Publications by authors named "Gonzalo Latorre S"
Background: The 2014 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease require to know the probability of success and operative mortality of Mitral Valve Repair (MVR) for Degenerative Mitral Insufficiency (DMI) at a given institution.
Aim: To assess the probability of success, operative mortality and long-term results of MVR for DMI.
Patients And Methods: The database of the Cardiovascular Surgery Service was reviewed for the period December 1991 to December 2013.
Background: In Chile, gastric cancer (GC) is a major cause of cancer related deaths. The current screening strategy consists of an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) for people aged 40 years or more with epigastric pain.
Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic coverage of the use of UGE for early detection of GC in Chile.
Background: In Chile, gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most important causes of death and gallstone disease (GSD) is its main risk factor. Abdominal ultrasonography (AU) is used for the diagnosis of GSD and cholecystectomy is used to prevent it.
Aim: To estimate GSD prevalence in the general population and to assess the diagnostic and therapeutic coverage of GSD as a preventive strategy for GBC in Chile.
Background: Mitral valve repair is the preferred procedure for the surgical treatment of mitral valve insufficiency (MI), procedure that we initiated 20 years ago.
Aim: To assess our experience and long-term results of mitral valve repair.
Patients And Methods: The database of the cardiology department was reviewed for the period between December 1991 and December 2012.