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List of works by Fabio Guarracino

A randomized controlled trial of levosimendan to reduce mortality in high-risk cardiac surgery patients (CHEETAH): Rationale and design.

scientific article published on 23 April 2016

A survey on the use of intra-aortic balloon pump in cardiac surgery.

scientific article published in October 2012

Acute improvement in arterial-ventricular coupling after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (CoreValve) in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis

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Anaesthetic management of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results from the Italian CoreValve registry

scientific article published on 16 March 2015

Anesthesia for Mitraclip® procedure: do interventional cardiologist and cardiac anesthetist sense patient safety differently?

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Anesthetic management of percutaneous aortic valve implantation: focus on challenges encountered and proposed solutions.

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

Anesthetic management of transcatheter aortic valve implantation with transaxillary approach.

scientific article published on 29 October 2010

Antegrade percutaneous valve implantation for mitral ring dysfunction, a challenging case

Awake palliative thoracic surgery in a high-risk patient: one-lung, non-invasive ventilation combined with epidural blockade.

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Balloon aortic valvuloplasty before noncardiac surgery in severe aortic stenosis: a single-center experience.

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Beta-adrenergic antagonists improve oxygen saturation in acute pulmonary edema: a case series in the prehospital setting.

scientific article published on 22 April 2013

Beyond high-flow oxygen therapy to manage the hazards of intubation and prevent desaturation.

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Cardiovascular determinants of resuscitation from sepsis and septic shock

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

Commentary: Perceval S bioprosthesis valve and platelets: The thrombocytopenia is behind the corner and the mystery continues

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

Comparison of Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair Versus Conservative Treatment in Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation.

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Complications of non-invasive ventilation techniques: a comprehensive qualitative review of randomized trials.

scientific article published on 05 April 2013

Con: transcatheter aortic valve implantation should not be performed under general anesthesia.

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Delayed papillary muscle rupture following repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect

scientific article published on 5 February 2010

Delayed presentation of coronary sinus rupture after retrograde cardioplegia

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

Desflurane and sevoflurane in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

scientific article published on 7 May 2007

Desmopressin after cardiac surgery in bleeding patients. A multicenter randomized trial.

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Discrete subaortic stenosis associated with calcific aortic stenosis in the elderly

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Dynamic indices of preload and fluid responsiveness: some certainty in the midst of the uncertain

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Dysfunction of a 21-mm aortic bioprosthesis treated with percutaneous implantation of a CoreValve prosthesis

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Echocardiography and Correction of Mitral Regurgitation: An Unbreakable Link

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Effect of Levosimendan on Renal Outcome in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Perioperative Cardiovascular Dysfunction: A Substudy of a Multicenter Randomized Trial.

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

Effect of aortic valve surgery on left ventricular diastole assessed by echocardiography and neuroendocrine response: percutaneous versus surgical approach.

scientific article published on 27 November 2009

Effect of fenoldopam on use of renal replacement therapy among patients with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

scientific article published on December 2014

Effect of heart rate control with esmolol on hemodynamic and clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock: a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on October 2013

Effects of acute hexarelin administration on cardiac performance in patients with coronary artery disease during by-pass surgery.

scientific article published in July 2002

Effects of levosimendan in patients with severe functional mitral regurgitation undergoing MitraClip implantation.

scientific article published on 3 July 2017

Effects of levosimendan on mortality and hospitalization. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

scientific article published in February 2012

Esmolol administration in patients with VV ECMO: why not?

scientific article published on 02 June 2013

Evaluation of ventriculo-arterial coupling in ST elevation myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction treated with levosimendan

scientific article published on 17 April 2019

Fenoldopam and acute renal failure in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.

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Flexible bronchoscopy during mechanical ventilation in the prone position to treat acute lung injury

scientific article published on 03 August 2012

Fluid Management in Cardiac Surgery: Results of a Survey in European Cardiac Anesthesia Departments.

scientific article published on 13 April 2017

Heart rate control or tailored heart rate to improve ventriculo-arterial coupling in heart failure?

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Heart rate reduction with esmolol is associated with improved arterial elastance in patients with septic shock: a prospective observational study.

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Huge aortic pseudoaneurysm due to detachment of both coronary buttons after the modified Bentall procedure

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

Impact of treatment choice on the outcome of patients proposed for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

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Integrated reverse left and right ventricular remodelling after MitraClip implantation in functional mitral regurgitation: an echocardiographic study

scientific article published on 26 August 2013

International evidence-based recommendations for focused cardiac ultrasound.

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Is preoperative levosimendan indicated to treat normal left ventricular function and left ventricle outflow obstruction?

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Joint consensus on abdominal robotic surgery and anaesthesia from a task force of the SIAARTI and SIC.

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Joint consensus on anesthesia in urologic and gynecologic robotic surgery: specific issues in management from a task force of the SIAARTI, SIGO, and SIU

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Jugular vein distensibility predicts fluid responsiveness in septic patients

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Landiolol in patients with septic shock resident in an intensive care unit (LANDI-SEP): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Laparoscopic robot-assisted pancreas transplantation: first world experience

scientific article published in January 2012

Left ventricular reverse remodeling in percutaneous and surgical aortic bioprostheses: an echocardiographic study

scientific article published on 18 September 2010

Letter by Guarracino et al regarding article, "Direct myocardial effects of levosimendan in humans with left ventricular dysfunction: alteration of force-frequency and relaxation-frequency relationships"

scientific article published on 01 September 2007

Levosimendan beyond inotropy and acute heart failure: Evidence of pleiotropic effects on the heart and other organs: An expert panel position paper

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Levosimendan for Hemodynamic Support after Cardiac Surgery

scientific article published on 21 March 2017

Levosimendan pre-treatment improves outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

scientific article published in February 2009

Long-term outcome of perioperative low cardiac output syndrome in cardiac surgery: 1-year results of a multicenter randomized trial

scientific article published on 17 April 2020

Low Blood Arterial Oxygenation During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Proposal for a Rational Algorithm-Based Management

scientific article published on 5 June 2016

Management and decision-making strategy for systolic anterior motion after mitral valve repair

scientific article published in February 2009

Mixed reality for robotic treatment of a splenic artery aneurysm.

scientific article published on 14 October 2009

Monitoring cardiac output with Flo Trac Vigileo

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

MortalitY in caRdIAc surgery (MYRIAD): A randomizeD controlled trial of volatile anesthetics. Rationale and design.

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Mortality in Multicenter Critical Care Trials: An Analysis of Interventions With a Significant Effect.

scientific article published on August 2015

Mortality reduction in cardiac anesthesia and intensive care: results of the first International Consensus Conference

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Myocardial damage prevented by volatile anesthetics: a multicenter randomized controlled study.

scientific article published in August 2006

N-terminal B-natriuretic Peptide after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

scientific article published on 21 December 2008

Noninvasive ventilation for awake percutaneous aortic valve implantation in high-risk respiratory patients: a case series.

scientific article published on 9 September 2010

Noninvasive ventilation practice in cardiac surgery patients: insights from a European survey

scientific article published on 01 October 2013

Novel applications of bedside monitoring to plumb patient hemodynamic state and response to therapy.

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Outcomes for difficult-to-wean subjects after cardiac surgery

scientific article published on 21 October 2014

Patient blood management in cardiac surgery: The "Granducato algorithm"

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty: an anatomic study of human coronary sinus and its relation with mitral valve annulus and coronary arteries.

scientific article published on 24 July 2006

Perioperative non-invasive estimation of left ventricular elastance (Ees) is no longer a challenge; it is a reality

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

Perioperative use of levosimendan: best practice in operative settings.

scientific article published on 30 May 2012

Perspectives on the Fellowship Training in Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Anesthesia and Critical Care in Europe From Program Directors and Educational Leads Around Europe

scientific article published on 24 September 2019

Pharmacokinetic-based total intravenous anaesthesia using remifentanil and propofol for surgical myocardial revascularization.

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Portable device technology in organ donation: new "app" for procurement coordinators

scientific article published in September 2014

Preoperative and perioperative use of levosimendan in cardiac surgery: European expert opinion

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Quadricuspid aortic valve associated with hypoplastic aortic annulus.

scientific article published in October 2007

Quantitative lung ultrasonography: a putative new algorithm for automatic detection and quantification of B-lines

scientific article published on 28 August 2019

Randomized evidence for reduction of perioperative mortality.

scientific article published on 20 June 2012

Rebuttal: Transcatheter valve in ring procedures may be safety and feasibility procedures in carefully selected patients

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Recent developments in the management of persistent hypoxemia under veno-venous ECMO.

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

Recommendations for reporting perioperative transoesophageal echo studies.

scientific article published in June 2010

Reducing mortality in acute kidney injury patients: systematic review and international web-based survey

scientific article published on 05 October 2013

Remifentanil in critically ill cardiac patients.

scientific article published on January 2011

Reply to Carev et al: "Useful supplement to the best practice of using levosimendan in cardiac surgery patients: 2.5 mg intravenous bolus for cardiopulmonary resuscitation during perioperative cardiac arrest".

scientific article published in December 2013

Robotic renal transplantation: first European case.

scientific article published on 23 November 2010

Sepsis After Cardiac Surgery: From Pathophysiology to Management.

scientific article published on 10 November 2015

Short-term effects of phenylephrine on systemic and regional hemodynamics in patients with septic shock: a crossover pilot study.

scientific article published in April 2008

Sugammadex: hunting for new side effects?

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

Surgical treatment for life-threatening acute myocardial infarction: a prospective protocol.

scientific article published on February 1997

The Anesthetic Management of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

The Incremental Value of Valvuloarterial Impedance in Evaluating the Results of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis

The easier, the better: age, creatinine, ejection fraction score for operative mortality risk stratification in a series of 29,659 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery

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The influence of transoesophageal echocardiography on intra-operative decision making. A European multicentre study. European Perioperative TOE Research Group.

scientific article published in August 1998

The inodilator levosimendan as a treatment for acute heart failure in various settings.

scientific article published on 8 March 2017

The role of levosimendan in acute heart failure complicating acute coronary syndrome: A review and expert consensus opinion

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To ICU or not to ICU: tailoring postoperative care in the face of reduced resources and increased morbidity.

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Transesophageal echocardiography during MitraClip® procedure

scientific article published in June 2014

Transoesophageal echocardiography during prone positioning for ARDS: watching the heart to care for the lung

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Turning sedation into comfort analgesia: another skill to learn for the intensivist.

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Ultrasound- versus landmark-guided subclavian vein catheterization: a prospective observational study from a tertiary referral hospital

scientific article published on 22 August 2019

Unusual applications of noninvasive ventilation.

scientific article published on 24 February 2011

Use of Levosimendan in Cardiac Surgery: An Update After the LEVO-CTS, CHEETAH, and LICORN Trials in the Light of Clinical Practice.

scientific article published on 30 October 2017

Use of Levosimendan in Intensive Care Unit Settings: An Opinion Paper

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Validation of a decision-making strategy for systolic anterior motion following mitral valve repair.

scientific article published in May 2011

Ventriculo-arterial decoupling in acutely altered hemodynamic states

scientific article published on March 19, 2013

Ventriculoarterial decoupling in human septic shock

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with spontaneous breathing laryngeal mask anesthesia: Preliminary experience

scientific article published on February 22, 2012

Volatile compared with total intravenous anaesthesia in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery: a randomized multicentre study

scientific article published on 03 September 2014

Worldwide Opinion on Multicenter Randomized Interventions Showing Mortality Reduction in Critically Ill Patients: A Democracy-Based Medicine Approach

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[ANMCO/FADOI/SIAARTI/SIC/SIMG/SIMI/SIMEU consensus document: The clinical care pathway of acute heart failure patients from symptom onset to discharge from the emergency department]

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

β-Blockers to optimize peripheral oxygenation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case series.

scientific article published on 20 July 2011