Publications by authors named "Luporsi J"

A high risk of arrhythmias was reported in myotonic dystrophy (MD). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the value of non-invasive and invasive investigations for the arrhythmias detection and when to repeat the investigations. 129 patients, mean age 41 ± 14 years, with MD, were asymptomatic, except 4.

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Background: The survival of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) at III and IV stages of New York Heart Association (NYHA) is decreased in those with a bundle branch block (BBB) compared to those without BBB. Less is known on the prognosis of patients at earlier stages of NYHA and who had a left BBB (LBBB) or right BBB (RBBB). We sought to evaluate the prevalence and the clinical significance of LBBB or RBBB in patients with IDCM and classes I and II of NYHA.

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Background: Screening for Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is recommended in children and young adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of patent WPW syndrome in subjects > or =60 years of age.

Methods: Four-hundred and fifty-nine consecutive patients with WPW syndrome, aged 8-80 years, were recruited; 32 (7%) of these patients were > or =60 years of age.

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Aims: Syncope in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome may reveal an arrhythmic event or is not WPW syndrome related. The aim of the study is to evaluate the results of electrophysiological study in WPW syndrome according to the presence or not of syncope and the possible causes of syncope.

Methods And Results: Among 518 consecutive patients with diagnosis of WPW syndrome, 71 patients, mean age 34.

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