Diastolic properties of the Sorin Solo, ATS 3F, Edwards Prima Plus and Medtronic Freestyle stentless valves: an independent in-vitro comparisonLuca Weltert
Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Heart Valve Dis 21:99-105. 2012
..In a pressurized aortic root model, a series of in-vitro tests was conducted to determine how stentless valves behave in diastole, and how they adapt to different annulus-to-sinotubular junction (STJ) ratios...
Preoperative very short-term, high-dose erythropoietin administration diminishes blood transfusion rate in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a randomized blind controlled studyLuca Weltert
Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139:621-6; discussion 626-7. 2010
..4 days on average separate hospitalization and surgery. We therefore proposed a randomized blind trial to test the efficacy of high-dose erythropoietin for very short-term administration...
- Use of the Valsalva graft and long-term follow-up
Ruggero De Paulis
Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:S23-7; discussion S45-51. 2010
..We reviewed a multicenter experience of the reimplantation procedure with the Valsalva graft in patients with aneurysms involving the aortic root...
- Valsalva graft in the Bentall procedure: from mechanical valve to the BioValsalva, world's first biological aortic conduit
Ruggero De Paulis
Division of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Roma, Italy
Surg Technol Int 17:216-21. 2008
..The authors' preliminary clinical experience with the BioValsalva is reported herein and the technique is discussed...
- Re-creation of a sinuslike graft expansion in Bentall procedure reduces stress at the coronary button anastomoses: A finite element study
Luca Weltert
Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137:1082-7. 2009
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- Sorin Solo stentless valve: extended adaptability for sinotubular junction mismatch
Luca Weltert
Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Via Portuense 700, 00149 Rome, Italy
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 7:548-51. 2008
..This extended tolerance to sinotubular junction mismatch suggests a safe use of stentless valves even in suboptimal geometry roots...
- A third generation of ascending aorta Dacron graft: preliminary experience
Ruggero De Paulis
Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
Ann Thorac Surg 85:305-9. 2008
..This study reports the preliminary experience with this "third generation" aortic Dacron graft...
- A method to avoid knot-tying in artificial chordae implantation for mitral valve repair
Daniele Maselli
Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Heart Valve Dis 19:249-53. 2010
..A system has been developed that allows the implantation of neo-chordae, without a need for knot-tying, in addition to a simultaneous and reversible length adjustment after the evaluation of valve continence using hydrostatic tests...
- How to achieve an aortic root remodelling by performing an aortic root reimplantation
Daniele Maselli
Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 42:e136-7. 2012
..We report a simplification of the technique designed to possibly increase the reproducibility of the aortic root remodelling operation while retaining its functional advantages...
- Sinotubular junction size affects aortic root geometry and aortic valve function in the aortic valve reimplantation procedure: an in vitro study using the Valsalva graft
Daniele Maselli
Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
Ann Thorac Surg 84:1214-8. 2007
..We tested in vitro the effect of geometrically changing the relationship between aortic annulus size and STJ size on aortic root geometry and aortic valve function...
- Initial experience of an arterial shunt for bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion during hypothermic circulatory arrest
Ruggero De Paulis
Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
Ann Thorac Surg 85:624-7. 2008
..The purpose of this study is to describe an intravessel cerebral shunt that allows perfusion of both cerebral hemispheres through the axillary artery...
- A new method for artificial chordae length "tuning" in mitral valve repair: preliminary experience
Daniele Maselli
Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 134:454-9. 2007
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- Reduction of allogeneic red blood cell usage during cardiac surgery by an integrated intra- and postoperative blood salvage strategy: results of a randomized comparison
Luca Weltert
From the Cardiac Surgery Department, European Hospital the Transfusion Medicine Department, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital and the Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Transfusion 53:790-7. 2013
..The reinfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) lost by patients, including those of chest drains, is a promising strategy to minimize allogeneic transfusions...
