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NURSING ROLE IN SECONDARY PREVENTION AFTER ACS: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH
Anno:
2025
Introduction: secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease is essential to reduce the risk of recurrence and improve patient outcomes. The latest guidelines recommend a multidisciplinary, integrated approach involving multiple healthcare professionals. In this context, the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) nurse plays a key role in patient education, promotion of therapeutic…
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ASSESSMENT OF LEFT ATRIAL MECHANICS IN PATIENTS WITH CRYPTOGENIC STROKE AND PATENT FORAMEN OVALE
Anno:
2025
Objectives.  To identify clinical, radiological and echocardiographic features associated with indication to percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, with a specific focus on left-atrial functional indices, in a real-world cohort of patients with cryptogenic cerebrovascular ischemic event and PFO. Methods.  In this single-centre retrospective study of 225 patients discussed…
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BETA-BLOCKER TREATMENT AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Anno:
2025
Background: The clinical benefit of beta-blocker treatment in patients with a previous myocardial infarction (MI) and without a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is not established. This study aims at assessing the impact of beta-blocker treatment after an MI based on the type of MI at presentation, the…
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REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED CARDIO-DIABETOLOGY PATHWAY: A 1.5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CARDIOVASULAR RISK PROFILING AND MANAGEMENT
Anno:
2025
Background Patients with diabetes mellitus represent a heterogeneous population with a wide range of cardiovascular (CV) risk, from primary prevention to advanced atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Despite increasing evidence supporting integrated cardio-diabetology models, real-world data on the longitudinal impact of structured care pathways on patient profiling and risk factor…
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MODIFIED HALLER INDEX IS INVERSELY ASSOCIATED WITH ASYMPTOMATIC STATUS IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION: A PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION
Anno:
2025
Background: No previous study evaluated the possible influence of chest wall conformation on symptoms perception in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients candidates for electrical cardioversion (ECV). We aimed at evaluating the anthropometric and clinical characteristics of patients with persistent AF undergoing ECV, categorized according to the presence or absence of…
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QUALITY OF CARE IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS FROM THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE “QUALITY IN CARDIOLOGY” (QIC) PROJECT
Anno:
2025
Background    Assessing quality of care is the first step toward improving the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has defined a set of quality indicators (QIs) for AMI care. Aim The “Quality in Cardiology” (QiC) Project aimed to evaluate whether…
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THE EMBOLIC BURDEN OF ENDOCARDITIS: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF A RARE SITE OF EMBOLISM
Anno:
2025
A 74-years-old woman presented to the ED referring weight loss and lack of appetite in the last weeks together with a two-days-history of tachycardia unresponsive to supportive therapy at home. No fever was reported. She also complained of worsening left leg pain since a couple of days, which turned…
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SUCCESSFUL PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT OF CALCIFIED LEFT MAIN DISEASE
Anno:
2025
CLINICAL CASE  A 77-year-old man was admitted to the Emergency Department with a two-hour history of chest pain and recurrent angina over the previous month. Physical examination and vital signs were unremarkable. EKG showed diffuse ventricular repolarization abnormalities and TnT was 1,200ng/L. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed preserved biventricular systolic function….
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THE ITACARE-P CARDIOREHAB REGISTRY: REAL-WORLD DELIVERY AND RESULTS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE FROM ITALIAN CARDIAC REHABILITATION NETWORK. PRELIMINARY DATA.
Anno:
2025
Background, Aims. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure (HF) in the post-acute phase and represents the most cost-effective secondary prevention strategy. In 2025 the first Italian national prospective multicenter registry on CR in HF and CAD patients…
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IATROGENIC VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT FOLLOWING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE OF A RARE COMPLICATION.
Anno:
2025
Introduction. Gerbode’s defect dates back to 1857. It generally has a congenital etiology, however very rare acquired forms have been described as complications of cardiac surgery, bacterial endocarditis, thoracic trauma, myocardial infarction or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant (TAVI). Diagnosing the communication between the left ventricle and the right atrium…
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