Predictors of Total Mortality and Serious Arrhythmic Events in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure Patients: The Role of Galectin-3.

Background: Risk stratification remains clinically challenging in patients with heart failure (HF) of non-ischemic etiology. Galectin-3 is a serum marker of fibrosis that might help in prognostication.

Objective: To determine the role of galectin-3 as a predictor of major arrhythmic events and overall mortality.

The Profile of the Brazilian Cardiologist - A Sample of Members of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology.

Background: Data from the international literature have shown changes in the profile of cardiologists and in their medical practices. However, there is no data on this in Brazilian cardiologists.

Objective: To evaluate professional and personal characteristics of a sample of Brazilian cardiologists.