Estudo comparativo experimental da proteção miocárdica com soluções cristalóides para transplante cardíacoComparative experimental study of myocardial protection with crystalloid solutions for heart transplantation Abstract Background: There is a growing need to improve myocardial protection, which will lead to better performance of cardiac operations and reduce morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of myocardial protection solution using both intracellular and extracellular crystalloid type regarding the performance of the electrical conduction system, left ventricular contractility and edema, after being subjected to ischemic arrest and reperfusion.Methods: Hearts isolated from male Wistar (n=32) rats were prepared using Langendorff method and randomly divided equally into four groups according the cardioprotective solutions used Krebs-Henseleit-Buffer (KHB), Bretschneider-HTK (HTK), St. Thomas-1 (STH-1) and Celsior (CEL). After stabilization with KHB at 37°C, baseline values (control) were collected for heart rate (HR), left ventricle systolic pressure (LVSP), maximum first derivate of rise left ventricular pressure (+dP/dt), maximum first derivate of fall left ventricular pressure (-dP/dt) and coronary flow (CF). The hearts were then perfused at 10°C for 5 min and kept for 2 h in static ischemia at 20°C in each cardioprotective solution. Data evaluation was done using analysis of variance in completely randomized One-Way ANOVA and Tukey's test for multiple comparisons. The level of statistical significance chosen was P<0.05.Results: HR was restored with all the solutions used. The evaluation of left ventricular contractility (LVSP, +dP/ dt and -dP/dt) showed that treatment with CEL solution was better compared to other solutions. When analyzing the CF, the HTK solution showed better protection against edema.Conclusion: Despite the cardioprotective crystalloid solutions studied are not fully able to suppress the deleterious effects of ischemia and reperfusion in the rat heart, the CEL solution had significantly higher results followed by HTK>KHB>STH-1.
IntroductionThe result of surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation remains controversial, although
prospective and randomized studies have shown significant differences in the return to
sinus rhythm in patients treated with ablation versus control group.
Surgery of the Labyrinth, proposed by Cox and colleagues, is complex and increases the
morbidity rate. Therefore, studies are needed to confirm the impact on clinical outcomes
and quality of life of these patients.ObjectiveTo analyze the results obtained in the treatment of atrial fibrillation by surgical
approach, by Gomes procedure, for mitral valve surgery in patients with rheumatic heart
disease associated with chronic atrial fibrillation.MethodsWe studied 20 patients with mitral valve dysfunction of rheumatic etiology, evolving
with chronic atrial fibrillation, submitted to surgical treatment of valvular
dysfunction and atrial fibrillation by Gomes procedure.ResultsThe mean duration of infusion ranged from 65.8±11.22 and aortic clamping of
40.8±7.87 minutes. Of 20 patients operated, 19 (95%) patients were discharged
with normal atrial heart rhythm. One (5%) patient required permanent endocardial pacing.
In the postoperative follow-up of six months, 18 (90%) patients continued with regular
atrial rhythm, one (5%) patient returned to atrial fibrillation and one (5%) patient
continued to require endocardial pacemaker to maintain regular rhythm.ConclusionGomes procedure associated with surgical correction of mitral dysfunction simplified
the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with rheumatic mitral valve
disease and persistent atrial fibrillation. The results showed that it is a safe and
effective procedure.
Imbalance in ventricular repolarization parameters are related to increased risk of severe arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. There is limited research regarding markers to detect patients at risk in this early stage. We aimed to assess the influence of grade I left ventricular diastolic dysfunction on repolarization parameters in asymptomatic patients. Ambulatory patients with grade I left ventricular diastolic dysfunction were studied and compared with a control group. We assessed the QT dispersion circadian variation, heart rate variability in the time and frequency domains, and dynamics of QT using a 12-lead Holter. In the diastolic dysfunction group, 8 (30%) patients had QT dispersion > 80 ms. One (3.8%) patient presented premature ventricular complex > 10/h. The comparison between the 2 groups showed that the difference between the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals and low frequency power in both groups was statistically significant. We therefore conclude that increased parameters of ventricular repolarization and depressed heart rate variability reflect an imbalance in autonomic responses in patients with grade I left ventricular diastolic dysfunction without cardiovascular symptoms, enabling the identification of patients that are at a higher risk for cardiovascular events.
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