Reverse remodeling effect of the CorCap despite the presence of severe mitral regurgitationMaurizio Taramasso
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Ann Thorac Surg 87:e23-4. 2009
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- Emergency transfemoral aortic valve-in-valve implantation with the balloon-expandable Edwards-Sapien valve
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiac Surgery Department of San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 10:936-9. 2009
..Here we report the case of a patient submitted to balloon-expandable aortic valve-in-valve implantation in an emergency setting to treat a severe aortic stenosis due to the premature failure of a surgical bioprosthesis...
- First-in-man case report of the use of an Edwards-Sapien valve to treat a regurgitant CoreValve aortic valve prosthesis
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:51-5. 2010
..In the current case, we report for the first time a valve-in-valve procedure for the treatment of a severely insufficient CoreValve prosthesis using the Edwards-Sapien prosthesis...
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation through the left subclavian artery with a patent LIMA graft
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 76:153-5. 2010
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- Quality of life improvement is maintained up to two years after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in high-risk surgical candidates
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiothoracic Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
EuroIntervention 8:429-36. 2012
..The aim of the study was to investigate the changes in quality of life (QoL) following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) up to two years' follow-up...
- Long-term results of mitral repair for functional mitral regurgitation in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Michele De Bonis
Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 42:640-6. 2012
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- The GeoForm annuloplasty ring for the surgical treatment of functional mitral regurgitation in advanced dilated cardiomyopathy
Michele De Bonis
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 40:488-95. 2011
..To assess the results of the three-dimensional (3D)-shaped GeoForm ring for the treatment of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR)...
- Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with both Edwards-SAPIEN and CoreValve devices in a single center: the Milan experience
Cosmo Godino
Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Institute, Milan, Italy
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:1110-21. 2010
..Our aim was to assess clinical outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) performed with the 2 commercially available valves with 3 delivery approaches selected in a stepwise fashion...
- Mitral replacement or repair for functional mitral regurgitation in dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy: is it really the same?
Michele De Bonis
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Ann Thorac Surg 94:44-51. 2012
..This was a study to compare the results of mitral valve (MV) repair and MV replacement for the treatment of functional mitral regurgitation (MR) in advanced dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy (DCM)...
- A new technique for vascular access management in transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Andrew S P Sharp
San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Columbus Hospitals, Milan, Italy
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:784-93. 2010
..To describe results from a novel percutaneous technique designed to minimize the risk of hemorrhage in the event of a major complication during transcatheter aortic valve implantation...
- Trans-apical and trans-axillary percutaneous aortic valve implantation as alternatives to the femoral route: short- and middle-term results
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 40:49-55. 2011
..The aim of this study is to report the outcomes in a single-center series of consecutive patients treated by TAVI using the different approaches...
- Very long-term results (up to 17 years) with the double-orifice mitral valve repair combined with ring annuloplasty for degenerative mitral regurgitation
Michele De Bonis
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:1019-24. 2012
..The very long-term results of the double-orifice mitral valve repair are unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the late clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of this technique in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation...
Undersized annuloplasty for functional mitral regurgitation: is it responsible for clinically relevant mitral stenosis during exercise?Antonio Grimaldi
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
J Heart Valve Dis 21:446-53. 2012
..The study aim was to assess if an undersized mitral annuloplasty for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in dilated cardiomyopathy can determine a clinically relevant mitral stenosis during exercise...
- Direct access transcatheter mitral annuloplasty with a sutureless and adjustable device: preclinical experience
Francesco Maisano
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 42:524-9. 2012
..The aim of the study was to evaluate the technical feasibility and performance of a transcatheter mitral annuloplasty system...
- Transseptal access for MitraClip® procedures using surgical diathermy under echocardiographic guidance
Francesco Maisano
Cardio Thoracic Vascular Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
EuroIntervention 8:579-86. 2012
..Radiofrequency-based transseptal puncture has been developed to reduce complications and improve precision of septal access. We report our experience utilising surgical diathermy-based transseptal puncture for MitraClip implantation...
- The clover technique for the treatment of complex tricuspid valve insufficiency: midterm clinical and echocardiographic results in 66 patients
Elisabetta Lapenna
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 37:1297-303. 2010
..This study assesses the results of the 'clover technique' (suturing together the middle point of the free edges of the tricuspid leaflets) for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) due to severe prolapse or tethering...
- Mid-term results of tricuspid annuloplasty with a three-dimensional remodelling ring
Michele De Bonis
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
J Card Surg 27:288-94. 2012
..To assess the results of tricuspid annuloplasty performed with the Edwards MC3 remodeling ring...
- Clinical mid-term results after tricuspid valve replacement
Giorgio Viganò
Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 10:709-13. 2010
..024) and previous cardiovascular surgery (P=0.015) were univariate predictors of the SF-36 score. At a multivariate analysis LVEF, venous congestion and pulmonary artery pressures (PAPs) were related with a SF-36 score...
- Computed tomography-based evaluation of aortic annulus, prosthesis size and impact on early residual aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Nicola Buzzatti
Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 43:43-50; discussion 50-1. 2013
..The aim of this study was to analyse the role of CT in the choice of prosthesis and the prevention of residual aortic regurgitation (RAR)...
- Mitraclip therapy and surgical mitral repair in patients with moderate to severe left ventricular failure causing functional mitral regurgitation: a single-centre experience
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 42:920-6. 2012
..Mitraclip therapy is an emerging option for selected high-risk patients with FMR. The aim of this study was to report the outcomes of patients who underwent a surgical mitral repair and Mitraclip therapy for FMR in our experience...
- Transaxillary approach: short- and mid-term results in a single-center experience
Micaela Cioni
Cardiac Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Innovations (Phila) 6:361-5. 2011
..This study describes short- and mid-term morbidity and mortality for TAx approach...
- The growing clinical importance of secondary tricuspid regurgitation
Maurizio Taramasso
Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
J Am Coll Cardiol 59:703-10. 2012
..The purpose of this review is to explore the anatomical basis, pathophysiology, therapeutic approach, and future perspectives with regard to the management of STR...
- Pseudoaneurysm of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa
Antonio Grimaldi
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 13:142-7. 2011
..Although clinical decision-making is debatable, it may be helpful to differentiate patients into those with or without previous endocarditis, and according to heart failure symptoms...
- Simulation of functional tricuspid regurgitation using an isolated porcine heart model
Francesco Maisano
Cardiac Surgery Department, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
J Heart Valve Dis 20:657-63. 2011
..In the absence of reliable FTR models, and in an effort to minimize the need for animal experiments, a reproducible bench-model was developed of FTR, that allowed the simulation of the anatomic features of the condition...
- "Grey zone" patterns of unexplained endocarditis: still a challenge for clinical decision making
Antonio Grimaldi
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 23:221.e1-4. 2010
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- Quality of life of elderly patients following valve surgery for chronic organic mitral regurgitation
Francesco Maisano
Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 36:261-6; discussion 266. 2009
..In the elderly, quality of life is a better indicator of surgical success than survival. We assessed quality of life of elderly patients submitted to surgery for MR using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) questionnaire...
- Polypoid atrial myxoma
Antonio Grimaldi
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 13:529-30. 2012
..The case confirms that echocardiography remains a primary tool for the assessment of cardiac masses, providing morphological clues to define the potential risk of complications such as valve obstruction and systemic embolization...
- Electrophysiological efficacy of Epicor high-intensity focused ultrasound
Alberto Pozzoli
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 42:129-34; discussion 134. 2012
..The aim of this work is to ascertain the electrophysiological (EP) efficacy of such lesions, by assessing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) after open chest HIFU ablation, in the clinical setting...
