Publications by authors named "A Correra"
Interest in advanced echocardiographic imaging methods is growing. Left atrial strain (LAS) is among recently developed echocardiographic parameters. LAS represents an index of tissue deformation of the left atrium (LA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) and sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are essential medications in heart failure (HF) therapy, and their potential antiarrhythmic effects have been reported. Recently, ARNI and SGLT2i use for HF in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) has been studied. However, whether any beneficial effects may be achieved on the arrhythmic burden in the complex population of ACHD with a systemic right ventricle (sRV) is still to be determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite great progress in treating atrial fibrillation (AF), especially with the development of increasingly effective invasive techniques for AF ablation, many unanswered questions remain regarding the pathogenic mechanism of the arrhythmia and its prevention methods. The development of AF is based on anatomical and functional alterations in the cardiomyocyte resulting from altered ionic fluxes and cardiomyocyte electrophysiology. Electric instability and electrical remodeling underlying the arrhythmia may result from oxidative stress, also caused by possible mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Cardiac arrest (CA) is a critical condition, and survivors often experience post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS), making echocardiograms essential for evaluating their condition.
- The study reviews existing literature to highlight the significance of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms during and after cardiac arrest.
- The conclusion emphasizes that these echocardiogram techniques play crucial roles in diagnosing and predicting outcomes for patients during the CA phase and beyond.
Clinical presentation and genetic characterization of early-onset atrial fibrillation in patients affected by long QT syndrome: A single-center experience.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
October 2024
Introduction: Early-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) has already been observed in approximately 2% of patients with genetically proven long QT syndrome (LQTS). This frequency is higher than population-based estimates of early-onset AF. However, the concomitant expression of AF in LQTS is likely underestimated.
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