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Leone PP, Oliva A, Regazzoli D, Gitto M, Novelli L, Cozzi O, Stefanini GG, Rossi ML, Sticchi A, Tartaglia F, Mangieri A, Reimers B, Colombo A. Immediate and follow-up outcomes of drug-coated balloon angioplasty in de novo long lesions on large coronary arteries. EUROINTERVENTION 2023; 19:e923-e925. [PMID: 37670668 PMCID: PMC10719739 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-23-00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Pier Pasquale Leone
- 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
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- 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
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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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- 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
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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
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- Cardio Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- 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
- EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy
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Gitto M, Sticchi A, Chiarito M, Novelli L, Leone PP, Mincione G, Oliva A, Condello F, Rossi ML, Regazzoli D, Gasparini G, Cozzi O, Stefanini GG, Condorelli G, Reimers B, Mangieri A, Colombo A. Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty for De Novo Lesions on the Left Anterior Descending Artery. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:e013232. [PMID: 37874646 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.123.013232] [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: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Drug-coated balloons (DCB) are an emerging tool for modern percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but evidence on their use for de novo lesions on large vessels is limited. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing DCB-based PCI on the left anterior descending artery in 2 Italian centers from 2018 to 2022 were retrospectively enrolled and compared with patients who received left anterior descending PCI with contemporary drug-eluting stents (DES). In-stent restenosis was excluded. The DCB group included both patients undergoing DCB-only PCI and those receiving hybrid PCI with DCB and DES combined. The primary end point was target lesion failure at 2 years, defined as the composite of target lesion revascularization, cardiac death, and target vessel myocardial infarction. RESULTS We included 147 consecutive patients undergoing DCB-based treatment on the left anterior descending artery and compared them to 701 patients who received conventional PCI with DES. In the DCB group, 43 patients (29.2%) were treated with DCB only and 104 (70.8%) with a hybrid approach; DCB length was greater than stent length in 55.1% of cases. Total treated length was higher in the DCB group (65 [40-82] versus 56 [46-66] mm; P=0.002), while longer DESs were implanted (38 [24-62] versus 56 [46-66] mm; P<0.001) and a higher rate of large vessels were treated (76.2% versus 83.5%; P=0.036) in the DES cohort. The cumulative 2-year target lesion failure incidence was not significantly different between the 2 groups (DCB, 4.1% versus DES, 9.8%; hazard ratio, 0.51 [95% CI, 0.20-1.27]; P=0.15). After a 1:1 propensity score matching resulting in 139 matched pairs, the DCB-based treatment was associated with a lower risk for target lesion failure at 2 years compared with DES-only PCI (hazard ratio, 0.2 [95% CI, 0.07-0.58]; P=0.003), mainly driven by less target lesion revascularization. CONCLUSIONS A DCB-based treatment approach for left anterior descending revascularization allows a significantly reduced stent burden, thereby potentially limiting target lesion failure risk at midterm follow-up.
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- Mauro Gitto
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (M.G., A.S., M.C., L.N., P.P.L., G.M., A.O., F.C., D.R., G.G., O.C., G.G.S., G.C., B.R., A.M., A.C.)
- EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy (M.L.R., A.C.)
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Leone PP, Mangieri A, Regazzoli D, Laricchia A, Khokhar A, Rossi ML, Latib A, Reimers B, Colombo A. Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty Guided by Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention Pressure Gradient: The REDUCE-STENT Retrospective Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:363-365. [PMID: 36609047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Tebaldi M, Biscaglia S, Fineschi M, Musumeci G, Marchese A, Leone AM, Rossi ML, Stefanini G, Maione A, Menozzi A, Tarantino F, Lodolini V, Gallo F, Barbato E, Tarantini G, Campo G. Evolving Routine Standards in Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment of Coronary Stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 11:1482-1491. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme of the cerebellum is rare and comprises a small fraction of all glioblastomas. Eighty-five cases have been reported in the literature to date. A 75 year old man is reported with a left cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme. The pathogenesis, course, treatment and prognosis are reviewed.
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- J Rosenfeld
- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, London
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Frozen samples from 78 high grade astrocytomas were reacted with a monoclonal antibody directed against HLA-Dr invariant chain. Survival data was obtained for all 78 cases. HLA-Dr was expressed by a proportion of tumor cells in 65/78 (83 %). Comparison of the survival of positive and negative cases showed that the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.4). The relevance of the finding is discussed in the context of the immunoreaction to brain tumors.
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- M L Rossi
- Dept. of Neuropathology and Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rossi ML, Buller JR, Heath SA, Carey MP, Carboni P, Koutsoubelis G, Coakham HB. The Monocyte/Macrophage Infiltrate in 35 Medulloblastomas: A Paraffin-Wax Study. Tumori 2018; 77:36-40. [PMID: 2017797 DOI: 10.1177/030089169107700109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
We have studied formalin fixed, paraffin-wax embedded tissue from 35 medulloblastomas, collected over 23 years (27 non-desmoplastic and 8 desmoplastic) with KP1 and Mac387 two monoclonal anti-monocytes/macrophage (M/Ms) antibodies recommended for use on paraffin wax embedded tissue. In non-desmoplastic medulloblastomas, outside areas of necrosis, M/Ms were detected in 50% of cases with KP1 and 52% with Mac387. M/Ms were seen In 100% of desmoplastic medulloblastomas with both antibodies. Semiquantitative assessment revealed that, on average, desmoplastic tumors had at least three times as many Infiltrating M/Ms as non-desmoplastic tumors. There was no significant difference in the findings with the two antibodies or, between recently embedded and « older » tumors. The findings may be indicative of the presence of a host M/Ms immune response in medulloblastoma, which may be more accentuated in desmoplastic medulloblastomas. Furthermore, we conclude that these antibodies are quite suitable for the study of infiltrating M/Ms, thus lessening (but not obviating) the need for frozen tissue for immunohistological studies.
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- M L Rossi
- Department of Neuropathology, Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Frozen sections from 28 pituitary adenomas were reacted with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to macrophages, lymphocytes and HLA-Dr invariant chain. A low number of macrophages were demonstrated in all tumors, mainly perivascular. CD8 and CD4 lymphocytes were detected in even smaller numbers in 80% and 14% of tumors respectively. B lymphocytes were present in only 1 case. An occasional NK cell was present in 1/13 cases studied. HLA-Dr antigen was expressed by macrophages in all cases and by tumor cells in 2 growth hormone-producing adenomas/19 adenomas. These findings may represent evidence for a low degree of cellular immune response to pituitary adenomas.
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- M L Rossi
- Dept of Neuropathology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K
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Metastases from a carcinoid tumor to the pituitary gland have, to our knowledge, not been described. We present a 49-year-old woman diagnosed as having a primary carcinoid tumor arising in the submucosa of a large bronchus who 8 years later presented with multiple metastases including one to the pituitary gland, which was in partial failure of pituitary function. This case illustrates than when confronted with a pituitary tumor resembling an adenoma but negative for pituitary hormones, the possibility of a metastasis from a carcinoid tumor should be considered.
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- M L Rossi
- Department of Neuropathology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K
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Conrotto F, D’Ascenzo F, Stella P, Pavani M, Rossi ML, Brambilla N, Napodano M, Covolo E, Saia F, Tarantini G, Agostoni P, Marzocchi A, Presbitero P, Bedogni F, Salizzoni S, D’Amico M, Moretti C, Rinaldi M, Gaita F. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in low ejection fraction/low transvalvular gradient patients. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2017; 18:103-108. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Iannaccone M, Piazza F, Boccuzzi G, D’Ascenzo F, Latib A, Pennacchi M, Rossi ML, Ugo F, Meliga E, Kawamoto H, Moretti C, Ielasi A, Garbo R, Frangieh A, Hildick-Smith D, Templin C, Colombo A, Sardella G. ROTational AThErectomy in acute coronary syndrome: early and midterm outcomes from a multicentre registry. EUROINTERVENTION 2016; 12:1457-1464. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-15-00485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Iannaccone M, Barbero U, D'ascenzo F, Latib A, Pennacchi M, Rossi ML, Ugo F, Meliga E, Kawamoto H, Moretti C, Ielasi A, Garbo R, Colombo A, Sardella G, Boccuzzi GG. Rotational atherectomy in very long lesions: Results for the ROTATE registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2016; 88:E164-E172. [PMID: 27083771 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rotational atherectomy (RA) is relatively contraindicated in patients with lesions ≥25 mm of length. Aim of this study was to evaluate RA safety and efficacy in this subset of patients with new technology and devices. METHODS AND RESULTS From April 2002 to August 2013, the ROTATE registry included all consecutive patients undergoing RA in 8 centres. They were divided into shorter lesion group (SLG, lesions < 25 mm) and longer lesion group (LLG, lesions ≥ 25 mm). The angiographic success (AS) was the primary end point. Procedural complications (PC), a composite end point of procedural perforation, slow flow/no flow, and in-hospital major acute cardiovascular events (MACE), were secondary end points, along with death, nonfatal MI, target lesion revascularization, and MACE during follow-up. Sensitivity analysis was performed according to generation of DES. 1186 patients were included: 51.5% in SLG and 48.4% in LLG. Mean age was 70.4 ± 9.3 years, 64.5% were male. AS and PC did not differ between the two groups (93% vs 91%, p = 0.24 and 9.8 vs 9.4%, p = 0.84). During follow-up (27.6 ± 22.9 months), MACE did not differ between the two groups (28% vs 29.1%, p = 0.95). At multivariate analysis chronic kidney disease, male gender increased risk of MACE (HR 1.94, IQR 1.29-2.0, p = 0.01, HR 0.52, IQR 0.34-0.79, p = 0.01) while second-generation DES seemed protective (HR 0.53, IQR 0.31-0.88, p = 0.02). Data were confirmed at sensitivity analysis for second-generation DES (759 pts, 63.9%). No differences were found in this subpopulation between the two groups in term of AS, PC, and long-term MACE (93.6% vs 93.5%, p = 0.28, 11.9% vs 9.4%, p = 0.32 and 25.5% vs 23.9%, p = 0.72, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Treating coronary lesions ≥ 25 mm length with RA does not impact short- and long-term outcome, in particular, in patients with second-generation DES. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Mario Iannaccone
- "Citta' Della Scienza e della Salute", University of Turin, Italy
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- "Citta' Della Scienza e della Salute", University of Turin, Italy
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- Italy and EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Morphologic Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, a.O. Ordine Mauriziano Umberto I, Turin, Italy
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- "Citta' Della Scienza e della Salute", University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Bolognini Seriate, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy
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- Italy and EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Morphologic Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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Kawamoto H, Latib A, Ruparelia N, Boccuzzi GG, Pennacchi M, Sardella G, Garbo R, Meliga E, D'Ascenzo F, Moretti C, Rossi ML, Presbitero P, Ielasi A, Magri C, Nakamura S, Colombo A. Planned versus provisional rotational atherectomy for severe calcified coronary lesions: Insights From the ROTATE multi-center registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2016; 88:881-889. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hiroyoshi Kawamoto
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus; Milan Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, New Tokyo Hospital; Chiba Japan
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus; Milan Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus; Milan Italy
- Department of Cardiology; Imperial College; London United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Morphologic Sciences; Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome; Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Morphologic Sciences; Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome; Italy
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- Cardiology Department; Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco; Torino Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, a.O. Ordine Mauriziano Umberto I; Turin Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Mediche, Divisione Di Cardiologia, Città Della Salute E Della Scienza; Turin Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Mediche, Divisione Di Cardiologia, Città Della Salute E Della Scienza; Turin Italy
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- Department of Cardiology; Bolognini Hospital; Seriate, Bergamo Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, New Tokyo Hospital; Chiba Japan
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Milan Italy
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus; Milan Italy
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Panico C, Mennuni MG, Rossi ML, Zavalloni D, Gasparini GL, Soldi M, Stefanini GG, Condorelli G, Presbitero P, Pagnotta P. TCT-675 New-onset intraventricular conduction delays with the Edwards Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.694] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Attizzani GF, Ohno Y, Latib A, Petronio AS, De Carlo M, Giannini C, Ettori F, Curello S, Fiorina C, Bedogni F, Testa L, Bruschi G, De Marco F, Presbitero P, Rossi ML, Boschetti C, Picarelli S, Poli A, Barbanti M, Martina P, Colombo A, Tamburino C. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Under Angiographic Guidance With and Without Adjunctive Transesophageal Echocardiography. Am J Cardiol 2015; 116:604-11. [PMID: 26081069 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is still currently guided by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in a considerable number of hospitals, exclusive angiographic (Angio) guidance seems a reasonable approach in this setting. To date, however, no studies have directly compared the outcomes of TAVI according to the imaging modality used for procedural guidance. We, therefore, used data from a large multicenter data repository to compare the outcomes of TAVI guided exclusively by Angio and ATEE. All consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVI with the CoreValve Revalving System (CRS) in 9 Italian centers from September 2007 to March 2014, dichotomized according to the imaging support used to guide the procedure (ATEE and Angio), were included. Thirty-day and 12-month clinical outcomes were evaluated. Propensity matching analysis was performed to adjust for baseline differences. A total of 625 patients were included (256 and 369 patients were included in the ATEE and Angio groups, respectively). Patients from the ATEE more frequently underwent TAVI under general anesthesia compared with Angio group (37.9% vs 22.8%, respectively, p <0.001). Importantly, ∼80% of the patients experienced mild or even less aortic regurgitation as assessed by angiography after the procedure, without between-group differences. Postdilation and valve-in-valve rates were equivalent (24.7% vs 25%, p = 0.934 and 5.5% vs 3.4%, respectively, p = 0.217). No differences were revealed in the rates of death, cardiovascular death, and stroke or transient ischemic attack at 12-month follow-up. These results were sustained after propensity matching analysis. In conclusion, as long as a comprehensive procedural planning is performed, TAVI with CRS may be performed exclusively under angiographic guidance without the need for associated TEE.
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Rossi ML, Belli G, Pagnotta P, Lucarelli C, Presbitero P. Paravalvular Leak Leading to Severe Aortic Valve Regurgitation after TAVI: Percutaneous Closure Strategy. Heart Lung Circ 2015; 24:936-9. [PMID: 26048318 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/24/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Regurgitation due to a paravalvular leak (PVL) is a complication that may affect patients undergoing surgical mechanical or bioprosthetic heart valve replacement. PVL can also occur after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with severe aortic stenosis and is associated with significantly worse outcomes. We report a case in which different closure strategies and devices were attempted and required to percutaneously close a severe PVL after TAVI in a patient with prohibitive surgical risk.
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- Marco Luciano Rossi
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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D'Ascenzo F, Conrotto F, Salizzoni S, Rossi ML, Nijhoff F, Gasparetto V, Barbanti M, Mennuni M, Omedè P, Grosso Marra W, Quadri G, Giordana F, Tamburino C, Tarantini G, Presbitero P, Napodanno M, Stella P, Biondi-Zoccai G, Agostoni P, D'Amico M, Moretti C, Rinaldi M, Marra S, Gaita F. Incidence, predictors, and impact on prognosis of systolic pulmonary artery pressure and its improvement after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a multicenter registry. J Invasive Cardiol 2015; 27:114-9. [PMID: 25661764 DOI: pmid/25661764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIMS Elevated values of systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) represent a common finding in patients with aortic stenosis and severe left ventricular hypertrophy. Prognostic impact of sPAP and its potential improvement after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) remains to be determined. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a multicenter retrospective registry in five European institutions. All consecutive patients undergoing TAVI were enrolled, and divided into two groups according to sPAP evaluated with echocardiography: ≤40 mm Hg and >40 mm Hg. All-cause mortality at follow-up of at least 1 year was the primary endpoint, while 30-day mortality, periprocedural complications, myocardial infarction, stroke, and reintervention rates at follow-up were the secondary endpoints. Among 674 patients enrolled, a total of 319 (47%) had sPAP >40 mm Hg. This was associated with higher mortality at 30 days (4.5% vs 8.5%; P=.03) and at a median follow-up of 477 days (17% vs 26%; P=.03). Improvement of sPAP was reported in 113 patients (27%), occurring more frequently in absence of moderate or severe mitral regurgitation and of right ventricle dysfunction. With multivariate adjustment, reduced renal function, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and sPAP >40 mm Hg were independent predictors of all-cause mortality, improvement in sPAP values was related to a better survival, while ejection fraction was not. CONCLUSION Elevated values of sPAP represent a common finding in patients undergoing TAVI. This parameter, along with its improvement, may be used to stratify risk and determine prognosis for patients undergoing TAVI.
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- Fabrizio D'Ascenzo
- Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, S. Giovanni Battista "Molinette" Hospital, Corso Bramante 88-90, 10126 Turin, Italy.
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D'Ascenzo F, Capodanno D, Tarantini G, Nijhoff F, Ciuca C, Rossi ML, Brambilla N, Barbanti M, Napodano M, Stella P, Saia F, Ferrante G, Tamburino C, Gasparetto V, Agostoni P, Marzocchi A, Presbitero P, Bedogni F, Cerrato E, Omedè P, Conrotto F, Salizzoni S, Biondi Zoccai G, Marra S, Rinaldi M, Gaita F, D'Amico M, Moretti C. Usefulness and validation of the survival posT TAVI score for survival after transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis. Am J Cardiol 2014; 114:1867-74. [PMID: 25438915 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Surgical risk scores fail to accurately predict mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of this study was to develop and validate a dedicated risk score for accurate estimation of mortality risk in these patients. All consecutive patients who underwent TAVI at 6 international institutions were enrolled. Predictors for 1-year all-cause mortality were identified by means of Cox multivariate analysis and incorporated in a prediction score. Accuracy of the score was derived and externally validated for 30-day and 1-year mortality. The net classification improvement compared with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score was appraised. A total of 1,064 patients constituted the derivation cohort and 180 patients constituted the external validation cohort. A total of 165 patients (15%) died at 1-year follow-up. Previous stroke (odds ratio [OR] 1.80, 1.4 to 3), inverse of renal clearance (OR 8, 6 to 14), and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure ≥50 mm Hg (OR 2.10, 1.5 to 3) were independently related to 1-year mortality. Area under the curve (AUC) of the survival post TAVI (STT) for 1-year mortality was 0.68 (0.62 to 0.71). At 30 days, 65 patients (7%) had died and the AUC for the STT at this time point was 0.66 (0.64 to 0.75). In the external validation cohorts, the AUC of the STT were 0.66 (0.56 to 0.7) for 30-day and 0.67 (0.62 to 0.71) for 1-year mortality. Net reclassification improvement for STT compared with STS was 31% (p <0.001) for 30-day mortality and 14% (p <0.001) for 1-year mortality. In conclusion, the STT score represents an easy and accurate tool to assess the risk of short-term and mid-term mortality in patients undergoing TAVI.
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Conrotto F, D'Ascenzo F, Salizzoni S, Presbitero P, Agostoni P, Tamburino C, Tarantini G, Bedogni F, Nijhoff F, Gasparetto V, Napodano M, Ferrante G, Rossi ML, Stella P, Brambilla N, Barbanti M, Giordana F, Grasso C, Biondi Zoccai G, Moretti C, D'Amico M, Rinaldi M, Gaita F, Marra S. A gender based analysis of predictors of all cause death after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Am J Cardiol 2014; 114:1269-74. [PMID: 25159239 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The impact of gender-related pathophysiologic features of severe aortic stenosis on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) outcomes remains to be determined, as does the consistency of predictors of mortality between the genders. All consecutive patients who underwent TAVI at 6 institutions were enrolled in this study and stratified according to gender. Midterm all-cause mortality was the primary end point, with events at 30 days and at midterm as secondary end points. All events were adjudicated according to Valve Academic Research Consortium definitions. Eight hundred thirty-six patients were enrolled, 464 (55.5%) of whom were female. At midterm follow-up (median 365 days, interquartile range 100 to 516) women had similar rates of all-cause mortality compared with men (18.1% vs 22.6%, p = 0.11) and similar incidence of myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident. Gender did not affect mortality also on multivariate analysis. Among clinical and procedural features, glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min/1.73 m(2) (hazard ratio [HR] 2.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.36 to 4.79) and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure >50 mm Hg (HR 2.26, 95% CI 1.26 to 4.02) independently predicted mortality in women, while insulin-treated diabetes (HR 3.45, 95% CI 1.47 to 8.09), previous stroke (HR 3.42, 95% CI 1.43 to 8.18), and an ejection fraction <30% (HR 3.82, 95% CI 1.41 to 10.37) were related to mortality in men. Postprocedural aortic regurgitation was independently related to midterm mortality in the 2 groups (HR 11.19, 95% CI 3.3 to 37.9). In conclusion, women and men had the same life expectancy after TAVI, but different predictors of adverse events stratified by gender were demonstrated. These findings underline the importance of a gender-tailored clinical risk assessment in TAVI patients.
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- Federico Conrotto
- Division of Cardiology 2, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, Città Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, IRCCS San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, IRCCS San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Città Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology 2, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Città Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology 2, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Città Della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology 2, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Testa L, Latib A, Rossi ML, De Marco F, De Carlo M, Fiorina C, Oreglia J, Petronio AS, Ettori F, De Servi S, Klugmann S, Ussia GP, Tamburino C, Panisi P, Brambilla N, Colombo A, Presbitero P, Bedogni F. CoreValve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation: a multicentre registry. EUROINTERVENTION 2014; 10:739-45. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv10i6a127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mennuni MG, Pagnotta P, Zavalloni D, Rossi ML, Soldi M, Gasparini G, Ferrante G, Presbitero P. TCT-781 Impact of Smaller and Expandable Sheath During TAVR: Results From a Single-Center Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.853] [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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Rossi ML, Pagnotta P, Barbaro C, Soldi M, Presbitero P. TCT-766 The Annulus Dimension is Crucial to Achieved Good Results in Pure Severe Native Aortic Regurgitation Treated by Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.1518] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Botelho RG, Rossi ML, Maranho LA, Olinda RA, Tornisielo VL. Evaluation of surface water quality using an ecotoxicological approach: a case study of the Piracicaba River (São Paulo, Brazil). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2013; 20:4382-4395. [PMID: 23512238 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1613-1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A long-term study was conducted to evaluate Piracicaba River water (São Paulo state, Brazil) using different methodologies and organisms. During 1 year (February 2011 to January 2012), water samples were collected monthly at six different locations and exposed under laboratory conditions to the microcrustaceans Ceriodaphnia dubia and Ceriodaphnia silvestrii for 7 days and to the fish Danio rerio for 4 days to evaluate effects on reproduction and on gill morphology, respectively. Physical-chemical parameters of the water were also measured. Physical-chemical characteristics demonstrated decreasing water quality from upstream to downstream of the river. Effects on the reproduction of C. dubia and C. silvestrii were observed in 3 months (February and March 2011 and January 2012) and occurred in samples collected close to industrialized cities like Americana and Piracicaba. Evaluation of the gills showed normal function of the organ during all months, except in February, September, and October for some locations.
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- R G Botelho
- Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia Aquática, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo-CENA/USP, Avenida Centenário, 303, 13416-000 São Dimas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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Rossi ML, Bocchi R, Barbaro C, Pagnotta P, Mennuni M, Zavalloni D, Gasparini G, Presbitero P. Successful treatment by transcatheter aortic valve implantation of severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with ascending aorta prosthesis. Heart Lung Circ 2012; 22:383-5. [PMID: 23164807 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.10.002] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Severe aortic regurgitation (AR), when intervention is required, is managed by surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) has shown non-inferiority to SAVR and superiority to medical management. TAVR could be a valid "off label" option to treat severe AR for patients unsuitable for SAVR due to their high surgical risk. Among aortic pathologies leading to severe AR, those involving the aortic root are considered as high risk procedures and thus prohibit TAVR. For these reasons TAVR is not an option for severe AR due to concomitant aortic root dilatation and degeneration. We report a successful case of TAVR for severe AR due to dilatation of degenerated tract of aortic root.
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- Marco Luciano Rossi
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Presbitero P, Lanzone AM, Albiero R, Lisignoli V, Zavalloni Parenti D, Gasparini GL, Lodigiani C, Barbaro C, Fappani A, Barberis G, Rossi ML, Pagnotta P. Anatomical patterns of patent foramen ovale (PFO): do they matter for percutaneous closure? Minerva Cardioangiol 2009; 57:275-284. [PMID: 19513008] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to describe and classify the various anatomical pattern of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and to relate such classification to the selection of PFO closure devices. METHODS This study enrolled 216 PFO patients (118 females) mostly with previous cryptogenic stroke or transitory ischemic attack (TIA) who underwent percutaneous closure of PFO with deep sedation under TEE control. Anatomical patterns were classified as follows: simple: PFO characterised by central/superior eccentric shunt or with a valve mechanism (45%); reduse: widely redundant septum primum (22%); ASA: atrial septal aneurysm (11%); EASA: entire atrial septal aneurysm (1.4%); CRIB: cribriform septum primum (9%); tunnel: tunnel between septum primum and secundum >10 mm (11%). Degree of right-to-left shunt, either at basal condition or at Valsalva manoeuvre, was classified as: 1=mild (45%); 2=moderate (42%); 3=severe (13%). Additional right-atrium anatomical features are also described. RESULTS Procedure was successful in 100% of the cases. At follow-up recurrent TIA occurred in two patients. Residual shunts were present in 4.9% of the patients after Valsalva manoeuvre. Palpitations were reported in 4%. CONCLUSIONS Closing the PFO choosing the device following strict anatomical criteria based on TEE assessment allowed excellent immediate and late results minimizing residual shunts.
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- P Presbitero
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Mirasole Clinic, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Sacchi O, Rossi ML, Canella R, Fesce R. The nicotinic activation of the denervated sympathetic neuron of the rat. Neuroscience 2008; 154:1360-71. [PMID: 18538482 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2007] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nicotinic responses to endogenous acetylcholine and to exogenously applied agonists have been studied in the intact or denervated rat sympathetic neuron in vitro, by using the two-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique. Preganglionic denervation resulted in progressive decrease of the synaptic current (excitatory postsynaptic current, EPSC) amplitude, which disappeared within 24 h. These effects were accompanied by changes in ion selectivity of the nicotinic channel (nAChR). The extrapolated EPSC null potential (equilibrium potential for acetylcholine action, E(Syn)) shifted from a mean value of -15.9+/-0.7 mV, in control, to -7.4+/-1.6 mV, in denervated neurons, indicating a decrease of the permeability ratio for the main components of the synaptic current (P(K)/P(Na)) from 1.56 to 1.07. The overall properties of AChRs were investigated by applying dimethylphenylpiperazinium or cytisine and by examining the effects of endogenous ACh, diffusing within the ganglion after preganglionic tetanization in the presence of neostigmine. The null potentials of these macrocurrents (equilibrium potential for dimethylphenylpiperazinium action, E(DMPP); and equilibrium potential for diffusing acetylcholine, E(ACh), respectively) were evaluated by applying voltage ramps and from current-voltage plots. In normal neurons, E(Syn) (-15.9+/-0.7 mV) was significantly different from E(DMPP) (-26.1+/-1.0) and E(ACh) (-31.1+/-3.3); following denervation, nerve-evoked currents displayed marked shifts in their null potentials (E(Syn)=-7.4+/-1.6 mV), whereas the amplitude and null potential of the agonist-evoked macrocurrents were unaffected by denervation and its duration (E(DMPP)=-26.6+/-1.2 mV). It is suggested that two populations of nicotinic receptors, synaptic and extrasynaptic, are present on the neuron surface, and that only the synaptic type displays sensitivity to denervation.
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- O Sacchi
- Department of Biology and Evolution, Section of Physiology and Biophysics and Center of Neuroscience, Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy.
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Presbitero P, Zavalloni D, Pagnotta P, Belli G, Rossi ML, Gasparini GL, Lisignoli V. DES implantation in saphenous vein and left internal mammary grafts. Minerva Cardioangiol 2008; 56:79-87. [PMID: 18432171] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Forty percent of patients treated with CABG need further revascularizations after 10 years mainly due to saphenous--more than arterial--graft disease. In this issue, the Authors make a critical review of current available literature on the treatment of saphenous and arterial graft disease, a subset of lesions for which a clear consensus for DES use is still lacking. The Authors examine both the positive and negative aspects of DES use in this setting. Percutaneous revascularizations with DES are feasible and safe. The antiproliferative properties of DES seem to be effective even in the treatment of bypass disease, in particular in saphenous grafts. The clinical efficacy of a treatment with DES is expressed mainly in the reduction of in-stent restenosis and, therefore, in the rates of target lesion revascularization (TLR). Moreover, the use of DES is not associated to higher rates of stent thrombosis and, in case of reintervention, recurrence rates seem to be limited. However, the benefit provided by DES in prevention of restenosis may be limited by the progression of the disease in other segments than those treated with stents. Percutaneous treatment of arterial bypass with DES is feasible and safe. Most of available data on DES are on anastomotic disease (data on bypass ostium and shaft are too scarce to draw any conclusion). In this case, where the use of stents is imperative, there is no evidence of advantages gained by the use of DES over BMS in terms of new revascularizations. Some unanswered questions on DES use in this setting still remain. For this reason new randomized trials are required to definitively give a reliable answer on DES efficacy in this subset of lesions.
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- P Presbitero
- Operative Unit of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Clinical Institute, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Presbitero P, Lisignoli V, Zavalloni D, Rossi ML, Gasparini GL, Belli G, Pagnotta P. Endovascular intervention in the treatment of congenital heart disease in adults. Minerva Cardioangiol 2007; 55:669-79. [PMID: 17912170] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Over the last years, endovascular intervention have become an important part of treatment in patients with congenital heart disease particularly for residual defects after surgery done in infancy. These transcatheter procedures can be described as dilatation of stenotic sites (angioplasty, endovascular stenting and valvuloplasty) or as a closure of anomalous openings (device closure defects and vascular embolisation). Balloon valvuloplasty, without or with stent, is the procedure of choice in adults with pulmonary valve stenosis, pulmonary arteries stenosis, bicuspid aortic valve stenosis without calcification, aortic re-coarctation. Treatment of native aortic coarctation is still under debate. Devices for closing atrial and ventricular septal defects or patent ductus arteriosus have been developed and are now widely used. Transcatheter, plug or coil occlusion is nowadays the goal treatment in a wide range of arterial and venous vascular connections. This review describes the current role of each major catheter-directed therapy in the treatment of congenital heart disease in adults.
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- P Presbitero
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas Mirasole Spa, Milan, Italy.
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Gasparini GL, Parenti DZ, Rossi ML, Pagnotta P, Belli G, Presbitero P. Percutaneous treatment of severe retrograde dissection of the circumflex artery involving left main stem and extending into the sinus of Valsalva. Int J Cardiol 2007; 130:494-6. [PMID: 17706804 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 05/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Arbustini E, Rossi ML, Marziliano N, Presbitero P, Pilotto A, Pasotti M, Grasso M. Gene symbol: LDB3. Hum Genet 2007; 120:910. [PMID: 17438604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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- E Arbustini
- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi 1/2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Arbustini E, Rossi ML, Marziliano N, Presbitero P, Pilotto A, Pasotti M, Grasso M. Gene symbol: LDB3. Hum Genet 2007; 120:916-7. [PMID: 17438622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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- E Arbustini
- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi 1/2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Presbitero P, Zavalloni D, Rossi ML, Pagnotta P, Belli G, Gasparini GL, Corrada E, Milone F. Drug-eluting stents: towards new endpoints. Minerva Cardioangiol 2006; 54:521-37. [PMID: 17019391] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Drug-eluting stents (DES) have significantly reduced the rates of in-stent restenosis (ISR). As previously observed with bare-metal stents (BMS), either patient's clinical characteristics and lesion morphology may influence the risk of recurrence even with DES. In this review we will focus on the most recent available data on clinical settings where DES efficacy on long-term outcomes are largely unknown. In particular, we report on very complex lesions (bifurcations, small vessels, chronic total occlusions, in-stent restenosis) myocardial infarction, multivessel disease, treatment of bypass graft and of unprotected left main disease. Several issues are still open on DES routinary use for these indications, mainly as far as stent thrombosis is concerned. Recent pathological studies show that DES are characterized by chronic inflammatory infiltrates and delayed endothelialization. Therefore, this effect could translate in a ''vulnerable period'' for thromboses longer than with BMS. Even though large meta-analysis have excluded higher rates of stent thrombosis with DES rather than with BMS, few cases of unusual very late stent thrombosis have been described, pointing out that this problem seems to be still unsolved. Although DES provide better angiographic outcomes in each clinical setting, further randomized studies are running to assess their safety and efficacy on currently off-label indications.
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- P Presbitero
- U.O. Emodinamica e Cardiologia Invasiva, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano-Milan, Italy.
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Boccuzzi G, Belli G, Pagnotta P, Rossi ML, Parenti DZ, Milone F, Aldrovandi A, Scatturin M, Morenghi E, Presbitero P. Evidence for a "gender paradox" in diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: adverse preprocedural risk but favorable long-term clinical outcome in women. Ital Heart J 2005; 6:962-7. [PMID: 16502710] [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: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the impact of gender on procedural and late clinical outcome in a large cohort of consecutive diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a single center. METHODS The study included a cohort of 542 consecutive diabetic patients (414 men, 128 women), undergoing PCI for stable and unstable angina. Clinical events were assessed every 6 months for a mean follow-up period of 24 months. RESULTS Compared to men, women were older and less often smokers. Insulin requirement was present in a substantially higher percentage of women than men (27 vs 18%, p = 0.03). Presentation with stable angina was more frequent in women, whereas silent ischemia was more prevalent in men. Adverse baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics in women (smaller vessels and longer lesion lengths) were associated with a more frequent need for multiple coronary stenting (23 vs 15% women vs men, p < 0.001) and a higher incidence of peripheral complications (3.2 vs 1.2%, p = 0.049). However, there were no statistically significant gender-related differences in major in-hospital events. Long-term clinical outcome was similar with equivalent incidence of death (4.9 vs 5.3%, p = 0.8), nonfatal myocardial infarction (2.4 vs 4.5%, p = 0.1), need for surgical or repeat percutaneous revascularization between women and men. CONCLUSIONS Diabetic patients show an increased rate of major adverse cardiac events and target vessel revascularization after PCI. In these patients, female gender is associated with higher procedural complexity and peripheral complications; however, long-term clinical outcome of diabetic women is similar to that of men.
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- Giacomo Boccuzzi
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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Presbitero P, Zavalloni D, Pagnotta P, Belli G, Rossi ML, Gasparini G. Clinical utility of IVUS in 2005. Minerva Cardioangiol 2005; 53:403-13. [PMID: 16179883] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Intravascular ultrasounds (IVUS) allowed an innovative visualization of coronary artery disease. This technique developed first in the research field and, then, it was introduced in clinical practice as a supplement to coronary angiography in diagnosis of the severity of ischemic heart disease. The characteristic tomographic view of coronary plaque supplied by IVUS allowed to overcome the limitations of coronary angiography and to add important supplemental information in understanding the mechanism of action of several interventional devices. In this review we analyze current indications of use of IVUS in clinical practice and the future applications of IVUS-related techniques for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
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- P Presbitero
- Invasive Cardiology Unit, Humanitas Clinical Institute, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Rossi ML, Marziliano N, Merlini PA, Bramucci E, Canosi U, Presbitero P, Arbustini E, Mannucci PM, Ardissino D. Phenotype commitment in vascular smooth muscle cells derived from coronary atherosclerotic plaques: differential gene expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Eur J Histochem 2005; 49:39-46. [PMID: 15823793 DOI: 10.4081/925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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Unstable angina and myocardial infarction are the clinical manifestations of the abrupt thrombotic occlusion of an epicardial coronary artery as a result of spontaneous atherosclerotic plaque rupture or fissuring, and the exposure of highly thrombogenic material to blood. It has been demonstrated that the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and impaired bioavailabilty of nitric oxide (NO) are among the most important mechanisms involved in the progression of atherosclerosis. It has also been suggested that a NO imbalance in coronary arteries may be involved in myocardial ischemia as a result of vasomotor dysfunction triggering plaque rupture and the thrombotic response. We used 5' nuclease assays (TaqMan PCRs) to study gene expression in coronary plaques collected by means of therapeutic directional coronary atherectomy from 15 patients with stable angina (SA) and 15 with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST elevation. Total RNA was extracted from the 30 plaques and the cDNA was amplified in order to determine endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene expression. Analysis of the results showed that the expression of eNOS was significantly higher (p<0.001) in the plaques from the ACS patients. Furthermore, isolated VSMCs from ACS and SA plaques confirmed the above pattern even after 25 plating passages. In situ RT-PCR was also carried out to co-localize the eNOS messengers and the VSMC phenotype. The eNOS gene was more expressed in ACS plaques and VSMCs cultured from them, thus indicating that: a) the expression of the most important differentiation markers is retained under in vitro conditions; and b) NO may play a pivotal role in coronary artery disease. Our findings suggest a new cell system model for studying the pathophysiology of unstable angina and myocardial infarction.
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MESH Headings
- Angina Pectoris/complications
- Cell Differentiation/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Citrulline/biosynthesis
- Coronary Artery Disease/complications
- Coronary Artery Disease/metabolism
- Coronary Artery Disease/pathology
- Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/genetics
- Phenotype
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
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- M L Rossi
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Unità Operativa di Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (MI), Italy.
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The glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa) receptor is the most important receptor involved in platelet aggregation. A stable GP IIb/IIIa inhibition is required when a massive platelet activation triggers thrombosis. Three GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are currently approved for clinical use: abciximab, tirofiban and integrilin. Their different pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties reflect a different efficacy in platelet inhibition.
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- M L Rossi
- Unità Operativa di Emodinamica, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milano, Italy.
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Sacchi O, Rossi ML, Canella R, Fesce R. Biophysical properties of the silent and activated rat sympathetic neuron following denervation. Neuroscience 2005; 135:31-45. [PMID: 16084656 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Revised: 05/05/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A biophysical description of the denervated rat sympathetic neuron is reported, obtained by the two-electrode voltage-clamp technique in mature intact superior cervical ganglia in vitro. At membrane potential values negative to -50 mV, the normal, quiescent neuron displays voltage-dependent K and Cl conductances; following direct or synaptic stimulation (15Hz for 10 s), the neuron moves to a new resting state characterized by increased amplitude and voltage dependence of Cl conductance. Denervation produces two main effects: 1) resting Cl conductance gradually increases while its voltage-dependence decreases; by 30 days a high-conductance resting state prevails, almost independent of membrane potential in the -50/-110 mV range; 2) the increase in amplitude and voltage-dependence of Cl conductance, produced by direct stimulation in control neurons, is less marked in denervated neurons, and is observed over an increasingly small range of membrane potentials. Thirty days after denervation, the prevailing high-conductance resting state appears virtually insensitive to changes in membrane potential and stimulation. Voltage-dependent potassium currents involved in spike electrogenesis (the delayed compound potassium current and the fast transient potassium current) exhibit an early drastic decrease in peak amplitude in the denervated neuron; the effect is largely reversed after 6 days. Remarkable changes in fast transient potassium current kinetics occur following denervation: the steady-state inactivation curve shifts by up to +15 mV toward positive potential and voltage sensitivity of inactivation removal becomes more steep. A comprehensive mathematical model of the denervated neuron is presented that fits the neuron behavior under current-clamp conditions. It confirms that neuronal excitability is tuned by the conductances (mostly chloride conductance) that control the resting membrane potential level, and by fast transient potassium current. Impairment of the latter reduces both inward threshold charge for firing and spike repolarization rate, and fast transient potassium current failure cancels the voltage dependence of both processes.
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- O Sacchi
- Department of Biology, Section of Physiology and Biophysics and Center of Neuroscience, Ferrara University, Via Borsari, 46, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy.
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Paz Lima ML, Café-Filho AC, Nogueira NL, Rossi ML, Schuta LR. First Report of Clubroot of Eruca sativa Caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae in Brazil. Plant Dis 2004; 88:573. [PMID: 30812670 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2004.88.5.573b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Eruca sativa Mill. (family Brassicaceae), with its origin in western Asia, is a culinary and pharmacological species cultivated in Europe, Brazil, and other countries. In the United States, it is a minor crop known as arugula or roquette. Clubroot on E. sativa has not been reported in Brazil and has been reported once in the United States in 1914 (1,2,3). On several occasions since 2000, stunted and wilted plants (cv. Rúcula Cultivada) were collected from growers' fields and greenhouses that had been direct-seeded in Vargem Bonita, DF (two fields and one greenhouse) and Quatro Barras, PR (two fields). The infected arugula crops were found in areas where other plants from the genus Brassica were traditionally cultivated. Disease incidence in individual fields varied from 20 to 80%. Diseased plants were severely affected with hypertrophic, malformed roots, and root galls resembling Woronin's description (4). Plasmodia and resting spores in thin sections prepared from root galls were observed with compound and electron microscopes. Pathogenicity tests were conducted on arugula and Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr. (universal host) with inoculum from naturally infected arugula. The soil of potted test plants at the four-to-five-leaf stage was drenched with a suspension of resting spores. Symptoms identical to those observed on the original plants were produced on all inoculated plants 2 to 3 weeks after inoculation. Control plants remained symptomless. The pathogen was positively identified as Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor. with the combination of macroscopic and microscopic symptoms and signs of the disease and pathogen. P. brassicae was first reported in Brazil in 1965 in the state of São Paulo and in the 1980s in Distrito Federal on several members of the Brassicae. To our knowledge, this is the first report of P. brassicae infecting E. sativa in Brazil. Arugula is a susceptible host and should not be planted on P. brassicae-infested land. References: (1) D. Farr et al. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN. 1989. (2) D. F. Farr et al. Fungal Databases. Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, On-line publication. ARS, USDA, 2003. (3) J. S. Karling. The Plasmodiophorales. Published by J. S. karling, NY. 1942. (4) M. S. Woronin. Plasmodiophora brassicae the Cause of Cabbage Hernia. Phytopathological Classics 4. The American Phytopathological Society, Ithaca, NY, 1934.
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- M L Paz Lima
- Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- CENA/ESALQ/USP, 13400-000, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- CENA/ESALQ/USP, 13400-000, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, 72800-000, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Martini M, Rossi ML, Farinelli F, Moriondo A, Mammano F, Rispoli G. No evidence for calcium electrogenic exchanger in frog semicircular canal hair cells. Eur J Neurosci 2002; 16:1647-53. [PMID: 12431216 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We investigated the possibility that, in hair cells mechanically isolated from frog semicircular canals, Ca2+ extrusion occurs via a Na+ : Ca2+ (cardiac type) or a Na+ : Ca2+,K+ (retinal type) exchanger. Cells concurrently imaged during whole-cell patch-clamp recordings using the Ca2+ sensitive fluorescent dye Oregon Green 488 BAPTA-1 (100 micro m) showed no voltage dependence of Ca2+ clearance dynamics following a Ca2+ load through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. Reverse exchange was probed in hair cells dialyzed with a Ca2+- and K+-free solution, containing a Na+ concentration that saturates the exchanger, after zeroing the contribution to the whole-cell current from Ca2+ and K+ conductances. In these conditions, no reverse exchange current was detected upon switching from a Ca2+-free external solution to a solution containing concentrations of Ca2+ alone, or Ca2+ + K+ that saturated the exchanger. By contrast, the same experimental protocol elicited peak exchange currents exceeding 100 pA in gecko rod photoreceptors, used as positive controls. In both cell types, we also probed the forward mode of the exchanger by rapidly increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration using flash photolysis of two novel caged Ca2+ complexes, calcium 2,2'-([1-(2-nitrophenyl)ethane-1,2-diyl]bis(oxy))bis(acetate) and calcium 2,2'-([1-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl)ethane-1,2-diyl]bis(oxy)) bis(acetate), in the presence of internal K+ and external Na+. No currents were evoked by UV-triggered Ca2+ jumps in hair cells, whereas exchanger conformational currents up to 400 pA, followed by saturating forward exchange currents up to 40 pA, were recorded in rod photoreceptors subjected to the same experimental conditions. We conclude that no functional electrogenic exchanger is present in this hair cell population, which leaves the abundant plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases as the primary contributors to Ca2+ extrusion.
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- M Martini
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Sezione di Fisiologia e Biofisica, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia e Centro di Neuroscienze Università di Ferrara, via Borsari, 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Detailed stereological analyses of specific regions of brains of children who had died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) was undertaken to determine whether global evidence of an underlying pathology exists, contributing to an increased susceptibility to SIDS. A significant reduction in the total number of neocortical neurones and neurone volume was observed in SIDS normal birth weight (NBW) infants in comparison to controls. A significant reduction in both volume and total neurone number were also noted in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in SIDS NBW group when compared with controls. Anomalies in regions of the brain involved with cardiorespiratory control (brainstem) and arousal (brainstem and neocortex) may play a crucial role in the chain of events resulting in a SIDS event.
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- T Ansari
- Department of Surgical Research, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK.
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Bardella D, Rossi ML, Temporin G. Infantile cerebellar thrombosis: a case of lupus anticoagulants? Pediatr Med Chir 2002; 24:392-3. [PMID: 12494544] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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Lupus Anticoagulants (LA) pathology is a disease frequently associated with venous and/or arterial thrombosis. The authors describe a 6 year-old boy complaining cephalea and emesis, followed by lethargy, in whom antiphospholipids antibodies were detected. Brain magnetic resonance scans showed lesions of the cerebellum. The characteristics of LA disease are discussed.
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- D Bardella
- Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Rovigo's Hospital, Italy.
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Rossi ML, Merlini PA. [Comparison of 2 platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, tirofiban and abciximab, for the prevention of ischemic events with percutaneous coronary revascularization]. Ital Heart J Suppl 2001; 2:1130-2. [PMID: 11723620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- M L Rossi
- Unità Operativa di Emodinamica Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Milano
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Numerous studies of sex differences in morbidity and mortality after an episode of acute coronary disease shown unclear results. In particular is not clear if women undergoing coronary revascularization procedures have adverse in-hospital and long-term outcomes compared with men. Recent clinical trial have provided new insights into this problem. The influence on gender differences for the decision to undertake coronary angiography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty will be discussed.
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- M L Rossi
- Dipartimento Cardiologico A. De Gasperis, Ospedale Niguarda "Cà Granda,", Milan, Italy
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Changes in cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) were monitored optically in hair cells mechanically isolated from frog semicircular canals using the membrane-impermeant form of the Ca(2+)-selective dye Oregon Green 488 BAPTA-1 (OG, 100 microM). Cells stimulated by depolarization under whole-cell voltage clamp conditions revealed Ca(2+) entry at selected sites (hotspots) located mostly in the lower (synaptic) half of the cell body. [Ca(2+)]i at individual hotspots rose with a time constant tau1 approximately 70 ms and decayed with a bi-exponential time-course (tau2 approximately 160, tau3 approximately 2500 ms) following a 160 ms depolarization to -20 mV. With repeated stimulation [Ca(2+)]i underwent independent amplitude changes at distinct hotspots, suggesting that the underlying Ca(2+) channel clusters can be regulated differentially by intracellular signalling pathways. Block by nifedipine indicated that the L-type Ca(2+)channels are distributed at different densities in distinct hotspots. No diffusion barrier other than the nuclear region was found in the cytosol, so that, during a prolonged depolarization (lasting up to 1s), Ca(2+) was able to reach the cell apical ciliated pole. The effective Ca(2+) diffusion constant, measured from the progression of Ca(2+) wavefronts in the cytosol, was approximately 57 microm(2)/s. Our results indicate that in these hair cells, buffered diffusion of Ca(2+) proceeds evenly from the source point to the cell interior and is dominated by the diffusion constant of the endogenous mobile buffers.
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- G Rispoli
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Sezione di Fisiologia e Biofisica, Università di Ferrara, via Borsari, 46, Ferrara, 44100, Italy
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Rossi ML, Merlini PA, Ardissino D. Laboratory markers of hypercoagulability. Ital Heart J 2001; 2:490-4. [PMID: 11501955] [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: 02/21/2023]
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Investigations carried out over the last 40 years have demonstrated that coronary artery thrombosis is the critical event underlying myocardial infarction and unstable angina. The existence of a prolonged hypercoagulable state preceding the thrombotic event has been postulated for some time and significant associations have been established between the plasma concentrations of a number of hemostatic variables and the frequency of myocardial infarction. High plasma fibrinogen, factor VII/VIIa, tissue-type plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor levels have been associated with at least as great a risk of developing myocardial (re)infarction or sudden death as high cholesterol levels, especially in the young. In the last year more sensitive assays have been developed, and they should allow a precise biochemical definition of hypercoagulable states. The significance of these new assays and their role in defining a hypercoagulable state in different conditions are analyzed.
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- M L Rossi
- A. De Gasperis Cardiology Department, Hospital Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.
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Merlini PA, Rossi ML, Bauer KA. Hemostatic markers and prognosis in ischemic heart disease. Ital Heart J 2001; 2:499-501. [PMID: 11501957] [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: 02/21/2023]
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Failure of traditional risk factors in identifying patients who develop a cardiac event, has led investigators to focus on other factors involved in precipitating cardiac events. As acute or subacute thrombosis is the major complication of atherosclerotic plaque rupture, attention has been dedicated to prothrombotic markers as possible risk factors. Recently, the role of new laboratory markers in predicting the risk of cardiac events has been evaluated in large epidemiological studies. The results of these studies as well as the value and applicability of new prothrombotic markers in the clinical practice are discussed.
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- P A Merlini
- A. De Gasperis Cardiology Department, Hospital Niguarda Ca 'Granda, Milan, Italy.
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Rossi ML, Merlini PA, Ardissino D. Prothrombotic genetic markers. Ital Heart J 2001; 2:495-8. [PMID: 11501956] [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: 02/21/2023]
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The last decade has been characterized by an explosion of research studies on genetic epidemiology. In particular, as far as ischemic heart disease is concerned, a lot of research was focused on prothrombotic genetic risk factors. Unfortunately, the success of this approach in the field of venous thrombosis has not been replicated in the field of myocardial infarction. In the present editorial, a comment on the studies already available is provided and the possible limitations of the present approach are analyzed.
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- M L Rossi
- A. De Gasperis Cardiology Department, Hospital Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.
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Walker C, Joyce KA, Thompson-Hehir J, Davies MP, Gibbs FE, Halliwell N, Lloyd BH, Machell Y, Roebuck MM, Salisbury J, Sibson DR, Du Plessis D, Broome J, Rossi ML. Characterisation of molecular alterations in microdissected archival gliomas. Acta Neuropathol 2001; 101:321-33. [PMID: 11355303 DOI: 10.1007/s004010000259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Classification of gliomas according to their molecular characteristics may be important in future histopathological diagnosis. However, gliomas frequently display heterogeneity at the histological, biological and molecular level. In this study of archival diagnostic gliomas, precision microdissection was used to enrich samples in the most malignant cells or to investigate intratumoural histological heterogeneity. Analysis of tumour samples microdissected from the most aggressive regions, representative of the histopathological diagnosis, revealed PTEN mutations in 4/14 anaplastic astrocytomas, 4/13 glioblastomas and 1 gliosarcoma, but not in 19 low-grade gliomas. Using a novel PCR procedure and direct sequence analysis of the entire coding sequence, TP53 mutations were detected in 1/3 pilocytic astrocytomas, 3/13 astrocytomas, 4/14 anaplastic astrocytomas, 5/13 glioblastomas and 1 gliosarcoma. All but one of the tumours with TP53 mutation showed p53 immunopositivity, but 5 low-grade and 10 high-grade gliomas had p53 protein nuclear accumulation in the absence of detectable mutation. p53 status was unrelated to p21 expression. Neither PTEN nor TP53 mutations influenced the proliferative index or microvessel density of high-grade astrocytomas. Unusual findings include: TP53 mutation in a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma; TP53 and PTEN mutations in a de novo glioblastoma, a gliosarcoma with identical mutations in gliomatous and sarcomatous components, and an infratentorial anaplastic astrocytoma with an earlier supratentorial grade II astrocytoma bearing the same TP53 mutation but not the PTEN mutation or loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of 10q23. Similarly, the transition to high-grade histology was associated with acquisition of PTEN mutations and 10q23.3 LOH in two de novo high-grade tumours with regions of low-grade histology.
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- C Walker
- Clatterbridge Cancer Research Trust, J.K. Douglas Laboratories, Clatterbridge Hospital, Bebington, Wirral CH63 4JY, UK.
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In the present work we studied the regional expression of voltage-dependent Ca channels in hair cells from the frog semicircular canals, employing whole-cell patch-clamp on isolated and in situ hair cells. Although Ca channels are thought to play a major role in afferent transmission, up to now no data were available regarding their distribution in vestibular organs. The problem appears of interest, especially in the light of recent results showing the presence of multiple Ca current components in semicircular canal hair cells. Our data suggest the presence, in all regions of the crista ampullaris, of two classes of cells, one displaying an inactivating Ca current (R1) and one lacking it. In the former cells, Ca current amplitude decreased from the central to the peripheral zone (the maximal currents being observed in the intermediate zone). Only L-type and R2 current components displayed regional differences in expression, whereas the size and properties of R1, although variable among cells, were not regionalized. However, in cells lacking R1, Ca current amplitudes were similar regardless of cell shape and location. The possible contributions of this Ca current distribution to afferent discharge properties are discussed.
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- P Perin
- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiological and Pharmacological Sciences, Section of General Physiology and Cell Biophysics, University of Pavia, viale Forlanini 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- S Jourdan
- Medicolegal Department, Arienda Sanitaria Locale 1, Turin, Italy
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