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Masiero G, D'Angelo L, Fovino LN, Fabris T, Cardaioli F, Rodinò G, Benedetti A, Boiago M, Continisio S, Montonati C, Sciarretta T, Zuccarelli V, Scotti A, Lorenzoni G, Pavei A, Napodano M, Fraccaro C, Iliceto S, Marchese A, Esposito G, Tarantini G. Real-World Experience With a Large Bore Vascular Closure Device During TAVI Procedure: Features and Predictors of Access-Site Vascular Complications. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:832242. [PMID: 35295263 PMCID: PMC8919188 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.832242] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Backgrounds Among vascular closure devices (VCDs), the novel collagen plug-based MANTA VCD is the first designed for large bore percutaneous access. We aimed to assess the features and predictors of access-site vascular complications in an unselected trans-femoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TF-TAVR) population. Methods Patients undergoing large bore arteriotomy closure with 18F MANTA VCD following TF-TAVR at a large tertiary care center from September 2019 to January 2021 were prospectively analyzed. Primary Outcome was the MANTA VCD access-site-related complications according to Valve Academic Research Consortium-3 (VARC) definitions. Its incidence and predictors were evaluated. Results Eighty-eight patients (median age 82 years, 48% male, 3.3 median Society of Thoracic Surgeons score) undergoing TF-TAVR were included, mostly (63%) treated with a self-expandable device and with outer diameter sizes varied from 18F to 24-F. MANTA VCD technical success rate was 98%, while 10 patients (11%) experienced MANTA VCD access-site vascular complications which included 8% of minor complications and only to 2% of major events resulting in VARC type ≥2 bleeding. Vessel occlusion/stenosis (60%), perforation (20%), and pseudoaneurysm/dissection/hematoma (20%) occurred, but all were managed without surgical treatment. Independent predictors of failure were age (p = 0.04), minimum common femoral artery diameter (CFA) (p < 0.01), sheath-to-femoral-artery ratio (SFAR) (p < 0.01), and a lower puncture height (p = 0.03). A CFA diameter <7.1 mm with a SFAR threshold of 1.01 were associated with VCD failure. Conclusions In a more comers TF-TAVR population, MANTA VCD was associated with reassuring rates of technical success and major access-site vascular complications. Avoiding lower vessel size and less puncture site distance to CFA bifurcation might further improve outcomes.
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- Giulia Masiero
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, GVM Care and Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giuseppe Tarantini
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Tarantini G, Nai Fovino L, Scotti A, Massussi M, Cardaioli F, Rodinò G, Benedetti A, Boiago M, Matsuda Y, Continisio S, Montonati C, Cacciavillani L, Pavei A, Masiero G, Napodano M, Fraccaro C, Fabris T, Iliceto S. Coronary Access After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Commissural Alignment: The ALIGN-ACCESS Study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:e011045. [PMID: 35167332 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [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] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Coronary access (CA) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with supra-annular transcatheter heart valves (THV) can be challenging. Specific Evolut R/Pro and Acurate Neo THVs orientations are associated with reduced neo-commissure overlap with coronary ostia, while SAPIEN 3 THV cannot be oriented. With the ALIGN-ACCESS study (TAVR With Commissural Alignment Followed by Coronary Access), we investigated the impact of commissural alignment on the feasibility of CA after TAVR. METHODS We performed coronary angiography after TAVR with intra-annular SAPIEN 3, supra-annular Evolut R/Pro, and Acurate Neo THVs in 206 patients. Evolut THVs were implanted aiming for commissure alignment. Alignment of Acurate Neo was retrospectively assessed in 36, intentionally attempted in 26 cases. The primary end point was the rate of unfeasible and nonselective CA after TAVR. RESULTS Thirty-eight percent of patients received SAPIEN 3, 31.1% Evolut Pro/R, 30.1% Acurate Neo THV. Final valve orientation was favorable to commissural alignment in 85.9% of Evolut and 69.4% of Acurate Neo cases (with intentional alignment successful in 88.5%). Selective CA was higher for SAPIEN 3 than for aligned and misaligned supra-annular THVs (95% versus 71% versus 46%, P<0.001). Cannulation of at least one coronary was unfeasible with 11% misaligned supra-annular, 3% aligned supra-annular, and 0% SAPIEN 3 THVs. Independent predictors of unfeasible/nonselective CA were implantation of a misaligned supra-annular THV (odds ratio, 4.59 [95% CI, 1.81-11.61]; P<0.01), sinus of Valsalva height (odds ratio, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.7-0.98]; P=0.03), and THV-sinus of Valsalva relation (odds ratio, 1.06 [95% CI, 1.02-1.1]; P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Commissural alignment improves the rate of selective CA after TAVR with supra-annular THVs. Nevertheless, aligned supra-annular THVs carry higher risk of unfeasible/nonselective CA than SAPIEN 3. Patients with a misaligned supra-annular THV, low sinus of Valsalva, and higher THV-sinus of Valsalva relation are at highest risk of impaired CA after TAVR.
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of General Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan (Y.M.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy (G.T., L.N.F., A.S., M.M., F.C., G.R., A.B., M.B., S.C., C.M., L.C., A.P., G.M., M.N., C.F., T.F., S.I.)
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Fovino LN, Scotti A, Massussi M, Cardaioli F, Rodinò G, Montonati C, Continisio S, Boiago M, Benedetti A, Matsuda Y, Cacciavillani L, Pavei A, Masiero G, Napodano M, Fraccaro C, Fabris T, Iliceto S, Tarantini G. TCT-52 Coronary Access After TAVR With Commissure Alignment: The ALIGN-ACCESS Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.902] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tarantini G, Cardaioli F, Pavei A, Fabris T. Unfolding of unexpected and extreme transcatheter aortic valve distortion. Eur Heart J 2020; 41:3768. [PMID: 32808027 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa629] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Giuseppe Tarantini
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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Barioli A, Cardaioli F, Pavei A, Tarantini G. Transcatheter closure of complex iatrogenic ventricular septal defect: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2020; 4:1-5. [PMID: 32617468 PMCID: PMC7319813 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background Iatrogenic membranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are rare complications of cardiothoracic surgery, such as septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Transcatheter closure is considered an appealing alternative to surgery, given the increased mortality associated with repeated surgical procedures, but reports are extremely limited. Case summary We herein report the case of a 63-year-old woman with HOCM who underwent successful percutaneous closure of an iatrogenic VSD after septal myectomy. Two percutaneous techniques are discussed, namely the ‘muscular anchoring’ and the ‘buddy wire delivery’, aimed at increasing support and providing stability to the system during percutaneous intervention. Discussion Transcatheter closure represents an attractive minimally invasive approach for the management of symptomatic iatrogenic VSDs. The new techniques described could help operators to cross tortuous and tunnelled defects and to deploy closure devices in case of complex VSD anatomy.
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- Alberto Barioli
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Cardiology Unit, University of Padua Medical School, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Cardiology Unit, University of Padua Medical School, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Cardiology Unit, University of Padua Medical School, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Cardiology Unit, University of Padua Medical School, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy
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Nai Fovino L, Scotti A, Massussi M, Cardaioli F, Rodinò G, Matsuda Y, Pavei A, Masiero G, Napodano M, Fraccaro C, Fabris T, Tarantini G. Coronary Angiography After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) to Evaluate the Risk of Coronary Access Impairment After TAVR-in-TAVR. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e016446. [PMID: 32578484 PMCID: PMC7670517 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)‐in‐TAVR is a possible treatment for transcatheter heart valve (THV) degeneration. However, the displaced leaflets of the first THV will create a risk plane (RP) under which the passage of a coronary catheter will be impossible. The aim of our study was to evaluate the potential risk of impaired coronary access (CA) after TAVR‐in‐TAVR. Methods and Results We prospectively performed coronary angiography after TAVR with different THVs in 137 consecutive patients, looking where the catheter crossed the valve frame. If coronary cannulation was achieved from below the RP, the distance between valve frame and aortic wall was measured by aortic angiography. CA after TAVR‐in‐TAVR was defined as feasible if the catheter passed above the RP, as theoretically feasible if passed under the RP with valve‐to‐aorta distance >2 mm, and as unfeasible if passed under the RP with valve‐to‐aorta distance ≤2 mm. Seventy‐two patients (53%) received a Sapien 3 THV, 26 (19%) received an Evolut Pro/R THV, and 39 (28%) received an Acurate Neo THV. CA after TAVR‐in‐TAVR was considered feasible in 40.9% (68.1%, 19.2%, and 5.1%, respectively; P<0.001), theoretically feasible in 27.7% (8.3%, 42.3%, and 53.8%, respectively; P<0.001), and unfeasible in 31.4% (23.6%, 38.5%, and 41.1%, respectively; P=0.116). Independent predictors of impaired CA after TAVR‐in‐TAVR were female sex (odds ratio [OR], 3.99; 95% CI, 1.07–14.86; P=0.040), sinotubular junction diameter (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.48–0.80; P<0.001), and implantation of a supra‐annular THV (OR, 6.61; 95% CI, 1.98–22.03; P=0.002). Conclusions CA after TAVR‐in‐TAVR might be unfeasible in >30% of patients currently treated with TAVR. Patients with a small sinotubular junction and those who received a supra‐annular THV are at highest risk of potential CA impairment with TAVR‐in‐TAVR.
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- Luca Nai Fovino
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Medical School Padua Italy
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- Andrea Scotti
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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Ueshima D, Nai Fovino L, Brener SJ, Fabris T, Scotti A, Barioli A, Giacoppo D, Pavei A, Fraccaro C, Napodano M, Tarantini G. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis with first- and new-generation bioprostheses: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol 2020; 298:76-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Masiero G, Pavei A, Fraccaro C, Napodano M, Tarantini G. [High-risk ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome in a patient with multivessel coronary artery disease complicated by refractory cardiogenic shock undergoing complex percutaneous coronary revascularization: role and timing of mechanical circulatory support devices]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2018; 19:36S-41S. [PMID: 29989609 DOI: 10.1714/2939.29548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cardiogenic shock (CS) following acute myocardial infarction complicated by severe ventricular dysfunction remains the leading cause of death despite customized pharmacological therapy and optimal revascularization. The use of temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices during refractory CS might represent the only chance of survival to address the underlying systemic inflammatory response preventing the development of multiorgan failure. We report the case of a patient with a very-high-risk non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome and multivessel calcific coronary artery disease complicated by refractory CS undergoing complex percutaneous coronary revascularization. We show a gradual and complementary use of MCS devices tailored on hemodynamic monitoring, clinical and laboratory variables and multidisciplinary collaboration to early recognize the downward spiral that may ensue with multiorgan dysfunction or potential complications leading to death.
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- Giulia Masiero
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiache, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiache, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiache, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiache, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiache, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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Cortese B, D’Ascenzo F, Fetiveau R, Balian V, Blengino S, Fineschi M, Rogacka R, Lettieri C, Pavei A, D’Amico M, Poli A, Di Palma G, Latini RA, Orrego PS, Seregni R. Treatment of coronary artery disease with a new-generation drug-coated balloon. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2018; 19:247-252. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cortese B, di Palma G, Blengino S, Fineschi M, Rogacka R, Lettieri C, Pavei A, Silva P. TCT-209 Clinical outcome of a new generation drug-coated balloon for treatment of de novo coronary lesions and in-stent restenosis: an insight from the DCB-RISE registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.284] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Leonardi S, Marino M, Crimi G, Maiorana F, Rizzotti D, Lettieri C, Bettari L, Zuccari M, Sganzerla P, Tresoldi S, Adamo M, Ghiringhelli S, Sponzilli C, Pasquetto G, Pavei A, Pedon L, Bassan L, Bollati M, Camisasca P, Trabattoni D, Brancati M, Poli A, Panciroli C, Lettino M, Tarelli G, Tarantini G, De Luca L, Varbella F, Musumeci G, De Servi S. APpropriAteness of percutaneous Coronary interventions in patients with ischaemic HEart disease in Italy: the APACHE pilot study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e016909. [PMID: 28877948 PMCID: PMC5588962 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To first explore in Italy appropriateness of indication, adherence to guideline recommendations and mode of selection for coronary revascularisation. DESIGN Retrospective, pilot study. SETTING 22 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-performing hospitals (20 patients per site), 13 (59%) with on-site cardiac surgery. PARTICIPANTS 440 patients who received PCI for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) or non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome were independently selected in a 4:1 ratio with half diabetics. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Proportion of patients who received appropriate PCI using validated appropriate use scores (ie, AUS≥7). Also, in patients with stable CAD, we examined adherence to the following European Society of Cardiology recommendations: (A) per cent of patients with complex coronary anatomy treated after heart team discussion; (B) per cent of fractional flow reserve-guided PCI for borderline stenoses in patients without documented ischaemia; (C) per cent of patients receiving guideline-directed medical therapy at the time of PCI as well as use of provocative test of ischaemia according to pretest probability (PTP) of CAD. RESULTS Of the 401 mappable PCIs (91%), 38.7% (95% CI 33.9 to 43.6) were classified as appropriate, 47.6% (95% CI 42.7 to 52.6) as uncertain and 13.7% (95% CI 10.5% to 17.5%) as inappropriate. Median PTP in patients with stable CAD without known coronary anatomy was 69% (78% intermediate PTP, 22% high PTP). Ischaemia testing use was similar (p=0.71) in patients with intermediate (n=140, 63%) and with high PTP (n=40, 66%). In patients with stable CAD (n=352) guideline adherence to the three recommendations explored was: (A) 11%; (B) 25%; (C) 23%. AUS was higher in patients evaluated by the heart team as compared with patients who were not (7 (6.8) vs 5 (4.7); p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Use of heart team approaches and adherence to guideline recommendations on coronary revascularisation in a real-world setting is limited. This pilot study documents the feasibility of measuring appropriateness and guideline adherence in clinical practice and identifies substantial opportunities for quality improvement. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02748603.
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- Sergio Leonardi
- Coronary Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Coronary Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Coronary Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Coronary Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Cardiology, ASST Cremona–Ospedale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Cardiology, Ospedale Fornaroli di Magenta, Magenta, Italy
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- Cardiology, ASST Bergamo Ovest–Ospedale di Treviglio, Treviglio, Italy
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- Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate, Vimercate, Italy
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- Cardiology, Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud Madre Teresa di Calcutta, Monselice, Italy
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- Cardiology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Conegliano, Conegliano, Italy
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- Cardiology, Presidio Ospedaliero di Cittadella, Cittadella, Italy
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- Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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pacchioni A, Pesarini G, Penzo C, turri R, ferro J, fede A, Sacca S, Umemoto T, Bellamoli M, Pavei A, Mugnolo A, Dell'Avvocata F, Ribichini F, reimers B. TCT-365 Correlation between residual anticoagulation and radial artery occlusion after transradial catheterization: preliminary results from an Italian multicenter study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.498] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mojoli M, Musumeci G, Berti S, Limbruno U, Marchese A, Mauro C, Tarantino F, Fineschi M, Lettieri C, Menozzi A, My L, Attisano T, Cernetti C, Favero L, Napodano M, Pasquetto G, Pavei A, La Manna A, Parodi G, Santarelli A, Trabattoni D, Varbella F, Signore N, Soriani N, Gregori D, Figliozzi S, Tarantini G. [Current practice and changing trends in the percutaneous treatment of structural heart disease. Results of a multicenter survey promoted by the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology in six Italian Regions including Tuscany, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Campania and Puglia]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2016; 17:13S-20. [PMID: 27384601 DOI: 10.1714/2292.24640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Significant developments have occurred in the field of percutaneous interventions for structural heart disease over the last decade. The introduction of several innovations has expanded significantly the spectrum of therapeutic applications of structural interventional cardiology. However, the translation of the most recent scientific evidence into clinical practice and the adoption of new technologies may be susceptible to large variability, even within the same geographic area. This study aimed at describing current status and changing trends of structural heart interventions within 6 Regions in Italy. METHODS Between July 2015 and October 2015, 6 regional delegations of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (SICI-GISE) promoted a web-based multicenter survey concerning structural heart interventions. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to head physicians of the cath-labs of 4 Regions of Northern Italy (Tuscany, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna) and 2 Regions of Southern Italy (Puglia and Campania). Also, in this study we considered previous data from a similar survey that involved Tuscany, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna between April 2014 and May 2014. Data from the two surveys were compared, observing the changing trends between 2014 and 2015. RESULTS The 2015 survey was completed in more than two thirds (68%) of the 145 eligible cath-labs. According to the survey, the application of percutaneous structural heart interventions and the availability of devices were wide and homogeneous within the 6 Regions involved. The main factors perceived as limiting the execution of structural heart interventions resulted economic (e.g. cost of procedures and devices) or organizational (e.g. limited diffusion of hybrid operating rooms). CONCLUSIONS In this study, which was based on the results of a recent survey conducted in 6 Italian Regions, structural heart interventions resulted widely growing throughout the investigated area. The indications for treatment and the availability of devices were relatively homogeneous between the regions involved, as well as the limiting factors, which appear to be mainly economic-organizational.
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- Marco Mojoli
- Clinica Cardiologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- U.O. Cardiologia Diagnostica ed Interventistica, Fondazione Toscana "Gabriele Monasterio", Ospedale del Cuore, Massa
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- U.O.C. Cardiologia, Azienda USL Toscana Sudest, Grosseto
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- U.O.C. Cardiologia Interventistica, Anthea Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Bari
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- Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedale Cardarelli, Napoli
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- Laboratorio di Emodinamica, U.O. Cardiologia, Ospedale G.B. Morgagni-L. Pierantoni, Forlì
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- Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Policlinico S. Maria alle Scotte, Siena
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- Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale di Mantova, Mantova
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- U.O. Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma
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- Casa di Cura Villa Verde, Taranto
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- Emodinamica, A.O.U. San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno
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- U.O.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale San Giacomo, Castelfranco Veneto (TV)
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- Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso
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- Clinica Cardiologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Laboratorio di Emodinamica, Ospedale S. Maria dei Battuti, Conegliano (TV)
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- Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Ferrarotto, A.O.U. Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania
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- Cardiologia Invasiva, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Firenze
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- U.O. Cardiologia Invasiva, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milano
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- Cardiologia Ospedaliera, A.O.U. Policlinico di Bari, Bari
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- Unità di Biostatistica, Epidemiologia e Salute Pubblica, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Unità di Biostatistica, Epidemiologia e Salute Pubblica, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Clinica Cardiologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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- Clinica Cardiologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Policlinico Universitario, Padova
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Tarantino F, Pavei A, Trani C. [The MATRIX study]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2015; 16:519-24. [PMID: 26444208 DOI: 10.1714/2028.22028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fabio Tarantino
- U.O.S. Emodinamica-U.O.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni, ASL della Romagna, Forlì
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- U.O.C. Cardiologia-Laboratorio di Emodinamica, Ospedale S. Maria dei Battuti, Conegliano (TV)
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- Istituto di Cardiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma
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Mojoli M, Musumeci G, Tarantini G, Limbruno U, Tarantino F, Lettieri C, Napodano M, Fineschi M, Menozzi A, Pavei A, Parodi G, Santarelli A, Trabattoni D, Marchese A, Piccaluga E, Danzi GB, Varbella F, Bedogni F, Sardella G, Berti S. [New Technologies in coronary interventional cardiology: results from the first inter-regional survey promoted by SICI-GISE in four regions of northern Italy ("the GISE TOLOVE" area: Tuscany, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna)]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2015; 16:100-7. [PMID: 25805094 DOI: 10.1714/1798.19584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The implementation of the latest medical innovations can vary widely within the same geographic area. This study aimed to describe the current status of recent innovations in the field of coronary interventional cardiology in 4 regions of Northern Italy. METHODS From April to May 2014, 4 regional delegations of the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology (SICI-GISE) have promoted a multicenter survey. By means of a web-based methodology, a focused questionnaire was administered to head physicians of 97 cath-labs in 4 Italian regions within the "GISE TOLOVE" area (Lombardy, Veneto, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna). RESULTS Pharmacological and technological innovations in coronary interventional cardiology appear to be widely used in the area covered by this survey, with uniformity in application and availability of therapeutic devices and drugs within the 4 regions involved. The main limiting factors to the adoption of new technologies and drugs were economic factors or lack of scientific evidence for some specific devices or drugs. CONCLUSIONS This survey showed widespread and consistent application of the main latest innovations in coronary interventional cardiology across 4 Italian regions of Northern Italy.
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Pavei A, Marco J. Tools & Techniques: choice and use of guiding catheters. EUROINTERVENTION 2010; 6:543-4. [DOI: 10.4244/eij30v6i4a89] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tousek P, Pavei A, Oreglia J, Martin G, Sharif F, Fajadet J, Farah B. Impact of atherosclerotic disease progression on mid-term clinical outcome in diabetic patients in the drug-eluting stent era. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 4:588-92. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv4i5a99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pavei A, Oreglia JA, Martin G, Tousek P, Sharif F, Farah B, Sauguet A, Fajadet J. Long-term follow-up of percutaneous coronary intervention of unprotected left main lesions with drug eluting stents: predictors of clinical outcome. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 4:457-63. [PMID: 19284067 DOI: 10.4244/eijv4i4a79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Corrado D, Basso C, Leoni L, Tokajuk B, Turrini P, Bauce B, Migliore F, Pavei A, Tarantini G, Napodano M, Ramondo A, Buja G, Iliceto S, Thiene G. Three-dimensional electroanatomical voltage mapping and histologic evaluation of myocardial substrate in right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51:731-9. [PMID: 18279737 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [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: 06/11/2007] [Revised: 10/24/2007] [Accepted: 11/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We tested whether 3-dimensional electroanatomical voltage mapping (EVM) may help in the differential diagnosis between idiopathic right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D). BACKGROUND Right ventricular EVM has been demonstrated to reliably identify low-voltage regions ("electroanatomical scar"), which in patients with ARVC/D correspond to areas of fibrofatty myocardial replacement. METHODS The study population comprised 27 patients (15 men and 12 women, age 33.9 +/- 8 years) with RVOT tachycardia and no echocardiographic/angiographic evidence of right ventricular (RV) dilation/dysfunction, who underwent EVM and endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) for characterization of ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrate before catheter ablation. RESULTS Electroanatomical voltage mapping was normal in 20 of 27 patients (74%, group A), with electrogram voltage >1.5 mV throughout the RV. The other 7 patients (26%, group B) showed >/=1 (1.4 +/- 07) RV electroanatomical scar area(s) (bipolar voltage <0.5 mV) that correlated with fibrofatty myocardial replacement at EMB (p < 0.001). Clinical predictors of RV scar were right precordial QRS prolongation (p < 0.001) and VT inducibility (p = 0.001). Catheter ablation successfully eliminated VT in 18 of 20 patients (90%). During a follow-up of 41 +/- 8 months, 3 of 7 patients (43%) from group B received an implantable defibrillator because of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, compared with no patients from group A (p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS An early/minor form of ARVC/D may mimic idiopathic RVOT tachycardia. Electroanatomical voltage mapping is able to identify RVOT tachycardia due to concealed ARVC/D by detecting RVOT electroanatomical scars that correlate with fibrofatty myocardial replacement at EMB and predispose to sudden arrhythmic death.
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- Domenico Corrado
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy.
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Melacini P, Corbetti F, Calore C, Pescatore V, Smaniotto G, Pavei A, Bobbo F, Cacciavillani L, Iliceto S. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance signs of ischemia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol 2007; 128:364-73. [PMID: 17643520 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent myocardial ischemia has been recognized as playing an important role in the pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), with or without gadolinium, is a promising method of evaluating fibrosis, edema and hypoperfusion. The aim of this study is to evaluate the interrelationship between late enhancement (LE) and other signs of ischemia, such as edema and perfusion defects, and to relate them to clinical data in order to describe the stage of the disease. METHODS Forty-four patients were evaluated by CMR cine images, T2-weighted sequences for edema and LE sequences. First-pass perfusion study was obtained in 37 patients. Acute-subacute ischemic events were clinically defined as the presence of chest pain or new onset of ST-segment depression, end-stage phase by left ventricular ejection fraction <50% and maximal left ventricular wall thickness <25 mm. RESULTS Intramural patchy LE was found in 35/44 (80%) patients; extensive LE in 4/44 (9%). Edema was present in 24/44 (54%) patients and perfusion defects in 17/37 (46%). Simultaneous presence of patchy LE, edema and hypoperfusion in corresponding segments, was significantly associated to acute-subacute ischemic-phase parameters (p=0.02; RR 1.99, 95% C.I. 0.77-5.02). Extensive LE and perfusion defects in the absence of edema were significantly related to end-stage HCM (p<0.001; RR 13.7, 95% C.I. 1.83-102.05). CONCLUSIONS Using CMR in patients with HCM, we found focal tissue abnormalities consistent with regional ischemia at various stages. CMR provides important, clinically relevant information on the acuity, extent and functional relevance of ischemic injuries in HCM.
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- Paola Melacini
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy.
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Corrado D, Basso C, Pavei A, Michieli P, Schiavon M, Thiene G. Trends in sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes after implementation of a preparticipation screening program. JAMA 2006; 296:1593-601. [PMID: 17018804 DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.13.1593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 888] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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CONTEXT A nationwide systematic preparticipation athletic screening was introduced in Italy in 1982. The impact of such a program on prevention of sudden cardiovascular death in the athlete remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE To analyze trends in incidence rates and cardiovascular causes of sudden death in young competitive athletes in relation to preparticipation screening. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A population-based study of trends in sudden cardiovascular death in athletic and nonathletic populations aged 12 to 35 years in the Veneto region of Italy between 1979 and 2004. A parallel study examined trends in cardiovascular causes of disqualification from competitive sports in 42,386 athletes undergoing preparticipation screening at the Center for Sports Medicine in Padua (22,312 in the early screening period [1982-1992] and 20,074 in the late screening period [1993-2004]). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence trends of total cardiovascular and cause-specific sudden death in screened athletes and unscreened nonathletes of the same age range over a 26-year period. RESULTS During the study period, 55 sudden cardiovascular deaths occurred in screened athletes (1.9 deaths/100,000 person-years) and 265 sudden deaths in unscreened nonathletes (0.79 deaths/100,000 person-years). The annual incidence of sudden cardiovascular death in athletes decreased by 89% (from 3.6/100,000 person-years in 1979-1980 to 0.4/100,000 person-years in 2003-2004; P for trend < .001), whereas the incidence of sudden death among the unscreened nonathletic population did not change significantly. The mortality decline started after mandatory screening was implemented and persisted to the late screening period. Compared with the prescreening period (1979-1981), the relative risk of sudden cardiovascular death in athletes was 0.56 in the early screening period (95% CI, 0.29-1.15; P = .04) and 0.21 in the late screening period (95% CI, 0.09-0.48; P = .001). Most of the reduced mortality was due to fewer cases of sudden death from cardiomyopathies (from 1.50/100,000 person-years in the prescreening period to 0.15/100,000 person-years in the late screening period; P for trend = .002). During the study period, 879 athletes (2.0%) were disqualified from competition due to cardiovascular causes at the Center for Sports Medicine: 455 (2.0%) in the early screening period and 424 (2.1%) in the late screening period. The proportion of athletes who were disqualified for cardiomyopathies increased from 20 (4.4%) of 455 in the early screening period to 40 (9.4%) of 424 in the late screening period (P = .005). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes has substantially declined in the Veneto region of Italy since the introduction of a nationwide systematic screening. Mortality reduction was predominantly due to a lower incidence of sudden death from cardiomyopathies that paralleled the increasing identification of athletes with cardiomyopathies at preparticipation screening.
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- Domenico Corrado
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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Bellotto F, Fagiuoli S, Pavei A, Gregory SA, Cati A, Silverj E, Plebani M, Zaninotto M, Mancuso T, Iliceto S. Anemia and ischemia: myocardial injury in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Med 2005; 118:548-51. [PMID: 15866259 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Fabio Bellotto
- Department of Clinical Cardiology, Padua General Hospital, University of Padua Medical School, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
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Corrado D, Tokajuk B, Leoni L, Pavei A, Nava A, Thiene G, Buja G, Iliceto S. Differential diagnosis between idiopathic right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia by 3-D electroanatomic voltage mapping of the right ventricle. Heart Rhythm 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.02.198] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mazza A, Pessina AC, Pavei A, Scarpa R, Tikhonoff V, Casiglia E. Predictors of stroke mortality in elderly people from the general population. The CArdiovascular STudy in the ELderly. Eur J Epidemiol 2003; 17:1097-104. [PMID: 12530768 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021216713504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Stroke occurs particularly frequently in elderly people and, being more often disabling than fatal, entails a high social burden. The predictors of stroke mortality have been identified in 3282 subjects aged > or = 65 years, taking part in the CArdiovascular STudy in the ELderly (CASTEL), a population-based study performed in Northeast Italy. Historical and clinical data, blood tests and 14-year fatal events were recorded. Continuous items were divided into quintiles and, for each quintile, adjusted relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals [CI] was derived from multivariate Cox analysis. Age, historical stroke (RR: 5.2; 95% CI: 3.18-8.6) and coronary artery disease (RR: 1.38; CI: 1.18-2.1), atrial fibrillation (RR: 2.40; CI: 1.42-4.0), arterial hypertension (RR: 1.33; CI: 1.15-1.76), systolic blood pressure > or = 163 mmHg (RR: 1.84; CI: 1.20-2.59), pulse pressure > or = 74 mmHg (RR: 1.50; CI: 1.13-2.40), cigarette smoking (RR: 1.60; CI: 1.03-2.47), electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (RR: 1.72; CI: 1.10-2.61), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT, RR: 1.83; CI: 1.10-3.0), uric acid (UA) > 0.38 mmol/l (RR: 1.61; CI: 1.14-2.10), serum potassium > or = 5 mEq/l (RR: 1.70; CI: 1.24-2.50) and serum sodium < or = 139 mEql/l (RR: 1.34; 1.10-2.10) increased the risk of stroke. In the CASTEL, stroke was the first cardiovascular cause of death. Some independent predictors usually unrelated to stroke mortality (namely pulse pressure, pre-diabetic IGT, UA and blood electrolytes disorders) have been identified.
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- A Mazza
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Epidemiology, University of Padova, Italy
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Mazza A, Pessina AC, Gianluca P, Tikhonoff V, Pavei A, Casiglia E. Pulse pressure: an independent predictor of coronary and stroke mortality in elderly females from the general population. Blood Press 2003; 10:205-11. [PMID: 11800058 DOI: 10.1080/08037050152669710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate whether pulse pressure is an independent risk factor for coronary and stroke mortality in 3282 subjects (1281 males and 2001 females) aged +/- 65 years, taking part in the CArdiovascular STudy in the Elderly (CASTEL). After dividing subjects into tertiles of pulse pressure, adjusted relative risk (RR) and confidence intervals (CI) for 14-year coronary and stroke mortality was evaluated for each tertile. Among females, coronary mortality rate was 2.7% in the first tertile of pulse pressure, 4.7% in the second (RR 1.38, 95% CI [1.15-2.66]) and 6.2% in the third (RR 2, CI [1.20-3.51]). Stroke mortality was 3.6%, 4.1% (RR 1.23, CI [1.02-2.23]) and 8.3% (RR 2.27, CI [1.37-3.74]), respectively. This trend was recognizable in normotensive, borderline and sustained hypertensive women, where mortality increased with rising pulse pressure. No relationship was found between pulse pressure and mortality in males. In elderly women, pulse pressure was a good predictor of coronary and stroke mortality, even superior to the label of hypertension. No matter how any given pulse pressure level was obtained, it was more predictive of both coronary and cerebrovascular mortality than belonging to a normo- or hypertensive category.
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- A Mazza
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Epidemiology, University of Padova, Italy
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Casiglia E, Mazza A, Tikhonoff V, Pavei A, Privato G, Schenal N, Pessina AC. Weak effect of hypertension and other classic risk factors in the elderly who have already paid their toll. J Hum Hypertens 2002; 16:21-31. [PMID: 11840226 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2001] [Revised: 07/18/2001] [Accepted: 08/02/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The aim of the CASTEL, a population-based (n=3282) prospective study which began 14 years ago, was to identify those items which had a prognostic impact in the elderly, and to evaluate whether the typical cardiovascular risk factors, particularly arterial hypertension, play a role after the age of 65 years. Initial screening, final follow-up and annual detection of mortality were performed. Mantel-Hanszel approach and multivariate Cox model were used for statistics. Cardiovascular mortality was 23.3% in normotensive, 23.3% in borderline, and 25% in the sustained hypertensive subjects (insignificant difference). In women, the incidence of stroke and coronary artery disease weakly depended on pulse pressure. Historical stroke and myocardial infarction predicted cardiovascular mortality in women; diabetes, uricaemia and high heart rate in men. In the very old, the predictors were less numerous, and blood pressure was not a predictor whatsoever; pulse blood pressure and murmurs at the neck were especially predictive in women, historical heart failure, proteinuria and tachycardia in men, historical stroke and myocardial infarction, pulmonary disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, diabetes and uricaemia in both genders. The elderly have a different cardiovascular risk pattern compared to younger people. Hypertension is not a predictor of coronary and stroke mortality. Prognosis depends on pulse pressure rather than on the label 'hypertension'. Hypercholesterolaemia is not a risk factor. This could simply indicate that elderly persons are the survivors in a population where significant mortality has already made its mark, eliminating those with the worst risk pattern. The two genders have a different risk profile due to sex-specific susceptibility to risk factors.
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- E Casiglia
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Epidemiology, University of Padova, Italy.
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Casiglia E, Ginocchio G, Tikhonoff V, D'Este D, Mazza A, Pizziol A, Pavei A, Ambrosio GB, Piccoli A, Pessina AC. Blood pressure and metabolic profile after surgical menopause: comparison with fertile and naturally-menopausal women. J Hum Hypertens 2000; 14:799-805. [PMID: 11114696 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In 1978 a random sample (367 men and 568 women aged 18-65 years) taken from the general population of a north-eastern Italian town was screened for cardiovascular risk; 16 years later, the women were invited to a second screening. Three groups were identified at the initial screening (fertile, naturally menopausal and surgically menopausal) and four in the longitudinal study (137 remained fertile during the whole study, 205 became naturally menopausal, 56 were ovariectomised and 127 were already going through the menopause). The protocol included a questionnaire, blood pressure (BP) measurement, and blood exams. Continuous variables were adjusted for confounders. Systolic BP, prevalence of hypertension, cholesterol, glycaemia and uricaemia were similar, whereas diastolic and triglycerides (TG) were lower in surgically-menopausal than in fertile women (P < 0.001). No significant difference in 16 years' variation from baseline was observed between the four groups, although women who remained fertile showed the smallest increases. In particular, neither systolic or diastolic BP increases differed between the women who were oophorectimised and those who remained fertile. 'Fertile status' was rejected from the logistic equation of incidence of hypertension, and 'age of menopause' was also rejected when this analysis was repeated in ovariectomised women. New coronary artery disease (angina pectoris or myocardial infarction) was observed in one ovariectomised woman, in three naturally menopausal, and in 13 already menopausal women which seemed to reflect the age trend. No new cases were observed in women who remained fertile. In conclusion, in Italian women surgical menopause, similarly to natural menopause, is devoid of any negative prognostic effect. Journal of Human Hypertension (2000) 14, 799-805
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- E Casiglia
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
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