Publications by authors named "Francesca Troiano"
Aims: The recent coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak forced the adoption of restraint measures, which modified the hospital admission patterns for several diseases. The aim of the study is to investigate the rate of hospital admissions for heart failure (HF) during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, compared with a corresponding period during the previous year and an earlier period during the same year.
Methods And Results: We performed a retrospective analysis on HF admissions number at eight hospitals in Italy throughout the study period (21 February to 31 March 2020), compared with an inter-year period (21 February to 31 March 2019) and an intra-year period (1 January to 20 February 2020).
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates the long-term effects of complications related to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) on mortality rates, focusing on both all-cause and cardiovascular deaths.
- Conducted through the POINTED registry, the research monitored patients over several years, finding that early complications significantly reduce survival rates compared to later complications and overall freedom from complications.
- The results indicate that all CIED-related complications increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality, with early complications raising the risk of all-cause mortality, emphasizing the need for improved management strategies to reduce these complications.