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3. Prognostic significance of serum uric acid in outpatients with chronic heart failure is complex and related to body mass index: Data from the IN-CHF Registry

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Baldasseroni, S, Urso, R, Maggioni, Ap, Orso, F, Fabbri, G, Marchionni, N, Tavazzi, L, the IN CHF Investigators: Mezzani, A, Bielli, M, Milanese, G, Ugliengo, G, Pozzi, R, Rabajoli, F, Bosimini, E, Begliuomini, G, Ferrari, A, Barzizza, F, Valsecchi, F, Dadda, F, Faggiano, P, Castiglioni, G, Gibelli, G, Turelli, Al, Belluschi, R, Bianchi, C, Emanuelli, C, Gramenzi, S, Foti, S, Agnelli, D, Mascioli, G, Cazzani, E, Zanelli, E, Domenighini, D, Castelli, C, Moroni, E, Gara, E, Guzzetti, S, Muzzupappa, S, Turiel, M, Cappiello, E, Sandrone, G, Recalcati, F, Valenti, D, Achilli, F, Vincenzi, A, Rusconi, F, Palvarini, M, Ghio, S, Fontana, A, Giusti, A, Scelsi, L, Sebastiani, R, Ceresa, M, Nassiacos, D, Meloni, S, Nicoli, T, Bandini, P, Pedretti, R, Paolucci, M, Amati, L, Ravetta, M, Morandi, F, Provasoli, S, Bertolini, A, Imperiale, D, Agen, W, Planca, E, Quorso, P, Ferro, A, Pedrolli, C, Russo, P, Tarantini, L, Candelpergher, G, Cannarozzo, Pp, De Cian, F, Agnoli, A, Stefanini, Mg, Cacciavillani, L, Boffa, Gm, Mario, L, Renosto, G, Stritoni, P, Varotto, L, Penzo, M, Perini, G, Giuliano, G, Barducci, E, Piazza, R, Albanese, Mc, Fresco, C, Picco, F, Venturini, P, Camerini, A, Griffo, R, Derchi, G, Delfino, L, Pizzorno, L, Mazzantini, S, Torre, F, Orlandi, S, Bertoli, D, Gentile, A, Naccarella, F, Gatti, M, Coluccini, M, Morgagni, G, Alfano, G, Reggianini, L, Sansoni, S, Serra, W, Passerini, F, Del Corso, P, Rusconi, L, Marzaloni, M, Mezzetti, M, Gambarati, Gp, Mariani, Pr, Volterrani, C, Venturi, F, Zambald, G, Casolo, G, Moschi, G, Geri Brandinelli, A, Miracapillo, G, Boni, A, Italiani, G, Vergoni, W, Paci, Am, Lattanzi, F, Reisenhofer, B, Severini, D, Taddei, T, Dalle Luche, A, Comella, A, Gasperini, U, Cocchieri, M, Alunni, G, Bosi, E, Panciarola, R, Maragoni, G, Bardelli, G, Testarmata, P, Pasetti, L, Budini, A, Gabrilelli, D, Coderoni, B, Midi, P, Romaniello, C, Del Sindaco, D, Leggio, F, Terranova, A, Pulignano, G, Pozzar, F, Ansalone, G, Magris, B, Giannantoni, P, Cacciatore, G, Bottero, G, Scaffidi, G, Valtorta, C, Salustri, A, Amadeo, F, Barbato, G, Aspromonte, N, Baldo, V, Baldo, E, Frattaroli, C, Mariani, A, Di Marco, G, Levantesi, G, Potena, Ap, Colonna, N, Montano, A, Sensale, P, Maiolica, O, Somelli, A, Napolitano, F, Provvisiero, P, Bottiglieri, P, Ciriello, N, Angelini, E, Andriulo, C, De Santis, F, Cocco, F, Zecca, A, Pennetta, A, Mariello, F, Magliari, F, De Giorgi, A, Callerame, M, Santoro, V, Pede, S, Renna, A, De Donno, O, De Lorenzi, E, Polimeni, G, Russo, Va, Mangia, R, Truncellito, L, Cariello, Fp, Affinita, M, Perticone, F, Cloro, C, Borelli, D, Matta, M, Lopresti, D, Misuraca, G, Caporale, R, Chiappetta, P, Tripodi, E, Tassone, F, Salituri, S, Errigo, C, Meringolo, G, Donnangelo, L, Canonico, G, Coco, R, Franco, M, Coglitore, A, Donato, A, Di Tano, G, Cento, Domenico, DE GREGORIO, Cesare, Mongiovı, M, Schillaci, Am, Mirto, Ij, Clemenza, F, Ingrillı, F, Cavallaro, A, Aloisi, B, Ledda, G, Rizzo, C, Porcu, M, Salis, S, Pistis, L, Pili, G, Piras, S, Maoddi, I, and Uras, F.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Medicine (miscellaneous), Hyperuricemia, Models, Biological, Severity of Illness Index, Body Mass Index, chemistry.chemical_compound, Thinness, Internal medicine, Severity of illness, Ambulatory Care, Humans, Medicine, Registries, Mortality, Survival analysis, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Aged, 80 and over, Heart Failure, Nutrition and Dietetics, business.industry, Hazard ratio, Middle Aged, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Survival Analysis, Confidence interval, Uric Acid, Surgery, Italy, chemistry, Heart failure, Cardiology, Uric acid, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Body mass index
Abstract

In the field of cardiovascular diseases, elevated levels of serum uric acid (UA) reflect a marked activation of the xanthine oxidase pathway with increase in free radicals production; it is often associated with an inflammatory state, oxygen consumption and endothelial dysfunction. All these associations have been also confirmed in heart failure (HF) but the pathophysiological role of UA in this setting is not well understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic role of UA in outpatients enrolled in the Italian Registry of Congestive Heart Failure (IN-CHF).All patients met the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) criteria for diagnosis of HF. We considered patients with complete clinical data and UA level available at the baseline and at 1-year follow-up. The study population was composed of 877 patients aged 63 ± 12 years. One-year mortality was 10.8% and dead patients had a higher level of UA than survivors (7.1 mg dl⁻¹ vs 6.6 mg dl⁻¹, p0.0207). In multivariable full model of analysis, UA did not result in an independent predictor of death in overall population, but only in patients with low body mass index (BMI) (≤22 kg m⁻²) (hazard ratio (HR): 2.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.36-4.18). In this subgroup, a statistically significant gradual relationship between UA and survival was detected starting from values higher than 8 mg dl⁻¹.Elevated level of UA is not an independent predictor of mortality in chronic HF, but it markedly worsens outcome if associated with low level of BMI. This association is likely an indicator of chronic inflammatory and catabolic state.

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2012
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4. Precipitating factors and decision-making processes of short-term worsening heart failure despite 'optimal' treatment (from the IN-CHF Registry)

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Opasich, C., Rapezzi, C., Lucci, D., Gorini, M., Pozzar, F., Zanelli, E., Tavazzi, L., Mezzani, Maggioni A. P. AND THE IN CHF Investigators: A., Bielli, M., Milanese, U., Ugliengo, G., Pozzi, R., Rabajoli, F., Bosimini, E., Valsecchi, M. G., Dadda, F., Faggiano, P., Castiglioni, G., Gibelli, G., Turelli, A. L., Belluschi, R., Bianchi, C., Emanuelli, C., Gramenzi, S., Foti, G., Agnelli, D., Volterrani, M., Moroni, E., Gara, E., Turiel, A., Recalcati, F., Valenti, D., Rusconi, F., Palvarini, M., Giusti, A., Inserra, C., Nassiacos, D., Meloni, S., Nicoli, T., Bandini, P., Moizi, M., Pedretti, R., Paolucci, M., Amati, L., Ravetta, M., Morandi, F., Provasoli, S., Planca, E., Quorso, P., Ferro, A., Pedrolli, C., Riggi, L., Tarantini, L., Candelpergher, G., Berton, G., Stefanini, M. G., Cacciavillani, L., Boffa, G. M., Mario, L., Renosto, G., Stritoni, P., Perini, G., Bonadiman, C., Varotto, L., Penzo, M., Giuliano, G., Marini, R., Barducci), E., Humar, F., Albanese, M. C., Fresco, C., Camerini, A., Griffo, R., Derchi, G., Vengo, P., Fazzini, L., Pizzorno, L., Bertoli, D., Morgagni, G., Bruno, G., Iori, E., Melandri, F., Cionini, F., Reggianini, L., Passerini, F., Del Corso, P., Rusconi, L., Marzaloni, M., Mezzetti, M., Gambarati, G. P., Mariani, P. R., Volterrani, C., Venturi, F., Zambaldi, G., Geri Brandinelli, A., Taddei, T., Dalle Luche, A., Arcuri, G., Giannini, R., Gasperini, U., Alunni, G., Bosi, E., Cocchieri, M., Severini, D., Maragoni, G., C. Ferroni, G. Saccomanno, Pasetti, L., Budini, A., Manfrin, M., Coderoni, B., Mori, A., Midi, P., D. Del Sindaco, F. Leggio, Terranova, A., Pulignano, G., Cacciatore, G., Menichelli, M., Ansalone, G., Magris, B., Scaffidi, G., Valtorta, C., Salustri, A., Amaddeo, F., Barbato, G., Aspromonte, N., Renzi, M., Mantini, L., Frattaroli, C., Mariani, A., Di Marco, G., Levantesi, G., Colonna, N., Montano, A., Di Maggio, O., Toscano, G., Capuano, V., Scherillo, M., Sensale, P., Rullo, V., Maurea, N., Miceli, D., Somelli, A., Napolitano, F., Provvisiero, P., Di Muro, M. R., Bottiglieri, P., Rufolo, F., Ciriello, N., Angelini, E., Andriulo, C., De Santis, F., Cocco, F., Zecca, A., Pennetta, A., Mariello, F., Magliari, F., De Giorgi, A., Santoro, V., Pede, S., Renna, A., De Donno, O., De Lorenzi, E., Polimeni, G., Russo, V. A., Mangia, R., Cariello, F. P., Affinita, M., Perticone, F., Cloro, C., Misuraca, G., Caporale, R., Chiappetta, P., Tripodi, E., Tassone, F., Salituri, S., Errigo, C., Meringolo, G., Donnangelo, L., Canonico, G., Coco, R., Franco, M., Coglitore, A., Donato, A., Di Tano, G., Cento, D., DE GREGORIO, Cesare, Mongiovì, M., Schillaci, A. M., Mirto, U., Clemenza, F., Ingrillì, F., Aloisi, B., Porcu, M., Pili, G., and Piras, S.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Heart disease, Decision Making, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Heart rate, Humans, Medicine, Decompensation, Prospective Studies, Registries, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Intensive care medicine, Prospective cohort study, Aged, Heart Failure, business.industry, Atrial fibrillation, Middle Aged, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Blood pressure, Heart failure, Multivariate Analysis, Emergency medicine, Ambulatory, Cardiology, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
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This study sought to prospectively assess which factors were related to short-term worsening heart failure (HF) leading to or not to hospital admission, in long-term outpatients followed by cardiologists. The subsequent decision-making process was also analyzed. The study population consisted of 2,701 outpatients enrolled in the registry of the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure (IN-CHF) and followed by 133 cardiology centers (19% of all existing Italian cardiology centers). Clinical and follow-up data were collected by local trained clinicians; 215 patients (8%) had short-term decompensation (on average 2 months after the index outpatient visit). Multivariate analysis showed that previous hospitalization, long duration of symptoms, ischemic etiology, atrial fibrillation, higher functional class (New York Heart Association classification III to IV), higher heart rate, and low systolic blood pressure were independently associated with HF destabilization. Poor compliance (21%) and infection (12%) were the most frequent precipitating factors, but a precipitating factor was not identified in 40% of the patients. Poor compliance was more common in women, but no other clinical characteristics emerged as being related with a specific precipitating factor. Fifty-seven percent of the patients with a short-term recurrence of worsening HF required hospital admission; infusion treatment with inotropes and/or vasodilators was necessary in 19% of them. Long-term therapy was changed in 48% of the patients. Thus, in ambulatory HF patients, short-term worsening HF can be predicted according to the clinical characteristics on an outpatient basis. Nearly 1/3 of precipitating factors can be prevented. Patient education and avoidance of inappropriate treatment may reduce the number of relapses.

Published
2001
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5. Age-dependent prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in outpatients with chronic heart failure: data from the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure Registry

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Baldasseroni, S, Orso, F, Fabbri, G, De Bernardi, A, Cirrincione, V, Gonzini, L, Fumagalli, S, Marchionni, N, Midi, P, Maggioni, Ap, Mezzani, A, Bielli, M, Milanese, U, Ugliengo, G, Pozzi, R, Rabajoli, F, Bosimini, E, Begliuomini, G, Ferrari, A, Barzizza, F, Valsecchi, Mg, Dadda, F, Faggiano, P, Castiglioni, G, Gibelli, G, Turelli, Al, Belluschi, R, Bianchi, C, Emanuelli, C, Gramenzi, S, Foti, G, Agnelli, D, Mascioli, G, Cazzani, E, Zanelli, E, Domenighini, D, Castelli, C, Moroni, E, Gara, E, Guzzetti, S, Muzzupappa, S, Turiel, M, Cappiello, E, Sandrone, G, Recalcati, F, Valenti, D, Achilli, F, Vincenzi, A, Rusconi, F, Palvarini, M, Ghio, S, Fontana, A, Giusti, A, Scelsi, L, Sebastiani, R, Ceresa, M, Nassiacos, D, Meloni, S, Nicoli, T, Bandini, P, Pedretti, R, Paolucci, M, Amati, L, Ravetta, M, Morandi, F, Provasoli, S, Bertolini, A, Imperiale, D, Agen, W, Planca, E, Quorso, P, Ferro, A, Pedrolli, C, Russo, P, Tarantini, L, Candelpergher, G, Cannarozzo, Pp, De Cian, F, Agnoli, A, Stefanini, Mg, Cacciavillani, L, Boffa, Gm, Mario, L, Renosto, G, Stritoni, P, Varotto, L, Penzo, M, Perini, G, Giuliano, G, Barducci, E, Piazza, R, Albanese, Mc, Fresco, C, Picco, F, Venturini, P, Camerini, A, Griffo, R, Derchi, G, Delfino, L, Pizzorno, L, Mazzantini, S, Torre, F, Orlandi, S, Bertoli, D, Gentile, A, Naccarella, F, Gatti, M, Coluccini, M, Morgagni, G, Alfano, G, Reggianini, L, Sansoni, S, Serra, W, Passerini, F, Del Corso, P, Rusconi, L, Marzaloni, M, Mezzetti, M, Gambarati, Gp, Mariani, Pr, Volterrani, C, Venturi, F, Zambaldi, G, Casolo, G, Moschi, G, Geri Brandinelli, A, Miracapillo, G, Boni, A, Italiani, G, Vergoni, W, Paci, Am, Lattanzi, F, Reisenhofer, B, Severini, D, Taddei, T, Dalle Luche, A, Comella, A, Gasperini, U, Cocchieri, M, Alunni, G, Bosi, E, Panciarola, R, Maragoni, G, Bardelli, G, Testarmata, P, Pasetti, L, Budini, A, Gabrilelli, D, Coderoni, B, Romaniello, C, Del Sindaco, D, Leggio, F, Terranova, A, Pulignano, G, Pozzar, F, Ansalone, G, Magris, B, Giannantoni, P, Cacciatore, G, Bottero, G, Scaffidi, G, Valtorta, C, Salustri, A, Amaddeo, F, Barbato, G, Aspromonte, N, Baldo, V, Baldo, E, Frattaroli, C, Mariani, A, Di Marco, G, Levantesi, G, Potena, Ap, Colonna, N, Montano, A, Sensale, P, Maiolica, P, Somelli, A, Napolitano, F, Provvisiero, P, Bottiglieri, P, Ciriello, N, Angelini, E, Andriulo, C, De Santis, F, Cocco, F, Zecca, A, Pennetta, A, Mariello, F, Magliari, F, De Giorgi, A, Callerame, M, Santoro, V, Pede, S, Renna, A, De Donno, O, De Lorenzi, E, Polimeni, G, Russo, Va, Mangia, R, Truncellito, L, Cariello, Fp, Affinita, M, Perticone, F, Cloro, C, Borelli, D, Matta, M, Lopresti, D, Misuraca, G, Caporale, R, Chiappetta, P, Tripodi, E, Tassone, F, Salituri, S, Errigo, C, Meringolo, G, Donnangelo, L, Canonico, G, Coco, R, Franco, M, Coglitore, A, Donato, A, Di Tano, G, Cento, D, DE GREGORIO, Cesare, Mongiovì, M, Schillaci, Am, Mirto, U, Clemenza, F, Ingrillì, F, Cavallaro, A, Aloisi, B, Ledda, G, Rizzo, C, Porcu, M, Salis, S, Pistis, L, Pili, G, Piras, S, Maoddi, I, and Uras, F.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Age dependent, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION, POPULATION-BASED COHORT, Age Distribution, Older patients, Internal medicine, Atrial Fibrillation, Outpatients, medicine, Humans, Pharmacology (medical), Registries, Aged, Heart Failure, business.industry, Network on, Anticoagulants, Atrial fibrillation, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Prognosis, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Italy, Heart failure, Cardiology, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Abstract

Objectives: The role of atrial fibrillation (AF) in older patients with heart failure (HF) is controversial because many variables seem to influence their outcome. We investigated the predictivity of AF in 3 age groups of outpatients with HF. Methods: We analyzed 8,178 outpatients enrolled in the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure Registry with HF diagnosed according to the European Society of Cardiology criteria. A trained cardiologist established the diagnosis of AF and HF at the entry visit at each center. We stratified the population into 3 age groups, as follows: group A, ≤65 years; group B, 66–75 years, and group C, >75 years. Results: Group A was composed of 4,261 patients, 683 with AF (16.0%); in group B there were 2,651 patients, 638 with AF (24.1%), and group C was composed of 1,266 patients, 412 with AF (32.5%). The 1-year mortality rate was higher in AF patients in all groups. In a multivariate model, AF remained an independent risk factor for death in groups A and B, but not in group C [group A: hazard ratio (HR) 1.42, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.10–1.81; group B: HR 1.29, 95% CI 1.00–1.67; group C: HR 1.05, 95% CI 0.78–1.43]. Conclusion: The prevalence of AF increased with age and was associated with a higher mortality rate. However, AF independently predicted all-cause mortality only in patients aged ≤75 years.

Published
2010

6. Use of digitalis in the treatment of heart failure: data from the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure (IN-CHF)

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Camerini, A, Griffo, R, Aspromonte, N, Ingrilli', F, Lucci, D, Naccarella, F, Maggioni, Ap, IN-CHF INVESTIGATORS- Piemonte Borgomanero (M. Zanetta, A. M. Paino), Casale Monferrato (M. Ivaldi, A. Giusti), Uslenghi, Cuneo (E., Milanese, U., Deorsola), A., Greco Lucchina, Orbassano (P., Pozzi, R., Rabajoli), F., Veruno (P. Giannuzzi, E. Bosimini), Valle d’Aosta Aosta (M. De Marchi, G. Begliuomini), Richichi, Lombardia Belgioioso (I., Ferrari, A., Barzizza), F., Bergamo Riabilitazione Cardiologica (A. Gavazzi, F. Dadda), Bergamo U. O. Cardiologia Cardiovascolare (A. Gavazzi, A. Fontana), Brescia (C. Rusconi, P. Faggiano), Cogo, Cassano D’Adda (R., Castiglioni, G., Gibelli), G., Chiari (F. Bortolini, A. L. Turelli), Como (G. Ferrari, R. Jemoli), Pirelli, Cremona (S., Bianchi, C., Emanuelli), C., De Martini), Desio (M., Erba (G. Maggi, D. Agnelli), Ferrara), Esine (E., Rovelli, Garbagnate Milanese (G., Lureti, G., Cazzani), E., Giordano, Gussago (A., Zanelli, E., Domenighini), D., Legnano (S. De Servi, C. Castelli), Mariano Comense (G. Bellati, E. Moroni), Milano Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi IRCCS (M. Ferratini, E. Gara), Malliani, Milano Sacco (A., Muzzupappa, S., Turiel, M., Guzzetti, S., Cappiello), E., Milano Niguarda (S. Klugmann, F. Recalcati), Milano Pio Albergo Trivulzio (S. Corallo, D. Valenti), Cobelli), Montescano (F., Monza (A. Grieco, A. Vincenzi), Schweiger, Passirana-Rho (C., Rusconi, F., Palvarini), M., Ferrari, Pavia IIAARR S. Margherita (E., Carbone), M., Tavazzi, Pavia IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo (L., Campana, C., Serio), A., Croce, Saronno (A., Nassiacos, D., Meloni), S., Seriate (P. Giani, T. Nicoli), Sondalo (G. Occhi, P. Bandini), Sondrio (S. Giustiniani, M. Moizi), Tradate Fondazione S. Maugeri (R. Pedretti, M. Paolucci), Onofri, Tradate Ospedale di Circolo Galmarini (M., Amati, L., Ravetta), M., Venco, Varese Medicina Interna Azienda Ospedaliera e Universitaria (A., Bertolini, A., Saggiorato), P., Salerno Uriarte, Varese U. O. Cardiologia Azienda Ospedaliera e Universitaria (J., Morandi, F., Provasoli), S., Vizzolo Predabissi (M. Lombardo, P. Quorso), P. A. Trento Rovereto Cardiologia Ospedale Civile (G. Vergara, A. Ferro), Rovereto Medicina Ospedale Civile (M. Mattarei, C. Pedrolli), Catania, Veneto Belluno (G., Tarantini, L., Russo), P., Castelfranco Veneto (L. Celegon, G. Candelpergher), Conegliano Veneto (P. Delise, C. Marcon), Guarnerio, Feltre (M., De Cian, F., Agnoli), A., Montebelluna (G. Neri, M. G. Stefanini), Iliceto, Padova (S., Boffa, G. M., Tiso), E., Pieve di Cadore (J. Dalle Mule, A. Stefania), San Bonifacio (R. Rossi, E. Carbonieri), Treviso (P. Stritoni, G. Renosto), Fontanelli, Vicenza (A., Ottani, F., Varotto), L., Perini), Villafranca (G., Friuli Venezia Giulia Gorizia (D. Igidbashian, G. Giuliano), Monfalcone (T. Morgera, E. Barducci), San Vito al Tagliamento (M. Carone, G. Pascottini), Fioretti, Udine A. O. S. Maria della Misericordia (P., Albanese, M. C., Fresco), C., Udine Casa di Cura Città di Udine (P. Venturini, F. Picco), Liguria Arenzano (R. Griffo, A. Camerini), Chierchia, Genova Ospedali Civili (S., Mazzantini, S., Torre), F., Spirito, Genova Ospedali Galliera (P., Derchi, G., Delfino), L., Genova-Sestri Ponente (S. Domenicucci, L. Pizzorno), Località S. Caterina-Sarzana (G. Filorizzo, D. Bertoli), Rapallo (G. Gigli, S. Orlandi), Gentile), Sestri Levante (A., Emilia Romagna Bentivoglio (G. Di Pasquale, R. Vandelli), Bologna Cardiologia Tiarini-Corticella (F. Naccarella, M. Gatti), Forlì (F. Rusticali, G. Morgagni), Modena Medicina d’Urgenza Ospedale Civile S. Agostino (S. Zucchelli, M. Pradelli), Modena U. O. Cardiologia Ospedale Civile S. Agostino (G. R. Zennaro, G. Alfano), Modena, Modena Ospedale Policlinico (M. G., Reggianini, L., Coppi), F., Parma (D. Ardissino, W. Serra), Piacenza (A. Capucci, F. Passerini), Riccione (L. Rusconi, P. Del Corso), Piovaccari, Rimini (G., Bologna, F., Caccamo), L., Gambarati), Scandiano (G., Bernardi, Toscana Castelnuovo Garfagnana (D., Mariani, P. R., Volterrani), C., Cosmi), Cortona (F., Empoli (V. Mazzoni, F. Venturi), Firenze Divisione di Cardiologia A. O. Careggi (D. Antoniucci, G. Moschi), Zuppiroli, Firenze U. O. Cardiologia 3 A. O. Careggi (A., Pieri, F., Beligni), C., Firenze U. O. Cardiologia 2 A. O. Careggi (M. Ciaccheri, G. Castelli), Santoro, Firenze Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio (G. M., Minneci, C., Sulla), A., Firenze P. O. di Camerata (F. Marchi, G. Zambaldi), Fucecchio (A. Zipoli, A. Geri Brandinelli), Grosseto (S. Severi, G. Miracapillo), Pesola, Lido di Camaiore (A., Comella, A., Magnacca), M., Lucca (E. Nannini, A. Boni), Mantini, Montevarchi (G., Bongini, M., Palmerini), L., Vergoni, Pescia (W., Italiani, G., Di Marco), S., Pisa A. O. Pisana (M. De Tommasi, A. M. Paci), Pontedera (G. Tartarini, B. Reisenhofer), Umbria Città di Castello (M. Cocchieri, D. Severini), Foligno (L. Meniconi, U. Gasperini), Ambrosio, Perugia (G., Alunni, G., Murrone), A., Spoleto (G. Maragoni, G. Bardelli), Mocchegiani, Marche Ancona Centro Cardiologia Ambulatoriale G. M. Lancisi (R., Pasetti, L., Budini), A., Ancona Divisione di Cardiologia G. M. Lancisi (G. Perna, D. Gabrielli), Russo, Ancona Geriatrico Sestilli-INRCA IRCCS (P., Testarmata, P., Antonicelli), R., Camerino (R. Amici, B. Coderoni), Lazio Albano Laziale (G. Ruggeri, P. Midi), Frascati (G. Giorgi, F. Comito), Frosinone (G. Faticanti, F. Qualandri), Grottaferrata (D. Galileo Faroni, C. Romaniello), Roma INRCA (F. Leggio, D. del Sindaco), Majid Tamiz, Roma C. Forlanini (A., Avallone, A., Suglia), F., Roma Cristo Re (V. Baldo, E. Baldo), Roma I U. O. 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Subjects
Adult, Heart Failure, Male, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Digitalis Glycosides, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Survival Analysis, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Utilization, Treatment Outcome, Italy, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Function Tests, Multivariate Analysis, Ambulatory Care, Confidence Intervals, Odds Ratio, Humans, Female, Registries, Aged, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

Since the large multicenter DIG trial has shown no effects of digitalis on the all-cause mortality of patients with chronic heart failure (HF), the broad prescription of this drug in patients with HF appears to be at the very least, questionable. The aims of this study were: to analyze prescription patterns of digitalis, from 1995 to 2000, in a large group of outpatients with HF; to analyze the independent predictors of digitalis prescription and to evaluate the impact of the results of the DIG trial on the prescription rate of this drug.From 1995 to 2000, 11 070 HF outpatients (mean age 64 +/- 12 years, ejection fraction 35 +/- 12%) were enrolled in a large Italian database.Out of 11 070 patients, 7198 (65%) were treated with digitalis. At multivariate analysis, the following variables were independently associated with digitalis prescription; atrial fibrillation (odds ratio [OR] 3.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.9-3.8), ejection fraction30% (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.5-1.9), NYHA class III-IV vs II-III (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.2-1.5), admission for HF during the previous year (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.2-1.5). After the publication of the DIG trial, there was a significant reduction in the rate of digitalis prescription: the percentage of patients taking digitalis fell from 68% in 1996-1997 to 61% in 1998-1999 (p0.001).Over 60% of Italian outpatients with HF were treated with digitalis; as expected, patients with a low ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation and in a more advanced stage of HF are more likely to receive this drug. Finally, after the publication of the DIG trial, the rate of digitalis prescription significantly decreased.

Published
2004

7. Poster Session 1

Author

Deshmukh, A., primary, Sharma, S. S., additional, Gobal, F. G., additional, Singla, S. S., additional, Hebbar, P. H., additional, Paydak, H. P., additional, Igarashi, M., additional, Tada, H., additional, Sekiguchi, Y., additional, Yamasaki, H., additional, Kuroki, K., additional, Machino, T., additional, Yoshida, K., additional, Aonuma, K., additional, Shavadia, J., additional, Otieno, H., additional, Yonga, G., additional, Jinah, A., additional, Qvist, J. F., additional, Soerensen, P. H., additional, Dixen, U., additional, Ramirez-Marrero, M. A., additional, Perez-Villardon, B., additional, Gaitan-Roman, D., additional, Jimenez-Navarro, M., additional, Delgado-Prieto, J. L., additional, De Teresa-Galvan, E., additional, De Mora-Martin, M., additional, Deshmukh, A., additional, Hebbar, P. B., additional, Wei, W. X., additional, Bardari, S., additional, Zecchin, M., additional, Salame', R., additional, Vitali Serdoz, L., additional, Di Lenarda, A., additional, Guerrini, N., additional, Barbati, G., additional, Sinagra, G., additional, Hanazawa, K., additional, Kaitani, K., additional, Nakagawa, Y., additional, Lenaerts, I., additional, Driesen, R., additional, Hermida, N., additional, Heidbuchel, H., additional, Janssens, S., additional, Balligand, J. L., additional, Sipido, K. R., additional, Willems, R., additional, Sehra, R., additional, Krummen, D., additional, Briggs, C., additional, Narayan, S., additional, Tanaka, Y., additional, Hirao, K., additional, Nakamura, T., additional, Inaba, O., additional, Yagishita, A., additional, Higuchi, K., additional, Hachiya, H., additional, Isobe, M., additional, Kallergis, E., additional, Kanoupakis, E. M., additional, Mavrakis, H. E., additional, Goudis, C. A., additional, Maliaraki, N. E., additional, Vardas, P. E., additional, Kiuchi, K., additional, Piorkowski, C., additional, Kircher, S., additional, Gaspar, T., additional, Watanabe, N., additional, Bollmann, A., additional, Hindricks, G., additional, Wauters, K., additional, Grosse, A., additional, Raffa, S., additional, Brunelli, M., additional, Geller, J. C., additional, Maggioni, A. P., additional, Gonzini, L., additional, Gussoni, G., additional, Vescovo, G., additional, Gulizia, M., additional, Pirelli, S., additional, Mathieu, G., additional, Di Pasquale, G., additional, Salame, R., additional, Magnani, S., additional, Sakamoto, T., additional, Kumagai, K., additional, Fuke, E., additional, Nishiuchi, S., additional, Hayashi, T., additional, Miki, Y., additional, Naito, S., additional, Oshima, S., additional, Hof, I. E., additional, Vonken, E., additional, Velthuis, B. K., additional, Meine, M., additional, Hauer, R. N. W., additional, Loh, K. P., additional, Na, J. O., additional, Choi, C. U., additional, Kim, E. J., additional, Rha, S. W., additional, Park, C. G., additional, Seo, H. S., additional, Oh, D. J., additional, Lim, H. E., additional, Wichterle, D., additional, Bulkova, V., additional, Fiala, M., additional, Chovancik, J., additional, Simek, J., additional, Peichl, P., additional, Cihak, R., additional, Kautzner, J., additional, Glick, A., additional, Viskin, S., additional, Belhassen, B., additional, Navarrete, A., additional, Conte, F., additional, Ishti, A., additional, Sai, D., additional, Moran, M., additional, Chitovova, Z., additional, Ahmed, H., additional, Mares, K., additional, Skoda, J., additional, Sediva, L., additional, Petru, J., additional, Reddy, V. Y., additional, Neuzil, P., additional, Schmidt, M., additional, Dorwarth, U., additional, Leber, A., additional, Wankerl, M., additional, Krieg, J., additional, Straube, F., additional, Reif, S., additional, Hoffmann, E., additional, Mikhaylov, E., additional, Tikhonenko, V., additional, Lebedev, D., additional, Shin, S. Y., additional, Yong, H. S., additional, Choi, J. I., additional, Kim, S. H., additional, Matsuo, S., additional, Yamane, T., additional, Hioki, M., additional, Ito, K., additional, Narui, R., additional, Date, T., additional, Sugimoto, K., additional, Yoshimura, M., additional, Rolf, S., additional, Sommer, P., additional, Batalov, R., additional, Popov, S., additional, Antonchenko, I., additional, Suslova, T., additional, Fichtner, S., additional, Czudnochowsky, U., additional, Estner, H. L., additional, Ammar, S., additional, Reents, T., additional, Jilek, C., additional, Hessling, G., additional, Deisenhofer, I., additional, Pokushalov, E., additional, Romanov, A., additional, Corbucci, G., additional, Artemenko, S., additional, Losik, D., additional, Shabanov, V., additional, Turov, A., additional, Elesin, D., additional, Abramov, M., additional, Sanders, P., additional, Jais, P., additional, Roberts-Thomson, K., additional, Fukumoto, K., additional, Takatsuki, S., additional, Kimura, T., additional, Nishiyama, N., additional, Aizawa, Y., additional, Sato, T., additional, Miyoshi, S., additional, Fukuda, K., additional, Roux, Y., additional, Tenkorang, J., additional, Carroz, P., additional, Schlaepfer, J., additional, Pascale, P., additional, Forclaz, A., additional, Fromer, M., additional, Pruvot, E., additional, Sknouril, L., additional, Nevralova, R., additional, Dorda, M., additional, Januska, J., additional, Santi, R., additional, Geller, C., additional, Nakamura, K., additional, Kasseno, K., additional, Taniguchi, K., additional, Wutzler, A., additional, Huemer, M., additional, Parwani, A., additional, Boldt, L. H., additional, Blaschke, D., additional, Dietz, R., additional, Haverkamp, W., additional, Coutu, B., additional, Malanuk, R., additional, Ait Said, M., additional, Vicentini, A., additional, Schade, S., additional, Ando, K., additional, Rousseauplasse, A., additional, Deering, T., additional, Picarra, B. C., additional, Santos, A. R., additional, Dionisio, P., additional, Semedo, P., additional, Matos, R., additional, Leitao, M., additional, Jacinto, A., additional, Trinca, M., additional, Wan, C., additional, Glad, J., additional, Szymkiewicz, S., additional, Habibovic, M., additional, Versteeg, H., additional, Pelle, A. J. M., additional, Theuns, D. A. M. J., additional, Jordaens, L., additional, Pedersen, S. S., additional, Pakarinen, S., additional, Toivonen, L., additional, Taggeselle, J., additional, Frey, A., additional, Birkenhagen, A., additional, Kohler, S., additional, Maier, S. K. G., additional, Lobitz, N., additional, Paule, S., additional, Becher, J., additional, Mustafa, G., additional, Ibrahim, A., additional, King, G., additional, Foley, B., additional, Wilkoff, B., additional, Freedman, R., additional, Hayes, D., additional, Kalbfleisch, S., additional, Kutalek, S., additional, Schaerf, R., additional, Fazal, I. A., additional, Tynan, M., additional, Plummer, C. J., additional, Mccomb, J. M., additional, Oto, A., additional, Aytemir, K., additional, Yorgun, H., additional, Canpolat, U., additional, Kaya, E. B., additional, Tokgozoglu, L., additional, Kabakci, G., additional, Ozkutlu, H., additional, Greenberg, S., additional, Hamati, F., additional, Styperek, R., additional, Alonso, J., additional, Peress, D., additional, Bolanos, O., additional, Augostini, R., additional, Pelini, M., additional, Zhang, S., additional, Stoycos, S., additional, Witsaman, S., additional, Mowrey, K., additional, Bremer, J., additional, Oza, A., additional, Ciconte, G., additional, Mazzone, P., additional, Paglino, G., additional, Marzi, A., additional, Vergara, P., additional, Sora, N., additional, Gulletta, S., additional, Della Bella, P., additional, Nagashima, M., additional, Goya, M., additional, Soga, Y., additional, Hiroshima, K., additional, Andou, K., additional, Hayashi, K., additional, An, Y., additional, Nobuyoshi, M., additional, Kutarski, A., additional, Malecka, B., additional, Pietura, R., additional, Osmancik, P., additional, Herman, D., additional, Stros, P., additional, Kocka, V., additional, Tousek, P., additional, Linkova, H., additional, Bortnik, M., additional, Occhetta, E., additional, Dell'era, G., additional, Degiovanni, A., additional, Plebani, L., additional, Marino, P. N., additional, Gorev, M. V., additional, Alimov, D. G., additional, Raju, P., additional, Kully, S., additional, Ugni, S., additional, Furniss, S., additional, Lloyd, G., additional, Patel, N. R., additional, Richards, M. W., additional, Warren, C. E., additional, Anderson, M. H., additional, Hero, M., additional, Rey, J. L., additional, Ouali, S., additional, Azzez, S., additional, Kacem, S., additional, Hammas, S., additional, Ben Salem, H., additional, Neffeti, E., additional, Remedi, F., additional, Boughzela, E., additional, Kronborg, M. B., additional, Mortensen, P. T., additional, Poulsen, S. H., additional, Nielsen, J. C., additional, Simantirakis, E. N., additional, Kontaraki, J. E., additional, Arkolaki, E. G., additional, Chrysostomakis, S. I., additional, Nyktari, E. G., additional, Patrianakos, A. P., additional, Funck, R. C., additional, Harink, C., additional, Mueller, H. H., additional, Koelsch, S., additional, Maisch, B., additional, Bolzani, V., additional, Costandi, P., additional, Shehada, R. E., additional, Butala, N., additional, Coppola, B., additional, Taborsky, M., additional, Heinc, P., additional, Fedorco, M., additional, Doupal, V., additional, Di Cori, A., additional, Zucchelli, G., additional, Soldati, E., additional, Segreti, L., additional, De Lucia, R., additional, Viani, S., additional, Paperini, L., additional, Bongiorni, M. G., additional, Gutleben, K. J., additional, Kranig, W., additional, Barr, C., additional, Morgenstern, M. M., additional, Simon, M., additional, Dalal, Y. H., additional, Landolina, M., additional, Pierantozzi, A., additional, Agricola, T., additional, Lunati, M., additional, Pisano', E., additional, Lonardi, G., additional, Bardelli, G., additional, Zucchi, G., additional, Thibault, B., additional, Dubuc, M., additional, Karst, E., additional, Ryu, K., additional, Paiement, P., additional, Carlson, M. D., additional, Farazi, T., additional, Alhous, H., additional, Mont, L., additional, Porres, J. M., additional, Alzueta, J., additional, Beiras, X., additional, Fernandez-Lozano, I., additional, Macias, A., additional, Ruiz, R., additional, Brugada, J., additional, Viani, S. M., additional, Seifert, M., additional, Schau, T., additional, Moeller, V., additional, Meyhoefer, J., additional, Butter, C., additional, Ganiere, V., additional, Niculescu, V., additional, Domenichini, G., additional, Stettler, C., additional, Defaye, P., additional, Burri, H., additional, Stockburger, M., additional, De Teresa, E., additional, Lamas, G., additional, Desaga, M., additional, Koenig, C., additional, Cobo, E., additional, Navarro, X., additional, Wiegand, U., additional, Blich, M., additional, Carasso, S., additional, Suleiman, M., additional, Marai, I., additional, Gepstein, L., additional, Boulos, M., additional, Sasov, M., additional, Liska, B., additional, Margitfalvi, P., additional, Malacky, T., additional, Svetlosak, M., additional, Goncalvesova, E., additional, Hatala, R., additional, Takaya, Y., additional, Noda, T., additional, Yamada, Y., additional, Okamura, H., additional, Satomi, K., additional, Shimizu, W., additional, Aihara, N., additional, Kamakura, S., additional, Proclemer, A., additional, Boveda, S., additional, Oswald, H., additional, Scipione, P., additional, Da Costa, A., additional, Brzozowski, W., additional, Tomaszewski, A., additional, Wysokinski, A., additional, Arbelo, E., additional, Tamborero, D., additional, Vidal, B., additional, Tolosana, J. M., additional, Sitges, M., additional, Matas, M., additional, Botto, G. L., additional, Dicandia, C. D., additional, Mantica, M., additional, La Rosa, C., additional, D' Onofrio, A., additional, Molon, G., additional, Raciti, G., additional, Verlato, R., additional, Foley, P. W. X., additional, Chalil, S., additional, Ratib, K., additional, Smith, R. E. A., additional, Printzen, F., additional, Auricchio, A., additional, Leyva, F., additional, Abu Sham'a, R., additional, Buber, J., additional, Luria, D., additional, Kuperstein, R., additional, Feinberg, M., additional, Granit, H., additional, Eldar, M., additional, Glikson, M., additional, Vondrak, K., additional, Nof, E., additional, Lipchenca, I., additional, Vatasescu, R.- G., additional, Iorgulescu, C., additional, Caldararu, C., additional, Vasile, A., additional, Bogdan, S., additional, Constantinescu, D., additional, Dorobantu, M., additional, Sakaguchi, H., additional, Miyazaki, A., additional, Yamamoto, T., additional, Fujimoto, K., additional, Ono, S., additional, Ohuchi, H., additional, Martinelli, M., additional, Martins, S., additional, Molina, R., additional, Siqueira, S., additional, Nishioka, S. A. D., additional, Peixoto, G. L., additional, Alkmim-Teixeira, R., additional, Costa, R., additional, Meine, M. M., additional, Tuinenburg, A. E., additional, Doevendans, P. A., additional, Denollet, J., additional, Goscinska-Bis, K., additional, Zupan, I., additional, Van Der, H., additional, Anselme, F., additional, Hartog, H., additional, Block, M., additional, Borri, A., additional, Padeletti, L., additional, Toniolo, M., additional, Zanotto, G., additional, Rossi, A., additional, Raytcheva, E., additional, Tomasi, L., additional, Vassanelli, C., additional, Fernandez Lozano, I., additional, Mitroi, C., additional, Toquero Ramos, J., additional, Castro Urda, V., additional, Monivas Palomero, V., additional, Corona Figueroa, A., additional, Ruiz Bautista, L., additional, Alonso Pulpon, L., additional, Jadidi, A. S., additional, Sacher, F., additional, Shah, A. 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11. Corrected transposition of the great arteries without associated defects in adult patients: clinical profile and follow up.

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Presbitero, P., Somerville, J., Rabajoli, F., Stone, S., and Conte, M. R.

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OBJECTIVE--To assess the clinical course of adult patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries without associated anomalies. DESIGN--All patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries without associated anomalies were reviewed with complete clinical and echocardiographic assessment. The complications were evaluated in each decade. SETTING--Tertiary centre with a specific unit dealing with "grown-up" adolescent and adult congenital heart disease, designated as a quaternary centre and a general hospital with a referral centre for "grown-up" congenital heart disease. PATIENTS--18 patients (nine male and nine female) aged 16-61 years followed for 1-30 years (mean 10 years). RESULTS--There were no deaths. Six patients had a worsening ability index during follow up. Complications were: (a) complete heart block in seven, three of whom required pacemaker insertion; (b) significant left atrioventricular valve regurgitation in 50%, appearing only in the third decade (12%), with increasing frequency thereafter. Infective endocarditis was responsible for increasing left atrioventricular valve regurgitation in only one patient; (c) supraventricular arrhythmia appeared in the fifth decade, and occurred in all patients over the age of 60 years. One patient aged 61 had recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia; and (d) congestive heart failure developed only after 50 years in 66%. One patient had severe left atrioventricular valve regurgitation; the function of the systemic ventricle was only moderately reduced in the other three. Three of the nine women had seven uneventful pregnancies. CONCLUSIONS--Patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries without associated defects may remain undiagnosed until adult life. Symptoms occur rarely before the fourth and fifth decades, when rhythm disturbance, left atrioventricular valve regurgitation, and moderately impaired systemic ventricular function cause congestive cardiac failure. The role of pacemaker insertion or surgery for left atrioventricular valve regurgitation needs further assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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1995
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12. Clinical features and prognosis associated with a preserved left ventricular systolic function in a large cohort of congestive heart failure outpatients managed by cardiologists. Data from Italian network on congestive heart failure

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Tarantini, L., Faggiano, P., Senni, M., Lucci, D., Bertoli, D., Porcu, M., Opasich, C., Tavazzi, L., Maggioni, A. P., Zanetta, M., Bielli, M., Uslenghi, P. G., Milanese, G., Ugliengo, G., Lucchina, P. G., Pozzi, R., Rabajoli, F., Giannuzzi, P., Bosimini, E., Richichi, I., Ferrari, A., Barzizza, F., Mazzoleni, D., Dadda, F., Rusconi, C., Gibelli, G., Castiglioni, G., Bortolini, F., Turelli, A. L., Ferrari, G., Yemoli, R., Pirelli, S., Bianchi, C., Emanuelli, C., Martini, M., Maggi, G., Agnelli, D., Ferrara, E., Grieco, A., Cazzani, E., Giordano, A., Zanelli, E., Domenighini, D., Servi, S., Castelli, C., Bellanti, G., Moroni, E., Klugmann, S., Recalcati, F., Malliani, A., Muzzupappa, S., Turiel, M., Guzzetti, M., Cappiello, E., Corallo, S., Valenti, D., Ferrantini, M., Gara, E., Sala, L., Achilli, F., Vincenzi, A., Schweiger, C., Rusconi, F., Palvarini, M., Ani, A., Campana, C., Serio, A., Croce, A., Nassiacos, D., Meloni, S., Giani, P., Nicoli, T., Occhi, G., Bandini, P., Onofri, M., Amati, L., Ravetta, M., Pedretti, R., Paolucci, M., Salerno Uriarte, J., Morandi, F., Provasoli, S., Lombardo, M., Quorso, P., Vergara, G., Ferro, A., Mattarei, M., Carlo Pedrolli, Catania, G., Russo, P., Celegon, L., Candelpergher, G., Delise, P., Marcon, C., Buchberger, R., Stefanini, M. G., Iliceto, S., Cacciavillani, L., Boffa, G. M., and Dalle Mule, J.

13. A low pulse pressure is an independent predictor of mortality in heart failure: Data from a large nationwide cardiology database (IN-CHF registry)

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Schillaci, Giuseppe, Di Luzio, Silvia, Coluccini, Mario, Gonzini, Lucio, Porcu, Maurizio, Pozzar, Francesco, Maggioni, Aldo P, Investigators, Mezzani, A, Bielli, M, Milanese, U, Ugliengo, G, Pozzi, R, Rabajoli, F, Bosimini, E, Begliuomini, G, Ferrari, A, Barzizza, F, Valsecchi, Mg, Dadda, F, Faggiano, P, Castiglioni, G, Gibelli, G, Turelli, Al, Belluschi, R, Bianchi, C, Emanuelli, C, Gramenzi, S, Foti, G, Agnelli, D, Mascioli, G, Cazzani, E, Zanelli, E, Domenighini, D, Castelli, C, Moroni, E, Gara, S, Guzzetti, S, Muzzupappa, S, Turiel, M, Cappiello, E, Sandrone, G, Recalcati, F, Valenti, D, Achilli, F, Vincenzi, A, Rusconi, F, Palvarini, M, Ghio, S, Fontana, A, Giusti, A, Scelsi, L, Sebastiani, R, Ceresa, M, Nassiacos, D, Meloni, S, Nicoli, T, Bandini, P, Pedretti, R, Paolucci, M, Amati, L, Ravetta, M, Morandi, F, Provasoli, S, Bertolini, A, Imperiale, D, Agen, W, Planca, E, Quorso, P, Ferro, A, Pedrolli, C, Russo, P, Tarantini, L, Candelpergher, G, Cannarozzo, Pp, De Cian, F, Agnoli, A, Stefanini, Mg, Cacciavillani, L, Boffa, Gm, Mario, L, Renosto, G, Stritoni, P, Varotto, L, Penzo, M, Perini, G, Giuliano, G, Barducci, E, Piazza, R, Albanese, Mc, Fresco, C, Picco, F, Venturini, P, Camerini, A, Griffo, R, Derchi, G, Delfino, L, Pizzorno, L, Mazzantini, S, Torre, F, Orlandi, S, Bertoli, D, Gentile, A, Naccarella, F, Gatti, M, Coluccini, M, Morgagni, G, Alfano, G, Reggianini, L, Sansoni, S, Serra, W, Passerini, F, Del Corso, P, Rusconi, L, Marzaloni, M, Mezzetti, M, Gambarati, Gp, Mariani, Pr, Volterrani, C, Venturi, F, Zambaldi, G, Casolo, G, Moschi, G, Geri Brandinelli, G, Miracapillo, G, Boni, A, Italiani, G, Vergoni, W, Paci, Ap, Lattanzi, F, Reisenhofer, B, Severini, D, Taddei, T, Dalle Luche, A, Comella, A, Gasperini, U, Cocchieri, M, Alunni, G, Bosi, E, Panciarola, R, Maragoni, G, Bardelli, G, Testarmata, P, Pasetti, L, Budini, A, Gabrielli, D, Coderoni, B, Midi, P, Romaniello, C, Del Sindaco, D, Leggio, F, Terranova, A, Pulignano, G, Pozzar, P, Ansalone, G, Magris, B, Giannantoni, P, Cacciatore, G, Bottero, G, Scaffidi, G, Valtorta, C, Salustri, A, Amaddeo, F, Barbato, G, Aspromonte, N, Baldo, V, Baldo, E, Frattaroli, C, Mariani, A, Di Marco, G, Levantesi, G, Potena, Ap, Colonna, N, Montano, A, Sensale, P, Maiolica, O, Somelli, A, Napolitano, F, Provvisiero, P, Bottiglieri, P, Ciriello, N, Angelini, E, Andriulo, C, De Santis, F, Cocco, F, Pennetta, A, Mariello, F, Magliari, F, De Giorgi, A, Callerame, M, Santoro, V, Pede, S, Renna, A, De Donno, O, De Lorenzi, E, Polimeni, V, Russo, Va, Mangia, R, Truncellito, L, Cariello, Fp, Affinita, M, Perticone, F, Cloro, C, Borelli, D, Matta, M, Lopresti, D, Misuraca, A, Caporale, R, Chiappetta, P, Tripodi, E, Tassone, F, Salituri, S, Errigo, C, Meringolo, G, Donnangelo, L, Canonico, G, Coco, R, Franco, M, Coglitore, A, Donato, A, Di Tano, G, Cento, D, DE GREGORIO, Cesare, Mongiovì, M, Schillaci, Am, Mirto, U, Clemenza, F, Ingrillì, F, Cavallaro, A, Aloisi, B, Ledda, G, Rizzo, C, Porcu, M, Salis, S, Pistis, L, Pili, G, Piras, S, Maoddi, I, and Uras, F.

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Blood Pressure, Independent predictor, Low pulse pressure, Predictive Value of Tests, Internal medicine, Humans, Medicine, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure, Italy, Middle Aged, Pulse, Registries, Stroke Volume, business.industry, medicine.disease, Heart failure, Cardiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
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A high pulse pressure (PP) predicts cardiovascular mortality in hypertension and in the elderly. We analyzed the data from the Italian Network of Congestive Heart Failure Registry to test the prognostic role of PP in patients with heart failure.A total of 8660 patients with heart failure (mean age 64 +/- 12 years, 73% male) were divided into four groups according to their PP (40, 40-49, 50-59, andor = 60 mmHg), and followed prospectively.After 1 year, 995 patients (11.5%) died. Both the mean arterial pressure and systolic blood pressure were found to be inversely associated with mortality at univariate and multivariate analyses. An inverse univariate relation was observed between PP and all-cause mortality. An excess mortality risk in the lowest PP group (odds ratio 1.40, 95% confidence interval 1.09-1.79 vs the highest PP group) was confirmed in a multivariate analysis which took into account the effect of several other variables, including mean arterial pressure. Similar findings were obtained for cardiovascular mortality. When we replaced systolic blood pressure with mean arterial pressure in the model, PP did not retain its independent prognostic role, possibly because of the high co-linearity between these two variables (r = 0.87).For any given level of mean arterial pressure, a low PP is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure. The association may be partly related to the strong influence of low systolic blood pressure on mortality. Different pathophysiological mechanisms may underlie the opposite prognostic significance of PP in hypertension and heart failure.

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14. Multicentre external validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict adverse events and comparison with clinical judgement.

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Solbiati M, Talerico G, Villa P, Dipaola F, Furlan R, Furlan L, Fiorelli EM, Rabajoli F, Casagranda I, Cazzola K, Ramuscello S, Vicenzi A, Casazza G, and Costantino G

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Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Clinical Reasoning, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Assessment, Emergency Service, Hospital, Syncope diagnosis
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Background: The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) has been proposed for syncope risk stratification in the emergency department (ED). The aim of this study is to perform an external multicenter validation of the CSRS and to compare it with clinical judgement., Methods: Using patients previously included in the SyMoNE database, we enrolled subjects older than 18 years who presented reporting syncope at the ED. For each patient, we estimated the CSRS and recorded the physician judgement on the patients' risk of adverse events. We performed a 30-day follow-up., Results: From 1 September 2015 to 28 February 2017, we enrolled 345 patients; the median age was 71 years (IQR 51-81), 174 (50%) were men and 29% were hospitalised. Serious adverse events occurred in 43 (12%) of the patients within 30 days. The area under the curve of the CSRS and clinical judgement was 0.75 (95% CI 0.68 to 0.81) and 0.68 (95% CI 0.61 to 0.74), respectively. The risk of adverse events of patients at low risk according to the CSRS and clinical judgement was 6.7% and 2%, with a sensitivity of 70% (95% CI 54% to 83%) and 95% (95% CI 84% to 99%), respectively., Conclusion: This study represents the first validation analysis of CSRS outside Canada. The overall predictive accuracy of the CSRS is similar to the clinical judgement. However, patients at low risk according to clinical judgement had a lower incidence of adverse events as compared with patients at low risk according to the CSRS. Further studies showing that the adoption of the CSRS improve patients' outcomes is warranted before its widespread implementation., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)

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2021
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15. Predictive Accuracy of Electrocardiographic Monitoring of Patients With Syncope in the Emergency Department: The SyMoNE Multicenter Study.

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Solbiati M, Dipaola F, Villa P, Seghezzi S, Casagranda I, Rabajoli F, Fiorini E, Porta L, Casazza G, Voza A, Barbic F, Montano N, Furlan R, and Costantino G

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Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Arrhythmias, Cardiac complications, Emergency Service, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Arrhythmias, Cardiac diagnosis, Electrocardiography standards, Syncope etiology
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Background: Arrhythmia is one of the most worrisome causes of syncope. Electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is crucial for the management of non-low-risk patients in the emergency department (ED). However, its diagnostic accuracy and optimal duration are unknown. We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of ECG monitoring in non-low-risk patients with syncope in the ED., Methods: This prospective multicenter observational study included adult patients presenting to the ED after syncope. Patients without an obvious etiology after ED evaluation who were classified by ED physicians as being at non-low risk of adverse events underwent ECG monitoring. We assessed sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic yield (defined as the proportion of patients with true-positive ECG monitoring findings) of ECG monitoring in the identification of 7- and 30-day adverse and arrhythmic events according to monitoring duration., Results: Of 242 patients included in the study, 29 patients had 7-day serious outcomes. Ten additional patients had serious outcomes at 30 days. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic yield of ECG monitoring in the identification of 7-day adverse events were 0.55 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.36 to 0.74], 0.93 (95% CI = 0.89 to 0.96), and 0.07 (95% CI = 0.04 to 0.10), respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic yield of >12-hour ECG monitoring in the identification of 7-day adverse events were 0.89 (95% CI = 0.65 to 0.99), 0.78 (95% CI = 0.67 to 0.87), and 0.18 (95% CI = 0.12 to 0.28), respectively. Similar results were observed for 30-day adverse events. The median (interquartile range) ECG monitoring time was 6.5 (6 to 15) hours. ECG monitoring findings were positive in 31 patients., Conclusions: Although the overall diagnostic accuracy of ECG monitoring is fair, its sensitivity at >12 hours' duration is substantially higher. These results suggest that prolonged (>12 hours) monitoring is a safe alternative to hospital admission in the management of non-low-risk patients with syncope in the ED., (© 2019 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.)

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2020
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16. Lipid peroxidation and inflammatory molecules as markers of coronary artery disease.

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Sottero B, Pozzi R, Leonarduzzi G, Aroasio E, Gamba P, Gargiulo S, Rabajoli F, Ferrari F, Greco Lucchina P, and Poli G

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Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antigens, CD blood, C-Reactive Protein analysis, Cell Adhesion Molecules blood, Chemokine CCL2 blood, Coronary Disease physiopathology, Female, Humans, Interleukin-8 blood, Male, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Aldehydes pharmacokinetics, Biomarkers blood, Blood Proteins metabolism, Coronary Disease blood, Inflammation blood, Lipid Peroxidation
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Oxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDLs) may exert several pro-inflammatory effects that can contribute to the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Evaluating a possible correlation between oxLDLs and clinical expression of CAD, we measured specific lipid peroxidation indices in healthy subjects and in patients at different clinical stages of CAD. We observed a slight, but not significant, increase in plasma content of cholesterol oxidation products, i.e. oxysterols, in all CAD patients, and a slight, but not significant, increase of 4-hydroxynonenal-protein adducts only in subjects with acute CAD. Moreover, CAD patients showed a plasma rise of specific inflammatory proteins, i.e. C-reactive protein, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and interleukin-8, but not of monocyte chemotactic protein-1. These preliminary data, without excluding an involvement of oxidative stress and inflammation in CAD, do not show a strict correlation between relevant plasma markers, other than C-reactive protein, and acute phase of the disease.

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2007
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17. Internal migration, coffee drinking, and nonfatal myocardial infarction in Italy.

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Rabajoli F, Martone T, Arneodo D, Balzola F, Leo L, and Vineis P

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Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction diagnosis, Risk Factors, Smoking adverse effects, Smoking epidemiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Coffee adverse effects, Emigration and Immigration statistics & numerical data, Myocardial Infarction epidemiology
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We conducted a hospital-based case-control study of 153 patients who had been recently diagnosed with myocardial infarction; there were 157 hospital controls. All subjects were 35-70-y-old males who lived in the province of Torino (northern Italy). These individuals were nonsmokers or had quit smoking for at least 6 mo. A protective role of migration from southern Italy was found (age-adjusted odds ratio for northern versus southern origin = 1.82, 95% confidence interval = 1.0, 3.3). Although fat consumption differed greatly between those born in northern Italy and those in southern Italy (i.e., the former used mainly butter and the latter used mainly olive oil during their early lives), it did not explain the migration effect. A family history of myocardial infarction increased the risk of a myocardial infarction (odds ratio = 2.4, 95% confidence interval = 1.1, 4.9). Moderate coffee consumption also increased the risk and was not explained by the known coronary risk factors. Relative risks were up to 4 among both nonsmokers and exsmokers who drank more than 4 cups of coffee each day. We controlled for coffee drinking and found that the association with southern origin appeared strengthened.

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1997
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18. Pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease.

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Presbitero P, Rabajoli F, and Somerville J

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Eisenmenger Complex therapy, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Prognosis, Ventricular Outflow Obstruction therapy, Heart Defects, Congenital therapy, Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular therapy, Pregnancy Outcome
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Pregnancy and delivery in women with congenital heart disease remain inadvisable for patients at high risk due to the following congenital diseases: (1.) Severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (increase of pressure gradient); (2.) Eisenmenger syndrome (increase of right to left shunt with worsening of cyanosis and fetal growth retardation); (3.) Marfan syndrome with enlarged aortic root (risk of aortic dissection). In women suffering from cyanotic congenital heart disease the main risk is fetal complications. These are correlated to oxygen saturation and to the type of maternal disease, particularly if a palliative shunt operation has never been performed. Women with left to right shunt, right outflow tract obstruction or previous correction of the disease can go through pregnancy with low risk of mortality. The complications (mainly heart failure and arrhythmias) can be well managed with medical treatment, and the fetal outcome is similar to that in the general population.

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1995

20. [Risks of contraception and pregnancy in patients with congenital cardiopathies. Retrospective study on 108 patients].

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Rabajoli F, Aruta E, Presbitero P, and Todros T

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Abortion, Spontaneous etiology, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Pregnancy, Contraceptives, Oral adverse effects, Heart Defects, Congenital complications, Intrauterine Devices adverse effects, Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
Abstract

108 women with congenital heart disease in child-bearing age (16-38 years, mean age 28) were followed up for a period of ten years. Possible complications of contraceptive methods, and incidence of full-term pregnancies, spontaneous abortions and cardiovascular complications during pregnancy and delivery, were considered. Half of these patients had a cyanotic congenital heart disease, 23 had left-to-right shunt mainly at atrial level, 18 had right and 14 left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. 60 women had previous surgical procedures for their congenital heart disease. 83% of the patients were in NYHA functional class I-II. No complications were found during oral contraceptive regimen during intrauterine device insertion with antibiotic prophylaxis, except for the development of pulmonary hypertension in one patient with an atrial septal defect. 146 pregnancies occurred, but only 89 were full-term. There was a high number of interrupted pregnancies, rarely for medical reasons. The incidence of spontaneous abortion was similar to that of normal population (18% versus 10-15%). Maternal cardiovascular complications were found in the 22% of the full-term pregnancies, but were well controlled by medical treatment. In conclusion, good family planning and pregnancies are possible in most young females with congenital heart disease. In the absence of cyanosis and pulmonary hypertension, oral contraception does not carry any particular risk. With appropriate medical care intrauterine devices may be an alternative in high risk patients. In the presence of a good cardiac function, a normal full-term pregnancy with an healty baby is the rule. A cesarean section is seldom needed.

Published
1992

21. [Aortic dissection after aortic valve replacement: clinical and anatomic features].

Author

Presbitero P, Aruta E, Rabajoli F, Agaccio G, Donegani E, Orzan F, Malara D, Di Summa M, and Morea M

Subjects
Adult, Aged, Aortic Dissection diagnosis, Aortic Dissection surgery, Angiography, Aortic Aneurysm diagnosis, Aortic Aneurysm surgery, Aortic Valve Insufficiency surgery, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Reoperation, Time Factors, Aortic Dissection etiology, Aortic Aneurysm etiology, Aortic Valve surgery, Bioprosthesis adverse effects, Heart Valve Prosthesis adverse effects
Abstract

Background: Cardiac surgery has become a possible cause of ascending aortic dissection, particularly in patients who have undergone aortic valve replacement., Methods: From January 1979 to December 1989, 134 patients with angiographic evidence of aortic dissection, were studied in the Haemodinamic Laboratory of the University of Turin. Twelve of these patients (7 men and 5 women), mean age 51.6 years, had been previously operated for aortic valve replacement. We evaluated incidence, clinical and anatomic features of ascending aortic dissection in this group., Results: A dilated ascending aorta with a mean diameter of 4.92 cm. was noted in all these patients. The interval between valve replacement and diagnosis of aortic dissection was 57 months (range 1 day to 9 years). Reoperation was performed in 11 patients. Four intraoperative deaths occurred and 2 other patients died in the early post-operative period. Survival rate at 12 months was 50%. Our incidence of ascending aortic dissection after aortic valve replacement was 0.66% (10 patients out of 1499 operated for aortic valve replacement) and it is in agreement with reports from other Authors in literature., Conclusions: Replacement of the ascending aorta must be considered if an important dilatation of aortic root is found at time of aortic valve surgery. New efforts must be undertaken to identify patients at high risk for this complication because an elevated mortality rate is observed in reoperation for aortic dissection.

Published
1992

22. [Angioplasty in unstable angina].

Author

Presbitero P, Rabajoli F, Paolillo V, and Steffenino G

Subjects
Angina, Unstable drug therapy, Angina, Unstable surgery, Aspirin therapeutic use, Clinical Trials as Topic, Combined Modality Therapy, Coronary Artery Bypass, Follow-Up Studies, Heparin therapeutic use, Humans, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors therapeutic use, Recurrence, Thrombolytic Therapy, Time Factors, Angina, Unstable therapy, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Published
1992

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