Publications by authors named "Frederico Thomaz Ultramari"

Objective: To investigate potential clinical, echocardiographic and/or hemodynamic predictors of the regression of electrocardiographic (ECG) signs of left atrial enlargement (LAE) after successful percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV).

Methods: We studied 24 patients (75% female, mean age =37.1 +/- 11.

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Objective: To analyze the frequency and prevalence of congenital heart defects in a tertiary care center for children with heart diseases.

Methods: We carried out an epidemiological assessment of the first medical visit of 4,538 children in a pediatric hospital from January 1995 to December 1997. All patients with congenital heart defects had their diagnoses confirmed at least on echocardiography.

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