Publications by authors named "Romeo Giulietto Zennaro"
Long term prognostic value of subclinical carotid and femoral arterial wall lesions in patients with ST-elevation-myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention.
Am J Cardiol
March 2013
The presence of clinical peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. However, there are few data regarding the impact of the presence and degree of the subclinical PAD on outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to assess prospectively the grade of subclinical PAD in the setting of patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention for the prediction of intermediate- and long-term clinical outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScreening asymptomatic patients with diabetes for unknown coronary artery disease: does it reduce risk? An open-label randomized trial comparing a strategy based on exercise testing aimed at revascularization with management based on pharmacological/behavioural treatment of traditional risk factors. DADDY-D Trial (Does coronary Atherosclerosis Deserve to be Diagnosed and treated early in Diabetics?).
Trials
December 2009
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of screening asymptomatic diabetic patients for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the benefits of revascularization in those identified as high-risk.
- Diabetic patients will be screened at outpatient services, with participants randomized into two groups: one undergoing exercise tolerance testing and the other receiving standard care.
- Findings will inform prevention strategies for high-risk diabetic patients and assess the feasibility of implementing this screening approach in real-world settings.
Background: A considerable number of patients with heart failure (HF) have a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). In these subjects, HF has usually been related to diastolic heart failure (DHF), still a frequently overlooked clinical entity.
Methods: This study reports the clinical, instrumental, and conventional echocardiographic evaluation of 159 consecutive, hospitalized elderly patients, 87 admitted with HF and 72 admitted for other reasons without overt HF.