Publications by authors named "Maria Cristina Meira Ferreira"
Article Synopsis
- TAVI's use has significantly increased in Brazil, especially after being integrated into the public health system in 2022, prompting a need for evaluation of its effects.
- A study of 2,588 patients revealed that in-hospital mortality (8.2%) was mainly linked to procedural complications like major vascular complications and acute kidney injury, with notable mortality rates for those complications.
- Non-fatal complications were common (50.5%), varying by gender and the type of bioprosthesis used, with higher risks observed in women and patients with first-generation bioprostheses.
Background: The Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio (iFR) is an invasive functional evaluation method that does not require vasoactive drugs to induce maximum hyperemia.
Objective: To evaluate the contribution of the iFR to the therapeutic decision-making of coronary lesions in the absence of non-invasive diagnostic methods for ischemia, or in case of discordance between these methods and coronary angiography.
Method: We studied patients older than 18 years, of both sexes, consecutively referred for percutaneous treatment between May 2014 and March 2018.