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A current approach to heart failure in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

scientific article published on July 2017

A meta-analysis of first-generation drug-eluting vs bare-metal stents for coronary chronic total occlusion: effect of length of follow-up on clinical outcome

scientific article published on 02 June 2011

Angiographic and clinical outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention for in-stent restenosis of bifurcated lesions

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Angiographic assessment of microvascular perfusion—Myocardial blush in clinical practice

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Angiographic assessment of myocardial perfusion in Tako-Tsubo syndrome.

scientific article published on 25 July 2013

Angiographic patterns of myocardial reperfusion after primary angioplasty and ventricular remodeling

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Angiographic predictors of recurrent stent thrombosis (from the Outcome of PCI for stent-ThrombosIs MultIcentre STudy [OPTIMIST])

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Angiographically intermediate left main bifurcation disease assessment by frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT)

scientific article published on 28 June 2016

Angiography alone versus angiography plus optical coherence tomography to guide decision-making during percutaneous coronary intervention: the Centro per la Lotta contro l'Infarto-Optimisation of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CLI-OPCI) study

scientific article published on 01 November 2012

Are endothelial progenitor cells mobilized by myocardial ischemia or myocardial necrosis? A cardiac magnetic resonance study

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

Association between inflammatory biomarkers and in-stent restenosis tissue features: an Optical Coherence Tomography Study

scientific article published on 11 March 2014

Atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer disease: a conundrum

scientific article published on 20 November 2020

Baseline inflammatory status and long-term changes in renal function after percutaneous renal artery stenting: a prospective study.

scientific article published on 13 April 2012

Bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestrations receiving separate arterial supply from the right and circumflex coronary arteries: A case report

scientific article published on February 8, 2013

CT angiography with cardiac MRI: non-invasive functional and anatomical assessment for the etiology in newly diagnosed heart failure

scientific article published on July 26, 2011

Case-control registry of excimer laser coronary angioplasty versus distal protection devices in patients with acute coronary syndromes due to saphenous vein graft disease

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Cilostazol and Primary-PCI: Mirage or Good Alternative?

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Clinical Impact of Suboptimal Stenting and Residual Intrastent Plaque/Thrombus Protrusion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: The CLI-OPCI ACS Substudy (Centro per la Lotta Contro L'Infarto-Optimization of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in

scientific article published in December 2016

Clinical impact of routine angiographic follow-up after percutaneous coronary interventions on unprotected left main

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Clinical outcome and correlates of coronary microvascular obstruction in latecomers after acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 12 February 2017

Coagulative Disorders in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients with Acute Distress Respiratory Syndrome: A Critical Review

scientific article published on 03 January 2021

Comparative assessment of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor-eluting stents in the treatment of coronary artery bifurcation lesions: the CASTOR-Bifurcation registry

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Comparison of Right and Left Upper Limb Arterial Variants in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Transradial Procedures.

scientific article published on December 2015

Comparison of the effects of ramipril versus telmisartan on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and endothelial progenitor cells after acute coronary syndrome.

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Comparison of two- and three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography to intravascular ultrasound in the assessment of intermediate left main stenosis

scientific article published on 15 March 2012

Concordance of angiographic and electrocardiographic indexes of microvascular obstruction: myocardial haemorrhage role

scientific article published in August 2014

Coronary bifurcation lesions: to stent one branch or both? A meta-analysis of patients treated with drug eluting stents.

scientific article published on 22 November 2008

Correlation between frequency-domain optical coherence tomography and fractional flow reserve in angiographically-intermediate coronary lesions

scientific article published in February 2018

Culture-negative infective endocarditis (CNIE): impact on postoperative mortality

scientific article published on 20 June 2020

Cystatin C is associated with an increased coronary atherosclerotic burden and a stable plaque phenotype in patients with ischemic heart disease and normal glomerular filtration rate

scientific article published on 05 November 2007

DESolve novolimus-eluting bioresorbable coronary scaffold failure assessed by frequency-domain optical coherence tomography imaging.

scientific article published on 12 February 2016

Data on optical coherence tomography guidance for the management of angiographically intermediate left main bifurcation lesions.

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Drug eluting balloon versus drug eluting stent in percutaneous coronary interventions: Insights from a meta-analysis of 1462 patients

scientific article published on July 26, 2013

Dual role of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in stent struts endothelialisation and neointimal regrowth: a substudy of the IN-PACT CORO trial.

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Early beneficial effects of drug-eluting stents in vein grafts wane during long term follow-up: a case-control study

scientific article published on 15 March 2012

Effect of chronic Aspirin therapy on angiographic thrombotic burden in patients admitted for a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

scientific article published on 22 January 2010

Efficacy of contrast medium induced Pd/Pa ratio in predicting functional significance of intermediate coronary artery stenosis assessed by fractional flow reserve: insights from the RINASCI study

scientific article published on 01 August 2015

Elevated admission cardiac troponin T is associated with microvascular dysfunction in acute myocardial infarction treated with emergency angioplasty

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Endothelial dysfunction as predictor of angina recurrence after successful percutaneous coronary intervention using second generation drug eluting stents

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Endothelial progenitor cells, microvascular obstruction, and left ventricular remodeling in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Eosinophil cationic protein and clinical outcome after bare metal stent implantation

scientific article published on 08 December 2010

Ethanol abolishes ischemic preconditioning in humans.

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EuroSCORE predicts long-term mortality of unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions.

scientific article published on 12 April 2012

Evaluation of the "learning curve" for left and right radial approach during percutaneous coronary procedures

scientific article published on 29 April 2011

Feasibility and long-term safety of elective Impella-assisted high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: a pilot two-centre study.

scientific article published in October 2008

Filter no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention of saphenous vein grafts: incidence, predictors and effect of the type of protection device

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Fractional flow reserve in acute coronary syndromes and in stable ischemic heart disease: clinical implications

scientific article published on 09 August 2018

Frequency domain optical coherence tomography to assess non-ostial left main coronary artery

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Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography assessment of kissing-balloon effects in bifurcated coronary artery lesions undergoing provisional stenting

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography findings in patients with bifurcated lesions undergoing provisional stenting

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Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography plaque morphology in stable coronary artery disease: sex differences.

scientific article published on 21 June 2017

Glycoprotein IIB/IIIA inhibitor to reduce postpercutaneous coronary intervention myonecrosis and improve coronary flow in diabetics: the 'OPTIMIZE-IT' pilot randomized study

scientific article published in March 2009

Hemodynamics and its predictors during Impella-protected PCI in high risk patients with reduced ejection fraction

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

INtimal hyPerplasia evAluated by oCT in de novo COROnary lesions treated by drug-eluting balloon and bare-metal stent (IN-PACT CORO): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Impact of Critical Limb Ischemia on Long-Term Cardiac Mortality in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization

scientific article published on January 22, 2013

Impact of drug-eluting balloon (pre- or post-) dilation on neointima formation in de novo lesions treated by bare-metal stent: the IN-PACT CORO trial.

scientific article published on 12 April 2015

Impact of gender on clinical outcomes after mTOR-inhibitor drug-eluting stent implantation in patients with first manifestation of ischaemic heart disease

scientific article published on 12 August 2011

Impact of radial-to-aorta vascular anatomical variants on risk of failure in trans-radial coronary procedures

scientific article published on 02 May 2012

Independent prognostic value of C-reactive protein and coronary artery disease extent in patients affected by unstable angina

scientific article published on 16 February 2007

Influence of the amount of myocardium subtended by a stenosis on fractional flow reserve

scientific article published on 15 January 2013

Intracoronary microparticles and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous intervention

scientific article published on 27 March 2012

Late (3 years) follow-up of successful versus unsuccessful revascularization in chronic total coronary occlusions treated by drug eluting stent.

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Late stent thrombosis visualized with three-dimensional optical coherence tomography image reconstruction

scientific article published on 01 March 2012

Machine learning for prediction of in-hospital mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: results from an Italian multicenter study

Management and timing of access-site vascular complications occurring after trans-radial percutaneous coronary procedures.

scientific article published on 26 May 2012

Maximal hyperemia in the assessment of fractional flow reserve: intracoronary adenosine versus intracoronary sodium nitroprusside versus intravenous adenosine: the NASCI (Nitroprussiato versus Adenosina nelle Stenosi Coronariche Intermedie) study

scientific article published in April 2012

Morphological-biohumoral correlations in acute coronary syndromes: pathogenetic implications

scientific article published on 10 January 2014

No-reflow reversibility: a study based on serial assessment of multiple biomarkers

scientific article published on 06 September 2013

Nonconventional use of coronary guidewires for ECG recording and emergency pacing.

scientific article published on December 2008

Not all plaque ruptures are born equal: an optical coherence tomography study.

scientific article published on 24 December 2016

One-year outcomes of consecutive patients treated by Endeavor zotarolimus and Resolute zotarolimus stents: the impact of polymer coating in drug-eluting stent technology.

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Open-Label, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of Intracoronary Adenosine or Nitroprusside After Thrombus Aspiration During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Prevention of Microvascular Obstruction in Acute Myocardial Infarcti

scientific article published on 15 May 2013

Optical coherence tomography guidance for the management of angiographically intermediate left main bifurcation lesions: Early clinical experience

scientific article published on 05 July 2017

Outcome of patients treated by a novel thin-strut cobalt-chromium stent in the drug-eluting stent era: Results of the SKICE (Skylor in real world practice) registry

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Parvovirus B19 at the culprit coronary stenosis predicts outcome after stenting.

scientific article published on 24 December 2013

Percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve replacement induces femoral artery shrinkage: angiographic evidence and predictors for a new side effect.

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

Plaque rupture and intact fibrous cap assessed by optical coherence tomography portend different outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

scientific article published on 18 February 2015

Plasma levels of thromboxane A2 on admission are associated with no-reflow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

scientific article published on 10 July 2008

Post-procedural renal microvascular perfusion measured using the Quantitative Blush Evaluator (QuBE) predicts improvement in renal function in patients undergoing percutaneous renal artery stenting

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Pre- and in-hospital anticoagulation therapy in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: a propensity-matched analysis of in-hospital outcomes

Pre-intervention eosinophil cationic protein serum levels predict clinical outcomes following implantation of drug-eluting stents.

scientific article published on 21 April 2009

Predictive value of preintervention C-reactive protein on clinical outcome after directional coronary atherectomy followed by stent implantation

scientific article published in July 2007

Predictors of Periprocedural (Type IVa) Myocardial Infarction, as Assessed by Frequency-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

scientific article published on 31 January 2012

Predictors of myocardial microvascular obstruction in patients treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention and a short ischemic time

scientific article published on 04 October 2011

Predictors of thromboxane levels in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes on chronic aspirin therapy

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

Prospective evaluation of myocardial ischemia related to post-procedural side-branch stenosis in bifurcated lesions treated by provisional approach with drug-eluting stents

scientific article published on 12 December 2011

Prospective randomized comparison of sirolimus- or everolimus-eluting stent to treat bifurcated lesions by provisional approach

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Quantitative Blush Evaluator accurately quantifies microvascular dysfunction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: comparison with cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

scientific article published on 7 July 2011

Radial artery complications occurring after transradial coronary procedures using long hydrophilic-coated introducer sheath: a frequency domain-optical coherence tomography study.

scientific article published on 24 October 2013

Relation of myocardial blush grade to microvascular perfusion and myocardial infarct size after primary or rescue percutaneous coronary intervention.

scientific article published on 2 May 2007

Renal artery stenting in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease.

scientific article published in July 2010

Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent to treat bifurcated lesions according to the provisional technique: a procedural performance comparison with sirolimus- and everolimus-eluting stents

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

Safety and efficacy of G-CSF in patients with ischemic heart failure: the CORNER (Cell Option For Recovery in the Non-Eligible Patients for Revascularization) study.

scientific article published on 17 March 2010

Sodium bicarbonate plus N-acetylcysteine to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy in primary and rescue percutaneous coronary interventions: the BINARIO (BIcarbonato e N-Acetil-cisteina nell'infaRto mIocardico acutO) study.

scientific article published in November 2012

Stent malapposition, strut coverage and atherothrombotic prolapse after percutaneous coronary interventions in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Successful transradial removal of an inflated coronary stent dislodged from the right coronary ostium.

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Systemic fibrinolysis for acute pulmonary embolism complicating acute respiratory distress syndrome in severe COVID-19: a case series

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

The HEART study: a real-world experience using the CID Chrono Carbostent in primary and rescue PCI

scientific article published on 01 December 2012

The Multi-center Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Contrast MEdium INduced Pd/Pa RaTiO in Predicting FFR (MEMENTO-FFR) Study

scientific article published on 01 August 2016

Three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography and quantification of jeopardised myocardium to predict functional significance of intermediate coronary artery stenosis

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

Three-year follow-up of patients with bifurcation lesions treated with sirolimus- or everolimus-eluting stents: SEAside and CORpal cooperative study

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Thrombus aspiration in ST elevation myocardial infarction: comparative efficacy in patients treated early and late after onset of symptoms

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

Trends and outcomes of optical coherence tomography use: 877 patients single-center experience

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Use of cardiac imaging in chronic coronary syndromes: the EURECA Imaging registry

scientific article published in December 2022

Usefulness of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Patients With a Large Anterior Wall Acute Myocardial Infarction to Prevent Left Ventricular Remodeling (The Rigenera Study)

scientific article published on 08 June 2007

Vascular complications and access crossover in 10,676 transradial percutaneous coronary procedures

scientific article published on 13 January 2012

[How to choose between intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]

scientific article published on 01 June 2018