Publications by authors named "Gianluca Manzo"
Introduction: Little is known about the clinical performance of single-chamber leadless pacemaker (LLPM) in patients without atrial fibrillation (AF) as pacing indication. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients who underwent single chamber LLPM implantation at three tertiary referral centers and to compare the safety and effectiveness of the single-chamber LLPM among patients with or without AF.
Materials And Methods: All the consecutive patients who underwent LLPM implantation at three referral centers were analyzed.
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- * During the lockdown, there was a significant overall reduction of 41.2% in CIED replacements, but procedures for patients monitored remotely saw a substantial increase of 211%, especially in pacemaker and defibrillator replacements.
- * The findings suggest that remote monitoring may have played a crucial role in facilitating timely replacements, potentially optimizing hospital admissions during the constraints of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment in patients with heart failure and prolonged QRS duration. A biventricular device is implanted to achieve faster activation and more synchronous contraction of the ventricles. Despite the convincing effect of CRT, 30-40% of patients do not respond.
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