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Nicola De Luca
Cardiology
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Nursing Counseling in Patients Recently Admitted in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit: A Pilot Study-Brief Letter for Publication
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Open AccessNovel Strategies in Diagnosing Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a prevalent global condition affecting approximately 50% of the HF population. With the aging of the worldwide population, its incidence and preva...
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Open AccessSecondary Prevention and Extreme Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation (SEVERE-1), Focus on Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors: The Study Protocol
Despite significant improvement in secondary CardioVascular (CV) preventive strategies, some acute and chronic coronary syndrome (ACS and CCS) patients will suffer recurrent events (also called “extreme CV ris...
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“Medical Assistance in Contextual Awareness” (AMICO): A Project for a Better Quality of Care for Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit
The “Medical Assistance in Contextual Awareness” (AMICO) project proposes an infrastructure, called an “instrumented environment”, consisting of the home environment and the person, both of which are suitably ...
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Open AccessContemporary Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developed countries. Assessment of pre-test probability (PTP) based on patient’s characteristics, gender and sympto...
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Low Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factor Among Patients Admitted in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still the leading cause of death and disability worldwide despite the availability of well-established and effective preventive strategies.
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Open AccessThe UrgeRe (Urgenze Ipertensive: Un Progetto Educazionale Fondato Sulla Vita Reale, Hypertensive Urgencies: A Project in the Real World) Project
The approach to hypertensive emergiencies (HE) and urgencies (HU) may be different according to local clinical practice, despite recent guidelines and position papers recommendations. The Italian Society of Hy...
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Unattended Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement and Cardiac Target Organ Damage, A Pilot Study
The ESC-2018 guidelines suggest the use of Unattended automated office blood pressure (UAOBP) to avoid or at least reduce the white coat effect, even if do not support its use as preferred method.
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Echocardiography in Arterial Hypertension
Hypertension is a condition characterized by pressure and/or volume overloads and echocardiography is helpful and feasible to understand hemodynamic mechanisms. Echocardiographic information is sometimes criti...
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Open AccessHow to Improve Effectiveness and Adherence to Antihypertensive Drug Therapy: Central Role of Dihydropyridinic Calcium Channel Blockers in Hypertension
Essential hypertension is a complex clinical condition, characterized by multiple and concomitant abnormal activation of different regulatory and contra-regulatory pathophysiological mechanisms, leading to sus...
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Hypertension Survey in Italy: Novel Findings from the Campania Salute Network
The “Campania Salute” (CS) is a network system aimed at improving the management of essential hypertension by integrating the activity of general practitioners (GPs) with that of the hypertension specialists. ...
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Erratum to: National Survey on Excellence Centers and Reference Centers for Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment: Geographical Distribution, Medical Facilities and Diagnostic Opportunities
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Should Thiazide Diuretics be Given as First Line Antihypertensive Therapy or in Addition to Other Medications?
The recommendation to start antihypertensive therapy with diuretics (D) might produce delay in blood pressure (BP) control and, possibly, increase cost/benefit ratio.
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National Survey on Excellence Centers and Reference Centers for Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment: Geographical Distribution, Medical Facilities and Diagnostic Opportunities
Blood pressure (BP) control is poorly achieved in Western Countries, including Italy. Several interventions have been proposed at national and local level to improve BP control rate.
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Echocardiography in Hypertension: a Call for Standardization from the Working Group on Heart and Hypertension of the Italian Society of Hypertension
The variety of clinical information provided by the echocardiogram (i.e. assessment of left ventricular (LV) structure and geometry, systolic/diastolic function, left atrial and aortic size) in addition to its...
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Echocardiography in Hypertension
In this document some indications on practical management of patients with arterial hypertension are discussed and recommendations for how, when and to whom perform an echocardiogram are given.
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2012 Consensus Document of the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA): Strategies to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Italy
Observational clinical studies have demonstrated that only 30–40 % of patients with arterial hypertension achieve the recommended blood pressure goals (below 140/90 mmHg). In contrast, interventional trials co...
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Renal Artery Denervation for Treating Resistant Hypertension
Arterial hypertension is responsible for a significant burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, worldwide. Although several rational and integrated pharmacological strategies are available, the contro...
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Open AccessHeart rate variability and target organ damage in hypertensive patients
We evaluated the association between linear standard Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measures and vascular, renal and cardiac target organ damage (TOD).
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A Rare Case of Hypertension
A 61-year-old female was referred to our hypertension centre for uncontrolled hypertension. She had been previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired serum lipid profile. At admission, she a...
