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Pathophysiology of the heart in Chagas' disease: current status and new developments by DE LOURDES HIGUCHI, Maria, BENVENUTI, Luiz Alberto, MARTINS REIS, Marcia, METZGER, Martin

“…In the present review we have summarized remarkable historical data on Chagas' disease studies putting special emphasis on histopathological findings and…”
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Thyroxine-induced cardiac hypertrophy: influence of adrenergic nervous system versus renin-angiotensin system on myocyte remodeling by Hu, L W, Benvenuti, L A, Liberti, E A, Carneiro-Ramos, M S, Barreto-Chaves, M L M

“…The present study assessed the possible involvement of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in thyroxine (T4)-induced…”
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Calcificación masiva del ventrículo izquierdo: ¿relacionada con la fibrosis endomiocárdica o idiopática? by Benvenuti, Luiz A, Salemi, Vera M.C

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Association of an increase in CD8+ T cells with the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi antigens in chronic, human, chagasic myocarditis by Higuchi, M D, Ries, M M, Aiello, V D, Benvenuti, L A, Gutierrez, P S, Bellotti, G, Pileggi, F

“…The role of Trypanosoma cruzi in the pathogenesis of myocarditis in the chronic phase of Chagas' disease is still controversial, with autoimmune mechanisms…”
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Polymerase chain reaction in endomyocardial biopsies for monitoring reactivation of Chagas' disease in heart transplantation: a case report and review of the literature by Benvenuti, Luiz Alberto, Roggério, Alessandra, Sambiase, Nádia Vieira, Fiorelli, Alfredo, Higuchi, Maria de Lourdes

“…Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been used to detect microbiological agent recurrence after heart transplantation of viral-induced cardiomyopathies. We…”
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Pulmonary haemorrhage causing rapid death after Bothrops jararacussu snakebite: a case report by Benvenuti, Luiz A, França, Francisco O.S, Barbaro, Kátia C, Nunes, José R, Cardoso, João L.C

“…A 36-year old woman was bitten on the left ankle by a Bothrops jararacussu, and died 45 min after the bite. At necropsy, there were local signs of envenoming…”
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Treatment with Encapsulated Hsp60 Peptide (p277) Prolongs Skin Graft Survival in a Murine Model of Minor Antigen Disparity by Luna, E., Postol, E., Caldas, C., Benvenuti, L. A., Rodrigues, J. M., Lima, K., Kalil, J., Coelho, V.

“…The increased expression of heat shock protein (Hsp)60 in different kinds of graft tissues has been associated with a proinflammatory role and rejection…”
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Mechanisms involved in myocardial necrosis and pulmonary oedema after Tityus serrulatus scorpion envenomation: a reply by Benvenuti, Luiz A., Cardoso, João L.C.

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Sequential histologic analysis of the myocardium after dynamic cardiomyoplasty: a study based on right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies by Benvenuti, Luiz Alberto, Moreira, Luiz Felipe Pinho, Aiello, Vera Demarchi, Higuchi, Maria de Lourdes

“…Although dynamic cardiomyoplasty may promote clinical amelioration and mild improvement in left ventricular function in selected patients, whether cardiac…”
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Myocardial necrosis after envenomation by the scorpion Tityus serrulatus by Benvenuti, L.A., Douetts, K.V., Cardoso, J.L.C.

“…A 4 years old boy died a few hours after he had been stung by a scorpion ( Tityus serrulatus). At necropsy, there were multiple foci of coagulative…”
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A possible role for complement in the pathogenesis of chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy by Demarchi Aiello, Vera, Martins Reis, Márcia, Alberto Benvenuti, Luiz, de Lourdes Higuchi, Maria, Antonio Franchini Ramires, José, Halperin, José A.

“…The membrane attack complex (MAC) of complement participates in several inflammatory and proliferative processes by releasing pro‐inflammatory cytokines and…”
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Reactivation of Chagas' disease in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient leading to severe heart disease with a late positive direct microscopic examination of the blood by Sartori, A M, Lopes, M H, Benvenuti, L A, Caramelli, B, di Pietro, A, Nunes, E V, Ramirez, L P, Shikanai-Yasuda, M A

“…We report a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected man with chronic Chagas' disease who developed a congestive heart failure that could not be clinically…”
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Ventricular expression of atrial natriuretic peptide in chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy is not induced by myocarditis by Benvenuti, Luiz A., Aiello, Vera D., Palomino, Suely A.P., Higuchi, Maria de L.

“…Background: The ventricles of the normal heart are virtually devoid of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). Although ANP occurs in ventricles submitted to…”
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Histological evidence of concomitant intramyocardial and epicardial vasculitis in necropsied heart allografts : A possible relationship with graft coronary arteriosclerosis by DE LOURDES HIGUCHI, M, BENVENUTI, L. A, MACRUZ DEMARCHI, L. M, LIBBY, P

“…The significance of medial lymphocytic vasculitis in intramural coronary vessels in heart transplantation is very poorly understood. This study was designed to…”
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Cardiac Rhabdomyomas Exhibit a Fetal Pattern of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Immunoreactivity by Benvenuti, Luiz A., Aiello, Vera D., Fukasawa, Shizie, Higuchi, Maria de L.

“…Rhabdomyomas are the most common heart tumors seen in infancy. However, whether they represent hamartomas or true neoplasms derived from cardiomyocytes is…”
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Different cell types within the sinoatrial node by Benvenuti, L A, Aiello, V D, de L Higuchi, M

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Atrial natriuretic peptide, ventricular myocyte hypertrophy, and hemodynamic overload by Benvenuti, L A, Higuchi, M L, Aiello, V D

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Cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis from contact with Hylesia moths (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by Benvenuti, L.A., Cardoso, J.L.C., Moraes, R.H.P.

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TAP1 mutant mice reject heart grafts from donors with no MHC disparity by Coelho, V, Marrero, I, Noronha, I, Benvenuti, L.A, Van Kaer, L, Kalil, J

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Primary lipomatous tumors of the cardiac valves by Benvenuti, L A, Mansur, A J, Lopes, D O, Campos, R V

“…A tricuspid valve mass was identified on echocardiogram in a 69-year-old man with ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary…”
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