[HTML][HTML] Comparing outcomes in asymptomatic and symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 81,462 patients

D Sgreccia, M Manicardi, VL Malavasi, M Vitolo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, the presence of symptoms can guide the
decision between rate or rhythm control therapy, but it is still unclear if AF-related outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Sepsis-driven atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke. Is there enough evidence to recommend anticoagulation?

I Induruwa, E Hennebry, J Hennebry, M Thakur… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sepsis can lead to cardiac arrhythmias, of which the most common is atrial fibrillation (AF).
Sepsis is associated with up to a six-fold higher risk of developing AF, where it occurs most …

2021 Focused update of the 2017 consensus guidelines of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

TF Chao, B Joung, Y Takahashi, TW Lim… - journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) on stroke prevention in
atrial fibrillation (AF) has been published in 2017 which provided useful clinical guidance for …

[HTML][HTML] Five waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: results of a national survey evaluating the impact on activities related to arrhythmias, pacing, and electrophysiology …

G Boriani, F Guerra, R De Ponti, A D'Onofrio… - Internal and Emergency …, 2023 - Springer
Background The subsequent waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy had a major impact
on cardiac care. Methods A survey to evaluate the dynamic changes in arrhythmia care …

Interaction of heart failure and stroke: A clinical consensus statement of the ESC Council on Stroke, the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and the ESC Working Group …

W Doehner, M Böhm, G Boriani… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heart failure (HF) is a major disease in our society that often presents with multiple
comorbidities with mutual interaction and aggravation. The comorbidity of HF and stroke is a …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical factors associated with atrial fibrillation detection on single-time point screening using a hand-held single-lead ECG device

G Boriani, P Palmisano, VL Malavasi… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Our aim was to assess the prevalence of unknown atrial fibrillation (AF) among adults during
single-time point rhythm screening performed during meetings or social recreational …

Adherence to the “Atrial fibrillation Better Care”(ABC) pathway in patients with atrial fibrillation and cancer: A report from the ESC-EHRA EURObservational Research …

M Vitolo, M Proietti, VL Malavasi, GF Romiti… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Implementation of the Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway is
recommended by guidelines on atrial fibrillation (AF), but the impact of adherence to ABC …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical phenotype classification of atrial fibrillation patients using cluster analysis and associations with trial-adjudicated outcomes

M Vitolo, M Proietti, A Shantsila, G Boriani, GYH Lip - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and purpose: Given the great clinical heterogeneity of atrial fibrillation (AF)
patients, conventional classification only based on disease subtype or arrhythmia patterns …

Ibrutinib and Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: focus on atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachyarrhythmias/sudden cardiac death

G Boriani, P Menna, R Morgagni, G Minotti, M Vitolo - Chemotherapy, 2023 - karger.com
Background: The natural history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was dramatically
improved by the introduction of ibrutinib, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. In this …

Atrial cardiomyopathy: a derangement in atrial volumes, geometry, function, and pathology with important clinical implications

G Boriani, M Vitolo, JF Imberti - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Atrial cardiomyopathy is an entity defined according to the general concept of 'any complex
of structural, architectural, contractile or electrophysiological changes affecting the atria with …