Publications by authors named "T Ziccardi"
Use of activPAL to Measure Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- The systematic review aimed to standardize how the activPAL accelerometer measures physical activity in older adults living at home.
- A thorough search was conducted across multiple databases for studies published before August 1, 2020, focusing on English-language research involving community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older.
- The review found 7 relevant studies, highlighting that the activPAL primarily measures step count, walking duration, sit-to-stand transitions, and sedentary time, while it underuses measurements for moderate to vigorous physical activity.
Background And Purpose: Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at risk for physical and cognitive impairment. Cognitive function is associated with falls in older adults. However, it is unknown whether a relationship exists between cognitive function and falls in patients with COPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe efficacy of low-energy T wave shocks for induction of ventricular fibrillation (VF) was evaluated in 33 patients undergoing implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation (33 sessions) or predischarge ICD testing (20 sessions). To induce VF, the ventricle was paced for eight cycles at a 400-ms cycle length (S1-S1), and the T wave was scanned with a monophasic shock (S2) delivered via the defibrillating lead system. Of 294 attempts, the T wave shocks induced VF in 65%, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in 10%, and less than five ventricular beats in 25%.
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