OBJECTIVE Obstructive sleep apnea is common among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and may contribute to poor cardiovascular outcomes. However, obstructive sleep apnea is largely unrecognized in this population. We sought to identify the clinical predictors of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. METHODS Consecutive patients with hypertrophic cardi...

patients with valvular heart disease and suffering atrial fibrillation of more than 12 months duration have a low probability of remaining in sinus rhythm after valve surgery alone. we performed intra-operative radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation as an alternative to surgical maze ііі procedure to create linear lesion lines for conversion of this arrhythmia to sinus rhythm. a total of 30 pa...

introduction left atrial thrombi are present in one third of patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. a left atrial mass can be diagnosed as a thrombus by transthoracic echocardiography in the presence of the predisposing factors for a thrombus such as mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. the sensitivity of transthoracic echocardiography for detecting left atr...

BACKGROUND The benefits of heart stimulation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients have been questioned. Research work available in Brazil on those benefits is scarce. OBJECTIVE To describe the indication, clinical response, complications and survival time related to pacemaker implant in HCM patients. METHODS Thirty-nine hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients were studied (41% males) ...

background: alcohol consumption has multiple side effects on heart which can be divided to six subgroups: heavy alcohol drinkers (80 g/day alcohol consumption) are most susceptible to cardiac complications. the aim of this study was to review alcohol side effects on heart and two present two alcoholic patients with alcoholic cardiomyopathy. case report: case a: a 52 year-old man presented with ...

Six of 66 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy had an embolic event during an average observation period of 3.73 years. Five of these had probable cerebral embolism, while 1 patient had a femoral artery embolism. The calculated incidence of systemic embolism was 2.4% per patient year. All embolic events occurred in the patients with atrial fibrillation. In comparison to patients without sy...

Ingredients: Sotalol Hydrochloride. Indications: Arrhythmia, ventricular; Tachycardia, ventricular; Arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation; Arrhythmia, atrial flutter. Off-label Indications: Clinically relevant: Angina Pectoris, Chronic; Hypertension; Myocardial Infarction; Pheochromocytoma; Not clinically relevant: Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic; Tachycardia, Supraventricular; Anxiety; Mitral Valve Pro...