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The prognostic value of exercise echocardiography after percutaneous coronary i...
Marques, Ana; Cruz, Inês; João, Isabel; Almeida, Ana Rita; Fazendas, Paula; Caldeira, Daniel; Alegria, Sofia; Pereira, Ana Rita; Briosa, AlexandraBackground: Exercise echocardiography (EE) is a valuable noninvasive method for diagnostic and prognostic assessment of ischemic cardiac disease. The prognostic value of a negative EE test is well known overall, but its role in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention remains poorly validated. The aim of this study was to ascertain the prognostic value of treadmill EE and to determine predictors ...
Multimodality imaging in the recurrence of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm afte...
Marques, Ana; Caldeira, Daniel; Alegria, Sofia; Pereira, Ana Rita; Briosa, Alexandra; Cruz, Inês; Almeida, Ana Rita; João, Isabel; Pereira, HelderA 61-year-old male, former smoker and diabetic patient with a previous medical history noted for an inferior myocardial infarction complicated with left ventricular free wall rupture that had been surgically corrected 6 years prior, presented to the cardiology unit complaining of a new-onset dyspnoea, orthopnoea and fatigue which had started over the month prior to presenting.
Hypothermia-induced electrocardiographic changes
Marques, Ana; Caldeira, Daniel; Briosa, Alexandra; João, Isabel; Pereira, HélderAn elderly female patient was brought to the Emergency Department due to loss of consciousness. The past medical history was remarkable for hypercholesterolemia and essential hypertension. The patient was not treated with any negative chronotropic drug. At the admission, the patient’s blood pressure was 90/60 mmHg, she had bradycardia (42/minute), and hypothermia (33ºC). Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus bra...