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Cosma J, Russo A, Schino S, Muscoli S, Marchei M, DI Luozzo M, Sangiorgi G, Mariano EG. Pacemaker dependency and conduction system recovery following transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2024; 72:182-189. [PMID: 37971708 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.23.06273-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)-related conduction system disorders are dynamic and may resolve over time. The purpose of this study was to investigate predictive factors of PM dependency among patients receiving permanent PM implantation after TAVI. METHODS We included 37 consecutive patients who underwent PPM implantation within six days after TAVI and who completed a 12-month follow-up. Patients were divided into two groups according to PPM dependency at follow-up: PPM-dependent group and non-PPM-dependent group. Device follow-ups were performed at one, six and 12 months. RESULTS There were no significant differences in either baseline clinical characteristics or procedural data and results. Analysis of baseline ECGs showed a statistical difference in PR interval (200.1±17.2 ms in the PPM-dependent group vs. 175±23.3 ms in the non PPM-dependent group [P=0,003]) and in the presence of RBBB (four patients in the PPM-dependent group vs. no patients in the non PPM-dependent group [P=0.02]) as well as QRS duration (117.3±27.4 ms in the PPM-dependent group and 99±18.3 msec in the non PPM-dependent group [P=0.04]). CONCLUSIONS The rate of PPM dependency was significantly reduced at 12-month follow-up: from 62,2% at the time of implantation to 35,1%. PR interval and RBBB were the most important predictive factors for PPM dependency. Persistent AVB and alternating BBB were prevalent in the PPM-dependent group. In the absence of persistent AVB or alternating BBB, we suggest that patients without long PR interval and RBBB at baseline ECG be carefully evaluated before permanent PM implantation, as conduction system recovery is possible.
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- Joseph Cosma
- Department of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy -
- Cardiovascular Institute of Caen, Saint Martin Private Hospital, Caen, France -
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- Department of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Savastano S, Baldi E, Compagnoni S, Rordorf R, Sanzo A, Gentile FR, Dusi V, Frea S, Gravinese C, Cauti FM, Iannopollo G, De Sensi F, Gandolfi E, Frigerio L, Crea P, Zagari D, Casula M, Sangiorgi G, Persampieri S, Dell’Era G, Patti G, Colombo C, Mugnai G, Notaristefano F, Barengo A, Falcetti R, Perego GB, D’Angelo G, Tanese N, Currao A, Sgromo V, De Ferrari GM. Electrical storm treatment by percutaneous stellate ganglion block: the STAR study. Eur Heart J 2024; 45:823-833. [PMID: 38289867 PMCID: PMC10919918 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS An electrical storm (ES) is a clinical emergency with a paucity of established treatment options. Despite initial encouraging reports about the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous stellate ganglion block (PSGB), many questions remained unsettled and evidence from a prospective multicentre study was still lacking. For these purposes, the STAR study was designed. METHODS This is a multicentre observational study enrolling patients suffering from an ES refractory to standard treatment from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2023. The primary outcome was the reduction of treated arrhythmic events by at least 50% comparing the 12 h following PSGB with the 12 h before the procedure. STAR operators were specifically trained to both the anterior anatomical and the lateral ultrasound-guided approach. RESULTS A total of 131 patients from 19 centres were enrolled and underwent 184 PSGBs. Patients were mainly male (83.2%) with a median age of 68 (63.8-69.2) years and a depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (25.0 ± 12.3%). The primary outcome was reached in 92% of patients, and the median reduction of arrhythmic episodes between 12 h before and after PSGB was 100% (interquartile range -100% to -92.3%). Arrhythmic episodes requiring treatment were significantly reduced comparing 12 h before the first PSGB with 12 h after the last procedure [six (3-15.8) vs. 0 (0-1), P < .0001] and comparing 1 h before with 1 h after each procedure [2 (0-6) vs. 0 (0-0), P < .001]. One major complication occurred (0.5%). CONCLUSIONS The findings of this large, prospective, multicentre study provide evidence in favour of the effectiveness and safety of PSGB for the treatment of refractory ES.
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- Simone Savastano
- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Molinette Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Molinette Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Molinette Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, Maggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, G. Martino Hospital, Messina, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Humanitas Mater Domini, Castellanza, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, ‘San Michele’ dell’ARNAS G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Maggiore della carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Maggiore della carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
- University of Eastern Piedmont ‘Amedeo Avogadro’, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, ‘A. De Gasperis’, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- AREU Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza, AAT Pavia Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Molinette Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Cecchini E, Schino S, Gambadoro N, Ricciardi L, Trio O, Biondi-Zoccai G, Sangiorgi G. Facing the pandemic with a smile: the case of Memedical and its impact on cardiovascular professionals. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:475-484. [PMID: 36305775 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.22.06079-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Since its outbreak, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has profoundly changed the world we were acquainted with. After the first known contact with humankind in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the reckless spread of such pathogen put the healthcare system to the test, leading to harmful consequences affecting human lives in every aspect. As of February 2022, the death toll amounts to almost 6 million deaths, but the pathogenic profile of SARS-CoV-2 goes way beyond the mere biological interaction between the viral particle and our organism. People had to deal with the severe psychological impact caused by the only available weapon to fight this infection, i.e., social distancing. The human psychological profile has been strained with repercussions we still are unaware of nowadays. Healthcare professionals were among the most hit categories, not only because of the quarantine but above all for the situations they had to bear every day, constantly facing desperation, death, isolation, and rage. In such circumstances, social media represented a powerful shelter, giving people the ability to keep in contact and to feel connected even if miles apart. In our country, the power of communication was strongly emphasized by launching an Italian Facebook group called "Memedical," where members can share ironic memes to feel closer and give a glimmer of happiness in such a challenging moment. Our review highlights the severity of this pandemic's impact, deteriorating the global population's physical and mental health, and shows how wise use of social media can benefit the quality of life.
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- Division of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, G. Fogliani Hospital, Milazzo, Messina, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of NESMOS, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Gaetano Martino, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, Latina, Italy
- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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Stabile E, Muiesan ML, Ribichini FL, Sangiorgi G, Taddei S, Versaci F, Villari B, Bacca A, Benedetto D, Fioretti V, Liccardo G, Laurenzano E, Scappaticci M, Saia F, Tarantini G, Grassi G, Esposito G. [Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE) and Italian Society of Arterial Hypertension (SIIA) Consensus document on the role of renal denervation in the management of the difficult to treat hypertension]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2023; 24:53S-63S. [PMID: 37767848 DOI: 10.1714/4101.40995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Arterial hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factor worldwide. Despite the availability of many and effective antihypertensive medications, the prevalence of uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) remains high. As sympathetic hyperactivity has long been recognized as a major contributor to resistant hypertension, catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) has emerged as a new strategy to reduce BP. RDN aims to interrupt the activity of renal sympathetic nerves by applying radiofrequency (RF) energy, ultrasound (US) energy, or injection of alcohol in the perivascular space. The Symplicity HTN-3 trial, the largest sham-controlled trial using the first-generation RF-based RDN device, failed to significantly reduce BP. Since then, new devices and techniques have been developed and consequently many sham-controlled trials using second-generation RF or US-based RDN devices have demonstrated the BP lowering efficacy and safety of the procedure. A multidisciplinary team involving hypertension experts, interventionalists with expertise in renal interventions and anesthesiologists, plays a pivotal role from the selection of the patient candidate for the procedure to the post-procedural care. The aim of this consensus document is to summarize the current evidence about the use of RDN in difficult to treat hypertension and to propose a management strategy from the selection of the patient candidate for the procedure to the post-procedural care.
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- Eugenio Stabile
- Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale "San Carlo", Potenza
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, Pisa
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Benevento
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, Pisa
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi "Tor Vergata", Roma
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale "San Carlo", Potenza - Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università Humanitas, Milano
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- Unità di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, IRCCS Università Ospedale di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Scuola di Medicina, Padova
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- Clinica Medica, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milano
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli
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Martelli E, Enea I, Zamboni M, Federici M, Bracale UM, Sangiorgi G, Martelli AR, Messina T, Settembrini AM. Focus on the Most Common Paucisymptomatic Vasculopathic Population, from Diagnosis to Secondary Prevention of Complications. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2356. [PMID: 37510100 PMCID: PMC10377859 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13142356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Middle-aged adults can start to be affected by some arterial diseases (ADs), such as abdominal aortic or popliteal artery aneurysms, lower extremity arterial disease, internal carotid, or renal artery or subclavian artery stenosis. These vasculopathies are often asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic before manifesting themselves with dramatic complications. Therefore, early detection of ADs is fundamental to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular and limb events. Furthermore, ADs carry a high correlation with silent coronary artery disease (CAD). This study focuses on the most common ADs, in the attempt to summarize some key points which should selectively drive screening. Since the human and economic possibilities to instrumentally screen wide populations is not evident, deep knowledge of semeiotics and careful anamnesis must play a central role in our daily activity as physicians. The presence of some risk factors for atherosclerosis, or an already known history of CAD, can raise the clinical suspicion of ADs after a careful clinical history and a deep physical examination. The clinical suspicion must then be confirmed by a first-level ultrasound investigation and, if so, adequate treatments can be adopted to prevent dreadful complications.
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- Eugenio Martelli
- Department of General and Specialist Surgery, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Medicine and Surgery School of Medicine, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 8 Via di Sant'Alessandro, 00131 Rome, Italy
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, S. Anna and S. Sebastiano Hospital, Via F. Palasciano, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Emergency Department, S. Anna and S. Sebastiano Hospital, Via F. Palasciano, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Saint Martin Hospital, 22 Viale Europa, 32100 Belluno, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 1 Viale Montpellier, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Federico II Polyclinic, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 5 Via S. Pansini, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 1 Viale Montpellier, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Faculty-Medicine & Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, 21 Via À. del Portillo, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care of Organ Transplants, Umberto I Polyclinic University Hospital, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Maggiore Polyclinic Hospital Ca' Granda IRCCS and Foundation, 35 Via Francesco Sforza, 20122 Milan, Italy
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Cecchini E, Massaro G, Carbone V, Sangiorgi G. Intermittent Normal Ventricular Conduction in Left Bundle Branch Block After TAVR. JACC Case Rep 2023; 15:101865. [PMID: 37283825 PMCID: PMC10240264 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In a patient who previously developed left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, intermittent narrow QRS complexes were recorded on ambulatory electrocardiography monitoring. The peculiar distribution of wide and narrow QRS complexes suggested the presence of a window of supernormality in the refractory period of a branch block that on other occasions exhibited the Wenckebach phenomenon. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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Sardella G, Stefanini G, Leone PP, Boccuzzi G, Fovero NT, Van Mieghem N, Giacchi G, Escaned J, Fineschi M, Testa L, Valenti R, Di Mario C, Briguori C, Cortese B, Ribichini F, Oreglia JA, Colombo A, Sangiorgi G, Barbato E, Sonck J, Ugo F, Trani C, Castriota F, Paggi A, Porto I, Tomai F, Mancone M. Coronary Lithotripsy as Elective or Bail-Out Strategy After Rotational Atherectomy in the Rota-Shock Registry. Am J Cardiol 2023; 198:1-8. [PMID: 37182254 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Debulking lesions with severe coronary artery calcification (CAC) is highly recommended to obtain good procedural and long-term success. Utilization and performance of coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) after rotational atherectomy (RA) has not been thoroughly studied. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IVL with the Shockwave Coronary Rx Lithotripsy System in lesions with severe CAC as elective or bail-out strategy after RA. This observational, prospective, single-arm, multicenter, international, open-label Rota-Shock registry included patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease and lesions with severe CAC treated by percutaneous coronary intervention, including lesion preparation with RA and IVL, at 23 high-volume centers. Primary efficacy end point was procedural success, defined as final diameter stenosis <30% by quantitative coronary angiography. Primary safety end point was freedom from serious angiographic complications, which included >National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute type B dissection, perforation, abrupt closure, slow or no flow, final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow <3, and acute thrombosis. A total of 160 patients were enrolled between June 2020 and June 2022. The primary efficacy end point was observed in 155 patients (96.9%). The primary safety end point occurred in 145 cases (90.6%). Dissections >National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute type B occurred in 3 patients (1.9%), whereas slow or no flow occurred in 8 (5.0%), final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow <3 in 3 (1.9%), and perforation in 4 patients (2.5%). Free from inhospital major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, including cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, cerebrovascular accident, definite/probable stent thrombosis, and major bleeding, occurred in 158 patients (98.7%). In conclusion, IVL after RA in lesions with severe CAC was effective and safe, with a very low incidence of complications as either elective or bail-out strategy.
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- Gennaro Sardella
- Department of Clinical, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy; Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Hospital Clinico San Carlos IdISSC, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/ Profesor Martín Lagos, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracovascular Department, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology Division, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research and Innovation, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and de Gasperis Cardio Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Italy; Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM, Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Maria Cecilia Hospital GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy
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- Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology; Department of Cardiology, S. Anna Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department (DICATOV) IRCCS, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, European Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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Matteucci A, Bonanni M, Massaro G, Chiricolo G, Stifano G, Forleo GB, Biondi-Zoccai G, Sangiorgi G. Treatment with gentamicin-impregnated collagen sponges in reducing infection of implantable cardiac devices: 10-year analysis with propensity score matching. Rev Port Cardiol 2023:S0870-2551(23)00220-2. [PMID: 37085085 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2023.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The incidence of device infection has increased over time and is associated with increased mortality in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Gentamicin-impregnated collagen sponges (GICSs) are useful in preventing surgical site infection (SSI) in cardiac surgery. Nevertheless, to date, there is no evidence concerning their use in CIED procedures. Our study aims to determine the effectiveness of treatment with GICSs in preventing CIED infection. METHODS A total of 2986 adult patients who received CIEDs between 2010 and 2020 were included. Before device implantation, all patients received routine periprocedural systemic antibiotic prophylaxis. The study endpoints were the CIED infection rate at one year and the effectiveness of the use of GICSs in reducing CIED infection. RESULTS Among 1524 pacemaker, 942 ICD and 520 CRT implantations, CIED infection occurred in 36 patients (1.2%). Early reintervention (OR 9 [95% CI 3.180-25.837], p<0.001), pocket hematoma (OR 11 [95% CI 4.195-28.961], p<0.001), diabetes (OR 2.9 [95% CI 1.465-5.799], p=0.002) and prolonged procedural time (OR 1.02 [95% CI 1.008-1.034], p=0.001) were independent risk factors for CIED infection. Treatment with GICSs reduced CIED infections significantly ([95% CI -0.031 to -0.001], p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The use of GICSs may help in reducing infections associated with CIED implantation.
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- Andrea Matteucci
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Division of Cardiology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Via Martinotti, 20, Rome, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Division of Cardiology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Via Martinotti, 20, Rome, Italy; Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Arrhythmology, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Cereda A, Allievi L, Busetti L, Koleci R, DE Nora V, Vecchia A, Toselli M, Giannini F, Tumminello G, Sangiorgi G. Nurse-led distal radial access: efficacy, learning curve, and perspectives of an increasingly popular access. Does learning by doing apply to both the doctor and the nurse? Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:35-43. [PMID: 35332744 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.22.05843-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The distal radial represents an evolution of the standard radial approach. Distal radial arterial access (DRA) in the so-called "anatomical snuffbox" is technically more difficult but offers potential advantages for patients. Moreover, the use of the distal radial would preserve the proximal radial from the risk of arterial occlusion after interventional procedures performed through the radial artery. METHODS We enrolled 100 consecutive elective patients undergoing cardiac catheterization (diagnostic or procedural). Arterial access to the distal radial was entirely managed by nursing staff supervised by the interventional cardiologist. In this single-centre single-operator experienced study, the same nurse operator performed puncture, wiring, and sheath advancement. RESULTS The technical feasibility was 89% and the failure rate occurred in the first 50 cases as evidenced by the learning curve. There were no major complications and the rate of minor complications is in line with that of the radial literature. BMI (OR 1.19; 95% CI: 1.03-1.38), non-radial dominance (OR 3.5; 95% CI: 1.04-12.3) and operator's experience (OR 0.59; 95% CI: 0.35-0.99 for every 20 consecutive cases performed) were associated with DRA failures. CONCLUSIONS The experience is encouraging and beneficial for all staff and patients with a high percentage of technical success and few mild complications.
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- Alberto Cereda
- Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, San Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy -
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy
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- Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy
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- Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy
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- Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care and Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy.,Department of Systemic Medicine, Institute of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Testa L, Popolo Rubbio A, Squillace M, Albano F, Cesario V, Casenghi M, Tarantini G, Pagnotta P, Ielasi A, Popusoi G, Paloscia L, Durante A, Maffeo D, Meucci F, Valentini G, Ussia GP, Cioffi P, Cortese B, Sangiorgi G, Contegiacomo G, Bedogni F. Patent foramen ovale occlusion with the Cocoon PFO Occluder. The PROS-IT collaborative project. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 9:1064026. [PMID: 36712245 PMCID: PMC9875285 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1064026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background The Cocoon patent foramen ovale (PFO) Occluder is a new generation nitinol alloy double-disk device coated with nanoplatinum, likely useful in patients with nickel hypersensitivity. Early results and mid-term outcomes of this device in percutaneous PFO closure are missing. Aims To assess the preliminary efficacy and safety profile of PFO closure with Cocoon device in an Italian multi-center registry. Methods This is a prospective registry of 189 consecutive adult patients treated with the Cocoon PFO Occluder at 15 Italian centers from May 2017 till May 2020. Patients were followed up for 2 years. Results Closure of the PFO with Cocoon Occluder was carried out successfully in all patients, with complete closure without residual shunt in 94.7% of the patients and minimal shunt in 5.3%. Except from a case of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and a major vascular bleeding, no procedural and in-hospital device-related complications occurred. No patient developed cardiac erosions, allergic reactions to nickel, or any other major complications during the follow-up. During the follow-up period, 2 cases of new-onset atrial fibrillation occurred within thirty-day. Conclusions Percutaneous closure of PFO with Cocoon Occluder provided satisfactory procedural and mid-term clinical follow-up results in a real-world registry.
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- Luca Testa
- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy,*Correspondence: Luca Testa ✉
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Cardio Center, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Unit, Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Service, Montevergine Clinic, Mercogliano, Italy
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Cardiology Intensive Care Unit and Cath Lab, Ospedale Civile SS. Filippo e Nicola, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Città di Alessandria Institute, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Anthea Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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Schino S, Bezzeccheri A, Russo A, Bonanni M, Cosma J, Sangiorgi G, Chiricolo G, Martuscelli E, Santoro F, Mariano EG. Takotsubo Syndrome: The Secret Crosstalk between Heart and Brain. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2023. [DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2401019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Russo G, Tang GHL, Sangiorgi G, Pedicino D, Enriquez-Sarano M, Maisano F, Taramasso M. Lifetime Management of Aortic Stenosis: Transcatheter Versus Surgical Treatment for Young and Low-Risk Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:915-927. [PMID: 36378737 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.122.012388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is now indicated across all risk categories of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and has been proposed as first line option for the majority of patients >74 years old. However, median age of patients enrolled in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement low-risk trials is 74 years and transcatheter aortic valve replacement has never been systematically investigated in young low risk patients. Although the long-term data in surgical aortic valve replacement in young patients (age <75) are well known, such data remain lacking in transcatheter aortic valve replacement. In the absence of clear guideline recommendations in patients with challenging anatomies (eg, hostile calcium, bicuspid), it is important to know the potential advantages and disadvantages of each treatment and to consider how they might integrate with each other in the lifetime management of such patients. In this review, we discuss current outstanding issues on the management of severe aortic stenosis from a lifetime management perspective, particularly in terms of initial intervention and future reinterventions.
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- Giulio Russo
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome (G.R., G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York (G.H.L.T.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome (G.R., G.S.)
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCSS, Roma, Italia (D.P.).,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia (D.P.)
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Bonanni M, Desiati M, Russo G, Massaro G, Benedetto D, Schino S, Di Luozzo M, Mariano E, Marchei M, Taramasso M, Maisano F, Sangiorgi G. TCT-376 Holographic Mixed Reality Image Analysis vs CT Reconstruction for Assessment of Aortic Valve Complex in Patients Undergoing TAVR. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Martelli E, Sotgiu G, Saderi L, Federici M, Sangiorgi G, Zamboni M, Martelli AR, Accarino G, Bianco G, Bonanno F, Bracale UM, Cappello E, Cioffi G, Colacchio G, Crinisio A, De Vivo S, Dionisi CP, Flora L, Impedovo G, Intrieri F, Iorio L, Maritati G, Modugno P, Monaco M, Natalicchio G, Palazzo V, Petrosino F, Pompeo F, Pulli R, Razzano D, Ruggieri MR, Ruotolo C, Sangiuolo P, Vigliotti G, Volpe P, Biello A, Boggia P, Boschetti M, Centritto EM, Condò F, Cucciolillo L, D’Amodio AS, De Laurentis M, Desantis C, Di Lella D, Di Nardo G, Disabato A, Ficarelli I, Gasparre A, Giordano AN, Luongo A, Massara M, Molinari V, Padricelli A, Panagrosso M, Petrone A, Pisanello S, Prunella R, Tedesco M, Settembrini AM. How the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Patients' Hospital Admission and Care in the Vascular Surgery Divisions of the Southern Regions of the Italian Peninsula. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12071170. [PMID: 35887667 PMCID: PMC9316551 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12071170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: To investigate the effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on the vasculopathic population. Methods: The Divisions of Vascular Surgery of the southern Italian peninsula joined this multicenter retrospective study. Each received a 13-point questionnaire investigating the hospitalization rate of vascular patients in the first 11 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the preceding 11 months. Results: 27 out of 29 Centers were enrolled. April-December 2020 (7092 patients) vs. 2019 (9161 patients): post-EVAR surveillance, hospitalization for Rutherford category 3 peripheral arterial disease, and asymptomatic carotid stenosis revascularization significantly decreased (1484 (16.2%) vs. 1014 (14.3%), p = 0.0009; 1401 (15.29%) vs. 959 (13.52%), p = 0.0006; and 1558 (17.01%) vs. 934 (13.17%), p < 0.0001, respectively), while admissions for revascularization or major amputations for chronic limb-threatening ischemia and urgent revascularization for symptomatic carotid stenosis significantly increased (1204 (16.98%) vs. 1245 (13.59%), p < 0.0001; 355 (5.01%) vs. 358 (3.91%), p = 0.0007; and 153 (2.16%) vs. 140 (1.53%), p = 0.0009, respectively). Conclusions: The suspension of elective procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant reduction in post-EVAR surveillance, and in the hospitalization of asymptomatic carotid stenosis revascularization and Rutherford 3 peripheral arterial disease. Consequentially, we observed a significant increase in admissions for urgent revascularization for symptomatic carotid stenosis, as well as for revascularization or major amputations for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
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- Eugenio Martelli
- Department of General and Specialist Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 8 Via di Sant’Alessandro, 00131 Rome, Italy
- Division of Vascular Surgery, S. Anna and S. Sebastiano Hospital, Via F. Palasciano, 81100 Caserta, Italy;
- Correspondence: (M.Z.); (E.M.); Tel.: +39-3490611365 (M.Z.); +39-3294003220 (E.M.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.S.); (L.S.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 1 Viale Montpellier, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 1 Viale Montpellier, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Saint Martin Hospital, 22 Viale Europa, 32100 Belluno, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.Z.); (E.M.); Tel.: +39-3490611365 (M.Z.); +39-3294003220 (E.M.)
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- Medicine and Surgery School of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, 21 Via À. del Portillo, 00128 Rome, Italy;
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- San Giovanni Di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona Hospital, Via San Leonardo s.n.c., 84125 Salerno, Italy;
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- San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, 225 Via F. M. Briganti, 80144 Naples, Italy; (G.B.); (M.B.)
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- Madonna delle Grazie Hospital, Via Montescaglioso s.n.c., 75100 Matera, Italy;
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- Federico II Polyclinic, Department of Public Health and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 5 Via S. Pansini, 80131 Naples, Italy; (U.M.B.); (F.C.); (M.P.); (A.P.)
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- Mediterranean Neurological Institute NEUROMED, 18 Via Atinense, 80122 Naples, Italy; (E.C.); (F.P.)
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- Pellegrini Hospital, 41 Via Portamedina alla Pignasecca, 80134 Naples, Italy; (G.C.); (S.D.V.); (A.S.D.)
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- F. Miulli Hospital, Km. 4100 Strada Provinciale 127 Acquaviva-Santeramo, 70021 Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy; (G.C.); (A.G.)
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- Salus Clinic, 4 Via F. Confalonieri, 84091 Battipaglia, Italy; (A.C.); (G.D.N.)
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- Pellegrini Hospital, 41 Via Portamedina alla Pignasecca, 80134 Naples, Italy; (G.C.); (S.D.V.); (A.S.D.)
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- San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Contrada Amoretta, 83100 Avellino, Italy;
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- SS. Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via F. Bruno, 74121 Taranto, Italy; (G.I.); (S.P.); (R.P.)
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- Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via Migliori, 87100 Cosenza, Italy; (F.I.); (V.M.)
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- Cardarelli Hospital, 1 Via U. Petrella, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (L.I.); (L.C.)
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- A. Perrino Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Mesagne, 72100 Brindisi, Italy; (G.M.); (P.B.)
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- Gemelli Molise Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 1 Largo A. Gemelli, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (P.M.); (E.M.C.)
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- Pineta Grande Hospital, Km. 30 Via Domitiana, 81030 Castelvolturno, Italy;
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- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, Viale Cappuccini s.n.c., 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; (V.P.); (A.N.G.)
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- San Luca Hospital, 1 Via F. Cammarota, 84078 Vallo della Lucania, Italy; (F.P.); (A.L.)
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- Mediterranean Neurological Institute NEUROMED, 18 Via Atinense, 80122 Naples, Italy; (E.C.); (F.P.)
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- Polyclinic of Bari, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 11 Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.P.); (C.D.)
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- San Pio Hospital, 1 Via dell’angelo, 82100 Benevento, Italy;
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- Cardarelli Hospital, 9 Via A. Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.R.); (I.F.)
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- Monaldi Hospital, Via L. Bianchi s.n.c., 84100 Naples, Italy; (P.S.); (M.D.L.)
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- Del Mare Hospital, 11 Via E. Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.V.); (D.D.L.)
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- Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, 21 Via G. Melacrino, 89124 Reggio di Calabria, Italy; (P.V.); (M.M.)
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- Venere Hospital, 1 Via Ospedale di Venere, 70131 Bari, Italy; (G.N.); (A.B.)
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- A. Perrino Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Mesagne, 72100 Brindisi, Italy; (G.M.); (P.B.)
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- San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, 225 Via F. M. Briganti, 80144 Naples, Italy; (G.B.); (M.B.)
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- Gemelli Molise Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 1 Largo A. Gemelli, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (P.M.); (E.M.C.)
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- Federico II Polyclinic, Department of Public Health and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 5 Via S. Pansini, 80131 Naples, Italy; (U.M.B.); (F.C.); (M.P.); (A.P.)
- San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Contrada Amoretta, 83100 Avellino, Italy;
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- Cardarelli Hospital, 1 Via U. Petrella, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (L.I.); (L.C.)
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- Pellegrini Hospital, 41 Via Portamedina alla Pignasecca, 80134 Naples, Italy; (G.C.); (S.D.V.); (A.S.D.)
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- Monaldi Hospital, Via L. Bianchi s.n.c., 84100 Naples, Italy; (P.S.); (M.D.L.)
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- Polyclinic of Bari, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 11 Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.P.); (C.D.)
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- Del Mare Hospital, 11 Via E. Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.V.); (D.D.L.)
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- Salus Clinic, 4 Via F. Confalonieri, 84091 Battipaglia, Italy; (A.C.); (G.D.N.)
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- Cardinal Panico Hospital, 4 Via San Pio X, 73039 Tricase, Italy; (C.P.D.); (A.D.)
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- Cardarelli Hospital, 9 Via A. Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.R.); (I.F.)
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- F. Miulli Hospital, Km. 4100 Strada Provinciale 127 Acquaviva-Santeramo, 70021 Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy; (G.C.); (A.G.)
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- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, Viale Cappuccini s.n.c., 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; (V.P.); (A.N.G.)
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- San Luca Hospital, 1 Via F. Cammarota, 84078 Vallo della Lucania, Italy; (F.P.); (A.L.)
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- Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, 21 Via G. Melacrino, 89124 Reggio di Calabria, Italy; (P.V.); (M.M.)
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- Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via Migliori, 87100 Cosenza, Italy; (F.I.); (V.M.)
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, S. Anna and S. Sebastiano Hospital, Via F. Palasciano, 81100 Caserta, Italy;
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- Federico II Polyclinic, Department of Public Health and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 5 Via S. Pansini, 80131 Naples, Italy; (U.M.B.); (F.C.); (M.P.); (A.P.)
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- Federico II Polyclinic, Department of Public Health and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 5 Via S. Pansini, 80131 Naples, Italy; (U.M.B.); (F.C.); (M.P.); (A.P.)
- Del Mare Hospital, 11 Via E. Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy; (G.V.); (D.D.L.)
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- SS. Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via F. Bruno, 74121 Taranto, Italy; (G.I.); (S.P.); (R.P.)
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- SS. Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via F. Bruno, 74121 Taranto, Italy; (G.I.); (S.P.); (R.P.)
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- Riuniti Polyclinic, 1 Viale L. Pinto, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.R.R.); (M.T.)
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Maggiore Polyclinic Hospital Ca’ Granda IRCCS and Foundation, 28 Via F. Sforza, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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Suarez SM, Fiorentino M, Murana G, Botta L, Loforte A, Santamaria V, Pagano V, Prestinenzi P, Sabatino M, Bombardini A, Sangiorgi G, Potena L, Pacini D. Medium-Long Term Results of Cardiac Transplantation from Donors Assessed with the “Aged Donor Heart Rescue by Stress Echo” (ADONHERS) Protocol. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Massaro G, Matteucci A, Bonanni M, Testa A, Frati G, Cavarretta E, Peruzzi M, Sangiorgi G, Biondi-Zoccai G. Unequal opportunities in Italian cardiovascular research: focus on gender. Panminerva Med 2022; 64:365-373. [PMID: 35179017 DOI: 10.23736/s0031-0808.22.04684-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite unanimous calls for more equitable access and support to female researchers, there are persistent barriers to women's career progression and professional fulfillment. These discriminative hurdles undermine female gender in science and have detrimental effects on research activities and female professionals and patients. There is no data on women's outlook in cardiovascular research in Italy, which limits appropriate remedial actions. We aimed at providing an updated perspective on top Italian cardiovascular researchers, focusing on women vs. men comparisons. METHODS Top Italian cardiovascular researchers were retrieved from a dedicated and validated Scopus query. Researchers' sex was assigned according to the given name with a consensus process. Several metrics were compared, including global rank, total cites, total cites adjusted by academic age, h index, and selfcitation percentage. Bivariate and propensity score-adjusted analyses were used for inferential purposes. RESULTS Our analysis shows the existence of a gender gap: the number of scientific articles published by Italian male researchers in their careers is significantly higher than their female counterparts (p=0.002). For men, the year of first publication is earlier (p=0.001); they also published more articles as a single author, or single+first author or single+first+last author. Men's papers cited at least once were more than those of women (p=<0.001), and the total number of citations was significantly higher for men (p=0.002). These results remain significant both in the analysis excluding self-citations as well as in the analysis including self-citations. The single-year analysis (2019) confirms the significance of the career analysis, adding that men have a higher rank based on composite score (p=0.041, or p=0.005 if including self-citation). Finally, men have a higher percentage of self-citation in 2019 than women (p=0.008). CONCLUSIONS The gender disparity is still a limiting factor in Italian cardiovascular research. Despite career advancement, women continue to be underrepresented. Men retain more leadership positions in academia and maintain the edge for scientific work productions. More efforts are needed to ensure equity between men and women.
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- Gianluca Massaro
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy -
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Sapienza School for Advanced Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.,Department of Clinical, Internal Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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Gragnano F, Jolly S, Mehta S, Branca M, van Klaveren D, Frigoli E, Gargiulo G, Leonardi S, Vranckx P, Di Maio D, Monda E, Fimiani L, Fioretti V, Chianese S, Andò G, Esposito G, Sangiorgi G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Heg D, Calabrò P, Windecker S, Romagnoli E, Valgimigli M. Prediction of radial crossover in acute coronary syndromes: derivation and validation of the MATRIX score. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 17:e971-e980. [PMID: 34374343 PMCID: PMC9724886 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The radial artery is recommended by international guidelines as the default vascular access in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) managed invasively. However, crossover from radial to femoral access is required in 4-10% of cases and has been associated with worse outcomes. No standardised algorithm exists to predict the risk of radial crossover. AIMS We sought to derive and externally validate a risk score to predict radial crossover in patients with ACS managed invasively. METHODS The derivation cohort consisted of 4,197 patients with ACS undergoing invasive management via the randomly allocated radial access from the MATRIX trial. Using logistic regression, we selected predictors of radial crossover and developed a numerical risk score. External validation was accomplished among 3,451 and 491 ACS patients managed invasively and randomised to radial access from the RIVAL and RIFLE-STEACS trials, respectively. RESULTS The MATRIX score (age, height, smoking, renal failure, prior coronary artery bypass grafting, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, Killip class, radial expertise) showed a c-index for radial crossover of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.67-0.75) in the derivation cohort. Discrimination ability was modest in the RIVAL (c-index: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.59-0.67) and RIFLE-STEACS (c-index: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.57-0.75) cohorts. A cut-off of ≥41 points was selected to identify patients at high risk of radial crossover. CONCLUSIONS The MATRIX score is a simple eight-item risk score which provides a standardised tool for the prediction of radial crossover among patients with ACS managed invasively. This tool can assist operators in anticipating and better addressing difficulties related to transradial procedures, potentially improving outcomes.
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- Felice Gragnano
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland,Division of Cardiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S.Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hartcentrum Hasselt, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium,Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Clinical Trials Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Via Tesserete 48, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland. E-mail:
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Matteucci A, Bonanni M, Versaci F, Frati G, Peruzzi M, Sangiorgi G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Massaro G. Cardiovascular medicine: a year in review. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2021; 70:40-55. [PMID: 34713681 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.21.05816-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Cardiovascular medicine is facing several challenges in the current era, dominated by the rapid spread of a previously unknown virus around the world. Indeed, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic set the course of cardiovascular science and education in an extraordinary way, hogging the attention of the medical community. Notably, while COVID-19 impacted research progress, there has been considerable effort in exploring topics of great interest, from the management of acute coronary syndromes to new horizons in the treatment of heart failure, from novelties in the surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease to new data on implantable cardiac devices, and from new diagnostic applications of multimodal imaging techniques to relevant basic science findings. Minerva Cardiology and Angiology, formerly Minerva Cardioangiologica, has strived to inform its readers on these topics and novelties, aiming for a succinct yet poignant melding of timeliness and accuracy. Accordingly, the purpose of this narrative review is to highlight and summarize the major research and review articles published during 2020. In particular, we provide a broad overview of the novelties identifying six major areas of interest in the field of cardiovascular sciences in which new evidences have contributed to improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart and vessels diseases.
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- Andrea Matteucci
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy -
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- UOC UTIC Emodinamica e Cardiologia, S. Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
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- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.,Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy.,Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Terlizzese G, Stubinski R, Casini A, Clerici G, Sangiorgi G. A case report of pudendal arteries angioplasty with sirolimus drug-coated balloon and drug-eluting stent associated with intracavernous autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells injection for untreatable vasculogenic erectile dysfunction. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2021; 5:ytab244. [PMID: 34409246 PMCID: PMC8364765 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a prevalent health problem that seriously impacts men's quality of life. The potential treatment of ED by percutaneous approach has emerged with valid angiographic results and a significant improvement in symptoms and quality of life. In addition, cell-based regenerative therapies aiming at enhancing neovascularization have been successfully performed with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) in diabetic patients affected by critical limb ischaemia. Case summary We report a case of a young insulin dependent (ID) diabetic patients who suffered of severe vasculogenic erectile dysfunction associated with a poor response for more than 1 year to oral phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) and intracavernous (IC) phosphodiesterase type 1 (PDE1) therapy. At selective angiography of the pelvic district, a severe atherosclerotic disease of the internal iliac and pudendal artery was evident with absence of distal vascularization of the cavernous bodies. The patient was treated by mechanical revascularization with drug-coated balloon and drug-eluting stent placement associated with IC injection of autologous PBMNCs. Immediate and 1-year clinical and angiographic follow-up are described. Discussion Percutaneous revascularization with drug-coated balloon and drug-eluting stent associated with IC autologous PBMNCs cells injection is a safe and effective procedure to restore normal erectile function in diabetic patients affected by severe vasculogenic ED not responding to conventional oral drug therapies.
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- Giuseppe Terlizzese
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Bolognini Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Urology, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Diabetic Foot Unit, Division of Vascular Surgery, Clinica San Carlo Paderno Dugnano, Milan, Italy
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- Diabetic Foot Unit, Division of Diabetology, Clinica San Carlo Paderno Dugnano, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Cardiac Cath Lab, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Cereda AF, Toselli M, Khokhar A, Sticchi A, Gallo F, Ruggiero R, Ponticelli F, Laricchia A, Mangieri A, Sangiorgi G, Colombo A, Giannini F. Iatrogenic aorta-coronary dissection: Case report and systematic review. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 97:E900-E910. [PMID: 33201611 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND Iatrogenic aorto-coronary dissection (ICD) is one of the most feared complications of interventional cardiology. Although rare, it is characterized by anterograde coronary ischemia and a concomitant aortic dissection, with potentially fatal consequences. METHODS We present an example case of IACD and an accurate case-series review of the literature including 125 published cases. RESULTS There were no significant predisposing factors and the IACD occurred equally in elective and urgent procedures. A significant number of IACDs were associated with CTO procedures. The factors associated with a worse outcome were hemodynamic instability, the presence of anterograde ischemia, and the extent of dissection according to the Dunning classification. Bail-out stenting was the most used strategy and its failure was associated with mortality. CONCLUSION The main features of IACD are anterograde ischemia, retrograde dissection, and hemodynamic instability, each of them should be addressed with no time delay, possibly with bailout stenting, the most employed exit-strategy. According to our proposed algorithm, a shock team approach is required to coordinate the interdisciplinary skills and enabled patients to receive the best treatment.
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, GVM Care & Research, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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Vinciguerra M, Santamaria V, Romiti S, D'Abramo M, Toto G, De Bellis A, Taliani G, Sangiorgi G, Greco E. Case Report: Streptococcus alactolyticus as a Rare Pathogen of Mitral Endocarditis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:648213. [PMID: 33996945 PMCID: PMC8116484 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.648213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC) is a group of non-enterococcal group D Streptococci that colonizes both humans and animals. Due to gastrointestinal disease, they can switch in opportunistic pathogens passing through intestinal mucosal barrier and may cause bacteremia and distant organs damage. Despite infective endocarditis (IE), extra-cardiac manifestations of organs damage include osteoarticular infections, meningitis, and biliary infections among others; moreover, the association with colonic pathological lesions has been largely described. Streptococcus alactolyticus as a species included in SBSEC may share pathophysiological similarities, although it represents an extremely rare cause of distant organ infections, being reported in literature as causative agent of IE in only two other cases. We describe a case of 69-year-old male admitted to our institution due to mild-moderate dyspnea and fever, affected by cervico-brachialgia for 3 weeks. Streptococcus alactolyticus was identified as causative agent of IE on the mitral valve, causing severe regurgitation.
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- Mattia Vinciguerra
- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Casa di Cura "S. Michele", Maddaloni, Italy
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- Hepatology Unit, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Matteucci A, Bonanni M, Centioni M, Zanin F, Geuna F, Massaro G, Sangiorgi G. Home Management of Heart Failure and Arrhythmias in Patients with Cardiac Devices during Pandemic. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10081618. [PMID: 33920350 PMCID: PMC8069073 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10081618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background: The in-hospital management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) changed early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Routine in-hospital controls of CIEDs were converted into remote home monitoring (HM). The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of the lockdown period on CIEDs patients and its influence on in-hospital admissions through the analysis of HM data. Methods: We analysed data recorded from 312 patients with HM during the national quarantine related to COVID-19 and then compared data from the same period of 2019. Results: We observed a reduction in the number of HM events in 2020 when compared to 2019. Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia episodes decreased (18.3% vs. 9.9% p = 0.002) as well as atrial fibrillation episodes (29.2% vs. 22.4% p = 0.019). In contrast, heart failure (HF) alarm activation was lower in 2019 than in 2020 (17% vs. 25.3% p = 0.012). Hospital admissions for critical events recorded with CIEDs dropped in 2020, including those for HF. Conclusions: HM, combined with telemedicine use, has ensured the surveillance of CIED patients. In 2020, arrhythmic events and hospital admissions decreased significantly compared to 2019. Moreover, in 2020, patients with HF arrived in hospital in a worse clinical condition compared to previous months.
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- Andrea Matteucci
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.B.); (M.C.); (F.Z.); (F.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-2090-4044
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.B.); (M.C.); (F.Z.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.B.); (M.C.); (F.Z.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.B.); (M.C.); (F.Z.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.B.); (M.C.); (F.Z.); (F.G.)
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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Mohan V, Sangiorgi G, Knöchel J, Keo HH, Schönhofen J, Schumacher MC, Schönhofen H, Kalka C, Diehm N. Frequency and anatomic distribution of arterial obstructions in patients with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction not responding to intracavernous prostaglandin. VASA 2021; 50:306-311. [PMID: 33615871 DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background: The extent of arterial disease in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) non-responsive to intracavernosal injection of Alprostadil is of importance for therapeutic options. However, published evidence, in particular angiographically validated is scarce. Here we investigated arterial lesion patterns in this specific patient cohort by selective angiography. Patients and methods: A cohort of 239 patients received a clinical and duplex-sonographic workup for ED of suspected vascular origin. Duplex ultrasound of the cavernosal arteries was performed after intracavernosal injection of 10 μg Alprostadil. Consequently, standardized workup included grading of the erectile and determination of peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end-diastolic velocity (EDV) in both cavernosal arteries. PSV-values below 30 cm/sec indicated reduced arterial flow, whereas EDV-values above 15 cm/sec indicated a venous leak of the pudendal veins. All patients with suspected arterial ED based on duplex sonography underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Endovascular therapy was carried out in ED patients not responsive or with significant side effects to PDE-5-inhibitors or Alprostadil by selective angiographic depiction of erection-related arteries. Results: 54 patients with a mean age of 61.2 (±9.8) years underwent angioplasty of erectionr elated arteries. Out of these 48/54 (89%) patients presented with an erection considered insufficient for penetration (E0-E3) subsequent to intracavernous application of 10 μg Alprostadil. 14/48 (29%) patients had bilateral arterial obstructions and 34/48 (71%) had unilateral disease. Commonly affected was the internal pudendal artery (n = 31, 65%), followed closely by the common penile artery (n = 30, 64%). The least affected arteries were the dorsal penile (n = 6, 13%), hypogastric (n = 4, 8%), common iliac (n = 4, 8%), cavernosal (n = 4, 8%), and inferior gluteal (n = 1, 2%) arteries. Conclusions: Arterial obstructions amenable to endovascular revascularization are frequent in patients non-responsive to intracavernosal prostaglandin administration. Therapeutic strategies in ED patients non-responsive to conservative measures should therefore consider endovascular treatment opportunities.
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- Vignes Mohan
- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland Aarau and Baden, Switzerland
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland Aarau and Baden, Switzerland
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland Aarau and Baden, Switzerland
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland Aarau and Baden, Switzerland
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland Aarau and Baden, Switzerland
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland Aarau and Baden, Switzerland
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Iorio R, Cereda A, Vecchia A, Romagnoli E, Cioffi P, Chiricolo G, Sangiorgi G. Provisional stenting or not provisional stenting: seven critical points for bifurcations treatment with a glimpse on left main bifurcation stenting. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2020; 69:322-330. [PMID: 32996303 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05294-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions represents a challenge for the interventional cardiologist. A bifurcation lesion could be treated with several techniques. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to decide the strategical approach at the beginning of the procedure evaluating the patient's bifurcation anatomy, the angle between main and side branch, plaque burden at the level of the carina, and size of the side branch. Although it is clear that all bifurcation's treatment techniques have each one their advantages and disadvantages, provisional stenting remains the gold-standard technique, because it leaves the possibility to switch to other technical solutions with optimal angiographic and long-term clinical results. In this review, different tips and tricks for left main and bifurcation stenting are debated.
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- Riccardo Iorio
- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Città di Alessandria Institute, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy - .,Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Iorio R, Cereda A, Vecchia A, Romagnoli E, Cioffi P, Chiricolo G, Sangiorgi G. Provisional stenting or not provisional stenting: seven critical points for bifurcations treatment with a glimpse on left main bifurcation stenting. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2020. [PMID: 32996303 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05294-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions represents a challenge for the interventional cardiologist. A bifurcation lesion could be treated with several techniques. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to decide the strategical approach at the beginning of the procedure evaluating the patient's bifurcation anatomy, the angle between main and side branch, plaque burden at the level of the carina, and size of the side branch. Although it is clear that all bifurcation's treatment techniques have each one their advantages and disadvantages, provisional stenting remains the gold-standard technique, because it leaves the possibility to switch to other technical solutions with optimal angiographic and long-term clinical results. In this review, different tips and tricks for left main and bifurcation stenting are debated.
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- Riccardo Iorio
- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Città di Alessandria Institute, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, San Gaudenzio Institute, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy - .,Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Sangiorgi G, Pizzuto A, Diehm N, Greco F, Fusco F, Chiricolo G, Vismara A, Altieri VM, Cereda A, Bongo S. Endovascular therapy for erectile dysfunction: current knowledge and future perspectives. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2020; 69:579-595. [PMID: 32492987 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05136-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to attain or maintain penile erection sufficient for successful sexual intercourse. ED carries a notable influence on quality of life, with significant implications for family and social relationships. Because atherosclerosis of penile arteries represents one of the most frequent causes of ED, patients presenting with it should always be investigated for potential coexistent coronary or peripheral disease. Up to 75% of patients with ED have a stenosis of the iliac-pudendal-penile arteries, supplying perfusion of the male genital organ. Recently the potential treatment of this pathological condition by percutaneous approaches has emerged with good angiographic results and with a significant improvement in symptoms and quality of life. This review will focus on the normal anatomy and physiology of erection, the pathophysiology of ED, the relation between ED and cardiovascular diseases and, lastly, on new treatment modalities aimed at restoration of normal erectile function.
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- Giuseppe Sangiorgi
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy -
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Systemic Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Luigi Vanvitelli University, Caserta, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Systemic Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, San Gaudenzio Clinic, Novara, Italy
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Sangiorgi G, Pizzuto A, Diehm N, Greco F, Fusco F, Chiricolo G, Vismara A, Altieri V, Cereda A, Bongo S. Endovascular therapy for erectile dysfunction: a state of the art review. Minerva Cardioangiol 2020. [PMID: 32492987 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05136-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to attain or maintain penile erection sufficient for successful sexual intercourse. ED carries a notable influence on quality of life, with significant implications for family and social relationships. Because atherosclerosis of penile arteries represents one of the most frequent causes of ED, patients presenting with it should always be investigated for potential coexistent coronary or peripheral disease. Up to 75% of patients with ED have a stenosis of the iliac-pudendal-penile arteries, supplying perfusion of the male genital organ. Recently the potential treatment of this pathological condition by percutaneous approaches has emerged with good angiographic results and with a significant improvement in symptoms and quality of life. This review will focus on the normal anatomy and physiology of erection, the pathophysiology of ED, the relation between ED and cardiovascular diseases and, lastly, on new treatment modalities aimed at restoration of normal erectile function.
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- Giuseppe Sangiorgi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy -
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular Institute Central Switzerland, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Clinica San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Clinica San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy
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Sangiorgi G, Chiricolo G, Nocella C, Carnevale R. Erectile and diastolic dysfunction: two sides of the same coin or same sides of two different coins? Minerva Cardioangiol 2020; 68:291-294. [PMID: 32326682 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.20.05283-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Department of Systemic Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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Catanese V, Sangiorgi G, Sotgiu G, Saderi L, Settembrini A, Donelli C, Martelli E. Clinical and anatomical variables associated in the literature to limb graft occlusion after endovascular aneurysm repair compared to the experience of a tertiary referral center. MINERVA CHIR 2019; 75:51-59. [PMID: 31663308 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4733.19.08199-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Limb graft occlusion (LGO) is the third reason for hospital readmission after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm. We reviewed the clinical features, incidence, anatomical and devices related predictive factors for LGO after EVAR, and compared them with our experience. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION EVAR between 2010-2017 were included. Patients with LGO (LGO group) were matched for age and type of endograft with the rest of the entire cohort without LGO (control group). Clinical, anatomical, operative, outcome, and follow-up data were collected. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Two hundred seventy-six EVAR, (30 aorto-uniliac), 276 patients. The incidence of LGO was 2.5% (seven limbs, seven patients) at 27±24.6 days. Symptomatic patients were successfully treated. No mortality, limb loss, critical limb ischemia or residual claudication due to LGO was observed. Fifty patients resulted from the matching. Among the predictive factors of LGO between the two groups, significant differences were observed in graft limb oversizing ≥15% (57.1% vs. 8%, P=0.005), or kinking (42.9% vs. 2%, P=0.01), and diameter of the aortic bifurcation <20 mm (71.4% vs. 20%, P=0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that these three variables increased the risk of LGO (P=0.003, P=0.006, and P=0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The strongest predictive factors of LGO issued from our review were: extension in the external iliac artery, or small diameter; tortuous, angled, and calcific iliac axis; excessive oversizing of the limb graft, or kinking; use of old generation devices; EVAR performed outside the instructions for use. Limb graft oversizing >15%, or kinking, and aortic bifurcation <20 mm appear to be independent predictive factors of LGO.
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- Vincenzo Catanese
- Division and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Maggiore Polyclinic Hospital, Ca' Granda IRCCS and Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Division and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division and Residency Program in Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy -
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Sangiorgi G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Pizzuto A, Martelli E. Commentary: Biochemical Markers for Diagnosis and Follow-up of Aortic Diseases: An Endless Search for the Holy Grail. J Endovasc Ther 2019; 26:836-842. [PMID: 31608740 DOI: 10.1177/1526602819879941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Giuseppe Sangiorgi
- Department of Systemic Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Systemic Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Sassari, Italy
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Rezq A, Pitì A, Martelli E, De Luca F, Sangiorgi G. Renal artery side branches patency protection during endovascular exclusion of giant renal artery aneurysm with covered stent: Well done is better than well said. J Cardiol Cases 2019; 20:11-13. [PMID: 31320946 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2019.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rationale Endovascular treatment of renal artery aneurysms has offered a viable alternative with a high success rate and low procedure-related morbidity and mortality. Patient concerns A 60-year-old man, having a right renal artery aneurysm involving the main vessel with two arteries (supplying the inferior and superior lobes of the kidney) originating from the aneurysm sac as well. Interventions A 6 × 28 mm covered stent was inflated in vitro and a side hole was made with a femoral needle in the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) layer, through which a wire was placed in an outside/inside direction in to be inserted in the inferior pole branch. The other wire was inserted inside the main lumen of the stent (to be inserted in the main artery) and the latter, carefully re-crimped on the balloon. This way, the authors guaranteed continuous access to both arteries during aneurysm exclusion and if needed, a second stent could be advanced at the level of the bifurcation to preserve side branch patency. Conclusion Perforating the PTFE of the stent before its introduction into the vessel and keeping a wire into the side branch could be a good strategy to protect any vessel arising from aneurysmal sac that needs to be excluded.<Learning objective: Handling challenging cases of arterial aneurysms percutaneously, especially in high-risk patients.>.
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- Ahmed Rezq
- Department of Cardiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Cereda AF, De Luca F, Lanzone AM, Cottini M, Pastori L, Sangiorgi G. Case report and systematic review of iatrogenic left atrial dissection in different cardiovascular specialties: A common treatment for an uncommon complication? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 95:E30-E36. [PMID: 31141311 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Left atrial dissection (LatD) is a rare and heterogeneous condition affecting many cardiovascular areas. The present article, by the means of personal case report illustration and systemic review of different clinical management, is aimed to give to clinicians further knowledge on this controversial topic. BACKGROUND LatD is an exceedingly rare but potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery or catheter-based interventional procedures. Most of the cases are iatrogenic and its incidence is expected to grow due to an increase in the number of percutaneous coronary intervention and structural heart disease procedures. The management of this complication is controversial, and it may depend on related etiologies. METHODS We have reported our single-case experience and review of the scientific literature, focusing on the decision-making process and the strategical approach by multimodality imaging techniques. RESULTS Our case of LatD with initial hemodynamic instability was surgically treated. Conservative approach is often employed in literature despite the fact that conservative versus surgical approach is debatable, depending on clinical presentation, hemodynamic stability, multimodal imaging findings, and personal experience of the center. CONCLUSIONS According to systematic literature review, a watchful-waiting strategy supported by multimodality imaging could be a safe and effective management in stable LatD.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Cardiac Cath Laboratory, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, De Gasperis Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Cath Laboratory, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Cardiac Cath Laboratory, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.,Department of Systemic Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Sangiorgi G, Martelli E, De Luca F, Biondi-Zoccai G. Commentary: IVUS-Guided Recanalization of Peripheral CTOs: No More Eyes Wide Shut for Physicians? J Endovasc Ther 2017; 24:727-730. [PMID: 28830276 DOI: 10.1177/1526602817727280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Giuseppe Sangiorgi
- 1 Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- 2 Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
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- 3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Istituto Clinico Gavazzeni Humanitas, Bergamo, Italy
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- 4 Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.,5 Department of AngioCardioNeurology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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Sangiorgi G, Colantonio R, Antonini G, Savino A, Sperandio M. [Percutaneous intervention therapy for vascular erectile dysfunction]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2017; 17:12S-21. [PMID: 27729664 DOI: 10.1714/2372.25474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to get and maintain a sufficient erection to ensure an acceptable sexual activity for the subject and the partner. Although ED does not represent per se a serious disease, it carries a notable and severe influence on quality of life, with significant implications on familiar and social relationship; DE may cause depression, shame, impairment of personal esteem and relational problems. Among many possible etiologies of ED, atherosclerotic disease of penile arteries represents one of the most frequent causes, so it should always be looked for in patients with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease or an established coronary or peripheral artery disease. Up to 75% of patients with ED have a stenosis of the iliac-pudendus-penile artery system, deputy to perfusion of male genital organ. Recently the potential treatment of this pathologic condition by percutaneous approach has emerged with valid angiographic results and with a significant improvement in symptoms and quality of life. This review focuses on the normal anatomy and physiology of erection, the pathophysiology of ED, the common points between ED and ischemic cardiomyopathy and, lastly, the new chance of endovascular intervention for ED, to give our cardiologist colleagues the opportunity to screen and adequately treat patients with vascular ED.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologico-Ostetriche e Scienze Urologiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma
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Sangiorgi G, Mattioli D, Sperandio M, Rotolo FL, Mattioli L, Colantonio R. Giant multiple left circumflex aneurysms compressed by the right ventricle: an unusual squeezing imaging effect during coronary angiography. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2016; 65:105-107. [DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4725.16.04172-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cola C, Clementi F, Biondi-Zoccai G, Sangiorgi G. From Carotid Plaque Biology to Serologic Markers of Vulnerability to Predict the Risk of Cerebrovascular Events. Acta Chir Belg 2016. [PMID: 17515260 DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Stroke is the second cause of mortality in industrialized countries. Atherosclerotic plaque rupture with atheromatous debris distal embolization is the pathogenetic mechanism responsible for cerebrovascular events due to atherosclerotic carotid disease. Plaque composition rather than lesion burden seems to be the determinant factor producing rupture and subsequent thrombosis. Histologic features of vulnerability are : a large lipid core, a thin fibrous cap, and an inflammatory infiltrate rich of monocytes and macrophages. In the clinical practice, it is difficult to predict the risk of experiencing a major cerebrovascular events especially in asymptomatic patients. New invasive techniques such as intravascular ultrasound with termography, optical coherence tomography, fotons spectroscopy and elastography have been developed to detect atherosclerotic lesion tissue composition. However, such techniques are difficult to apply on a large scale basis in primary prevention. On the contrary, new serologic biomarkers such as Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein-A, Lp-PLA2, Interleukin-6, Interleukin-12, metalloproteinases, lipoprotein-(a), and plaque oxidative products have been recently proposed for screening general and high risk population. The present paper will briefly review the current histologic characteristics of vulnerable plaque and the new imaging tools proposed for its detection, focusing on the most recent serologic biomarkers evaluated in the clinical practice to increase our accuracy in predicting not only the plaque but moreover the patient at risk for an acute cerebrovascular event.
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- C. Cola
- Department of Cardiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Emo Centro Cuore Columbus- Milan Italy
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Ma S, Maehara A, Hauptmann KE, Guagliumi G, Valsecchi O, Vassileva AN, Appelman Y, Sangiorgi G, Prati F, Mintz GS. Mechanism of luminal patency of the self-expanding Sideguard sidebranch stent: evaluation by intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2014; 84:734-41. [PMID: 24948549 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Cappella Sideguard (CS) sidebranch stent is a self-expanding, thin-strut, nitinol device with anatomic flaring at the sidebranch ostium designed to treat bifurcation lesions. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mechanism of long-term lumen patency of the novel, self-expanding CS sidebranch stent compared with a balloon-expandable stent in the main vessel. METHODS We performed intravascular ultrasound postintervention and at follow-up in 24 CS stents and in 28 balloon-expandable drug-eluting stents deployed in the corresponding main vessel. Thirteen patients also had optical coherence tomography (OCT) at follow-up to evaluate neointimal hyperplasia and strut coverage. RESULTS CS stent area at the sidebranch carina increased significantly from 3.8 ± 1.2 mm(2) postintervention to 4.6 ± 1.2 mm(2) at follow-up (P < 0.001), resulting in no change in lumen area (3.8 ± 1.2 mm(2) to 3.7 ± 1.2 mm(2) , P = 0.72) despite a neointimal area at follow-up of 0.9 ± 0.8 mm(2) . Volumetric changes were similar, and the distribution of neointimal hyperplasia peaked 1-2 mm distal to the carina. Change of lumen volume inversely correlated to the neointimal volume (R = -0.48, P < 0.001), but correlated positively to the change in stent volume (R = 0.52, P < 0.0001). By OCT, most CS struts were covered (100% [98.9, 100]) at the bifurcation site, whereas 61% of floating DES struts that crossed the sidebranch were covered by smooth tissue with a similar texture compared with neointima. CONCLUSION Although neointimal hyperplasia accumulates within the CS stent mainly 1-2 mm distal to the carina, the self-expanding CS stent may be effective in maintaining an adequate patency in the sidebranch by continued stent expansion noted at follow-up.
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- Shixin Ma
- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York; Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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Sangiorgi G, Ferrero L, Perrone MG, Papa E, Bolzacchini E. Semivolatile PAH and n-alkane gas/particle partitioning using the dual model: up-to-date coefficients and comparison with experimental data. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2014; 21:10163-10173. [PMID: 24793066 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2902-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The gas/particle partitioning coefficient K p, of a semivolatile compound is a key parameter for its atmospheric fate. The most complete method of predicting K p for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is offered by the dual model, as it describes both the adsorption on soot and absorption into organic matter processes. However, experimental and model data exist almost exclusively for PAHs. In order to bridge this gap, experimental data on the phase partitioning of both PAHs and n-alkanes were collected at an urban and a remote site. Moreover, all the necessary parameters (e.g., octanol-air and soot-air partitioning coefficients) for the dual model have been collected and updated or (if missing) estimated for the first time. The results point out that both absorption and adsorption seem to contribute to the partitioning of PAHs and n-alkanes. However, it seems that the dual model always underestimates the particle sorption not only for PAHs but also for n-alkanes.
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- G Sangiorgi
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126, Milan, Italy,
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Pietrogrande M, Perrone M, Sangiorgi G, Ferrero L, Bolzacchini E. Data handling of GC/MS signals for characterization of PAH sources in Northern Italy aerosols. Talanta 2014; 120:283-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ma S, Maehara A, Hauptmann KE, Guagliumi G, Valsecchi O, Vassileva A, Appelman Y, Sangiorgi G, Prati F, Mintz GS. Intravascular ultrasound comparison of the self-expanding Sideguard stent in the side branch versus a balloon-expandable stent in the main vessel to assess mechanisms of acute lumen gain in bifurcation lesions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2013; 82:748-54. [PMID: 23592513 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We compared the mechanisms of lumen gain after Cappella Sideguard (CS) side branch (SB) bifurcation stent deployment versus a balloon-expandable stent in the corresponding main vessel (MV). BACKGROUND The novel CS SB bifurcation stent is a self-expanding, thin-strut, nitinol device with anatomic flaring at the SB ostium. METHODS In 28 bifurcation lesions, intravascular ultrasound imaging of both the SB and the MV was performed both pre- and postintervention; vessel and lumen areas were measured every 1 mm over a 5 mm segment beginning at the carina. RESULTS Although minimum lumen area (MLA) within the distal 5 mm segment beginning at the carina increased from 2.8 ± 1.3 mm(2) to 3.8 ± 1.1 mm(2), P < 0.001, in the SB and from 3.4 ± 1.4 mm(2) to 6.0 ± 1.1 mm(2), P < 0.001, in the MV, stent expansion (minimum stent area/distal reference lumen area) was significantly less in the SB compared with the MV (77.8 ± 21.3% vs. 91.6 ± 18.4%, P = 0.02). Post stenting, the MLA site was located at the carina more frequently in the SB (85.7%) than in the MV (60.7%), P = 0.04. Plaque volume in the 5 mm proximal to carina in the MV tended to decrease, whereas plaque volume in the SB increased slightly with no change in overall plaque volume in the 5-mm-long segment distal to the carina in the MV, suggesting plaque shift from the proximal MV to the SB. CONCLUSIONS Acute CS lumen gain is less than the lumen gain of a balloon-expandable stent in the MV because of less aggressive acute expansion and/or the plaque shift from the proximal MV to the SB.
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- Shixin Ma
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY; Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Biondi-Zoccai G, Sangiorgi G, D'Ascenzo F, Zuffi A, Lotrionte M, Romagnoli E, Peruzzi M, Frati G. Drug-eluting balloons for peripheral artery disease: A meta-analysis of 7 randomized clinical trials and 643 patients. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:570-1. [PMID: 23462632 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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D'Ascenzo F, Bollati M, Clementi F, Castagno D, Lagerqvist B, de la Torre Hernandez JM, ten Berg JM, Brodie BR, Urban P, Jensen LO, Sardi G, Waksman R, Lasala JM, Schulz S, Stone GW, Airoldi F, Colombo A, Lemesle G, Applegate RJ, Buonamici P, Kirtane AJ, Undas A, Sheiban I, Gaita F, Sangiorgi G, Modena MG, Frati G, Biondi-Zoccai G. Incidence and predictors of coronary stent thrombosis: Evidence from an international collaborative meta-analysis including 30 studies, 221,066 patients, and 4276 thromboses. Int J Cardiol 2013; 167:575-84. [PMID: 22360945 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2011] [Revised: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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D'Ascenzo F, Bollati M, Clementi F, Castagno D, Lagerqvist B, de la Torre Hernandez JM, ten Berg JM, Brodie BR, Urban P, Jensen LO, Sardi G, Waksman R, Lasala JM, Schulz S, Stone GW, Airoldi F, Colombo A, Lemesle G, Applegate RJ, Buonamici P, Kirtane AJ, Undas A, Sheiban I, Gaita F, Sangiorgi G, Modena MG, Frati G, Biondi-Zoccai G. Incidence and predictors of coronary stent thrombosis: Evidence from an international collaborative meta-analysis including 30 studies, 221,066 patients, and 4276 thromboses. Int J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Biondi-Zoccai G, Romagnoli E, Castagno D, Sheiban I, De Servi S, Tamburino C, Colombo A, Burzotta F, Presbitero P, Bolognese L, Paloscia L, Rubino P, Sardella G, Briguori C, Niccoli L, Franco G, Di Girolamo D, Piatti L, Greco C, Petronio AS, Loi B, Benassi A, Patti A, Gaspardone A, Frati G, Sangiorgi G. Simplifying clinical risk prediction for percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions: the case for the ACEF (age, creatinine, ejection fraction) score. EUROINTERVENTION 2013; 8:359-67. [PMID: 22584142 DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i3a55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIMS We aimed to appraise the predictive accuracy of a novel and user-friendly risk score, the ACEF (age, creatinine, ejection fraction), in patients undergoing PCI for coronary bifurcations. METHODS AND RESULTS A multicentre, retrospective study was conducted enrolling consecutive patients undergoing bifurcation PCI between January 2002 and December 2006 in 22 Italian centres. Patients with complete data to enable computation of the ACEF score were divided into three groups according to tertiles of ACEF score. The primary endpoint was 30-day mortality. The discrimination of the ACEF score as a continuous variable was also appraised with area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver-operating characteristic. A total of 3,535 patients were included: 1,119 in the lowest tertile of ACEF score, 1,190 in the mid tertile, and 1,153 in the highest tertile. Increased ACEF score was associated with significantly different rates of 30-day mortality (0.1% in the lowest tertile vs. 0.5% in the mid tertile and 3.0% in the highest tertile, p<0.001), with similar differences in myocardial infarction (0.3% vs. 0.7% and 1.8%, p<0.001) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE, 0.5% vs. 1.2% and 4.3%, p<0.001). After an average follow-up of 24.4±15.1 months, increased ACEF score was still associated with a higher rate of all-cause death (1.3% vs. 2.4% and 11.0%, p<0.001), cardiac death (0.9% vs. 1.4% and 7.2%, p<0.001), myocardial infarction (3.4% vs. 2.7% and 5.7%, p<0.001), MACE (13.6% vs. 15.9% and 22.3%, p<0.001), and stent thrombosis (2.3% vs. 1.8% and 5.0%, p<0.001). Discrimination of ACEF score was satisfactory for 30-day mortality (AUC=0.82 [0.77-0.87], p<0.001), 30-day MACE (AUC=0.73 [0.67-0.78], p<0.001), long-term mortality (AUC=0.77 [0.74-0.81], p<0.001), and moderate for long-term MACE (AUC=0.60 [0.57-0.62], p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The simple and extremely user-friendly ACEF score can accurately identify patients undergoing PCI for coronary bifurcation lesions at high risk of early fatal or non-fatal complications, as well as long-term fatality.
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- Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, Latina, Italy.
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Rezq A, Aprile A, Sangiorgi G. Pioneer re-entry device for iliac chronic total occlusion: Truly a Paradigm shift. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2013; 82:495-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2010] [Accepted: 03/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Division of Cardiology; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena; Italy
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- Division of Cardiology; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena; Italy
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Perrone MG, Gualtieri M, Consonni V, Ferrero L, Sangiorgi G, Longhin E, Ballabio D, Bolzacchini E, Camatini M. Particle size, chemical composition, seasons of the year and urban, rural or remote site origins as determinants of biological effects of particulate matter on pulmonary cells. Environ Pollut 2013; 176:215-27. [PMID: 23434772 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Particulate matter (PM), a complex mix of chemical compounds, results to be associated with various health effects. However there is still lack of information on the impact of its different components. PM2.5 and PM1 samples, collected during the different seasons at an urban, rural and remote site, were chemically characterized and the biological effects induced on A549 cells were assessed. A Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis has been performed to relate PM chemical composition to the toxic effects observed. Results show that PM-induced biological effects changed with the seasons and sites, and such variations may be explained by chemical constituents of PM, derived both from primary and secondary sources. The first-time here reported biological responses induced by PM from a remote site at high altitude were associated with the high concentrations of metals and secondary species typical of the free tropospheric aerosol, influenced by long range transports and aging.
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- M G Perrone
- Research Center POLARIS, Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Milano-Bicocca, DISAT, P.zza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milan, Italy.
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Sangiorgi G, Bedogni F, Sganzerla P, Binetti G, Inglese L, Musialek P, Esposito G, Cremonesi A, Biasi G, Jakala J, Mauriello A, Biondi-Zoccai G. The Virtual histology In CaroTids Observational RegistrY (VICTORY) study: a European prospective registry to assess the feasibility and safety of intravascular ultrasound and virtual histology during carotid interventions. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:2089-93. [PMID: 24120235 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carotid occlusive disease is the most common determinant of thromboembolic stroke. However, limited insights in vivo into the pathophysiology and pathology of carotid plaques are available. We designed a prospective multicenter registry to appraise the safety and feasibility of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and IVUS-virtual histology (IVUS-VH) imaging before and immediately after carotid stenting. METHODS Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients scheduled for carotid stenting were included. IVUS-VH pullbacks were performed before and after stenting. Angiographic, IVUS and IVUS-VH analyses were performed. The primary objective was to appraise feasibility and safety of IVUS-VH, and secondary objectives were to correlate plaque composition and plaque type derived from IVUS-VH with acute and 30-day complications. RESULTS A total of 119 patients were enrolled. IVUS-VH could be performed in all cases (100%), with additional runs after completion of the stenting procedure in 85%. Most plaques were stable by IVUS-VH, with vulnerable ones at minimum lumen area in 7%. Conversely, vulnerable plaques were significantly more common elsewhere in the internal carotid artery (ICA, 24% of patients, p<0.001). Acute and 30-day adverse events were uncommon (2 strokes, 1 transient ischemic attack), with no significant association between these and IVUS-VH features. CONCLUSIONS IVUS and IVUS-VH examinations during carotid interventions are feasible and safe, and provide important insights on qualitative and quantitative compositions of carotid plaques. Whether carotid IVUS-VH can predict clinical events remains uncertain, awaiting long-term follow-up of the VICTORY study and additional clinical trials.
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Loh JP, Stella PR, Sangiorgi G, Silber S, Stahnke S, von Strandmann RP, Xue Z, Torguson R, Waksman R. CRT-1 Paclitaxel Drug-coated Balloon For The Treatment Of Drug-eluting Stent In-stent Restenosis: Subanalysis Results Of The Valentines I Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.01.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sangiorgi G, Romagnoli E, Biondi-Zoccai G. Commentary: drug-eluting balloons for carotid in-stent restenosis: can this technology deliver the goods? J Endovasc Ther 2012; 19:743-8. [PMID: 23210871 DOI: 10.1583/jevt-12-3942c.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Giuseppe Sangiorgi
- Department of Cardiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Cardiac Cath Lab, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
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Rezq A, Politi L, Sangiorgi G. Long-term outcome of percutaneous exclusion of huge saphenous vein graft aneurysms using peripheral covered-stents as alternative to surgical repair. J Invasive Cardiol 2012; 24:689-691. [PMID: 23220988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Giant vein graft aneurysms occur infrequently after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and are most often detected incidentally during coronary angiography for suspected angina or as a mediastinal mass on chest radiographs. Hereby, we describe the percutaneous treatment of a huge right coronary artery saphenous vein bypass graft aneurysm by using peripheral stent-graft. Twelve months after the procedure, the aneurysm was completely sealed at computed tomographic angiography with a good distal run-off in the bypass graft. Different strategies adopted and the feasibility as well as the long-term outcomes of this technique are described thoroughly.
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- Ahmed Rezq
- Division of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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