Publications by authors named "Valter Correia Lima"
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a well-established treatment for symptomatic patients with aortic stenosis. Yet, the impact of sex differences and public vs. private procedural setting on TAVI outcomes remain uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScarce data exist on mitral valve (MV) infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This multicenter study included a total of 579 patients with a diagnosis of definite IE after TAVI from the IE after TAVI International Registry and aimed to evaluate the incidence, characteristics, management, and outcomes of MV-IE after TAVI. A total of 86 patients (14.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic renal disease (CRD) on hemodialysis (HD).
Objective: To show the usefulness of chest radiography in the diagnosis of LVH in CRD patients on HD.
Methods: Cross-sectional study including 100 patients (58 men and 42 women), mean age 46.
One of the most challenging situations in contemporary medicine is, doubtlessly, the approach and treatment of patients presenting with severe left ventricle failure. Since its first clinical application in patients with cardiogenic shock in 1968, the intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) has been widely accepted by heart failure physicians. Although IABP therapy has been shown to be effective for the support and stabilization of hemodynamically compromised patients, it has failed to promote any improvements in patient outcomes.
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- Predischarge exercise testing after a heart attack helps assess patient risk and can guide treatment, but its effectiveness in detecting severe heart issues is limited.
- This study involved 60 patients and compared their exercise test results with other assessments like echocardiograms and Holter monitoring.
- The results showed that exercise testing had low sensitivity for identifying multivessel coronary artery disease, but ischemia found during testing was linked to other heart complications, signaling higher coronary risk.
Background: Drug-eluting stents represent an additional option to treat coronary artery disease. This technology represents a major breakthrough that may require additional funding in the short-term to enable its inclusion in procedures of the Unified Health System.
Objective: To estimate the impact on the Unified Health System budget in the first year of use of drug-eluting stents.
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, safety and accuracy of dobutamine/atropine stress echocardiography (DASE) for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) in renal transplant candidates.
Methods: Patients candidates to renal transplant were submitted consecutively to DASE and coronary angiography. The adopted angiographic criteria for CAD were an obstructive lesion of > or = 50% and > or = 70%.
Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of unsupervised rehabilitation (USR) in the long run in low-risk patients with coronary artery disease.
Methods: We carried out a retrospective study with 30 patients divided into: group I (GI) - 15 patients from private clinics undergoing unsupervised rehabilitation; group II (GII) - control group, 15 patients from ambulatory clinic basis, paired by age, sex, and clinical findings. GI was stimulated to exercise under indirect supervision (jogging, treadmill, and sports).