Elena Marras's Publications List

Risk stratification in individuals with the Brugada type 1 ECG pattern without previous cardiac arrest: usefulness of a combined clinical and electrophysiologic approach.

2010-10-30T14:25:21Z

P Delise, G Allocca, E Marras, C Giustetto, F Gaita, L Sciarra, L Calo, A Proclemer, M Marziali, L Rebellato, G Berton, L Coro, N Sitta (2010) European heart journal :

Unexplained syncope, Brugada-like ECG and minimal structural right ventricular abnormalities: which is the right diagnosis?

2010-04-19T10:51:08Z

We describe a 65-year-old man with unexplained syncope, Brugada ECG pattern and right ventricular abnormalities. To reach a diagnosis of Brugada syndrome, a variety of diseases have to be excluded. This case report shows how difficult the differential diagnosis is, particularly with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, after documentation of minimal structural RV abnormalities; invasiv...

Elena Marras, Cristina Basso, Luigi Sciarra, Pietro Delise (2009) J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 10: 3 273-275

Reply to Dr Bortolo Martini.

2010-07-01T12:17:53Z

Elena Marras (2009) J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 10: 889

Reply to Dr. Bortolo Martini

2010-09-06T13:12:28Z

Marras, Elena (2009) Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Sensitivity and specificity of first-level screening in the identification of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death

2009-10-10T14:25:22Z

Since 1971, in Italy every citizen engaged in competitive sports activity must periodically undergo preventive medical examinations to ascertain eligibility for sports participation. The medical examination includes rest and effort ECG. The Italian model has a very good sensitivity in identifying most pathologies at risk of sudden death particularly in the young (hypertrophic cadiomyopathy, arrhyt...

Pietro Delise, Nadir Sitta, Giuseppe Allocca, Elena Marras, Emanuela Lanari (2008) G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 9: 10 Suppl 1 73S-77S

Pacemaker malfunctions in Danon's disease.

2009-10-10T14:25:47Z

We describe a case of a 30-year-old man with Danon's disease, an X-linked genetic disorder due to deficiency of lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2 with secondary intracytoplasmatic glycogen and autophagic material storage. This disease is characterized by skeletal muscle involvement, mental retardation, ophthalmic abnormalities, and cardiac disease. In this patient, cardiac involvement was ch...

Elena Marras, Luigi Sciarra, Manuela Bocchino, Pietro Delise (2008) Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 31: 1 125-128

Brugada-like electrocardiogram pattern: how to stratify the risk for sudden cardiac death. Is sports activity contraindicated?

2009-10-10T14:26:26Z

Brugada syndrome is associated with a considerable risk of sudden death in young and otherwise healthy adults. The syndrome is estimated to be responsible for at least 4% of all sudden deaths and at least 20% of sudden deaths in patients with structurally normal hearts. The diagnosis of Brugada syndrome is based on peculiar electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities classified by the European Society o...

Pietro Delise, Elena Marras, Manuela Bocchino (2006) J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 7: 4 239-245

Common atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation are not always two stages of the same disease. A long-term follow-up study in patients with atrial flutter treated with cavo-tricuspid isthmus ablation.

2009-10-10T14:26:07Z

OBJECTIVE: Both atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently develop in the same patient. There is therefore reasonable doubt that flutter ablation may not solve the clinical problem, owing to the occurrence/recurrence of AF. The aim of this study was to establish whether cavo-tricuspid isthmus ablation is curative in patients with common atrial flutter alone or combined with AF. METHODS...

Pietro Delise, Nadir Sitta, Leonardo Corò, Elena Marras, Luigi Sciarra, Manuela Bocchino, Giuseppe Berton (2006) J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 7: 11 800-805

Pace mapping of Koch's triangle reduces risk of atrioventricular block during ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia.

2009-10-10T14:26:47Z

INTRODUCTION: Slow pathway (SP) ablation of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) can be complicated by second- to third-degree AV block. We assessed the usefulness of pace mapping of Koch's triangle in preventing this complication. METHODS AND RESULTS: Nine hundred nine consecutive patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation of AVNRT were analyzed. Group 1 (n=487) underwent conventional slow pat...

Pietro Delise, Nadir Sitta, Aldo Bonso, Leonardo Coro', Mauro Fantinel, Roberto Mantovan, Luigi Sciarra, Franco Zoppo, Roberto Verlato, Elena Marras, Daniele D'Este (2005) J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16: 1 30-35

Ablation of a single pulmonary vein arrhythmic focus triggering several supraventricular arrhythmias.

2009-10-19T07:31:03Z

Pulmonary veins are a well-recognized source of focal ectopies that may trigger atrial fibrillation. Many ablative strategies, in particular ablation of the four pulmonary vein ostia, have been developed in order to cure atrial fibrillation. In some patients, the predominant arrhythmia may be an ectopic atrial tachycardia arising from a pulmonary vein and atrial fibrillation may be only a conseque...

Luigi Sciarra, Leonardo Corò, Manuela Bocchino, Nadir Sitta, Elena Marras, Pietro Delise (2004) Ital Heart J 5: 12 946-950