Ruptura subaguda da parede livre do ventrículo esquerdo pós-infarto agudo do miocárdio: relato de caso e revisão de literatura Post-infarct sub-acute left ventricular free wall rupture: case report and review of the literature

A ruptura da parede livre do ventrículo esquerdo é uma complicação potencialmente fatal e de tratamento essencialmente cirúrgico. A correção cirúrgica é o tratamento de escolha, mas o manejo pré-operatório e as técnicas de correção ainda não estão claramente definidos, sendo determinados conforme as condições clínicas do paciente. Há carência na literatura de grandes séries envolvendo este tipo de afecção e os relatos são baseados nas experiências individuais, com pequeno número de pacientes. São apresentados dois casos de ruptura subaguda da parede livre do ventrículo esquerdo como complicação da evolução do infarto agudo do miocárdio. Discute-se a abordagem cirúrgica completa, com revascularização miocárdica concomitante e a utilização de circulação extracorpórea. A opção de correção do defeito por meio da sutura epicárdica com retalho de pericárdio bovino e a revascularização completa do miocárdio, sobretudo sem circulação extracorpórea, parece ser a melhor estratégia para um grupo de pacientes que apresentam ruptura subaguda da parede livre do ventrículo esquerdo pós-infarto agudo do miocárdio.<br>Post-infarction left ventricular free wall rupture is life threatening and not uncommon. Surgical experience is largely anecdotal with different techniques being used since the first successful surgical treatment was described. Here we present two patients with subacute left ventricular rupture that were managed using different perioperative strategies. Although the aim of surgical intervention is first and foremost to remove the threat to life by relieving of tamponade and closure of the ventricular defect, longer-term goals were those of conventional coronary operations, i.e., to prevent or limit the development of angina postoperatively and to improve the prognosis. These latter goals are controversial, and are discussed. The small number of patients involved prevent us to determine which approach is best but some surgeons, like us, advocate the concomitant procedure, whenever feasible, which achieves revascularization early and avoids the risk of repeat infarctions in the early postoperative period and the difficulties of early pericardial adhesions at reoperation. Combining the epicardial patch repair and complete myocardial revascularization appears to be the most attractive option for some patients that present with subacute left ventricular free wall rupture

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora