SUMMARY: The average volumes of normal heart chambers in computed tomography (CT) are used not only as clinical criterions for heart disease diagnosis, but also as references in cardiology. With the development of artificial intelligence (AI), numerous CT data can be analyzed and segmented automatically....
Abstract Background: Prognostic factors are extensively studied in heart failure; however, their role in severe Chagasic heart failure have not been established. Objectives: To identify the association of clinical and laboratory factors with the prognosis of severe Chagasic heart failure, as well as th...
El 19% de los pacientes con patología mitral reumática presenta aurícula izquierda gigante (diámetro mayor a 65mm), esta patología ha sido asociada con incremento del riesgo de stroke y de muerte súbita. La indicación de reducción auricular se establece cuando existe compresión de las extructura...
This study was designed to test the possible effects of a combination of physical and pharmacological therapy intervention on myocardial structure of the left ventricle in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Twelve weeks old spontaneously hypertensive rats (n = 40) were divided into four groups of sed...
