979 resultados para VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION
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FUNDAMENTO: A Tolerância ao Esforço Físico (TEF) é uma medida de condicionamento cardiorrespiratório. A capacidade aeróbica é reduzida na Insuficiência Cardíaca (IC), embora não haja dados disponíveis sobre esse parâmetro em animais com disfunção ventricular e sem sinais de IC. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a TEF em ratos com disfunção ventricular diastólica isolada ou associada com disfunção sistólica induzida pela Estenose da Aorta ascendente (EAo). MÉTODOS: Ratos Wistar machos jovens (20-30 dias de idade) foram divididos em Grupo Controle (GC, n = 11) e Grupo EAo (n = 12). Os animais foram avaliados em 6 e 18 semanas após a cirurgia para EAo. O teste ergométrico foi feito até a exaustão e foram avaliadas a velocidade da esteira e a concentração de lactato [LAC] no limiar de lactato, velocidade da esteira e [LAC] na exaustão, e tempo total do teste. RESULTADOS: Dados ecocardiográficos revelaram remodelação do átrio esquerdo e hipertrofia concêntrica ventricular esquerda em 6 e 18 semanas. A fração de encurtamento endocárdico mostrou-se maior no grupo EAo do que no GC em 6 e 18 semanas. A fração de encurtamento da parede média mostrou-se maior no grupo EAo do que no GC em 6 semanas. O índice cardíaco mostrou-se semelhante no GC e no grupo EAo em 6 e 18 semanas, tendo diminuído entre 6-18 semanas em ambos os grupos. A razão entre a onda E a onda A foi maior no GC do que no grupo EAo em ambos os períodos e não se alterou em ambos os grupos entre a semana 6 e a semana 18. Os parâmetros do teste de esforço na esteira foram semelhantes nos dois grupos tanto na semana 6 quanto na semana 18. CONCLUSÃO: Embora a EAo promova a disfunção diastólica isolada ou associada à disfunção sistólica, em 6 ou 18 semanas, ela não é suficiente para alterar a tolerância ao esforço físico.
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a estrutura e função do ventrículo esquerdo (VE) e a rigidez arterial em portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo II. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados 13 doentes diabéticos de ambos os sexos (55±8 anos) sem outras doenças. A estrutura e função do VE foram avaliadas por meio de ecodopplercardiografia associada à monitorização não invasiva da pressão arterial (PA). Os resultados foram comparados aos obtidos em grupo de indivíduos normais de mesma idade (n=12). RESULTADOS: Não houve diferenças entre os grupos quanto a PA diastólica, dimensões das câmaras esquerdas e índices de função sistólica e diastólica. Os pacientes diabéticos apresentaram índice de massa do VE (101±10 vs 80±14g/m²; p<0,001) e índice de rigidez arterial sistêmica (0,86±0,26 vs 0,69±0,19mmHg/mL; p<0,05) significantemente maiores que os controles. CONCLUSÃO: O diabetes mellitus está associado a aumento da rigidez arterial sistêmica e esse fator poderia contribuir para seus efeitos adversos sobre o VE.
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PURPOSE--To analyze the influence of the myocardial engorgement due to coronary perfusion on the left ventricular diastolic pressure/volume (P/V) relations. METHODS--The study was undertaken in the isovolumic blood-perfused dog heart preparation (n = 7). The P/V relations were determined promoting ventricular volumes variations by steps of 2ml, in two conditions: during coronary perfusion pressure of 100mmHg and after occlusion of the perfusion line. RESULTS--It was verified that the P/V relations obtained without myocardial perfusion shifted to the down right in respect to the perfused heart. A exponential fitting of the P/V relations allows to conclude that there was no difference among the slopes of the curves obtained with and without perfusion. CONCLUSION--Our results indicated that coronary perfusion restrain the capacity of the left ventricle to receive blood, but there is no influence on the passive elastic stiffness of the chamber. This effect was taught to be consequence of the myocardial erectile property.
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Doppler echocardiography has been used for the diagnosis of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. However, few data are available that include asymptomatic children previously treated with a low cumulative dose of this drug and therefore have a low risk of cardiac dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate after-exercise cardiac function in asymptomatic children previously treated with a low cumulative dose of anthracycline and no clinical or laboratory evidence of cardiotoxicity. Doppler echocardiography was performed before and immediately after physical exercise in 29 children aged 5 to 17 years (anthracycline [ADRIA] group). All had finished cancer treatment with anthracycline derivatives for ≥1 year (cumulative dose 100 mg/m2). Results were compared with those from age- and gender-matched healthy children (control group; n = 26) using the Mann-Whitney rank test. Exercise-induced cardiac function changes within groups were analyzed using Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Exercise induced significant increases in left ventricular systolic function indexes in both groups. However, the ADRIA group had significantly lower changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (ADRIA group 0.71 ± 0.02 vs 0.80 ± 0.04 and control group 0.71 ± 0.02 vs 0.89 ± 0.05, p = 0.0017) and end-systolic stress-volume index (ADRIA group 4.59 ± 0.69 vs 6.4 ± 2.0 g.cm-2/ml.m-2 and control group 5.49 ± 0.98 vs 11.54 ± 2.86 g.cm-2/ml.m-2; p <0.0001), indicating decreased functional systolic reserve. In conclusion, asymptomatic children previously treated with low cumulative doses of anthracycline had decreased functional systolic reserve evidenced by exercise, suggesting a nonclinically manifested cardiotoxicity. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Background: The prediction of the ventricular remodeling process after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may have important clinical implications. Objetive: To analyze echocardiographic variables predictors of remodeling in the infarction model in rats. Methods: The animals underwent echocardiography in two moments, five days and three months after infarction (AMI group) or sham surgery (control group). Linear regression was used to identify the echocardiographic variables on the fifth day after the infarction, which were predictive of remodeling after three months of coronary occlusion. We considered as a criterion of remodeling in this study, the values of left ventricular diastolic diameter (LVDD) after three months of infarction. Results: The infarction induced increase in the left chambers, associated with changes in systolic and diastolic functions. The variables body weight, left ventricular wall stress index (LVWSI), systolic area (SA), diastolic area (DA), LVDD, left ventricular systolic diameter (LVSD), fractional area change (FAC), ejection fraction (EF), fractional shortening (%Short), posterior wall shortening velocity (PWSV) and infarct size assessed five days after infarction were predictors of LVDD after three months. At the multivariate regression analysis, we included the size of infarction, the LVWSI and PWSV. The LVWSI (coefficient: 4.402, standard error: 2.221, p = 0.05), but not the size of infarction and PWSV, was a predictor of remodeling after three months of infarction. Conclusion: LVPSI was an independent predictor of remodeling three months after the myocardial infarction and could be included in the clinical stratification after the coronary occlusion.
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Background: Currently, 13-cis-retinoic acid (13-cis-RA) is the most effective therapy for acne. Isotretinoin, a first-generation synthetic 13-cis-RA compound, is associated with numerous adverse effects. To investigate the cardiac effects of 13-cis-RA, acne patients receiving 13-cis-RA were studied. Methods: Twenty male patients with acne were enrolled in the study. Patients were treated with a dose of 0.5 mg/kg/d of isotretinoin. All participants were assessed prior to treatment and after 10 weeks of therapy with Doppler-echocardiogram. Results: Patients showed reductions in right atrium vertical diameter, left atrium longitudinal diameter, left atrium volume and left ventricular diastolic diameter over the course of treatment. Significant increases in interventricular septum diastolic thickness, posterior wall diastolic thickness, relative wall relative thickness and left ventricle (LV) mass were observed. The LV mass index showed an increase in ventricular mass and a decrease in the cavity size. Examining LV systolic function, a decrease was observed for the cardiac index. Conclusion: In this study, 10 weeks of 13-cis-RA therapy at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg/d was found to promote concentric-type heart remodeling due to the occurrence of two associated events: heart hypertrophy and hypovolemia. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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Pós-graduação em Biologia Geral e Aplicada - IBB
