Current News in Cardiology

1. Anti-arrhythmic Drugs in Atrial Fibrillation: Historical Perspectives and New Developments
Berndt Lüeritz

2. “Pill-in-the-Pocket” Approach
Paolo Alboni

3. Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Prophylactic Anti-arrhythmic Treatment
Gianluca Botto, Mario Luzi, Giovanni Russo, Barbara Mariconti

4. Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Who and When?
Josef Kautzner, Dan Wichterle

5. Cryocatheter Ablation for Atrial Flutter
Peter Andrew, Annibale Sandro Montenero

6. Clinical Profile, Electrophysiological Characteristics, and Outcome after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atypical Atrial Flutter
Golmehr Ashrafpoor, Amir-Ali Fassa, Henri Sunthorn, Haran Burri, Pascale Gentil-Baron, Dipen Shah

7. The Impact of New Imaging, Mapping and Energy Delivery Technology on the Current Approach to Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Andrea Colella, Marzia Giaccardi, Luigi Padeletti, Gian Franco Gensini

8. Trigger vs Substrate Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Atul Verma

9. Complications of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: How To Prevent Them
Giuseppe Martino, Giovanna Rodio, Carmine Mancusi, Stefano Vivo

10. Pacing in Atrial Fibrillation: Is It Still Viable?
Oscar Oseroff, Gustavo Iralde, Enrique Retyk

11. Traditional or Device Approach for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure
Aurelio Quesada, Mónica Giménez, Victor Palanca, Javier Jiménez, José Roda

12. Conversion of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm by DC Shock: Is It Still in Use Two Years After AFFIRM?
Valeria Calvi, Salvatore Timineri

13. Lone Atrial Fibrillation and Sports Activities
Francesco Furlanello, Giuseppe Inama, Claudio Pedrinazzi, Luigi Ambroggi, Riccardo Cappato

14. Heart-Failure Management: Focus on Heart-Failure Practice Guidelines
Eugene Crystal, Rajneesh Calton

15. Determination of Left Ventricular Contractile Reserve by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography To Predict the Response to CRT
Carmine Muto, Bernardino Tuccillo

16. Focus on Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Techniques
Maurizio Lunati, Yann Poezevara, Andrea Boncompagni

17. Evaluation of the Clinical State of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Patients by Continuous Heart-Failure Monitoring
Henri Benkemoun, Bertrand Colombo, Jean Sacrez, Philippe Lagrange, Philippe Cabrol, Gabriel Robert, Marc Moulichon

18. Predicting Heart Failure Events in CRT Patients: Future Challenges
Roberto Mantovan, Danilo Contardi, Vittorio Calzolari, Martino Crosato, Zoran Olivari

19. Use of Fluid Accumulation Monitoring in HF Patients
Saverio Iacopino, Rossella Alemanni, Antonella Talerico, Gennaro Fabiano, Sergio Canonaco, Francesco Borrello

20. Performing Carotid Sinus Massage
Roberto Maggi, Michele Brignole

21. Performing Tilt Testing and Physical Countermaneuvers Training
Giuseppina M. Francese, Michele M. Gulizia

22. Implanting a Loop Recorder
Michele Brignole

23. Noninvasive Sudden Death Risk Stratification: Heart Rate Variability and Turbulence, and QT Dynamicity
Antonio Vincenti, Stefano Pedretti

24. Noninvasive Risk Stratification of Sudden Death: T-Wave Alternans
Roberto F. E. Pedretti, Simona Sarzi Braga, Raffaella Vaninetti, Antonio Laporta, Sergio Masnaghetti, Rossella Raimondo, Mario Salerno, Francesco Santoro

25. Risk Stratification for Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Domenico Catanzariti, Massimiliano Maines, Giuseppe Vergara

26. Managing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Screening in Young Subjects
Maurizio Santomauro, Gianluca Botto, Corrado Diaco, Michele M. Gulizia, Giuseppe Marceca, Francesco Melandri, Franco Naccarella, Carla Riganti, Massimo Santini

27. The Prevention of Sudden Death: New Perspectives
Savina Nodari, Marco Metra, Alessandra Manerba, Silvia Frattini, Giuseppe Seresini, Livio Cas

28. Which Patient and when Should Receive an ICD? Evolving New Indications on the Horizon
Roberto Verlato, Maria Stella Baccillieri, Pietro Turrini

29. Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: Is Defibrillation Threshold Testing Still Necessary in all Patients?
Franco Naccarella, Fabio Iachetti, Angela Wang, Cristina Felicani, Giovannina Lepera, Elvira Moccia, Leilei Sun, Luca Casari, Giorgio Morselli, Patrizia Capogreco, Gerald Naccarelli

30. Current Practice in Italy of VF Testing at Implant: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here?
Michele Brignole, Giovanni Raciti, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Giuseppe Martino, Stefano Favale, Maurizio Gasparini, Raffaele Luise, Eraldo Occhetta, Alessandro Proclemer

31. How To Choose Between Single-Chamber and Dual-Chamber ICD
Maurizio Greco, Lorena Gramegna, Massimiliano Marini, Marcello Disertori

32. Which Patients Should Receive Dual Defibrillators? Results of DATAS
Aurelio Quesada, Mónica Giménez, Victor Palanca, Javier Jiménez, Alfonso Valle, José Roda

33. Prevention of Sudden Death in Patients with Genetic Arrhythmias
Pietro Delise

34. Cost-Effectiveness of ICD Therapy in the Prevention of Sudden Death in CAD and/or HF Patients
Andrea Pozzolini

35. Hemodynamic Impact of Right Ventricular Pacing
Raúl Chirife, G. Aurora Ruiz, M. Cristina Tentori

36. Hemodynamics in Standard Cardiac Pacing
Milos Taborsky

37. Hemodynamic Assessment with an Implanted Pacing Device
Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Ezio Soldati, Giuseppe Arena, Giulio Zucchelli, Andrea Cori, Alberto Barbetta, Franco Gregorio

38. Hemodynamic Optimization of Pacing Configuration in Bradyarrhythmias
Gianfilippo Neri, Rolando Zamprogno, Diego Vaccari, Giuliano Masaro, Alberto Barbetta, Franco Gregorio

39. Applications of TVI Sensing in Cardiac Stimulation
Eraldo Occhetta, Miriam Bortnik, Franco Gregorio, Alberto Barbetta, Paolo Marino

40. The Ideal Pacemaker for Complete AV Block
I. Eli Ovsyshcher

41. The Ideal Pacemaker for Elderly Patients
Gulmira Kudaiberdieva, Bulent Gorenek

42. Update on ACC/ESC Criteria for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Peter W. Macfarlane

43. ECG-MRI based Localization of Myocardial Infarction
Henrik Engblom, Olle Pahlm

44. Electrocardiographic Predictors of Arrhythmias In CCU Patients
Afshin Parspour, Alparslan Birdane, Bulent Gorenek

45. The Routine ECG as a Marker of Sudden Cardiac Death
Luigi Ambroggi

46. International Guidelines on Acute Coronary Syndrome: Practical Application and Current News in Cardiology
Giacomo Chiarandà, Giuseppa Strano, Angela Lazzaro, Marta Chiarandà

47. Is There a Limit to PTCA in Elderly Patients?
Francesco Bovenzi, Roberto Lorenzoni, Mauro Lazzari, Andrea Boni, Cristina Gemignani

48. When Should Patients with Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Undergo Cardiac Surgery?
Scipione Carerj, Concetta Zito, Giuseppe Dattilo, Gianluca Bella, Carmelo Nipote, Annalisa Lamari, Rossella Garufi, Salvatore Micciulla, Francesco Arrigo

49. Minimally Invasive Techniques in Cardiac Surgery: An Opportunity for All Patients?
Leonardo Patanè, Alfio Cavallaro

50. Cardiovascular Risk Management: An Overview
Andrea Boni, Roberto Lorenzoni, Mauro Lazzari, Cristina Gemignani, Francesco Bovenzi

51. Is Arterial Pressure Self-Measurement Better Than Ambulatory 24-Hour Pressure Monitoring?
Carlo Fernandez

52. Role of Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk: Clinical Guidelines
Pasquale Perrone-Filardi, Pierluigi Costanzo, Antonio Marzano, Paolo Cesarano, Paola Gargiulo, Enrico Vassallo, Caterina Marciano, Teresa Losco, Massimo Chiariello

53. New Evidence about the Beneficial Effects of Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers on the Heart and the Kidney
Claudio Borghi, Marco Manca

54. Lercanidipine, Enalapril, and Their Combination in the Treatment of Elderly Hypertensive Patients
Juan Garcia Puig, Carlos Calvo, Olavi Luurila, Harri Luurila, Sakari Sulosaari, Arto Strandberg, Cristina Ghezzi

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