Elena Robbi

TL;DR: Baroreceptor-heart rate reflex sensitivity does not simply mirror the pathophysiological substrate of HF and conveys independent prognostic information that is not affected by the modification of autonomic dysfunction brought about by beta-blockade.

TL;DR: In CHF patients in sinus rhythm, TF-BRS conveys relevant clinical and prognostic information, but its measurability is markedly affected by ectopic activity, and a new prognostic index can be computed in almost all patients.

TL;DR: Periodic Breathing (PB, waxing and waning of tidal volume in which hyperventilation alternates with periods of apnoea or hypopnoeA), is common during sleep and wakefulness in patients with Heart Failure and may increase mortality.

TL;DR: Despite previous studies having shown that brachial artery waveform reconstruction performed by the Finometer has improved the accuracy ofBlood pressure measurement compared to the Finapres device, measurement of blood pressure variability in cardiac disease patients provides worse results in most spectral parameters and a better accuracy only in the HF band of systolic pressure.

TL;DR: Although the measurability of TF-BRS in heart failure patients is impaired, prognostic information can be extended to almost all patients, with a predictive power similar to that of Phe-B RS.