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"Infarct-like" myocarditis: can the clinical presentation predict results of cardiovascular magnetic resonance examination?

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

A New Electrocardiographic Marker of Sudden Death in Brugada Syndrome: The S-Wave in Lead I.

scientific article published in March 2016

A meta-analysis investigating incidence and features of stroke in HIV-infected patients in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era.

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

A new electrophysiology era: zero fluoroscopy

scientific article published on March 2013

Ablation of atrial fibrillation: does the addition of three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging of the left atrium to electroanatomic mapping improve the clinical outcome?: a randomized comparison of Carto-Merge vs. Carto-XP three-dimensional map

scientific article published on 17 April 2010

Accuracy of bleeding scores for patients presenting with myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of 9 studies and 13 759 patients

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Acute and long-term outcome of transvenous cryothermal catheter ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias involving the perinodal region

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Acute coronary syndrome in HIV patients: from pathophysiology to clinical practice

scientific article published on March 2012

Acute coronary syndromes in human immunodeficiency virus patients: a meta-analysis investigating adverse event rates and the role of antiretroviral therapy

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Age of First Arrhythmic Event in Brugada Syndrome: Data From the SABRUS (Survey on Arrhythmic Events in Brugada Syndrome) in 678 Patients

scientific article published on 18 December 2017

Alternating bundle branch block during bigeminy supraventricular extrasystole triggered by a linking phenomenon

scientific article published on 01 June 2017

Alternatives to clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes: Prasugrel or ticagrelor?

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Anatomic relationship between left coronary artery and left atrium in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation

scientific article published on 01 July 2017

Anticoagulant cessation following atrial fibrillation ablation: limits of the ECG-guided approach.

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Antiplatelet combinations for prevention of atherothrombotic events

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: ECG progression over time and correlation with long-term follow-up.

scientific article published in June 2016

Assessing Risk in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease: When Should We Intensify Care and Follow-Up? Results from a Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies of the COURAGE and FAME Era

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Atrial electrophysiological features in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White and atrial fibrillation: absence of rate adaptation of intraatrial conduction time parameters

scholarly article published 1997

Atrial fibrillation and female sex.

scientific article published on 24 March 2015

Atrial fibrillation requiring urgent medical care. Approach and outcome in the various departments of admission. Data from the atrial Fibrillation/flutter Italian REgistry (FIRE).

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Cardiac amyloidosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A dangerous liaison

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Cardiac dysfunction in pauci symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus patients: a meta-analysis in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era.

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Cardiac remote ischaemic preconditioning reduces periprocedural myocardial infarction for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.

scientific article published on January 2014

Cardiovascular disease in HIV patients: from bench to bedside and backwards.

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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in chronic heart failure: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Clinical and magnetic resonance evolution of "infarct-like" myocarditis

scientific article published on 9 January 2017

Clinical characteristics and treatment of short QT syndrome

scientific article published in July 2005

Colchicine for prevention of postpericardiotomy syndrome and postoperative atrial fibrillation: the COPPS-2 randomized clinical trial

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Combining electromagnetic navigation and 3-D mapping to reduce fluoroscopy time and achieve optimal CRT response

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Comparative safety and efficacy of statins for primary prevention in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 6 February 2016

Concentrated pineapple juice for visualisation of the oesophagus during magnetic resonance angiography before atrial fibrillation radiofrequency catheter ablation

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Conduction recovery following catheter ablation in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

scientific article published on 22 February 2017

Contemporary management of pericardial effusion: practical aspects for clinical practice

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Contrast-induced kidney injury: how does it affect long-term cardiac mortality?

scientific article published on 3 July 2017

Cooling dynamics: a new predictor of long-term efficacy of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia cryoablation.

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Cryoballoon vs. radiofrequency contact force ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a propensity score analysis.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Cryptogenic ischemic stroke and prevalence of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation: a prospective study

scientific article published on 15 November 2014

Delaying cardioversion following 4-week anticoagulation in case of persistent atrial fibrillation after a transcatheter ablation procedure to reduce silent cerebral thromboembolism: a single-center pilot study

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Detection of anticonductive tissue autoantibodies in a patient with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and sick sinus syndrome

scientific article published in November 2013

Diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis.

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Diffuse coronary disease: short- and long-term outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention.

scientific article published in April 2013

Do left atrial appendage morphology and function help predict thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation?

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Do supraventricular premature beats identify patients at high risk for atrial fibrillation?

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

Does antiarrhythmic drugs premedication improve electrical cardioversion success in persistent atrial fibrillation?

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Doubts of the cardiologist regarding an electrocardiogram presenting QRS V1-V2 complexes with positive terminal wave and ST segment elevation. Consensus Conference promoted by the Italian Cardiology Society

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Drug-induced type 1 Brugada ECG: Lights and shadows

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Early repolarization: an evolving concept for the past 70 years

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Effect of gender after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 27 January 2015

Efficacy and Safety of Available Protocols for Aspirin Hypersensitivity for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Survey and Systematic Review

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Electrocardiograms of Children and Adolescents Practicing Non-competitive Sports: Normal Limits and Abnormal Findings in a Large European Cohort Evaluated by Telecardiology.

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Electromechanical coupling in patients with the short QT syndrome: further insights into the mechanoelectrical hypothesis of the U wave.

scientific article published on 9 October 2007

Electrophysiologically Guided Substrate Modification During Sinus Rhythm: Personalized Approach to Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 February 2016

Etiological diagnosis, prognostic significance and role of electrophysiological study in patients with Brugada ECG and syncope

scientific article published in August 2017

European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Failure Association joint consensus document on arrhythmias in heart failure, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society

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Evaluation and Treatment of Pericarditis: A Systematic Review.

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Fever-Related Arrhythmic Events in the Multicenter Survey on Arrhythmic Events in Brugada Syndrome (SABRUS).

scientific article published on 9 April 2018

Further insights into the effect of quinidine in short QT syndrome caused by a mutation in HERG

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Heart failure in patients with human immunodeficiency virus: a review of the literature.

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High prevalence at computed coronary tomography of non-calcified plaques in asymptomatic HIV patients treated with HAART: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 March 2015

Hyperthyroidism in patients with ischaemic heart disease after iodine load induced by coronary angiography: Long-term follow-up and influence of baseline thyroid functional status

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Illustrated Atlas of Post-AF Ablation Cerebral Abnormalities.

scientific article published on March 2014

Impact of Ablation Catheter Irrigation Design on Silent Cerebral Embolism After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Results from a Pilot Study ⬇️

scientific article published on April 11, 2012

Impact of Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion on Recurrence of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ischemic Secondary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Recipients (VACTO Secondary Study): Insights From Coronary Angiogram and Electrogram Analysis

scientific article published on May 2017

Impact of TAVI on mitral regurgitation: a prospective echocardiographic study

scientific article published on 27 November 2012

Impact of access on TAVI procedural and midterm follow-up: a meta-analysis of 13 studies and 10,468 patients

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Impact of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation on mortality, stroke, and heart failure hospitalizations: A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Impact of targeting adenosine-induced transient venous reconnection in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of 3524 patients

scientific article published in July 2017

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for prevention of sudden death in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia.

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In vivo effects of mutant HERG K+ channel inhibition by disopyramide in patients with a short QT-1 syndrome: a pilot study

scientific article published on 16 August 2007

Incidence and Management of Restenosis After Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Disease With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents (from Failure in Left Main Study With 2nd Generation Stents-Cardiogroup III Study).

scientific article published on 6 January 2017

Incidence and predictors of coronary stent thrombosis: evidence from an international collaborative meta-analysis including 30 studies, 221,066 patients, and 4276 thromboses

scientific article published on 22 February 2012

Incidence of Silent Cerebral Thromboembolic Lesions After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation May Change According to Technology Used: Comparison of Irrigated Radiofrequency, Multipolar Nonirrigated Catheter and Cryoballoon ⬇️

scientific article published on March 31, 2011

Incidence of cerebral thromboembolic events during long-term follow-up in patients treated with transcatheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

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Incidence, etiology and predictors of adverse outcomes in 43,315 patients presenting to the Emergency Department with syncope: an international meta-analysis

scientific article published on 20 December 2011

J-wave duration and slope as potential tools to discriminate between benign and malignant early repolarization

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Labelled leucocyte scintigraphy in an infected externalized Riata lead

scientific article published on 21 August 2014

Left Atrial Function After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation--Can Pre-Ablation Function Predict Contractile Improvement During Follow-up?

scientific article published on 8 October 2015

Left Atrial Function after Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation Concomitant to Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair: A Pilot Study on Long-Term Results and Clinical Implications

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Left Atrial Substrate Modification Targeting Low-Voltage Areas for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Left atrial appendage morphology and silent cerebral ischemia in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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Left atrial appendage morphology at transesophageal echocardiography: how to improve reproducibility?

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

Left atrial appendage thrombi relate to easily accessible clinical parameters in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation transcatheter ablation: A multicenter study

scientific article published on 8 April 2017

Left atrial volume at MRI is the main determinant of outcome after pulmonary vein isolation plus linear lesion ablation for paroxysmal-persistent atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

Linear cryoablation of the left atrium versus pulmonary vein cryoisolation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease: correlation of electroanatomic mapping and long-term clinical results

scientific article published on 27 December 2004

Local electrogram assessment of unidirectional isthmus block is sufficient to predict the acute and long-term success of cavo-tricuspid isthmus ablation

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

Long-Term (≥10 Years) Safety of Percutaneous Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Stenosis With Drug-Eluting Stents.

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Long-term clinical results of 2 different ablation strategies in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

scientific article published in October 2008

Long-term efficacy and safety of two different rhythm control strategies in elderly patients with symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation

scientific article published in April 2013

Long-term events following atrial fibrillation rate control or transcatheter ablation: a multicenter observational study.

scientific article published on 31 July 2015

Long-term follow-up of patients with short QT syndrome

scientific article published in August 2011

Long-term results of transcatheter atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function

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Management of multivessel coronary disease in STEMI patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Meta-Analysis of the Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Treated With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents.

scientific article published on 19 March 2016

Meta-analysis of coronary CT angiography in the emergency department: reply.

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Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and adjusted observational results of use of clopidogrel, aspirin, and oral anticoagulants in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 12 February 2015

Morphologic analysis of left atrial anatomy by magnetic resonance angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: a large single center experience

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Multimodality imaging of pericardial diseases.

scientific article published on 2 September 2016

New echocardiographic insights in short QT syndrome: More than a channelopathy?

scientific article published on 19 May 2015

Outcomes of patients with low-pressure aortic gradient undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A Meta-analysis

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PQ segment depression in patients with short QT syndrome: a novel marker for diagnosing short QT syndrome?

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Percutaneous catheter cryothermal ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: efficacy and safety of a new ablation technique

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Phenotypic expression of ARVC: How 12 lead ECG can predict left or right ventricle involvement. A familiar case series and a review of literature

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Pressure ulcer: an unreported complication of the Safeguard® hemostasis device. No need to crack under pressure.

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Prevalence and non-invasive predictors of left main or three-vessel coronary disease: evidence from a collaborative international meta-analysis including 22 740 patients

scientific article published on June 2012

Prevalence of silent cerebral ischemia in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation and correlation with cognitive function.

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Prevalence of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in a cohort of 115 patients with Brugada syndrome

scientific article published in July 2008

Prevalence of type 1 brugada electrocardiographic pattern evaluated by twelve-lead twenty-four-hour holter monitoring

scientific article published on 13 October 2014

Proceedings of the 23rd Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress: part two: Genoa, Italy. 28 September – 01 October 2016.

scientific article published on 30 May 2017

Profile of Brugada Syndrome Patients Presenting with Their First Documented Arrhythmic Event. Data from the Survey on Arrhythmic Events in BRUgada Syndrome (SABRUS).

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Prognostic indicators for recurrent thrombotic events in HIV-infected patients with acute coronary syndromes: use of registry data from 12 sites in Europe, South Africa and the United States.

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Prognostic role of myocardial performance index on long-term survival after heart transplantation: a prospective study

scientific article published on 19 April 2013

Provisional vs. two-stent technique for unprotected left main coronary artery disease after ten years follow up: A propensity matched analysis

scientific article published on 3 March 2016

Pulmonary vein isolation with a new multipolar irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter (nMARQ™): feasibility, acute and short-term efficacy, safety, and impact on postablation silent cerebral ischemia.

scientific article published on 14 September 2014

Pulmonary veins branching pattern, assessed by magnetic resonance, does not affect transcatheter atrial fibrillation ablation outcome

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Radial Versus Femoral Access for the Treatment of Left Main Lesion in the Era of Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents.

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Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a cause of silent thromboembolism? Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of cerebral thromboembolism in patients undergoing ablation of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 11 October 2010

Recurrent Pericarditis

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Relationship of ECG findings to phenotypic expression in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a cardiac magnetic resonance study

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Remote ischaemic preconditioning in coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on September 2012

Reply to the Editor--Altered in vivo systolic function in the short QT syndrome anticipated in silico

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Reply to the Editor--PQ-segment depression in short QT syndrome patients: a novel marker for diagnosing short QT syndrome?

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Reply to the letter by Dr Erqou regarding “Intensive glycemic control has no impact on the risk of heart failure in type 2 diabetic patients”

Right ventricular epicardial arrhythmogenic substrate in long-QT syndrome patients at risk of sudden death

Risk stratification in individuals with the Brugada type 1 ECG pattern without previous cardiac arrest: usefulness of a combined clinical and electrophysiologic approach ⬇️

scientific article published on October 26, 2010

Risk stratification of the patients with Brugada type electrocardiogram: a community-based prospective study

scientific article published on 4 February 2009

SCN1B gene variants in Brugada Syndrome: a study of 145 SCN5A-negative patients

scientific article published on 25 September 2014

Safety and efficacy of cryoablation of accessory pathways adjacent to the normal conduction system

scientific article published on 01 August 2003

Same-day CIED implantation and discharge: Is it possible? The E-MOTION trial (Early MObilization after pacemaker implantaTION)

scientific article published on 08 April 2019

Selective Vulnerability of Cortical Border Zone to Microembolic Infarct.

scientific article published on 9 June 2015

Short QT Syndrome: a familial cause of sudden death

scientific article published on 18 August 2003

Short QT syndrome

scientific article published in August 2005

Short QT syndrome. Genotype-phenotype correlations

scientific article published in October 2005

Short QT syndrome. Update on a recent entity

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Short QT syndrome: clinical findings and diagnostic-therapeutic implications

scientific article published on 22 August 2006

Short QT syndrome: pharmacological treatment

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Shortening of the Short Refractory Periods in Short QT Syndrome.

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Silent Cerebral Embolism during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation:Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management

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Silent cerebral events/lesions related to atrial fibrillation ablation: a clinical review.

scientific article published on 11 February 2015

Single Center Experience of Fluoroless AVNRT Ablation Guided by Electroanatomic Reconstruction in Children and Adolescents ⬇️

scientific article published on May 28, 2013

Starfix lead extraction: Clinical experience and technical issues.

scientific article published on 14 November 2015

Sudden death associated with short-QT syndrome linked to mutations in HERG.

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Surgical approaches to atrial fibrillation

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TIMI, GRACE and alternative risk scores in Acute Coronary Syndromes: a meta-analysis of 40 derivation studies on 216,552 patients and of 42 validation studies on 31,625 patients

scientific article published on 11 January 2012

Telomere length variation in juvenile acute myocardial infarction.

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The dream of near-zero X-rays ablation comes true.

scientific article published on 26 June 2016

The lack of effect of sotalol in short QT syndrome patients carrying the T618I mutation in the KCNH2 gene

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The prognostic impact of high on-treatment platelet reactivity with aspirin or ADP receptor antagonists: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Thirty-day readmission rates after PCI in a metropolitan center in Europe: incidence and impact on prognosis.

scientific article published in March 2015

Three Arterial Grafts Improve Late Survival: A Meta-Analysis of Propensity-Matched Studies.

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Time to positivity of diagnostic provocative pharmacological testing in Brugada syndrome

scientific article published in 2022

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a 54-year-old patient with aggressive HIV

scientific article published on April 2014

Typical atrial flutter ablation outcome: correlation with isthmus anatomy using intracardiac echo 3D reconstruction

scientific article published in September 2004

Use and misuse of multivariable approaches in interventional cardiology studies on drug-eluting stents: a systematic review

scientific article published on 13 August 2012

Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillator in nonischaemic cardiomyopathy: a U-turn?

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

Use of oral gadobenate dimeglumine to visualise the oesophagus during magnetic resonance angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation prior to catheter ablation

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Usefulness and Safety of Transcatheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Usefulness of exercise test in the diagnosis of short QT syndrome

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Ventricular conduction delay as marker of risk in Brugada Syndrome. Results from the analysis of clinical and electrocardiographic features of a large cohort of patients

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Very Long-Term Results of Surgical and Transcatheter Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation ⬇️

scientific article published on July 31, 2013

Very long-term outcome following transcatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Are results maintained after 10 years of follow up?

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Very long-term results of electroanatomic-guided radiofrequency ablation of atrial arrhythmias in patients with surgically corrected atrial septal defect

scientific article published on 19 May 2014

Visualization of multiple catheters with electroanatomical mapping reduces X-ray exposure during atrial fibrillation ablation.

scientific article published on 18 March 2011

What is the optimal treatment for symptomatic patients with isolated coronary myocardial bridge? A systematic review and pooled analysis

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Zero-Fluoroscopy Ablation of Accessory Pathways in Children and Adolescents: CARTO3 Electroanatomic Mapping Combined with RF and Cryoenergy

scientific article published on 15 April 2015

Zero-fluoroscopy atrial fibrillation ablation in the presence of a patent foramen ovale: a multicentre experience

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

[Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with structural heart disease: when to think about it?]

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

[Remarks on the guideline recommendations for cardioverter-defibrillator implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac Death in patients with severe ventricular dysfunction. Consensus Document of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiolog

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[Sudden cardiac death in athletes with an apparently normal heart: the channelopathies].

scientific article published in October 2008

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