Contents 1. Class of Recommendation and Level of Evidence 5 2. Summary of the Main Recommendations 5 […]

1. Introduction The care of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the eventual need for early non-cardiac surgery is one of the topics that generates the most debate in perioperative medicine, as it involves important questions about the management of antithrombotic therapy, in addition to the usual management issues of cardiac risk in coronary artery disease. On the one hand, the hemorrhagic risk inherent in surgery and potentiated by antiplatelet agents must be managed. On the other, the increased […]

Introduction Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary artery disease (CAD), especially myocardial infarction, related to lifetime exposure to high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). It is a severe form of genetic dyslipidemia in which approximately 85% of men and 50% of women may experience a coronary event before 65 years of age if not properly treated. FH is considered a public health problem because of the high prevalence (approximately 1:200-300 in the general population) […]

Introduction The latest Heart Failure Guidelines by the Department of Heart Failure of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DEIC/SBC) were finalized on March 2018. Since then, a significant number of therapeutic interventions and diagnostic approaches has arisen or consolidated their position in international clinical practice and in clinical research. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us much about the pathophysiological model of myocardial damage and raised many questions about the continuity and safety of medication use in patients with […]

1. Introduction There are currently a wide modalities of interventional strategies – both transcatheter and surgical – which can be indicated for patients with valvular heart diseases (VHD), with the objective of reducing the morbidity and mortality. The correct timing for indication and the type of interventional treatment are linked to the precise anatomical and functional diagnosis of the VHD, and comprehensive global evaluation of the patient. The 2020 Update of the Brazilian Guidelines for VHD, in addition to compiling […]

1. Epidemiologia da Parada Cardiorrespiratória e Apresentação da Diretriz […]