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Direct oral anticoagulants for patients aged over 80 years in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: the impact of frailty
Conclusion Our study highlights how DOACs are a safe and effective option for anticoagulation, even in frail elderly people; the introduction of these drugs is leading to an increased use of anticoagulation therapy in this population. Prospective trials will be needed to reinforce these results and to consider new variables in the thrombotic and hemorrhagic risk scores underlying the prescription of DOACs.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - July 30, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Arrhythmias Source Type: research

Cardiovascular health of nonagenarians in southern Italy: a cross-sectional, home-based pilot study of longevity
Conclusion Nonagenarians and centenarians in the Cilento region had a healthy metabolic profile and a low prevalence of clinical cardiovascular disease. Even among nonagenarians and centenarians with structural heart abnormalities, report of symptoms is low. Larger studies in the Cilento population may help elucidate the mechanisms underlying cardiovascular health in the oldest old.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - January 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and atrial fibrillation: real-world data from two nationwide registries in Italy
Background Atrial fibrillation is common in the setting of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) although its impact on ACS remains controversial. Aim To describe in-hospital management of patients with atrial fibrillation and ACS evaluating the impact of atrial fibrillation on in-hospital and mid-term outcome. Methods We analysed the data of two prospective multicentre nationwide registries (IN-ACS Outcome and MANTRA) to assess clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with ACS and atrial fibrillation. Study outcomes included death from any cause and a composite end-point of death/re-infarction/strok...
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - January 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Arrhythmias Source Type: research

Is oral anticoagulation effective in preventing transcatheter aortic valve implantation failure? A propensity matched analysis of the Italian Transcatheter balloon-Expandable valve Registry study
Conclusion After TAVI with Edwards Sapien valve OAT did not reduce the incidence of valve dysfunction and stroke but was responsible for mortality and bleeding increases.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - December 27, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Interventional cardiology Source Type: research

Neuro-arrhythmology: a challenging field of action and research: a review from the Task Force of Neuro-arrhythmology of Italian Association of Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing
There is a growing interest in the study of the mechanisms of heart and brain interactions with the aim to improve the management of high-impact cardiac rhythm disorders, first of all atrial fibrillation. However, there are several topics to which the scientific interests of cardiologists and neurologists converge constituting the basis for enhancing the development of neuro-arrhythmology. This multidisciplinary field should cover a wide spectrum of diseases, even beyond the classical framework corresponding to stroke and atrial fibrillation and include the complex issues of seizures as well as loss of consciousness and sy...
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - October 7, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Review Source Type: research

Persistence on apixaban in atrial fibrillation patients: a retrospective multicentre study
Conclusion In real-life conditions, NVAF patients treated with apixaban show rates of treatment discontinuation and major bleedings, which are comparable to those found in the ARISTOTLE pivotal study, thus supporting its external validity.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - January 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Arrhythmias Source Type: research

Design and rationale of the Edoxaban Treatment in routiNe clinical prActice for patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Europe (ETNA-AF-Europe) study
This study details the design of the Edoxaban Treatment in routiNe clinical prActice for patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Europe (ETNA-AF-Europe) study – a postauthorization observational study, which is part of the postapproval plan for edoxaban agreed with the European Medicines Agency. Methods The ETNA-AF-Europe study (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02944019) is a multicenter, prospective, observational study that enrolled 13 980 patients with atrial fibrillation treated with edoxaban from 852 sites across 10 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland,...
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - January 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Trial design Source Type: research

Transfemoral aortic valve implantation with new-generation devices: the repositionable Lotus vs. the balloon-expandable Edwards Sapien 3 valve
Background New-generation transcatheter heart valves have been developed to reduce complications of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). With this study we sought to compare procedural and 30-day outcomes of the new-generation repositionable Boston Scientific Lotus (Lotus) and the balloon-expandable Edwards Sapien 3 (ES3) transcatheter heart valves. Methods A total of 315 patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing transfemoral TAVI with Lotus or ES3 included in two large Italian registries were considered for this analysis. After propensity matching, 93 matched pairs of patients were includ...
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - October 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Interventional cardiology Source Type: research

Treatment of coronary artery disease with a new-generation drug-coated balloon: final results of the Italian Elutax SV rEgistry-DCB-RISE
Conclusion This registry on the performance of a new-generation DCB shows an adequate profile of safety and efficacy at mid-term clinical follow-up.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - March 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Coronary artery disease Source Type: research