After adjusting for all risk variables, female sex proved to be a variable independently related to in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction.

Meningococcemia Complicated by Myocarditis We report a case of a 26-year old man with meningococcemia complicated with myocarditis (ventricular dysfunction and myocardial ischemia), that required treatment for heart failure. Regression of myocardial dysfunction was observed six months after the infection. Homem de 26 anos com meningococcemia (meningite), complicada por miocardite (disfunção ventricular e isquemia miocárdica), requereu tratamento para insuficiência cardíaca e evolui com regressão da disfunção miocárdica, seis meses após o quadro infeccioso.

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Purpose -The significance of necrosis and fibrosis of the interventricular septum in hypethrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is controversial. The purpose of this study was then to evaluate the clinical impact of left anterior descending artery (LAD) disease in HCM.Methods -Among 158 patients presenting with HCM, 6 (3.79%) A dor precordial é sintoma freqüente na cardiomiopatia hipertrófica (CMH), geralmente, se expressando no eletrocardiograma (ECG) pelo achado de isquemia miocárdica e apresentando relevante papel na fisiopatologia e na história natural desta doença 1 . Na maioria dos pacien-