Publications by authors named "Dante Clerici"
Background: Strategies to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) lasting less than 48 h with haemodynamic stability remain controversial. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that electrical cardioversion (EC) would be more effective and safer in converting acute AF to sinus rhythm, compared with intravenous propafenone treatment.
Methods: In the emergency department (ED) of Valduce Hospital, a single-centre randomised trial was conducted to compare EC with pharmacological cardioversion (PC) to restore the sinus rhythm in selected patients with acute AF.
Background: It has been established that plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE) increase in proportion to heart failure.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on plasma BNP concentrations in patients presenting with ACPE with preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function.
Methods: This was a prospective, observational single-center study in the emergency unit of Valduce Hospital.
Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE) with preserved or impaired left ventricular systolic function with regard to resolution time.
Methods: In a prospective, preliminary observational cohort study, 18 patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function (group A) and 18 patients with systolic heart dysfunction (group B) with ACPE underwent CPAP (10 cmH(2)0) through a face mask with standard medical therapy after a morphologic echocardiographic investigation shortly before CPAP.
Results: Resolution time did not differ significantly between the 2 groups of patients (64 +/- 25 minutes in diastolic group vs 80 +/- 33 minutes in systolic group).