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Coronary flow reserve and brachial artery reactivity in patients with chest pain and "false positive" exercise-induced ST-segment depressionFausto Rigo
Cardiology Division, Umberto I degrees Hospital, Mestre, Italy
Am J Cardiol 89:1141-4. 2002- Randomized comparison of simultaneous biventricular stimulation versus optimized interventricular delay in cardiac resynchronization therapy. The Resynchronization for the HemodYnamic Treatment for Heart Failure Management II implantable cardioverter defiGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
Am Heart J 151:1050-8. 2006..The clinical value of interventricular (V-V) delay optimization in patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) undergoing implantation of a device for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has not been clearly demonstrated... - Cardiac resynchronization therapy: effects on left and right ventricular ejection fraction during exerciseGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna Bologna, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 28:S11-4. 2005..The remodeling processes associated with CRT did not appear to include RV function, since RVEF did not improve, and changes in RVEF did not correlate with changes in LVEF, neither at rest nor during exercise... - Evaluation of fusion beat detection with a new ventricular automatic capture algorithm in ICDsGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, Ospedale Policlinico San Orsola, Bologna, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 28:S263-6. 2005..Capture or fusion beats were never detected as non-capture beats. It is concluded that the algorithm was effective in detecting fusion beats. It could potentially be used in ICD applications that need accurate fusion detection... - Predictors of atrial antitachycardia pacing efficacy in patients affected by brady-tachy form of sick sinus syndrome and implanted with a DDDRP deviceGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna and Azienda Ospedaliera, S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:714-23. 2005..Predictors of ATP efficacy in brady/tachy patients... - Prevention of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: but which defibrillator for which patient?Giuseppe Boriani
Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita di Bologna, Policlinico S Orsola, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
Circulation 110:e438-42. 2004 - Electrocardiographic remodeling during cardiac resynchronization therapyGiuseppe Boriani
Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita di Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico S Orsola Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Int J Cardiol 108:165-70. 2006..More information is required on the relationship between electrical and structural reverse remodeling in patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy... - Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: current management and treatment optionsGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
Drugs 64:2741-62. 2004.... - Acute and chronic haemodynamic effects of biventricular pacing and of switching to different pacing modalities in heart failure patientsGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
Int J Cardiol 110:318-23. 2006..In patients with severe heart failure, sinus rhythm and wide QRS complex biventricular (BiV) pacing leads to clinical and haemodynamic improvement, but the immediate reversibility of these changes is not known... - A controlled study on the effect of verapamil on atrial tachycaarrhythmias in patients with brady-tachy syndrome implanted with a DDDR pacemakerGiuseppe Boriani
Istituto di Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Int J Cardiol 104:73-6. 2005..Moreover, this drug was ineffective in reducing the number of palpitation episodes reported by the patient... - Atrial fibrillation in patients with a dual defibrillator: characteristics of spontaneous and induced episodes and effect of ventricular tachyarrhythmia inductionGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna and Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:974-80. 2005.... - Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death: can we afford the cost of cardioverter-defibrillators? Data from the Search-MI Registry-Italian sub-studyGiuseppe Boriani
Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S Orsola Malpighi, Bologna
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 29:S29-34. 2006.... - Prognostic role of post-infarction C-reactive protein in patients undergoing implantation of cardioverter-defibrillators: design of the C-reactive protein Assessment after Myocardial Infarction to GUide Implantation of DEfibrillator (CAMI GUIDE) studyFulvio Bellocci
Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, A Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:293-9. 2007..Whether C-reactive protein (CRP), a serum inflammatory marker with established prognostic accuracy after MI, can also be a predictor of SCD is unclear... - HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert Consensus Statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on catheter and surgical ablation of Hugh Calkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA
Heart Rhythm 4:816-61. 2007 - Hemodynamic effects of atrial septal pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy patientsFrancesco Di Pede
Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Umberto I, Mestre Venezia, Italy
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:1273-8. 2005.... - Pulmonary-vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failureMohammed N Khan
Cardiovascular Associates, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, USA
N Engl J Med 359:1778-85. 2008..Pulmonary-vein isolation is increasingly being used to treat atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure... - Rate-responsive pacing regulated by cardiac haemodynamicsGianni Gasparini
Unita Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale Umberto I, Via Circonvallazione, 50, 30174 Mestre, Venezia, Italy
Europace 7:234-41. 2005..We checked whether the TVI sensor can drive the rate-responsive function of a cardiac pacemaker following changes in the inotropic regulation of the heart... - Radiofrequency ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a randomized trialOussama M Wazni
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
JAMA 293:2634-40. 2005..CONCLUSION: Pulmonary vein isolation appears to be a feasible first-line approach for treating patients with symptomatic AF. Larger studies are needed to confirm its safety and efficacy... - Dual defibrillator improves quality of life and decreases hospitalizations in patients with drug refractory atrial fibrillationRenato Ricci
San Filippo Neri Hospital in Rome, Italy
J Interv Card Electrophysiol 10:85-92. 2004..to evaluate the impact of dual defibrillator implantation on quality of life and resource utilization in patients with drug refractory atrial fibrillation (AF) without prior ventricular arrhythmias... - Use of ibutilide in cardioversion of patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter treated with class IC agentsRichard H Hongo
University of California, San Francisco 94143-1354, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 44:864-8. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Our observations suggest that the use of ibutilide in patients receiving class IC agents is as successful in restoring sinus rhythm and has a similar incidence of adverse effects as the use of ibutilide alone... - Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for prevention of sudden death in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasiaDomenico 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... - Mode of initiation and ablation of ventricular fibrillation storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathyNassir F Marrouche
Section of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 43:1715-20. 2004..In the absence of PVCs, both substrate mapping and ablation appear to be equally effective... - Impact of coronary sinus lead position on biventricular pacing: mortality and echocardiographic evaluation during long-term follow-upAntonio Rossillo
Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre-Venice, Italy
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 15:1120-5. 2004..This improvement does not appear to influence mortality... - Different clinical courses and predictors of atrial fibrillation occurrence after transisthmic ablation in patients with preablation lone atrial flutter, coexistent atrial fibrillation, and drug induced atrial flutterEmanuele Bertaglia
Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Civile, Mirano, Italy
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 27:1507-12. 2004..Different clinical and echocardiographical variables predict postablation AF occurrence in different subgroups of patients... - An integrated anatomical and electrophysiological approach to atrial fibrillation ablationAldo Bonso
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 7:592-3. 2006 - Venice Chart international consensus document on atrial fibrillation ablationAndrea Natale
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:560-80. 2007 - Role of transoesophageal echocardiography in evaluating the effect of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation on anatomy and function of the pulmonary veinsBruno De Piccoli
Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Via Circonvallazione 50, 30171 Venice Mestre, Italy
Europace 10:1079-84. 2008..The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible morphological and functional consequences of this procedure on PV during a 12-month follow-up... - Long-term outcome and sex distribution across ages of left ventricular apical ballooning syndromePaolo Buja
Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre, Venice, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:905-9. 2008..Apical ballooning syndrome is a rare clinical entity that predominantly involves elderly women and is considered to be benign. We report our experience regarding this syndrome in terms of sex distribution and long-term outcome... - Efficacy, safety, and outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation in septuagenariansAndrea Corrado
Section of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 19:807-11. 2008..Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). The outcome of AF ablation in septuagenarians is not clear. Our aim was to evaluate success rate, outcome, and complication rate of AF ablation in septuagenarians... - Intracardiac echocardiography for implantation of LAA occlusion devices: a further step toward the ICE era?Sakis Themistoclakis
Heart Rhythm 4:572-4. 2007 - Recurrent unexplained palpitations (RUP) study comparison of implantable loop recorder versus conventional diagnostic strategyFranco Giada
Cardiovascular Department, Ospedale Umberto I, Mestre Venice, Venice, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 49:1951-6. 2007..The aim of the study was to compare the diagnostic yield and the costs of implantable loop recorder (ILR) with those of the conventional strategy in patients with unexplained palpitations... - Clinical predictors and relationship between early and late atrial tachyarrhythmias after pulmonary vein antrum isolationSakis Themistoclakis
Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre Venice, Italy
Heart Rhythm 5:679-85. 2008..Several studies have reported early (EAT) and late (LAT) atrial tachyarrhythmias following atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, but the factors associated with them and their clinical significance are not well known... - Role of anticoagulation therapy after pulmonary vein antrum isolation for atrial fibrillation treatmentAntonio Rossillo
Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre Venice, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:51-5. 2008..In the present study, we evaluated the incidence of CVA following the interruption of OAT 3 months after ICE-PVAI... - Should the "scalpel" be preferred to catheter ablation to cure atrial fibrillation?Antonio Rossillo
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:1296-8. 2007 - Anatomic location of pulmonary vein electrical disconnection with balloon-based catheter ablationKaren P Phillips
Section of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 19:14-8. 2008..We sought to evaluate the precise anatomic level of PV electrical disconnection with current design balloon-based catheters... - HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Hugh Calkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA
Europace 9:335-79. 2007 - Trans-septal catheterization in the electrophysiology laboratory: data from a multicenter survey spanning 12 yearsRoberto 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... - Efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathyFethi Kilicaslan
Section of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Heart Rhythm 3:275-80. 2006..However, after repeated ablation procedures, long-term cure can be achieved in a sizable number of patients. PV antrum isolation is a feasible therapeutic option in patients with AF and HOCM... - Pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: functional characterization, evolution, and influence of the ablation strategyEduardo B Saad
Center for Atrial Fibrillation, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Circulation 108:3102-7. 2003..Mild narrowing 3 months after ablation does not preclude future development of severe stenosis and should be assessed with repeat imaging studies... - Left atrial radiofrequency ablation during cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillationRoberto Mantovan
Cardiovascular Department, Ospedale Regionale Santa Maria dei Battuti di Treviso, Italy
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 14:1289-95. 2003..The aim of this study was to verify the outcome of this technique in a controlled multicenter trial... - Early assessment of coronary flow reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography predicts late remodeling in reperfused anterior myocardial infarctionFausto Rigo
Cardiology Department, Umberto I Hospital, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 17:750-5. 2004.... - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of permanent cardiac pacing for the treatment of recurrent tilt-induced vasovagal syncope. The vasovagal syncope and pacing trial (SYNPACE)Antonio Raviele
Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Umberto I, Via Circonvallazione 50, 30174 Mestre Venice, Italy
Eur Heart J 25:1741-8. 2004..We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in order to ascertain if pacing therapy reduces the risk of syncope relapse... - [How is syncope studied in the Italian hospitals?]Angelo Bartoletti
Task Force Associazione Italiana di Aritmologia e Cardiostimolazione, Modello organizzativo di Syncope Unit
Ital Heart J Suppl 5:472-9. 2004..The aim of this study was to evaluate how the main tests for the diagnostic assessment of syncope are currently performed in the Italian hospitals... - Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope--update 2004Michele Brignole
Europace 6:467-537. 2004 - Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope-update 2004. Executive SummaryMichele Brignole
Department of Cardiology and Arrhythmologic Centre, Ospedali del Tigullio, 16033 Lavagna, Italy
Eur Heart J 25:2054-72. 2004 - Diagnostic management of patients with palpitations of unknown originFranco Giada
Cardiovascular Department, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre Venice, Italy
Ital Heart J 5:581-6. 2004..Implantable loop recorders may be recommended in patients with rare, highly symptomatic palpitations associated or not with hemodynamic impairment, when the other diagnostic modalities prove to be inconclusive... - Efficacy of a patient-activated pharmacologic pump using phenylephrine as active drug and prodromal symptoms as a marker of imminent loss of consciousness to abort tilt-induced syncopeAntonio Raviele
J Am Coll Cardiol 45:320-1. 2005 - Embolic events and char formation during pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation: impact of different anticoagulation regimens and importance of intracardiac echo imagingOussama M Wazni
Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:576-81. 2005..CONCLUSION: More aggressive anticoagulation with heparin reduced periprocedural embolic events. The use of platelet inhibition does not have incremental beneficial effect. None of the anticoagulation protocol abolished char formation... - Early EPS/ICD strategy in survivors of acute myocardial infarction with severe left ventricular dysfunction on optimal beta-blocker treatment. The BEta-blocker STrategy plus ICD trialAntonio Raviele
Cardiology Division, Ospedale Umberto I, Via Circonvallazione, 50-30170 Mestre-Venezia, Italy
Europace 7:327-37. 2005..Although there is a trend in favour of EPS-guided/ICD, our data are insufficient to demonstrate a survival benefit of this strategy early after MI... - Iatrogenic postatrial fibrillation ablation left atrial tachycardia/flutter: how to prevent and treat it?Antonio Raviele
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16:298-301. 2005 - Psychiatric profile, quality of life and risk of syncopal recurrence in patients with tilt-induced vasovagal syncopeFranco Giada
Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre Venice, Italy
Europace 7:465-71. 2005.... - Relation of clinical presentation of syncope to the age of patientsAttilio Del Rosso
Department of Cardiology, Ospedale S Pietro Igneo, Fucecchio, Florence, Italy
Am J Cardiol 96:1431-5. 2005..The specificity of some features is high but these can be observed in only a minority of patients... - Endoscopic fiberoptic assessment of balloon occlusion of the pulmonary vein ostium in humans: comparison with phased-array intracardiac echocardiographySakis Themistoclakis
Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, Mestre-Venice, Italy
Heart Rhythm 3:44-9. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The ELRBC is able to access the PV without complications. The endoscope and ICE were complementary for positioning of the balloon at the LA-PV junction and for the definition of circumferential contact... - Usefulness of coronary flow reserve over regional wall motion when added to dual-imaging dipyridamole echocardiographyFausto Rigo
Cardiology Division Umberto I degrees Hospital, Mestre, Italy
Am J Cardiol 91:269-73. 2003..However, the data for flow and function can be complementary in terms of predicting underlying angiographic anatomy, because abnormal wall motion can include coronary artery disease, and negative CFR can exclude it...