Reply by Casella et al. to letter regarding article, incidence of ventricular arrhythmias related to COVID infection and vaccination in patients with Brugada syndrome: Insights from a large Italian multicenter registry based on continuous rhythm monitoring

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
² Department of Clinical, Special and Dental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
³ Department of Electrophysiology, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Science and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
⁵ Department of Arrhythmology, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Arrhythmology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
⁹ Department of Arrhythmology, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, Italy.
¹¹ Department of Arrhythmology, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy.
¹² Department of Biomedical, Surgery and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Multicenter Study

Michela Casella et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;34(8):1791-1792.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15989. Epub 2023 Jul 2.

¹ Department of Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
² Department of Clinical, Special and Dental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
³ Department of Electrophysiology, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Science and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
⁵ Department of Arrhythmology, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Arrhythmology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
⁹ Department of Arrhythmology, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Cardiovascular Institute, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Cona, Italy.
¹¹ Department of Arrhythmology, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy.
¹² Department of Biomedical, Surgery and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

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Comment on

Incidence of ventricular arrhythmias related to COVID infection and vaccination in patients with Brugada syndrome: Insights from a large Italian multicenter registry based on continuous rhythm monitoring.
Casella M, Conti S, Compagnucci P, Ribatti V, Narducci ML, Marcon L, Massara F, Valeri Y, De Francesco L, Martino AM, Ghiglieno C, Schiavone M, Balla C, Dell'Era G, Pelargonio G, Forleo GB, Iacopino S, Sgarito G, Calò L, Tondo C, Russo AD, Patti G. Casella M, et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun;34(6):1386-1394. doi: 10.1111/jce.15929. Epub 2023 May 17. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023. PMID: 37194742
Ventricular arrhythmias related to COVID-19 infection and vaccination in patients with Brugada syndrome: The importance of a correct patient stratification.
Dendramis G, Brugada P. Dendramis G, et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun;34(6):1508-1509. doi: 10.1111/jce.15959. Epub 2023 Jun 2. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023. PMID: 37265020 No abstract available.

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