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Exames diagnósticos de síncopes em portadores de marca‑passo cardíaco
Cunha, Gisele Schinaider da; Rocha, Eduardo Arrais; Pereira, Francisca Tatiana Moreira; Monteiro, Marcelo de Paula Martins; Tavares, Aline BezerraIntroduction: Syncopes may represent a high risk of morbidity and mortality in certain populations. Objective: To investigate the results of complementary methods used in the diagnosis of syncope in patients with pacemakers (PM). Methods: Participants from the Arrhythmias and Pacemaker Outpatient Unit of the University Hospital Walter Cantídio were recruited. Patients with uni or bicameral PM implanted in the l...
Aspectos clínicos e epidemiológicos de pacientes portadores de cardiopatia chag...
Pereira, Francisca Tatiana MoreiraChagas disease is one of the major social-medical problems of Brazil. Sudden death is one of the clinical phenomena characteristic of the Chagas disease since their initial descriptions. More than 50% of mortality in patients with Chagas disease are attributable to sudden cardiac death. The Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has become the main therapeutic strategy for prevention of sudden death. Howe...