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Reflex Syncope: Insights Into Physiology

Validation of a Heart Failure Risk Score in a Cohort of Cardiac Resynchronizati...

The heart failure risk status (HFRS) is a validated dynamic tool for risk score prediction, based on the TriageHF™ algorithm (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), for the occurrence of a heart failure (HF) event in the 30 days following a remote monitoring (RM) transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the HFRS in predicting an unplanned hospital admission due to HF decompensation in a re...

Clinical Outcome of a Single Procedure Cryoballoon Ablation for the Treatment o...

Background: Cryoballoon ablation (CBA) for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been growing as an alternative technique, not only in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) but also in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Cryoballoon ablation has demonstrated encouraging acute and mid-term results. However, data on long-term follow-up of CB-based PVI are scarce. Objective: We sought to examine efficac...

Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Assessment in High Risk of Bleeding Patients ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly associated with advanced age and the presence of multiple, concomitant acute and chronic health conditions, placing this population at high risk for serious therapeutic side effects. Nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are increasingly used for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectivene...

A Systemic Review of Endocardial Left Ventricular Pacing

Background: Endocardial left ventricular pacing is an alternative technique used in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), when placement of a left ventricular lead is not possible via the coronary sinus or in non-responders to conventional CRT. Objectives: To review the evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of endocardial left ventricular pacing. Methods: Systematic research on Medline (PubMed), Clinica...

Impact of Substrate-Based Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with...

Introduction: Recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) episodes have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients. Modification of the arrhythmogenic substrate has been used as a promising approach for treating recurrent VTs. However, there are limited data on long-term follow-up. Aim: To analyze long-term results of VT substrate-based ablation using high-dens...

Lockdown Measures for COVID-19 Outbreak and Variation in Physical Activity in P...

Aims: The present study analysed the patterns of physical activity pre-, during and post-lockdown measures for COVID-19 pandemic in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) under remote monitoring (RM), and assessed the physical activity patterns during these periods. Methods: The raw data from 95 patients with CHF (age 67,7 ± 15,1 years, 71,5% male) correspond...

Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion by...

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) contributes to increased morbidity and mortality. Pharmacological and percutaneous catheter therapies are unsatisfactory, with potential serious adverse effects. Cox-Maze III/IV surgery, with higher rates of success, has not been widely adopted because of the associated complexity of the procedure. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the first patients submit...

An Unusual Pacemaker-Induced Tachycardia

Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography for the Global and Regional...

Background: Assessment of 2D/3D left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and 2D global longitudinal strain (GLS) is the gold standard for diagnosing cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD). Although 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) has several advantages, it is not used in this setting. Methods: 105 breast cancer patients who underwent serial echocardiographic assessment during anthra...