Publications by authors named "Virginia Attard"
Article Synopsis
- The study explores how electrocardiograms (ECGs) can help distinguish between heart changes in elite athletes and those due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- ECG abnormalities were found in 73% of DCM patients, with common issues including low voltages and T-wave inversions, while only two athletes had abnormal readings.
- The ECG showed a sensitivity of 73% and high specificity (93%) for identifying DCM compared to normal physiological changes in athletes, indicating its potential value in clinical differentiation.
Aims: To characterize the most common electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), including anterior T-wave inversion (TWI) and to compare the characteristics of TWI in patients with ARVC and in a cohort of young healthy athletes and sedentary individuals.
Methods And Results: The study population consisted of 162 patients with a definite diagnosis of ARVC and 129 young controls with anterior TWI. Cardiac disease was excluded in all controls after a comprehensive diagnostic work-up.
Background: Familial evaluation after a sudden death with negative autopsy (sudden arrhythmic death syndrome; SADS) may identify relatives at risk of fatal arrhythmias.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of systematic ajmaline provocation testing using high right precordial leads (RPLs) on the diagnostic yield of Brugada syndrome (BrS) in a large cohort of SADS families.
Methods: Three hundred three SADS families (911 relatives) underwent evaluation with resting electrocardiogram using conventional and high RPLs, echocardiography, exercise, and 24-h electrocardiogram monitor.
Objective: To examine the presentation, management and outcomes of patients with renal angiomyolipoma (AML) over a period of 10 years, at St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Patients And Methods: We assessed retrospectively 102 patients (median follow-up 4 years) at our centre; 70 had tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC; median tumour size 3.5 cm) and the other 32 were sporadic (median tumour size 1.