Este artigo resume a "I Diretriz da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia sobre Processos e Competências para a Formação em Cardiologia no Brasil", que pode ser encontrada na íntegra no seguinte endereço: <http://publicacoes.cardiol.br/consenso/2011/diretriz-tec.asp>. São estabelecidos o tempo de formação no pré-requisito de Clínica Médica e em Cardiologia, com Especialização mediante treinamento teórico e prático, os recursos mínimos que devem estar disponíveis no centro formador de Especialistas em Cardiologia e o conteúdo do conhecimento em Cardiologia.

This article summarizes the "1st Guidelines of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology on Processes and Skills for Education in Cardiology in Brazil," which can be found in full at: <http://publicacoes.cardiol.br/consenso/2011/diretriz-tec.asp>. The guideline establishes the education time required in Internal Medicine and Cardiology with Specialization through theoretical and practical training. These requirements must be available at the center forming Specialists in Cardiology and the Cardiology contents.

Este artículo resume la "I Directriz de la Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia sobre Procesos y Competencias para la Formación en Cardiología en el Brasil", que puede ser encontrada completa en la siguiente dirección: <http://publicacoes.cardiol.br/consenso/2011/directriz-tec.asp>. Son establecidos el tiempo de formación en el prerrequisito de Clínica Médica y en Cardiología, con Especialización mediante entrenamiento teórico y práctico, los recursos mínimos que deben estar disponibles en el centro formador de Especialistas en Cardiología y el contenido del conocimiento en Cardiología.

OBJECTIVE: To verify the association of serum markers of myocardial injury, such as troponin I, creatinine kinase, and creatinine kinase isoenzyme MB, and inflammatory markers, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), C-reactive protein, and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the perioperative period of cardiac surgery, with the occurrence of possible postpericardiotomy syndrome. METHODS: This was a cohort study with 96 patients undergoing cardiac surgery assessed at the following 4 different time periods: the day before surgery (D0); the 3rd postoperative day (D3); between the 7th and 10th postoperative days (D7-10); and the 30th postoperative day (D30). During each period, we evaluated demographic variables (sex and age), surgical variables (type and duration , extracorporeal circulation), and serum dosages of the markers of myocardial injury and inflammatory response. RESULTS: Of all patients, 12 (12.5%) met the clinical criteria for a diagnosis of postpericardiotomy syndrome, and their mean age was 10.3 years lower than the age of the others (P=0.02). The results of the serum markers for tissue injury and inflammatory response were not significantly different between the 2 assessed groups. No significant difference existed regarding either surgery duration or extracorporeal circulation. CONCLUSION: The patients who met the clinical criteria for postpericardiotomy syndrome were significantly younger than the others were. Serum markers for tissue injury and inflammatory response were not different in the clinically affected group, and did not correlate with the different types and duration of surgery or with extracorporeal circulation.