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Válvula aórtica bicúspide: ¿qué debo conocer? Revisión actualizada de sus aspectos clínicos y fisiopatológicos

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 90 (4), 2020
Resumen La válvula aórtica bicúspide es la cardiopatía congénita más frecuente en la población general. Lejos de ser solo una malformación valvular inocua, supone una enfermedad compleja y heterogénea. A menudo es identificada como un hallazgo incidental en personas sanas, cursando de manera asi...

Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function by two-dimensional strain in patients with left-sided valvular heart disease: comparison whit three-dimendional echocardiography

Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a well-known predictor of mortality in patients with valvular heart disease (VHD). The assessment of RV function is often difficult due to complex geometry and hemodynamic factors. Objective: We aim to analyze RV function in patients with severe mitral an...

Valvular disorders in carcinoid heart disease

Abstract Carcinoid heart disease is a rare but important cause of intrinsic right heart valve disorders leading to right heart failure. Occasionally, left-sided heart valves may also be involved. The characteristic cardiac pathological findings of carcinoid heart disease are endocardial thickening as a r...

Endocardite infecciosa: estudo Doppler-ecocardiografico prospectivo

Arq. bras. cardiol; 55 (1), 1990
Estudo de aspectos Doppler-ecocardiográficos em portadores de endocardite infecciosa (EI) e sua correlaçäo com prognóstico e evoluçäo. Cento e oito pacientes com suspeita de EI a fim de determinar se a presença de vegetaçäo (veg), tamanho, moblidade e local e acometimento identificam, por si só...