Search Results - "BRAGA, SIMONA SARZI"
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Psychomotor speed as a predictor of functional status in older chronic heart failure (CHF) patients attending cardiac rehabilitation
Published in PloS one (02-07-2020)“…Background The association among psychological, neuropsychological dysfunctions and functional/clinical variables in Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) has been…”
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Delphi consensus recommendations on how to provide cardiovascular rehabilitation in the COVID-19 era
Published in European journal of preventive cardiology (14-05-2021)“…Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020. For permissions, please email:…”
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Exercise Oscillatory Ventilation May Predict Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Patients
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (24-07-2007)“…Exercise Oscillatory Ventilation May Predict Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Patients Marco Guazzi, Rosa Raimondo, Marco Vicenzi, Ross Arena, Chiara…”
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The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) employment in the frailty assessment of patients suffering from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): A systematic review
Published in Frontiers in medicine (16-08-2022)“…BackgroundThe Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a well-established tool that has been widely employed to assess patients' frailty status and to predict clinical…”
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Predicting Short-Term Mortality in Advanced Decompensated Heart Failure – Role of the Updated Acute Decompensated Heart Failure/N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Risk Score
Published in Circulation Journal (2015)“…Background:The first few months after admission are the most vulnerable period in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF).Methods and Results:We…”
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Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients: A primer for practicing clinicians
Published in Monaldi archives for chest disease (30-11-2017)“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a therapeutic option of increasing importance for chronic heart failure (CHF) and criteria for implantation now…”
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The ADHF/NT-proBNP risk score to predict 1-year mortality in hospitalized patients with advanced decompensated heart failure
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-04-2014)“…Background The acute decompensated heart failure/N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (ADHF/NT-proBNP) score is a validated risk scoring system that…”
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Relationship among body mass index, NT-proBNP, and mortality in decompensated chronic heart failure
Published in Heart & lung (01-05-2017)“…Abstract Background Obesity has been suggested to confer a survival benefit in acute heart failure. The concentrations of NT-proBNP may be reduced in patients…”
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Atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients: Prevalence in daily practice and effect on the severity of symptoms. Data from the ALPHA study registry
Published in European journal of heart failure (01-05-2007)“…Background Estimates of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart failure (HF) originate from patients enrolled in clinical trials. Aims To assess…”
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Prospective Use of Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing to Guide Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy
Published in Circulation Journal (2015)“…Background:We hypothesized that a negative microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) test would identify patients unlikely to benefit from primary prevention…”
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Incremental utility of prognostic variables at discharge for risk prediction in hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated chronic heart failure
Published in Heart & lung (01-05-2016)“…Abstract Objectives To assess the incremental prognostic utility of discharge serum creatinine (SCr), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and NT-proBNP and sodium…”
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Cognitive impairment, frailty and rehabilitation outcome in older cardiorespiratory patients. DEC_FRAinRIAB: Study protocol
Published in PloS one (04-08-2022)“…Chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two clinical conditions often associated with functional worsening, cognitive…”
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From geriatric cardiology to ‘cardio-geriatric’ prevention and rehabilitation: Need for a new core curriculum?
Published in European journal of preventive cardiology (01-03-2020)Get full text
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Positive affect as a predictor of non-pharmacological adherence in older Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation
Published in Psychology, health & medicine (16-03-2023)“…In Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients, psychological and cognitive variables and their association with treatment adherence have been extensively reported in…”
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Clinical utility of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for risk stratification of patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Derivation and validation of the ADHF/NT-proBNP risk score
Published in International journal of cardiology (03-10-2013)“…Abstract Background NT-proBNP has been associated with prognosis in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Whether NT-proBNP provides additional prognostic…”
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Preoperative n-3 Polyunsatured Fatty Acids Are Associated With a Decrease in the Incidence of Early Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery
Published in Angiology (01-10-2010)“…Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and expenditure. Controversial data exist on…”
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Altered fasting glycemia in cardiac patients during in-hospital rehabilitation: impact on short and long-term follow-up
Published in Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (01-08-2017)“…BACKGROUND AND AIMSHospitalized patients after acute cardiovascular events have poorer prognosis if glucose regulation is diagnosed as abnormal. We compared…”
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Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide predicts atrial fibrillation during rehabilitation after cardiac surgery
Published in European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation (01-08-2008)“…B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels are known to predict atrial fibrillation (AF) occurrence short-term after cardiac surgery, but no information is…”
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Right Ventricular Pressure Changes During Induced Ventricular Tachycardias Predict Clinical Symptoms of Cerebral Hypoperfusion: Implications for a Reduction of Unnecessary, Painful ICD Shocks
Published in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (01-03-2009)“…Right Ventricular Pressure and VTs Tolerance. Background: ICD shocks occurring in conscious patients (as in the case of well‐tolerated arrhythmias,…”
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Proportion of patients needing an implantable cardioverter defibrillator on the basis of current guidelines: impact on healthcare resources in Italy and the USA. Data from the ALPHA study registry
Published in Europace (London, England) (01-08-2010)“…Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) improve survival in selected patients with left ventricular dysfunction or heart failure (HF). The objective is…”
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