Publications by authors named "Gianluca Toffanin"
Objective: A detailed definition of pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy is of great importance in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. In fact, it is known that variations in the number and anatomy of the PV ostia are more frequent than thought. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in defining the exact PV anatomy by comparing it with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), which is proven to be very accurate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Whether blood pressure (BP) measured at the wrist differs from blood pressure measured at the arm is not well known. The aim of this study was to compare the BP readings obtained at the arm with those obtained at the forearm and to assess whether the wrist-arm discrepancies were related to subjects' clinical characteristics.
Methods: We measured blood pressure at the forearm and at the upper arm in 85 subjects using conventional sphygmomanometry.
Objective: To determine the accuracy of the UA-787 oscillometric blood pressure monitor developed by the A&D Company.
Design: Evaluation of the UA-787 was performed using the new protocol of the European Society of Hypertension. The performance of the monitor was assessed in relation to the subjects' gender, age, skinfold thickness, arm circumference, body mass index and elasticity index of large (C1) and small (C2) arteries.
Objectives: To determine the accuracy of the UA-631 (UA-779 Life Source for the American market) blood pressure monitor developed by the A&D Company (Toshimi-ku, Tokyo, Japan).
Design: Device evaluation was performed using a new protocol proposed by the Working Group on blood pressure monitoring of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH). Monitor performance was assessed in relation to subjects' gender, age, skinfold thickness, arm circumference, BMI, and elasticity index of large (C1) and small (C2) arteries.