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Transcatheter Correction of Superior Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects as an Alternative to Surgical Treatment by Hansen, Jan Hinnerk, Duong, Phuoc, Jivanji, Salim G.M., Jones, Matthew, Kabir, Saleha, Butera, Gianfranco, Qureshi, Shakeel A., Rosenthal, Eric

“…The superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect (SVASD) is characterized by deficiency of the common wall between the superior vena cava (SVC) and the right…”
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Fenestrated ASD device “angioplasty”: How to adjust a “pop‐off” mechanism when needed by Tufaro, Vincenzo, Butera, Gianfranco

“…We report on three cases of atrial septal defect (ASD) closure where a handmade fenestration had to be modified after device implantation. Two patients…”
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Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation. Results from the registry of the Italian society of pediatric cardiology by Butera, Gianfranco, Milanesi, Ornella, Spadoni, Isabella, Piazza, Luciane, Donti, Andrea, Ricci, Christian, Agnoletti, Gabriella, Pangrazi, Alberta, Chessa, Massimo, Carminati, Mario

“…Background and aims Percutaneous implantation of pulmonary valve has been recently introduced in the clinical practice. Our aim was to analyze data of patients…”
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Embolization of a Large Right-Coronary-Artery-to-Left-Atrium Fistula in a Three-Year-Old Child: A Case Report by Krasic, Stasa, Butera, Gianfranco, Topic, Vesna, Vukomanovic, Vladislav

“…Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare congenital anomalies with an occurrence rate of 0.002-0.3%. The right coronary artery (RCA) is reportedly the most…”
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Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Contraindicated by Severe Aortic Regurgitation Due to Left Coronary Sinus Deformation by Faccini, Alessia, Giugno, Luca, Carminati, Mario, Butera, Gianfranco

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Endomyocardial Biopsy in Pediatric Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Tool in Search for a Role by Pilati, Mara, Rebonato, Micol, Formigari, Roberto, Butera, Gianfranco

“…Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a well-known diagnostic tool for the investigation and treatment of myocardial diseases and remains the gold standard for the…”
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Editorial: From interventional pearls to pioneering technologies in transcatheter treatment of congenital heart defects by Haddad, Raymond N, Kenny, Damien, Sturla, Francesco, Butera, Gianfranco

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COVID 19 Vaccine for Adolescents. Concern about Myocarditis and Pericarditis by Calcaterra, Giuseppe, Mehta, Jawahar Lal, de Gregorio, Cesare, Butera, Gianfranco, Neroni, Paola, Fanos, Vassilios, Bassareo, Pier Paolo

“…The alarming onset of some cases of myocarditis and pericarditis following the administration of Pfizer–BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines in…”
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Left ventricular restrictive physiology in kids with atrial septal defects: Something unexpected by Faccini, Alessia, Casenghi, Matteo, Carminati, Mario, Butera, Gianfranco

“…Atrial septal defect (ASD) associated with left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) is rare in children. DD is common in elderly patients undergoing…”
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The Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Technique and Results by Baruteau, Alban-Elouen, Fraisse, Alain, Butera, Gianfranco, Bautista-Rodriguez, Carles

“…Persistent patent ductus arteriosus is a very common condition in preterm infants. Although there is no management agreed by consensus, despite numerous…”
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Treatment of isolated secundum atrial septal defects: Impact of age and defect morphology in 1,013 consecutive patients by Butera, Gianfranco, MD, Romagnoli, Enrico, MD, Carminati, Mario, MD, Chessa, Massimo, MD, Piazza, Luciane, MD, Negura, Diana, MD, Giamberti, Alessandro, MD, Abella, Raul, MD, Pomè, Giuseppe, MD, Condoluci, Claudia, MD, Frigiola, Alessandro, MD

“…Background Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is a valid alternative to surgical approach. Current device has significantly improved the…”
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Transcatheter closure in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus: feasibility, results, hemodynamic monitoring and future prospectives by Francescato, Gaia, Doni, Daniela, Annoni, Giuseppe, Capolupo, Irma, Ciarmoli, Elena, Corsini, Iuri, Gatelli, Italo Francesco, Salvadori, Sabrina, Testa, Alberto, Butera, Gianfranco

“…Ductal patency of preterm infants is potentially associated with long term morbidities related to either pulmonary overflow or systemic steal. When an…”
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Bioprosthetic pulmonary valve dysfunction in a primary cardiac sarcoma survivor: Clinical considerations and treatment options by Maione, Davide, De Luca, Antonio, Pezzato, Andrea, Vitrella, Giancarlo, Perkan, Andrea, Rauber, Elisabetta, Butera, Gianfranco, Sinagra, Gianfranco

“…Key Clinical Message The case highlights the good survival after radical surgery and chemotherapy of a cardiac sarcoma, and the need for close follow‐up due to…”
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Erratum to “Unusual right ventricle outflow tract obstruction in Dacron valved conduits” [Int. J. Cardiol. Congenit. Heart Dis. 3 (2021) 100122] by Giordano, Mario, Boe, Brian, Berman, Darren P., Butera, Gianfranco

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Unusual right ventricle outflow tract obstruction in Dacron valved conduits by Giordano, Mario, Boe, Brian, Berman, Darren P., Butera, Gianfranco

“…Various biological valved conduits have been used to treat the obstructions of the right ventricle. These conduits have different rates and etiologies for…”
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Left ventricle dysfunction in patients with critical neonatal pulmonary stenosis: echocardiographic predictors. A single-center retrospective study by D'Anna, Carolina, Franceschini, Alessio, Rebonato, Micol, Ciliberti, Paolo, Esposito, Claudia, Formigari, Roberto, Gagliardi, Maria Giulia, Guccione, Paolo, Butera, Gianfranco, Galletti, Lorenzo, Chinali, Marcello

“…The aim of this study is to identify echocardiographic predictors of transient left ventricle dysfunction after pulmonary valve balloon dilatation (PVBD), in…”
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BeGraft Aortic Stents: A European Multi-Centre Experience Reporting Acute Safety and Efficacy Outcomes for the Treatment of Vessel Stenosis in Congenital Heart Diseases by Rebonato, Micol, Pilati, Mara, Milani, Sophie Malekzadeh, Bonnet, Damien, Pascall, Emma, Jones, Matthew, Betrian, Pedro, Bianco, Lisa, Lucron, Hugues, Hascoet, Sebastien, Baruteau, Alban-Elouen, Giugno, Luca, Butera, Gianfranco

“…Stent implantation has become the preferred method of treatment for treating vessel stenosis in congenital heart diseases. The availability of covered stents…”
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Residual shunting after percutaneous PFO closure: How to manage and how to close by Butera, Gianfranco, Sarabia, Javier Fernandez, Saracino, Antonio, Chessa, Massimo, Piazza, Luciane, Carminati, Mario

“…Introduction Initial transcatheter Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure attempt may be incomplete and result in persistent residual shunting. The…”
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Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in clinical practice: A nationwide survey of cardiological implanting and non-implanting physicians by Castaldi, Biagio, Butera, Gianfranco, Chessa, Massimo, Galletti, Lorenzo, Giamberti, Alessandro, Giugno, Luca, Secinaro, Aurelio, Vida, Vladimiro, Di Salvo, Giovanni, Carminati, Mario

“…Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation (TPVI), when feasible, is the first-line approach to pulmonary valve replacement. Our aim was to obtain a picture of…”
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Transcatheter interventions in patients with a Fontan circulation: Current practice and future developments by Jalal, Zakaria, Gewillig, Marc, Boudjemline, Younes, Guérin, Patrice, Pilati, Mara, Butera, Gianfranco, Malekzadeh-Milani, Sophie, Avesani, Martina, Thambo, Jean-Benoit

“…The Fontan operation represents the last of multiple steps that are offered a wide range of congenital cardiac lesions with a single ventricle (SV) physiology…”
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