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Repercusiones cardíacas en pacientes con pectus excavatum: puesta al día. Segunda parte

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 94 (2), 2023
El pectus excavatum (PEX) es una deformación de la pared torácica que obedece a una alteración de los cartílagos costales con el consiguiente hundimiento del esternón. Históricamente, se clasificaba como un defecto únicamente estético o cosmético, sin embargo, en los últimos años se han desarr...

Principais complicações cardíacas em idosos infectados pelo SARS-CoV-2: uma revisão sistemática

Objetivo: compreender as principais complicações ocasionadas pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2 no sistema cardíaco do público idoso. Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão sistemática da literatura de abordagem qualitativa e característica descritivo-exploratória realizada no ano de 2020. Resultados: as complica...

Impacto cardiovascular, conducta diagnóstica y terapéutica del feocromocitoma como causa de hipertensión arterial
Cardiovascular impact, diagnostic and therapeutic management of pheochromocytoma as a cause of arterial hypertension

Cambios rev. méd; 20 (2), 2021
INTRODUCCIÓN. Los feocromocitomas son tumores que provienen de las células neuroendócrinas de la médula adrenal y producen alta secreción de catecolaminas. Generan complicaciones cardiovasculares graves que suelen asociarse con crisis hipertensivas. Es importante valorar el impacto cardiovascular de...

Apical longitudinal strain can help predict the development of left ventricular thrombus after anterior myocardial infarction

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (6), 2020
Abstract Background: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus formation is a common complication of anterior myocardial infarction (ANT-MI). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between apical longitudinal strain (ALS) and LV apical thrombus after ANT-MI. Methods: The cross-sectional study i...

Giant left atrium associated with massive thrombus formation 14 years after orthotopic heart transplantation

Abstract We report the case of a 60-year-old patient who underwent orthotopic heart transplant 14 years earlier. Routine echocardiography showed giant masses in the left atrium. There were no symptoms or thromboembolic events in the past. Magnetic resonance imaging study revealed very enlarged left atriu...

The mitochondrial calcium uniporter: a new therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease-related cardiac dysfunctions?

Clinics; 75 (), 2020

COVID-19 y afectación cardíaca

Rev chil anest; 49 (3), 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has generated a serious global health problem. COVID-19 mainly affects the lung, but it has been seen that myocardial involvement also occurs in some patients, producing myocarditis and arrhythmias....

Does cha2ds2-vasc score predict mace in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery?

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of CHA2DS2-VASc score in individuals undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Methods: Records of consecutive 464 patients who underwent elective isolated CABG, between January 2015 and August 2017, were retrospectively rev...

Manifestaciones cardiacas en la etapa aguda de la enfermedad de Kawasaki en un hospital pediátrico de tercer nivel en la Ciudad de México

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 88 (5), 2018
Resumen Objetivo: Describir las manifestaciones cardiacas en la etapa aguda de la enfermedad de Kawasaki en pacientes atendidos en un hospital de tercer nivel de la Ciudad de México, México. Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo en pacientes con diagnóstico de enfermedad de Kawasaki de agos...