S Novo

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Affiliation: University of Palermo
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Cardiac risk stratification in elective non-cardiac surgery: role of NT-proBNP
    G Novo
    Division of Cardiology, P Giaccone University Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 30:242-6. 2011
  2. ncbi [Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a consensus document]
    Salvatore Novo
    Cattedra di Malattie dell Apparato Cardiovascolare, Universita degli Studi, A O U Policlinico, P Giaccone, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 9:785-97. 2008
  3. ncbi Role of ARBs in the blood hypertension therapy and prevention of cardiovascular events
    S Novo
    Centre for the Diagnosis of Preclinical Atherosclerosis and Secondary Prevention, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital P Giaccone, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Drug Targets 10:20-5. 2009
  4. ncbi Preclinical carotid atherosclerosis enhances the global cardiovascular risk and increases the rate of cerebro- and cardiovascular events in a five-year follow-up
    Salvatore Novo
    Center for the Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Cardiovascular Prevention, Section of Cardioangiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Atherosclerosis 211:287-90. 2010
  5. ncbi Critical limb ischemia: definition and natural history
    S Novo
    Chair of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Drug Targets Cardiovasc Haematol Disord 4:219-25. 2004
  6. ncbi Asymptomatic carotid lesions add to cardiovascular risk prediction
    Salvatore Novo
    School of Cardiovascular Disease, Center for Diagnosis of Subclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and Secondary Prevention, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases of the University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 17:514-8. 2010
  7. ncbi Asymptomatic carotid lesion as a marker of future cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events
    S Novo
    Chair of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Pathologies, University of Palermo
    Acta Chir Belg 103:262-9. 2003
  8. ncbi Classification, epidemiology, risk factors, and natural history of peripheral arterial disease
    Salvatore Novo
    University of Palermo, Viale delle Alpi, 86 90144, Palermo, Italy
    Diabetes Obes Metab 4:S1-6. 2002
  9. ncbi Atherosclerosis, degenerative aortic stenosis and statins
    Giuseppina Novo
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Drug Targets 12:115-21. 2011
  10. ncbi Effects of drug therapy on cardiac arrhythmias and ischemia in hypertensives with LVH
    S Novo
    Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
    Am J Hypertens 14:637-43. 2001

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Publications93

  1. ncbi Cardiac risk stratification in elective non-cardiac surgery: role of NT-proBNP
    G Novo
    Division of Cardiology, P Giaccone University Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 30:242-6. 2011
    ..The aim of the study was to investigate the utility of NT-proBNP measurement for the stratification of presurgical cardiac risk...
  2. ncbi [Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a consensus document]
    Salvatore Novo
    Cattedra di Malattie dell Apparato Cardiovascolare, Universita degli Studi, A O U Policlinico, P Giaccone, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 9:785-97. 2008
    ..There is no specific treatment for this syndrome, but supportive and symptomatic therapy is usually administered...
  3. ncbi Role of ARBs in the blood hypertension therapy and prevention of cardiovascular events
    S Novo
    Centre for the Diagnosis of Preclinical Atherosclerosis and Secondary Prevention, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital P Giaccone, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Drug Targets 10:20-5. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Preclinical carotid atherosclerosis enhances the global cardiovascular risk and increases the rate of cerebro- and cardiovascular events in a five-year follow-up
    Salvatore Novo
    Center for the Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Cardiovascular Prevention, Section of Cardioangiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Atherosclerosis 211:287-90. 2010
    ..To evaluate if the intima-media thickening (IMT) and asymptomatic carotid plaque (ACP), as expression of carotid preclinical atherosclerosis (pre-ATS), can provide further information on the global cardiovascular risk (GCVR)...
  5. ncbi Critical limb ischemia: definition and natural history
    S Novo
    Chair of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Drug Targets Cardiovasc Haematol Disord 4:219-25. 2004
    ..Therefore, due to its negative impact on the quality of life and the poor prognosis both in terms of limb salvage and survival, critical limb ischemia is a critical public health issue...
  6. ncbi Asymptomatic carotid lesions add to cardiovascular risk prediction
    Salvatore Novo
    School of Cardiovascular Disease, Center for Diagnosis of Subclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and Secondary Prevention, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases of the University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 17:514-8. 2010
    ....
  7. ncbi Asymptomatic carotid lesion as a marker of future cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events
    S Novo
    Chair of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Pathologies, University of Palermo
    Acta Chir Belg 103:262-9. 2003
  8. ncbi Classification, epidemiology, risk factors, and natural history of peripheral arterial disease
    Salvatore Novo
    University of Palermo, Viale delle Alpi, 86 90144, Palermo, Italy
    Diabetes Obes Metab 4:S1-6. 2002
    ..Efforts must be made to diffuse this information to improve the diagnosis and treatment of PAD to reduce the risk of future fatal and nonfatal cardiac and cerebrovascular events...
  9. ncbi Atherosclerosis, degenerative aortic stenosis and statins
    Giuseppina Novo
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Drug Targets 12:115-21. 2011
    ..Thus, treatment with statins is not recommended in patients with valvular aortic stenosis and without conventional indications to lipid-lowering treatment...
  10. ncbi Effects of drug therapy on cardiac arrhythmias and ischemia in hypertensives with LVH
    S Novo
    Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
    Am J Hypertens 14:637-43. 2001
    ..Treatment with HCTZ during the 6-month study did not alter LVH and did not appear to reduce CA and TEMI...
  11. ncbi Carotid intimal-media thickness and endothelial function in young patients with history of myocardial infarction
    G Coppola
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, Post graduate School of Cardiology and Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, University Hospital P Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 28:120-6. 2009
    ....
  12. ncbi Short term prognostic role of NT-proBNP in patients after myocardial infarction
    G Coppola
    Secondary Prevention, Unit of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Paolo Giaccone Policlinic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 57:13-21. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the short term prognostic value of NT-proBNP in 70 patients admitted for ACS...
  13. ncbi Prognostic role of endothelial dysfunction and carotid intima-media thickness in patients undergoing coronary stent implantation
    E Corrado
    Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, University Hospital P Giaccone, Italy
    Int Angiol 28:12-9. 2009
    ....
  14. ncbi Clinical significance of macrophage colony stimulating factor levels in acute coronary syndrome
    G Novo
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 57:7-11. 2009
    ..The aim of this paper was to ascertain whether macrophage colony stimulating factor (MCSF) serum levels, measured during the acute phase of coronary syndromes (ACS), are useful to predict short term outcomes...
  15. ncbi Insulin resistance and acute coronary syndrome
    G Caccamo
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Disease, Italy
    Atherosclerosis 211:672-5. 2010
    ..There is accumulating evidence that chronic sub-clinical inflammation, as measured by inflammatory markers as C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen, is related with insulin resistance...
  16. ncbi Atrial fibrillation and mild cognitive impairment: what correlation?
    D Puccio
    Division of CardiologyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 57:143-50. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in patients with AF. The reported results concern data obtained at the moment of recruitment...
  17. ncbi Extracoronary atherosclerosis in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease: relationship with risk factors and the severity of coronary artery disease
    S Pipitone
    Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Post Graduate School of Cardiology, University Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 26:346-52. 2007
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of carotid and/or peripheral atherosclerotic lesions in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease (previous acute myocardial infarction [AMI] or stable angina)...
  18. ncbi Motion Index: a new parameter to evaluate the diastole by M-Mode imaging
    G Fazio
    Unit of Cardiology, Paolo Giaccone Policlinic, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 57:23-7. 2009
    ..In this work the authors propose a new parameter named Motion Index, which is measurable by M-Mode technique and it is likely linked to diastolic dysfunction...
  19. ncbi Risk factors, atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic events
    G Novo
    Unit of Cardiovascular Diseases and Division of Cardiology, P Giaccone Polyclinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 27:433-8. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) and thromboembolic complications...
  20. ncbi Increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias and transient episodes of myocardial ischemia in hypertensives with left ventricular hypertrophy but without clinical history of coronary heart disease
    S Novo
    Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Italy
    Am J Hypertens 10:843-51. 1997
    ....
  21. ncbi In-hospital stay of patient with acute coronary syndrome with or without diabetes mellitus
    G Novo
    Section of Cardioangiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephrourological Disease, University Hospital P Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 57:159-64. 2009
    ..The scientific community has suggested that all patients with diabetes could be treated as if they had a prior coronary heart disease...
  22. ncbi Markers of inflammation and prevalence of vascular disease in patients with metabolic syndrome
    G Novo
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 26:312-7. 2007
    ....
  23. ncbi Changes of arterial hemodynamics in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance
    G Milio
    Unit of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 25:73-7. 2006
    ....
  24. ncbi Non invasive evaluation of endothelial function in patients with Anderson-Fabry disease
    D Puccio
    Unit of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 24:295-9. 2005
    ..We hypothesized that endothelial dysfunction may contribute to the pathogenesis of ischemic events in patients with Fabry's disease...
  25. ncbi Modification of the lipidic and coagulative pattern in postmenopause women: effect of hormone replacement therapy
    G Evola
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 29:355-61. 2010
    ..We evaluated the changes of lipidic and coagulative pattern during menopause and the influence of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on these parameters...
  26. ncbi Relationship between endothelial dysfunction, intima media thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic subjects
    E Corrado
    Unit of Cardiovascular Diseases, Division of Cardiology, Post-graduate School of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 24:52-8. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The present data indicate that cardiovascular RF are associated with impaired endothelial function and increased IMT, and that the presence of carotid and femoral IMT is significantly correlated with endothelial dysfunction...
  27. ncbi Medical therapy for patients with subclinical and clinical carotid atherosclerosis
    E Corrado
    Division of Cardiology, Paolo Giaccone University Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 31:1-9. 2012
    ..The primary objective of this review is to summarize the current evidence and standards for the advanced diagnostic and management strategies used in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with carotid atherosclerosis...
  28. ncbi The long QT syndrome in pediatric age: prognosis and risk factor
    G Fazio
    Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Casa del Sole Hospital, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 56:387-90. 2008
    ..The correlation between the incidence of a sudden death or dangerous ventricular arrhythmias and the duration of QTc interval is still a controversial topic...
  29. ncbi Carotid and peripheral atherosclerosis in patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention and outcome associated with multifocal atherosclerosis
    G Romano
    Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Post-graduate School of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro-Urological Diseases, University Hospital P. Giaccone of Palermo, 90127 Palmero, Italy
    Int Angiol 25:389-94. 2006
    ..Moreover, the precocious identification of patients at risk can suggest a more aggressive pharmacological treatment and a more accurate follow-up in order to avoid future events...
  30. ncbi Endothelial dysfunction and carotid lesions are strong predictors of clinical events in patients with early stages of atherosclerosis: a 24-month follow-up study
    Egle Corrado
    Division of Cardiology and Post graduate School of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone of the University of Palermo, Italy
    Coron Artery Dis 19:139-44. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the vasodilator response to brachial artery and the presence of carotid lesions may have a prognostic significance in patients with early stages of atherosclerosis...
  31. ncbi Markers of inflammation and infection influence the outcome of patients with baseline asymptomatic carotid lesions: a 5-year follow-up study
    Egle Corrado
    Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Stroke 37:482-6. 2006
    ....
  32. ncbi TFPI antigen and activity levels in patients with asymptomatic atherosclerosis and target organ acute and chronic complications
    G Novo
    Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 24:366-71. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The originality of our study was the finding of increased TFPI levels, not only in patients with acute complication of atherosclerosis, but also in those with chronic vascular disease and with asymptomatic carotid plaque...
  33. ncbi Fibrinogen as a predictor of mortality after acute myocardial infarction: a forty-two-month follow-up study
    Giuseppe Coppola
    Chair of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro-Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Ital Heart J 6:315-22. 2005
    ..This finding, together with other observations from recent studies, suggest that fibrinogen evaluation during AMI may be useful in identifying patients at higher risk of acute event recurrence...
  34. ncbi The role of the renin-angiotensin system in atrial fibrillation and the therapeutic effects of ACE-Is and ARBS
    Giuseppina Novo
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Br J Clin Pharmacol 66:345-51. 2008
    ....
  35. ncbi Pharmacological therapy in children with atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Curr Pharm Des 14:770-5. 2008
    ..In this review we evaluated the physiopathology, the clinical features and the current terapeutical strategies for these arrythmias in paediatric age...
  36. ncbi Biomarkers in heart failure
    Giuseppina Novo
    Chair and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Front Biosci 14:2484-93. 2009
    ..However these markers should be used as an addition tool, and not as a substitute of clinical assessment...
  37. ncbi The effects of prostaglandin E-1 in patients with intermittent claudication
    Glauco Milio
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephrourological Disease, Policlinico Universitario P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Italy, Via del Vespro 127, 90129 Palermo, Italy
    Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets 6:71-6. 2006
    ..53, p<0.05); also the laser Doppler parameters showed a significant reduction, more evident in the first group (tPF from 23.0+/-7.5 to 10.5+/-4.9, p<0.001; tRF from 73.5+/-22.7 to 48.3+/-13.5, p<0.001) than in the second one...
  38. ncbi Peripheral artery disease: potential role of ACE-inhibitor therapy
    Giuseppe Coppola
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University Hospital P Giaccone of the University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, Italy
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 4:1179-87. 2008
    ..Particularly, one agent of the class (ie, ramipril) has shown in many studies to able to significantly reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with PAD...
  39. ncbi Analysis of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute coronary syndromes
    Giuseppe Coppola
    Division of Cardiology, University Hospital P Giaccone, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Coron Artery Dis 20:225-9. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the utility of measuring plasma NT-proBNP levels in patients with acute coronary syndromes...
  40. ncbi Pharmacological treatment of patients with chronic critical limb ischemia: L-propionyl-carnitine enhances the short-term effects of PGE-1
    Glauco Milio
    Department of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Via M Rutelli, 9 90143, Palermo, Italy
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 23:301-6. 2009
    ..To evaluate the therapeutic effects of L-propionyl-carnitine (LPC) in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), as defined by the TASC guidelines...
  41. ncbi ICD implantation in noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium: a case report
    Giuseppe Coppola
    U O C of Cardiology, EP Lab, A O U Policlinico P Giaccone, Post Graduate School of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 32:1092-5. 2009
    ....
  42. ncbi Markers of inflammation are strong predictors of subclinical and clinical atherosclerosis in women with hypertension
    Manfredi Rizzo
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University Hospital P Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
    Coron Artery Dis 20:15-20. 2009
    ..8) and older age (OR: 1.1). Beyond the utility of CRP and fibrinogen levels in the prediction of subclinical and clinical atherosclerosis, the therapeutic implications of these results remain to be evaluated by further studies...
  43. ncbi Unusual case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
    Giuseppina Novo
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Circ J 73:974-5. 2009
    ..Cardiac multislice computed tomography showed a rare case of LV pseudoaneurysm (6.3 x 6 x 10 cm) communicating by a fistulous trait (1 cm) with the left anterior chest wall (C7-C8), creating a subfascial mass (7.1 x 3.6 cm)...
  44. ncbi Takotsubo cardiomiopathy after acute diarrhea
    Giuseppina Novo
    Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Intern Med 49:903-5. 2010
    ..Probably the relationship between the adrenergic system and the heart is more complex than general thought and the stimuli which favor an autonomic imbalance and precipitate the syndrome are very disparate in clinical practice...
  45. ncbi Statins and peripheral arterial disease: effects on claudication, disease progression, and prevention of cardiovascular events
    Giuseppe Coppola
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Chair of Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy
    Arch Med Res 38:479-88. 2007
    ....
  46. ncbi Agenesis of the renal segment of inferior vena cava associated with venous stasis
    G Milio
    Biomedical Department of Internal and Special Medicine Di Bi M I S, P Giaccone University Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 29:385-8. 2010
    ..We describe a 42-year-old man with chronic venous insufficiency, without DVT, caused by congenital absence of renal segment of the IVC...
  47. ncbi Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: role of the conventional echocardiography and the tissue Doppler
    D Di Lisi
    Division of Cardiology, Post Graduate School of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Disease, University of Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 59:301-8. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to identify, through conventional echocardiography and TDI, parameters to use as early "signs" of cardiotoxicity...
  48. ncbi Iloprost treatment in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis and the quality of life: a new therapeutic protocol
    G Milio
    Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 45:999-1004. 2006
    ..To evaluate the clinical efficacy and the effects on the quality of life of iloprost, a prostacyclin analogue, used according to a new protocol in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis...
  49. ncbi Inefficiency of renin-angiotensin inhibitors in preventing atrial fibrillation in patients with a normal heart
    G Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Minerva Cardioangiol 55:311-5. 2007
    ....
  50. ncbi Role of inflammation and infection in vascular disease
    E Corrado
    Division of Cardiology and Post-graduate School of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro-Urological Diseases, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone of the University of Palermo, Italy
    Acta Chir Belg 105:567-79. 2005
    ....
  51. ncbi Clinical findings of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: results from a multicenter international study
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:239-44. 2008
    ..To date, many reports concerning this kind of acute reversible heart failure have been published, but the information available about the management of affected patients is scarce and the clinical data are incomplete...
  52. ncbi [Heart failure and cardiomyopathies: a case report]
    Giovanni Fazio
    Divisione di Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi, Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 8:129-32. 2007
    ..An interesting case report is described concerning a patient affected by noncompaction and atrial fibrillation...
  53. ncbi Older age and markers of inflammation are strong predictors of clinical events in women with asymptomatic carotid lesions
    Egle Corrado
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular, and Nephro Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Menopause 15:240-7. 2008
    ..Therefore, we investigated the prognostic impact of traditional risk factors and inflammation on adverse cardiac events in women with asymptomatic carotid lesions...
  54. ncbi Graft patency and late outcomes for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who underwent coronary surgery
    K Fattouch
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Perfusion 26:401-8. 2011
    ..Mean times of graft implantation were 38±16 months and 37±14 months in on-pump and off-pump, respectively. Follow-up data were obtained in all patients and was 100% complete...
  55. ncbi In vitro effects of gallopamil on platelet aggregation and thromboxane generation
    G Davi
    Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Palermo, Italy
    Arzneimittelforschung 38:698-9. 1988
    ..Since platelet activation and thromboxane release may be related to myocardial ischemia, it is conceivable that some of the antianginal effects of gallopamil may in part be due to platelet inhibitory effects...
  56. ncbi The role of statins in preventing the progression of congestive heart failure in patients with metabolic syndrome
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Curr Pharm Des 14:2605-12. 2008
    ..In this review the possible positive effects of the statins treatment in this specific subset of patients are discussed...
  57. ncbi [Right ventricular pacing: a resource or a threat?]
    Gianfranco Ciaramitaro
    U O C di Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi, A O U P Paolo Giaccone, Palermo
    Ital Heart J Suppl 6:627-34. 2005
    ..In this review we analyzed the effects of right apical ventricular pacing and its possible alternatives...
  58. ncbi Efficacy of the treatment with prostaglandin E-1 in venous ulcers of the lower limbs
    Glauco Milio
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Italy
    J Vasc Surg 42:304-8. 2005
    ..In this study, we evaluated the effect of prostaglandin E-1 (PGE-1), a drug that improves district ischemia, on the healing of venous ulcers...
  59. ncbi Association of elevated fibrinogen and C-reactive protein levels with carotid lesions in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension or type II diabetes
    Egle Corrado
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro-Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Arch Med Res 37:1004-9. 2006
    ....
  60. ncbi The significance of low-density-lipoproteins size in vascular diseases
    M Rizzo
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Int Angiol 25:4-9. 2006
    ....
  61. ncbi Ventricular dysfunction and number of non compacted segments in non compaction: non-independent predictors
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Int J Cardiol 141:250-3. 2010
    ..In this report we investigate the correlation between the number of non compacted segments and entity of systolic dysfunction from the registry and subregistries of the SIEC...
  62. ncbi Soluble CD40L and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic low-grade carotid stenosis
    Salvatore Novo
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Pathologies, University of Palermo, Italy
    Stroke 36:673-5. 2005
    ..Fourteen patients experienced a CV event. Cox regression analysis showed that only high sCD40L levels (P=0.003) independently predicted cardiovascular risk. CONCLUSIONS: High levels of sCD40L may predict the risk of CV events in ALCS...
  63. ncbi Asymptomatic ventricular pre-excitation in children
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 10:59-63. 2009
    ..This retrospective study was planned for a good risk assessment of asymptomatic patients affected by ventricular pre-excitation...
  64. ncbi Ventricular tachycardia in non-compaction of left ventricle: is this a frequent complication?
    Giovanni Fazio
    Division of Cardiology, Casa del Sole Hospital, Palermo, Italy
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 30:544-6. 2007
    ..Some reports have found that the fatal ventricular arrhythmias may occur in approximately half of the patients. In this report we investigated about this association...
  65. ncbi [Usefulness of coronary angiography with multidetector computed tomography in the evaluation of aorto-coronary bypass patency]
    Giuseppina Novo
    Cattedra di Malattie dell Apparato Cardiovascolare, AOU Policlinico P Giaccone, Universita degli Studi, Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 8:770-6. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a 40-row multidetector computed tomography scanner for the assessment of bypass surgery versus coronary angiography...
  66. ncbi Two cases of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in Caucasians
    Pasquale Assennato
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Ital Heart J 6:614-7. 2005
    ..Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy was first described by Sato in 1990. Since then sporadic cases were reported by Japanese authors, and only a few European publications are available. We describe 2 cases of patients affected by this syndrome...
  67. ncbi Prediction of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events in patients with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: the role of C-reactive protein
    Manfredi Rizzo
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Investig Med 56:32-40. 2008
    ..Several studies have suggested that inflammation and infection may be important for accelerated progression of atherosclerosis, but few data are available on subjects with early stages of atherosclerosis...
  68. ncbi Asymptomatic carotid lesions and aging: Role of hypertension and other traditional and emerging risk factors
    Glauco Milio
    Chair of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and NefroUrological Diseases, University of Palermo, Italy
    Arch Med Res 37:342-7. 2006
    ..those <65 years and in hypertensive patients in comparison to controls. Finally, we have found that the seropositivity of infection and the presence of higher levels of marker of inflammation were correlated with carotid lesion...
  69. ncbi In-hospital complications of acute myocardial infarction in hypertensive subjects
    Maurizio G Abrignani
    Division of Cardiology, Hospital S. Antonio of Trapani, Trapani, Italy
    Am J Hypertens 18:165-70. 2005
    ....
  70. ncbi Rupture of a left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into the pulmonary artery
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Eur J Echocardiogr 7:230-2. 2006
    ..Rupture into the pulmonary artery is very rare and is mostly associated with other congenital cardiopathies...
  71. ncbi Anticoagulant drugs in noncompaction: a mandatory therapy?
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:1095-7. 2008
    ..It is not clear, in noncompaction of myocardium, whether intertrabecular recesses could be responsible for thrombi formation and thromboembolic complications...
  72. ncbi Heart rate turbulence for guiding electric therapy in patients with cardiac failure
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Via Albiri 3 a, 90125, Palermo, Italy
    J Clin Monit Comput 24:125-9. 2010
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  73. ncbi [Effects of two Sicilian red wines on some cardiovascular risk factors]
    Gino Avellone
    Istituto di Clinica Medica, Universita degli Studi, Palermo
    Ital Heart J Suppl 5:382-8. 2004
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Sicilian red wine consumption is associated with a lower cardiovascular risk...
  74. ncbi Increased levels of C-reactive protein and fibrinogen influence the risk of vascular events in patients with NIDDM
    Giuseppe Coppola
    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro Urological Diseases, University of Palermo, Chair of Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy
    Int J Cardiol 106:16-20. 2006
    ..To evaluate the predictive role of hs-CRP and fibrinogen for cardio- and cerebrovascular events in a population of patients with type 2 diabetes...
  75. ncbi [Rupture of the atherosclerotic plaque: is Chlamydia pneumoniae a possible agent?]
    Giovanni Fazio
    Divisione di Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi, Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 7:809-14. 2006
    ..Some works reported that flogosis plays a role in plaque instability. Why does this inflammatory process start? We investigated the correlation between Chlamydia pneumoniae acute infection and plaque rupture...
  76. ncbi Optimal duration of treatment in surgical patients with calf venous thrombosis involving one or more veins
    Filippo Ferrara
    Department of Angiology, University Medical Hospital, University of Palermo, Italy
    Angiology 57:418-23. 2006
    ..Twelve weeks of anticoagulation treatment is better than 6 weeks only in patients with postsurgical CVT involving 2 or more veins...
  77. ncbi Impact of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
    Khalil Fattouch
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Ann Thorac Surg 90:1187-94. 2010
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  78. ncbi Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and microcirculation
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Clin Monit Comput 24:101-5. 2010
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  79. ncbi An update on the role of markers of inflammation in atherosclerosis
    Egle Corrado
    Chair of Cardiovascular Diseases, Division of Cardiology and Post graduate School of Cardiology, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone of the University of Palermo, Italy
    J Atheroscler Thromb 17:1-11. 2010
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  80. ncbi Midventricular dyskinesia during clozapine treatment?
    Giuseppina Novo
    Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 11:619-21. 2010
    ..Before beginning treatment, patients should undergo a cardiac evaluation, and they should also be periodically followed up with echocardiograms...
  81. ncbi Prediction of cardio- and cerebro-vascular events in patients with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis and low HDL-cholesterol
    Manfredi Rizzo
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Atherosclerosis 200:389-95. 2008
    ..Yet, their therapeutical implications remain to be established in future studies...
  82. ncbi Sympathetic tone and ventricular tachycardia
    Giovanni Fazio
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Casa del Sole Hospital, Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:963-6. 2008
    ..Frequency domain analyses of the heart rate can be useful to understand autonomic system balance. Therefore we performed this evaluation on a sample of seven children affected by idiopathic monomorphic ventricular tachycardia...
  83. ncbi [Forty-slice multidetector computed tomography for non-invasive diagnostic approach to coronary artery disease]
    Giuseppe Runza
    Cattedra di Radiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Universita degli Studi, Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 8:508-18. 2007
    ..In this study we assessed diagnostic accuracy of MDCT-CA in detectiong significant stenosis in patients with clinically relevant coronary tree disease...
  84. ncbi A coronary right fistula canalized in a small accessory right atrial chamber
    Giovanni Fazio
    Department of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:759. 2007
    ..During follow-up, we observed a progressive dilatation of the right coronary artery (maximum diameter 10.3 mm) with hemodynamic overload of the right sections...
  85. ncbi Peripheral atherosclerosis is associated with the occurrence of restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention
    Giuseppina Novo
    Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Coron Artery Dis 18:627-31. 2007
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  86. ncbi Women and peripheral arterial disease: same disease, different issues
    Gregorio Brevetti
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 9:382-8. 2008
    ..The present study aimed to examine sex differences in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and its clinical correlates...
  87. ncbi Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)
    L Norgren
    Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 33:S1-75. 2007
  88. ncbi Subclavian stenosis/occlusion in patients with subclavian steal and previous bypass of internal mammary interventricular anterior artery: medical or surgical treatment?
    Filippo Ferrara
    Department of Angiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Ann Vasc Surg 18:566-71. 2004
    ..The results of this study show that the SSS may be an adverse event in patients with a LIMA-IVA bypass graft. Identification of the steal is essential to choose an appropriate therapeutic approach...
  89. ncbi Circulating transforming growth factor-beta1 levels in asymptomatic carotid plaques
    Patrizia Ferroni
    Stroke 36:525-6; author reply 525-6. 2005
  90. ncbi Response to letter by Drs. Mohammed Abbas, Maria Sessa, and Francesco Corea
    Egle Corrado
    Arch Med Res 37:810-1. 2006
  91. ncbi Chronic pharmacological treatment in takotsubo cardiomyopathy
    Giovanni Fazio
    Int J Cardiol 127:121-3. 2008
    ..Thus, it seem to be important an early correct differential diagnosis to avoid any chronic treatment in these patients...
  92. ncbi [High sensitivity of C-reactive protein in primary prevention]
    Egle Corrado
    Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Malattie Cardiovascolari e Nefrourologiche, U O C di Cardiologia, Cattedra di Malattie Cardiovascolari, A O U P Paolo Giaccone, Palermo
    G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 8:327-34. 2007
    ..In secondary prevention, the potential utility of CRP is less certain, as aggressive therapies should already be instituted and low-density lipoprotein evaluation provides an excellent method to assess statin efficacy...
  93. ncbi Gender differences in the outcome of noninvasive cardiovascular treatment
    Maria Penco
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L Aquila, L Aquila
    Ital Heart J 4:514-7. 2003
    ..Therefore, it would be useful to investigate the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis in women in order to improve primary prevention and the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies...