Current News in Cardiology: Proceedings of the Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting (Taormina, May 20–22, 2007)

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Anti-arrhythmic Drugs in Atrial Fibrillation: Historical Perspectives and New Developments....Pages 3-9
“Pill-in-the-Pocket” Approach....Pages 11-16
Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Prophylactic Anti-arrhythmic Treatment....Pages 17-22
Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Who and When?....Pages 23-27
Cryocatheter Ablation for Atrial Flutter....Pages 29-40
Clinical Profile, Electrophysiological Characteristics, and Outcome after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atypical Atrial Flutter....Pages 41-42
The Impact of New Imaging, Mapping and Energy Delivery Technology on the Current Approach to Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 43-48
Trigger vs Substrate Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 49-55
Complications of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: How To Prevent Them....Pages 57-61
Pacing in Atrial Fibrillation: Is It Still Viable?....Pages 63-73
Traditional or Device Approach for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure....Pages 75-86
Conversion of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm by DC Shock: Is It Still in Use Two Years After AFFIRM?....Pages 87-91
Lone Atrial Fibrillation and Sports Activities....Pages 93-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Heart-Failure Management: Focus on Heart-Failure Practice Guidelines....Pages 101-115
Determination of Left Ventricular Contractile Reserve by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography To Predict the Response to CRT....Pages 117-118
Focus on Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Techniques....Pages 119-124
Evaluation of the Clinical State of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Patients by Continuous Heart-Failure Monitoring....Pages 125-128
Predicting Heart Failure Events in CRT Patients: Future Challenges....Pages 129-136
Use of Fluid Accumulation Monitoring in HF Patients....Pages 137-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Performing Carotid Sinus Massage....Pages 145-151
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Performing Tilt Testing and Physical Countermaneuvers Training....Pages 153-158
Implanting a Loop Recorder....Pages 159-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Noninvasive Sudden Death Risk Stratification: Heart Rate Variability and Turbulence, and QT Dynamicity....Pages 167-178
Noninvasive Risk Stratification of Sudden Death: T-Wave Alternans....Pages 179-189
Risk Stratification for Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 191-195
Managing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Screening in Young Subjects....Pages 197-203
The Prevention of Sudden Death: New Perspectives....Pages 205-213
Which Patient and when Should Receive an ICD? Evolving New Indications on the Horizon....Pages 215-219
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: Is Defibrillation Threshold Testing Still Necessary in all Patients?....Pages 221-230
Current Practice in Italy of VF Testing at Implant: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here?....Pages 231-237
How To Choose Between Single-Chamber and Dual-Chamber ICD....Pages 239-243
Which Patients Should Receive Dual Defibrillators? Results of DATAS....Pages 245-254
Prevention of Sudden Death in Patients with Genetic Arrhythmias....Pages 255-262
Cost-Effectiveness of ICD Therapy in the Prevention of Sudden Death in CAD and/or HF Patients....Pages 263-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Hemodynamic Impact of Right Ventricular Pacing....Pages 279-292
Hemodynamics in Standard Cardiac Pacing....Pages 293-302
Hemodynamic Assessment with an Implanted Pacing Device....Pages 303-308
Hemodynamic Optimization of Pacing Configuration in Bradyarrhythmias....Pages 309-315
Applications of TVI Sensing in Cardiac Stimulation....Pages 317-323
The Ideal Pacemaker for Complete AV Block....Pages 325-330
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
The Ideal Pacemaker for Elderly Patients....Pages 331-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Update on ACC/ESC Criteria for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction....Pages 341-345
ECG-MRI based Localization of Myocardial Infarction....Pages 347-354
Electrocardiographic Predictors of Arrhythmias In CCU Patients....Pages 355-363
The Routine ECG as a Marker of Sudden Cardiac Death....Pages 365-371
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
International Guidelines on Acute Coronary Syndrome: Practical Application and Current News in Cardiology....Pages 375-381
Is There a Limit to PTCA in Elderly Patients?....Pages 383-389
When Should Patients with Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Undergo Cardiac Surgery?....Pages 391-394
Minimally Invasive Techniques in Cardiac Surgery: An Opportunity for All Patients?....Pages 395-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Cardiovascular Risk Management: An Overview....Pages 407-416
Is Arterial Pressure Self-Measurement Better Than Ambulatory 24-Hour Pressure Monitoring?....Pages 417-423
Role of Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk: Clinical Guidelines....Pages 425-432
New Evidence about the Beneficial Effects of Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers on the Heart and the Kidney....Pages 433-440
Lercanidipine, Enalapril, and Their Combination in the Treatment of Elderly Hypertensive Patients....Pages 441-444
Back Matter....Pages 445-447