The Largest Operated Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient Without a History of Cardiac Surgery.
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Which is the Optimal Frozen Elephant Trunk? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes in 2161 Patients Undergoin...
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
To systematically review the rate of morbidity and mortality associated with the use of E-vita hybrid stent graft and ThoraflexTM in patients undergoing complex aortic surgery. A comprehensive search was undertaken among the four major databases to identify published data about E-vita or Thoraflex™ in patients undergoing repair of thoracic aortic a...
Nursing Guidelines on Cardiac Surgery and Parents' Anxiety: Randomized Clinical Trial.
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
The preparation of parents of children who should undergo cardiac surgery requires special treatment such as the explanations about the event. This study aims to compare the effects of standardized nursing guidelines with routine institutional orientation on the anxiety of parents of children undergoing cardiac surgery. Randomized clinical trial. T...
Concurrent Validity of the Static and Dynamic Measures of Inspiratory Muscle Strength: Comparison between Maximal Inspir...
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
To verify the concurrent validity between the inspiratory muscle strength (IMS) values obtained in static (maximal inspiratory pressure [MIP]) and dynamic (S-Index) assessments. Healthy individuals were submitted to two periods of evaluation: i) MIP, static maneuver to obtain IMS, determined by the Mueller's maneuver from residual volume (RV) until...
Early Mortality in Patients who Received Extensive Surgical Management for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection - Analysis of ...
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
To detect the potential risk factors associated with early mortality in patients who received extensive surgical management, in the form of total arch replacement plus frozen elephant trunk and arch debranching (hybrid repair technique), for acute type A aortic dissection. The clinical and surgical data of 452 surgically treated patients with acute...
Perspectives of the Young Cardiovascular Surgeon.
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Surgical Strategies and Results for Repair of Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Major Aortopulmonary ...
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
To evaluate surgical management and results of patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (PA/VSD/MAPCAs). We reviewed a consecutive series of patients with PA/VSD/MAPCAs between January 2012 and October 2018. Study patients were separated into Group A, efficient MAPCAs; Group B, hypo...
COVID-19 should be a methylene blue "promoter".
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
New ways of Communicating Science: Open Science and Open Access.
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Unusual Hydatid Cysts: Cardiac and Pelvic-Ilio femoral Hydatid Cyst Case Reports and Literature Review.
Published in Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, most commonly seen in the liver and lungs. The hydatid cyst is rarely seen in the heart and iliofemoral region, representing less than 2% of all cases. In this article, we report our cases of hydatid cysts in unusual loci. Between 2015 and 2018, 6 rare cases of hydatid cysts wer...
