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View article: Baroreflex Sensitivity Predicts the Head-Up Tilt Test Induced Asystole Among Patients With Suspected Vasovagal Syncope
Baroreflex Sensitivity Predicts the Head-Up Tilt Test Induced Asystole Among Patients With Suspected Vasovagal Syncope Open
View article: Clinical performance of subcutaneous vs. transvenous implantable defibrillator in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: data from Monaldi Rhythm Registry
Clinical performance of subcutaneous vs. transvenous implantable defibrillator in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: data from Monaldi Rhythm Registry Open
Introduction Subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) is an alternative to a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (TV-ICD) system in selected patients not in need of pacing or resynchronization. Currently, little is known about the effective…
View article: Prevalence and clinical predictors of vasodepressor syncope during head up tilt test
Prevalence and clinical predictors of vasodepressor syncope during head up tilt test Open
VD response represents the less frequent responses among those induced by HUTT, accounting up to 7% of overall responses. A gender and age-related distribution has been shown. Advanced age was the only independent predictor of VD syncope; …
View article: Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with Late-Onset Pompe Disease—Results from a Long Follow-Up in a Group of 12 Patients and Review of Literature
Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with Late-Onset Pompe Disease—Results from a Long Follow-Up in a Group of 12 Patients and Review of Literature Open
Background. Pompe disease is a rare, severe, autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by GAA gene mutations, which cause α-1,4-glucosidase enzyme deficiency. There are two forms of Pompe disease based on the age of onset, the infantile …
View article: Asystole on loop recorder in patients with unexplained syncope and negative tilt testing: age distribution and clinical predictors
Asystole on loop recorder in patients with unexplained syncope and negative tilt testing: age distribution and clinical predictors Open
Background Approximately 50% of patients with unexplained syncope and negative head-up tilt test (HUTT) who have an electrocardiogram (ECG) documentation of spontaneous syncope during implantable loop recorder (ILR) show an asystolic pause…
View article: Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors in patients with unexplained syncope: Predictors of false‐positive alert episodes
Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors in patients with unexplained syncope: Predictors of false‐positive alert episodes Open
Background Remote monitoring is recommended for patients with implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs), but compared to other cardiac implantable devices, ICMs are less accurate and transmit a higher number of alerts. Objective The aim of this …
View article: Remote monitoring of implantable loop recorders reduces time to diagnosis in patients with unexplained syncope: a multicenter propensity score-matched study
Remote monitoring of implantable loop recorders reduces time to diagnosis in patients with unexplained syncope: a multicenter propensity score-matched study Open
Background There are little data on remote monitoring (RM) of implantable loop recorders (ILRs) in patients with unexplained syncope and whether it confers enhanced diagnostic power. Objective To evaluate the effect of RM in ILR recipients…
View article: P101 HIGH–DENSITY MAPPING OF KOCH‘S TRIANGLE DURING SINUS RHYTHM AND TYPICAL AV NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA INTEGRATED WITH THE DIRECT RECORDING OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE STRUCTURES POTENTIAL: A MULTICENTER NON–RANDOMIZED STUDY
P101 HIGH–DENSITY MAPPING OF KOCH‘S TRIANGLE DURING SINUS RHYTHM AND TYPICAL AV NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA INTEGRATED WITH THE DIRECT RECORDING OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE STRUCTURES POTENTIAL: A MULTICENTER NON–RANDOMIZED STUDY Open
Background Atrioventricular nodal re–entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is humans‘ most frequent regular tachycardia. Nevertheless, understanding the exact mechanism and pathways involved in the circuit that sustains the arrhythmia is still incom…
View article: P102 DIFFERENCES IN HIGH–DENSITY MAPPING OF KOCH‘S TRIANGLE DURING TYPICAL AV NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA INTEGRATED AND NOT INTEGRATED WITH DIRECT RECORDING OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE STRUCTURES POTENTIAL: A MULTICENTER NON–RANDOMIZED STUDY
P102 DIFFERENCES IN HIGH–DENSITY MAPPING OF KOCH‘S TRIANGLE DURING TYPICAL AV NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA INTEGRATED AND NOT INTEGRATED WITH DIRECT RECORDING OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE STRUCTURES POTENTIAL: A MULTICENTER NON–RANDOMIZED STUDY Open
Background Despite the sustained efforts and advances in the fields of anatomy, histology, immunohistochemistry and cardiac mapping, the definition of the AVNRT circuit in humans is still incomplete. This discouraging result can be explain…
View article: Gender Differences in Atrial Fibrillation: From the Thromboembolic Risk to the Anticoagulant Treatment Response
Gender Differences in Atrial Fibrillation: From the Thromboembolic Risk to the Anticoagulant Treatment Response Open
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia associated with an increased thromboembolic risk. The impact of the female sex as an independent risk factor for thromboembolic events in AF is still debated. Background and Ob…
View article: The subcutaneous ICD replacement in the clinical practice: preliminary observations from the multicentre RHYTHM DETECT
The subcutaneous ICD replacement in the clinical practice: preliminary observations from the multicentre RHYTHM DETECT Open
Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Experience with the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is expanding rapidly. However, few data on generator replacement exist. Purpose The aim of t…
View article: Device-Related Complications and Inappropriate Therapies Among Subcutaneous vs. Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator Recipients: Insight Monaldi Rhythm Registry
Device-Related Complications and Inappropriate Therapies Among Subcutaneous vs. Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator Recipients: Insight Monaldi Rhythm Registry Open
Introduction In the context of randomized clinical trials, subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillators (S-ICDs) are non-inferior to transvenous ICDs (T-ICDs) concerning device-related complications or inappropriate shocks in patients w…
View article: Cardioinhibitory syncope with asystole during nitroglycerin potentiated head up tilt test: prevalence and clinical predictors
Cardioinhibitory syncope with asystole during nitroglycerin potentiated head up tilt test: prevalence and clinical predictors Open
Aims The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical predictors of cardioinhibitory (CI) responses with asystole at the nitroglycerin (NTG)-potentiated head-up tilt test (HUTT) in patients with a history of syncope admitte…
View article: The Role of TRPM4 Gene Mutations in Causing Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Disease: A Further Contribution
The Role of TRPM4 Gene Mutations in Causing Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Disease: A Further Contribution Open
Progressive cardiac conduction disease (PCCD) is a relatively common condition in young and elderly populations, related to rare mutations in several genes, including SCN5A, SCN1B, LMNA and GJA5, TRPM4. Familial cases have also been report…
View article: Single-Chamber Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker in Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From Campania Leadless Registry
Single-Chamber Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker in Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From Campania Leadless Registry Open
Introduction: Little is known about the clinical performance of single-chamber leadless pacemaker (LLPM) in patients without atrial fibrillation (AF) as pacing indication. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics …
View article: Direct Current Cardioversion in Atrial Fibrillation Patients on Edoxaban Therapy Versus Vitamin K Antagonists: a Real-world Propensity Score–Matched Study
Direct Current Cardioversion in Atrial Fibrillation Patients on Edoxaban Therapy Versus Vitamin K Antagonists: a Real-world Propensity Score–Matched Study Open
Purpose The purpose of the present study was to compare the long-term effectiveness and safety of newly initiated anticoagulation with edoxaban (EDO) versus uninterrupted vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy in patients with atrial fibrillat…
View article: Beneficial effects of one-month sacubitril/valsartan treatment in a patient affected by end-stage dystrophinopathic cardiomyopathy.
Beneficial effects of one-month sacubitril/valsartan treatment in a patient affected by end-stage dystrophinopathic cardiomyopathy. Open
Dystrophinopathic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is an almost constant manifestation in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) patients significantly contributing to morbidity and mortality. The nearly complete replacement of the myocardium by fibrous and f…
View article: COVID-19 and Heart: From Clinical Features to Pharmacological Implications
COVID-19 and Heart: From Clinical Features to Pharmacological Implications Open
A highly pathogenic human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been recently recognized in Wuhan, China, as the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak which has spread rapidly fr…
View article: Clinical Outcome of Edoxaban vs. Vitamin K Antagonists in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a Multicenter, Propensity-Matched, Real-World Cohort Study
Clinical Outcome of Edoxaban vs. Vitamin K Antagonists in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a Multicenter, Propensity-Matched, Real-World Cohort Study Open
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease which is independently associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Few real-world data are available about the clinical performance of non-v…
View article: The Effect of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Device Detected Arrhythmias and Electrical Parameters among Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
The Effect of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Device Detected Arrhythmias and Electrical Parameters among Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Open
Sacubitril/valsartan therapy reduces sudden cardiac death (SCD) among patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) when compared to guidelines recommended doses of enalapril, however the mechanism is still not clear. There are few, cont…
View article: Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools and Early Markers
Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools and Early Markers Open
Beta-thalassemias are a group of inherited, autosomal recessive diseases, characterized by reduced or absent synthesis of beta-globin chains of the hemoglobin tetramer, resulting in variable phenotypes, ranging from clinically asymptomatic…
View article: Cardiac diseases as a predictor warning of hereditary muscle diseases. The case of laminopathies.
Cardiac diseases as a predictor warning of hereditary muscle diseases. The case of laminopathies. Open
Mutations in the LMNA gene are associated with a wide spectrum of disease phenotypes, ranging from neuromuscular, cardiac and metabolic disorders to premature aging syndromes. Skeletal muscle involvement may present with different p…
View article: Safety and Efficacy of Triple Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran versus Vitamin K Antagonist in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Pilot Study
Safety and Efficacy of Triple Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran versus Vitamin K Antagonist in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Pilot Study Open
Background . Combination of dual antiplatelet (DAPT) and oral anticoagulation therapy is required to decrease cardioembolic stroke and stent thrombosis risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We co…
View article: Heart transplantation in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy: a short term follow-up.
Heart transplantation in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy: a short term follow-up. Open
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) or Steinert's disease is the most common muscular dystrophy in adult life with an estimated prevalence of 1:8000. Cardiac involvement, including arrhythmias and conduction disorders, contributes significantl…
View article: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and pulmonary embolism: successful thrombus resolution with dabigatran etexilate therapy.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and pulmonary embolism: successful thrombus resolution with dabigatran etexilate therapy. Open
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult muscular dystrophy. It is an autosomal dominant inherited disease with multisystemic involvement. Respiratory function is often affected and respiratory failure is the most c…
View article: Usefulness of the external loop recorder in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and recurrent episodes of palpitations: evaluation of the follow-up from diagnosis to 6 month-post-cardiac interventional treatment.
Usefulness of the external loop recorder in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and recurrent episodes of palpitations: evaluation of the follow-up from diagnosis to 6 month-post-cardiac interventional treatment. Open
A patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and recurrent episodes of palpitations is reported, in which the application of an external loop recorder (ELR) was useful for the diagnosis and post radiofrequency ablation follow-up of typical atr…
View article: Is the epicardial left ventricular lead implantation an alternative approach to percutaneous attempt in patients with Steinert disease? A case report.
Is the epicardial left ventricular lead implantation an alternative approach to percutaneous attempt in patients with Steinert disease? A case report. Open
Steinert's disease or Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder characterized by myotonia, muscle and facial weakness, cataracts, cognitive, endocrine and gastrointestinal involvement, and cardiac cond…
View article: Complete resolution of left atrial appendage thrombosis with oral dabigatran etexilate in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and atrial fibrillation.
Complete resolution of left atrial appendage thrombosis with oral dabigatran etexilate in a patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 and atrial fibrillation. Open
Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common muscular dystrophy in adult life characterized by muscle dysfunction and cardiac conduction abnormalities. Atrial fibrillation frequently occurs in DM1 patients. It's related to the discon…
View article: Atrial fibrillation risk evaluation in patients with generalised anxiety disorders: the role of electrocardiographic parameters. Commentary to the article: “Atrial electromechanical delay analysed by tissue Doppler echocardiography…"
Atrial fibrillation risk evaluation in patients with generalised anxiety disorders: the role of electrocardiographic parameters. Commentary to the article: “Atrial electromechanical delay analysed by tissue Doppler echocardiography…" Open
View article: Atrial fibrillation in beta thalassemia major: how to perform effective screening and early detection
Atrial fibrillation in beta thalassemia major: how to perform effective screening and early detection Open
Dear Editor,We read with great interest the recent paper entitled ‘A comparison of heart function and arrhythmia in clinically asymptomatic patients with beta thalassemia intermedia and beta thalas...