List of works - Igor Diemberger

'Real-world' antithrombotic treatment in atrial fibrillation: The EORP-AF pilot survey

scientific article published on 28 January 2014

A changing scenario in the clinical use of implantable defibrillators: the need for long-term data on lead performance

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

A randomized study of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator versus dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in ischemic cardiomyopathy with narrow QRS: the NARROW-CRT study

scientific article published on 16 April 2013

AF burden is important - fact or fiction?

scientific article published on 06 February 2014

Actual pacemaker longevity: the benefit of stimulation by automatic capture verification

scientific article published on 6 March 2010

Acute and chronic haemodynamic effects of biventricular pacing and of switching to different pacing modalities in heart failure patients.

scientific article published on 19 October 2005

Arrhythmia discrimination by physician and defibrillator: importance of atrial channel.

scientific article published on 14 October 2010

Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation: clinical correlates, management, and outcomes in the EORP-AF Pilot General Registry

article by Giuseppe Boriani et al published May 2015 in American Journal of Medicine

Atrial fibrillation ablation: beyond electro-mechanical matters.

scientific article published on 14 September 2008

Atrial fibrillation in patients with a dual defibrillator: characteristics of spontaneous and induced episodes and effect of ventricular tachyarrhythmia induction

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

Atrial fibrillation: adverse effects of "pill-in-the-pocket" treatment and propafenone-carvedilol interaction

scientific article published on 5 December 2008

Atrial fibrillation: it is better to be alone than in bad company!

BLOCK HF: how far does it extend indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy?

scientific article

Balancing the Need for Personalization of QT Correction and Generalization of Study Results: Going Beyond Thorough QT Studies

scientific article

Balancing the risk of hemorrhage vs thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: how to navigate between Scylla and Charybdis?

scientific article

Cardiac resynchronization therapy and cardiac sympathetic function

scientific article

Cardiac resynchronization therapy in clinical practice: need for electrical, mechanical, clinical and logistic synchronization

scientific article published on December 2006

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: a comparison among left ventricular bipolar, quadripolar and active fixation leads

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: effects on left and right ventricular ejection fraction during exercise

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: the conundrum of predicting response in the individual patient

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: variations in echo-guided optimized atrioventricular and interventricular delays during follow-up

scientific article published in October 2007

Clinical impact of defibrillation testing in a real-world S-ICD population: data from the ELISIR registry

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

Clinical implications of left superior vena cava persistence in candidates for pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator implantation

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Clinical management of atrial fibrillation: need for a comprehensive patient-centered approach

Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronisation therapy

scientific article published on December 2012

Cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in today's world.

scientific article

Delayed asymptomatic migration of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead to the costophrenic angle

Detect Long-term Complications After ICD Replacement (DECODE): Rationale and Study Design of a Multicenter Italian Registry.

scientific article published on 18 August 2015

Effect of ECG filtering on time domain analysis of the P-wave

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on diastolic function: evaluation by radionuclide angiography

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Electrical cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in clinical practice: predictors of long-term outcome

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Electrocardiographic remodeling during cardiac resynchronization therapy.

scientific article published on 31 May 2005

Excimer laser lead extraction by femoral approach

scientific article

Expenditure and value for money: the challenge of implantable cardioverter defibrillators

scientific article published on 10 March 2009

From lead management to implanted patient management: indications to lead extraction in pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator systems

scientific article published on March 2011

From lead management to implanted patient management: systematic review and meta-analysis of the last 15 years of experience in lead extraction

scientific article

Globalization of the epidemiologic, clinical, and financial burden of atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published in December 2012

Holter ECG for pacemaker/defibrillator carriers: what is its role in the era of remote monitoring?

scientific article published on 22 May 2015

How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?

scientific article

How to truly value implantable cardioverter-defibrillators technology: up-front cost or daily cost?

scientific article published on July 2011

How, why, and when may atrial defibrillation find a specific role in implantable devices? A clinical viewpoint.

scientific article published on March 2007

Identifying the patient who FADES away prior to appropriate ICD intervention.

scientific article

Impact of anthropometric factors on outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients: analysis on 10 220 patients from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)-European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) EurObservational Research Programme on Atrial Fibrillati

scientific article published in 2022

Implantation of cardioverter-defibrillator: effects on shoulder function.

scientific article published on 7 October 2012

Inappropriate shock for myopotential over-sensing in a patient with subcutaneous ICD.

scientific article published on January 2015

Interventricular delay interval optimization in cardiac resynchronization therapy guided by echocardiography versus guided by electrocardiographic QRS interval width.

scientific article

Interventricular delay optimization: a comparison among three different echocardiographic methods.

scientific article published on 31 August 2009

Is atrial fibrillation with very short cycle length suitable for ablation? A case report

scientific article published on 14 July 2008

Left ventricular lead stabilization to retain cardiac resynchronization therapy at long term: when is it advisable?

scientific article published on 26 September 2013

Left ventricular versus biventricular pacing: a randomized comparative study evaluating mid-term electromechanical and clinical effects.

scientific article published in February 2008

Letter by Boriani et al regarding article, "Death without prior appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: a competing risk study".

scientific article published in September 2008

Long-term RV threshold behavior by automated measurements: safety is the standpoint of pacemaker longevity!

scientific article published in October 2010

Long-term follow-up of patients with syncope evaluated by head-up tilt test.

scientific article published in April 2010

Longevity of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: implications for clinical practice and health care systems

scientific article published on 3 September 2008

Management of phrenic stimulation in CRT patients over the long term: still an unmet need ?

scientific article published on 08 June 2011

Mechanisms of pain associated with internal defibrillation shocks: results of a randomized study of shock waveform.

scientific article published in July 2005

Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating left ventricular vs. biventricular pacing in heart failure: effect on all-cause mortality and hospitalizations.

scientific article published on 17 April 2012

Neurohormones and inflammatory mediators in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: time courses and prediction of response

scientific article

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Outcome of cardioverter-defibrillator implant in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 21 May 2007

P wave dispersion and short-term vs. late atrial fibrillation recurrences after cardioversion.

scientific article published in June 2005

Peri-operative management of patients taking antithrombotic therapy: need for an integrated proactive approach

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: current management and treatment options

scientific article

Phrenic stimulation: a challenge for cardiac resynchronization therapy.

scientific article published on 11 June 2009

Plateau waveform shape allows a much higher patient shock energy tolerance in AF patients

scientific article published on 14 May 2007

Potential of non-antiarrhythmic drugs to provide an innovative upstream approach to the pharmacological prevention of sudden cardiac death

scientific article published on May 2007

Predictors of nonsimultaneous interventricular delay at cardiac resynchronization therapy optimization

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

Prevention of infections in cardiovascular implantable electronic devices beyond the antibiotic agent

scientific article published on July 2014

QRS pattern and improvement in right and left ventricular function after cardiac resynchronization therapy: a radionuclide study.

scientific article

Radionuclide angiographic determination of regional left ventricular systolic function during rest and exercise in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy.

scientific article published in August 2010

Rate control in atrial fibrillation: choice of treatment and assessment of efficacy

scientific article

Remote Monitoring of Patients with an Implanted Device and Patients’ Outcomes: The Potential for “Win-Win” Dynamics

article

Repolarization effects of multiple-cycle chemotherapy and predictors of QTc prolongation: a prospective female cohort study on >2000 ECGs

scientific article

Role of drugs and devices in patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.

scientific article published on October 2010

Role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis in patients with an implanted cardiac device: a prospective study

scientific article published on 07 May 2014

Successful defibrillation verification in subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients by low-energy shocks

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

Telecardiology and remote monitoring of implanted electrical devices: the potential for fresh clinical care perspectives

scientific article

The QRS interval in patients treated with resynchronization therapy: which value?

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

The challenge of preventing stroke in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation

The epidemiological burden of atrial fibrillation: a challenge for clinicians and health care systemsThe opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the Editors of the European Heart Journal or of the European Society of Cardiolog

scientific article published on 16 March 2006

The “rope and stick” and the “safety snare”: Two new techniques for tricky lead extractions

scientific article published on 30 April 2012

Trends in antiarrhythmic drug use after marketing authorization of dronedarone: comparison between Emilia Romagna (Italy) and Sweden

scientific article published on September 2012

Trial-generated profiles for implantation of electrical devices in outpatients with heart failure: real-world prevalence and 1-year outcome

scientific article published on 27 October 2009

Troponin I rise after pacemaker implantation at the time of "universal definition of myocardial infarction".

scientific article published on 4 March 2009

List of works by Igor Diemberger

'Real-world' antithrombotic treatment in atrial fibrillation: The EORP-AF pilot survey

A changing scenario in the clinical use of implantable defibrillators: the need for long-term data on lead performance

A randomized study of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator versus dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in ischemic cardiomyopathy with narrow QRS: the NARROW-CRT study

AF burden is important - fact or fiction?

Actual pacemaker longevity: the benefit of stimulation by automatic capture verification

Acute and chronic haemodynamic effects of biventricular pacing and of switching to different pacing modalities in heart failure patients.

Arrhythmia discrimination by physician and defibrillator: importance of atrial channel.

Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation: clinical correlates, management, and outcomes in the EORP-AF Pilot General Registry

Atrial fibrillation ablation: beyond electro-mechanical matters.

Atrial fibrillation in patients with a dual defibrillator: characteristics of spontaneous and induced episodes and effect of ventricular tachyarrhythmia induction

Atrial fibrillation: adverse effects of "pill-in-the-pocket" treatment and propafenone-carvedilol interaction

Atrial fibrillation: it is better to be alone than in bad company!

BLOCK HF: how far does it extend indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy?

Balancing the Need for Personalization of QT Correction and Generalization of Study Results: Going Beyond Thorough QT Studies

Balancing the risk of hemorrhage vs thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: how to navigate between Scylla and Charybdis?

Cardiac resynchronization therapy and cardiac sympathetic function

Cardiac resynchronization therapy in clinical practice: need for electrical, mechanical, clinical and logistic synchronization

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: a comparison among left ventricular bipolar, quadripolar and active fixation leads

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: effects on left and right ventricular ejection fraction during exercise

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: the conundrum of predicting response in the individual patient

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: variations in echo-guided optimized atrioventricular and interventricular delays during follow-up

Clinical impact of defibrillation testing in a real-world S-ICD population: data from the ELISIR registry

Clinical implications of left superior vena cava persistence in candidates for pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator implantation

Clinical management of atrial fibrillation: need for a comprehensive patient-centered approach

Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in today's world.

Delayed asymptomatic migration of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead to the costophrenic angle

Detect Long-term Complications After ICD Replacement (DECODE): Rationale and Study Design of a Multicenter Italian Registry.

Effect of ECG filtering on time domain analysis of the P-wave

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on diastolic function: evaluation by radionuclide angiography

Electrical cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in clinical practice: predictors of long-term outcome

Electrocardiographic remodeling during cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Excimer laser lead extraction by femoral approach

Expenditure and value for money: the challenge of implantable cardioverter defibrillators

From lead management to implanted patient management: indications to lead extraction in pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator systems

From lead management to implanted patient management: systematic review and meta-analysis of the last 15 years of experience in lead extraction

Globalization of the epidemiologic, clinical, and financial burden of atrial fibrillation.

Holter ECG for pacemaker/defibrillator carriers: what is its role in the era of remote monitoring?

How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?

How to truly value implantable cardioverter-defibrillators technology: up-front cost or daily cost?

How, why, and when may atrial defibrillation find a specific role in implantable devices? A clinical viewpoint.

Identifying the patient who FADES away prior to appropriate ICD intervention.

Impact of anthropometric factors on outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients: analysis on 10 220 patients from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)-European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) EurObservational Research Programme on Atrial Fibrillati

Implantation of cardioverter-defibrillator: effects on shoulder function.

Inappropriate shock for myopotential over-sensing in a patient with subcutaneous ICD.

Interventricular delay interval optimization in cardiac resynchronization therapy guided by echocardiography versus guided by electrocardiographic QRS interval width.

Interventricular delay optimization: a comparison among three different echocardiographic methods.

Is atrial fibrillation with very short cycle length suitable for ablation? A case report

Left ventricular lead stabilization to retain cardiac resynchronization therapy at long term: when is it advisable?

Left ventricular versus biventricular pacing: a randomized comparative study evaluating mid-term electromechanical and clinical effects.

Letter by Boriani et al regarding article, "Death without prior appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: a competing risk study".

Long-term RV threshold behavior by automated measurements: safety is the standpoint of pacemaker longevity!

Long-term follow-up of patients with syncope evaluated by head-up tilt test.

Longevity of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: implications for clinical practice and health care systems

Management of phrenic stimulation in CRT patients over the long term: still an unmet need ?

Mechanisms of pain associated with internal defibrillation shocks: results of a randomized study of shock waveform.

Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating left ventricular vs. biventricular pacing in heart failure: effect on all-cause mortality and hospitalizations.

Neurohormones and inflammatory mediators in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: time courses and prediction of response

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Outcome of cardioverter-defibrillator implant in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

P wave dispersion and short-term vs. late atrial fibrillation recurrences after cardioversion.

Peri-operative management of patients taking antithrombotic therapy: need for an integrated proactive approach

Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: current management and treatment options

Phrenic stimulation: a challenge for cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Plateau waveform shape allows a much higher patient shock energy tolerance in AF patients

Potential of non-antiarrhythmic drugs to provide an innovative upstream approach to the pharmacological prevention of sudden cardiac death

Predictors of nonsimultaneous interventricular delay at cardiac resynchronization therapy optimization

Prevention of infections in cardiovascular implantable electronic devices beyond the antibiotic agent

QRS pattern and improvement in right and left ventricular function after cardiac resynchronization therapy: a radionuclide study.

Radionuclide angiographic determination of regional left ventricular systolic function during rest and exercise in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Rate control in atrial fibrillation: choice of treatment and assessment of efficacy

Remote Monitoring of Patients with an Implanted Device and Patients’ Outcomes: The Potential for “Win-Win” Dynamics

Repolarization effects of multiple-cycle chemotherapy and predictors of QTc prolongation: a prospective female cohort study on >2000 ECGs

Role of drugs and devices in patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.

Role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis in patients with an implanted cardiac device: a prospective study

Successful defibrillation verification in subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients by low-energy shocks

Telecardiology and remote monitoring of implanted electrical devices: the potential for fresh clinical care perspectives

The QRS interval in patients treated with resynchronization therapy: which value?

The challenge of preventing stroke in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation