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A combined computational and experimental approach to assess the transfer function of real pacemaker leads for MR radiofrequency-induced heating
To propose and validate a variation of the classic techniques for the estimation of the transfer function (TF) of a real pacemaker (PM) lead.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Clinical Validation of an Algorithm for Automatic Detection of Atrial Fibrillation from Single Lead ECG
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in the clinical practice in the western countries. People with AF usually have a significantly increased risk of stroke. Clinically, A...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Waveform Shape and Duration on Defibrillation Threshold in Rabbit Hearts
We compared the energy threshold (EDFT) for termination of ventricular fibrillation (VF) with shocks of different duration and waveform shape using an arbitrary waveform amplifier.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
MRI-induced heating on patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Pacemaker: Role of Lead Structure
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) induced heating on patients with metal implants can pose severe health risks and careful evaluations are needed for pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (IC...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Time-Domain Analysis of the ECG P-Wave after External Cardioversion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia with an increasing prevalence related to ageing. Its societal impact is large because of the morbidity, predominantly related to stroke as a consequence of emb...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A SMS-Based Platform for Cardiovascular Tele-monitoring
The focus of this paper is to describe a fully automatic platform to transmit, using the SMS service, medical data collected at home. The overall platform has two main components: a central server for SMS rece...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility of WiFi Technology with Life-Supporting Medical Devices
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) to critical care medical devices has been deeply studied by the scientific community. Several papers demonstrated that medical devices are susceptible to EMI when exposed to ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Numerical Method for MRI Induced Heating Evaluation in Subjects Implanted with Metallic Wires
Methodological issues on the radiofrequency (RF) induced heating on tissues implanted with thin metallic structures are investigated. The particular case of the RF used in the clinical 1.5 T magnetic resonance...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Temporal distribution of atrial arrhythmic episodes
The aim of this study was to investigate the daily temporal distribution of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) episodes onset coming from patients implanted with DDD-CLS pacemaker for Brady-Tachy Syndrome (Burden II Stu...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Methodological Issues on the Estimation of the MRI-Induced SAR in Tissues in Contact with Implanted Thin Metallic Structures
A numerical study on the effects of the exposure to the radiofrequency (RF) field of 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners on biological tissues in contact with implanted thin metallic structures has ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Electromagnetic Compatibility of WiFi Technology with Life-Supporting Medical Devices
In this paper we investigated the EMI phenomenon on 45 critical care medical devices (infusion pumps, defibrillators, monitors, lung ventilators, anesthesia machines) by several types of WiFi terminals. The po...
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Article
Autonomic cardiovascular function and baroreflex sensitivity in patients with cervical dystonia receiving treatment with botulinum toxin type A
To investigate possible changes in autonomic cardiovascular regulation and cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in patients with primary cervical dystonia receiving chronic treatment with botulinum toxin typ...
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Article
Nonlinear Coupling Among Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and Respiration in Patients Susceptible to Neuromediated Syncope
The aim of this study is to evaluate the degree of coupling between the cardiovascular variability series and the respiration in subjects susceptible to neurally mediated syncope. Twenty-one informed patients ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Pacing, ICD, or Both for the Hybrid Therapy of Atrial Arrhythmias?
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and its prevalence is expected to increase further in the coming years W. The treatment of recurrent paroxysmal AF is frustrating in clinical pra...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Antiarrhythmic Agents in Atrial Fibrillation: A New Role in the Context of a Hybrid Approach?
A series of antiarrhythmic agents have been demonstrated to be highly effective in terminating recent-onset atrial fibrillation, with class 1C agents being the most effective [1,2]. In the conversion of recent-on...
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Measure of synchronisation of right atrial depolarisation wavefronts during atrial fibrillation
A new index of synchronisation (IS) between the electrical activity of pairs of close atrial sites during atrial fibrillation (AF) is introduced. The index assesses the probability of finding synchronous activ...
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Article
Non-linear coupling of atrial activation processes during atrial fibrillation in humans
The activation patterns underlying the electrical activity of the heart during atrial fibrillation (AF) are not entirely random. The aim of this study was to assess the local organization of the activation pr...
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Linear and non-linear analysis of atrial signals and local activation period series during atrial-fibrillation episodes
Linear and non-linear indexes for the characterisation of the dynamics in atrial signals (AS) and local atrial period (LAP) series are assessed in different atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes as defined by Well...
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Transient phase locking patterns among respiration, heart rate and blood pressure during cardiorespiratory synchronisation in humans
The interactions between respiration, heart rate and blood pressure variability (HRV, BPV), are considered to be of paramount importance for the study of the functional organisation of the autonomic nervous sy...
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Recurrent Patterns of Atrial Depolarization During Atrial Fibrillation Assessed by Recurrence Plot Quantification
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of organization of atrial activation processes during atrial fibrillation (AF) by assessing whether the activation sequences are wholly random or are governe...
