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ICD role in preventing sudden cardiac death in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy with preserved myocardial function: 2013 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
No full textSudden cardiac death in neuromuscolar disorders: Time to establish shared protocols for cardiac pacing
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Heart rate variability, obesity, and bariatric-induced weight loss: the importance of selection criteria
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Atrial fibrillation in beta thalassemia major: how to perform effective screening and early detection
No full textIschemic heart disease therapy in the elderly: Risk/benefit ratio
No full textEpidemiological data have shown a "demographic revolution" in our society which induced a progressive increase in the elderly population, and coronary heart disease occurs more frequently in this group of subjects. Moreover, the presence of other pathologies entails specific diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in the elderly. In acute coronary syndromes percutaneous coronary angioplasty and thrombolytic agents are ever more employed despite the higher morbidity and mortality rates in the elderly. Chronic ischemic heart disease therapy, even if not different from that in younger patients, requires careful evaluation of the risk/benefit ratio.Epidemiological data have shown a "demographic revolution" in our society which induced a progressive increase in the elderly population, and coronary heart disease occurs more frequently in this group of subjects. Moreover, the presence of other pathologies entails specific diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in the elderly. In acute coronary syndromes percutaneous coronary angioplasty and thrombolytic agents are ever more employed despite the higher morbidity and mortality rates in the elderly. Chronic ischemic heart disease therapy, even if not different from that in younger patients, requires careful evaluation of the risk/benefit ratio
The heart and cardiac pacing in Steinert disease.
No full textMyotonic dystrophy (Dystrophia Myotonica, DM) is the most
frequently inherited neuromuscular disease of adult life. It is
a multisystemic disease with major cardiac involvement. Core
features of myotonic dystrophy are myotonia, muscle weakness,
cataract, respiratory failure and cardiac conduction abnormalities.
Classical DM, first described by Steinert and called
Steinert’s disease or DM1 (Dystrophia Myotonica type 1) has
been identified as an autosomal dominant disorder associated
with the presence of an abnormal expansion of a CTG trinucleotide
repeat in the 3′ untranslated region of DMPK gene on
chromosome 19. This review will mainly focus on the various
aspects of cardiac involvement in DM1 patients and the current
role of cardiac pacing in their treatment
Early onset "electrical" heart failure in myotonic dystrophy type 1 patient: the role of ICD biventricular pacing.
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Cardiac resynchronization improves heart failure in one patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1. A case report.
No full textWe report an improvement in symptoms of heart failure, a reduced
left ventricular dysfunction and induced reverse remodelling
in one patient with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1, showing an
early onset ventricular dysfunction secondary to a complete left
bundle branch block (LBBB) who underwent cardioverter defibrillator
CRT (ICD- CRT) implantation
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