Publications by authors named "Antonio Galati"

Ventricular arrhythmias are one of the most common causes of death in developed countries. The use of implantable cardiac defibrillators is the most effective treatment to prevent sudden cardiac death. To date, the ejection fraction is the only approved clinical variable used to determine suitability for defibrillator placement in subjects with heart failure.

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There has been some evidence for a role of statins in reducing the risk of atrial fibrillation, but the response to statin treatment varies considerably due to environmental and genetic factors. One of these is related to CETP expression. So we assessed whether CETP TaqIB polymorphism influences atrial fibrillation occurrence after treatment with statins.

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The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates the transfer of cholesteryl esters from high-density lipoproteins (HDL) to triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins. A consistent number of investigations has suggested an association between the TaqIB polymorphism of the CETP gene, plasma HDL-C levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the results are controversial. The aim of this study was to determine if the TaqIB polymorphism might be related to the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Introduction: New-generation pacemakers allow continuous atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) monitoring that provides accurate information about AT type, frequency, burden, and temporary evolution.

Methods And Results: We performed a prospective multicenter study to describe AT temporal patterns in patients with sinus bradycardia and AT. Two hundred forty patients (123 men; age 71 +/- 8 years) were implanted with a DDDRP pacemaker (model AT500, Medtronic Inc.

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