Search Results - "Garatti, Andrea"
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Surgical Excision of Cardiac Myxomas: Twenty Years Experience at a Single Institution
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2012)“…Background Primary cardiac tumors are quite uncommon and myxomas constitute the major proportion among these masses. The present study summarizes our 20-year…”
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Biology of mitral valve prolapse: from general mechanisms to advanced molecular patterns-a narrative review
Published in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (02-06-2023)“…Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) represents the most frequent cause of primary mitral regurgitation. For several years, biological mechanisms underlying this…”
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Twenty-Five Year Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Replacement Comparing Mechanical and Biologic Prostheses
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-04-2012)“…Background Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) has historically been associated with high mortality and morbidity, and current knowledge of long-term results of…”
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Role of sialidase Neu3 and ganglioside GM3 in cardiac fibroblasts activation
Published in Biochemical journal (18-09-2020)“…Cardiac fibrosis is a key physiological response to cardiac tissue injury to protect the heart from wall rupture. However, its progression increases heart…”
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Native pulmonary valve massive endocarditis in a drug-addicted patients with Covid-19 pneumonia: a case report
Published in The Egyptian heart journal (01-12-2023)“…Background Pulmonary valve (PV) infective endocarditis is a rare pathology. Association between acute endocarditis and Covid pneumonia is equally poorly…”
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Mitraclip Procedure as a Bridge Therapy in a Patient With Heart Failure Listed for Heart Transplantation
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2015)“…Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequently detected in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and advanced heart failure, worsening quality of life and…”
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Is aortic wall degeneration related to bicuspid aortic valve anatomy in patients with valvular disease?
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-10-2008)“…Objective Patients with bicuspid aortic valve are at increased risk for aortic complications. Methods A total of 115 consecutive patients with bicuspid aortic…”
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Surgical Ventricular Restoration: Is There Any Difference in Outcome Between Anterior and Posterior Remodeling?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2015)“…Background The purpose of this study was to compare the early and long-term outcomes in a consecutive population who underwent surgical ventricular…”
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Noncardiac surgical procedures in patient supported with long-term implantable left ventricular assist device
Published in The American journal of surgery (01-06-2009)“…Abstract Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used as bridges to transplantation or as destination therapy. As sicker and older…”
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Myocardial Revascularization for Patients With Diabetes: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2016)“…Patients affected by diabetes usually have extensive coronary artery disease. Coronary revascularization has a prominent role in the treatment of coronary…”
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Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: Can We Paint All Patients With the Same Brush?
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Comparable outcomes between genders in patients undergoing surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischaemic heart failure
Published in ESC Heart Failure (01-02-2021)“…Aims Female sex and heart failure (HF) are considered poor prognostic factors for surgery. We aimed to investigate the association between sex and surgical…”
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Aortic complications after bicuspid aortic valve replacement: long-term results
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2002)“…Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a risk factor for aortic dissection and aneurysm. We studied patients with BAV and tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) to evaluate…”
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Clinical outcome and bridge to transplant rate of left ventricular assist device recipient patients: comparison between continuous-flow and pulsatile-flow devices
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-08-2008)“…Background: Long-term implantable continuous axial-flow pumps are increasingly used in bridging heart failure patients to heart transplant. Compared to…”
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Influence of Inflow Cannula Length in Axial-flow Pumps on Neurologic Adverse Event Rate: Results From a Multi-center Analysis
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-03-2008)“…Background The application of axial-flow pumps in patients with end-stage heart failure reveals a significantly reduced infectious complication rate as…”
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Aortic Valve Replacement With 17-mm Mechanical Prostheses: Is Patient–Prosthesis Mismatch a Relevant Phenomenon?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (2011)“…Background We sought to evaluate the long-term performance of a consecutive cohort of patients implanted with a 17-mm bileaflet mechanical prosthesis. Methods…”
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Aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis in small aortic annulus: Keep it simple
Published in Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (01-01-2024)“…We read with great interest the systematic review from Agarwal and colleagues, comparing the results of sutureless valves versus conventional aortic valve…”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation With Single Donor Allografts: Report of Nine Cases
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-08-2007)“…Background Combined heart-kidney transplantation is an accepted therapeutic option for patients with end-stage heart disease associated with severely impaired…”
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Drive-line Exit-site Infection in a Patient With Axial-flow Pump Support: Successful Management Using Vacuum-assisted Therapy
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-09-2007)“…Infection remains one of the most common causes of mortality during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support, and poses major challenges to surgeons…”
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The COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on hospitals in Italy: the model of cardiac surgery
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