List of works - Mauro Biffi

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

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

Acute changes in electromechanical parameters during different pacing configurations using a quadripolar left ventricular lead

scientific article published on 03 July 2013

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

scientific article published on 14 October 2010

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!

Automatic management of left ventricular stimulation: hints for technologic improvement

scientific article published in March 2009

Automatic verification of ventricular stimulation: fusion management algorithm

scientific article published in January 2008

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

scientific article

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

scientific article

Battery drain in daily practice and medium-term projections on longevity of cardioverter-defibrillators: an analysis from a remote monitoring database.

scientific article published on 03 February 2016

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: effects on left and right ventricular ejection fraction during exercise

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: is systole all that matters?

scientific article

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 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 cardiac resynchronization therapy on subendo- and subepicardial left ventricular twist mechanics and relation to favorable outcome

scientific article published on 23 July 2010

Effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy on dilated cardiomyopathy with isolated ventricular non-compaction

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

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular twist

scientific article published in September 2009

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on right ventricular function during rest and exercise, as assessed by radionuclide angiography, and on NT-proBNP levels.

scientific article published on 30 June 2017

Efficacy of internal cardioversion for chronic atrial fibrillation in patients with and without left ventricular dysfunction.

scientific article

Electrocardiographic remodeling during cardiac resynchronization therapy.

scientific article published on 31 May 2005

Excimer laser lead extraction by femoral approach

scientific article

Exercise stress echocardiography is superior to rest echocardiography in predicting left ventricular reverse remodelling and functional improvement after cardiac resynchronization therapy

article by Guido Rocchi et al published January 2009 in European Heart Journal

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

scientific article published on March 2011

Heart failure after myocardial revascularization: risk markers

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

Impact of pacemaker longevity on expected device replacement rates: results from computer simulations based on a Multicenter Registry (ESSENTIAL)

scientific article published on 22 September 2018

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

Increase in QT/QTc dispersion after low energy cardioversion of chronic persistent atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published in June 2004

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 ventricular sensing always right, when it is left ?

scientific article published on 21 September 2018

Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling Elicited by a Quadripolar Lead: Results from the Multicenter Per4mer Study

scientific article published on 7 December 2015

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 pacing by automatic capture verification

scientific article published on 11 October 2007

Left ventricular rotational mechanics in acute myocardial infarction and in chronic (ischemic and nonischemic) heart failure patients

scientific article published on 8 April 2009

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

scientific article published in February 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

Pacing with capture verification in candidates for resynchronisation therapy: a feasibility study

scientific article published in May 2005

Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: current management and treatment options

scientific article

Phospholamban Cardiomyopathy: Unveiling a Distinct Phenotype Through Heart Failure Stages Progression

scientific article published in 2022

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

Prediction of atrial fibrillation in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and heart failure

scientific article published in October 2010

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

Rate-responsive pacing and atrial high rate episodes in cardiac resynchronization therapy patients: Is low heart rate the key?

scientific article published on 07 July 2019

Real-life outcome of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization defibrillator replacement/upgrade in a contemporary population: observations from the multicentre DECODE registry

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

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

article

Reply to Reader's Comment: “Electrocardiographic Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Devices: Simple, but Not So Simple!” by Mont et al

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

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 ECG belt for CRT response trial: design and clinical protocol

scientific article published on 14 June 2020

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 never-ending story of CIED infection prevention: Shall we WRAP-IT and go?

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

The role of atrial sensing for new-onset atrial arrhythmias diagnosis and management in single-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients: Results from the THINGS registry

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

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

scientific article published on 30 April 2012

Transvenous cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in a patient with tricuspid mechanical prosthesis

scientific article published in March 2007

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 Mauro Biffi

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

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.

Acute changes in electromechanical parameters during different pacing configurations using a quadripolar left ventricular lead

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

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!

Automatic management of left ventricular stimulation: hints for technologic improvement

Automatic verification of ventricular stimulation: fusion management algorithm

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

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

Battery drain in daily practice and medium-term projections on longevity of cardioverter-defibrillators: an analysis from a remote monitoring database.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy and cardiac sympathetic function

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

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

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: is systole all that matters?

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 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 cardiac resynchronization therapy on subendo- and subepicardial left ventricular twist mechanics and relation to favorable outcome

Effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy on dilated cardiomyopathy with isolated ventricular non-compaction

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

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular twist

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on right ventricular function during rest and exercise, as assessed by radionuclide angiography, and on NT-proBNP levels.

Efficacy of internal cardioversion for chronic atrial fibrillation in patients with and without left ventricular dysfunction.

Electrocardiographic remodeling during cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Excimer laser lead extraction by femoral approach

Exercise stress echocardiography is superior to rest echocardiography in predicting left ventricular reverse remodelling and functional improvement after cardiac resynchronization therapy

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

Heart failure after myocardial revascularization: risk markers

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.

Impact of pacemaker longevity on expected device replacement rates: results from computer simulations based on a Multicenter Registry (ESSENTIAL)

Implantation of cardioverter-defibrillator: effects on shoulder function.

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

Increase in QT/QTc dispersion after low energy cardioversion of chronic persistent atrial fibrillation.

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 ventricular sensing always right, when it is left ?

Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling Elicited by a Quadripolar Lead: Results from the Multicenter Per4mer Study

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

Left ventricular pacing by automatic capture verification

Left ventricular rotational mechanics in acute myocardial infarction and in chronic (ischemic and nonischemic) heart failure patients

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

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.

Pacing with capture verification in candidates for resynchronisation therapy: a feasibility study

Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: current management and treatment options

Phospholamban Cardiomyopathy: Unveiling a Distinct Phenotype Through Heart Failure Stages Progression

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

Prediction of atrial fibrillation in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and heart failure

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

Rate-responsive pacing and atrial high rate episodes in cardiac resynchronization therapy patients: Is low heart rate the key?

Real-life outcome of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization defibrillator replacement/upgrade in a contemporary population: observations from the multicentre DECODE registry

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

Reply to Reader's Comment: “Electrocardiographic Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Devices: Simple, but Not So Simple!” by Mont et al