Characterization of left ventricular activation in patients with heart failure and left bundle-branch block

A Auricchio, C Fantoni, F Regoli, C Carbucicchio… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Conventional activation mapping in the dilated human left ventricle (LV) with
left bundle-branch block (LBBB) morphology is incomplete given the limited number of …

Perception of atrial fibrillation before and after radiofrequency catheter ablation: relevance of asymptomatic arrhythmia recurrence

…, H Tanner, R Kobza, JH Gerds-Li, C Carbucicchio… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The objective of this study was to assess the incidence and impact of
asymptomatic arrhythmia in patients with highly symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) who …

Endo-epicardial homogenization of the scar versus limited substrate ablation for the treatment of electrical storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

…, R Bai, P Mohanty, C Carbucicchio… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study investigated the impact on recurrences of 2 different substrate
approaches for the treatment of these arrhythmias. Background: Catheter ablation of …

Catheter ablation for the treatment of electrical storm in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: short-and long-term outcomes in a prospective single …

C Carbucicchio, M Santamaria, N Trevisi… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Electrical storm (ES) caused by recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia
(VT) can cause sudden death in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and …

Ablation of stable VTs versus substrate ablation in ischemic cardiomyopathy: the VISTA randomized multicenter trial

…, JD Burkhardt, D Lakkireddy, C Carbucicchio… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: Catheter ablation reduces ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence and
implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks in patients with VT and ischemic …

Cell therapy for heart disease after 15 years: unmet expectations

…, B Bassetti, L Cavallotti, V Catto, C Carbucicchio… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades cardiac cell therapy (CCT) has emerged as a promising new
strategy to cure heart diseases at high unmet need. Thousands of patients have entered …

Left mitral isthmus ablation associated with PV isolation: long‐term results of a prospective randomized study

…, N Trevisi, M Berti, C Carbucicchio… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The deployment of an ablation line connecting the left inferior PV to the mitral
annulus (mitral isthmus line [MIL]) enhances the efficacy of pulmonary vein disconnection …

Time courses and quantitative analysis of atrial fibrillation episode number and duration after circular plus linear left atrial lesions: trigger elimination or substrate …

…, A Dorszewski, JH Gerds-Li, C Carbucicchio… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - jacc.org
Objectives: We sought to analyze the time course of atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes before
and after circular plus linear left atrial ablation and the percentage of patients with complete …

Management of ventricular tachycardia in the setting of a dedicated unit for the treatment of complex ventricular arrhythmias: long-term outcome after ablation

…, P Vergara, C Bisceglia, F Petracca, C Carbucicchio… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—We investigated the impact of catheter ablation on ventricular tachycardia (VT)
recurrence and survival in a large number of patients with structural heart disease treated in …

Radiofrequency ablation of premature ventricular ectopy improves the efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy in nonresponders

…, A Dello Russo, M Casella, C Carbucicchio… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to examine whether suppressing premature ventricular
contractions (PVC) using radiofrequency ablation improves effectiveness of the cardiac …