Publications by authors named "G Tavazzi"
The future for cardiogenic shock management: insights from the leaders of the European Society of Cardiology.
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care
December 2024
Time Interval Between Right Ventricular Early Diastolic Velocity by Tissue and Pulse Wave Doppler: An Index of Right Atrial Pressure in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients.
Costanza Natalia Julia Colombo Francesco Corradi Valentino Dammassa Davide Colombo Alessandro Fasolino Guido Tavazzi
J Clin Med
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- A reversal of timing between early diastolic velocity (e') and mitral inflow (E) occurs with high left atrial pressure, but its potential application for assessing right atrial pressure has not been studied previously.
- In a study comparing patients with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension to healthy volunteers, it was found that the interval (T) is prolonged in those with pulmonary hypertension.
- Strong correlations between T and measured right atrial pressure, along with a high predictive value for identifying elevated pressures, suggest T could be a valuable tool in understanding the cardiac function in pulmonary hypertension.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify echocardiographic indicators that could predict the success of weaning patients from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) and their survival after the procedure.
- It involved 76 patients undergoing V-A ECMO due to cardiogenic shock, measuring various echocardiographic parameters before and during the weaning process.
- Key findings highlighted that parameters like total isovolumic time (t-IVT), mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE), and left ventricular output velocity-time integral (LVOT VTI) were strong predictors of successful weaning and survival, whereas the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was not a reliable
Echodynamics or pulmonary artery catheter dynamics? Should they be mutually exclusive?
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care
September 2024