Atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarction: a systematic review and appraisal of pathophysiologic mechanisms

F Violi, EZ Soliman, P Pignatelli… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background A growing body of evidence suggests that atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated
with myocardial infarction (MI). However, incidence and management of MI in AF is still …

Atherothrombosis and oxidative stress: mechanisms and management in elderly

F Violi, L Loffredo, R Carnevale… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The incidence of cardiovascular events (CVEs) increases with age,
representing the main cause of death in an elderly population. Aging is associated with …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and fibrosis associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events in a prospective study

F Baratta, D Pastori, F Angelico, A Balla… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at increased
chance for cardiovascular events (CVEs). Severity of liver fibrosis is used to determine …

A simple clinical risk score (C2HEST) for predicting incident atrial fibrillation in Asian subjects: derivation in 471,446 Chinese subjects, with internal validation and …

YG Li, D Pastori, A Farcomeni, PS Yang, E Jang… - Chest, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing, conferring a major health-
care issue in Asia. No risk score for predicting incident AF has been specifically developed …

Integrated care management of patients with atrial fibrillation and risk of cardiovascular events: the ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway in the ATHERO-AF …

D Pastori, P Pignatelli, D Menichelli, F Violi… - Mayo Clinic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the impact on cardiovascular events (CVEs) in a real-world
population of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by implementing the Atrial fibrillation Better …

ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway and healthcare costs in atrial fibrillation: the ATHERO-AF study

D Pastori, A Farcomeni, P Pignatelli, F Violi… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract BACKGROUND The Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway has been
proposed to streamline patient management in an integrated, holistic manner. Compliance …

Incidence of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced liver fibrosis on treatment with vitamin K or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

D Pastori, GYH Lip, A Farcomeni, F Del Sole… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the incidence of bleeding events in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients
treated with vitamin K (VKAs) or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) …

Statin use and mortality in atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 100,287 patients

D Pastori, F Baratta, A Di Rocco, A Farcomeni… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Statins are effective for reducing cardiovascular disease in patients at risk or with
cardiovascular disease. The benefit of statin therapy on adverse cardiovascular outcomes in …

Aging‐related decline of glutathione peroxidase 3 and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation

D Pastori, P Pignatelli, A Farcomeni… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Experimental studies demonstrated that glutathione peroxidase 3 (GP x3), an
antioxidant enzyme that catabolizes hydrogen peroxide, protects against thrombosis. Little is …

Cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: the 2MACE score

D Pastori, A Farcomeni, D Poli, E Antonucci… - Internal and emergency …, 2016 - Springer
Recent findings suggest that patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), in addition to
having a high risk for ischemic stroke, are also at risk for myocardial infarction (MI). The aim …