Search Results - "Casarotto, Dino"
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Long-term durability of the Hancock II porcine bioprosthesis
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-07-2003)“…Survival and prosthetic complications of patients receiving the Hancock II second-generation bioprosthesis (Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn) in the aortic,…”
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Hancock II bioprosthesis: A glance at the microscope in mid–long-term explants
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-07-2003)“…The Hancock II bioprosthesis is a second-generation porcine valve xenograft treated with the detergent sodium dodecyl sulphate (T6) to retard calcification…”
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Endothelin-1 and its mRNA in the wall layers of human arteries ex vivo
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (09-03-1999)“…The participation of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the control of vascular tone in humans has been questioned, on the basis of the finding of subthreshold…”
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Increased myocardial GRP94 amounts during sustained atrial fibrillation : A protective response?
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (01-05-2001)“…Structural and phenotypic changes of cardiomyocytes characterize atrial fibrillation. We investigated whether changes in the glucose-regulated protein GRP94,…”
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Intracoronary artery shunt: An assessment of possible coronary artery wall damage
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-2003)“…J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003;125:1160-2…”
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Repair of complete common atrioventricular canal defects in patients younger than four months of age
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Prosthetic replacement of the tricuspid valve: biological or mechanical?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-12-1998)“…Background. Incidence of tricuspid prosthesis replacement was 1.9% of all valvular operations performed between June 6, 1966 and April 18, 1996. Many series…”
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Repair of tetralogy of Fallot in the first six months of life: Transatrial versus transventricular approach
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-12-1995)“…This report describes our experience with primary correction of tetralogy of Fallot in infants. Fifty-one consecutive infants younger than 6 months underwent…”
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Angiographic presentation of coronary artery spasm in heart transplant recipients
Published in International journal of cardiology (31-03-2000)“…We describe the angiographic characteristics of coronary artery spasm observed in 12 out of 247 (4.9%) patients who underwent 808 coronary angiographies after…”
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Postextrasystolic potentiation and dobutamine echocardiography in predicting recovery of myocardial function after coronary bypass revascularization
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (05-08-1997)“…Identification of viable but hibernating myocardium remains a relevant issue in the current era of myocardial revascularization. Echocardiography can be…”
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Discordance Between Pre and Post Cardiac Transplant Diagnosis
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Small aortic annulus: The hydrodynamic performances of 5 commercially available bileaflet mechanical valves
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-09-2004)“…Hemodynamic performances of mechanical valve prostheses in patients with aortic valve stenosis and a small aortic annulus are crucial. We analyzed the in vitro…”
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Cell characterization of porcine aortic valve and decellularized leaflets repopulated with aortic valve interstitial cells: the VESALIO project (vitalitate exornatum succedaneum aorticum labore ingenioso obtenibitur)
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-04-2003)“…Heart valve bioprostheses for cardiac valve replacement are fabricated by xeno- or allograft tissues. Decellularization techniques and tissue engineering…”
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Surgical pathology of primary cardiac and pericardial tumors
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-11-1997)“…OBJECTIVE: Retrospective study of surgical pathology experience oncardiac and pericardial tumors at the University of Padua in the era of immunohistochemistry…”
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Double crisscross sternal wiring and chest wound infections: A prospective randomized study
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-11-2003)“…We sought to assess the efficiency of 2 different sternal wiring techniques in preventing deep sternal wound infection or sternal instability. Seven hundred…”
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Skin cancer in Heart transplant recipients : Risk factor analysis and relevance of immunosuppressive therapy
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (07-11-2000)“…The frequency of skin tumors of all types and specifically of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is increased in heart transplantation (HT), but the predisposing…”
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Leaflet escape in a new bileaflet mechanical valve: TRI Technologies
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (13-05-2003)“…Leaflet escape is a mode of structural valve failure for mechanical prostheses. This complication previously has been reported for both monoleaflet and…”
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Cell composition of the human pulmonary valve: a comparative study with the aortic valve–the VESALIO∗ project
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2000)“…Background. Cell populations present in human semilunar valves have not been investigated thoroughly. The aim of this study was to characterize the cell…”
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The last to die is hope: Prolonged mechanical circulatory support with a Novacor left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-02-2003)“…J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003;125:417-8…”
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Hemodynamic and clinical outcomes with the biocor valve in the aortic position: an 8-year experience
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-06-2004)“…The aim of this study was to analyze the 8-year experience, survival, prosthetic complications, and hemodynamics of patients who received the Biocor valve, a…”
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