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ST-Elevation in a Patient with Acute Chagas Disease

Índice leucoglucémico en pacientes con infarto miocárdico con elevación del ST

Introducción: la mortalidad asociada a infarto del miocardio (IM) no solo se debe a complicaciones cardiovasculares, sino también a complicaciones intrahospitalarias no cardiovasculares (CIHNC). El índice leuco-glucémico (ILG) se ha utilizado como un marcador pronóstico para el desarrollo de complic...

Sgarbossa Criteria in Left Bundle Branch Block in a Hypertensive Emergency, a Case Report

Abstract Left bundle branch block and hypertensive emergency are very common conditions in clinical cardiovascular and emergency practice. Hypertensive emergency encompasses a spectrum of clinical presentations in which uncontrolled blood pressure leads to progressive end-organ dysfunction. Suspected acu...

Manejo del síndrome coronario agudo durante pandemia por COVID – 19

Rev. méd. Maule; 35 (1), 2020
INTRODUCTION: Acute Myocardial Infarction is a medical emergency, being his early and adequate treatment highly effective mainly in relation to reperfusion therapy. Unfortunately, COVID – 19 pandemic, has brought changes in its management due to availability of conditioned hemodynamic rooms, infection ...

Caracterización de pacientes con infarto agudo del miocardio con elevación del segmento ST, Baracoa, Guantánamo 2017-2019

Rev. inf. cient; 99 (4), 2020
RESUMEN Introducción: En el Hospital General Docente "Dr. Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja" de Baracoa, Guantánamo, hasta la fecha, no se ha caracterizado la morbilidad y mortalidad por infarto agudo del miocardio. Objetivo: Caracterizar la morbilidad y mortalidad por infarto agudo del mio...

The Association between Covid-19 and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Variable Clinical Presentations on a Case Report Series

The Usefulness of Admission Plasma NT-pro BNP Level to Predict Left Ventricular Aneurysm Formation after Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (6), 2019
Abstract Background: Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is an important complication of acute myocardial infarction. In this study, we investigated the role of N- Terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide level to predict the LVA development after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Me...

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in St-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Predictors and Impact on Therapy And Mortality

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (5), 2019
Abstract Backgrund: New-onset atrial fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction represents an important challenge, with prognostic significance. Objective: To study the incidence, impact on therapy and mortality, and to identify predictors of development of new-onset atrial fibrillation duri...

The CHA2DS2-VASc score for predicting atrial fibrillation in patients presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction: prospective observational study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of supraventricular arrhythmia following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The CHA2DS2-VASc and CHADS2 scores are used to estimate thromboembolic risk in cases of AF. Their usefulness in predicting the development of AF in ...