Humberto Villacorta

Summary

Affiliation: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi The role of B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in patients presenting to an emergency department with dyspnea
    Humberto Villacorta
    Hospital Pró Cardíaco Unidade de Emergência, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 79:569-72, 564-8. 2002
  2. ncbi Aortic distensibility measured by pulse-wave velocity is not modified in patients with Chagas' disease
    Humberto Villacorta
    Heart Institute InCor, University of Sao Paulo, Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Negat Results Biomed 5:9. 2006
  3. ncbi C-reactive protein: an inflammatory marker with prognostic value in patients with decompensated heart failure
    Humberto Villacorta
    Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 88:585-9. 2007
  4. ncbi C-reactive protein diagnostic and prognostic value in patients presenting at the emergency room with chest pain
    Alfredo Antonio Potsch
    Hospital Pró Cardíaco, PROCEP e Programa de Pós Graduação em Cardiologia da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 87:275-80. 2006
  5. ncbi [Heart failure with preserved systolic function]
    Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
    Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 82:494-500. 2004
  6. ncbi Emergency department predictors of survival in decompensated heart failure patients
    Humberto Villacorta
    , Brasil
    Rev Port Cardiol 22:495-507. 2003
  7. ncbi B-type natriuretic peptide: a novel early blood marker of acute myocardial infarction in patients with chest pain and no ST-segment elevation
    Roberto Bassan
    Clínica São Vicente, R João Borges 204, Rio de Janeiro 22 451 100, Brazil
    Eur Heart J 26:234-40. 2005
  8. ncbi [Anemia as a prognostic factor in a population hospitalized due to decompensated heart failure]
    Ana Luíza F Sales
    Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
    Arq Bras Cardiol 84:237-40. 2005
  9. ncbi Immune-inflammatory activation in heart failure
    Angelo Michele de Candia
    Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, RJ, Brasil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 89:183-90, 201-8. 2007

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi The role of B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in patients presenting to an emergency department with dyspnea
    Humberto Villacorta
    Hospital Pró Cardíaco Unidade de Emergência, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 79:569-72, 564-8. 2002
    ..To determine the utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients presenting with dyspnea to an emergency department (ED)...
  2. ncbi Aortic distensibility measured by pulse-wave velocity is not modified in patients with Chagas' disease
    Humberto Villacorta
    Heart Institute InCor, University of Sao Paulo, Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Negat Results Biomed 5:9. 2006
    ..The inflammatory lesion process could hypothetically lead to decreased distensibility of large and small arteries in advanced Chagas' disease. We tested this hypothesis...
  3. ncbi C-reactive protein: an inflammatory marker with prognostic value in patients with decompensated heart failure
    Humberto Villacorta
    Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 88:585-9. 2007
    ..Inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a series of cardiovascular diseases. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of inflammation easily obtained in the emergency room...
  4. ncbi C-reactive protein diagnostic and prognostic value in patients presenting at the emergency room with chest pain
    Alfredo Antonio Potsch
    Hospital Pró Cardíaco, PROCEP e Programa de Pós Graduação em Cardiologia da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 87:275-80. 2006
    ..To test immediate diagnostic and prognostic values of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients admitted to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain (CP) without ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram (ECG)...
  5. ncbi [Heart failure with preserved systolic function]
    Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
    Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 82:494-500. 2004
  6. ncbi Emergency department predictors of survival in decompensated heart failure patients
    Humberto Villacorta
    , Brasil
    Rev Port Cardiol 22:495-507. 2003
    ..19 to 3.36; p = 0.009) were found to be independent predictors of survival. CONCLUSION: Patients who present to the ED with decompensated HF have high mortality rates. Those at increased risk can be identified early in the ED...
  7. ncbi B-type natriuretic peptide: a novel early blood marker of acute myocardial infarction in patients with chest pain and no ST-segment elevation
    Roberto Bassan
    Clínica São Vicente, R João Borges 204, Rio de Janeiro 22 451 100, Brazil
    Eur Heart J 26:234-40. 2005
    ..This study was undertaken to determine the diagnostic value of admission B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with acute chest pain and no ST-segment elevation...
  8. ncbi [Anemia as a prognostic factor in a population hospitalized due to decompensated heart failure]
    Ana Luíza F Sales
    Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
    Arq Bras Cardiol 84:237-40. 2005
    ..To study the prevalence and prognostic value of anemia in a population hospitalized due to decompensated heart failure...
  9. ncbi Immune-inflammatory activation in heart failure
    Angelo Michele de Candia
    Hospital Universitario Antonio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, RJ, Brasil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 89:183-90, 201-8. 2007
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