12 2012 - 7 articles
Structural cardiovascular disease is responsible for a significant disease load worldwide. Although currently used replacement procedures are efficacious and change the deadly evolution of many structural cardiovascular defects, the clinically used r...
We report the case of a Bolivian woman with a complete atrioventricular block due to Chagas cardiomyopathy. Diagnosis was established by echocardiography and highly positive serological results for Trypanosoma cruzi americanum. Treatment included ini...
Objectives: We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of a scoring balloon for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Background: The optimal therapy for ISR is not yet properly established and subject to many discussions. The GRIP™ Balloon...
The aim of the present review article is to provide an overview of the evaluation of the right ventricle and its function using conventional measurements and newer echocardiographic modalities. Because of the complex geometry of the right ventricle c...
A 62-year-old woman, without previous history of cardiovascular diseases, was admitted to our institution due to episodes of monomorphic non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with dizziness.[...]
A 25-year-old woman presented at our out-patient clinic for exclusion of cardiac disease as Steinert muscular dystrophy was part of her family history. [...]
We report the case of a 69-year old woman with an internal thoracic artery bypass, undergoing chronic dialysis through an ipsilateral upper extremity arteriovenous fistula, who experienced typical angina pectoris at rest, with transitory ST segment e...
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