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Endomiocardiofibrose como Causa Rara de Transplante Cardíaco e Associação com Trombofilia: Relato de Caso

Arq. bras. cardiol; 118 (1), 2022

Instalación ecoguiada del balón de contrapulsación intraaórtico (BCPIA) vía arteria axilar por abordaje extratorácico en pacientes en espera de trasplante cardíaco

Rev. chil. cardiol; 40 (3), 2021
Resumen El balón de contrapulsación intraaórtico (BCPIA) es el dispositivo más frecuentemente utilizado para otorgar soporte mecánico en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca terminal y compromiso hemodinámico refractario al soporte inotrópico. Se han utilizado diferentes tipos de abordajes para l...

Comparison of Quality of Life Between Patients with Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Recipients

Abstract Introduction: Heart transplantation is the treatment indicated for patients with advanced and refractory heart failure (HF). The transplant is expected to increase survival and improve the level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to compare the level of HRQoL, ...

Retrasplante cardíaco: reporte de un caso

Rev. chil. cardiol; 40 (2), 2021
RESUMEN: El Trasplante cardíaco es la mejor alternativa para la insuficiencia cardíaca terminal, logrando buenos resultados de sobrevida y calidad de vida a largo plazo. Una de las causas más importantes de morbimortalidad es la falla del injerto, la que puede ser secundaria, entre otros, a rechazo ag...

Resumen de Caso Clínico: Curioso caso de ruptura de músculo papilar manifestado cómo síndrome de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda Caso #5, Junio 2021

Rev. costarric. cardiol; 23 (1), 2021

Perspectives of bilateral thoracic sympathectomy for treatment of heart failure

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
Surgical neuromodulation therapies are still considered a last resort when standard therapies have failed for patients with progressive heart failure (HF). Although a number of experimental studies have provided robust evidence of its effectiveness, the lack of strong clinical evidence discourages practi...

Left ventricular assist device implantation and concomitant dor procedure: a single center experience

Abstract Objective: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation with concomitant Dor plasty is only reported anecdotally. We herein aimed to describe our experience with LVAD and concomitant Dor procedures and describe long-term outcomes of this special subset of heart failure patients. Methods:...

Resection of the atrial appendages and its impact in the natriuretic homeostasis: development and validation of an animal model in an academic medical center

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The left atrial appendage (LAAp) resection is an effective treatment approach to reduce the risk of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Objective: To study was to study the impact of removing atrial appendages in the production of natriuretic peptides (NPs) in con...

Correlación entre los valores séricos de NT-proBNP y el puntaje inotrópico vasoactivo máximo en las primeras 24 horas después de una intervención de cirugía cardíaca

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 89 (4), 2019
Resumen Introducción: La utilidad clínica del péptido natriurético cerebral (NT-proBNP) como marcador pronóstico en pacientes pediátricos con falla cardíaca es controversial. El puntaje inotrópico vasoactivo 24 horas después de la operación cardíaca en pacientes pediátricos es un importante ...

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery improves survival without increasing the risk of stroke in patients with ischemic heart failure in comparison to percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis with 54, 173 patients

Abstract Objective: To evaluate whether there is any difference on the results of patients treated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the setting of ischemic heart failure (HF). Methods: Databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Controlled Trials Regis...