Fabio Fernandes

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  Introduction: Chagas disease is considered one of the main cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in Latin America. The histopathological characteristics of Chagas' disease are the presence of myocarditis, destruction of heart fibers, and severe myocardial fibrosis. Colchicine had a protective effect on myocardium, indicated by decreased interstitial myocardial fibrosis and attenuated myocardial…

  Effect of colchicine on inflammation and myocardial fibrosis assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with Chagas' heart disease, AP.R

• Abstract

  Objectives: General: Assessment of metabolism and inflammatory activity in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and Chagas' disease and its correlation with measures of autonomic nervous system function. Specific: To determine the levels of metabolic markers: adipocytokines (adiponectin and leptin), glucose, insulin, insulin resistance index and blood lipids in patients with id…

  Metabolic and inflammatory mediators in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and Chagas' disease: correlation with autonomic dysfunction, AP.R

• Abstract

  Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by chronic inflammation of pericardium, which becomes thickened and calcified, leading to diastolic and systolic dysfunction. Its principal pathophysiological characteristics are restriction to ventricular filling, ventricular interdependence and low cardiac output. Thus, main features include a right heart failure syndrome and exertion dyspnea i…

  Sleep apnea and morphofunctional aspects in patients with constrictive pericarditis undergoing pericardiectomy, AP.R

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