Publications by authors named "E Rigamonti"
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- * This study analyzed data from over 900 high-risk AF patients to compare outcomes between those receiving LAAO and those getting traditional treatment (mostly oral anticoagulants).
- * Results showed no significant differences in stroke or cardiovascular death rates, but LAAO patients experienced significantly less clinically relevant bleeding compared to those on conventional treatments.
Ischemic electrocardiographic changes in the setting of pulmonary embolism are typically the result of dilatation of the right cavities and/or right ventricular ischaemia, without coronary occlusion. We present a patient with pulmonary embolism and concomitant myocardial infarction, with the aim of exploring the possible links between these 2 distinct entities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe recent systematic review and meta-analysis provided a comprehensive focus on the current state of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The authors determined the feasibility of physiological left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) in patients indicated for CRT through a careful analysis of trials. They found that LBBAP was associated with significant reductions in QRS duration, New York Heart Association functional class, B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and pacing thresholds as well as improvements in echocardiographic parameters compared to biventricular pacing.
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- * It included 863 patients, revealing that while higher comorbidity increased in-hospital and overall mortality, peri-procedural complications did not differ significantly between low and high-comorbidity groups.
- * Findings suggest that LPM implantation is safe for elderly patients, and those with low comorbidity (CCI ≤ 3) have a mortality rate similar to the general population, despite a higher three-year mortality rate in high comorbidity patients.
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- Stroke is a major risk for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), potentially linked to issues with the autonomic nervous system.
- A study involving 1,922 AF patients analyzed various heart rate variability (HRV) measures to see if they correlate with stroke risk.
- Results showed that a specific HRV measure (HRVI <15) in patients with normal sinus rhythm (SR) significantly predicted stroke risk, while no HRV measures were linked to stroke risk in the AF group.