Rounded-off projects - Fondazione Ticino Cuore

In this section you can find the list of our past projects, which have been carried out over the past years. All the files listed below can be downloaded by clicking on the title of the paper.

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and mortality in Swiss Cantons with high and low COVID-19 incidence: A nationwide analysis
a Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland b Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy c Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy d Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland e Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology Service, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy f Interassociation for Rescue Services (IVR-IAS), Berne, Switzerland
2021
An Utstein-based model score to predict survival to hospital admission: The UB-ROSC score
Enrico Baldi^a,b,1, Maria Luce Caputo^a,c,1, Simone Savastano^d, Roman Burkart^e, Catherine Klersy^f, Claudio Benvenuti^e, Vito Sgromo^g, Alessandra Palo^g, Roberto Cianella^h, Elisa Cacciatore^a, Luigi Oltrona Visconti^d, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari^a,b, Angelo Auricchio^ca Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
b Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy c Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
d Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
e Fondazione TicinoCuore, Lugano, Switzerland
f Service of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
g AREU Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza, AAT Pavia c/o Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
h Federazione Cantonale Ticinese Servizi Autoambulanze, Lugano, Switzerland
2020
Real-life time and distance covered by lay firstresponders alerted by meansofsmartphone-application: Implications for early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and access to automatic external defibrillators
Angelo Auricchio (a,c,*), Lorenzo Gianquintieri (c,d), Roman Burkart (c),
Claudio Benvenuti (c), Sandro Muschietti (e), Stefano Peluso (f,h), Antonietta Mira (f,g),
Tiziano Moccetti (a,c), Maria Luce Caputo (a,b)
(a) Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, (b) Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, (c) Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland, (d) Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, (e) Federazione Cantonale Ticinese Servizi Autoambulanze, Lugano, Switzerland, (f) Data Science Lab, Institute of Computational Science, Universita` della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland, (g) Department of Science and High Technology, Universita` dell’Insubria, Italy, (h) Department of Statistical Sciences, Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
Resuscitation 141 (August 2019) 182–187
The three dimension model of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Enrico Baldi^a^,^b^,^c^,^d^,^e, Enrico Contri^c,d,e,f, Roman Burkart^e,g,h, Dave Bywater^e,i, Mathias Duschl^e ^aDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ^bCardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ^cPavia nel Cuore, Pavia, Italy, ^dRobbio nel Cuore, Robbio, Italy, ^eEuropean Resuscitation Academy, Lugano, Switzerland, ^fAAT 118 Pavia, AREU Lombardia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ^gSwiss Resuscitation Council, Bern, Switzerland, ^hFondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland, ⁱScottish Ambulance Service, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Resuscitation 138 (May 2019) 44–45
Spatial-temporal heterogeneity of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence in Swiss Canton Ticino
Caputo ML1,2, Peluso S3, Reinhold J3, Burkart R4, Benvenuti C4, Cianella R5, Moccetti T1, Mira A3,6, Auricchio A1
(1) Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland; (2) Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy ; (3) Data Science Center, Institute of Computational Science, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland; (4) Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland; (5) Federazione Cantonale Ticinese Servizi Autoambulanze, Lugano, Switzerland; (6) Department of Science and High Technology, Università dell'Insubria, Italy
EHRA 2019
Gender differences in presentation and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Caputo ML1,2, Burkart R3, Benvenuti C3, Conte G1, Regoli F1, Krüll J1, Cioffi G1, Moccetti T1, Klersy C4, Auricchio A1
(1) Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland; (2) Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy ; (3) Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland; (4) Service of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
EHRA 2019
Validation of the return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest (RACA) score in two different national territories
Maria Luce Caputo^a,b, Enrico Baldi^a,c, Simone Savastano^c, Roman Burkart^d, Claudio Benvenuti^d, Catherine Klersy^e, Roberto Cianella^f, Luciano Anselmi^f, Tiziano Moccetti^b, Romano Mauri^d, Gaetano M. De Ferrari^a,c, Angelo Auricchio^b.
^a Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ^b Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, ^c Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy ^d Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland, ^e Service of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy ^f Federazione Cantonale Ticinese Servizi Autoambulanze, Lugano, Switzerland
Resuscitation 134 (2019) 62-68
Non-professional First Responders: organizational efficiency criteria in Ticino (Southern Switzerland) 
C. Benvenuti, R. Burkart, R. Mauri Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona, Switzerland 
Resuscitation 2013 - Cracovia (PL)
Effectiveness and Cost effectiveness of OHCA-Early defibrillation program (EDP) in Southern Switzerland  M.Brunetti*, S. Mimmi*, C. Benvenuti**, R. Burkart**, R. Mauri** *SUPSI / DSAN, Manno, Switzerland, **Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona, Switzerland Resuscitation 2013 - Cracovia (PL)
Public Defibrillators and vandalism: Myth or Reality? 
C. Benvenuti, R. Burkart, R. Mauri Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona, Switzerland 
Resuscitation 2013 - Cracovia (PL)
Bystander CPR beats AED, improving the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 
R. Mauri*, C. Benvenuti**, R. Burkart**, M. Egloff***, R. Cianella****, A. Engeler* *Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, **Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona, Switzerland. ***University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland. ****Ticino Federation of Emergency Medical System, Breganzona, Switzerland  
Resuscitation 2010 - Porto (P)
Teaching BLS to teenagers: is it worth? 
R. Mauri*, C. Benvenuti**, R. Burkart**, M. Egloff***, R. Cianella****, A.
Engeler* *Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, **Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona, Switzerland. ***University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland. ****Ticino Federation of Emergency Medical System, Breganzona, Switzerland  Resuscitation 2010 - Porto (P)
50% survival of cardiac arrest in Switzerland: An Utopian goal?
R. Mauri*, C. Benvenuti**, R. Burkart**, R. Cianella***
*Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, ** Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona Switzerland, *** FCTSA, Breganzona, Switzerland
AHA 2009 - Orlando (USA)
Better management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increases survival rate and improves neurological outcome in the Swiss Canton Ticino
Romano Mauri; Roman Burkart; Claudio Benvenuti; Maria Luce Caputo; Tiziano Moccetti; Alessandro Del Bufalo; Augusto Gallino; Carlo Casso; Luciano Anselmi; Tiziano Cassina; Catherine Klersy; Angelo Auricchio
Europace 2015;
doi: 10.1093/europace/euv218
R. Mauri*, C. Benvenuti**, R. Burkart**, R. Cianella*** *Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, ** Ticino Cuore Foundation, Breganzona Switzerland, *** FCTSA, Breganzona, Switzerland AHA 2009 - Orlando (USA)