OBJECTIVE Engage the UNIFESP Cardiovascular Surgery residents in coronary anastomosis, assess their skills and certify results, using the Arroyo Anastomosis Simulator and UNIFESP surgical models. METHODS First to 6th year residents attended a weekly program of technical training in coronary anastomosis, using 4 simulation models: 1. Arroyo simulator; 2. Dummy with a plastic heart; 3. Dummy wi...

The incidence of congenital cardiovascular malformation was studied in 246 children of 166 index patients who had been operated upon for this. Twelve children were affected (4 . 9%). More than half of these had the same malformation as the parent. The incidence of other extracardiac congenital abnormalities did not exceed that recorded in Hungary for the population in general.

BACKGROUND We aimed to assess the additive value of electrocardiogram (ECG) findings to risk prediction models for cardiovascular disease. METHODS Our dataset consisted of 6025 individuals with ECG data available from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-III. This is a self-weighting sample with a follow-up of 79,046.84 person-years. The primary outcomes were cardiovascular mo...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in CKD. This study evaluated whether electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities are predictors of cardiovascular death in CKD. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS The Cardiovascular Health Study limited database (1989-2005) was used to identify a cohort with CKD at baseline (estimated GFR < 60 mL/min per 1...

The 16th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) took place in San Francisco, USA at the end of January 2013. With a faculty of experts from across the world, this congress provided a wealth of insight into cutting-edge research and technological development. This review article intends to provide a highlight of what represented the most significan...

1) Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir, Turkey 2) Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir, Turkey 3) Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir, Turkey 4) Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Izmir, Turkey 5) Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir, T...

CONTRIBUTING REVIEWERS The editors of BMC Cardiovascular Disorders would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 15 (2015).