Antonio Curnis

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi The need of a hybrid approach for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
    Gianluigi Bisleri
    Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy
    Heart Surg Forum 8:E326-30. 2005
  2. ncbi Design of the evolution of management strategies of heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators (EVOLVO) study to assess the ability of remote monitoring to treat and triage patients more effectively
    Maurizio Marzegalli
    Cardiology Department, S, Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
    Trials 10:42. 2009
  3. ncbi [Infective complications in patients with implantable cardiac devices: catheter extraction]
    Antonio Curnis
    Divisione e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili, Universita degli Studi, Brescia
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 11:42S-47S. 2010
  4. ncbi Is it safe to allow patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators to drive? Learnings from a single center experience
    Antonio Curnis
    Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department and Chair of Cardiology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:1241-5. 2008
  5. ncbi Secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death
    Antonio Curnis
    Electrophysiology and Cardiostimulation Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, University and Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
    Ital Heart J 6:216-20. 2005
  6. ncbi Coronary artery spasm as a cause of ST elevation and inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator intervention
    Giosue Mascioli
    Department of Cardiology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:1055-7. 2007
  7. ncbi Jugular pacing lead extraction with laser sheath: a case report
    Antonio Curnis
    Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia ed Elettrostimolazione, Divisione e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili, Universita degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    Europace 12:447-8. 2010
  8. ncbi Atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients: prevalence in daily practice and effect on the severity of symptoms. Data from the ALPHA study registry
    Gaetano M De Ferrari
    Department of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
    Eur J Heart Fail 9:502-9. 2007
  9. ncbi Predictive parameters of left ventricular reverse remodeling in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with severe congestive heart failure
    Elia De Maria
    Unit of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
    Ital Heart J 6:734-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Out of the guidelines: should an intracardiac defibrillator be implanted in patients with recurrent early ventricular fibrillation due to recurrent acute myocardial infarction?
    Pompilio Faggiano
    U O di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Universita di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:371-3. 2007

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  1. ncbi The need of a hybrid approach for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
    Gianluigi Bisleri
    Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy
    Heart Surg Forum 8:E326-30. 2005
    ....
  2. ncbi Design of the evolution of management strategies of heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators (EVOLVO) study to assess the ability of remote monitoring to treat and triage patients more effectively
    Maurizio Marzegalli
    Cardiology Department, S, Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
    Trials 10:42. 2009
    ..TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00873899...
  3. ncbi [Infective complications in patients with implantable cardiac devices: catheter extraction]
    Antonio Curnis
    Divisione e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili, Universita degli Studi, Brescia
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 11:42S-47S. 2010
    ..Further clinical studies relating, specifically, to the different extraction techniques may contribute to develop common protocols by also evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the methods available...
  4. ncbi Is it safe to allow patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators to drive? Learnings from a single center experience
    Antonio Curnis
    Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department and Chair of Cardiology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:1241-5. 2008
    ..On the contrary, guidelines on resumption of driving after ICD implant were published almost 10 years ago when the ICD implant rate was much lower and candidates were generally older...
  5. ncbi Secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death
    Antonio Curnis
    Electrophysiology and Cardiostimulation Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, University and Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
    Ital Heart J 6:216-20. 2005
    ..Vaughan-Williams class II and III drugs could be of some value in reducing tachycardia cycle length thus increasing antitachycardia pacing efficacy and reducing ICD shocks...
  6. ncbi Coronary artery spasm as a cause of ST elevation and inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator intervention
    Giosue Mascioli
    Department of Cardiology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:1055-7. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Jugular pacing lead extraction with laser sheath: a case report
    Antonio Curnis
    Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia ed Elettrostimolazione, Divisione e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili, Universita degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    Europace 12:447-8. 2010
    ..Colorado Springs, CO, USA...
  8. ncbi Atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients: prevalence in daily practice and effect on the severity of symptoms. Data from the ALPHA study registry
    Gaetano M De Ferrari
    Department of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
    Eur J Heart Fail 9:502-9. 2007
    ..Estimates of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) originate from patients enrolled in clinical trials...
  9. ncbi Predictive parameters of left ventricular reverse remodeling in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with severe congestive heart failure
    Elia De Maria
    Unit of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
    Ital Heart J 6:734-9. 2005
    ..Unfortunately up to 30% of patients could be non-responders. The aim of our study was to find parameters to predict responsiveness to CRT...
  10. ncbi Out of the guidelines: should an intracardiac defibrillator be implanted in patients with recurrent early ventricular fibrillation due to recurrent acute myocardial infarction?
    Pompilio Faggiano
    U O di Cardiologia, Spedali Civili e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Universita di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:371-3. 2007
    ..The issue of intracardiac defibrillator implantation, despite this situation is not contemplated in the current guidelines (left ventricular ejection fraction was preserved), is discussed here...
  11. ncbi Prospective assessment of integrating the existing emergency medical system with automated external defibrillators fully operated by volunteers and laypersons for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the Brescia Early Defibrillation Study (BEDS)
    Riccardo Cappato
    Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Center, Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Via Morandi 30, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
    Eur Heart J 27:553-61. 2006
    ..There are few data on the outcomes of cardiac arrest (CA) victims when the defibrillation capability of broad rural and urban territories is fully operated by volunteers and laypersons...
  12. ncbi Baseline heart rate variability predicts clinical events in heart failure patients implanted with cardiac resynchronization therapy: validation by means of related complexity index
    Giulio Molon
    Department of Cardiology, Sacro Cuore Hospital, Via Sempreboni 5, Negrar, Verona, Italy
    Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 15:301-7. 2010
    ..Aim of the present study is to assess if a HR-related complexity predicts adverse clinical and cardiovascular events at 1 year in patients implanted with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)...
  13. ncbi Biventricular pacing for patients with severe congestive heart failure: a single center experience
    Giosue Mascioli
    Laboratory of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    Ital Heart J 3:598-602. 2002
    ....
  14. ncbi Biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator in dextrocardia with situs viscerum inversus
    Giuseppina Belotti
    Cardiology Department, Hospital of Treviglio, Treviglio BG, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
    Ital Heart J 5:559-62. 2004
    ..After a complete vascular and cardiac anatomy evaluation, the patient was submitted to biventricular cardiac defibrillator implantation via a right approach and using conventional fluoroscopic equipment...
  15. ncbi [Endocavitary electric cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in patients with persistent left superior vena cava]
    Giosue Mascioli
    Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Divisione e Cattedra di Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi, Brescia
    Ital Heart J Suppl 3:349-51. 2002
    ..During catheter positioning, via the left subclavian vein, we observed the presence of a left superior vena cava...
  16. ncbi Clustering of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in heart failure patients implanted with a biventricular cardioverter defibrillator
    Maurizio Lunati
    Cardiology, Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital Milano, Milano, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 17:1299-306. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate VT/VF recurrence patterns in heart failure (HF) patients with biventricular ICD and to stratify results according to HF etiology and ICD indication...
  17. ncbi Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during a febrile illness and hyperthermia in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. An example of reversible electrical storm
    Pompilio Faggiano
    Int J Cardiol 103:207-8. 2005
  18. ncbi Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for prevention of sudden death in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia
    Domenico Corrado
    Divisione di Cardiologia e Patologia Cardiovascolare, , Padova, Italy
    Circulation 108:3084-91. 2003
    ..Patients who were prone to ventricular fibrillation/flutter could be identified on the basis of clinical presentation, irrespective of programmed ventricular stimulation outcome...
  19. ncbi Long-term survival of patients with heart failure and ventricular conduction delay treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy
    Angelo Auricchio
    Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
    Am J Cardiol 99:232-8. 2007
    ..Total mortality was 20% lower with ICD backup (95% CI 42% lower to 17% higher) due to a protective effect against sudden cardiac death...
  20. ncbi [Economic impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure. Available evidence and evaluation of the CRT-Eucomed model for analysis of cost-effectiveness]
    Giovanni Fattore
    , , Napoli, Istituto di Pubblica Amministrazione e Sanit, e CeRGAS, , Milano
    Ital Heart J Suppl 6:796-803. 2005
    ..The model presented can be easily adapted to take into account new evidence and to calculate cost per QALY gained in regional and local contexts...
  21. ncbi Trans-septal catheterization in the electrophysiology laboratory: data from a multicenter survey spanning 12 years
    Roberto De Ponti
    Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Università dell Insubria, Varese, Italy
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1037-42. 2006
    ..We report the data from the Italian Survey on trans-septal catheterization (TSP-C) for catheter ablation of arrhythmias in the left heart that covered 2003 and previous years...
  22. ncbi Cardiac resynchronization and implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy: preliminary results from the InSync Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Italian Registry
    Maurizio Gasparini
    Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni, 56 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 26:148-51. 2003
    ....
  23. ncbi Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of performing atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
    Maurizio Gasparini
    Electrophysiology and Pacing Unit, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas Rozzano Milano, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milano IT 2089, Italy
    Eur Heart J 29:1644-52. 2008
    ..To investigate the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on survival in heart failure (HF) patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) and the role of atrio-ventricular junction (AVJ) ablation in these patients...
  24. ncbi Randomized, double blind study of non-excitatory, cardiac contractility modulation electrical impulses for symptomatic heart failure
    Martin M Borggrefe
    I Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Mannheim GmbH, Universitatsklinikum, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Theodor Kutzer Ufer 1 3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
    Eur Heart J 29:1019-28. 2008
    ..We performed a randomized, double blind, crossover study of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) signals in heart failure patients...
  25. ncbi Characteristics of ventricular tachyarrhythmias occurring in ischemic versus nonischemic patients implanted with a biventricular cardioverter-defibrillator for primary or secondary prevention of sudden death
    Giuseppe Boriani
    Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
    Am Heart J 152:527.e1-11. 2006
    ..The InSync ICD Registry evaluated patients indicated for cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation...
  26. ncbi Prognostic value of T-wave alternans in patients with heart failure due to nonischemic cardiomyopathy: results of the ALPHA Study
    Jorge A Salerno Uriarte
    Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Universita degli Studi dell Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:1896-904. 2007
    ....
  27. ncbi Long-term survival in patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy: a 3-year follow-up study from the InSync/InSync ICD Italian Registry
    Maurizio Gasparini
    IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano Milan, Italy
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 29:S2-10. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to quantify the survival of patients treated with CRT in clinical practice and to investigate the long-term effects of CRT on clinical status and echocardiographic parameters...
  28. ncbi Comparison of the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with class II versus class III and IV heart failure (from the InSync/InSync ICD Italian Registry)
    Maurizio Landolina
    Fondazione Policlinico S Matteo IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
    Am J Cardiol 100:1007-12. 2007
    ..A positive effect of CRT on cardiac dimensions was associated with a long-term beneficial effect on disease progression in patients in NYHA class II...