Temporal trends in frequency, management and outcomes of coronary perforations.

abstract：:Our previous researches proved that, in patients affected by Raynaud disease, microcirculatory alterations were greater in those cases in which the small vessels showed evocative appearances of a sclerodermatous connectivopathy. In this study we evaluated cutaneous microvasculature in 18 patients suffering from clear ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Dragagna G,Saponaro A,Valentini F,Maffey V,Rossetti A,Martinez RM,Santoro L,Russo R,Cangelosi MM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have verified the utility of echo-dipyridamole test in the diagnosis of chest pain of unsure origin, especially in patients who cannot be quickly submitted to exercise stress test because of permanent abnormalities at basal ECG or because of clinical reasons. 17 patients with chest pain, abnormalities at basal ECG ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Piccone U,Potenza S,Pala M,Bongarzoni A,Regalia F

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between portal venous hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension has received scarce attention in the italian medical literature. Nevertheless the association is relatively frequent, it needs a multidisciplinary approach and it is a stimulus for the search of causes of so-called primary pulmonary...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Arcangeli C,Squillantini G,Santoro G,Marioni C,Forte P,Chibbaro G,Dolara A

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:A case is reported of pseudoaneurysm of the right iliac artery secondary to an endarterectomy with dacron patch due to atherosclerosis performed 4 years ago. The case presented acute anemia and massive enteric hemorrhage subsequent to arterial rupture into the cecum. Because of the dramatic onset, the patient was imme...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Anfossi A,Mosca L,Gori A,Brunengo M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An evaluation of the effects of statins on total mortality in the context of primary prevention was carried out, by means of the analysis of data taken from major clinical trials published in the literature. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:Published systematic reviews were used to identify relevant clinical trials, ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Nunes JP

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although drug-eluting stents (DES) have significantly reduced the rates of restenosis as compared to bare metal stents, late stent thrombosis remains a major drawback, especially for "off-label" use. Delayed arterial healing, characterized by persistent fibrin deposition and poor endothelialization, has been shown to ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Yazdani SK,Kolodgie FD,Virmani R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With radioisotopes it is possible to study the heart obtaining complementary or substitutive informations to those provided by the most common noninvasive methods of myocardial assessment and by coronarography. This paper aim is to report experience with thallium 201 and 99mTc isonitrile in the diagnosis and followup ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Capuani A,Russo R,Cappagli M,Poggi P,Leoncini R,Coli A,Duce T,Battistini S,Castellano A,Ragazzini G

更新日期：1994-01-01 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 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：:The best timing of orotracheal intubation and invasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome is unknown. The use of non-invasive ventilation, a life-saving technique in many medical conditions, is debated in patients with ARDS since prolonged NIV and delayed intubation may be harmfu...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Cabrini L,Ghislanzoni L,Severgnini P,Landoni G,Baiardo Redaelli M,Franchi F,Romagnoli S

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low-dose niacin extended-release (niacin-ER) combined with simvastatin (SV) in the treatment of patients with mixed dyslipidemia who have not normalized their lipid profile with statin therapy alone. METHODS:A prospective, clinical trial of 35 patients with mixe...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Salgado BJ,Salgado JV,Dos Santos AM,Casulari LA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of previous non-Q wave myocardial infarction by standard electrocardiographic investigation is uncertain, particularly in elderly patients because of concomitant disease. We have studied 31 elderly patients (aged 63-72 years) with a diagnosis of non-Q wave myocardial infarction between 1-6 months after t...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Tedesco MA,Ratti G,Aquino D,Sarubbi B,Irace L,Giasi A,Cice G,Coppolino P,Iacono A

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (IOTEE) has become an important diagnostic and monitoring tool in the operating theatre during cardiac and noncardiac operations. However, its routine application during valve replacement operations has not received universal recognition. The cumulative experience, broug...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Shapira Y,Vaturi M,Weisenberg D,Sagie A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper was to compare the in-hospital management and outcome of patients on oral anticoagulation (OAC) undergoing coronary artery stenting (PCI-S) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) vs. other indications. METHODS:One hundred and sixteen patients on OAC at the time of PCI-S who were prosp...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Vecchio S,Zanolla L,Valencia J,Colletta M,Capecchi A,Franco N,Piovaccari G,Margheri M,Di Pasquale G,Rubboli A,WARfarin and Coronary STENTing (WAR-STENT) Study Group.

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:A patent ductus arteriosus in adults is a rare eventuality. After correct diagnosis, an accurate evaluation of pulmonary vascular resistances is necessary with, in case of normality, a straightforward indication to surgery, because the evolution of the disease cannot be predicted. In case of pulmonary hypertension irr...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Gherli T,Porcu A,Alamanni F,Marongiu G,Sale MA,Padua G,Cossu ML,Bacciu PP

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is an important contributor to atherothrombosis. The C-reactive protein (CRP) is not only an excellent biomarker of inflammation, but it is also a direct participant in atherogenesis. CRP consistently predicts new coronary events, including myocardial infarction and death, in patients with ischemic heart ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Ursella S,Mazzone M,Portale G,Testa A,Pignataro G,Covino M,Fenici P,Gasbarrini GB,Gentiloni Silveri N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary thromboembolism is a relatively common disease in an Emergency Department. Diagnosis, often difficult, is based on careful evaluation of risk factors, clinical examination, radiological and laboratory investigations. Plasma D-dimer, a degradation product of cross-linked fibrin with low specificity and very h...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Di Grande A,Tomaselli V,Massarelli L,Narbone G,Sabbia CM,Noto P,Amico S,Nigro F,Di Mauro A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an 80-year-old man affected by hypertensive cardiomyopathy and already admitted to our Division for recurrent episodes of heart failure. He was eventually hospitalized for septic shock secondary to disseminated pneumonia with concomitant left pleural effusion. At 2D-echo examination, a highly ech...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Oneglia C,Sabatini T,Ghizzoni G,Simoncelli U,Gardini A,Guerini A,Rusconi C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High sensitivity cardiac troponins I (hs-cTnI) and T (hs-cTnT) and natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) are universally recognized as cardiac reference biomarkers in patients with acute coronary syndromes and heart failure respectively. However, while on one hand the high sensitivity methods of cardiac b...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Perrone MA,Macrini M,Maregnani A,Ammirabile M,Clerico A,Bernardini S,Romeo F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saphenous vein is nowadays the material of choice performing on femoro-distal revascularisation; when this is not available, it is important to use a material which gives the closest approximation of an ideal conduit and for same time an easy handling during the execution of the anastomosis. Although vein's degenerati...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Ferrero S,Belgrano EA,Nardella L,Musso L,Maiolo F,Palladino F

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the standardized supplement Robuvit® (oak wood extract) in defined diffuse, minimal lymphatic "retention" (DMLR). METHODS:Robuvit® has already been investigated in both primary and secondary (post-surgical, post chemo-radiotherapy) lymphatic insufficiency...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Hu S,Belcaro G,Hosoi M,Cesarone MR,Scipione V,Scipione C,Dugall M,Feragalli B,Cotellese R,Maione C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syncope is a common symptom and accounts for approximately 1% of all emergency visits. There are four main causes of syncope: reflex, neurally mediated syncope, orthostatic hypotension and cardiac syncope. The prognosis of patients with reflex syncopes is good, whereas patients with cardiac syncope are at increased ri...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Veltmann C,Borggrefe M,Wolpert C,Schimpf R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 56-year-old male heart transplant recipient, who underwent postoperative pacemaker implantation through a left sided superior vena cava (LSVC) via anonymous vein. We describe our successful management of this case. We suggest that the specific anatomic conditions should be considered in all hea...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Fuchs U,Murray E,Gueldner H,Tenderich G,Minami K,Koerfer R

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Percutaneous coronary artery revascularization has now evolved to a status where angioplasty and stenting have become routine practice for the treatment of significant obstructive atherosclerotic vascular disease. Angioplasty and stenting have become routine practice for the treatment of significant obstructive athero...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Kiernan TJ,Kiernan GD,Yan BD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at analyzing our experience in the evolution of aneurysmatic disease after surgical treatment of the typical subrenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. In fact in some cases we reobserved these patients for the onset of a new important dilatation involving the proximal tract of the abdominal aorta or the ...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： Miani S,Boneschi M,Arpesani A,Giorgetti PL,Giuffrida GF,Giordanengo F

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of the main aspects of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy and appearance of cardiac dysfunction seem to be the most common and to produce an early and severe cardiac deterioration. Even in the presence of normal systolic function diastolic filling abnormalities are described. The efficacy of many ant...

journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica

authors： De Simone R,Irace L,Perna B,Caruso C,Guida M,Iacono A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00