Procedural and long-term results of sirolimus-eluting stent in patients at high risk for restenosis.

abstract：:A case of pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery identified preoperatively by Magnetic Resonance is reported. The number of different parameters and planes covered by the technique permitted an accurate assessment of the site, extent, internal conformation and staging of the thrombotic deposits inside the ps...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Pavone P,Tella S,Di Renzi P,Di Cesare E

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The meaning of the term biomarker has been standardized by a working group of the National Institutes of Health as "a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention". The ability of...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Eleuteri E,Di Stefano A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant trastuzumab therapy increases survival rates in patients with early HER2-positive breast cancer, although it can be potentially cardiotoxic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction; and the relationship between the presence of cardiovascular...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Bergamini C,Torelli F,Ghiselli L,Rossi A,Trevisani L,Vinco G,Truong S,Benfari G,LA Russa F,Golia G,Molino A,Vassanelli C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The proposal of this study is to compare the efficacy of lisinopril and theophylline, alone or in association, on erythrocytosis in renal-transplanted patients. DESIGN:Prospectic, case-control study. PATIENTS/ENVIRONMENT: 15 inpatients meeting 3 main criteria: 1) ACE therapy for past erythrocytosis, 2) actua...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： D'Amelio A,Bonucchi D,Patruno P,Ballestri M,Mastrangelo F

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In routine clinical practice, a sizeable proportion of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) undergo coronary angiography without prior non-invasive functional evaluation. In this situation, the decision wheter to perform revascularization is taken solely on the basis of angiographic parameters, which ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Mangiacapra F,Di Serafino L,Barbato E

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the safety and efficacy of intravenous propafenone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter of recent onset (1-10 days). The drug was administered, at a dosage of 2 mg/kg, to 46 consecutive patients (with age variable from 35 to 86 years), 36 with atrial fibrillation, 10 with atrial flutter. The...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Minutiello L

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this prospective supplement summer registry study was to evaluate the efficacy of Pycnogenol® in controlling symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and microcirculatory parameters: venous hypertension and microangiopathy. Pycnogenol® (Horphag Research) is the standardized extract of the ba...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Cesarone MR,Belcaro G,Agus GB,Ippolito E,Dugall M,Hosoi M,Corsi M,Cotellese R,Feragalli B,Scipione C,Scipione V,Maione C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of interventional cardiologists to identify high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients, requires the integration of different features belonging to medical history, organ damage, coronary anatomy and the nature of the acute event. The selection of a subgroup of patients that could benefit ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Pesarini G,Gratta A,Dolci G,Lunardi M,Ribichini FL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease has been reported in up to 10% of all patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and in the majority of cases are associated with severe three-vessel CAD. Among patients with chronic coronary syndrome revascularization of significant LMCA disease improves prognosis, while ther...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Chiarito M,Mehilli J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transradial access (TRA) for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been widely adopted in the last decades since its first description in the late forties. The transradial approach has been associated with favourable outcomes as compared with transfemoral access (TFA) in several ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Bellamoli M,Venturi G,Pighi M,Pacchioni A

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is not known whether therapy assisted by determinations of serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) may improve the outcome for outpatients with chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS:A retrospective case-control study was carried out, enrolling patients with acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) who were foll...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： De Vecchis R,Esposito C,Di Biase G,Ariano C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last years a number of new biomarkers reflecting different aspects of heart failure (HF) pathophysiology have been evaluated in order to improve diagnosis and to better define prognosis of patients. Among these, Galectin 3 (Gal-3) seems particularly promising. It is a soluble beta galactoside-binding lectin p...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Leone M,Iacoviello M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology has emerged as a promising therapy particularly in the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis. Although a variety of devices are available for clinical use, clinical outcomes have been variable and scope for significant improvement exists. METHODS:In a preclinical study, a t...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Briguori C,Virmani R,Kolodgie F,Byrne RA,Steigerwald K,Orlowski M,Joner M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition of an ischaemic condition at lower limb level, may imply any different degree of the pathology, starting from a simple chronic slight claudication up to a severe ischaemia. Critical Limb Ischaemia is the term defined to identify an ischaemic condition, which endangers the limb or part of a limb and requ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Giuffrida GF,Longhi F,De Monti M,Boneschi M,Miani S,Giordanengo F

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with cryptogenic cerebral embolism, traditional therapy consists of oral anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy. Surgery was considered only in case of recurrence. Transcatheter closure of PFO is currently performed. The availability of new user friendly devices and the inc...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Chatterjee T,Ritz A,Rehders TC,Ince H,Kische S,Petzsch M,Nienaber CA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients suffering from chronic venous disease were treated for 30 days with heparan sulphate 100 mg per os, b.i.d., or mesoglycan 50 mg per os, t.i.d., in a single blind random study. Both therapies led to a marked improvement in comparison to basal clinical values, but patients treated with heparan sulphate sh...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Agrati AM,De Bartolo G,Palmieri G

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this paper was to verify whether there is any sign of involvement of the cardiovascular system in the early stages of collagen diseases. METHODS:Seventeen patients (10 female and 7 male, average age 41.35 +/- 9.85 years) (group A) recruited at the Ambulatory of Internal Medicine for suspected collag...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Manes MT,Guzzo D,Rizzo M,Balsano M,Serafini O,Russo F,Venneri N

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) occurs in 1 in every 500 individuals. It represents the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in those under the age of twenty-five. 3-5% patients with HCM go on to develop the dilated, hypokinetic end stage (ES) HCM with systolic failure. They have a higher incidence of heart fai...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Nanda S,Levin V,Martinez MW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a study of plethysmographic changes induced by methacholine (a derivative of acetylcholine) administered via iontophoresis in a population of 41 young women with apparently primary Raynaud's disease. All patients presented with a very clear statistically significant sphygmic increment, obviously co...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Taccola A,Zambelli M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite some technical limits ambulatory blood pressure monitoring must be considered as a careful instrument for blood pressure measurement. After demonstration of its sensibility and specificity in experimental trials, the use of blood pressure monitoring has been extended to clinical evaluation. The recent Consensu...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Bignotti M,Lamponi M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and one patients admitted to Coronary Care Unit with documented acute myocardial infarction, whose chest pain had occurred within 12 hours of hospital admission non thrombolised, were studied. The peak of creatine kinase (CK) was examined and compared between patients without previous manifestations of myo...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Trappolini M,Matteoli S,Curione M,Chillotti FM,Coppola A,Puletti M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenting of symptomatic myocardial bridges is a therapeutic option with documented good short-term outcome. However, limited data on the long term outcome of myocardial bridge stenting has shown a higher restenosis rate comparing to stenting of de novo atherosclerotic lesions. Drug-eluting stenting of de novo atherosc...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Ziakas A,Gavrilidis S,Parisiadou A,Parxaridis G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of routine intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the bare metal stent era remains controversial. The potential to reduce revascularization was reported without impacting non-fatal myocardial infarction and death. Drug-eluting stents (DES) have realized imp...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Roy P,Waksman R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to correlate uric acid levels with the classic cardiovascular risk factors in an adult population in Campania. METHODS:The following parameters were assessed in the study population (600 men and 600 women) aged between 25-74 years old, subdivided into 5 age groups (25-34, 35-44, 45...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Capuano V,Bambacaro A,Lanzara C,Fortunato I,D'Arminio T,Del Regno B,D'Antonio V

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arrhythmias are frequent pathology in patients with chronic hemodialysis. We evaluated whether a relatively new technique, signal averaging, could be useful in predicting the development of complex arrhythmias in these patients. METHODS:Thirty-three patients, 18 male and 15 female, subjected to thrice weekl...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Pomini G,Salvo P,Torchiarella C,Lucangeli A,Ruffatti A,Naso A,Gribaldo R

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In mitral stenosis (MS) patients with a poor symptom-echocardiography correlation, dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) still does not have a confirmed utility and predictive value. Our aim is to evaluate usefulness of DSE in assessing 2 and 5 years clinical outcomes. METHODS:Forty-four consecutive patients wi...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Chirio C,Anselmino M,Mangiardi L,Morello M,Oliaro E,Omedè P,Trevi GP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: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 va...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Presbitero P,Lisignoli V,Zavalloni D,Rossi ML,Gasparini GL,Belli G,Pagnotta P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory mechanisms play a pivotal role in the atherosclerotic process. At the base of atherogenesis there are complex interactions between macrophages, T lymphocytes and smooth muscle cells. A growing body of experimental evidences suggest that inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndro...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Biasucci LM,Santamaria M,Liuzzo G

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital thrombophilia, specifically thrombophilia due to Leiden modified factor V as the cause of thromboembolic disease, is discussed. Thromboembolic disease is potentially fatal and disabling. A clinical case is presented of a girl of 15 with Leiden factor V thrombophilia in which all the typical thromboembolic e...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Bronzi G,Marini L,Frassanito S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carotid artery is one of the most important sites in the progression of atherosclerotic lesions. Atherosclerosis is known to be determined by a variety of factors, among which arterial hypertension is one of the most important. Blood pressure control by antihypertensive treatment is thus of great benefit in manage...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Pompeo F,De Luca N,Marchegiano R,Gisonni P,Iovino G,D'Auria F,Del Mastro L,Simonelli P,Trimarco B

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00