Search Results - "Ghini, Anna S"

Optical coherence tomography for characterization of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in late survivors of pediatric heart transplantation by Tomai, Fabrizio, MD, FACC, De Luca, Leonardo, MD, PhD, Petrolini, Alessandro, MD, Di Vito, Luca, MD, Ghini, Anna S., MD, PhD, Corvo, Pierfrancesco, MD, De Persio, Giovanni, MD, Parisi, Francesco, MD, Pongiglione, Giacomo, MD, Giulia Gagliardi, Maria, MD, Prati, Francesco, MD, FESC

“…Background Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been shown to reliably detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV). In recent studies performed in adult…”
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Immunosuppressive Therapy with Oral Prednisone to Prevent Restenosis after PCI. A Multicenter Randomized Trial by Ribichini, Flavio, MD, Tomai, Fabrizio, MD, De Luca, Giuseppe, MD, Boccuzzi, Giacomo, MD, Presbitero, Patrizia, MD, Pesarini, Gabriele, MD, Ferrero, Valeria, MD, Ghini, Anna S., MD, Abukaresh, Ramadan, MD, Aurigemma, Cristina, MD, De Luca, Leonardo, MD, PhD, Zavalloni, Dennis, MD, Soregaroli, Daniela, PhD, Marino, Paolo, MD, Garbo, Roberto, MD, Zanolla, Luisa, MD, Vassanelli, Corrado, MD

“…Abstract Background Prednisone at immunosuppressive doses after stenting has shown remarkable efficacy in reducing ischemic recurrences in nondiabetic patients…”
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Unstable angina and elevated C-reactive protein levels predict enhanced vasoreactivity of the culprit lesion by TOMAI, Fabrizio, CREA, Filippo, GASPARDONE, Achille, VERSACI, Francesco, GHINI, Anna S, CHIARIELLO, Luigi, GIOFFRE, Pier A

“…Because plaque inflammation may modulate coronary vasomotion, the association between systemic levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and coronary vasoreactivity…”
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Twenty year follow-up after successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in a large contemporary series of patients with mitral stenosis by Tomai, Fabrizio, Gaspardone, Achille, Versaci, Francesco, Ghini, Anna S, Altamura, Luca, De Luca, Leonardo, Gioffrè, Gaetano, Gioffrè, Pier Agostino

“…Abstract Background Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is currently considered the standard of care for suitable patients with rheumatic mitral…”
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Effects of naloxone on myocardial ischemic preconditioning in humans by Tomai, Fabrizio, Crea, Filippo, Gaspardone, Achille, Versaci, Francesco, Ghini, Anna S, Ferri, Claudio, Desideri, Giovambattista, Chiariello, Luigi, Gioffré, Pier A

“…OBJECTIVES We attempted to establish whether naloxone, an opioid receptor antagonist, abolishes the adaptation to ischemia observed in humans during coronary…”
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Randomized Comparison of Xience V and Multi-Link Vision Coronary Stents in the Same Multivessel Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease (RENAL-DES) Study by Tomai, Fabrizio, Ribichini, Flavio, De Luca, Leonardo, Petrolini, Alessandro, Ghini, Anna S, Weltert, Luca, Spaccarotella, Carmen, Proietti, Igino, Trani, Carlo, Nudi, Francesco, Pighi, Michele, Vassanelli, Corrado

“…BACKGROUND—Percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with chronic kidney disease have shown suboptimal results. Drug-eluting stents (DES) might reduce…”
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Coronary plaque composition assessed by intravascular ultrasound virtual histology: Association with long-term clinical outcomes after heart transplantation in young adult recipients by Tomai, Fabrizio, Adorisio, Rachele, De Luca, Leonardo, Pilati, Mara, Petrolini, Alessandro, Ghini, Anna S., Parisi, Francesco, Pongiglione, Giacomo, Gagliardi, Maria Giulia

“…Objectives To assess coronary plaque composition by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH‐IVUS) analysis in young adult recipients and to correlate…”
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One-year outcome from an all-comers population of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer by Tomai, Fabrizio, De Luca, Leonardo, Altamura, Luca, Versaci, Francesco, Pennacchi, Mauro, Proietti, Igino, Ghini, Anna S., Corvo, Pierfrancesco, De Persio, Giovanni, Petrolini, Alessandro, Tommasino, Antonella, Sardella, Gennaro

“…Objectives To evaluate the performance of biolimus‐eluting stent (BES) in patients with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous…”
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Head-to-Head Comparison of Sirolimus-and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in the Same Diabetic Patient With Multiple Coronary Artery Lesions : A prospective, randomized, multicenter study by TOMAI, Fabrizio, REIMERS, Bernhard, TAMBURINO, Corrado, RIBICHINI, Flavio, DE LUCA, Leonardo, GALASSI, Alfredo R, GASPARDONE, Achille, GHINI, Anna S, FERRERO, Valeria, FAVERO, Luca, GIOFFRE, Gaetano, PARTI, Francesco

“…It is still controversial whether sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) are equally effective in patients with diabetes. In these…”
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Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicentre, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) by Ribichini, Flavio, Tomai, Fabrizio, Pesarini, Gabriele, Zivelonghi, Carlo, Rognoni, Andrea, De Luca, Giuseppe, Boccuzzi, Giacomo, Presbitero, Patrizia, Ferrero, Valeria, Ghini, Anna S, Marino, Paolo, Vassanelli, Corrado

“…To analyse the clinical outcome at 4 years in patients with coronary artery disease treated with bare metal stents (BMS) vs. BMS and oral prednisone, or…”
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A prospective registry on carotid artery revascularisation selected by consensus of a cardiovascular team by Tomai, Fabrizio, De Luca, Leonardo, Weltert, Luca, Ghini, Anna S, Corvo, Pierfrancesco, De Persio, Giovanni, Altamura, Luca, Albano, Marzia, Borioni, Raoul, Garofalo, Mariano

“…This prospective registry was designed to evaluate the early and long-term incidence of clinical events in patients with carotid obstructive disease (COD),…”
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Long-term outcome of provisional side-branch T-stenting for the treatment of unprotected distal left main coronary artery disease by De Luca, Leonardo, Altamura, Luca, Corvo, Pierfrancesco, De Persio, Giovanni, Ghini, Anna S., Petrolini, Alessandro, Aurigemma, Cristina, Tomai, Fabrizio

“…Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on distal left main (LM) remains an independent predictor of poor outcome. The strategy of implanting one stent on the…”
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Elevated C-reactive protein levels and coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease by Tomai, Fabrizio, Ribichini, Flavio, Ghini, Anna S., Ferrero, Valeria, Andò, Giuseppe, Vassanelli, Corrado, Romeo, Francesco, Crea, Filippo, Chiariello, Luigi

“…Aims It is still unknown whether elevated C-reactive protein levels are responsible for coronary microcirculatory dysfunction in patients with coronary artery…”
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Coronary flow characteristics after a Bentall procedure with or without sinuses of Valsalva by De Paulis, Ruggero, Tomai, Fabrizio, Bertoldo, Fabio, Ghini, Anna S., Scaffa, Raffaele, Nardi, Paolo, Chiariello, Luigi

“…Objectives: The sinuses of Valsalva are known to contribute to the normal function of the aortic valve. Little is known about their role in promoting coronary…”
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Combination of sotalol and magnesium prevents atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting by Forlani, Stefano, De Paulis, Ruggero, de Notaris, Stefano, Nardi, Paolo, Tomai, Fabrizio, Proietti, Igino, Ghini, Anna S, Chiariello, Luigi

“…Background. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication reported in 20% to 40% of patients after coronary operations. Sotalol alone and magnesium alone…”
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Long-term results of immunosuppressive oral prednisone after coronary angioplasty in non-diabetic patients with elevated C-reactive protein levels by FERRERO, Valeria, TOMAI, Fabrizio, VASSANELLI, Corrado, RIBICHINI, Flavio, VERSACI, Francesco, FEOLA, Macro, PROIETTI, Lgino, ROGNONI, Andrea, GHINI, Anna S, GASPARDONE, Achille, VACCA, Giovanni, DE LUCA, Leonardo

“…To present the long-term results of prednisone-treated patients enrolled in the IMPRESS studies. Such studies demonstrated the efficacy of a short course of…”
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Coronary artery stent placement in patients with variant angina refractory to medical treatment by Gaspardone, Achille, Tomai, Fabrizio, Versaci, Francesco, Ghini, Anna S, Polisca, Patrizio, Crea, Filippo, Chiariello, Luigi, Gioffrè, Pier A

“…We performed a prospective study to establish the efficacy of coronary stent placement in a highly selected group of patients with focal coronary artery spasm…”
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Head-to-Head Comparison of Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in the Same Diabetic Patient With Multiple Coronary Artery Lesions by Tomai, Fabrizio, Reimers, Bernhard, De Luca, Leonardo, Galassi, Alfredo R., Gaspardone, Achille, Ghini, Anna S., Ferrero, Valeria, Favero, Luca, Gioffrè, Gaetano, Prati, Francesco, Tamburino, Corrado, Ribichini, Flavio

“…Head-to-Head Comparison of Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in the Same Diabetic Patient With Multiple Coronary Artery Lesions A prospective,…”
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A multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: cortisone plus BMS or DES versus BMS alone to eliminate restenosis (CEREA-DES) – study design and rationale by Ribichini, Flavio, Tomai, Fabrizio, De Luca, Giuseppe, Boccuzzi, Giacomo, Presbitero, Patrizia, Pesarini, Gabriele, Ferrero, Valeria, Ghini, Anna S, Pastori, Francesca, De Luca, Leonardo, Zavalloni, Denis, Soregaroli, Daniela, Garbo, Roberto, Franchi, Elena, Marino, Paolo, Minelli, Massimo, Vassanelli, Corrado

“…BACKGROUNDSeveral randomized trials and registries have shown a reduction of restenosis after coronary angioplasty with drug-eluting stents (DESs) compared…”
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Exercise-induced myocardial ischemia triggers the early phase of preconditioning but not the late phase by Tomai, Fabrizio, Perino, Michele, Ghini, Anna S, Crea, Filippo, Gaspardone, Achille, Versaci, Francesco, Chiariello, Luigi, Gioffrè, Pier A

“…The aim of the present study was to establish whether exercise-induced ischemia triggers the second window of protection in 15 patients with coronary artery…”
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