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Contents R-B

14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 2000
Marilleva, Trento, Italy


Sudden Cardiac Death
	Sudden death in congestive heart failure. The dimension of the problem Miran F. Kenda. University Medical Centre, Clinic of Cardiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia Mechanisms of SCD in patients with ischemic heart disease Antonio Bayés de Luna, Josep Guindo, Antonio Martínez-Rubio, Antonio Bayés-Genís, Xavier Vinolas. Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain Low penetrance mutations and compound heterozygosity in LQTS: phenotypic consequences and implications for the clinical presentation of the disease *Carlo Napolitano, Raffaella Bloise, Elena Ronchetti, Mirella Memmi, Peter J Schwartz, Silvia G. Priori.** Laboratories, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Dept of Cardiology, Policlinico S. Matteo IRCCS, Pavia, Italy Long-term follow-up after atrioventricular node ablation and pacing in drug resistant atrial fibrillation: low incidence of sudden cardiac death M. Gasparini, M. Mantica, P.Galimberti, M. Brignole, C.Menozzi, G.Magenta, P. Delise, A.Proclemer, S. Tognarin, R.Ometto.* Unita Operativa di Elettrofisiologia, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano Milan, Italy


Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and sudden death in the young Cristina Basso, Domenico Corrado, Gaetano Thiene. Department of Pathology, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy


Arrhythmias in Athletes and Young People
	Molecular bases of juvenile sudden cardiac death Silvia G. Priori, Marina Cerrone. Molecular Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Cardiology Division, IRCCS, Policlinico S. Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy Sudden arrhythmicdeath in young people: warning symptoms and pathologic substrates Silvia G. Priori, Marina Cerrone. Molecular Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Cardiology Division, IRCCS, Policlinico S. Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy Viral myocarditis and sudden death Marialuisa Valente, Cristina Basso, Fiorella Calabrese, Gaetano Thiene. Department of Pathology, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy Scuba divers with patent foramen ovale at risk for decompression illness *Domenico Cartoni, Maria Penco, Stefano De Castro, Giuliana Valente*, Corrado Costanzo, Antonio Pelliccia*, Laura Vitali Serdoz, Rachele Adorisio, Francesco Fedele. Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiology of University of L’Aquila, Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, La Sapienza University, Centro Iperbarico Romano, **Istituto di Scienza dello Sport, CONI, Rome, Italy


Autonomic Modulation of the Heart
	Sympathetic activation and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion Federico Lombardi, Andrea Colombo, Diego Tarricone, Barbara Basilico, Massimo Garbin, Romana Ravaglia, Cesare Fiorentini. Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Ospedale S. Paolo, University of Milan, Italy Role of baroreflex sensitivity in the identification of post-MI patients candidates to implantable cardioverter defibrillator *Maria Teresa La Rovere, Andrea Mortara, Marco Gnemmi, Peter J. Schwartz.** Centro Medico Montescano, Fondazione “Salvatore Maugeri” IRCCS, Montescano, Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Universita di Pavia e Policlinico S. Matteo IRCCS, Pavia, Italy Heart-rate turbulence Marek Malik, Dan Wichterle, Georg Schmidt.* Department of Cardiological Sciences, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK, Third Department of Medicine, First Medical School, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Deutsches Herzzentrum and 1.Medizinische Klinik der Technischen Universität München, Germany Computerized Holter monitoring: a comprehensive noninvasive electrophysiological test for the identification of patients at high risk of ventricular arrhythmias Emanuela Locati Heilbron. Cattedra di Cardiologia e Fisiopatologia Cardiovascolare, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Patologia e Farmacologia, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale Silvestrini, Perugia, Italy


Advances in Experimental Arrhythmology
	Roles of b1 and b2 adrenergic receptors in L-type calcium current Zsolt Nagykaldi, David Kem, Ralph Lazzara, Bela Szabo. University of Oklahoma, USA Mechanisms underlying the initiation of normal and abnormal automaticity in Purkinje fibers Mario Vassalle, Daniel E.Berg. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, State University of New York, Health Science Center, New York, USA Pacemaker current in human ventricular myocytes: modulation and role in arrhythmogenesis Laura Sartiani, Elisabetta Cerbai, Petra DePaoli, Alessandro Mugelli. Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Firenze, Italy Arrhythmogenic mechanisms of norepinephrine in depolarized single ventricular myocytes Yejia Song, Mario Vassalle. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, State University of New York, Health Science Center, New York, USA


Proposes for Rationale Management of Arrhythmias
	Prioritization in cardiology. Impact on guidelines Nina Rehnqvist. National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden Teleprogramming of cardiac pacemakers *Ivo Cikes, Bozidar Ferek-Petric, Vladimir Goldner, Damir Kosi, Martina Lovric-Bencic, Bruno Buljevic.** Clinic of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Rebro, *Medtronic, Zagreb, Croatia


New Pacing Algorithms to Prevent Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation
	Consistent Atrial Pacing (CAP) and Atrial Rate Stabilisation (ARS): new algorithms to suppress recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Giuseppe Boriani, Mauro Biffi, Luigi Padeletti, Andrea Spampinato, Gian Luca Botto, Carlo Pignalberi*, Andrea Grammatico°, Micol Piana°, Sergio Cavaglia°, Francesco De Seta°, Angelo Branzi. Clinica Medica, University of Firenze, Villa Tiberia, Roma, S. Anna Hospital, Como. **Universita Campus Biomedico Roma, °Medtronic Italia, Italy Effect of intermittent or continuous overdrive atrial pacing in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation related to brady-tachy syndrome Giovanni Luca Botto, R. Ricci, W. Bonini, T. Broffoni, M. Santini, A. Puglisi, P. Azzolini, C. Pignalberi, A. Capucci, G. Boriani**, A.Spampinato°, F. Bellocci°, A. Proclemer°°, A. Grammatico°°°, F. De Seta°°° and the ISSAF/CAP Group. Sant’Anna Hospital, Como; San Filippo Neri Hospital, Roma; *Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Roma; Civile Hospital, Piacenza; *Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna; °Villa Tiberia Hospital, Roma; °°S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Udine; °°° Medtronic Italia, Italy Biatrial pacing using standard DDD pacemaker. Long term experience in 50 pts Andrzej Kutarski, Teresa Widomska-Czekajska, Krzysztof Oleszczak, Maciej Wójcik, Krzysztof Poleszak.** Dept of Cardiology, University Medical Academy, Lublin, Poland Atrial pacing reduces mode switching episodes in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Giuseppe Stabile, Antonio De Simone, Dino Franco Vitale, Pietro Turco, Vincenzo La Rocca, Gaetano Senatore, Carmine De Matteis, Raffaele Rotunno, Tommaso Di Napoli*, Costantino Astarita°, Saverio Maresca°. Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia, Casa di Cura “San Michele” Maddaloni, Dipartimento di Geriatria, Universita degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Cirie, Servizio di Riabilitazione, Ospedale Civile di Arienzo, ***Unita Coronarica, Ospedale Civile di Polla, °Unita Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile di Sorrento, Italy


ICD. Special Methodology of Implantation
	Technical aspects of pacemakers or automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation in patients with persistence of left superior vena cava Mauro Biffi, Giuseppe Boriani, Lorenzo Frabetti, Gabriele Bronzetti, Angelo Branzi. Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Italy


Management of Pediatric Arrhythmias
	Congenital junctional ectopic tachycardia: clinical features, treatment and follow-up *Benito Musto, Berardo Sarubbi, Valentino Ducceschi, Antonio D’Onofrio, Ciro Cavallaro, Filippo Vecchione, Carmine Musto, Raffaele Calabro.** Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Division of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia in infants and children: pharmacological therapy and timing of radiofrequency transcatheter ablation Fabrizio Drago, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Andrea Mazza, Massimo Stefano Silvetti, Paolo Versacci, Silvia Anaclerio, Pietro Ragonese.** Bambino Gesu Hospital, Rome, S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy Atrial ectopic tachycardia in infancy Luciano De Simone, Simone Pratesi, Iva Pollini, Silvia Favilli, Adriano Manetti.** Cardiology Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy Heart rate variability in ventricular rate-responsive pacing in children: a useful tool to evaluate heart rate physiology? Massimo Stefano Silvetti, Paolo Versacci, Silvia Anaclerio, Fabrizio Drago, Roberto Teodoro Bock, Antonella Santilli, Emanuela Pompei, Andrea Spampinato, Pietro Ragonese. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Bambino Gesu Hospital, Roma, S. Camillo De Lellis Hospital, Rieti; *Villa Tiberia Hospital, Roma, Italy


Progress in Cardiac Pacing (part I)
	Four chamber pacing: a single lead placed into the coronary sinus, supported by a stent. Acute experimental investigation Leonardo Cammilli, Avio Maria Perna, Gino Grassi, Francesco Cammilli, Antonio Morra, Federico Perna. Cardiac Surgery Lab, USL 10D, Firenze, Italy Peak endocardial acceleration: a new physiologic sensor *A. Colella, L. Padeletti, M.C. Porciani, A. Costoli, A. Michelucci, P. Pieragnoli, P. Ritter, H. Luttikhuis, G. Gaggini, G.F. Gensini.* Dept. of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, InParys, Paris, France, Sophia Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands, Sorin Biomedica Cardio, Saluggia, Italy Comparison of the acute and chronic electrical performance of pacing leads equipped with different steroid eluting electrodes mechanism Daniele Cornacchia, Giosue Mascioli, Andrea Puglisi, Pier Vittorio Moracchini, Marco Bernasconi, Giancarlo Pulitano°, Daniele Bernabo°°, Danilo Cervellati°°° and ISCLP group. Cardiology Department, Ravenna, Val Camonica Hospital, Esine, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Roma, S. Agostino Hospital, Modena, ** San Carlo Hospital, Milano, °Policlinico M. Consolazione, Catania, °°S. Andrea Hospital, La Spezia, °°°Civile Hospital, Imola, Italy


Cardiac Heart Failure: New Approaches
	Clinicopathological substrates for conduction impairments underlying left ventricular dysfunction in chronic heart failure dysfunction *Lino Rossi, Andrea Finzi, Marco Borgioli, Luigi Matturri.** Institute of Pathology, University of Milan, Institute of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS, Milan, Italy Application of non-excitatory electrical current to improve cardiac contractility: a new pacing approach in congestive heart failure Carlo Pappone, Salvatore Rosanio, Gabriele Vicedomini, Carlo Meloni, Cosimo Dicandia, Adriano Salvati, Vincenzo Santinelli, Patrizio Mazzone, Giuseppe Oreto, Sergio Chierchia.* Division of Cardiology, Hospital S.Raffaele, Milan, Italy


Progress of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Substrate
	Outcome of circumferential radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary vein orifices for suppression of permanent atrial fibrillation Carlo Pappone, Salvatore Rosanio, Filippo Gugliotta, Adriano Salvati, Cosimo Dicandia, Gabriele Vicedomini, Vincenzo Santinelli, SimoneGulletta, Patrizio Mazzone,Giuseppe Oreto, Sergio Chierchia. Division of Cardiology, Hospital S.Raffaele, Milan, Italy Atrial fibrillation ablation: radiofrequency versus ultrasound. Morphologic considerations Saroja Bharati. Maurice Lev Congenital Heart and Conduction System Center, The Heart Institute for Children, Hope Children’s Hospital, Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Rush Medical College, Rush University, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA Use of intracardiac echocardiography in mapping and ablation of atrial tachycardias Jonathan M. Kalman. Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

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