F Prati

Summary

Affiliation: San Filippo Neri Hospital
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Integrated non-invasive imaging techniques
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    EuroIntervention 6:G161-8. 2010
  2. ncbi [Vulnerable plaque imaging: is it time for its application in clinical practice?]
    Francesco Prati
    Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale San Giovanni, Roma
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 11:367-76. 2010
  3. ncbi Detection of very early stent healing after primary angioplasty: an optical coherence tomographic observational study of chromium cobaltum and first-generation drug-eluting stents. The DETECTIVE study
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Heart 97:1841-6. 2011
  4. ncbi Evaluation of infarct-related coronary artery patency and microcirculatory function after facilitated percutaneous primary coronary angioplasty: the FINESSE-ANGIO (Facilitated Intervention With Enhanced Reperfusion Speed to Stop Events-Angiographic) study
    Francesco Prati
    San Giovanni Hospital and Centro per la Lotta Contro l Infarto, Fondazione Onlus, Via dell amba Aradam 9, Rome, Italy
    JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:1284-91. 2010
  5. ncbi Local delivery versus intracoronary infusion of abciximab in patients with acute coronary syndromes
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:928-34. 2010
  6. ncbi [The non-occlusive modality of optical coherence tomography image acquisition: a new concept for wide clinical application]
    Francesco Prati
    Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale San Giovanni, Roma
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 10:644-9. 2009
  7. ncbi Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Via dell Amba Aradam 8, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 31:401-15. 2010
  8. ncbi From bench to bedside: a novel technique of acquiring OCT images
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Circ J 72:839-43. 2008
  9. ncbi Does optical coherence tomography identify arterial healing after stenting? An in vivo comparison with histology, in a rabbit carotid model
    F Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Heart 94:217-21. 2008
  10. ncbi Intravascular ultrasound insights into plaque composition
    F Prati
    Catheterization Laboratory, S Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Z Kardiol 89:117-23. 2000

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Integrated non-invasive imaging techniques
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    EuroIntervention 6:G161-8. 2010
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  2. ncbi [Vulnerable plaque imaging: is it time for its application in clinical practice?]
    Francesco Prati
    Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale San Giovanni, Roma
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 11:367-76. 2010
    ..Thus, the association of specific morphological information with systemic markers of vulnerability may allow in the near future to predict the true risk of acute myocardial infarction for each individual patient...
  3. ncbi Detection of very early stent healing after primary angioplasty: an optical coherence tomographic observational study of chromium cobaltum and first-generation drug-eluting stents. The DETECTIVE study
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Heart 97:1841-6. 2011
    ..Lack of stent coverage appears to be associated with stent thrombosis, a problem of particular concern in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)...
  4. ncbi Evaluation of infarct-related coronary artery patency and microcirculatory function after facilitated percutaneous primary coronary angioplasty: the FINESSE-ANGIO (Facilitated Intervention With Enhanced Reperfusion Speed to Stop Events-Angiographic) study
    Francesco Prati
    San Giovanni Hospital and Centro per la Lotta Contro l Infarto, Fondazione Onlus, Via dell amba Aradam 9, Rome, Italy
    JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:1284-91. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Local delivery versus intracoronary infusion of abciximab in patients with acute coronary syndromes
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:928-34. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi [The non-occlusive modality of optical coherence tomography image acquisition: a new concept for wide clinical application]
    Francesco Prati
    Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale San Giovanni, Roma
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 10:644-9. 2009
    ..The nonocclusive modality of OCT image acquisition is safe and effective and promises to simplify the complex current occlusive technique, leading to a marked reduction of procedural time...
  7. ncbi Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Via dell Amba Aradam 8, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 31:401-15. 2010
    ..The aim of the present Expert Review Document is to address the methodology, terminology and clinical applications of OCT for qualitative and quantitative assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis...
  8. ncbi From bench to bedside: a novel technique of acquiring OCT images
    Francesco Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Circ J 72:839-43. 2008
    ..A non-occlusive technique based on manual infusion of a viscous iso-osmolar solution has been developed and tested and validated through a 2-phase study...
  9. ncbi Does optical coherence tomography identify arterial healing after stenting? An in vivo comparison with histology, in a rabbit carotid model
    F Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Heart 94:217-21. 2008
    ..To verify whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can accurately monitor the occurrence of arterial healing after stenting...
  10. ncbi Intravascular ultrasound insights into plaque composition
    F Prati
    Catheterization Laboratory, S Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Z Kardiol 89:117-23. 2000
    ..Our goal was to test the effectiveness of high frequency IVUS transducers in the identification of lipid/necrotic pools in atherosclerotic plaques...
  11. ncbi Large intracoronary thrombi with good TIMI flow during acute myocardial infarction: four cases of successful aggressive medical management in patients without angiographically detectable coronary atherosclerosis
    F Burzotta
    Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, S Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Heart 88:e6. 2002
    ..No deterioration of left ventricular function was observed and the clinical course both in hospital and at five months' follow up was uneventful...
  12. ncbi Intracoronary optical coherence tomography, basic theory and image acquisition techniques
    F Prati
    Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 27:251-8. 2011
    ..Also, we describe several image acquisition techniques that have been adopted for OCT imaging...
  13. ncbi Eccentric atherosclerotic plaques with positive remodelling have a pericardial distribution: a permissive role of epicardial fat? A three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound study of left anterior descending artery lesions
    F Prati
    San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Eur Heart J 24:329-36. 2003
    ..The aim of this study was to define the impact of transversal lesion distribution on vessel remodelling in proximal and distal coronary segments using a 3D intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) reconstruction...