Um gigante na art éria descendente anterior
Publication date: October–November 2015 Source:Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva, Volume 23, Issue 3 Author(s): Pedro Magalhães, Hélder Ribeiro, Sofia Carvalho, Nuno Ferreira, Paulino Sousa, J. Ilídio Moreira (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Trombose de stent em tronco da coron ária esquerda
Publication date: October–November 2015 Source:Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva, Volume 23, Issue 3 Author(s): Ricardo C. Rodrigues, André Coreia, Marco Gomes Serrão, Décio Pereira (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Uma les ão instigante na bifurcação do tronco de coronária esquerda
Publication date: October–November 2015 Source:Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva, Volume 23, Issue 3 Author(s): David Neves, Pablo Salinas, Nieves Gonzalo A tomografia de coerência óptica (TCO) pode fornecer informações essenciais sobre imagens de angiografia coronária pouco claras. Em documentos de consenso atuais de interpretação de imagem de TCO, o cálcio é geralmente descrito como uma região de sinal óptico de baixa intensidade ou heterogêneo, com uma borda bem delineada, que pode ter características atípicas, como a que caracteriza o nódulo calcificado. Neste caso, um paciente está...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva - July 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Resultados do uso de stents de nitinol superflex íveis na artéria femoral superficial
Conclusions Angioplasty with third‐generation superflexible nitinol stent placement was shown to be effective in the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions of the superficial femoral artery. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Oclus ão percutânea de comunicação interatrial ou de forame oval guiada por ecocardiograma intracardíaco
Conclusions ICE provided accurate anatomical information to guide the closure of the ASD/PFO and successfully eliminated the main drawbacks of TEE. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Resultados imediatos e de m édio prazo da intervenção com stent ductal em recémnascidos e lactentes
Conclusions The initial experience of ductal stenting showed favorable immediate outcomes, but in the medium term, little more than a third of the cases maintained a patent ductus arteriosus within 6 months. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva - July 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Avalia ção da dor durante o cateterismo por via transradial utilizando Escala Visual Analógica
Conclusions VAS can be used to assess spasm during procedures that use the transradial access, showing a positive correlation with spasm assessment by the interventionist. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva - July 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Fatores predisponentes para revasculariza ção angiográfica incompleta em pacientes com intervenção coronária percutânea de múltiplos vasos
Conclusions IMR occurred in approximately one‐third of treated cases, and a significant association was observed with a higher‐risk clinical profile and with target lesion interventions commonly associated with lower procedure success. The degree of revascularization had no impact on in‐hospital clinical outcomes. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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H á relação entre custos hospitalares e tempo porta‐balão?
Conclusions There was no difference in hospital costs regarding the private health insurance, when the groups were divided according to the DBT. Clinical outcomes were similar and a difference in costs was found for patients with the circumflex artery as the culprit vessel. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva - July 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Impacto do uso de anticoncepcional oral nas caracter ísticas e na evolução clínica de mulheres submetidas à intervenção coronariana percutânea primária
Conclusions In this study, different clinical profiles and outcomes were found among women of reproductive age, users or non‐users of OC, and submitted to primary PCI. Studies with a larger number of patients are required to confirm these results. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Impacto do tempo de oclus ão na taxa de sucesso e nos resultados da intervenção coronária percutânea em obstruções totais crônicas
Conclusions Occlusion duration was not associated with increased failure rate of the procedure or worse PCI outcomes in CTO. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Oclus ão percutânea do apêndice atrial esquerdo com AMPLATZER® Cardiac Plug para prevenção de fenômenos tromboembólicos na fibrilação atrial crônica
Conclusions LAA occlusion using the AMPLATZER® Cardiac Plug device was shown to be safe and effective in this small series of patients. The initial results are encouraging and indicate the transcatheter closure of the LAA as an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy in selected patients. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Desfechos hospitalares e tardios de pacientes submetidos à valvoplastia mitral percutânea em centro com volume intermediário de procedimentos estruturais
Conclusions In a hospital with intermediate procedure volume, the results of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty in the treatment of rheumatic mitral stenosis with favorable anatomy were comparable to those achieved by high‐volume centers. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Implante transcateter valve ‐in‐valve para disfunção de biopróteses cirúrgicas aórticas
Conclusions The valve‐in‐valve procedure was effective in most high‐risk surgical patients with bioprosthesis dysfunction. When performed in well‐selected patients, it results in satisfactory clinical and hemodynamic outcomes. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
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Terapia endovascular para a doen ça arterial periférica em território fêmoro‐poplíteo: um cenário promissor em evolução
Publication date: October–November 2015 Source:Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva, Volume 23, Issue 3 Author(s): Bruno Freitas, Guilherme B.B. Pitta, Dierk Scheinert (Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva - July 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research