Renal insufficiency and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Published in International journal of cardiology
Left atrial appendage occlusion in atrial fibrillation patients with previous intracranial bleeding: A national multicen...
...Published in International journal of cardiology
Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) represents the most serious complication of oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and AF patients with previous ICH are a challenge for clinicians. Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion has emerged as an alternative option for AF patients not suitable for OAT. Currently, few data a...
Reply to "Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, sex differences, and COVID-19: The missing link".
Published in International journal of cardiology
Letter to the Editor - in response to: Cardiac injury prediction and lymphocyte immunity and inflammation analysis in ho...
Published in International journal of cardiology
Right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 ARDS.
...Published in International journal of cardiology
Comprehensive echocardiography assessment of right ventricular (RV) impairment has not been reported in critically ill patients with COVID-19. We detail the specific phenotype and clinical associations of RV impairment in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) measures of RV function were collected...
Interpretation of elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in elite soccer players previously infected by severe acu...
...Published in International journal of cardiology
To clarify the meaning of elevated cardiac troponin in elite football athletes previously infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and screened for cardiovascular involvement in the wake of competitive sport resumption. We designed a retrospective cohort study with the collaboration of two Italian Serie A teams. Fo...
Short- and long-term functional results following drug-coated balloons versus drug- eluting stents in small coronary ves...
...Published in International journal of cardiology
Background Immediate and long-term functional outcomes after percutaneous treatment of small vessel disease (SVD) with drug-coated balloon (DCB) versus drug-eluting stent (DES) remain unknown. The study sought to investigate whether treatment of de novo SVD with DCB yields similar functional results compared with DES, as judged with angiography-bas...
Association of abnormal coronary sinus reflux with coronary slow flow and importance of the Thebesian valve.
Published in International journal of cardiology
The relationship between coronary slow flow (CSF) and coronary sinus (CS) reflux has not been previously studied. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between CSF and CS reflux and Thebesian valve presence as well as the relationship between CS reflux and serum annexin-V and ICAM-1 levels. In this case-control study, patients were divid...
The high-risk ECG pattern of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A substudy of the randomized trial of primary PCI with ...
...Published in International journal of cardiology
Useful tools for risk assessment in patients with STEMI are needed. We evaluated the prognostic impact of the evolving myocardial infarction (EMI) and the preinfarction syndrome (PIS) ECG patterns and determined their correlation with angiographic findings and treatment strategy. This substudy of the randomized Trial of Routine Aspiration Thrombect...
Effect of tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction on long-term mortality in patients undergoing cardia...
...Published in International journal of cardiology
The long-term effect of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after device implantation on long-term mortality remains unknown. In the present study, we sought to examine whether patients undergoing an implantable cardiac device procedure (pacemaker, cardiac defibrillator or cardiac resynchronisation therapy) have an increased risk of TR and to determine th...
