Emerging Pathologies in Cardiology

Emerging Concepts in the Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Global Cardiovascular Risk.- Pathogenetic and Immunological Paradigm of Atherosclerotic Plaque.- Are a Single Measurement of Troponin-I and C-Reactive Protein of Clinical Significance in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes?.- New Strategies for Treating Myocardial Infarctions.- Tirofiban and NSTE-ACS: The Current Perspective.- Acute Coronary Syndromes and Diabetes: How Much Can We Intervene?.- Spinal Cord Stimulation in Refractory Coronary Artery Disease: The Last Resort?.- Guidelines for Antihypertensive Treatment: The Debate on the Choice of Antihypertensive Drugs.- Aspirin and Cardiovascular Prevention in the Guidelines and in the Real World.- Serial Changes in Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertension: Prognostic Impact.- Atrial Fibrillation: The Actual Clinical Approach.- New Approach in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Angiotensin II Antagonists.- Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Patients.- Pharmacological Prevention of Arrhythmic Recurrences.- Timing and Typology of Cardio-Embolic Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.- Non-Electric Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: When Not to Treat?.- The Role of Imaging in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.- Atypical Atrial Flutter.- Advances in Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.- Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy: New Therapeutic and Diagnostic Perspectives in Heart Failure Management.- Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Heart Failure.- How to Detect Dyssynchrony and How to Correct It.- Advancements in ‘Over-the-Wire” Versus Stylet-Guided Left Ventricular Leads.- Assessment of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation.- Is CRT Useful in Patients withAtrial Fibrillation?.- Future New Indications for CRT: Which Patients Might Benefit?.- Economic Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy.- Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure Patients.- Managing Sudden Death: The Selection of Patients, Drugs and Devices.- Guidelines for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: Filling the Gap.- Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Post-PCI Patients.- Anti-tachycardia Pacing for Termination of Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. The PITAGORA ICD Trial.- MADIT II/SCD-HeFT Results: Have They Already Achieved an Impact in Europe?.- Short QT: The Novel Gaita Syndrome?.- Remote Patient Management of ICD: Of What Value Is It in Clinical Practice?.- BLSD Prevention of Sudden Death: What Is the Difference Between Lay People and Medical Professionals?.- ACC/ESC Recommendations for the Clinical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Practical Perspective.- Risk Identification in Arrhythmic Athletes with Fatal or Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest.- New Trends in Physiological Pacing and Optimal Pacing Sites.- Physiological Pacing: Perspective.- Optimal Pacing Site in the Atrium and the Ventricle for Patients with Sino-Atrial Disease.- Role of His-Bundle Pacing: Reliability and Potential to Avoid Ventricular Dyssynchrony.- Pacemaker for Vasovagal Syncope: Good for the Few.- 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?.- Haemodynamic Sensing in the Control of Pacing Function.- Haemodynamic Assessment by Transvalvular Impedance Recording.- Rate-Responsive Pacing Controlled by Transvalvular Impedance: Preliminary Clinical Experience.- InitialExperience of Implanted Pacemakers with Intracardiac Haemodynamic Sensor: Evaluation of Sensor Safety.- Transvalvular Impedance in the Autoregulation of a Cardiac Pacemaker.- Syncope: Practical Issues of Diagnosis and Treatment.- Guidelines for the Management of Syncope.- Role of Anamnesis: Is It a Complete Tool?.- Is There Still a Role for Drug Therapy in Vasovagal Syncope?.- When Do We Need a Permanent Pacemaker in Neuromediated Syncope?.- Latest Technologies In Cardiovascular Imaging: An Update for the Clinical Cardiologist.- CT Coronary Angiography with 16-Row Multi-slice Scanner: Do We Still Need Conventional Coronary Angiography?.- Multislice CT for the Study of Aortic Aneurysms.- MRI in the Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Dysplasia.