Publications by authors named "A Astesiano"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in Latin America and the Caribbean, with men being slightly more at risk than women, and COVID-19 has negatively impacted cardiac diagnostics in the region.
- The availability of nuclear cardiology differs across LAC, with Argentina and Brazil having the most scanning technologies, including SPECT and PET, and advancements like CZT gamma cameras being introduced.
- Challenges to developing nuclear cardiology include high costs, maintenance issues, lack of training for healthcare professionals, and the need for collaboration among specialists to enhance the use of imaging modalities.
Forty one cases of laryngeal tuberculosis, accounting for 0.8% of all cases of tuberculosis observed in 1975-1985, are evaluated. The mean age was 53 yrs, the male/female ratio 9:1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFData are presented on 15 cases of invasive tracheobronchial tumours subjected to cryotherapy in 1984-85. The technique is indicated in patients who cannot be given surgical or radiation treatment and in cases of asphyxial syndrome requiring faster deobstruction than is obtainable with radiation treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe possibilities of treating chronic bronchopneumopathies of various nature by means of permanent endobronchial transcricothyroid probe are examined with reference to 6 cases representing patients under treatment at the time this paper was being prepared (2 cases of chronic pulmonary TB, 2 of suppurating bronchiectasis, 1 of middle lobe syndrome and 1 of tracheal carcinoma). The series examined confirms the usefulness of this type of treatment as a back-up to traditional medical treatment where this alone failed to achieve the necessary results. Stress is laid on the good tolerance of the TCT probe presented by all patients, including a five-year-old boy.
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