Search Results - "Tursi, Vincenzo"
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From bench to bedside: Can the improvements in left ventricular assist device design mitigate adverse events and increase survival?
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2016)“…Abstract Objective In vitro tests demonstrated that the new cone-bearing configuration of the Jarvik 2000 (Jarvik Heart Inc, New York, NY) left ventricular…”
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Salvage heart transplantation for Mycoplasma hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature
Published in Transplant infectious disease (01-04-2020)“…Heart transplantation (HT) has been rarely performed in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and is considered a “last resort” procedure. Orthotropic HT…”
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Red blood distribution width and heart transplantation: any predictive role on patient outcome?
Published in Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (01-03-2019)“…BACKGROUNDRed blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been emerging as a strong predictor of mortality among patients with cardiovascular disease. The aim of…”
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Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in heart transplant rejection: A single-center experience
Published in Transfusion and apheresis science (01-08-2017)“…The addition of extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) to standard immunosuppressive therapy has been suggested to be beneficial in the treatment of…”
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Does psychosocial compliance have an impact on long-term outcome after heart transplantation?
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-01-2016)“…OBJECTIVES Since patient compliance following organ transplantation is considered a limiting factor for long-term outcome, psychosocial assessment is commonly…”
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Recipient age impact on outcome after cardiac transplantation: should it still be considered in organ allocation?
Published in Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (01-10-2016)“…OBJECTIVES Improvement of clinical results in heart transplantation (HTx) has favoured the expansion of indication criteria towards aged population. The impact…”
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MitraClip after heart transplantation: A case report
Published in International journal of cardiology (01-10-2015)Get full text
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Mid-term clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery of Jehovahʼs witnesses
Published in Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (01-03-2010)“…INTRODUCTIONSurgical treatment of Jehovahʼs witnesses is a special challenge for cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate perioperative…”
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Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in the early phase after left ventricular assist device implant: Implications for surgery and follow-up
Published in International journal of artificial organs (01-06-2013)“…In congestive heart failure (CHF) patients, a profound cardiac autonomic derangement, clinically expressed by reduced heart rate variability (HRV), is present…”
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Constrictive epicarditis after open heart surgery: the turtle cage operation
Published in Journal of cardiac surgery (01-12-1990)“…A 60-year-old man developed constrictive epicarditis within 1 year after isolated mitral valve replacement (MVR). At reoperation, decortication of the thick…”
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Clinical results of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: endoaortic clamp versus external aortic clamp techniques
Published in Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-11-2009)“…: This study was carried out with the aim of presenting our experience with minimally invasive mitral surgery and compare the endoaortic clamp with the…”
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Laparoscopic approach for urgent abdominal surgery in patients with left ventricular assist devices
Published in Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (01-09-2009)“…Despite the fact that the rate of surgical complications mainly related to the necessary anticoagulation has been reported to be significant in patients…”
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Long-term decrease in subjective perceived efficacy of immunosuppressive treatment after heart transplantation
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-12-2003)“…Mild, long-term non-compliance with immunosuppressive treatment after organ transplantation is common, and can result in early mortality. One possible source…”
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Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Endoaortic Clamp Versus External Aortic Clamp Techniques
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Stented bioprosthetic valve hemodynamics: is the supra-annular implant better than the intra-annular?
Published in The Journal of heart valve disease (01-03-2006)“…The use of stented bioprostheses for aortic valve replacement (AVR) in elderly patients with a small aortic annulus may result in unsatisfactory hemodynamic…”
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Frontal cerebral blood flow is impaired in patients with heart transplantation
Published in Transplant international (01-10-2002)“…Patients with cardiovascular disease have cognitive function disturbances that are still evident after heart transplantation (HT). The aim of this study was to…”
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Reply to the Editor
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-1994)Get full text
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Does Down syndrome affect prognosis of surgically managed atrioventricular canal defects?
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-10-1992)“…The appropriateness of surgical correction of complete atrioventricular canal defect in patients with Down syndrome has been questioned on a cost-benefit…”
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MitraClip after heart transplantation: A case report
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