Publications by authors named "Santiago Del Castillo"
Introduction: Aortic insufficiency (AR) evolves during follow-up with dilation of the left chambers and eventually with deterioration of the ejection fraction (EF). Treatment as well as evolution of EF after the procedure remains uncertain. The objective of the following work was to establish the prevalence of ventricular dysfunction and evaluate the evolution of EF at 6 months in patients with aortic valve replacement (AVR) due to AR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Prevalence of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in patients hospitalized for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and septal thickness].
Medicina (B Aires)
October 2024
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- * A cross-sectional approach was employed, analyzing patients over 18 with specific heart failure criteria, and a pyrophosphate bone scintigraphy (PYP) was used to diagnose ATTR-CM.
- * Results showed that 19% of the patients tested positive for ATTR-CM, indicating it's a significant concern among this population and suggesting that routine screening for the condition is warranted.
Introduction: Limited information exists on the prevalence and outcomes of patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for aortic stenosis (AS) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). This study aims to describe the number of AS patients undergoing SAVR with LVEF less than 55 % and quantify LVEF improvement at follow-up.
Material And Methods: We analyzed patients undergoing SAVR with LVEF less than 55 % and the number of patients that improved the LVEF at 6 months.
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and imaging characteristics and the evolution of heart transplantation patients due to anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy.
Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of ACM who received a heart transplantation in our institution in the period of November 2009-April 2021 were included. Clinical characteristics, pre-transplant studies, and clinical outcomes after transplantation were collected retrospectively from the electronic medical record.
Introduction: It is not well established the prognostic value of elevated lactic acid after heart transplantation.
Objective: To evaluate the plasmatic pattern and the prognostic value of elevated lactate after heart transplantation.
Methods: One-hundred and twenty seven patients were included between 2011 and 2014, 71 comprising the transplantation group and 56 the control group, represented by on pump coronary artery by-pass surgery patients.
Background And Objectives: To know the relationship between "vascular age" (VA) and the diagnosis of subclinical atherosclerosis could improve cardiovascular risk stratification.
Objectives: 1) to know the VA in a primary prevention population, and 2) to determine the relationship between VA and the presence of carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP).
Patients And Methods: We calculated VA based on body mass index (BMI).