Abciximab improves 6-month clinical outcome after rescue coronary angioplastyAnna Sonia Petronio
Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
Am Heart J 143:334-41. 2002
..The aim of the study was to investigate such effects...
- Management of patients with poly-vascular disease: priorities for revascularization procedures
Marco De Carlo
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Curr Vasc Pharmacol 10:731-3. 2012
..Percutaneous revascularization of the different arterial districts, when feasible, appears promising because of the lower operative morbidity and mortality...
A prospective randomized trial of thrombectomy versus no thrombectomy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and thrombus-rich lesions: MUSTELA (MUltidevice Thrombectomy in Acute ST-Segment ELevation Acute Myocardial Infarction) trialMarco De Carlo
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5:1223-30. 2012
..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether thrombectomy during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in patients with high thrombus burden improves myocardial reperfusion and reduces infarct size...
- Safety of a conservative strategy of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic CoreValve implantation
Marco De Carlo
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Am Heart J 163:492-9. 2012
..Our aim was to assess the 1-year outcome of a conservative approach to pacing and to identify its predictors...
- Impact of treatment choice on the outcome of patients proposed for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Marco De Carlo
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
EuroIntervention 6:568-74. 2010
..We compared the clinical outcome of patients referred for TAVI and subsequently treated with TAVI, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV), or medical management (MM)...
- Effectiveness of the transradial approach to reduce bleedings in patients undergoing urgent coronary angioplasty with GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors for acute coronary syndromes
Marco De Carlo
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Cardiology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 74:408-15. 2009
..To analyze the effectiveness of the transradial approach in reducing bleeding rates following urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPIs)...
- Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors
Marco De Carlo
Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Italy
Int J Cardiol 123:229-33. 2008
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- 2-year results of CoreValve implantation through the subclavian access: a propensity-matched comparison with the femoral access
Anna Sonia Petronio
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 60:502-7. 2012
..The goal of this study was to assess the procedural and 2-year results of the subclavian approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) compared with those of the femoral approach by using propensity-matched analysis...
- Safety, feasibility, and six-month outcomes of a systematic strategy of direct coronary stenting by a transradial approach in patients with single-vessel disease
Giovanni Amoroso
Cardio Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Italy
Ital Heart J 5:22-8. 2004
..We sought to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and long-term outcomes of a systematic strategy of coronary stenting without predilation (direct stenting) via a transradial approach for single-vessel procedures...
- Impact of early abciximab administration on infarct size in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
A Sonia Petronio
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Int J Cardiol 155:230-5. 2012
..We aimed to verify whether early administration leads to reduced infarct size (IS), assessed by delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI)...
- The incremental value of valvuloarterial impedance in evaluating the results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in symptomatic aortic stenosis
Cristina Giannini
Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, Pisa, Italy
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 25:444-53. 2012
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute improvement of left ventricular performance in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using Z(va)...
- Acute improvement in arterial-ventricular coupling after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (CoreValve) in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis
Vitantonio Di Bello
Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2 Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 28:79-87. 2012
..Further follow-up investigations are needed to evaluate these results in a more prolonged time observation...
- Safety and efficacy of the subclavian approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the CoreValve revalving system
Anna Sonia Petronio
Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Circ Cardiovasc Interv 3:359-66. 2010
..The standard retrograde approach through the femoral artery is contraindicated in case of unfavorable iliofemoral anatomy or extensive disease. In these patients, a trans-subclavian approach may be feasible...
- Role of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in rescue percutaneous coronary interventions
Anna Sonia Petronio
Cardio Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Ital Heart J 5:114-9. 2004
..In conclusion, in case of thrombolysis failure, patients should be referred to tertiary hospitals where rescue PCI can be performed with expertise...
- Randomized comparison of sirolimus and paclitaxel drug-eluting stents for long lesions in the left anterior descending artery: an intravascular ultrasound study
Anna Sonia Petronio
Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 49:539-46. 2007
..The goal of this work was to verify whether the superiority of the sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) in inhibiting neointimal hyperplasia could be demonstrated in complex coronary lesions...
- Left ventricular reverse remodeling in percutaneous and surgical aortic bioprostheses: an echocardiographic study
Cristina Giannini
Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 24:28-36. 2011
..The main objective of this study was the comparison of LV hemodynamic and structural modifications (reverse remodeling) between percutaneous and surgical approaches in the treatment of severe aortic stenosis...
- Simvastatin does not inhibit intimal hyperplasia and restenosis but promotes plaque regression in normocholesterolemic patients undergoing coronary stenting: a randomized study with intravascular ultrasound
Anna Sonia Petronio
Cardiothoracic Department, Pisa, Italy
Am Heart J 149:520-6. 2005
..20). CONCLUSIONS: In normocholesterolemic patients undergoing coronary stenting, simvastatin does not prevent intimal hyperplasia or ISR, but it promotes atherosclerotic regression both at stented and at nonstented sites...
- Distal embolization during angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: is pharmacological protection enough?
Marco De Carlo
Cardio Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Italy
Thromb Haemost 94:680-1. 2005
- Left ventricular remodeling after primary coronary angioplasty in patients treated with abciximab or intracoronary adenosine
Anna S Petronio
Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Am Heart J 150:1015. 2005
..Our aim was to evaluate the impact of abciximab and adenosine on immediate angiographic results and on 6-month left ventricular remodeling...
- Left main compression by an aortic root abscess
Leonardo Misuraca
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 13:207-8. 2012
..Coronary angiography and aortography showed an aortic root abscess, causing left main coronary artery compression. This life-threatening complication of aortic valve endocarditis is rare and requires immediate surgical correction...
- OCT-guided stenting of a spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Leonardo Misuraca
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 13:301-3. 2012
..Optical coherence tomography high-resolution images of the coronary lumen, allowed us to confirm diagnosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, guide treatment, and verify the results of our intervention...
- P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram predicts atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting
Paolo Caravelli
Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Italy
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 7:198-203. 2002
..AF is one of the most common complications after CABG. The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative AF...
- Percutaneous ulnar artery approach for primary coronary angioplasty: safety and feasibility
Ugo Limbruno
Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 61:56-9. 2004
..In conclusion, transulnar access may represent an additional option in patients undergoing primary angioplasty when the radial artery access site is not available...
- Adjunctive use of the Rinspiration system for fluidic thrombectomy during primary angioplasty: the Rinspiration international registry
Marco De Carlo
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 72:196-203. 2008
..The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of an innovative thrombectomy device, the Rinspiration System, which simultaneously "rinses" the vessel with turbulent flow and aspirates thrombus...
- Antegrade percutaneous valve implantation for mitral ring dysfunction, a challenging case
Anna Petronio
University of Pisa, Cardiothoracic and Vascular, Pisa, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 80:700-3. 2012
..We report a percutaneous mitral valve (MV) implantation using a transatrial approach within a MV ring using the Edwars Sapien XT valve...
- Usefulness of intravascular ultrasound in a case of angiographically unapparent myocardial bridging
Marco De Carlo
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 10:406-8. 2009
..At 6-month follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic and has no inducible ischemia.In conclusion, this case shows how intravascular ultrasound can be useful in patients with an unclear angiographic diagnosis for a better patient management...
- Mechanical prevention of distal embolization during primary angioplasty: safety, feasibility, and impact on myocardial reperfusion
Ugo Limbruno
Cardiac and Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Circulation 108:171-6. 2003
..We tested the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of the FilterWire-Ex (FW), a distal embolic protection device, as an adjunct to primary PCI...
- Serial Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of small-sized sorin bicarbon prostheses
Marco De Carlo
Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa Medical School, 56124 Pisa, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126:337-43. 2003
..The reported effective orifice areas might be useful for aortic valve replacement in patients with a small aortic annulus to avoid patient-prosthesis mismatch...
- [Eluting stents implantation in patient with situs viscerum inversus]
Leonardo Misuraca
Laboratorio di Emodinamica, Dipartimento Cardiotoracico e Vascolare, Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa
Recenti Prog Med 103:100-2. 2012
..Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed using standard diagnostic and guide catheters, requiring opposite manipulation and inverted angiographic projections...
- [Does percutaneous coronary intervention in women provide the same results as in men?]
Anna Sonia Petronio
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa
G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 13:414-8. 2012
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- Appraising the impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on outcomes of percutaneous drug-eluting stenting for unprotected left main disease: insights from a multicenter registry of 975 patients
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
Divisione di Cardiologia, Universita di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Molinette Hospital, Corso Bramante 88 90, 10126, Turin, Italy
Clin Res Cardiol 100:403-11. 2011
..We thus appraised the prognostic role of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients undergoing PCI for ULM with drug-eluting stents (DES)...
- Incidence and predictors of early and late mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in 663 patients with severe aortic stenosis
Corrado Tamburino
Cardiology Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Circulation 123:299-308. 2011
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- Coronary artery anomalies and their clinical relevance
Leonardo Misuraca
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 76:66-71. 2011
..The last section describes these therapeutical options of this congenital disorders...
- Intravascular hemolysis in patients with new-generation prosthetic heart valves: a prospective study
Gianclaudio Mecozzi
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University of Pisa Medical School, 56124 Pisa, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 123:550-6. 2002
..A low incidence of hemolysis is found in stented biologic prostheses, and it is absent in stentless aortic valves. Modifications of valve design may contribute to minimize the occurrence of hemolysis in mechanical prostheses...
- Recurrent episodes of very late stent thrombosis in a patient with aspirin hypersensitivity, stent fracture and malapposition
Andrea Barison
Fondazione G Monasterio CNR Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
Acute Card Care 13:52-4. 2011
..The patient underwent successful oral aspirin desensitization, with a complete in vitro inhibition of platelet function, and was discharged on aspirin, clopidogrel and warfarin, without experiencing other events at 6-month follow-up...
- Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in a patient with a solitary coronary ostium and a "superdominant" right coronary artery
Giovanni Amoroso
Int J Cardiol 99:473-6. 2005
..We also discuss two potential pitfalls of primary angioplasty: correct interpretation of coronary anatomy and approach to challenging lesions...
Drug eluting and bare metal stents in people with and without diabetes: collaborative network meta-analysisChristoph Stettler
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
BMJ 337:a1331. 2008
..To compare the effectiveness and safety of three types of stents (sirolimus eluting, paclitaxel eluting, and bare metal) in people with and without diabetes mellitus...
- Successful treatment of acute myocardial infarction due to subocclusive thrombosis over a small atherosclerotic plaque with the "Rinspiration" device, a novel thrombectomy catheter
Marco De Carlo
Int J Cardiol 115:95-6. 2007
- Successful treatment of a spontaneous coronary dissection causing acute myocardial infarction with stenting of the proximal edge of the dissection: a case documented with intravascular ultrasound
Anna Sonia Petronio
Int J Cardiol 128:e74-6. 2008
- Distal embolization during primary angioplasty: histopathologic features and predictability
Ugo Limbruno
Cardiovascular Department, Livorno Hospital, ASL6, Livorno, Italy
Am Heart J 150:102-8. 2005
..Baseline angiographic signs of a high thrombus burden are the only significant predictors of the extent of distal embolization...
