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被引量：- 发表：1970

Usage of NobleStitch EL.

被引量：- 发表：1970

Determinants of supraventricular extra beats in elite athletes practicing different sporting disciplines.

Supraventricular extra beats (SVEB) are frequently observed in athletes but data on significance, prognostic role and correlation with cardiac remodeling are contrasting. It is uncertain whether SVEB may indicate the development of more complex arrhythmias and the need for closer monitoring is undetermined. The aim was to assess the prevalence and clinical significance of BESV in Olympic athletes of different sporting disciplines, evaluating potential correlations with cardiac remodeling and clinical features. We enrolled athletes who participated at 2012-2022 Olympic Games, submitted to physical examination, blood tests, echocardiography and exercise tests, categorized into power, skills, endurance and mixed disciplines. We studied 1492 elite athletes: 56% male individuals, mean age 25.8 ± 5.1 years; 29.5% practiced power, 12.3% skills, 21% endurance and 37.2% mixed disciplines. At exercise-stress tests, 6.2% had SVEB, mostly single beats. SVEB were not influenced by anthropometrics or blood test results. They were more common in male individuals (77.4 vs. 54.6%, P < 0.0001) and older athletes (27.1 ± 5.7 vs. 25.7 ± 5.1, P = 0.01). In male athletes with SVEB, higher left atrial volumes were observed (24.2 ± 7.3 vs. 22.2 ± 7.1 ml/m2, P = 0.03). No differences were found in terms of sporting discipline: despite larger left atrial dimensions in aerobic disciplines, SVEB rates were similar in different sporting disciplines (6.1% endurance, 6.3% mixed, 5.2% power and 8.7% skills; P = 0.435). SVEB were more common in older, male athletes and associated with higher left atrial volume (especially in male individuals) regardless of sport practiced. Athletes with greater left atrial volume and SVEB are supposed to have higher risk, in middle age, of developing more complex arrhythmias.

被引量：- 发表：1970

Prof. Ciro Indolfi: New Editor and Journal Vision.

被引量：- 发表：1970

Myocardial mechanics in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of speckle tracking echocardiographic studies.

Clinical complications of anorexia nervosa (AN) include cardiac structural and functional alterations. Available evidence on impaired myocardial deformation in AN patients without overt systolic dysfunction as assessed by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is scanty and based on a few studies. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to provide comprehensive and updated information on this issue. Following the PRISMA guidelines, systematic searches were conducted across bibliographic databases (Pub-Med, OVID, EMBASE and Cochrane library) to identify eligible studies from inception up to 31 January 2024. Searches were limited to clinical investigations published in English reporting data on left ventricular (LV) mechanics (i.e. global longitudinal strain) in patients with anorexia and controls. The statistical difference of the echocardiographic variables of interest between groups such as LVEF and global longitudinal strain (GLS) was calculated by standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) by using random-effects models. Five studies including 171 AN and 147 healthy normal-weight individuals were considered for the analysis. Pooled average LVEF values were 63.2 ± 0.4% in the healthy control group and 64.6 ± 1.0% in the AN group (SMD -0.08 ± 0.11, CI: -0.15/0.30, P  = 0.51); the corresponding values of GLS were -20.1 ± 0.9% and -20.2 ± 0.9% (SMD 0.07 ± 0.3, CI: -0.46/0.60, P  = 0.80). Unlike GLS, apical strain (data from three studies) was higher in AN than in controls (-23.1 ± 1.8 vs. -21.3 ± 1.8; SMD: -0.42 ± 0.17, CI: -0.08/-0.76, P  = 0.01). The results of the present meta-analysis do not support the view that myocardial deformation as assessed by GLS is impaired in patients with AN and preserved LVEF. The role of STE in detecting subclinical cardiac damage in this clinical condition deserves to be evaluated in future studies including regional LV strain.

被引量：- 发表：1970