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Kirschbaum MR, Devido MS, Azeka E, Demarchi LMMF, Santos JS, Pinto DVR, Hajjar LA, Tarasoutchi F, Park M, Avila WS. COVID-19 in pregnant women with heart diseases. Adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Case series from InCor registry of Pregnancy and Heart Disease. Eur Heart J 2021. [PMCID: PMC8574523 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Heart disease is the leading non-obstetric cause of maternal death during pregnancy. In this field, the emergence of pandemic COVID-19 has caused the worst-case scenario considering that pregnant women are more susceptible to viral infections, and preexisting cardiac disease is the most prevalent co-morbidity among COVID-19 deaths. Purpose To assess the maternal and fetal outcomes of COVID-19 during pregnancy of women with heart diseases. Methods During the year 2020, among 82 pregnant women with heart disease followed consecutively at the Instituto do Coração-InCor, seven of them with an average age of 33.2 years had COVID-19 during their pregnancies. The underlying heart diseases were rheumatic valve disease (5 pt), congenital heart disease (1 pt) and one case with acute myocarditis, without preexisting cardiopathy. The prescription (antibiotics, inotropes, corticosteroids and others) used was according to the clinical conditions required for each patient, however subcutaneous or intravenous heparin was used in all patients. Results Only one case had an uneventful maternal-fetal course, the other six women required hospitalization / ICU for an average of 25.3 days, including the need for mechanical ventilation in two of them. Serious complications were related to respiratory failure (ADRS), recurrent atrial flutter with hemodynamic instability, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock associated with sepsis which caused two maternal deaths. There were two emergency mitral valve interventional, percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty and valve bioprosthesis replacement, respectively. There were five premature births with an average gestational age of 34.2 weeks of gestation, which resulted in one stillbirth. Pathological findings of three placental and the six-months follow-up of the babies did not confirm vertical transmission of COVID-19. Conclusions The uncertain evolution given of the overlapping complications of three conditions – COVID-19, pregnancy, and heart disease – implies an increased risk for women with heart diseases of childbearing age, for whom pregnancy should be discouraged and planned after vaccination FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.
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- M R Kirschbaum
- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) - University of Sao Paulo Clinics Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Bliacheriene F, Avila WS, Bortolotto MRFL, Okano FT, Fontes ES, Galas FRBG, Carmona MJC. Anesthesia for cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass in pregnant patients: experience with nine cases. Int J Obstet Anesth 2012; 21:388-9. [PMID: 22922088 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Revised: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Avila WS, Grinberg M. Pregnancy does not cause structural bioprosthesis alteration. Arq Bras Cardiol 1999; 72:401-4. [PMID: 10531685 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x1999000400001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pomerantizeff PM, Beníco A, Brandão CM, Avila WS, Bueno PC, Grinberg M, Bortolotto MR, Stolf NA, Jatene AD. [Heart valve surgery during pregnancy. Experience with eight cases]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1998; 70:403-8. [PMID: 9713082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the results of the valve cardiac surgery in pregnant women and cardiopulmonary bypass consequences to the patients and their fetuses. METHODS Study of 8 pregnant women who underwent cardiac surgery between January of 1986 and December of 1996. Patients' average age was 31.4 +/- 8.9 years and the gestation age ranged from 12 to 31 (average of 26.6 +/- 7.1) weeks. Fetus monitorization was performed in all patients. The temperature was always higher than 34 degrees C, as well as high flow rates during the cardiopulmonary bypass. Four surgeries of aortic valve and four of mitral valve were performed, in which two were reoperations. RESULTS There was no mortality. There were two premature births and in one child there was neurological damage. The other children did not have growth problems. CONCLUSION Valve cardiac surgery in pregnant women may have good results as long as care in the cardiopulmonary bypass and fetus monitorization are undertaken.
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Cardoso LF, Rati MA, Pomerantzeff PM, Medeiros CC, Tarasoutchi F, Rossi EG, Avila WS, Grinberg M. [Comparison between percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty and open commissurotomy for mitral stenosis]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1998; 70:415-21. [PMID: 9713084 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x1998000600007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare immediate and late (12 months) follow-up of clinical and Doppler echocardiographic results between percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty and open commissurotomy in a prospective and randomized trial. METHODS Eighty eight symptomatic patients with severe mitral stenosis and favorable anatomy were randomized in a prospective trial comparing the two procedures. All patients were submitted to clinical and Doppler echocardiographic evaluation before the procedures and immediate and twelve months thereafter. RESULTS Mean mitral gradient (mmHg) decreased from 12.2 +/- 5.8 to 5.80 +/- 2.7 (p < 0.001) in commissurotomy group (CG) and from 11.7 +/- 6.1 to 5.0 +/- 2.4 (p < 0.001) in the balloon valvuloplasty group (VG). Mitral valve are (cm2) increased from 0.98 +/- 0.21 to 2.52 +/- 0.46 in CG and from 1.05 +/- 0.25 to 2.18 +/- 0.40 in VG (p < 0.001). In both groups there was a slight decrease in mitral valve area at 12 month follow-up. There was no death in either group. One patient in the VG had moderate mitral regurgitation and underwent surgery. At the 12 month follow-up, all patients in CG and 97.7% of patients in VG were in New York Heart Association functional class I or II. CONCLUSION Both procedures were safe and showed similar immediate improvement in mitral gradient and functional class. Mitral valve area had a greater increase immediately after commissurotomy, however, there was a significantly greater reduction in the CG after 12 months of follow-up, when compared to balloon valvuloplasty. In both groups, mitral gradient remained reduced and most patients did not change functional class during the follow-up.
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- L F Cardoso
- Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP
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Avila WS, Issa JS, Bezi EB, Giannini SD, Grinberg M. [Pregnancy in patient with familial hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis disease]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1997; 68:185-8. [PMID: 9435357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Familiar xanthomatosis hypercholesterolemia in homozygous or heterozygous (two or more defects in LDL receptors) forms are rare. The cholesterol levels are frequently above 700 mg/dL. The management of these patients includes odd procedures, such as ileal bypass to control of levels of cholesterol. We present a case of pregnancy in patient with familiar hypercholesterolemia (FH) and coronary and cerebral atherosclerosis who had undergone ileal bypass, five years prior. During pregnancy, there were no clinical signs or symptoms related to coronary or cerebral atherosclerosis and we did not observe obstetric complications. Nevertheless, the levels of cholesterol and triglyceride increased significantly to 1182 mg/dL and 807 mg/dL. Face the unknown prognosis of this clinical situation we decided to hospitalize the patient and to prescribe prolonged rest, dietary measures and specific therapy. This approach permitted her to reach the end of pregnancy without maternal and fetal complications. The patient was submitted to cesarean section by obstetric reasons. The newborn was healthy but his levels of cholesterol and triglycerides were respectively, 339 mg/dL and 301 mg/dL. The success of this case does not allow the change in the recommendation of avoiding pregnancy in patients with severe FH.
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- W S Avila
- Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP
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The benefits of surgical treatment for patients with congenital heart disease in relation to pregnancy are still controversial. We studied 48 pregnant women (mean age = 25 years) with surgically-corrected congenital heart diseases (Group 1). This included 15 cyanotic diseases: Fallot's tetralogy (11 cases); Ebstein's anomaly (2 cases); transposition of the great arteries (1 case); and double outlet of the right ventricle (1 case). We compared them to 52 pregnant women (mean age = 26 years) with untreated congenital heart diseases, which included 11 cases of Eisenmenger's syndrome (Group 2). Group 2 showed a higher incidence of maternal death (12 vs. 0 percent; p = 0.01), perinatal mortality (15 vs. 0 percent; p = 0.01) and prematurity (32 vs. 7 percent; p = 0.01). Spontaneous abortion (4 vs. 10 percent), Caesarean deliveries (48 vs. 66 percent) or growth retardation (13 vs. 28 percent) did not present any significant differences between these groups. Surgical treatment in patients with heart diseases is associated with a better maternal and fetal prognosis. Therefore, surgery must be considered when counseling patients with congenital heart diseases.
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- T A Oliveira
- Leonor Mendes de Barros Maternity, Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Melo NR, Aristodemo Pinotti J, Pileggi F. [Contraceptive use in women with heart disease]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1996; 66:205-11. [PMID: 8935685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To analyse efficacy, tolerance and adverse events of reversible contraceptives in women with cardiac disease. METHODS We studied prospectively during 24-39 (mean = 29) months, 89 women with heart disease with a mean age of 25.6 (16-42) years. Rheumatic heart disease was present in 73 (82%) cases, congenital heart disease in 11 (11%), coronary artery disease in 2 (2%) and cardiomyopathy in 3 (3%) case. The patients were divided in three groups: GCO--35 patients taking combined oral contraceptives (30 micrograms ethinyl estradiol and 75 micrograms gestodene--COs); GIT--27 using injectable progestagens (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate-DMPA) and GUID--27 with intrauterine device (IUD). RESULTS In GCO occurred 4 (11.4%) cases of arterial hypertension, 1 (2.8%) of a transient cerebral isquemic attack, 3 (8.5%) of spotting, 1 (2.8%) of amnorrhea e 1 (2.8%) pregnancy. Interruption of this method occurred in 4 (11.4%) cases due to hypertension (2), pregnancy (1) and amenorrhea (1). In group GIT there were 2 (7.4%) cases of arterial hypertension, 18 (66.6%) of amenorrhea, and 3 (11.1%) of spotting. Interruption of use occurred in 5 (18.5%) due to amnorrhea (2), weight gain (2) and headache (1). In GUID there was 1 (3.7%) case of infeccion, 1 (3.7%) pregnancy and 1 (3.7%) spontaneous expulsion of IUD. Interruption of use took place in 3 (11.1%) cases due to infeccion, pregnancy and expulsion. The comparation between the groups demonstrated a difference in the incidence of amenorrhea (p < 0.005) and descontinuation of use of the method (p < 0.025). CONCLUSION Use of reversible contraceptives in heart disease women was associated with an acceptable cardiovascular risk. Efficacy and side effects of the methods were comparable in the groups, however intolerance was more observed in GIT.
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- W S Avila
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP
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Cardoso LF, Grinberg M, Patrício M, Neves Rati MA, Medeiros CC, Tarasoutchi F, Avila WS, Rossi EG, Bellotti G. [Comparative study between inoue single balloon and double balloon in percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty. Immediate results and after 1 year follow-up]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1996; 66:213-6. [PMID: 8935686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare early and 12 months results of mitral stenosis (MS) correction by percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) using Inoue's single-balloon or double balloon techniques. METHODS We submitted 139 consecutive patients to PMBV using Inoue single-balloon (n = 56, GI) or the double balloon technique (n = 83, GII). The two groups were similar, in: age, sex, functional class (FC), echocardiographic (ECHO) score, mitral valve area (MVA), and gradient (G) or presence of regurgitation. Clinical and ECHO data were compared before (PRE), immediately after (POI) and one year following the procedure (PO12M). RESULTS PMBV was successfully performed in 53 (95%) patients of GI and in 79 (96%) of GII. Statistical analyses showed that the groups were similar at POI but different at PO12M (p < 0.002). ECHO immediately after PMBV showed that: MVA increased from 0.99 +/- 0.23 to 2.01 +/- 0.44cm2 (p < 0.001) in GI and from 0.94 +/- 0.23 to 2.09 +/- 0.35cm2 (p < 0.001) in GII and G decreased from 11.58 +/- 5.02 to 5.16 +/- 2.23mmHg (p < 0.001) in GI and from 12.48 +/- 4.89 to 5.96 +/- 3.21mmHg (p < 0.001) in GII. After one year 36 (64%) patients in GI and 62 (74%) in GII underwent an ECHO study. A comparison between immediate and one year follow-up results showed that MVA decreased from 2.01 +/- 0.4 to 2.00 +/- 0.3cm2 (NS) in GI and from 2.09 +/- 0.3 to 1.74 +/- 0.4cm2 (p < 0.001) in GII and G decreased from 5.16 +/- 2.2 to 5.50 +/- 2.9mmHg (NS) in GI and from 5.96 +/- 3.2 to 8.61 +/- 4.8mmHg (p < 0.001) in GII. There was therefore a sustained improvement of MVA and G after one year in GI and a significant decrease in MVA and G in GII. The FC after one year was similar and satisfactory in both groups. CONCLUSION Both techniques are equally effective in relieving MS immediately after PMBV, but after one year, despite similar FC, Inoue-balloon technique seems to be superior to maintain MVA and G.
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- L F Cardoso
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital da Clínicas-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP
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Rossi EG, Grinberg M, Wajngarten M, Cardoso LF, Kalil L, Avila WS, da Luz PL, Bellotti G. [Clinico-morphological dissociation in patients with mitral valve stenosis]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1995; 64:455-8. [PMID: 8526776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To study characteristics of the natural history of mitral stenosis (MS) in patients that have no correlation between mitral valve areas (MVA) and symptoms. METHODS We studied 18 patients with MS, that presented no correlation between MVA and functional class (FC), 16 (89%) were female and two (11%) men, with age ranging from 16 to 54 (mean 33) years. Patients assigned to group A (8 cases) had FC III and MVA > or = 1.5 cm2 and group B (10 cases) FC I/II and MVA < 1.1 cm2. FC and MVA at the start (initial time-It) and after 12 months or before surgical correction (SC) or percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) (final time-Ft) were compared. All patients with predict O2 uptake (%PRED VO2) at It were evaluated. RESULTS Five (63%) patients of group A, that maintained MVA > or = 1.5 cm2, changed to FC I/II but three (38%) needed a SC or PBV (2 with lesser MVA at Ft). At group B, six (60%) patients needed SC or PBV. CONCLUSION MS patients with MVA > or = 1.5 and FC III, providing MVA do not decrease, improves their FC, becoming it more compatible with MVA %PRED VO2. The cases of group B presented the greatest probability of needing SC or PVB.
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- E G Rossi
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP, São Paulo
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Interruption of pregnancy is usually recommended for pregnant women with Eisenmenger's syndrome. We studied 13 pregnancies in 12 women with this syndrome, who decided to carry on with their pregnancy despite recommendation for therapeutic abortion. The mean age was 27 years. Five patients had ventricular septal defect; two, persistent ductus arteriosus; one, a combination of both; two, atrial septal defect; one, atrioventricular septal defect and one patient a combination of ventricular and atrial septal defects. Mean systolic and diastolic arterial pulmonary pressures were 112.7 and 61.7, mmHg, respectively. There were three spontaneous abortions, one premature labour at 23 weeks of gestation and two maternal deaths during the 23 and 27 weeks of gestation. Seven patients who reached the end of the second trimester were hospitalized until delivery and received heparin (20,000 to 40,000 units per day) and oxygen therapy. Caesarean section was performed in all patients as a result of worsening maternal or fetal clinical condition during the third trimester of gestation. all the mothers were discharged from hospital but one of them died on the 30th day post-partum. Five of the eight infants were premature, three were small babies for gestational age and all were discharged from hospital with the exception of one who died 48 h after birth. In conclusion, although pregnancy should be discouraged in women with Eisenmenger's syndrome, it can be successful. In this study, prolonged bed rest, the use of heparin and oxygen therapy presumably positively influenced maternal and infant outcomes.
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- W S Avila
- Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Grinberg M, Avila WS. [Heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation in pregnant women]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1995; 64:263-4. [PMID: 7487517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Ayres CV, Cardoso LF, Grinberg M, Rati MA, Medeiros CC, Tarasoutchi F, Avila WS, Rossi EG, Bellotti G. [Mitral stenosis correction by double catheter-balloon valvuloplasty technique]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1995; 64:27-31. [PMID: 7669007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate long-term efficacy of double balloon percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty technique (PMV2B). METHODS Sixty-eight patients (76% female), mean-age 32 (15-69) years who had been submitted to PMV2B, that completed clinical and echodopplercardiographic one year follow-up (PO12M). Admission criteria were: exertional dyspnoea, no thromboembolism antecedent up to three months before the procedure, absence of other cardiac disease requiring correction, an admissible echodopplercardiographic score, absence of intracavitary thrombus and mitral regurgitation absent or minor. RESULTS The patients were divided in two groups: group A of 7 (11%) patients that have a cardiac event in this period, and group B of 61 patients that completed the follow-up without a cardiac event. In group A three patients have had a severe mitral regurgitation, one case was unsuccessful and other one had a re-stenosis. There were two deaths, not related to the intervention. In group B, haemodynamic results before and immediately after PMV2B (POI) showed a significant improvement, except in relation to cardiac index. There was an increase in the grade of mitral regurgitation in 17 (28%) patients and in two cases this regurgitation became moderate. The mitral valvar area (MVA) variation between PRE x POI x PO12M presented, comparing MVA between POI and PO12M, a significant reduction. Two (3%) patients with a reduction greater than 50% of the initial increase, 33 (54%) between 10 and 50% and 26 (42%) less that 10% remained in functional class I/II. CONCLUSION PMV2B is an attractive treatment to select symptomatic mitral stenosis patients, with a low incidence of complications, symptomatic effective improvement that was maintained in one year follow-up, although there was a reduction in MVA.
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- C V Ayres
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP
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Cardoso LF, Grinberg M, Ratti MA, de Magalhães LP, Antelmi I, Medeiros CC, Tarasoutchi F, Rossi EG, Avila WS, Bellotti G. [Comparison between the use of unifoil double balloon and bifoil balloon in successful mitral valvuloplasty by balloon catheter]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1993; 61:87-91. [PMID: 8297227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare immediate and long term results balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) using double balloon or bifoil balloon. METHODS One hundred and thirteen consecutive cases of BMV used aleatory double balloon (group DB--55 cases) or bifoil balloon (group BF--16 cases). Patients were similar regarding to age, sex, valvopaty etiology, functional class and echocardiographic score. Seventy one (63%) patients achieved 12 months follow-up. RESULTS In group DB there were 2 (4%) insuccess, 2 (4%) cardiac tamponade and 2 (4%) deaths, 91% patients had immediate criteria of success. Mitral valve area (MVA) increased from 0.8 to 1.69cm2 and mitral gradient (G) by echodopplercardiographic (ECHO) decreased from 17.9 to 4.8mmHg. Three (5%) patients developed severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and needed surgical intervention. At follow-up 2 (4%) developed mitral restenosis. MVA estimated by ECHO study after one year follow-up was inferior to 1.15cm2 in 15 (32%) cases, between 1.5 and 2.0cm2 in 17 (37%) and superior to 2.0cm2 in 14 (31%). In group BF there were 2 (12.5%) insuccess, 4 (25%) developed severe MR occurring 1 death immediate post-operative mitral valve replacement. Among 14 (87%) success cases, MVA increased from 0.8 to 1.89cm2 and G decreased from 18 to 6.4mmHg. Lately 2 (12.5%) needed surgical intervention because significative MR. At 12th month follow-up the ECHO study showed that in one (10%) case MVA was < 1.5cm2, and in 3 (27%) cases was between 1.5 and 2.0cm2. CONCLUSION There were similar good results in both groups, however group DB had more restenosis, cardiac tamponade and vascular complications and group BF had more severe MR.
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- L F Cardoso
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP
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Avila WS, Grinberg M. [Pregnancy in cardiovascular disease. Experience with 1000 cases]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1993; 60:5-11. [PMID: 8240043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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- W S Avila
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Cardoso LF, Faccioli R, Bellotti G, Pileggi F. [Course of pregnancy and puerperium in women with mitral valve stenosis]. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 1992; 38:195-200. [PMID: 1340375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To study pregnancy, delivery, puerperium and the newborn in cases of mitral valve stenosis, asymptomatic at conception. METHOD Sixty-two pregnant women, 30 with mitral valve stenosis (GE group) and 32 without cardiac disease (GN group) had their functional class, kind of delivery, anesthetic technique and newborn characteristics evaluated during gestation. RESULTS In GE group 16 (53.3%) patients changed from functional class (FC) I/II to FC III and 10 (33.3%) to FC IV. In GN group 18 (56.2%) changed from FC I to II during the gestation. Delivery was vaginal in 21 patients (70%); anesthetic technique was regional block in 17 (56.6%). These findings were not statistically different between (p > 0.1) the groups. Premature (20.0%) and small babies for gestational age (36.7%) were higher (p > 0.001) in GE group. There were no cases of maternal death. CONCLUSION The majority of GE women who started pregnancy in FC I/II changed to FC III/IV during gestation. Probably adequate medical treatment and valvoplasty in one case allowed fetal viability; but we had higher incidence of pre-term and small for gestation age babies in the GE group.
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- W S Avila
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, SP
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Cardoso LF, Ratti MA, Grinberg M, Medeiros CC, Tarasoutchi F, Rossi EG, Avila WS, Pomerantzeff PM, de Moraes AV, Arie S. [Mitral valvuloplasty by balloon catheter. Early results and one-year follow-up]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1992; 58:445-51. [PMID: 1340723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) results immediately and one year follow-up. METHODS One hundred and four procedures in 103 patients, 89 (87%) were women and mean age was 33. Ninety five (91%) had mitral stenosis, 7 (7%) mitral restenosis and 2 (2%) stenotic bioprosthesis. Twelve (10%) patients were in functional class (FC) II (NYHA), 73 (70%) in FC III and 19 (18%) in FC IV. Ninety three (89%) were in sinusal rhythm, 10 (10%) had atrial fibrillation and 1 (1%) junctional rhythm. In 99% cases the transseptal access was used. RESULTS The comparative haemodynamic results late x immediately after-PMBV were mitral valve area (cm2) 0.75 +/- 0.27 x 1.68 +/- 0.48 (p < 0.0001), gradient AE-VE average (mmHg) 19.52 +/- 8.03 x 5.44 +/- 4.38 (p < 0.0001); average pressure AE (mmHg) 24.72 +/- 8.76 x 9.63 +/- 6.11 (p < 0.0001), cardiac index (L/min/m2) 2.55 +/- 0.69 x 2.92 x 0.77 (p < 0.0001); average pressure PA (mmHg) 40.17 +/- 16.52 x 25.65 +/- 13.77 (p < 0.0001). The echocardiography results pré-PMBV, post-PMBV, 6 and 12 months after PMBV were respectively: mitral valve area (cm2) 0.89 +/- 0.23 x 1.87 +/- 0.41 x 1.72 +/- 0.43 x 1.64 +/- 0.44 and mitral transvalvar gradient (mmHg) 13.12 +/- 4.66 x 6.44 +/- 2.93 x 7.72 +/- 3.24 x 8.30 +/- 4.17. There was one death immediately after-PMBV in a patient with pulmonary thromboembolism. Four (4%) had severe mitral regurgitation and went to surgery (1 death). There were 2 mitral reestenosis. CONCLUSION For selected patients PMBV is a safe method and the good results are maintained in 1 year follow-up.
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- L F Cardoso
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP, São Paulo
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Décourt LV, Bellotti G, Pileggi F. [Clinical course of women with mitral valve stenosis during pregnancy and puerperium]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1992; 58:359-64. [PMID: 1340708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The clinical evolution of women with mitral stenosis was studied during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium in initial function (FC) class I/II. METHODS Ninety-three women were divided in three groups: Group GE--Pregnant women with mitral stenosis (n = 30, mean age 28 years); 26 (86.7%) patients had electrocardiographic signs of left atrial enlargement and nine (30%) had signs of right ventricular hypertrophy. The mitral valvar area was between 0.7 and 1.9 (mean = 1.26) cm2 at echodopplercardiogram; Group GM--Normal pregnant women (n = 32; aged 25.4 years); the electrocardiogram and echodopplercardiogram were normal. Group EM--non pregnant patients, with mitral stenosis (n = 31.33 years); 19 (61.3%) had left atrial enlargement and four (13%) had right ventricular hypertrophy. The mitral valvar area between 0.50 and 1.80 (mean = 1.19) cm2. The variables analyzed were FC and occurrence of the following complications: infective endocarditis, cardiac arrhythmias and thromboembolism. RESULTS In GE group, 26 (86.7%) patients worsened the FC during gestation, 16 to FC III and 10 to FC IV. In GN group, 18 (56.2%) patients changed from FC I to FC II during the gestation and in EM group 5 (16.2%) patients changed from FC I/II to III during the study. Cardiac arrhythmias and infective endocarditis were not observed; thromboembolic event was registered in one (3.2%) patients from EM group. There were no death in all groups. CONCLUSION The large majority of pregnant with mitral stenosis that started pregnancy in FC I/II worsened to FC III/IV during gestation. Medical treatment and eventually balloon valvuloplasty were successful measure to allow a full-term gestation without mortality.
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- W S Avila
- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas--FMUSP
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Tarasoutchi F, Pomerantzeff P, Bellotti G, Jatene A, Pileggi F. [Cerebral malformation of the conceptus associated with maternal bacterial endocarditis and with aortic valve replacement during pregnancy]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1990; 55:201-4. [PMID: 2095728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A twenty-three years old woman, without previous heart disease developed endocarditis with negative bloods cultures on the fourth month of her third pregnancy. Fever was controlled through antibiotics, however she developed cardiac insufficiency and was submitted to surgery for replacement of aortic valve with a bioprosthesis. The post operative period showed no problems and the patient was discharged on the forty second day after admission. On the thirty ninth week of pregnancy she gave cesarean birth, without complications. The newly born, apgar 5 (1 min.) and 7 (5 min) presented signs of neurological problems, characterized on the second month as a cerebral atrophy. Among various possible factors, the most likely would be cardiopulmonary bypass circulation as the cause of the neurological malformation.
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- W S Avila
- Instituto do Coração das Clínicas-FMUSP
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Medeiros CC, De Albuquerque AM, Avila WS, Cardoso LF, Martins TC, De Azevedo JG, Camarano GP, Ribeiro IG, Parga Filho JR, De Moraes AV. [Fetal echocardiography. Initial experience]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1988; 50:247-51. [PMID: 3228378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Rossi EG, Tarasoutchi F, Faccioli R, Bellotti G, Jatene DA, Zugaib M, Pileggi F. [Cardiotocology. Analysis of 327 cases]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1988; 50:103-8. [PMID: 3214314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Rossi EG, Zugaib M, Pileggi F. [Cardiotocology and metallic valve prostheses]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1986; 46:367-9. [PMID: 3579628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Rossi EG, Grinberg M, Avila WS, Lemos PP, Auler JO, Bellotti G, Jatene AD, Pileggi F. [Obstruction of left ventricular outflow after bioprosthesis implantation in mitral position. A cause of low cardiac output reversible by immediate reoperation. A case report]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1986; 46:341-2. [PMID: 3566567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Avila WS, Grinberg M, Martinelli Filho M, Snitcowsky R, Gutierrez PS, Pileggi F. [Coronary embolism in a pregnant woman with an aortic disk prosthesis. Report of a case]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1985; 45:267-9. [PMID: 3835871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Mansur AJ, Neves RS, Grinberg M, Avila WS, Laurindo FR, Pileggi F. [Odonto-stomatological health in patients with heart valve diseases. A concern also for the cardiologist]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1984; 43:47-9. [PMID: 6525078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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