Emerging Pathologies in Cardiology: Proceedings of the Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting (Taormina, April 7–9, 2005)

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pathogenetic and Immunological Paradigm of Atherosclerotic Plaque....Pages 3-9
Are a Single Measurement of Troponin-I and C-Reactive Protein of Clinical Significance in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes?....Pages 11-16
New Strategies for Treating Myocardial Infarctions....Pages 17-21
Tirofiban and NSTE-ACS: The Current Perspective....Pages 23-30
Acute Coronary Syndromes and Diabetes: How Much Can We Intervene?....Pages 31-40
Spinal Cord Stimulation in Refractory Coronary Artery Disease: The Last Resort?....Pages 41-52
Guidelines for Antihypertensive Treatment: The Debate on the Choice of Antihypertensive Drugs....Pages 53-61
Aspirin and Cardiovascular Prevention in the Guidelines and in the Real World....Pages 63-74
Serial Changes in Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertension: Prognostic Impact....Pages 75-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
New Approach in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Angiotensin II Antagonists....Pages 85-90
Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Patients....Pages 91-97
Pharmacological Prevention of Arrhythmic Recurrences....Pages 99-106
Timing and Typology of Cardio-Embolic Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 107-114
Non-Electric Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: When Not to Treat?....Pages 115-118
The Role of Imaging in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 119-128
Atypical Atrial Flutter....Pages 129-134
Advances in Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 135-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Heart Failure....Pages 155-163
How to Detect Dyssynchrony and How to Correct It....Pages 165-173
Advancements in ‘Over-the-Wire” Versus Stylet-Guided Left Ventricular Leads....Pages 175-180
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Assessment of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 181-187
Is CRT Useful in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?....Pages 189-197
Future New Indications for CRT: Which Patients Might Benefit?....Pages 199-204
Economic Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy....Pages 205-213
Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure Patients....Pages 215-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Guidelines for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: Filling the Gap....Pages 223-230
Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Post-PCI Patients....Pages 231-239
Anti-tachycardia Pacing for Termination of Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. The PITAGORA ICD Trial....Pages 241-246
MADIT II/SCD-HeFT Results: Have They Already Achieved an Impact in Europe?....Pages 247-250
Short QT: The Novel Gaita Syndrome?....Pages 251-254
Remote Patient Management of ICD: Of What Value Is It in Clinical Practice?....Pages 255-260
BLSD Prevention of Sudden Death: What Is the Difference Between Lay People and Medical Professionals?....Pages 261-266
ACC/ESC Recommendations for the Clinical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Practical Perspective....Pages 267-277
Risk Identification in Arrhythmic Athletes with Fatal or Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest....Pages 279-285
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Physiological Pacing: Perspective....Pages 289-296
Optimal Pacing Site in the Atrium and the Ventricle for Patients with Sino-Atrial Disease....Pages 297-304
Role of His-Bundle Pacing: Reliability and Potential to Avoid Ventricular Dyssynchrony....Pages 305-307
Pacemaker for Vasovagal Syncope: Good for the Few....Pages 308-311
Quality of Life of Patients with an Atrial Defibrillator: Does Optimal Programming Achieve the Goal of Maintaining Sinus Rhythm as Well as Improve Quality of Life?....Pages 313-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Haemodynamic Assessment by Transvalvular Impedance Recording....Pages 323-330
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Rate-Responsive Pacing Controlled by Transvalvular Impedance: Preliminary Clinical Experience....Pages 331-337
Initial Experience of Implanted Pacemakers with Intracardiac Haemodynamic Sensor: Evaluation of Sensor Safety....Pages 339-345
Transvalvular Impedance in the Autoregulation of a Cardiac Pacemaker....Pages 347-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Guidelines for the Management of Syncope....Pages 357-360
Role of Anamnesis: Is It a Complete Tool?....Pages 361-365
Is There Still a Role for Drug Therapy in Vasovagal Syncope?....Pages 367-371
When Do We Need a Permanent Pacemaker in Neuromediated Syncope?....Pages 373-377
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
CT Coronary Angiography with 16-Row Multi-slice Scanner: Do We Still Need Conventional Coronary Angiography?....Pages 381-388
Multislice CT for the Study of Aortic Aneurysms....Pages 389-396
MRI in the Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Dysplasia....Pages 397-404