Publications by authors named "F Caravati"
The historical restriction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) has been lifted by certified MRI-conditional systems in recent years. Mixed-brand CIED systems consisting of a generator from one manufacturer and at least one lead from another manufacturer are not certified for MRI. We evaluated the temporal trend in the prevalence of mixed-brand systems in the era of MRI-conditional systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) are frequent in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. A decrease in device-detected P-wave amplitude may be an indicator of periods of increased risk of AHRE.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the association between P-wave amplitude and AHRE incidence.
Article Synopsis
- This study looked at how heart rates while sleeping and over 24 hours can affect patients with heart problems who use special devices to help their hearts.
- Researchers found that patients with higher heart rates (more than 65 beats while sleeping and over 75 beats in a day) were at a greater risk of serious health problems, like dying or having dangerous heart rhythms.
- The results suggest that keeping heart rates lower can help these patients stay safer and healthier.
Aims: In subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) recipients, the UNTOUCHED study demonstrated a very low inappropriate shock rate on programming a conditional zone between 200 and 250 bpm and a shock zone for arrhythmias >250 bpm. The extent to which this programming approach is adopted in clinical practice is still unknown, as is its impact on the rates of inappropriate and appropriate therapies.
Methods And Results: We assessed ICD programming on implantation and during follow-up in a cohort of 1468 consecutive S-ICD recipients in 56 Italian centres.