Publications by authors named "Carlos-Eduardo Guerrero-Chalela"
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- The study investigates how co-occurring HIV and tuberculosis (TB) affect the heart's efficiency in adolescents with HIV acquired at birth (APHIV) in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Researchers hypothesized that APHIV individuals who had previous TB would show worse cardiovascular health due to increased inflammation and disrupted metabolism.
- Results indicated that APHIV with prior TB had lower cardiac efficiency compared to those without TB, but this was not linked to traditional markers of inflammation or lipid levels, suggesting other factors may be involved.
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- Accurate diagnosis and treatment of complex cardiac tumors is challenging, especially for surgical resection, but 3D reconstruction and printing can enhance pre-operative planning and care.
- The study reports two patients with rare cardiac conditions, one with cardiac angiosarcoma and the other with IgG4-related disease, where 3D models aided in surgical strategies.
- Both patients experienced successful outcomes, with the angiosarcoma patient receiving chemotherapy and another surgery, while the IgG4 patient had complete tumor resection, demonstrating the utility of 3D printing in surgical planning.
Chylopericardium is a rare complication after cardiac transplantation. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with persistent chylopericardium after a heart transplantation due to Chagas disease. Failure of conservative treatment led to dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography and percutaneous radiologic intervention of the lymphatic leakage and symptoms resolution.
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- A study was conducted using Quebec's Congenital Heart Disease database to analyze the incidence of severe Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) in 512 Fontan patients compared to 10,232 patients with ventricular septal defects.
- The findings showed that Fontan patients had a significantly higher risk of developing severe FALD (52.24% at 35 years) compared to ventricular septal defect patients (2.75% at 35 years).
- Severe FALD was linked to a more than three-fold increase in mortality, with contributing factors including congestive heart failure and supraventricular tachycardia, while more recent Fontan surgeries appeared to lower the risk of developing FALD over