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Open AccessEtiologic reclassification of cryptogenic stroke after implantable cardiac monitoring and computed tomography angiography re-assessment
Different mechanisms may underlie cryptogenic stroke, including subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF), nonstenotic carotid plaques (NCP), and aortic arch atherosclerosis (AAA). In a cohort of cryptogenic stroke...
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One-year mortality after implantable defibrillator implantation: do risk stratification models help improving clinical practice?
The purpose of this study was to assess the available mortality risk stratification models for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) patients.
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Targeting Bachmann’s bundle in hybrid ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: a proof of concept study
Catheter-based or surgical procedures in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) remain a challenge. As a result, different approaches including hybrid (surgical and endocardial) abl...
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Combined Use of S-ICD and Absorbable Antibacterial Envelopes: A Proof-of-concept Study
Absorbable antibacterial envelopes (AAEs) are currently recommended in patients undergoing a transvenous ICD implantation in cases at high risk of infection, who are now preferably implanted with a subcutaneou...
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Intraoperative sensing increase predicts long-term pacing threshold in leadless pacemakers
High pacing threshold (HPT) and very high pacing threshold (VHPT) are known to have a negative impact on leadless pacemaker battery longevity, representing the most common reason for device repositioning. In t...
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Evidence of systemic endothelial injury and microthrombosis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients at different stages of the disease
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Transseptal catheterization of the native septum for atrial fibrillation ablation in presence of septal occluder device: a novel approach with real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiographic guidance
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Electrocardiographic features, map** and ablation of idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias
Idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias are ventricular tachycardias or premature ventricular contractions presumably not related to myocardial scar or disorders of ion channels. These arrhythmias hav...
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Long-term monitoring of respiratory rate in patients with heart failure: the Multiparametric Heart Failure Evaluation in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients (MULTITUDE-HF) study
Monitoring respiratory rate (RR) is recommended at the time of hospital presentation for acute decompensation in heart failure (HF). Device-based continuous monitoring of RR may be helpful for diagnostic and p...
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Improved implant and postoperative lead performance in CRT-D patients implanted with a quadripolar left ventricular lead. A 6-month follow-up analysis from a multicenter prospective comparative study
Small single-center comparative studies suggest improved outcomes in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) patients implanted with a quadripolar left ventricular (LV) lead in comparison with non-quadripolar ...
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First clinical experience with the new four-pole standard connector for high-voltage ICD leads. Early results of a multicenter comparison with conventional implant outcomes
A new four-pole connector system (DF-4) for transvenous high-voltage implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) is currently available in clinical practice. However, no clinical data demonstrating the safet...
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A novel methodology for AV and VV delay optimization in CRT: results from a randomized pilot clinical trial
The aim of this work was to determine whether the use of a newly developed methodology (Alg1) for AV and VV optimization improves cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) clinical and echocardiographic (ECHO) o...
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation guided by a 3D electroanatomical map** system: a 2-year follow-up study from the Italian Registry On NavX Atrial Fibrillation ablation procedures (IRON-AF)
Clinical trials have established that atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation improves symptoms in appropriately selected patients. Confirmation of these results by long-term prospective observational studi...
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Real-time integration of intracardiac echocardiography and 3D electroanatomical map** to guide catheter ablation of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter in a patient with complete situs inversus and interruption of the inferior vena cava with azygos continuation
Atrial tachycardias are relatively common in patients with congenital heart disease. However, complex anomalies involving the heart and the great vessels might compromise the results of the ablation procedure....
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Lead extraction: a new effective tool to overcome fibrous binding sites
We report the case of a 50 year-old woman referred for extraction of an infected biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) who underwent device and leads extraction. Due to adhesions at the le...
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Impact of pre-existent areas of complex fractionated atrial electrograms on outcome after pulmonary vein isolation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) drivers outside pulmonary veins (PV) may account for failure after PV isolation. The aim of this study was to characterize pre-existent areas of complex fractionated atrial electrogram...
