List of works - Alessandro Della Corte

4D Flow Analysis of BAV-Related Fluid-Dynamic Alterations: Evidences of Wall Shear Stress Alterations in Absence of Clinically-Relevant Aortic Anatomical Remodeling ⬇️

scientific article published on 26 June 2017

A Starr-Edwards mitral prosthesis after 44 years of good performance

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

A highly intensified ART regimen induces long-term viral suppression and restriction of the viral reservoir in a simian AIDS model

scientific article

A predictive model for early mortality after surgical treatment of heart valve or prosthesis infective endocarditis. The EndoSCORE.

scientific article

A rare complication of atrial septal occluders: diagnosis by transthoracic echocardiography

scientific article published in June 2006

A roadmap to investigate the genetic basis of bicuspid aortic valve and its complications: insights from the International BAVCon (Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium).

scientific article published on August 2014

Achilles tendon for sternal synthesis in the treatment of mediastinitis

scientific article published in January 2005

Acute hemodynamic and functional effects of surgical ventricular restoration and heart transplantation in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Analysis of extracellular superoxide dismutase and Akt in ascending aortic aneurysm with tricuspid or bicuspid aortic valve

scientific article

Aortic arch surgery: thoracoabdominal perfusion during antegrade cerebral perfusion may reduce postoperative morbidity.

scientific article published in April 2006

Aortic valve dysfunction and dilated ascending aorta. A complex and controversial association

scientific article published on September 2003

Aortic valve replacement with 19-mm bileaflet prostheses in the elderly: left ventricular mass regression and quality of life

scientific article

Aortitis

scientific article published on 22 December 2015

Apico-aortic conduit for severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: sudden death despite conduit patency 31 years postoperatively

scientific article published on 29 June 2012

Are blood and valve cultures predictive for long-term outcome following surgery for infective endocarditis?

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Asymmetric medial degeneration of the intrapericardial aorta in aortic valve disease

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy in adults: Incidence, etiology, and clinical significance

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

Bicuspid aortic valve: identifying knowledge gaps and rising to the challenge from the International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon).

scientific article

Bicuspid aortopathy or bicuspid aortopathies? The risk in generalizing

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Biomechanical implications of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve: a finite element study of aortic root function from in vivo data.

scientific article

Blood transfusion after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: focus on modifiable risk factors

scientific article published on 20 June 2012

Cardiac fibroblast-derived extracellular matrix (biomatrix) as a model for the studies of cardiac primitive cell biological properties in normal and pathological adult human heart

scientific article

Cardiac primitive cells become committed to a cardiac fate in adult human heart with chronic ischemic disease but fail to acquire mature phenotype: genetic and phenotypic study

scientific article published on 8 December 2012

Ca²⁺-dependent nitric oxide release in the injured endothelium of excised rat aorta: a promising mechanism applying in vascular prosthetic devices in aging patients.

scientific article

Cerebral perfusion issues in acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion: how do surgical factors affect outcomes?

scientific article

Deep sternal wound infection: the role of early debridement surgery.

scientific article published in June 2001

Different patterns of extracellular matrix protein expression in the convexity and the concavity of the dilated aorta with bicuspid aortic valve: preliminary results

scientific article

Dynamic finite element analysis of the aortic root from MRI-derived parameters.

scientific article published on 8 January 2010

Early Outcomes of Acute Retrograde Dissection From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection

scientific article

Early cell changes and TGFβ pathway alterations in the aortopathy associated with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Early graft failure after heart transplant: risk factors and implications for improved donor-recipient matching.

scientific article

Echocardiographic anatomy of ascending aorta dilatation: correlations with aortic valve morphology and function.

scientific article published on 18 January 2006

Editorial: The Pathogenetic Mechanisms at the Basis of Aortopathy Associated with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Insights from "Omics", Models of Disease and Emergent Technologies.

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Endocarditis surgery: need for a specific risk scoring system

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Epigenetic regulation of TGF-β1 signalling in dilative aortopathy of the thoracic ascending aorta

scientific article

European Multicenter Study on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (E-CABG registry): Study Protocol for a Prospective Clinical Registry and Proposal of Classification of Postoperative Complications

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Evolving practice patterns in heart transplantation: a single-center experience over 15 years.

scientific article published in April 2004

Extensive retroperitoneal fibrosis with duodenal and ureteral obstruction associated with giant inflammatory aneurysm of the abdominal aorta

scientific article published on January 2003

Genetics of bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy.

scientific article

Hemostatic modifications of the Bentall procedure: imbricated proximal suture and fibrin sealant reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality rates

scientific article

High-risk heart grafts: effective preservation with Celsior solution.

scientific article published in March 2006

Impact of preoperative antiplatelet therapy on in-hospital outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the care of patients with acute and chronic aortic conditions

scientific article published on 04 January 2021

Improvement in accuracy of diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis with duplex ultrasound scanning with combined use of linear array 7.5 MHz and convex array 3.5 MHz probes: validation versus 489 arteriographic procedures.

scientific article published in June 2003

In search of the right study design for bicuspid aortopathy treatment

scientific article published on 07 April 2015

Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers: patterns of presentation and long-term outcomes of surgical treatment

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Investigational treatment suspension and enhanced cell-mediated immunity at rebound followed by drug-free remission of simian AIDS.

scientific article published on 16 July 2013

Is aortic valve replacement with bileaflet prostheses still contraindicated in the elderly?

scientific article published on November 2002

Is post-sternotomy mediastinitis still devastating after the advent of negative-pressure wound therapy? ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Lack of definite indication criteria for choosing between transcatheter implantation and surgical replacement of the aortic valve.

scientific article published in February 2013

Left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with newly designed 17-mm bileaflet prostheses.

scientific article published in May 2004

Left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement with 17-mm St Jude Medical mechanical prostheses in isolated aortic stenosis

scientific article

Leukoreduction program for red blood cell transfusions in coronary surgery: association with reduced acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality.

scientific article published on 22 April 2010

Long-term follow-up of reduction ascending aortoplasty with autologous partial wrapping: for which patient is waistcoat aortoplasty best suited?

scientific article

Low-dose anticoagulation after isolated mechanical aortic valve replacement with Liva Nova Bicarbon prosthesis: A post hoc analysis of LOWERING-IT Trial.

scientific article

Mechanical aortic valve replacement in young women planning on pregnancy: maternal and fetal outcomes under low oral anticoagulation, a pilot observational study on a comprehensive pre-operative counseling protocol.

scientific article published on March 2012

Medial degeneration does not involve uniformly the whole ascending aorta: morphological, biochemical and clinical correlations

scientific article published in April 2002

Midterm results of a prospective randomized comparison of two different rabbit-antithymocyte globulin induction therapies after heart transplantation.

scientific article

Missing link between aortic wall pathology and aortic diameter: methodological bias or worrisome finding?

scientific article

Mitral mechanical replacement in young rheumatic women: analysis of long-term survival, valve-related complications, and pregnancy outcomes over a 3707-patient-year follow-up

scientific article published in July 2005

Multiple aortopathy phenotypes with bicuspid aortic valve: the importance of terminology and definition criteria ⬇️

scientific article published on January 11, 2012

Native versus primary prosthetic valve endocarditis: comparison of clinical features and long-term outcome in 353 patients.

scientific article published on March 2004

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for extubation failure after cardiac surgery: Pilot safety evaluation

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

Normal Values of Aortic Root Dimensions in Healthy Adults

Oral anticoagulation in patients with mechanical valve prostheses: evolving protocols with new generation devices

scientific article (publication date: May 2005)

Pattern of ascending aortic dimensions predicts the growth rate of the aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.

scientific article

Perioperative myocardial injury after adult heart transplant: determinants and prognostic value

scientific article published on 5 May 2015

Phenotypic heterogeneity of bicuspid aortopathy: a potential key to decode the prognosis?

scientific article

Polyamine concentration is increased in thoracic ascending aorta of patients with bicuspid aortic valve

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Predictors of ascending aortic dilatation with bicuspid aortic valve: a wide spectrum of disease expression

scientific article published on 22 January 2007

Preoperative anemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting predicts acute kidney injury.

scientific article published in July 2009

Preoperative, postoperative and 1-year follow-up N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in severe chronic aortic regurgitation: correlations with echocardiographic findings

scientific article published on 19 March 2008

Prosthesis-patient mismatch in the elderly: survival, ventricular mass regression, and quality of life

scientific article published in December 2008

Proteomic profiling of medial degeneration in human ascending aorta.

scientific article

Quality of life after implantation of bileaflet prostheses in elderly patients: an anticoagulation work group experience.

scientific article published on August 2007

RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury in valvular surgery.

scientific article published in January 2010

Rationale and methods for quantifying ascending aortic flow eccentricity: back to the underlying mechanism?

scientific article published on 09 April 2012

Restricted cusp motion in right-left type of bicuspid aortic valves: a new risk marker for aortopathy

scientific article published on 03 November 2011

Risk and outcomes of aortic valve endocarditis among patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves

scientific article

Risk of warfarin anticoagulation in pregnant patients with mechanical heart valve prostheses.

scientific article

Risk of warfarin during pregnancy with mechanical valve prostheses.

scientific article published in January 2002

Role of immunosuppressive regimen on the incidence and characteristics of cytomegalovirus infection in heart transplantation: a single-center experience with preemptive therapy.

scientific article

Role of myofibroblasts in vascular remodelling: focus on restenosis and aneurysm.

scientific article published on 08 July 2010

Safety of low intensity oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with bileaflet mechanical aortic valve prosthesis: A propensity weighted study

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Spatial patterns of matrix protein expression in dilated ascending aorta with aortic regurgitation: congenital bicuspid valve versus Marfan's syndrome.

scientific article

Spatiotemporal patterns of smooth muscle cell changes in ascending aortic dilatation with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: Focus on cell–matrix signaling

scientific article published on 09 November 2007

Standard versus hemodynamic plus 19-mm St Jude Medical aortic valves

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis: a retrospective study of a national registry

scientific article

Surgical experience with "waistcoat aortoplasty": an update.

scientific article published in December 2003

Surgical treatment of bicuspid aortic valve disease: knowledge gaps and research perspectives

scientific article

The ARCH Projects: design and rationale (IAASSG 001).

scientific article published on December 2013

The aortic wall with bicuspid aortic valve: immature or prematurely aging?

scientific article published on 4 November 2014

The ascending aorta with bicuspid aortic valve: a phenotypic classification with potential prognostic significance.

scientific article

The association of bicuspid aortic valve disease with asymmetric dilatation of the tubular ascending aorta: identification of a definite syndrome

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

The conundrum of aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: the tissue, the mechanics and the mathematics

scientific article published on 28 October 2014

The need for a specific risk prediction system in native valve infective endocarditis surgery.

scientific article published on 12 March 2012

The pathology and pathobiology of bicuspid aortic valve: State of the art and novel research perspectives

scientific article published on 24 June 2015

Tissue versus mechanical prostheses: quality of life in octogenarians.

scientific article published in April 2008

Towards an individualized approach to bicuspid aortopathy: different valve types have unique determinants of aortic dilatation

scientific article published on 12 January 2014

Treatment of extensive ischemic cardiomyopathy: quality of life following two different surgical strategies.

scientific article

Treatment of recurrent staphylococcal mediastinitis: still a controversial issue.

scientific article published in February 2003

Treatment of type B aortic dissection: endoluminal repair or conventional medical therapy?

scientific article published in May 2005

Trying to overcome the 'chicken or egg' impasse in bicuspid aortopathy research

scientific article published on 23 April 2015

Twenty-seven-year follow up of the Starr-Edwards prosthesis implanted in the mitral position: an analysis of survival and valve-related complications.

scientific article published in May 2004

Validation of a New Classification Method of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Surgery

scientific article published on 26 September 2015

Variables predicting adverse outcome in patients with deep sternal wound infection

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Blunt trauma as a cause of rib chondro-osteitis: a case study

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

List of works by Alessandro Della Corte

4D Flow Analysis of BAV-Related Fluid-Dynamic Alterations: Evidences of Wall Shear Stress Alterations in Absence of Clinically-Relevant Aortic Anatomical Remodeling ⬇️

A Starr-Edwards mitral prosthesis after 44 years of good performance

A highly intensified ART regimen induces long-term viral suppression and restriction of the viral reservoir in a simian AIDS model

A predictive model for early mortality after surgical treatment of heart valve or prosthesis infective endocarditis. The EndoSCORE.

A rare complication of atrial septal occluders: diagnosis by transthoracic echocardiography

A roadmap to investigate the genetic basis of bicuspid aortic valve and its complications: insights from the International BAVCon (Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium).

Achilles tendon for sternal synthesis in the treatment of mediastinitis

Acute hemodynamic and functional effects of surgical ventricular restoration and heart transplantation in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Analysis of extracellular superoxide dismutase and Akt in ascending aortic aneurysm with tricuspid or bicuspid aortic valve

Aortic arch surgery: thoracoabdominal perfusion during antegrade cerebral perfusion may reduce postoperative morbidity.

Aortic valve dysfunction and dilated ascending aorta. A complex and controversial association

Aortic valve replacement with 19-mm bileaflet prostheses in the elderly: left ventricular mass regression and quality of life

Aortitis

Apico-aortic conduit for severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: sudden death despite conduit patency 31 years postoperatively

Are blood and valve cultures predictive for long-term outcome following surgery for infective endocarditis?

Asymmetric medial degeneration of the intrapericardial aorta in aortic valve disease

Bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy in adults: Incidence, etiology, and clinical significance

Bicuspid aortic valve: identifying knowledge gaps and rising to the challenge from the International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon).

Bicuspid aortopathy or bicuspid aortopathies? The risk in generalizing

Biomechanical implications of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve: a finite element study of aortic root function from in vivo data.

Blood transfusion after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: focus on modifiable risk factors

Cardiac fibroblast-derived extracellular matrix (biomatrix) as a model for the studies of cardiac primitive cell biological properties in normal and pathological adult human heart

Cardiac primitive cells become committed to a cardiac fate in adult human heart with chronic ischemic disease but fail to acquire mature phenotype: genetic and phenotypic study

Ca²⁺-dependent nitric oxide release in the injured endothelium of excised rat aorta: a promising mechanism applying in vascular prosthetic devices in aging patients.

Cerebral perfusion issues in acute type A aortic dissection without preoperative malperfusion: how do surgical factors affect outcomes?

Deep sternal wound infection: the role of early debridement surgery.

Different patterns of extracellular matrix protein expression in the convexity and the concavity of the dilated aorta with bicuspid aortic valve: preliminary results

Dynamic finite element analysis of the aortic root from MRI-derived parameters.

Early Outcomes of Acute Retrograde Dissection From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection

Early cell changes and TGFβ pathway alterations in the aortopathy associated with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis

Early graft failure after heart transplant: risk factors and implications for improved donor-recipient matching.

Echocardiographic anatomy of ascending aorta dilatation: correlations with aortic valve morphology and function.

Editorial: The Pathogenetic Mechanisms at the Basis of Aortopathy Associated with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Insights from "Omics", Models of Disease and Emergent Technologies.

Endocarditis surgery: need for a specific risk scoring system

Epigenetic regulation of TGF-β1 signalling in dilative aortopathy of the thoracic ascending aorta

European Multicenter Study on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (E-CABG registry): Study Protocol for a Prospective Clinical Registry and Proposal of Classification of Postoperative Complications

Evolving practice patterns in heart transplantation: a single-center experience over 15 years.

Extensive retroperitoneal fibrosis with duodenal and ureteral obstruction associated with giant inflammatory aneurysm of the abdominal aorta

Genetics of bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy.

Hemostatic modifications of the Bentall procedure: imbricated proximal suture and fibrin sealant reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality rates

High-risk heart grafts: effective preservation with Celsior solution.

Impact of preoperative antiplatelet therapy on in-hospital outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the care of patients with acute and chronic aortic conditions

Improvement in accuracy of diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis with duplex ultrasound scanning with combined use of linear array 7.5 MHz and convex array 3.5 MHz probes: validation versus 489 arteriographic procedures.

In search of the right study design for bicuspid aortopathy treatment

Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers: patterns of presentation and long-term outcomes of surgical treatment

Investigational treatment suspension and enhanced cell-mediated immunity at rebound followed by drug-free remission of simian AIDS.

Is aortic valve replacement with bileaflet prostheses still contraindicated in the elderly?

Is post-sternotomy mediastinitis still devastating after the advent of negative-pressure wound therapy? ⬇️

Lack of definite indication criteria for choosing between transcatheter implantation and surgical replacement of the aortic valve.

Left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with newly designed 17-mm bileaflet prostheses.

Left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement with 17-mm St Jude Medical mechanical prostheses in isolated aortic stenosis

Leukoreduction program for red blood cell transfusions in coronary surgery: association with reduced acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality.

Long-term follow-up of reduction ascending aortoplasty with autologous partial wrapping: for which patient is waistcoat aortoplasty best suited?

Low-dose anticoagulation after isolated mechanical aortic valve replacement with Liva Nova Bicarbon prosthesis: A post hoc analysis of LOWERING-IT Trial.

Mechanical aortic valve replacement in young women planning on pregnancy: maternal and fetal outcomes under low oral anticoagulation, a pilot observational study on a comprehensive pre-operative counseling protocol.

Medial degeneration does not involve uniformly the whole ascending aorta: morphological, biochemical and clinical correlations

Midterm results of a prospective randomized comparison of two different rabbit-antithymocyte globulin induction therapies after heart transplantation.

Missing link between aortic wall pathology and aortic diameter: methodological bias or worrisome finding?

Mitral mechanical replacement in young rheumatic women: analysis of long-term survival, valve-related complications, and pregnancy outcomes over a 3707-patient-year follow-up

Multiple aortopathy phenotypes with bicuspid aortic valve: the importance of terminology and definition criteria ⬇️

Native versus primary prosthetic valve endocarditis: comparison of clinical features and long-term outcome in 353 patients.

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for extubation failure after cardiac surgery: Pilot safety evaluation

Normal Values of Aortic Root Dimensions in Healthy Adults

Oral anticoagulation in patients with mechanical valve prostheses: evolving protocols with new generation devices

Pattern of ascending aortic dimensions predicts the growth rate of the aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.

Perioperative myocardial injury after adult heart transplant: determinants and prognostic value

Phenotypic heterogeneity of bicuspid aortopathy: a potential key to decode the prognosis?

Polyamine concentration is increased in thoracic ascending aorta of patients with bicuspid aortic valve

Predictors of ascending aortic dilatation with bicuspid aortic valve: a wide spectrum of disease expression

Preoperative anemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting predicts acute kidney injury.

Preoperative, postoperative and 1-year follow-up N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in severe chronic aortic regurgitation: correlations with echocardiographic findings

Prosthesis-patient mismatch in the elderly: survival, ventricular mass regression, and quality of life

Proteomic profiling of medial degeneration in human ascending aorta.

Quality of life after implantation of bileaflet prostheses in elderly patients: an anticoagulation work group experience.

RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury in valvular surgery.

Rationale and methods for quantifying ascending aortic flow eccentricity: back to the underlying mechanism?

Restricted cusp motion in right-left type of bicuspid aortic valves: a new risk marker for aortopathy

Risk and outcomes of aortic valve endocarditis among patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves

Blunt trauma as a cause of rib chondro-osteitis: a case study