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View article: Effects of Exercise on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses in Adults and Childhood Cancer Survivors: The Role of NETosis and Low-Grade Inflammation as a Novel Therapeutic Target—A Narrative Review
Effects of Exercise on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses in Adults and Childhood Cancer Survivors: The Role of NETosis and Low-Grade Inflammation as a Novel Therapeutic Target—A Narrative Review Open
Cancer survivors (CS) constitute an expanding population with underrecognized cardiometabolic risk. Despite substantial improvements in five-year survival rates, both childhood and adult survivors remain at high risk for premature morbidit…
View article: Periosteal‐guided bone regeneration on severely damaged sockets with simultaneous implant placement: The cortical shield cross‐sectional study
Periosteal‐guided bone regeneration on severely damaged sockets with simultaneous implant placement: The cortical shield cross‐sectional study Open
Background Bone regeneration and simultaneous implant placement in severely damaged sockets are challenging and may require multiple grafting. Periosteal‐guided bone regeneration enhances osteogenesis and wound healing shortening immediate…
View article: Impact of the creation of a multidisciplinary amyloidosis study group in a public hospital of a developing Latin American country
Impact of the creation of a multidisciplinary amyloidosis study group in a public hospital of a developing Latin American country Open
View article: Biochemical differences based on sex and clusters of biomarkers in patients with COVID-19: analysis from the CARDIO COVID 19–20 registry
Biochemical differences based on sex and clusters of biomarkers in patients with COVID-19: analysis from the CARDIO COVID 19–20 registry Open
In the LA&C population hospitalized with COVID-19, males had higher inflammatory biomarker levels, correlating with increased cardiovascular complications and mortality. The cluster with an inflammatory profile showed higher non-cardiovasc…
View article: Pre-Existing Atrial Fibrillation in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Insights from the CARDIO COVID 19–20 Registry
Pre-Existing Atrial Fibrillation in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Insights from the CARDIO COVID 19–20 Registry Open
Pre-existing (chronic) atrial fibrillation (AF) has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular complications and mortality in patients with COVID-19; however, evidence in Latin America (LATAM) is scarce. This prospective and multi…
View article: Echocardiogram by apical-subcostal protocol in prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation in cardiovascular intensive care unit
Echocardiogram by apical-subcostal protocol in prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation in cardiovascular intensive care unit Open
View article: Prevalencia, caracterización y pronóstico de pacientes con sospecha de insuficiencia cardíaca en atención primaria de salud en Chile
Prevalencia, caracterización y pronóstico de pacientes con sospecha de insuficiencia cardíaca en atención primaria de salud en Chile Open
Introducción: La insuficiencia cardíaca (IC) tiene alta morbilidad y mortalidad. Su diagnóstico temprano en atención primaria de salud (APS) es un reto dada la baja especificidad de sus criterios clínicos y las limitaciones en acceso a téc…
View article: Multimodal Inpatient Prehabilitation Prior to Heart or Lung Transplantation in a Latin American Transplant Reference Center
Multimodal Inpatient Prehabilitation Prior to Heart or Lung Transplantation in a Latin American Transplant Reference Center Open
View article: Transcatheter bicaval valve implantation in patients with symptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation: Initial experience and 2-year follow-up in a Chilean center
Transcatheter bicaval valve implantation in patients with symptomatic severe tricuspid regurgitation: Initial experience and 2-year follow-up in a Chilean center Open
Aim: To determine the safety and clinical impact of TricValve two years after implantation. Background: Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR) causes a decrease in functional capacity with an associated increased mortality. In patients unsuitable fo…
View article: IMPACT OF THE CREATION OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF AMYLOIDOSES IN A DEVELOPING LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY
IMPACT OF THE CREATION OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF AMYLOIDOSES IN A DEVELOPING LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY Open
Background: Amyloidosis represent a diagnostic challenge, due to a low clinical suspicion and the technical difficulty involved in correct typing of amyloid. Recognition of the clinical picture is usually delayed, in part due to its multis…
View article: Biopsia endomiocárdica en la práctica actual: Aspectos técnicos, indicaciones y complicaciones
Biopsia endomiocárdica en la práctica actual: Aspectos técnicos, indicaciones y complicaciones Open
Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is an invasive procedure and a diagnostic tool used mainly on the follow-up of post-heart transplant rejection in the past years. Currently, it has an important role in the diagnosis of non-ischemic cardiomyopat…
View article: Mucormicosis invasora en pacientes con COVID-19: reporte de 2 casos
Mucormicosis invasora en pacientes con COVID-19: reporte de 2 casos Open
COVID-19 disease is associated with a significant number of opportunistic infections, including invasive fungal infections such as mucormycosis. The prevalence of the latter is rare, estimated to be between 0.005 and 1.7 per million inhabi…
View article: Chronic angina secondary to Takayasu arteritis. Report of one case
Chronic angina secondary to Takayasu arteritis. Report of one case Open
Chronic coronary syndromes are usually considered uncommon in young women, related to slower progression of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, have atypical clinical presentations, and experience less diagnostic investigation. Non-at…
View article: Aneurisma de seno de valsalva fistulizado a auricula derecha
Aneurisma de seno de valsalva fistulizado a auricula derecha Open
Los aneurismas de seno de Valsalva son una malformación rara de observar en la práctica clÃnica. Se presentan a cualquier edad y pueden ser de origen congénito o adquirido. La importancia de su estudio radica en que potencialmente pued…
View article: Complicaciones cardiovasculares en pacientes COVID-19 hospitalizados en Unidades de Pacientes Críticos en Chile. Registro COVICAR
Complicaciones cardiovasculares en pacientes COVID-19 hospitalizados en Unidades de Pacientes Críticos en Chile. Registro COVICAR Open
Patients with a history of CV disease are at greater risk of suffering HF and ACS when hospitalized due to COVID-19. Arrhythmias, type 2 AMI, and arterial or venous thrombosis occur with the same frequency in patients with or without CV hi…
View article: TCT-204 Consequences of Covid-19 Policy on Myocardial Infarction Reperfusion Therapy and Prognosis in a High-Volume PCI Center in Chile
TCT-204 Consequences of Covid-19 Policy on Myocardial Infarction Reperfusion Therapy and Prognosis in a High-Volume PCI Center in Chile Open
View article: How to Evaluate the Pulmonary Valve and Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in Prone Position during Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
How to Evaluate the Pulmonary Valve and Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in Prone Position during Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Open
In the COVID-19 pandemic, we performed a series of echocardiograms using subcostal views. After placing a patient in a prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation, the echocardiogram transducer was placed under the patient in the…
View article: Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic on Myocardial Infarction Reperfusion Therapy and Prognosis in a High-Volume PCI Center in Chile
Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic on Myocardial Infarction Reperfusion Therapy and Prognosis in a High-Volume PCI Center in Chile Open
View article: Consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on myocardial infarction reperfusion therapy and prognosis
Consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on myocardial infarction reperfusion therapy and prognosis Open
During the pandemic patients with AMI exhibited delays in consultations and treatment, higher morbidity, and increased mortality. COVID-19 positivity was associated to worse thirty-day overall survival.
View article: Peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for periprocedural Cardiogenic shock during interventional cardiology
Peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for periprocedural Cardiogenic shock during interventional cardiology Open
pVA-ECMO should be considered in patients with periprocedural CS as a bridge to recovery. Its use was associated with improved clinical outcomes in this series.
View article: Infarto agudo de miocardio sin enfermedad coronaria ateroesclerótica obstructiva: utilidad de las imágenes intravasculares y resonancia cardíaca en su diagnóstico
Infarto agudo de miocardio sin enfermedad coronaria ateroesclerótica obstructiva: utilidad de las imágenes intravasculares y resonancia cardíaca en su diagnóstico Open
Background: Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) is common. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and intravascular imaging (IVI) may be useful for establishing its etiology.
View article: Pacientes elegibles para las nuevas terapias de la insuficiencia cardíaca en un policlínico especializado
Pacientes elegibles para las nuevas terapias de la insuficiencia cardíaca en un policlínico especializado Open
A low percentage of our patients were eligible for these therapies. Among the causes that explain these results were clinical stability, a high percentage of patients in functional class I and being in a disease modifying treatment.
View article: Safety and Efficacy of the Intravenous Infusion of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Heart Failure
Safety and Efficacy of the Intravenous Infusion of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Heart Failure Open
Rationale: Umbilical cord–derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC) are easily accessible and expanded in vitro, possess distinct properties, and improve myocardial remodeling and function in experimental models of cardiovascular disease. Al…
View article: Peritonitis fúngica por Rhodotorula mucilaginosa en una paciente en diálisis peritoneal automatizada: Revisión de la literatura
Peritonitis fúngica por Rhodotorula mucilaginosa en una paciente en diálisis peritoneal automatizada: Revisión de la literatura Open
Fungal peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis associated with high mortality. Most survivors have a high rate of abandonment of peritoneal dialysis. We report a case of fungal peritonitis due to an unusual agent. An 83 …
View article: An unusual complication after interventional cardiology reveals and infrequent condition: Idiopathic CD4 deficiency
An unusual complication after interventional cardiology reveals and infrequent condition: Idiopathic CD4 deficiency Open
View article: Características, manejo y evolución intrahospitalaria de usuarios de drogas ilícitas con infarto agudo del miocardio
Características, manejo y evolución intrahospitalaria de usuarios de drogas ilícitas con infarto agudo del miocardio Open
A low percentage of patients with AMI had a previous history of ID consumption in our national setting. These patients were younger and had a greater frequency of ST segment elevation AMI, which probably determined a more invasive manageme…
View article: Pacientes con infección por VIH/SIDA en una Unidad de Pacientes Críticos: La experiencia de un hospital general en un país en desarrollo
Pacientes con infección por VIH/SIDA en una Unidad de Pacientes Críticos: La experiencia de un hospital general en un país en desarrollo Open
Despite HAART availability in Chile, hospitalizations of patients with HIV/AIDS are still happening, affecting those that either are unaware of his/her condition, are not receiving HAART and/or chemoprophylaxis. These admissions generate p…
View article: Spironolactone inhibits the activity of the Na<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> exchanger in the aorta of mineralocorticoid-induced hypertensive rats
Spironolactone inhibits the activity of the Na<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> exchanger in the aorta of mineralocorticoid-induced hypertensive rats Open
Introduction: Aldosterone can induce changes in the expression or activity of Na + /H + exchanger isoform 1 (NHE–1) in vascular smooth muscle cells. We aimed to clarify whether chronic mineralocorticoid receptor activation exerts an effect…
View article: Resultados a largo plazo del trasplante intracoronario de células mononucleares de médula ósea autólogas en pacientes con cardiopatía dilatada de diversa etiología
Resultados a largo plazo del trasplante intracoronario de células mononucleares de médula ósea autólogas en pacientes con cardiopatía dilatada de diversa etiología Open
Intracoronary transplantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells is feasible and safe in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy of diverse etiologies. This therapy was associated to persistent improvements in functional class and qu…