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Prevalence of Frailty in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Surgery: Comparison of Frailty Tools

Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.); 34 (5,supl.1), 2021
Abstract Background There is no consensus among tools for assessing frailty. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of frailty according to different tools in patients referred for elective valve cardiac surgery. Methods This is a cross-sectional study. All patients were ≥ 18 years of age, clin...

Internal Validation of a Risk Score for Prediction of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery

Abstract Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery has great clinical and economic implications. Many attempts have been made to identify risk factors aiming at a better evaluation of prophylactic treatment strategies. Objective: To perform an internal validation of a r...

Relationship between emotional states before cardiac valve surgeries with postoperative complications

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate associations between preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms and postoperative complications and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing valve repair surgery. Method: Observational, exploratory and prospective study. The consecuti...

Quadruple valve replacement for carcinoid heart disease

Abstract Introduction: Carcinoid heart disease most frequently involves the tricuspid or, more rarely, the pulmonary valve and presents with right heart failure as 5-HT is metabolized by the lung. Left-sided valve involvement is quite rare. We describe our experience of 3 patients presenting with heart ...

Mediastinite após cirurgias valvares cardíacas: revisão integrativa

A mediastinite é uma infecção do tecido conjuntivo do mediastino, pouco estudada em pacientes submetidos às cirurgias de correção de valvopatias cardíacas. O objetivo deste estudo foiidentificar na literatura as evidências relacionadas à mediastinite em pacientes submetidos às cirurgias para co...

The brazilian registry of adult patient undergoing cardiovascular surgery, the bypass project: results of the first 1,722 patients

Abstract Objective: To report the early results of the BYPASS project - the Brazilian registrY of adult Patient undergoing cArdiovaScular Surgery - a national, observational, prospective, and longitudinal follow-up registry, aiming to chart a profile of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery in Braz...

Tratamiento anticoagulante oral en pacientes sometidos a remplazo valvular en un hospital general de Antofagasta, Chile

Rev. chil. cardiol; 35 (2), 2016
Introduccion: La atención de pacientes con reemplazo valvular cardíaco constituye una actividad importante en cardiología. Si bien el recambio valvular representa una alternativa terapéutica eficaz para el manejo de esta patología, muchos pacientes requieren de tratamiento anticoagulante oral (TACO)...

Implante percutâneo de prótese valvar aórtica – experiência com o dispositivo reposicionável LotusTM

Introdução: A válvula aórtica transcateter de segunda geração LotusTM foi desenhada para proporcionar ao intervencionista o controle completo de sua liberação durante o procedimento. O presente estudo apresenta a experiência inicial e os desfechos hospitalares de pacientes tratados com essa pró...

Análise da evoluçäo tardia de 291 pacientes submetidos a substituiçäo valvar por próteses metálicas
Late follow-up of 291 patients subjected to valvar replacement with metallic prosthesis

No período de janeiro de 1980 a dezembro de 1993, 291 pacientes foram submetidos a substituiçao valvar por próteses metálicas, no Instituto do Coraçao do HC FMUSP. Cento e oitenta e sete (64,3 por cento) pacientes eram do sexo masculino, com idade variando de 2 meses a 78 anos (média de 38,3 +/-18,...