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Gatta E, Maltese V, Cimino E, Cavadini M, Anelli V, Di Lodovico E, Piovani E, Zammarchi I, Gozzoli G, Agosti B, Pirola I, Delbarba A, Girelli A, Buoso C, Bambini F, Alfieri D, Bremi W, Facondo P, Lupo R, Bezzi F, Fredi M, Mazzola AM, Gandossi E, Saullo M, Marini F, Licini M, Pezzaioli LC, Pini L, Franceschini F, Ricci C, Cappelli C. Evaluation of a large set of patients with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome from a single reference centre in context of different classifications. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:857-864. [PMID: 37752372 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02200-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To characterize patients with APS and to propose a new approach for their follow-up. Query ID="Q1" Text="Please check the given names and familynames." METHODS Monocentric observational retrospective study enrolling patients referred to the Outpatients clinic of the Units of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology of our Hospital for Autoimmune diseases. RESULTS Among 9852 patients, 1174 (11.9%) [869 (73.9%) female] were diagnosed with APS. In 254 subjects, the diagnosis was made at first clinical evaluation (Group 1), all the other patients were diagnosed with a mean latency of 11.3 ± 10.6 years (Group 2). Group 1 and 2 were comparable for age at diagnosis (35.7 ± 16.3 vs. 40.4 ± 16.6 yrs, p = .698), but different in male/female ratio (81/173 vs 226/696, p = .019). In Group 2, 50% of patients developed the syndrome within 8 years of follow-up. A significant difference was found after subdividing the first clinical manifestation into the different outpatient clinic to which they referred (8.7 ± 8.0 vs. 13.4 ± 11.6 vs. 19.8 ± 8.7 vs. 7.4 ± 8.1 for endocrine, diabetic, rheumatologic, and gastroenterological diseases, respectively, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS We described a large series of patients affected by APS according to splitters and lumpers. We propose a flowchart tailored for each specialist outpatient clinic taking care of the patients. Finally, we recommend regular reproductive system assessment due to the non-negligible risk of developing premature ovarian failure.
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- E Gatta
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- UOC Medicina Generale ad Indirizzo Metabolico e Diabetologico, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Sindacato Unico Medicina Ambulatoriale Italiana e Professionalità dell'Area Sanitaria-SUMAI, Trade Union Organisation, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Sindacato Unico Medicina Ambulatoriale Italiana e Professionalità dell'Area Sanitaria-SUMAI, Trade Union Organisation, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Sindacato Unico Medicina Ambulatoriale Italiana e Professionalità dell'Area Sanitaria-SUMAI, Trade Union Organisation, Brescia, Italy
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- UOC Medicina Generale ad Indirizzo Metabolico e Diabetologico, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Sindacato Unico Medicina Ambulatoriale Italiana e Professionalità dell'Area Sanitaria-SUMAI, Trade Union Organisation, Brescia, Italy
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- Sindacato Unico Medicina Ambulatoriale Italiana e Professionalità dell'Area Sanitaria-SUMAI, Trade Union Organisation, Brescia, Italy
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- Sindacato Unico Medicina Ambulatoriale Italiana e Professionalità dell'Area Sanitaria-SUMAI, Trade Union Organisation, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, SSD Endocrinologia, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili no 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy.
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Bellini P, Dondi F, Gatta E, Zilioli V, Albano D, Cappelli C, Bertagna F. Prognostic role and characteristics of the indeterminate response in differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic review. Endocrine 2024:10.1007/s12020-024-03688-5. [PMID: 38265607 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03688-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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PURPOSE The management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is actually based on a dynamic risk stratification based on classes of response to the therapy. Indeterminate response (IR) includes a heterogeneous group of patients with different characteristics, particularly different Tg and AbTg levels and/or imaging findings. The aim of systematic review (SR) is to evaluate the prognosis, diagnostic findings and other characteristics of patients in the IR class. METHODS A wide literature search in the Scopus, PubMed/MEDLINE and Web of Science databases was performed to find published articles on patients with DTC and IR after treatment. The quality assessment of studies was carried out using QUADAS-2 evaluation. RESULTS Eight articles were included in the systematic review. Six studies evaluated the prognosis and the prognostic factor in patients with IR, one study evaluated the role of 2-[18F]FDG PET-CT in the management of patients with IR and biochemical incomplete response and one study the risk factors for IR. CONCLUSION Patients with DTC and IR to therapy have a probability of disease relapse < 15%. Tg value could be a predictor of disease progression. The role of 2-[18F]FDG PET-CT needs to be further investigated.
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- P Bellini
- S.C. Medicina Nucleare, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- S.C. Medicina Nucleare, Università degli studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- S.S.D. Endocrinologia, Università degli studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- S.C. Medicina Nucleare, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- S.C. Medicina Nucleare, Università degli studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- S.S.D. Endocrinologia, Università degli studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- S.C. Medicina Nucleare, Università degli studi di Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Di Eusanio M, Gatta E. T-next: a new custom-made Thoraflex graft to simplify proximal and distal aortic reinterventions. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023:ezad232. [PMID: 37354522 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023] Open
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Secondary root and distal thoraco-abdominal endovascular aortic re-interventions can be challenging after FET. We obtained from the TERUMO Aortic custom-made platform a Thoraflex graft with a modified disposition of the arch branches that facilitate secondary proximal and distal reinterventions. Here we describe the graft and our first implant.
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- Marco Di Eusanio
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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Piazza M, Squizzato F, Pratesi G, Tshomba Y, Gaggiano A, Gatta E, Simonte G, Piffaretti G, Frigatti P, Veraldi GF, Silingardi R, Antonello M. Editor's Choice - Early Outcomes of a Novel Off the Shelf Preloaded Inner Branch Endograft for the Treatment of Complex Aortic Pathologies in the ItaliaN Branched Registry of E-nside EnDograft (INBREED). Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2023; 65:811-817. [PMID: 36871927 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.02.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the early outcomes of a novel off the shelf pre-loaded inner branched thoraco-abdominal endograft (E-nside) in the treatment of aortic pathologies. METHODS Data from a physician initiated national multicentre registry on patients treated with the E-nside endograft, were prospectively collected and analysed. Pre-operative clinical and anatomical characteristics, procedural data, and early outcomes (90 days) were recorded in a dedicated electronic data capture system. The primary endpoint was technical success. Secondary endpoints were early mortality (90 days), procedural metrics, target vessel patency, endoleak rate, and major adverse events (MAEs) at 90 days. RESULTS In total, 116 patients from 31 Italian centres were included. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) patient age was 73 ± 8 years and 76 (65.5%) were male. Aortic pathologies included degenerative aneurysm in 98 (84.5%), post-dissection aneurysm in five (4.3%), pseudoaneurysm in six (5.2%), penetrating aortic ulcer or intramural haematoma in four (3.4%), and subacute dissection in three (2.6%). Mean ± SD aneurysm diameter was 66 ± 17 mm; aneurysm extent was Crawford I - III in 55 (50.4%), IV in 21 (19.2%), pararenal in 29 (26.7%), and juxtarenal in four (3.7%). The procedure setting was urgent in 25 (21.5%) patients. Median procedural time was 240 minutes (interquartile range [IQR] 195, 303), with a median contrast volume of 175 mL (IQR 120, 235). The endograft's technical success rate was 98.2% and the 90 day mortality rate was 5.2% (n = 6; 2.1% for elective repair and 16% for urgent repair). The 90-days cumulative MAE rate was 24.1% (n = 28). At 90 days, there were 10 (2.3%) target vessel related events (nine occlusions and one type IC endoleak) and one type 1A endoleak requiring re-intervention. CONCLUSION In this real life, non-sponsored registry, the E-nside endograft was used for the treatment of a broad spectrum of aortic pathologies, including urgent cases and different anatomies. The results showed excellent technical implantation safety and efficacy, as well as early outcomes. Longer term follow up is needed to better define the clinical role of this novel endograft.
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- Michele Piazza
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli I.R.C.C.S., Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Settelaghi University Teaching Hospital, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Varese, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Baggiovara (MO), Italy
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Simonte G, Isernia G, Gatta E, Neri E, Parlani G, Candeloro L, Schiavon S, Pagliariccio G, Cini M, Lenti M, Carbonari L, Ricci C. Inner Branched Complex Aortic Repair Outcomes from a National Multicenter Registry Using the E-xtra Design Platform (The CELER study). J Vasc Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Simonte G, Isernia G, Gatta E, Neri E, Parlani G, Candeloro L, Schiavon S, Pagliariccio G, Cini M, Lenti M, Carbonari L, Ricci C. Inner branched complex aortic repair outcomes from a national multicenter registry using the E-xtra design platform. J Vasc Surg 2023; 77:338-346. [PMID: 36070846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Complex aortic pathology still represents an open issue in contemporary endovascular management, with continuous technological advancement being introduced in practice over time aiming to improve outcomes. Thus far, the dualism between the fenestrated and branched configuration for visceral artery revascularization is yet unsolved, with each approach having its own pros and cons. The inner branched technology for endovascular aneurysm repair (iBEVAR) aims to take the best out of both strategies, offering wide applicability and stable bridging stent sealing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the early outcomes obtained with a single manufacturer custom-made inner-branched endograft in a multicenter Italian experience. METHODS All patients consecutively treated with E-xtra design devices in three Italian facilities were enrolled. Anatomic characteristics and perioperative data were analyzed. The main objective was to asses technical and clinical success after iBEVAR. Secondary end points were overall survival, aortic-related mortality, target visceral vessel (TVV) patency, and freedom from target vessel instability during follow-up. RESULTS From 2016 to 2021, 45 patients were treated with an E-xtra design device revascularizing at least one visceral vessel through an inner branch. The mean age at the time of the procedure was 71.1 ± 9.3 years and 77.8% were males. The total number of target visceral arteries to be bridged with an inner branch was 159. The extent of aortic repair was thoracoabdominal in 91.1% of the cases. Technical success was achieved in 93.3% of the procedures (42/45) with all failures owing to a type I endoleak at final angiography. Each TVV was successfully connected to the graft's main body as planned without complications. Following their intervention, five patients developed spinal cord ischemia and in three of these cases symptoms persisted after discharge (6.7%). At 30 days clinical success was 93.3% (42/45). No death as well as no TVV thrombosis occurred within 30 days from the primary procedures. The mean follow-up was 22.8 ± 14.2 months. The Kaplan-Meier estimate of overall survival and TVV patency at 36 months were 83.9% and 95.9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Inner branches seem to be a promising technology in the complex aortic repair landscape, with an applicability ranging from type II thoracoabdominal aneurysm to type I endoleak repair after infrarenal endografting. Whether iBEVAR could offer results comparable with those provided by fenestrated/branched endovascular aneurysm repair in terms of target vessel patency and stent stability is yet to be established and further studies are, therefore, needed.
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- Gioele Simonte
- Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
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- Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac and Great Vessels Surgery Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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Maltese V, Gatta E, Facondo P, Anelli V, Cavadini M, Buoso C, Bambini F, Delbarba A, Pirola I, Cappelli C. SIMULTANEOUS INTAKE OF LIQUID L-T4 FORMULATION AND IRON SALT: FACT OR FICTION? Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2023; 19:54-58. [PMID: 37601720 PMCID: PMC10439335 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2023.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Context Hypothyroidism and iron deficiency are among the most common pathologies in population. Therefore, there are a lot of patients assuming both iron salt supplements and levothyroxine therapy. Objective To evaluate the effect of iron salt intake on L-T4 absorption among different L-T4 formulations. Materials and methods A PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus research was performed. Original studies and reviews written in English and published online up to 21 December 2022 were selected and reviewed. The final reference list was defined based on the relevance of each paper to the scope of this review. Results The data show an impaired absorption of L-T4 in tablets formulation when taken concomitantly with iron salt supplements. These phenomena seem to be circumvented by new L-T4 formulations. Conclusion Liquid L-T4 formulations can be ingested with iron salts, with no impairment of absorption. More studies are necessary to confirm these data for soft-gel capsules L-T4.
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- V. Maltese
- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Brescia, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili di Brescia, SSD Endocrinologia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia, Italy
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Gatta E, Berretta P, Vento V, Di Eusanio M. Arch vessels' switch in frozen elephant trunk: a new technique to facilitate the second-stage endovascular thoraco-abdominal aorta repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 63:6965026. [PMID: 36579884 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In patients with extensive thoraco-abdominal aortic disease, staged hybrid repair involving open total aortic arch replacement and endovascular thoraco-abdominal aorta repair with branched stent graft has emerged as a valuable treatment option. However, total arch replacement with the available branched vascular grafts often results in acute angulation between the reimplanted vessels and the aortic arch hampering antegrade catheterization of the thoraco-abdominal aorta during the second endovascular stage. Here, we present our 'switch technique' for arch vessels' reimplantation to facilitate antegrade aortic catheterization of the thoraco-abdominal aorta and visceral vessels.
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- Emanuele Gatta
- Vascular Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Vento V, Galosi AB, Ranghino A, Montecchiani L, Felici L, Loggi S, Cerutti E, Milanese G, Franzese C, Castellani D, Gatta E. Case report: A hybrid technique for a safe nephrectomy in a giant kidney angiomyolipoma. Front Surg 2022; 9:955932. [PMID: 36303855 PMCID: PMC9595573 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.955932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background Giant angiomyolipoma is usually associated with genetic syndromes and complications (spontaneous rupture and bleeding, hematuria, hypertension) and mass-related symptoms (flank and abdominal pain). Case presentation We present a case of a 20-year-old woman suffering from tuberous sclerosis who was referred to our hospital with a giant angiomyolipoma causing abdominal pain. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a left angiomyolipoma, measuring 28 cm × 17 cm × 27 cm. After a multidisciplinary team discussion, the patient was submitted for a nephrectomy. Percutaneous temporary occlusion of the main renal artery was achieved through an endovascular balloon catheter. Through the balloon catheter guidewire, 2,500 IU of heparin was infused to reduce the risk of tumor vein thrombosis and venous embolism. This allowed a safe kidney manipulation through a left thoracoabdominal approach. The postoperative course was uneventful. Pathology showed a 40 cm × 30 cm × 9 cm and 10 kg AML. One year after surgery, the patient is on follow-up, and her estimated glomerular filtration is 120.5 ml/min/1.73 m2. Conclusion The present case showed that the endovascular control of the main renal artery could be considered a useful approach to safely managing huge renal masses when renal hilar control is expected to be very difficult.
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- Vincenzo Vento
- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy,Department of Specialist Clinical Science and Odontostomatology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy,Department of Specialist Clinical Science and Odontostomatology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy,Department of Specialist Clinical Science and Odontostomatology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy,Department of Specialist Clinical Science and Odontostomatology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy,Correspondence: Daniele Castellani
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Chisci E, Parlani G, Gatta E, Isernia G, de Donato G, Antonello M, Simonte G, Kölbel T, Bertoglio L, Yeung KK, Donas K, Fazzini S, Dias N, Michelagnoli S. “The New Educational Project TELEVASCULAR GAMES During COVID-19 Pandemic.”. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 2022; 8:638-645. [PMID: 35873717 PMCID: PMC9296369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2022.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Agostini E, Castellani D, Gatta E, Galosi AB. Femoral artery blowout syndrome after inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile cancer. Asian J Urol 2022. [PMID: 37538151 PMCID: PMC10394298 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajur.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Malvindi PG, Alfonsi J, Berretta P, Cefarelli M, Gatta E, Di Eusanio M. Normothermic frozen elephant trunk: our experience and literature review. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2022; 12:262-271. [PMID: 35800357 PMCID: PMC9253169 DOI: 10.21037/cdt-22-73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique has undoubtable advantages in treating complex and extensive disease of the aortic arch and the thoracic descending aorta. Despite several improvements in cardiopulmonary bypass conduction and surgical strategy, operative times and the institution of systemic circulatory arrest remain the main determinants of early mortality, cerebral/spinal cord injury and visceral organs dysfunction. We have conducted this review to highlight the recent technical advances in arch and FET surgery aiming at the reduction/avoidance of systemic circulatory arrest, and their impact on early outcomes. METHODS A literature search (from origin to January 2022), limited to publications in English, was performed on online platforms and database (PubMed, Google, ResearchGate). After a further review of associated or similar papers, we found 4 experiences, described by 11 peer-reviewed published papers, which focused on minimising or avoiding systemic circulatory arrest during total arch replacement plus stenting of the descending thoracic aorta. KEY CONTENT AND FINDINGS Recent experiences reported the use of an antegrade endoaortic balloon, advanced and inflated into the stent graft, to provide an early systemic reperfusion soon after the deployment of the stented portion of the FET prosthesis and minimize the circulatory arrest time (down to a mean of 5 minutes), thus avoiding the need of moderate or deep hypothermia (mean systemic temperature 28-30 °C) while allowing a complete arch and FET repair. Our approach, based on off-pump retrograde vascular stent graft deployment in distal arch/descending thoracic aorta, and the use of a retrograde endoballoon, allows the repair of extensive aortic pathologies during uninterrupted normothermic cerebral and lower body perfusion. CONCLUSIONS The use of endoballoon occlusion has emerged in recent years as a safe and effective strategy to allow distal perfusion during FET repair. This technique minimizes or avoids the detrimental effects of hypothermia and systemic circulatory arrest and significantly reduces the operative times.
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- Pietro Giorgio Malvindi
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Gabriele P, Gatta E, DiSario I, Grilli C, Felici L, Carbonari L. Management of Inadvertent Supra-Aortic Arterial Lesions During Central Venous Access Procedures: Report of Six Cases and Proposed Algorithm. J Vasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gatta E, Berretta P, Carbonari L, Di Eusanio M. Graft endoclamping with brachio-femoral wire conduit for elephant trunk retrieval in open thoraco-abdominal aortic repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 59:1123-1125. [PMID: 33197242 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Staged repair involving aortic arch replacement with elephant trunk (ET) technique and thoraco-abdominal aorta (TAA) replacement is the treatment of choice for patients with extensive aortic disease. The ET graft serves as a proximal platform for subsequent distal aortic repair as it allows one to avoid hazardous dissection of the distal arch and facilitate proximal anastomosis. However, in patients with large proximal descending aorta aneurysm, identifying and retrieving the ET during the second-stage TAA intervention can be challenging because of an unclampable aorta. Here, we present our brachio-femoral wire conduit technique for a safe ET clamping and retrieval during second-stage TAA procedures.
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- Emanuele Gatta
- Vascular Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Aortic Team, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Di Eusanio M, Gatta E. Frozen Elephant Trunk Without Circulatory Arrest in Acute Aortic Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 112:e143-e145. [PMID: 33667459 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.12.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Aortic arch repair with frozen elephant trunk is increasingly offered to patients with extensive thoracic aortic disease. Given the magnitude of such a procedure, reported postoperative mortality and morbidity have to be considered adequate but not negligible. To further improve postoperative outcomes we developed a hybrid approach allowing frozen elephant trunk to be performed without hypothermia and circulatory arrest. After an initial experience in patients with chronic aneurysms, we successfully adopted the same approach in a patient with type 1 acute aortic dissection. Transfemoral stent-graft deployment, balloon clamping, and an always antegrade aortic perfusion are key elements of the approach presented here.
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- Marco Di Eusanio
- Cardiac Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ospedali Riuniti, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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Pagliariccio G, Gatta E, Schiavon S, Grilli Cicilioni C, Lattanzi S, Dimitri E, Carbonari L. Bell-bottom technique in iliac branch era: mid-term single stent graft performance. CVIR Endovasc 2020; 3:57. [PMID: 32886266 PMCID: PMC7474032 DOI: 10.1186/s42155-020-00147-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is considered the primary option for abdominal aortic aneurysm but the management of concomitant wide or aneurysmal iliac arteries (CIAs) is still controversial. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated mid-term results of patients receiving standard EVAR combined with bell-bottom technique (BBT) using Medtronic Endurant endograft between January 2009 and December 2018. Patients were followed up by CT scan performed 1 month after the procedure and by duplex ultrasound annually (with or without contrast medium) followed by CT scan in case of evolution. RESULTS Seventy-one patients (67 males; mean age of 77,1 years) with abdominal aortic aneurysm and wide or aneurysmal common iliac artery (distal landing zone diameter up to 25 mm and length more than 20 mm) were treated with standard EVAR and BBT (107 limbs) using Endurant stent graft. The median aortic diameter was 56,1 mm (31.0-85.0). Technical success was obtained in 100%. Mean procedural time was of 100.1 min. No 30 days' mortality, renal failure or limb ischaemia occurred. The median follow-up was of 36.56 months (1-136). 5-year aneurysm related mortality was not found. At 5 years, the number of all-cause deaths was seven. The freedom from secondary intervention was 91.6% at 5 years. Three patients (4.4%) were treated for iliac related complications at 5 years: internal iliac artery aneurysm, iliac obstruction, type 1b endoleak, all successfully treated by endovascular technique. CONCLUSIONS According with this study BBT using Endurant stent graft is effective and safe with good mid-term results, with low rate of iliac related complications and no aneurysm related mortality.
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- Gabriele Pagliariccio
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Neurology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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Gatta E, Pagliariccio G, Schiavon S, Grilli Cicilioni C, Carbonari L. Chimney technique with endoanchors in treatment of late type 1a endoleak after endovascular aortic repair. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2020; 8:2050313X20953011. [PMID: 32953121 PMCID: PMC7475786 DOI: 10.1177/2050313x20953011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The late type Ia endoleak after endovascular aortic repair could be a challenging issue. Over the last years, in case of short or enlarged neck, fenestrated and branched stent grafts have been increasingly employed with improving results. However, these devices have limited use in urgent/emergent cases as custom graft manufacturing takes long time, and may not be fit in patients with particular anatomic features. In this setting, chimney and relining remain an alternative but sometimes may not be adequate. According to literature, the use of the endoanchors associated to chimney technique can improve the procedure results in primary endovascular aortic repair. We treated two patients with a late type Ia endoleak after endovascular aortic repair with a simultaneous relining, single renal chimney, and endoanchors implant. These patients were valuated unfit for open repair with neck configuration unadapt for a simple relining, ballooning, or stenting. The patient conditions were unfavorable for an endovascular repair with branched endovascular aortic repair–fenestrated endovascular aortic repair. The same procedure was performed in both patients. Postoperative angio-computed tomographic scan demonstrated the resolution of the endoleak with patency of renal graft. Our preliminary experience, in these selected cases, demonstrate the feasibility of the technique in late type Ia endoleak.
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- Emanuele Gatta
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Lovato L, Cefarelli M, Gatta E, Di Eusanio M, Fattori R. Devices for thoracic endovascular aortic repair of type B aortic dissection: is there any chance for Marfan syndrome? Expert Rev Med Devices 2020; 17:683-696. [DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2020.1782735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Luigi Lovato
- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Cardiovascular Radiology Unit and Marfan Center; S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital; University of Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Marfan Center; Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Vascular Surgery Unit and Marfan Center; Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Cardiac Surgery Unit and Marfan Center; Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Marfan Center; Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Gatta E, Schiavon S, Pagliariccio G, Persechini P, Carbonari L. Pararenal aortic aneurysm in situs inversus totalis: open repair with right retroperitoneal approach. J Surg Case Rep 2020; 2020:rjaa197. [PMID: 32760489 PMCID: PMC7394126 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Situs inversus totalis (SIT) refers to a mirror-image reversal of the internal organ position. The coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm and SIT is extremely rare; very short series have been reported; therefore its prevalence has never been estimated. The presence of anatomical anomalies could increase operative risk. The authors describe a case of successfully repaired pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with a right retroperitoneal approach in situs inversus totalis.
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- Emanuele Gatta
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, 60127 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, 60127 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, 60127 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, 60127 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, 60127 Ancona, Italy
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Di Eusanio M, Cefarelli M, Alfonsi J, Berretta P, Gatta E. Normothermic frozen elephant trunk surgery without circulatory arrest: how we do it in Ancona. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 9:244-245. [PMID: 32551261 DOI: 10.21037/acs.2020.02.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marco Di Eusanio
- Cardiac Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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Di Eusanio M, Berretta P, Cefarelli M, Gatta E. ‘Double layer’ frozen elephant trunk with balloon endoclamping: a technique to simplify the 2-stage open repair of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 58:389-391. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Staged replacement of the aortic arch and thoraco-abdominal aorta (TAA) with a frozen elephant trunk followed by TAA repair is a valuable treatment for patients with chronic TAA dissection. However, in patients with an unclampable descending thoracic aorta, the retrieval of the trunk can be problematic and the proximal stent graft-to-graft anastomosis technically challenging. Here we present our ‘double layer’ frozen elephant trunk technique to treat patients with TAA dissection.
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- Marco Di Eusanio
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
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Gatta E, Berretta P, Pagliariccio G, Schiavon S, Carbonari L. Emergency Endovascular Treatment of Coral Reef Aorta with an Unconventional Technique. Ann Vasc Surg 2019; 63:456.e5-456.e9. [PMID: 31622762 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Coral reef aorta (CRA) is a rare condition featured by rock-hard calcifications that grow into the lumen of the thoracoabdominal aorta. Patients suffering from CRA may present severe downstream ischemic and embolic events involving the viscera and the lower limbs. In these patients, open surgical repair is the first choice of treatment. We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with acute presentation of bilateral limb ischemia and abdominal pain. An angio-computed tomography (CT) scan showed the subocclusion of the distal thoracic aorta due to a severe calcified coarctation with intraluminal thrombosis, a chronic occlusion of the superior mesenteric and celiac trunk arteries, a hypertrophic inferior mesenteric artery associated with signs of partial left kidney ischemia. The patient underwent urgent endovascular repair. A soft dilatation of the coarctation using a 7-mm noncompliant balloon was initially performed; a 21-mm conformable thoracic stent graft was subsequently deployed and increasingly dilated using progressively larger angioplasty balloons. The procedure was uneventful and the aortic gradient was reduced to zero. A postoperative CT scan revealed the proper deployment of the graft with no residual stenosis. Endovascular approach with the covered thoracic stent graft could be an accurate technique to treat CRA in the emergency setting. It allows for a primary protected balloon angioplasty and, in case of aortic-graft recoiling, a subsequent placement of covered or uncovered balloon-expandable stent graft can be safely and easily performed.
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- Emanuele Gatta
- Vascular Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona Italy.
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona Italy
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- Vascular Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona Italy
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Gatta E, Berretta P, Pagliariccio G, Gironi G, Carbonari L. Treatment of a Proximal Giant Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Preview Open Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Sandwich Technique with Valiant Navion Evo Thoracic Endograft®. Ann Vasc Surg 2019; 61:468.e1-468.e3. [PMID: 31376543 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We treated a 73-year-old female patient with a giant thoracic proximal aortic aneurysm above a previous multibranched thoracoabdominal graft without a distal neck for a standard endovascular approach. A procedure with sandwich technique was performed using the new Valiant Navion Evo Thoracic Endograft® to preserve visceral graft. Postoperative angio-computed tomography scan demonstrated the correct position of the endoprosthesis without any leakage with patency of visceral graft.
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- Emanuele Gatta
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Pagliariccio G, Gatta E. Rupture of a Complex Aortic Arch Aneurysm: Hybrid Repair. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2017; 54:330. [PMID: 28552320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- G Pagliariccio
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Nigro G, Gatta E, Pagliariccio G, Grilli C, Carbonari L. Use of the Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft in a challenging high-lying extracranial carotid artery aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2014; 59:817-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Gatta E, Rescigno G, Polverini V, Pierri MD, Carbonari L, Giovagnoni A, Torracca L. A simple and reliable tool to quantify calcium burden of ascending aorta. J Cardiothorac Surg 2013. [PMCID: PMC3844892 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-s1-o20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Gatta E, Cupello A, Di Braccio M, Grossi G, Ferruzzi R, Roma G, Robello M. New 1,5-benzodiazepine compounds: activity at native GABA(A) receptors. Neuroscience 2010; 166:917-23. [PMID: 20096335 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Revised: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Various new 1,5-benzodiazepine compounds were synthesized and tested for their biological activity in terms of effects on GABA(A) receptors of rat cerebellar granules in culture. Their effects were compared to those of a 1,4-benzodiazepine agonist, flunitrazepam and the already known 1,5-benzodiazepine antiepileptic clobazam. The effects were evaluated for the two different GABA(A) receptor populations present in these neurons, one mediating phasic inhibition and the other one mediating tonic inhibition. Many such compounds display a profile of inverse agonist to both GABA(A) receptor populations. One of them presents a profile of full agonist at the component mediating phasic inhibition. Interestingly, substitution of just one oxygen atom in that compound with sulphur in a specific position of a morpholine ring resulted in a remarkable change of activity from full agonist to a probable inverse agonist. This indicates such a position as a proton accepting one for the ligand within the benzodiazepine binding pocket of the relevant GABA(A) receptors. In addition, that position appears to be critical for the pharmacological activity.
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- E Gatta
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Italy
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Gatta E, Cupello A, Pellistri F, Robello M. GABA(A) receptors of cerebellar granule cells in culture: explanation of overall insensitivity to ethanol. Neuroscience 2009; 162:1187-91. [PMID: 19465089 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2009] [Revised: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 05/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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GABA-activated chloride currents were studied in cerebellar granule cells put in culture from neonatal rats. As previously described, 10 microM GABA perfusion of these cells recorded by whole cell patch-clamp elicits chloride currents displaying a peak and a steady-state component. The two components were studied in the presence of 1 mM furosemide, 1 microM Zn(2+) and a combination of the two in order to evaluate the contribution of the different types of GABA(A) receptors. Furosemide inhibits alpha(6) containing receptors whereas low levels of Zn(2+) specifically block incomplete GABA(A) receptors made up of alpha and beta subunits only. The results show that the peak component involves the following receptors: alpha(x) beta(y), 25%; alpha(1) beta(y) gamma(2), 45%; alpha(6) beta(y) gamma(2) plus alpha(1) alpha(6) beta(y) gamma(2), 30%. The steady state component is made up by alpha(x) beta(y), 38%; alpha(1) beta(y) delta, 62%. Ethanol at relatively high concentration, 100 mM, slows further down the desensitization of alpha(1) beta(y) delta receptors. The results indicate that the relative insensitivity to ethanol of GABA(A) receptors of neonatal cerebellar granule cells in culture is due to the absence of mature alpha(6) beta(y) delta receptors, a major receptor brand involved in tonic inhibition.
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- E Gatta
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
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Cupello A, Balestrino M, Gatta E, Pellistri F, Siano S, Robello M. Activation of cerebellar granule cells GABA(A) receptors by guanidinoacetate. Neuroscience 2008; 152:65-9. [PMID: 18222046 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2007] [Revised: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The extracellular concentration of guanidinoacetate (GAA) in the brain increases in guanidino acetate methyl transferase (GAMT) deficiency, an inherited disorder. We tested whether the levels which this substance can reach in the brain in GAMT deficiency are able to activate GABA(A) receptors in key cerebellar neurons such as the cerebellar granules. GAA in fact activates these receptors in rat cerebellar granules in culture although at quite high concentrations, in the millimolar range. However, these millimolar GAA levels are not reached extracellularly in the brain in GAMT deficiency. In addition, GAA does not act as a partial agonist on granules' GABA(A) receptors. This appears to deny an effect by this molecule on cerebellar function in the disease via interference with granule cells' GABA(A) receptors. Study of partial blockage by furosemide of chloride currents activated by GABA and GAA in granule cells allowed us to distinguish two populations of GABA(A) receptors presumably involved in granule cells' tonic inhibition. One is devoid of alpha6 subunit and another one contains it. The latter when activated by GABA has a decay kinetics much slower than the former. GAA does not distinguish between these two populations. In any case, the very high extracellular GAA concentrations able to activate them are not likely to be reached in GAMT deficiency.
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- A Cupello
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16133 Genova, Italy.
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Cupello A, Albano C, Gatta E, Scarrone S, Villa E, Zona G. Binding of paroxetine to the serotonin transporter in membranes from different cells, subcellular fractions and species. Neurochem Res 2008; 34:255-9. [PMID: 18563559 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9764-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The binding of [(3)H]-paroxetine to membrane serotonin transporter (SERT) has been studied in membranes from different sources and subcellular fractions. From rat were membranes from venous blood platelets, brain total cortex, brain microsomes, brain crude and purified synaptosomes. Membranes were obtained from venous blood platelets from human volunteers and from brain cortex tissue from neurosurgery (cerebral lobectomies following craniocerebral injuries). The main finding was that the K (D) of paroxetine binding to the SERT was the same for platelet and nerve ending (synaptosomal) membranes. That parameter was significantly lower in membranes from brain microsomes and cortex total tissue. No species related difference was found, where comparison was possible, between human and rat tissue. The equality of K (D) of paroxetine binding to blood platelet membranes and to membranes from nerve endings appears to encourage the use of such membranes as a model for brain SERT. Binding at two different temperatures for several of the fractions suggests that paroxetine-SERT interaction is entropy-driven.
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- A Cupello
- IBFM, CNR, Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy.
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Pagliariccio G, Carbonari L, Grilli Cicilioni C, Angelini A, Gatta E, Curatola A, Alo′ FP. Temporary caval filter in the prevention of pulmonary embolism during delivery and postpartum. Phlebology 2005. [DOI: 10.1258/026835505774964900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objectives: The treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limbs during pregnancy remains controversial. There are a lot of problems related to anticoagulant therapy for the safety of the fetus; the use of caval filters rarely appears in the literature and it is not yet codified. So the choice of the right treatment is often difficult. The authors review their experience with a prophylactic use of a temporary caval filter for patients with proximal DVT of the last period of pregnancy, in order to avoid the inherent risk of major pulmonary embolism during delivery and postpartum. Methods: Ten women with proximal DVT were treated. The diagnosis was performed by Doppler ultrasonography (DU) and magnetic resonance (MR). At the end of pregnancy, a temporary caval filter (eight Prolyser and two Tempofilter) was percutaneously inserted under X-ray control. The patients were then subjected to a planned caesarean section. After 15 days, all filters were removed after a phlebography to check the absence of clots. Results: The mean time of X-ray exposure was about 1 min and 30 s. None of the patients suffered a major pulmonary embolism. All fetuses were born without problems or malformations. There were no complications related to the filters. No caval thrombosis or filters clots were found at the phlebography. The follow-up registered no pulmonary embolism episodes. Conclusions: The use of a temporary caval filter in pregnancy is safe and does not introduce any additional risk. It could be suggested for pregnant patients with proximal DVT beginning in the last period of pregnancy.
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- G Pagliariccio
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Torrette General Hospital, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Torrette General Hospital, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Torrette General Hospital, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Torrette General Hospital, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Torrette General Hospital, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital of Jesi, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Torrette General Hospital, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Gatta E. [Urinary tract infections in patients with catheterization of the bladder]. Prof Inferm 1997; 50:25-8. [PMID: 9653311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- E Gatta
- Divisione Sanitaria Presidio Ospedaliero A.V.S.L. Ravenna
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Gatta L, Corti G, Gatta E, Limonta G. [Combined medical and surgical treatment of superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower limbs]. Clin Ter 1978; 87:599-602. [PMID: 378515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gatta L, Corti G, Bernasconi S, Gatta E. [Treatment of remote sequelae of deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities]. Clin Ter 1978; 87:499-501. [PMID: 737984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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