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    His bundle pacing: Clinical consequences of unnecessary right ventricle backup pacing

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    As a backup lead in right ventricle (RV) is often used in His-bundle pacing (HBP) implants, in sinus rhythm patients the His lead is connected to the left ventricular (LV) port of a CRT device. In current devices, the backup pacing will be delivered 100% of time due to cross-channel ventricular refractory periods. Beyond an impact on battery, unnecessary RV pacing could find excitable tissue and capture a portion of the myocardium tissue potentially reducing the benefits of physiological HBP as shown in this case report where the switch from biventricular to LV-only pacing improved acute and 2-month echocardiography parameters

    Senile hypertension: Risk factors, and as risk factor itself

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    Hypertension is widespread amongst the elderly, affecting more than 50% of them, with a progressive age related increase, in prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension. All the hypertension risk factors are analysed, whereas a primary role should be assigned to congenital changes in cellular sodium transport systems, manifesting by the aging, in the presence of modulating factors as hyperinsulinism. The importance of antihypertensive therapy with calcium-channel blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to prevent cardiovascular disease, is confirmed in elderly patients

    Note Illustrative della Carta geologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000, F. 003 Vetta d'Italia, Servizio Geologico d'Italia - ISPRA

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    <p>Note illustrative redatte per il Foglio geologico n. 003 Vetta d’Italia della Carta Geologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000. 104 pp.</p&gt
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