Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the inner lining of the heart, especially the heart valves, and carries high morbidity and mortality. It can manifest itself acutely or subacutely, the latter being more insidious.
Diagnosis is challenging, especially in early stages, requiring high clinical...
The bicuspid aortic valve corresponds to the most common valve defect in the general population. This can present asymptomatically as an incidental finding or symptomatically due to valve disease (stenosis and regurgitation), aortopathy, and infective endocarditis. Imaging techniques such as transthoraci...
Fundamento: A avaliação da área valvar mitral por meio da reconstrução multiplano na ecocardiografia tridimensional é restrita a softwares específicos e à experiência dos ecocardiografistas. Eles precisam selecionar manualmente o frame do vídeo que contenha a área de abertura máxima da valva ...
INTRODUCTION: The measurement of the health-related quality of life construct can reveal the positive repercussions on the lives of patients undergoing corrective valve procedures, as well as revealing points that prevent new surgical approaches. OBJECTIVE: To identify the health-related quality of life ...
Abstract: An 84 year old woman presented with recurrent severe heart failure. She had a heavily calcified mitral valve annulus. Radiological images before and after a mechanical valve was implanted in a supra annular position are shown....
Introducción: El ejercicio físico, integrando la rehabilitación cardíaca (RC), tiene un efecto positivo demostrado en el pronóstico de los pacientes con enfermedad cardiovascular, optimizando el rendimiento cardíaco en términos de capacidad funcional. Mediante los programas de RC se pretende obten...
