New advances in heart failure and atrial fibrillation : proceedings of the Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting, Taormina, April 10-12, 2003 /
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| Meeting name: | Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting (2003 : Taormina, Italy) |
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| Imprint: | Milan ; New York : Springer, c2003. |
| Description: | xvii, 443 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6006259 |
Table of Contents:
- Sudden Death Prevention in Heart Failure: What Role for ICD? / A. Rossillo and A. Raviele
- Incidence and Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure / A. Curnis, G. Mascioli, L. Bontempi, M. Metra and L. Dei Cas
- Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Chronic Heart Failure Patients: Facts or Fancy? / F. Gaita, S. Grossi, R. Riccardi, C. Giustetto, E. Caruzzo, F. Bianchi, L. Vivalda, E. Richiardi and G. Pistis
- Drugs and Ablation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure / A. Bonso, A. Rossillo, R. Valente and A. Raviele
- Drugs and Pacemakers in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure / R. M. Polimeni, G. Meduri and A. Amato
- Can Ventricular Resynchronization Reduce Atrial Fibrillation Recurrences? / M. G. Bongiorni, G. Giannola, E. Soldati, G. Arena, E. Hoffmann and M. Mariani
- Management of Atrial Fibrillation Suppression in AF-HF Comorbidity Therapy (MASCOT) Trial / M. G. Bongiorni, G. Giannola, G. Arena, E. Soldati, L. Padeletti, A. Puglisi, A. Curnis, S. Favale, A. Carboni, E. Hoffmann and M. Mariani
- Risk-Stratification in Heart Failure Patients with Varying Disease Severity / I. Can, K. Aytemir and A. Oto
- Risk Stratification in Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure / G. Boriani, C. Camanini, A. Branzi and C. Rapezzi
- Physiopathology of Sudden Cardiac Death / S. Nodari, M. Metra, N. Pezzali, C. Giovannelli, G. Milesi and L. Dei Cas
- Drugs and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure / P. Dini and F. Laurenzi
- New ICD Perspectives in the Congestive Heart Failure Patient / H.-J. Trappe
- Type of Therapy and Quality of Life in Atrial Fibrillation / B. Luderitz
- Non-Invasive Evaluation and Early Treatment of Heart Failure Patients / M. Scherillo, F. Scotto di Uccio, F. Vigorito, D. Miceli, M. G. Tesorio, V. Monda and R. Calabro
- ACE-Inhibitors, [beta]-Blockers, Spironolactone: Do We Need Many More Drugs to Treat Chronic Heart Failure? / G. Sinagra, G. Sabbadini, A. Perkan, S. Rakar, F. Longaro, L. Salvatore, G. Lardieri and A. Di Lenarda
- The Problem of Recreational Sport in Patients with Mild to Moderate Heart Failure / F. Furlanello, F. Terrasi, A. Bertoldi and R. Cappato
- Wireless Home Monitoring in Permanent Cardiac Stimulation: is it Especially Suitable in Congestive Heart Failure Patients? / D. Igidbashian, M. Barbiero, E. Visentin and M. Gemelli
- Electromagnetic Interference in Biventricular and/or ICD Paced Patients / M. Santomauro, L. Ottaviano, D. Da Prato, A. Borrelli and M. Chiariello
- Organizational and Economic Aspects of the Management of Congestive Heart Failure / R. F. E. Pedretti
- Atrial Fibrillation: New Insights into Electrophysiologic Mechanisms / E. N. Prystowsky and B. J. Padanilam
- Pharmacological Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: Advances and Limitations of Specific Antiarrhythmic Drugs / P. Alboni
- Rhythm Control Versus Rate Control: Unresolved Riddle in Daily Clinical Practice / F. Gaita, S. Grossi, R. Riccardi, C. Giustetto, E. Caruzzo, F. Bianchi, L. Vivalda, E. Richiardi and G. Pistis
- The AFFIRM Study and Its Implications for the Pharmacological Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation / A. Capucci and G. Q. Villani
- Amiodarone in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: New Perspectives from Clinical Trials / G. M. De Ferrari and B. Petracci
- Drugs as Pretreatment before Electrical Cardioversion / G. L. Botto, M. Luzi and A. Sagone
- Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: the Latest from the Planet of Right Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation / M. Lunati, G. Magenta, G. Cattafi, R. Vecchi, M. Paolucci and T. Di Camillo
- Impact of LocaLisa on Ablation Management / F. Atienza, J. Almendral, A. Arenal, E. G. Torrecilla, J. Jimenez and M. Ortiz
- Pacing in Atrial Fibrillation: Therapies for Rhythm Control / A. Carboni
- Pacing in Atrial Fibrillation: Therapies for Rate Control / A. Schuchert
- Device Therapy for Atrial Arrhythmias: Latest Topics from the AT500 Italian Registry / G. L. Botto, M. Santini, L. Padeletti, A. Sagone, G. Boriani, G. Inama, A. Capucci, M. Gulizia, P. Della Bella, F. Solimene, M. Vimercati and M. Disertori
- Antiarrhythmic Agents in Atrial Fibrillation: A New Role in the Context of a Hybrid Approach? / G. Boriani, M. Biffi, C. Martignani, C. Camanini, C. Valzania, I. Diemberger, C. Greco, G. Calcagnini, P. Bartolini and A. Branzi
- The Electrophysiological Aspects / E. Bertaglia
- Pharmacological Trials on Heart Failure: What Can We Translate into Daily Clinical Practice? / G. Fabbri and A. P. Maggioni
- Selection of Patients for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / D. Gras, J. P. Cebron, P. Brunel, B. Leurent and Y. Banus
- The Perspective of the Emergency Department / L. Zulli
- Ventricular Pacing in Congestive Heart Failure: The Role of the Internist / M. Pagani and F. Lo Presti
- Role of Electrical Therapy in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction: The Clinical Cardiologist's Experience / F. Nacci, F. Fino, V. F. Napoli and S. Favale
- Echocardiography in the Identification of Responders: The Novel Role of Tissue Doppler Imaging and Strain Imaging / S. Carerj and C. Zito
- How to Follow Resynchronized Paced Patients / G. De Martino, T. Chiriaco, G. Pelargonio, A. Dello Russo, T. Sanna, C. Ierardi, D. Gabrielli, L. Messano, P. Zecchi and F. Bellocci
- Which Congestive Heart Failure Patient Needs to be Studied in Haemodynamic Laboratory and When? / C. Vassanelli and G. Menegatti
- Biventricular Pacing with ICD Backup: A Luxury or a Necessity? / S. Nisam and C. Duby
- Biventricular Cardiac Resynchronization in Moderate-to-Severe Heart Failure: Analysis of Hospital Costs and Clinical Effectiveness (Brescia Study) / A. Curnis, F. Caprari, G. Mascioli, L. Bontempi, A. Scivales, F. Bianchetti, S. Nodari and L. Dei Cas
- Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: Sympathetic Nervous System and Arrhythmogenesis / F. Lombardi, D. Tarricone, F. Tundo, F. Colombo and S. Belletti
- Current Approach and Treatment in Acute Atrial Fibrillation / G. Chiaranda, A. Busa, A. Lazzaro and T. Regolo
- Role of the Implantable Loop Recorder in the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation / A. S. Montenero, A. Quayyum, P. Franciosa, D. Mangiameli, A. Antonelli, M. Dell'Orto, M. Vimercati, N. Bruno and F. Zumbo
- Cardioversion of Recent-Onset Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm in the Emergency Department: Comparison of Intravenous Drugs / G. Amatucci, G. De Luca, A. Palazzuoli, I. Signorini, G. Bova, A. Auteri and M. S. Verzuri
- Is Fluoroscopic Electrode Positioning Improving the Clinical Efficacy of External Biphasic Cardioversion in patients with Atrial Fibrillation? / P. Marconi, F. Sarro, C. Marioni and G. Castelli
- Is Transesophageal Echocardiography Always Necessary Before Cardioversion of AF Patients After Conventional Anticoagulation Therapy? / G. L. Nicolosi
- Anticoagulation Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly / G. Di Pasquale, E. Cere, A. Lombardi, B. Sassone, S. Biancoli and R. Vandelli
- Is There Still a Role for Right Atrial Ablation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation? / M. L. Loricchio, L. Calo', F. Lamberti, A. Castro, A. Boggi, C. Pandozi and M. Santini
- Present Role and Future Perspectives of Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation / M. Scaglione, D. Caponi, P. Di Donna and M. Bocchiardo
- Atrial Pacing Algorithms for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation / E. Crystal and I. E. Ovsyshcher
- Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Affected by Sick Sinus Syndrome: Role of Prevention and Antitachycardia Pacing Algorithms. Preliminary Results from PITAGORA Study / M. Gulizia, S. Mangiameli, P. Gambino, V. Bulla, V. Spadola, G. Chiaranda, L. Vasquez, G. M. Francese, E. Chisari and A. Grammatico
- Recent and Ongoing Trials on Device Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation / P. Delise
- Criteria for Selection of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation to Receive a Dual-Site ICD / E. Occhetta, F. Paltrinieri and C. Vassanelli
- Pacing, ICD, or Both for the Hybrid Therapy of Atrial Arrhythmias? / G. Boriani, M. Biffi, C. Martignani, C. Camanini, C. Valzania, I. Corazza, G. Calcagnini, P. Bartolini and A. Branzi
- Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Valve Surgery / A. Cavallaro and L. Patane
- What Have We Learned from Cardiac Resynchronization Trials? / F. Zanon, E. Baracca, C. Bilato, S. Aggio and P. Zonzin
- A Review of the SCD-HEFT, COMPANION, and CARE-HF Trials / D. S. Cannom
- Dual-Site Right Ventricular Pacing in Heart Failure Patients / L. Zamparelli, L. Cioffi, A. Di Costanzo, S. De Vivo and A. Settembre
- Biventricular Pacing: A Simplified Technique For Transvenous Implantation / R. Cazzin, L. Sciarra, D. Milan, G. Paparella and T. Scalise
- Optimization of Resynchronization Therapy by Intracardiac Ventricular Impedance / M. Bocchiardo, D. Caponi, P. Di Donna, M. Scaglione, G. Corgniati, M. Alciati, S. Miceli, L. Libero, C. Militello, R. Audoglio and F. Gaita
- Benefits of Closed Loop Stimulation in Resynchronization Therapy / A. Ravazzi, P. Diotallevi, G. De Marchi, E. Gostoli and F. Provera
- Clinical Issues in the Ventricular Synchronization Therapy of Heart Failure / C. Borasteros
- New Advances in Biventricular Pacing: Improving Ventricular Sensing Function / F. Dorticos, P. Mazzone, R. Zayas, M. A. Quinones, J. Castro and F. Di Gregorio
- Role of "Single Shock" ICD for Primary Prevention of Sudden Death in Heart Failure Patients / J. Brachmann.
