The Brazilian cardiology trainee: guidelines and freedom.

[Guidelines on exercise and sports cardiology from the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and the Brazilian Society of Sports Medicine].

1st Guidelines of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology on processes and skills for education in cardiology in Brazil--executive summary.

This article summarizes the "1st Guidelines of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology on Processes and Skills for Education in Cardiology in Brazil," which can be found in full at: . The guideline establishes the education time required in Internal Medicine and Cardiology with Specialization through theoretical and practical training. T...

ORal anticOagulatiOn in patients with atRial fibRillatiOn: fROM guidelines tO pRactice paula gOnçalves MacedO1*, eustáquiO feRReiRa netO2, bRunO tOscani da silva3, jOsé RObeRtO baRRetO filhO4, henRique Maia5, claRissa nOvakOski6, andRé Zanatta7, edna MaRques

56 Rev Assoc Med Bras 2010; 56(1): 56-60 *Correspondência: SQS 213 Bloco A – apto. 106 Asa Sul Brasília – DF, Brazil CEP: 70292-010 AbstrACt Objective. Although oral anticoagulation (OAC) has proved beneficial for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and embolic risk factors, it is still underused. The objective of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of anticoagulation therapy in patients...

Regarding Hypertension Treatment are we following Worldwide Tendencies?

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20140111 Between July 2012 and March 2014, the Department of Arterial Hypertension of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology prepared and published four documents addressing some specific aspects on hypertension care1-4. Similarly, between July 2013 and January 2014, major international institutions also produced documents updating their guidelines regarding hypertension5-9. Some ...

Core curriculum for the heart rhythm specialist: executive summary.

Heart rhythm (HR) management is rapidly developing as a subspecialty within cardiology, and it is imperative to promote and ensure sufficient and homogeneous training and qualification amongst professionals in Europe. This has led the European Society of Cardiology, through the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), to organize a European Core Curriculum for the HR specialist through the fol...