OBJECTIVES: To determine security and benefits of high pressure postdilatation (HPP) of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of complex lesions whatever its indication is. BACKGROUND: Acute scaffold disruption has been proposed as the main limitation of BVS when they are overexpanded. However, clinical implications of this disarray are not yet clear and more evidenc...
A prevalência do linfoma de burkitt em indivíduos com VIH é cerca de 20-30%, contudo o atingimento cardíaco desta entidade é raro, reportando-se a casos pontuais. Os autores descrevem o caso de um homem de 64 anos com antecedentes de hipertensão, tabagismo e serologias positivas para VIH 1 e HCV desde 2004, sem seguimento em consulta de infecciologia. Recorreu ao serviço de urgência por episódio de síncope prec...
Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is an important differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and myocarditis. It is characterized by normal or near-normal coronary arteries and regional wall motion abnormalities that extend beyond a single coronary vascular bed. Variants of the classical left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning are increasing in recognition as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is ...