Publications by authors named "S Favilli"
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- * Treating AF in pregnant women is tricky since medications can pose risks to both mother and baby; thus, strategies like electrical cardioversion and beta-blockers are preferred for safety and effectiveness.
- * Collaboration among healthcare professionals in a "Pregnancy-Heart Team" enhances patient care, but more research is necessary to establish the best treatment approaches for managing AF in pregnancy.
The survival of pediatric cancer patients has significantly increased thanks to the improvement of oncological treatments. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to manage short- and long-term cardiovascular complications. In pediatric cardio-oncology, there are no recognized guidelines as in adults.
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- * Differences in how drugs are metabolized by sex highlight the need for sex-specific medical approaches, yet awareness of this issue is still limited.
- * The paper focuses on evaluating therapeutic strategies for managing common diseases affecting women, emphasizing the importance of individualized treatment guidelines based on gender.
A heart with a borderline ventricle refers to a situation where there is uncertainty about whether the left or right underdeveloped ventricle can effectively support the systemic or pulmonary circulation with appropriate filling pressures and sufficient physiological reserve. Pediatric cardiologists often deal with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) associated with various degrees of hypoplasia of the left or right ventricles. To date, no specific guidelines exist, and surgical management may be extremely variable in different centers and sometimes even in the same center at different times.
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