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Distinguishable DNA methylation defines a cardiac-specific epigenetic clock by Mongelli, A, Panunzi, S, Nesta, M, Gottardi Zamperla, M, Atlante, S, Barbi, V, Mongiardini, V, Ferraro, F, De Martino, S, Cis, L, Re, A, Maltese, S, Bachetti, T, La Rovere, M T, Martelli, F, Pesce, M, Nanni, S, Massetti, M, Pontecorvi, A, Farsetti, A, Gaetano, C

“…The present study investigates whether epigenetic differences emerge in the heart of patients undergoing cardiac surgery for an aortic valvular replacement…”
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Effect of paced breathing on ventilatory and cardiovascular variability parameters during short-term investigations of autonomic function by Pinna, G D, Maestri, R, La Rovere, M T, Gobbi, E, Fanfulla, F

“…Paced breathing (PB) around 0.25 Hz has been advocated as a means to avoid confounding and to standardize measurements in short-term investigations of…”
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Noninvasive measurement of blood pressure variability: accuracy of the Finometer monitor and comparison with the Finapres device by Maestri, R, Pinna, G D, Robbi, E, Capomolla, S, La Rovere, M T

“…To assess the accuracy of spectral indices of arterial pressure variability and baroreflex sensitivity obtained from beat-by-beat noninvasive blood pressure…”
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Periodic breathing in heart failure patients: testing the hypothesis of instability of the chemoreflex loop by Pinna, G. D, Maestri, R, Mortara, A, Rovere, M. T. La, Fanfulla, F, Sleight, P

“…Departments of 1  Biomedical Engineering, 2  Cardiology, and 3  Pneumology, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS, Istituto…”
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Cardiorespiratory interactions during periodic breathing in awake chronic heart failure patients by Pinna, G D, Maestri, R, Mortara, A, La Rovere, M T

“…We applied spectral techniques to the analysis of cardiorespiratory signals [instantaneous lung volume (ILV), instantaneous tidal volume (ITV), arterial O(2)…”
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Long-term time-course of nocturnal breathing disorders in heart failure patients by Pinna, G. D, Maestri, R, Mortara, A, Johnson, P, Andrews, D, Ponikowski, P, Witkowski, T, La Rovere, M. T, Sleight, P

“…Some important aspects of clinical manifestations of nocturnal breathing disorders in heart failure (HF) patients are still unknown. We questioned whether the…”
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Baroreflex sensitivity, clinical correlates, and cardiovascular mortality among patients with a first myocardial infarction: a prospective study by LA ROVERE, M. T, SPECCHIA, G, MORTARA, A, SCHWARTZ, P. J

“…Experimental studies have shown that among dogs with a healed myocardial infarction, depressed baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) identifies a subgroup at higher…”
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Sodium nitroprusside for advanced heart failure. A metanalysis of literature data by Ghio, S., Mandurino-Mirizzi, A., La Rovere, M.T., Traversi, E., Lombardi, C., Scelsi, L., Senni, M., Iacovoni, A.

“…Advanced heart failure (HF) is associated with a very poor prognosis and places a big burden on health-care services. The gold standard treatment, i.e…”
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Comparison between invasive and non-invasive measurements of baroreflex sensitivity. Implications for studies on risk stratification after a myocardial infarction by Pinna, G.D, La Rovere, M.T, Maestri, R, Mortara, A, Bigger, J.T, Schwartz, P.J

“…Aims The ATRAMI (Autonomic Tone and Reflexes After Myocardial Infarction) study has proved the independent prognostic value of baroreflex sensitivity. A…”
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Scopolamine improves autonomic balance in advanced congestive heart failure by LA ROVERE, M. T, MORTARA, A, PANTALEO, P, MAESTRI, R, COBELLI, F, TAVAZZI, L

“…Sympathetic hyperactivity and parasympathetic withdrawal in patients with congestive heart failure correlate closely with disease severity and overall…”
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Clinical value of baroreflex sensitivity by La Rovere, M. T., Pinna, G. D., Maestri, R., Sleight, P.

“…The arterial baroreflex is an important determinant of the neural regulation of the cardiovascular system. It has been recognised that baroreflex-mediated…”
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Additional Predictive Value of Nutritional Status in the Prognostic Assessment of Heart Failure Patients by Rovere, Maria Teresa La, MD, Maestri, Roberto, Olmetti, Francesca, Paganini, Vincenzo, Riccardi, Giorgio, Riccardi, Roberto, Pinna, Gian Domenico, Traversi, Egidio

“…Abstract Background and Aims Nutritional status (NS) is not routinely assessed in HF. We sought to evaluate whether NS may be additive to a comprehensive…”
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RESP-24: a computer program for the investigation of 24-h breathing abnormalities in heart failure patients by Maestri, R, Pinna, G.D, Robbi, E, Varanini, M, Emdin, M, Raciti, M, La Rovere, M.T

“…In this paper, we describe a computer program (RESP-24) specifically devised to assess the prevalence and characteristics of breathing disorders in ambulant…”
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Baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability in the identification of patients at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias : Implications for clinical trials by LA ROVERE, Maria Teresa, PINNA, Gian Domenico, HOHNLOSER, Stefan H, MARCUS, Frank I, MORTARA, Andrea, NOHARA, Ryuji, BIGGER, J. Thomas, CAMM, A. John, SCHWARTZ, Peter J

“…The need for accurate risk stratification is heightened by the expanding indications for the implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The Multicenter Automatic…”
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Can power spectral analysis of heart rate variability identify a high risk subgroup of congestive heart failure patients with excessive sympathetic activation? A pilot study before and after heart transplantation by Mortara, A., La Rovere, M. T., Signorini, M. G., Pantaleo, P., Pinna, G., Martinelli, L., Ceconi, C., Cerutti, S., Tavazzi, L.

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES--Autonomic dysfunction seems to be involved in the progression and prognosis of severe congestive heart failure. Parasympathetic…”
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Is sympathetic neural hyperactivity in chronic heart failure affected by heart transplantation? by Elam, M, Casale, R, La Rovere, M T, Mortara, A, Tavazzi, L

“…It has been suggested that immunosuppression with cyclosporine induces marked sympathetic neural hyperactivity in heart transplant recipients. In the present…”
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Non-invasive baroreflex sensitivity assessment using wavelet transfer function-based time-frequency analysis by Keissar, K, Maestri, R, Pinna, G D, La Rovere, M T, Gilad, O

“…A novel approach for the estimation of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is introduced based on time-frequency analysis of the transfer function (TF). The TF method…”
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Assessing Baroreflex Sensitivity in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients: Comparison of Spectral and Phenylephrine Techniques by Maestri, Roberto, Pinna, Gian Domenico, Mortara, Andrea, La Rovere, Maria Teresa, Tavazzi, Luigi

“…Objectives. This study sought to compare, in post-myocardial infarction patients, baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) measured by the phenylephrine method (Phe-BRS)…”
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Association between hemodynamic impairment and cheyne-stokes respiration and periodic breathing in chronic stable congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy by Mortara, Andrea, Sleight, Peter, Pinna, Gian Domenico, Maestri, Roberto, Capomolla, Soccorso, Febo, Oreste, La Rovere, Maria Teresa, Cobelli, Franco

“…Irregular breathing occurs frequently in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) both during daytime and nighttime. Many factors are involved in the…”
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Baroreflex sensitivity as a new marker for risk stratification by La Rovere, M T

“…As the arterial baroreflex importantly contributes to modulation of the autonomic influences on the heart and thereby arrhythmogenesis, baroreflex sensitivity…”
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