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...
Abstract The effect of third and second-generation type of beta-blocker on substrate oxidation especially during high-intensity exercises are scarce. The objective of the study is to explore differences of beta-blocker regimens (vasodilating vs. non-vasodilating beta-blockers) for substrate oxidation dur...
Heart failure is characterized by the inability of the cardiovascular system to maintain oxygen (O2) delivery (i.e., muscle blood flow in non-hypoxemic patients) to meet O2 demands. The resulting increase in fractional O2 extraction can be non-invasively tracked by deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration (...
Resumen Objetivo Se desconoce la influencia pronóstica que la composición corporal guarda en la relación inversa de la mortalidad con el sobrepeso y la obesidad en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca. Método Se evaluó a 234 pacientes ambulatorios con insuficiencia cardiaca. Se determinaron el ín...
