Publications by authors named "A Pedrocco"
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- * The introduction of a formal policy in 2003 allowed for quicker evaluations and timely surgeries within 48 hours for high-risk patients, leading to better outcomes compared to the period when no such policy was in place (1996-2002).
- * The study indicated that even with older patients and those with more co-morbidities in the later period, the health care team's coordinated efforts decreased hospital mortality from 28% to 13% and improved survival rates over three years from 34% to 16%.
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- - The study evaluated the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach introduced in 2003 for treating prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), involving a team of specialists who rapidly assessed and treated patients.
- - Comparison between two time periods showed that post-2003, patients were diagnosed earlier, had fewer severe complications, and experienced a significant decrease in both in-hospital and 3-year mortality rates.
- - The collaborative treatment model resulted in more patients being successfully treated with medication alone, highlighting the benefit of structured care for those with PVE.
Background And Aim Of The Study: Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the conditions associated with poor outcome among patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Yet, diabetes mellitus alone has rarely been analyzed as participating in the prognosis, and few data are available relating to the clinical characteristics of IE in diabetics. The study aim was to assess the influence of diabetes mellitus on the characteristics and prognosis of IE, and to identify predictors of poor outcome among diabetic patients with this condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the comparative diagnostic value of harmonic imaging (HI) in the assessment of patients with suspected infective endocarditis (IE).
Setting: Tertiary referral centre.
Design: 139 consecutive patients were evaluated with three imaging modalities: transthoracic echocardiography with fundamental imaging (FI); HI; and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE).
Introduction: Intraoperative left atrial radiofrequency (RF) ablation recently has been suggested as an effective surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to verify the outcome of this technique in a controlled multicenter trial.
Methods And Results: One hundred three consecutive patients (39 men and 65 women; age 62 +/- 11 years) affected by AF underwent cardiac surgery and RF ablation in the left atrium (RF group).