Publications by authors named "A Margonato"
Background: Amiodarone is a source of iodine excess that may persist in the body for long time after its withdrawal. The aim of the present analysis was to evaluate the magnitude and long-term time course of 24-h urinary iodine (UI) excretion in patients on antiarrhythmic therapy with amiodarone.
Methods: 24-h UI excretion and thyroid function were evaluated in 67 patients on amiodarone therapy.
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- * INOCA patients face recurrent symptoms, functional limitations, and a higher risk of cardiovascular events, yet the condition is often underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness and reliable diagnostic tools.
- * In 2022, a nationwide initiative was conducted across 30 cardiology units to improve understanding and management of INOCA, aiming to create consistent diagnostic and treatment pathways for affected patients.
Background: Gastric protection is commonly considered in patients who use medications able to damage gastric mucosa, mainly NSAIDs, antiplatelets, and anticoagulants. Therefore, cardiologists may frequently prescribe drugs to protect the stomach from damaging medications. The present survey investigated the attitude toward using gastric protection by a panel of Italian cardiologists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nearly two-thirds of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) have right ventricular dysfunction, previously identified as an independent predictor of reduced functional capacity and poor prognosis. Beta-blocker therapy (β-BT) reduces mortality and hospitalizations in patients with HFrEF and is approved as first-line therapy regardless of concomitant right ventricular function. However, the exact role of sympathetic nervous system activation in right ventricular dysfunction and the potential usefulness (or harmfulness) of β-BT in these patients are still unclear.
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