Echocardiographic analysis of pulmonary arterial systolic pressure in pulmonary hypertension.

Introduction: The reliability of pulmonary arterial systolic pressure by transthoracic echocardiography is limited by its variability to define pulmonary hypertension.

Objective: To know the variability of pulmonary arterial systolic pressure estimated by echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension. Their demographic variables were obtained.

Endothelial dysfunction in children with chronic kidney disease.

Background And Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction (ED) are found in the majority of these patients and are factors associated to CVD. Flow mediated dilatation (FMD) is a surrogate marker validated for evaluating ED.

Effect of Interleukin-17 in the Activation of Monocyte Subsets in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Interleukin- (IL-) 17 is increased in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and plays a key role in inflammatory diseases through its involvement in the activation of leukocytes. Here, we describe for the first time the effect of IL-17 in the migration and activation of monocyte subsets in patients during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and post-STEMI. We analyzed the circulating levels of IL-17 in patient plasma.

Right ventricular longitudinal strain predicts acute kidney injury and short-term prognosis in patients with right ventricular myocardial infarction.

Right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction due to acute myocardial infarction is associated with serious complications in the short-term. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and unrecognized complication. This study aimed to assess whether RV longitudinal strain predicts AKI and short-term prognosis in patients with RV infarction.

Association of V249I and T280M variants of fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 with carotid intima-media thickness in a mexican population with type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To evaluate the association of the V249I and T280M variants of CX3CR1 fractalkine gene with carotid intima-media thickness in Mexican subjects with and without type 2 diabetes.

Methods: We analyzed the V249I and T280M variants of the CX3CR1 receptor by TaqMan assays in 111 subjects with type 2 diabetes and 109 healthy controls. Hemoglobin A1c, glucose, and lipid profile were determined.

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Ankle-Arm Index, and Inflammation Profile in Mexican Patients with Early and Late Onset Type 2 Diabetes.

Background: Type 2 diabetes is strongly linked to an increased incidence of cardiovascular outcomes. Carotid artery intima-media thickness and ankle-arm index are non-invasive complementary measures as subclinical markers of atherosclerosis.

Objective: To evaluate the association of carotid intima-media thickness, ankle-arm index, and inflammation profile in Mexican patients with early- and late-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Carotid intima media thickness, oxidative stress, and inflammation in children with chronic kidney disease.

Objective: We evaluated the association between inflammation and oxidative stress with carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and elasticity increment module (E(inc)) in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: This analytical, cross-sectional study assessed 134 children aged 6-17 years with CKD. Anthropometric measurements and biochemistry of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, reduced glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, and homocysteine were recorded.

[Correlation between left ventricular stroke work loss index and aortic valve area in patients with aortic stenosis].

Unlabelled: In echocardiographic evaluation of patients with aortic stenosis (AS), prospective studies have demonstrated that left ventricular stoke work loss index (LVSWLI) provide a more clinical efficacy than calculate of aortic valve area (AVA) by continuity equation to estimate severity of stenosis. The aim of this study was assess in our population of patients with AS the correlation between LVSWLI and AVA in regard to severity.

Material And Methods: Forty nine patients with moderate and severe AS were evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography.

[The echocardiography in cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction].

Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the impact of left ventricular diastolic filling on remodeling and survival after acute myocardial infarction.

Methods: We studied 36 patients with first acute myocardial treated with thrombolytic agents. A Doppler echocardiography was performed at 24 hours, 30 and 90 days after infarction.

[Evaluation and proposal of a classification for ventricular systolic interdependence with atrioventricular plane displacement in patients with first acute myocardial infarct].

Objective: Our objective was to evaluate and propose a classification of ventricular systolic interdependence with atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Material And Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with first acute myocardial infarction event were studied. Two-dimensional- and M-mode echocardiogram were carried out.