- Specificity of atrial mode switching in detecting atrial fibrillation episodes: roles of length and contiguity Abstract The number of automatic mode switch (AMS) has been used to measure the efficacy of atrial pacing in limiting atrial fibrillation (AF). (...)
- Long-term results of hybrid therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation who develop atrial flutter during flecainide infusion Abstract The flecainide infusion test has been proposed to screen candidates for hybrid pharmacological and ablation therapy. We report the (...)
- Left ventricular functional recovery during cardiac resynchronization therapy: predictive role of asynchrony measured by strain rate analysis Abstract Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves myocardial performance in patients with heart failure (HF) and left bundle-branch (...)
- Automatic mode switching in atrial fibrillation Abstract Automatic mode switching (AMS) algorithms were designed to prevent tracking of atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATA) or other rapidly occurring (...)
- Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular contractility by pacemaker stress echocardiography Abstract BACKGROUND: Estimating contractility of the left ventricle with noninvasive techniques is an important yet elusive goal. Positive (...)
- Role of transtelephonic electrocardiographic monitoring in detecting short-term arrhythmia recurrences after radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of asymptomatic recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) by daily (...)
- Magnetic field exposure and arrythmic risk: evaluation in railway drivers. Abstract Recent studies suggest that professional exposure to Extremely Low Frequency-Electro Magnetic Field (ELF-EMF) can increase the risk of (...)
- Predictive value of early atrial tachyarrhythmias recurrence after circumferential anatomical pulmonary vein ablation Abstract OBJECTIVE: Radiofrequency (RF) ablation at the ostia of the pulmonary veins (PVs) to cure atrial fibrillation (AF) is often followed by (...)
- Automatic mode switching in atrial fibrillation Abstract Automatic mode switching (AMS) algorithms were designed to prevent tracking of atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATA) or other rapidly occurring (...)
- Atrial myocardial deformation properties predict maintenance of sinus rhythm after external cardioversion of recent-onset lone atrial fibrillation: a color Doppler myocardial imaging and transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic study. Abstract BACKGROUND: Accurate echocardiographic parameters to predict maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are (...)
- Haemodynamic effects of dual-chamber pacing versus ventricular pacing during a walk test in patients with depressed or normal left ventricular function Abstract PURPOSE: Dual-chamber rate-modulated pacing provides haemodynamic benefits compared with ventricular pacing at rest, but it is unclear (...)
- Catheter ablation treatment in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation: a prospective, multi-centre, randomized, controlled study (Catheter Ablation For The Cure Of Atrial Fibrillation Study) Abstract Aims: We conducted a multi-centre, prospective, controlled, randomized trial to investigate the adjunctive role of ablation therapy to (...)
- Effects of biventricular pacing on interstitial remodelling, tumor necrosis factor-a expression, and apoptotic death in failing human myocardium Abstract Aims Recent data from the COMPANION trial have documented that cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular (BiV) pacing (...)
- Autonomic cardiovascular regulation in subjects with acute mountain sickness. Abstract The aims of this study were 1) to evaluate whether subjects suffering from acute mountain sickness (AMS) during exposure to high (...)
