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Antiarrhythmic drug therapy after radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillationPietro Turco
Casa di Cura S Michele, Maddaloni CE, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 30:S112-5. 2007..This study compares in a prospective and randomized fashion the impact of an antiarrhythmic drug in preventing AF recurrence after AF ablation...
Appropriate therapies predict long-term mortality in primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac deathGiuseppe Stabile
Clinica Mediterranea, Naples, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 14:110-3. 2013..The aim of our study was to prospectively evaluate the predictive role of appropriate ICD therapy on long-term survival of patients implanted for primary or secondary sudden death prevention...
Reduced fluoroscopy exposure during ablation of atrial fibrillation using a novel electroanatomical navigation system: a multicentre experienceGiuseppe Stabile
Clinica Mediterranea, Napoli, Italy
Europace 14:60-5. 2012....
Response to flecainide infusion predicts long-term success of hybrid pharmacologic and ablation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillationG Stabile
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 37:1639-44. 2001..We tested the hypothesis that the response to flecainide infusion can identify patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in whom the hybrid pharmacologic and ablation therapy reduces the recurrences of AF...
Radiofrequency circumferential ablation limited to the left atrium showing fibrillatory activity in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillationGiuseppe Stabile
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni CE, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:1058-60. 2007..The patient was successfully treated by catheter anatomic isolation of this area from the remaining part of the left atrium...
Role of pulmonary veins isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: the pulmonary vein isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation (PIPA) studyGiuseppe Stabile
Clinica Mediterranea, Naples, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 32:S116-9. 2009..The aim of this study was to evaluate the adjunctive role of PV isolation in patients with persistent AF who underwent circumferential PV ablation (anatomical approach)...
Long-term outcomes of CRT-PM versus CRT-D recipientsGiuseppe Stabile
Clinica Mediterranea, Napoli, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 32:S141-5. 2009..To compare the rates of all-cause mortality in recipients of cardiac resynchronization therapy devices without (CRT-PM) versus with defibrillator (CRT-D)...
Diabetes does not affect ventricular repolarization and sudden cardiac death risk in patients with dilated cardiomyopathyBojan Vrtovec
Advanced Heart Failure Center, Department of Cardiology, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 32:S146-50. 2009..We studied the effects of diabetes on ventricular repolarization parameters and sudden cardiac death in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)...
Catheter ablation treatment in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation: a prospective, multi-centre, randomized, controlled study (Catheter Ablation For The Cure Of Atrial Fibrillation Study)Giuseppe Stabile
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni CE, Italy
Eur Heart J 27:216-21. 2006....
Is pulmonary vein isolation necessary for curing atrial fibrillation?Giuseppe Stabile
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura San Michele, Via Appia 178, 81024 Maddaloni, Italia
Circulation 108:657-60. 2003..Pulmonary veins (PVs) play a pivotal role in initiating and perpetuating atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated if PV electrical isolation from the left atrium is required for curing AF...
Feasibility of pulmonary vein ostia radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation: a multicenter study (CACAF pilot study)Giuseppe Stabile
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura S Michele, Via Appia 178, 81024 Maddaloni, CE, Italia
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 26:284-7. 2003..RF ablation of AF by circumferential PV ostial ablation is feasible with a high short-term success rate. While the procedure and fluoroscopic exposure duration were short, the incidence of major cardiac complications was not negligible...
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: a review of CRT-D versus CRT-PGiuseppe Stabile
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Clinica Mediterranea, Via Orazio 2, 80123 Napoli, Italy
Future Cardiol 5:567-72. 2009..When such an addition is contemplated the hypothesized incremental benefits in survival would need to be balanced by the possible increase in morbidity owing to, for example, inappropriate shocks...
Long-term results of hybrid therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation who develop atrial flutter during flecainide infusionPietro Turco
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola (RA, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 28:S124-7. 2005..5% (P = 0.03). The flecainide infusion test reliably detects candidates for hybrid therapy. The efficacy of this therapy is maintained over the long-term with a high patient compliance...
Clinical and technical determinants of long-term performance of coronary sinus leadsVincenzo La Rocca
Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni CE, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 11:40-4. 2010..Little is known about coronary sinus lead performance in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. We evaluated the impact of clinical and technical parameters on coronary sinus lead performance over long-term follow-up...
VErapamil plus antiarrhythmic drugs reduce atrial fibrillation recurrences after an electrical cardioversion (VEPARAF Study)Antonio De Simone
Casa di Cura San Michele, Via Appia 176, 81024 Maddaloni (CE, Italy
Eur Heart J 24:1425-9. 2003....
Acute left ventricular dyssynchrony improvement predicts long-term benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapyFabio Capasso
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura San Michele Maddaloni CE, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 30:S62-5. 2007..To evaluate the relationship between acute response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and long-term clinical outcome in patients with drug refractory heart failure...
Left ventricular functional recovery during cardiac resynchronization therapy: predictive role of asynchrony measured by strain rate analysisFabio Capasso
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura San Michele Maddaloni (CE, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 28:S1-4. 2005..40) and between NYHA and S-Li (r = 0.40). It is concluded that DLC was the best among intraventricular asynchrony indexes in predicting increases in LVEF after CRT. DLC may be useful to identify responders to CRT...
Long-term performance of coronary sinus leads used for cardiac resynchronization therapyAssunta Iuliano
Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni CE, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 30:S47-9. 2007..Little is known regarding the long-term performance of coronary sinus (CS) leads, which have an effect on the longevity of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) systems...
Effect of verapamil on secondary cardioversion in patients with early atrial fibrillation recurrence after electrical cardioversionAntonio De Simone
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni, Italy
Am J Cardiol 90:185-7. 2002
Specificity of atrial mode switching in detecting atrial fibrillation episodes: roles of length and contiguityAntonio De Simone
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia ed Elettrostimolazione, Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 28:S47-9. 2005..2% to 93.2% at the cost of 11.9% loss of original sensitivity. Combining the length and contiguity criteria, we were able to improve the specificity of the AMS in the detection of AF...
Sequential biventricular resynchronization optimized by myocardial strain rate analysis: a case reportFabio Capasso
Cardiology Unit, Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni CE, Italy
Ital Heart J 5:714-9. 2004..Tissue Doppler-derived strain rate analysis can provide information on the degree of left intraventricular asynchrony allowing the modulation of a tailored interventricular delay...
Unusual insertion and course of left appendage: how imaging can guide atrial fibrillation ablationAssunta Iuliano
Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Clinica Mediterranea, Via Orazio, Napoli 80131, Italy
Europace 9:643-4. 2007
Feasibility and efficacy of electrical cardioversion after cardiac resynchronization implantation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillationPietro Turco
Clinica Mediterranea, Naples, Italy
J Interv Card Electrophysiol 35:331-6. 2012..We tested the feasibility and efficacy of electrical cardioversion attempted after 3 months of CRT in patients with permanent AF and measured the long-term maintenance of sinus rhythm...
Atrial fibrillation ablation:role of patient enrollment and follow-up in clinical resultsPietro Turco
J Am Coll Cardiol 41:1232; author reply 1232-3. 2003
Pretreatment of patients with atrial fibrillation who undergo electrical cardioversionGiuseppe Stabile
Circulation 107:e75; author reply e75. 2003
Long-term outcome of right and left atrial radiofrequency ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillationEmanuele Bertaglia
Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Mirano VE, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 29:153-8. 2006..To investigate the clinical outcome of right and left atrial radiofrequency ablation after the first 12 months in patients with drug-refractory persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), and to identify predictors of long-term success...
Role of transtelephonic electrocardiographic monitoring in detecting short-term arrhythmia recurrences after radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillationGaetano Senatore
Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Cirie TO, Cirie, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 45:873-6. 2005....
Early complications of pulmonary vein catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a multicenter prospective registry on procedural safetyEmanuele Bertaglia
Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Mirano, Via Ca Rossa 35, 30173 Venice, Italy
Heart Rhythm 4:1265-71. 2007..Data on the procedural safety of pulmonary vein radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) are as yet scant...
A clinical and health-economic evaluation of pulmonary vein encircling ablation compared with antiarrhythmic drug treatment in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (Catheter Ablation for the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation-2 study)Emanuele Bertaglia
Ospedale Civile, Mirano, Italy
Europace 9:182-5. 2007....
Predictive value of early atrial tachyarrhythmias recurrence after circumferential anatomical pulmonary vein ablationEmanuele Bertaglia
Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Mirano VE, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 28:366-71. 2005....
Double potentials analysis as a guide to radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutterPietro Turco
J Am Coll Cardiol 39:916-7. 2002
High prevalence of cooled tip use as compared with 8-mm tip in a multicenter Italian registry on atrial fibrillation ablation: focus on procedural safetyFranco Zoppo
Cardiology Department Mirano, Venice, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:888-92. 2008..Whether cooling catheters should be preferred for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is not yet clear...
