Introducción: Las complicaciones asociadas al procedimiento de colocación de un dispositivo de oclusión septal se presentan en menos del 10 por ciento de los casos. La embolización requiere de cirugía cardíaca, por lo que se incrementa el riesgo de la mortalidad. Objetivo: Presentar el caso en una ...
RESUMEN El cierre de la orejuela izquierda mediante un dispositivo facilita la prevención de un accidente cerebrovascular en pacientes con antecedente de fibrilación auricular no valvular y contraindicación para el uso de medicamentos anticoagulantes. Este artículo presenta dos casos de pacientes con...
Congenital heart disease includes a wide range of heart defects that appear at birth, corresponding to the most frequent group of genetic alterations. They represent the most frequent birth defects in the world, affecting millions of newborns annually. Chile is not exempt from this public health problem,...
Congenital Interatrial Septal Defects (TEA) are among the most common Congenital Heart Diseases in the population, where Atrial Septal Defect stands out, which is produced by a left-right short circuit that provides greater survival and less morbidity and mortality. The objective was to determine the res...
Resumen Introducción: El cierre percutáneo de la comunicación interauricular ostium secundum ha pasado a ser una alternativa a la cirugía convencional. En ese caso, los dispositivos de autocentrado son los más usados entre los cardiólogos intervencionistas. El tipo y la tasa de complicaciones difi...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of hybrid transthoracic periventricular device closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in a single center. Methods: All patients who underwent hybrid transthoracic periventricular device closure of VSDs between January 2018 and December 2019 were retros...
Abstract Objective: To explore the postoperative changes in inflammatory markers in children who underwent device closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) via a transthoracic or transcatheter approach. Methods: The experimental and clinical data were retrospectively collected and analyzed for a total o...
Martínez, Gonzalo;
Adasme, Marcela;
Bulnes, Juan Francisco;
Castañía, Felipe;
Pacheco, Francisco;
Hameau, René;
Quitral, Jorge;
Fuensalida, Alberto;
Sepúlveda, Pablo;
Mellado, Patricio;
Martínez, Alejandro.
INTRODUCCIÓN: El cierre percutáneo del foramen oval permeable (FOP) se ha posicionado como el tratamiento de elección para la prevención secundaria de pacientes con infartos encefálicos (IE) criptogénicos asociados a FOP. OBJETIVO: Revisar los cierres de FOP realizados en nuestra institución, eva...
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasing health care problem associated with thromboembolic risk about 5% per year, with high mortality and morbidity when associated to stroke. Oral anticoagulants (OAC) are the treatment of choice for preventing ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atri...
Abstract Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of fast-track cardiac anesthesia using the short-acting opioid sufentanil in children undergoing intraoperative device closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD). Methods: This retrospective clinical study included 65 children who underwent int...
