EDITORIAL
Sergio V. Perrone
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 50
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Prognostic factors in pulmonary hypertension. Our experience
Adrián Lescano, Guido Damianich, Diego Crippa, Ezequiel Besmalinovich, Juan Farina, Ianina Fernández, Alejandro Nitsche, María de los Ángeles Barth, Christian O. Musante, Alfredo Hirschon Prado
Keywords: Pulmonary hypertension - Prognostic factors - Clinical variables - Echocardiographic parameters - Hemodynamic parameters - Heart failure
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 51-56
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Correlation between left ventricular ejection fraction and global longitudinal strain in patients with arterial hypertension
Hugo Villarroel-Ábrego, Raúl Garillo, Juan Carlos González-Suero, Elaine Núñez Ayala
Keywords: Hypertension - Left ventricular ejection fraction - Global longitudinal strain - Heart failure
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 57-66
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Effect of caffeine on blood pressure and parameters of vascular stiffness
Camila Moreyra, Verónica Castellanos, Miguel Ángel Tibaldi, Viviana Arias, Eduardo Moreyra
Keywords: Caffeine - Arterial stiffness - Mean arterial pressure
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 67-71
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UPDATE ARTICLE
Congestive treatment: diuretic treatment, diuretic resistance and alternatives. Ultrafiltration role
Laura Salanova Villanueva, Begoña Santos Sánchez, David Sapiencia Sanjines
Keywords: Heart failure - Congestion - Diuretics - Ultrafiltration
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 72-86
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REVIEW ARTICLE
New clinical paradigm in medical decision before submitting a patient to central cardiac surgery. The fragility scores
Braian A. Cardinali Ré, Federico J. Olgiati, Lucía M. Ortiz, Diego Echazarreta, Marcelo Portis
Keywords: Frailty score - Elderly - Cardiovascular surgery - Mortality
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 87-92
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CASE REPORT
Constrictive pericarditis due to tuberculosis a difficult diagnosis condition
Antonio José Lagoeiro Jorge, Wolney de Andrade Martins, Washington Luiz Batista da Costa, Augusto Kiyomura Rosslli, Leonardo Chaves Ferreira Coelho, William Shinji Nobre Soussume
Keywords: Tuberculosis - Constrictive pericarditis - Heart failure
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 93-100
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LETTER TO THE DIRECTOR
Comments about the acute heart failure algorithm
Òscar Miró, Víctor Gil, Javier Jacob, F. Javier Martín-Sánchez
Keywords: Heart failure - Acute heart failure - Decompensated heart failure - Emergency department - Diagnostic strategies - Management strategies
Insuf Card 2018; 13(2): 101-102
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