D Antonelli

..We suggest that QT interval should be monitored whenever loratadine is co-administered with drugs that may potentially prolong QT...

..Perioperative AF is a predictor of symptomatic late PAF recurrences, particularly in patients with reduced left ventricular function...

..We report a case of unsuccessful rescrewing of an atrial lead after its early dislodgment in a 64 years old patient because of entrapped endocardial tissue in the screw-in system...

..This report concerns a technique of lead exchange that avoids an additional vein puncture...

..Information on the prevalence and real-life management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a general practice setting is sparse...

..The perforation caused acute pericardial tamponade and worsening of the patient's clinical and haemodynamic conditions. Urgent surgical intervention with lead extraction was performed...

..CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in the success rates of conversion of atrial flutter to sinus rhythm by BW or MW shock. We recommend 50 joules for starting energy of ECV of AF1 regardless of waveforms type...

..An unusual case of hemoptysis following subclavian vein puncture is reported: the amount of blood was small and self terminating. We suggest that it was caused by an inadvertent lung puncture...

..Atrioventricular block may occasionally be complicated by Torsades de Pointes inducing Morgagni-Adam-Stokes attacks. The aim of our study was to evaluate the factors of increased risk of Torsade de Pointes during atrioventricular block...

..The incidence of cardiovascular disease increases with age, and visits by elderly patients to the outpatient cardiac clinic are becoming more frequent...

..Insertion of the left ventricular lead in the ipsilateral vein system was successfully achieved by using the supraclavicular approach, enabling puncturing of the left subclavian vein medially to the obstruction...

..We report our experience with the supraclavicular vein approach of subclavian vein puncture to overcome ipsilateral chronic obstruction when implanting pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads...

..Since the removal of intravenous propafenone from the Israeli market, flecainide is the only intravenous antiarrhythmic class 1C drug available nowadays in Israel...

..Torsade de pointes is rarely associated with chronic amiodarone treatment, despite the effect of amiodarone on QT interval prolongation...

..Insertion of an atrial lead through the ipsilateral vein system was made possible by using the supraclavicular approach of the subclavian, enabling puncturing of the left subclavian vein medially to the obstruction...

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..Therefore, we conclude that i.v. administration of propafenone in the ER is an effective, rapid and safe therapeutic alternative for pts with symptomatic AF...

..Pacing threshold returned to the normal value a few days after flecainide treatment was stopped...

..Implantation was successfully attempted using the right-sided venous access...

..1 F bipolar, fixed-screw, steroid eluting lead. The functioning of the lead and bioprosthetic tricuspid valve was excellent during the following year...

..Temporary closure of the intravenous entrance route of the peel-away sheath before inserting the lead may prevent this potentially lethal complication...