Publications by authors named "V Barletta"
Unlabelled: Corrected transposition of the great arteries (c-TGA) is a congenital abnormality characterized by atrioventricular (AV) and ventriculoarterial discordance, associated with early and late-onset conduction disturbances. We report the case of a c-TGA patient affected by congenital complete AV block, with right ventricular lead malfunction with prolonged dwell time and two abandoned leads. He underwent leadless VDD pacemaker implantation at an unusual site (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) results in electrical and structural remodeling of the atria, which extent is known to be associated with a higher AF recurrence rate after catheter ablation (CA). Recently, a novel echocardiographic parameter derived from tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) [PA-TDI] has been introduced to assess the total atrial activation time, as a noninvasive surrogate of fibrosis and remodeling. The aim of the study is to investigate the role of PA-TDI interval as a predictor of AF ablation efficacy.
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- Cardiac sarcoidosis is a complex condition that can mimic other diseases, making diagnosis difficult and requiring careful evaluation and imaging techniques.
- A case study highlights a patient with cardiac sarcoidosis who also had coronary artery disease and colon cancer, illustrating the need to consider multiple potential diagnoses.
- Late gadolinium enhancement is important for assessing arrhythmic risk and guiding treatment, emphasizing that clinical scenarios shouldn't be oversimplified by focusing solely on one condition.
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- C-PBR28 PET imaging and paramagnetic rim lesions (PRL) are both potential markers for assessing chronic inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS), but there's no agreed-upon best option between them.
- In a study with 30 MS patients, less than half of the non-PRL white matter lesions were found to be active according to C-PBR28 PET imaging, and both marker types showed similar levels of microstructural integrity but were distinct in their correlation with disability measures.
- C-PBR28 PET proved to be more effective in identifying active lesions compared to PRL assessments, with the volume of whole active lesions being the strongest predictor of neurological impairment as measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale.