Admission high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels as a prognostic indicator for in-hospital mortality rates in the elderly and very elderly COVID-19 patients.

Background: Elevation of cardiac troponin (cTn) is associated with the worst prognosis not only in cardiovascular disease but also in non-cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to verify if cTn has a prognostic role in elderly and very elderly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

Methods: This study enrolled consecutive COVID-19 elderly patients hospitalized at INRCA hospital, with available admission high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (HS-cTnT) level.

Is dual therapy the correct strategy in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome?

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common arrhythmia in clinical practice. Its incidence and prevalence are age-related and are growing in the last years. Age is a risk factor also for coronary artery disease (CAD), and with the evolution of preventive care, the first event (acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)) takes place at a later age.

Global Longitudinal Strain as a Predictor of First and Subsequent Arrhythmic Events in Remotely Monitored ICD Patients With Structural Heart Disease.

Objectives: This study sought to assess speckle-tracking-derived parameters as predictors of first and subsequent ventricular events in patients with structural heart disease and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD).

Background: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), the current primary parameter of risk stratification for ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in structural heart diseases is burdened by many limitations.

Methods: In this retrospective, observational study, all consecutive patients with structural heart disease were admitted for ICD implantation.

Speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain as an early predictor of cardiotoxicity in breast carcinoma.

Purpose: Recent development in anticancer therapies for breast carcinoma allowed an improvement in patients' survival, notwithstanding a parallel increase of cardiovascular morbidity. Cardiotoxicity of anticancer therapies represents a relevant problem due to its insidious onset and potentially irreversible cardiac damage. The aim of the present study was to test whether 2D speckle tracking analysis can help in predicting overt systolic dysfunction.