Fighting cardiac thromboembolism during transcatheter procedures: an update on the use of cerebral protection devices in cath labs and EP labs

A Preda, C Montalto, M Galasso, A Munafò, I Garofani… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intraprocedural stroke is a well-documented and feared potential risk of cardiovascular
transcatheter procedures (TPs). Moreover, subclinical neurological events or covert central …

[HTML][HTML] Arrhythmic Risk Stratification in Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Review of the Current Literature

E Bonvicini, A Preda, C Tognola, R Falco… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cardiac amyloidosis is the most frequent infiltrative disease caused by the deposition of
misfolded proteins in the cardiac tissue, leading to heart failure, brady-and tachyarrhythmia …

Left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with failure of antithrombotic therapy: good vibes from early studies

A Preda, M Baroni, M Varrenti, S Vargiu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and predisposes
patients to an increased risk of cardioembolic events (CE), such as ischemic stroke, TIA, or …

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion vs Standard of Care After Ischemic Stroke Despite Anticoagulation

M Maarse, DJ Seiffge, DJ Werring… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have ischemic stroke despite taking oral
anticoagulation therapy (OAT) have a very high risk of recurrence. Left atrial appendage …

Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Patients With a Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis: A Multicentre Italian Pilot Study

A Preda, D Margonato, C Gaspardone, V Rizza… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) on vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy and
therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) range, the incidence of cardiac …

Impact of left ventricular diastolic function and direct oral anticoagulant use for predicting embolic events in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation

J Yamamoto, H Hayama, Y Enomoto… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) have high stroke risk
owing to left atrial dysfunction. However, anticoagulation is a concern in patients with high …

Association between preprocedural thromboembolic and bleeding events under oral anticoagulation therapy and mid-term outcomes after percutaneous left atrial …

H Sumiyoshi, M Fujita, N Nishiura, K Mushiake… - Heart and Vessels, 2024 - Springer
Currently, no consensus has been established on the most effective antithrombotic therapy
to prevent thromboembolic and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous left …