Publications by authors named "Maria Fernanda Z Mauro"
Objective: This study sought to investigate the influence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) on immediate results after coronary stenting implantation (CSI) according to clinical presentation.
Methods: Between January, 1997 and December, 2003, 11,874 diabetic patients underwent CSI, as recorded by CENIC database: 7,386 (62.3%) had chronic coronary disease (CCD); 3,142 (26.
Objective: The excellent results obtained with sirolimus (rapamicin)-eluting stents for preventing restenosis have motivated the evaluation of other substances with that property. Batimastat is a highly effective metalloproteinase enzyme blocker, with the potential to reduce the degradation of extracellular matrix and to inhibit the migration of smooth muscle cells, with the consequent capacity to control coronary restenosis.
Methods: From October 2001 to April 2002, 34 patients were prospectively selected with de novo lesions in a native coronary artery > 50% and < 100%, which could be treated with stents of 3 to 4 mm in diameter and 18 mm in length.
Comparison of immediate results and follow-up of patients with single-vessel and multivessel coronary artery disease younger than 50 years of age undergoing coronary stent implantation.
Arq Bras Cardiol
November 2003
Objective: To assess the in-hospital results and clinical follow-up of young patients (< 50 years) with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing stent implantation in native coronary arteries and to compare their results with those of patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease.
Methods: We retrospectively studied 462 patients undergoing coronary stent implantation. Patients were divided into 2 groups: group I (G-I) - 388 (84%) patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease; and group II (G-II) - 74 (16%) patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.