PI) due to acute pulmonary embolism (PE), detected by computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the pulmonary arteries, and to describe the main morphological features of the RHS. Method...

Anomalías congénitas de arterias coronarias, estudio de aquellas con Importancia hemodinámica

Rev. chil. radiol; 24 (4), 2018
Resumen: Las anomalías de las arterias coronarias son poco frecuentes, con una prevalencia de 0,21- 5,79%. Su presentación clínica es amplia, pudiendo ser asintomáticas o presentarse como isquemia miocárdica y muerte súbita, la que puede estar ligada o no al ejercicio. Existen varias clasificacione...

Surgical repair of complex aortopulmonary window: a case study

Abstract Aortopulmonary septal defect, also known as the aortopulmonary window, is a rare congenital macrovascular malformation. This case involves a 9-year-old boy with aortopulmonary septal defect (type I combined with type IV). Before surgery, milrinone and alprostadil were used to counteract high lun...

Metastatic adenocarcinoma involving the right ventricle and pulmonary artery leading to right heart failure: case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract due to metastatic disease is rare. Clinical recognition of cardiac metastatic tumors is rare and continues to present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient who had severe respiratory ins...

Origen anómalo de la arteria coronaria derecha desde el tronco de la arteria pulmonar (ARCAPA)

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 89 (2), 2018
Las anomalías de las arterias coronarias son una condición clínica de muy baja incidencia y de estas el origen anómalo de la arteria coronaria derecha desde el tronco de la arteria pulmonar (ARCAPA) representa cerca de 0,002% en la población general. Se puede asociar a la presencia de otras anomalí...

Hemoptisis como manifestación inicial de la enfermedad de Behçet: casos clínicos

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (4), 2018
Arterial involvement in Behçet's disease (BD) is less common than venous lesions. The most commonly affected arteries are: the aorta, lower extremity arteries, mesenteric, femoral, coronary, renal, subclavian and pulmonary arteries. The rupture of pulmonary arteries is the main cause of death of patient...

Expressions of TOLL-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9)/Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) in pulmonary blood vessels with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and their relationships with pulmonary vascular remodelling

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aims at investigating the expressions of TOLL-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9)/ tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) in pulmonary blood vessels with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their relationships with pulmonary...

Hallazgo casual de origen anómalo de la arteria coronaria derecha desde la arteria pulmonar en un lactante

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (1), 2018
El origen anómalo aislado de la arteria coronaria derecha desde la arteria pulmonar principal es una anomalía congénita rara y se han notificado pocos casos en la población pediátrica. En este artículo informamos el caso asintomático de un lactante varón de dos meses de edad al que se le diagnost...

Insights on the epigenetic mechanisms underlying pulmonary arterial hypertension

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (12), 2018
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), characterized by localized increased arterial blood pressure in the lungs, is a slow developing long-term disease that can be fatal. PAH is characterized by inflammation, vascular tone imbalance, pathological pulmonary vascular remodeling, and right-sided heart fail...