Background: In the PARADIGM-HF trial there was a 20% reduction in hospitalization and cardiovascular mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) and treated according to guideline-directed medical therapy. Eligibility for the use of sacubitril/valsartan in the real world has va...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i330138
Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva, Jéssica Silva de Paula, Daniela Tereza Gonçalves Manso, Gabriela Veloso de Freitas, Marcelo Augusto Antunes de Carvalho, Paulo Victor Alves Pinto, Pollyanna Antônia Duarte Vitor & Leonardo Roever·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2020
Background: Syncope is a common sign with an inpatient rate of up to 83%. Data on sex differences of patients with syncope in the emergency and hospitalization are scarce. Aim: The present study aimed to verify sex differences regarding clinical profile, risk scores, causes of sy...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i230133
Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva, Sara Magro Borigato, Ítala Ferreira de Jesus, Giovanni Oliveira Carvalho, Mariana Alves Gomes, Raissa Alves Pinto Moura & Isabella Capobiango Rodrigues·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2020
Background: Tachycardiomyopathy is a non-familial cause of heart failure that can be reversible. A high index of suspicion is necessary for its diagnosis and for a rational approach in the management of patients. Aims: To describe the clinical profile and verify the treatment and...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i230131
A 49-year-old woman has had several episodes of syncope with pallor and diaphoresis since she was 13 years old. She had been diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease and was submitted to mitral and aortic valve replacement for mechanical prosthesis. She was submitted to a tilt tabl...
The Ductus Arteriosus (DA) is a vascular structure of the fetal heart that communicates the isthmus of the aorta (at the junction of the aortic root with the descending aorta) to the roof of the bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk. It is an essential structure of the fetal heart t...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430140