Abstract
This brand-new series of articles aims at delivering to national and international readers some of the cutting-edge contributions from the Brazilian medical literature. Recently papers published in the main Brazilian medical journals are carefully selected and analyzed by skilled medical editors. In addition we asked editors to choose keywords to be highlighted in order to claim for reader's attention. Articles are organized by area of interest to facilitate reading. To get the most of the limited available editorial space we did not include the names of the authors of the related articles in the text itself but a complete reference guide is provided at the end of the article. The result carries the most important messages from the original paper accompanied by a personal interpretation. Directed to the busy medical doctor we hope that this initiative may help in the successful translation of knowledge from scientific evidence to clinical practice.
Highlights
Coronary artery disease Interesting data were reported regarding an issue frequently debated between dentists and cardiologists: safety of local anesthesia with vasoconstrictors during dental procedures
Two well designed cost-effectiveness studies suggested that for the Brazilian Health system, prehospital thrombolysis represents an advantage over conventional treatment and that the use of sirolimus eluted Stents is more suitable for patients with high risk of restenosis. 3,4 Two elegant experimental studies showed, in the first one, that ventricular remodeling after induced myocardial infarction in young rats is more favorable than in adults and, in the second one, that hypertonic saline solution administration for patients with decompensated heart failure is safe and improve clinical and renal parameters. 5,6 for the joy of cardiovascular surgeons, a four-year prospective study suggests that coronary bypass surgery is associated with a better quality of life when compared to angioplasty and medical treatment. 7
Regarding detection of perioperative myocardial infarction, data suggested that cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is more sensitive that myocardial scintigraphy for the identification of small areas of myocardial necrosis.[13]
Summary
Bruno Caramelli Trabalho realizado na Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo, S. Summary This brand-new series of articles aims at delivering to national and international readers some of the cutting-edge contributions from the Brazilian medical literature. Papers published in the main Brazilian medical journals are carefully selected and analyzed by skilled medical editors. In addition we asked editors to choose keywords to be highlighted in order to claim for reader’s attention. Articles are organized by area of interest to facilitate reading. The result carries the most important messages from the original paper accompanied by a personal interpretation. Directed to the busy medical doctor we hope that this initiative may help in the successful translation of knowledge from scientific evidence to clinical practice
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