With more than 100,000 procedures performed worldwide, more than 50% of patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx) survive longer than 10 years and enjoy significant and lasting improvements in their quality of life. However, exercise capacity by objective exercise testing has been shown to be markedly reduced. Despite normal ventricular ejection fraction at rest and a peak oxyg...

With more than 100,000 procedures performed worldwide, more than 50% of patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx) survive longer than 10 years and enjoy significant and lasting improvements in their quality of life. However, exercise capacity by objective exercise testing has been shown to be markedly reduced. Despite normal ventricular ejection fraction at rest and a peak oxyg...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the association between linear standard Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measures and vascular, renal and cardiac target organ damage (TOD). METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed including 200 patients registered in the Regione Campania network (aged 62.4 ± 12, male 64%). HRV analysis was performed by 24-h holter ECG. Renal damage was assessed by estimated glomeru...

With more than 100,000 procedures performed worldwide, more than 50% of patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx) survive longer than 10 years and enjoy significant and lasting improvements in their quality of life. However, exercise capacity by objective exercise testing has been shown to be markedly reduced. Despite normal ventricular ejection fraction at rest and a peak oxyg...

With more than 100,000 procedures performed worldwide, more than 50% of patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx) survive longer than 10 years and enjoy significant and lasting improvements in their quality of life. However, exercise capacity by objective exercise testing has been shown to be markedly reduced. Despite normal ventricular ejection fraction at rest and a peak oxyg...

In cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity is essential, but the intensity of exertion as defined by the heart rate should be kept within specific limits. A heart rate monitor helps the user maintain the target range of physical exertion for maximum benefit. According to experts, visual heart rate display are often distracting and uncomfortable. In this paper, we present the results of a less...

With more than 100,000 procedures performed worldwide, more than 50% of patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx) survive longer than 10 years and enjoy significant and lasting improvements in their quality of life. However, exercise capacity by objective exercise testing has been shown to be markedly reduced. Despite normal ventricular ejection fraction at rest and a peak oxyg...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of sublingual nifedipine (10 mg) on left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction, peak ejection rate, time to peak ejection rate) and diastolic function (peak filling rate, time to peak filling rate, filling fraction during rapid filling) at rest and during exercise using radionuclide angiography in 17 patients with ischemic h...