title: [Iatrogeny in cardiology].
abstract: The word iatrogeny derives from the Greek and concerns any disorder caused to the patient by inaproppriate medical practice. Unfortunately, the rise of an iatrogenic disease is related to the daily handline of cardiac disease. There are two types of iatrogeny: that caused by a medical action and omission iatrogeny, caused by the lack of a medical action. Iatrogeny occurs in all steps of medical practice starting with the patient-doctor relationship including diagnosis treatment and finally prevention of diseases. This article makes a brief commentary about iatrogenic heart disease and mentions some examples of it.
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 02402-500.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Franken
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sprovieri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Golin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002309:Cardiology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors