Publications by authors named "Valentina Minni"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has shown significant improvement in heart failure patients, who often experience endothelial dysfunction (ED) characterized by impaired flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD).
- In a study of 57 heart failure patients undergoing CRT with defibrillators, a notable 64.9% were found to have ED, but after 12 months of CRT treatment, FMD increased significantly from 4.1% to 8.8%.
- Although ED does not independently predict CRT response, it can serve as a useful marker for assessing CRT effectiveness, particularly in patients who struggle with the 6-minute walk test.
Aims: The efficacy and accuracy, as well as patients' satisfaction, of device remote monitoring are well demonstrated. However, the workload of remote monitoring management has not been estimated and reimbursement schemes are currently unavailable in most European countries. This study evaluates the workload associated with remote monitoring systems.
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