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•To determine the prognostic value of perioperative hs-TnI in addition to traditional cardiac risk tools in patients undergoing elective major orthopedic surgery.•To evaluate the incidence of perioperative myocardial injury through systematic hs-TnI monitoring in a tertiary orthopedic center in Brazil.•Assessing mortality and cardiovascular complications in the short- and long-term periods after elective major orthopedic surgery.

Cardiology referral is common for patients admitted for non-cardiac diseases. Recommendations from cardiologists may involve complex and aggressive treatments that could be ignored or denied by other physicians. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients who were given recommendations during cardiology referrals and to examine the clinical outcomes of patients who did not follow the recommendations.

Recent original scientific contributions published in selected Brazilian periodicals and classifiable under cardiovascular and pulmonary subject categories cover a wide range of sub specialties, both clinical and exprimental. Because they appear in journals with only recently enhanced visibility, we have decided to highlight a number of specific items appeared in four Brazilian journals, because we understand that this is an important subsidy to keep our readership adequately informed. These papers cover extensive sub-areas in both fields.

In this review, we present the contributions to nutrition science from Latin American native peoples and scientists, appreciated from a historic point of view since pre-historic times to the modern age. Additionally, we present epidemiological and clinical studies on the area of plant-based diets and their relation with the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases conducted in recent decades, and we discuss challenges and perspectives regarding aspects of nutrition in the region.

The accuracy of perioperative evaluation methods available is better than chance, but their performance is not ideal.

•Incidence of Hemodynamic Depression was 54.4% in 237 carotid surgeries.•Asymptomatic carotid stenosis and endovascular surgery were predictors of HD.•Hypotension requiring continuous vasopressor infusion was associated with MACE.

This study presents the cardiology referral model adopted at the University of São Paulo-Hospital das Clínicas complex during the initial period of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, main reasons for requesting a cardiologic evaluation, and clinical profile of and prognostic predictors in patients with COVID-19.

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