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List of works by Francesco Onorati

"Polarizing" microplegia improves cardiac cycle efficiency after CABG for unstable angina

scientific article published on 12 July 2012

1-Year Outcomes After Transfemoral Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Results From the Italian OBSERVANT Study

scientific article published on August 2015

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

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A randomized trial of pulsatile perfusion using an intra-aortic balloon pump versus nonpulsatile perfusion on short-term changes in kidney function during cardiopulmonary bypass during myocardial reperfusion

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

A simple risk tool (the OBSERVANT score) for prediction of 30-day mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

scientific article published on 18 March 2014

Adenosine–lidocaine–magnesium non-depolarizing cardioplegia: Moving forward from bench to bedside. Reply to Vinten-Johansen

scientific article published on November 23, 2012

Anterior mitral annulus caseoma: as benign as posterior counterparts?

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Atrial Function as an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Surgery for Severe Aortic Stenosis.

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Atrial fibrillation ablation induces reverse remodelling and impacts cardiac function

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Avoiding sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass in type IV renal carcinoma: is it really worth it?

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Beating-heart ablation of the cavo-tricuspid isthmus

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Biomechanical drawbacks of different techniques of mitral neochordal implantation: When an apparently optimal repair can fail.

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Bleeding, transfusion and the risk of stroke after coronary surgery: A prospective cohort study of 2357 patients.

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

Body perfusion during adult cardiopulmonary bypass is improved by pulsatile flow with intra-aortic balloon pump.

scientific article published in January 2009

Can harvesting techniques modify postoperative results of the radial artery conduit?

scientific article published on 01 November 2005

Can pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass prevent perioperative renal dysfunction during myocardial revascularization in elderly patients?

scientific article published on 14 March 2009

Cardiac perforation by atrial septal defect closure devices: a potentially catastrophic and still unclear event.

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Characterization of affective states by pupillary dynamics and autonomic correlates.

scientific article published on 6 November 2013

Comparison of 30-day and 5-year outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged≤50 years (the Coronary aRtery diseAse in younG adultS Study).

scientific article published on 2 May 2014

Corrigendum to "A predictive model for early mortality after surgical treatment of heart valve or prosthesis infective endocarditis. The EndoSCORE". [Int. J. Cardiol. Aug 15 2017;241:97-102.].

scientific article published on 12 January 2018

Determinants and prognosis of myocardial damage after coronary artery bypass grafting.

scientific article published in March 2005

Determinants of outcome after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≤50 years (from the Coronary aRtery diseAse in younG adultS study).

scientific article published on 2 October 2013

Diabetic hearts have lower basal urocortin levels that fail to increase after cardioplegic arrest: association with increased apoptosis and postsurgical cardiac dysfunction.

scientific article published on 14 May 2014

Different impact of sex on baseline characteristics and major periprocedural outcomes of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve interventions: Results of the multicenter Italian OBSERVANT Registry

scientific article published on July 13, 2013

Does aortic valve disease etiology predict postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing aortic valve surgery?

scientific article published on November 2014

Does priming implementation with low-dose albumin reduce postoperative bleeding following cardiopulmonary bypass?

scientific article published in March 2003

Does the optimal time interval between cardiac catheterization and operation in patient undergoing cardiac surgery exist?

scientific article published in December 2013

Dynamic and quantitative evaluation of degenerative mitral valve disease: a dedicated framework based on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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Early Outcome of Bilateral versus Single Internal Mammary Artery Grafting in the Elderly.

scientific article published in February 2018

Early and Midterm Outcome of Propensity-Matched Intermediate-Risk Patients Aged ≥80 Years With Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (from the Italian Multicenter OBSERVANT Study).

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Effect of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction on hospital outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation or surgical aortic valve replacement: results from a propensity-matched population of the Italian OBSERVANT multicenter study.

scientific article published on 19 November 2013

Effects of intra-aortic balloon pump on coronary artery bypass grafts blood flow: differences by graft type and coronary target

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Embolisation, inflammatory reaction and persistent patent false lumen: is biological glue really effective in repair of type A aortic dissection?

scientific article published on 13 January 2005

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

Expectation and quality of life after aortic valve replacement over 85 years of age match those of the contemporary general population

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

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

scientific article published on January 2003

First successful management of aortic valve insufficiency associated with HeartMate II left ventricular assist device support by transfemoral CoreValve implantation: the Columbus's egg?

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

First-time, isolated surgical aortic valve replacement after prior coronary artery bypass surgery: results from the RECORD multicenter registry

scientific article published on 26 May 2014

Frequency of and determinants of stroke after surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with previous cardiac surgery (from the Multicenter RECORD Initiative).

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Functional and Biomechanical Effects of the Edge-to-Edge Repair in the Setting of Mitral Regurgitation: Consolidated Knowledge and Novel Tools to Gain Insight into Its Percutaneous Implementation.

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Functional mitral regurgitation in patients with aortic stenosis: prevalence, clinical correlates and pathophysiological determinants: a quantitative prospective study.

scientific article published on 26 December 2013

Functional mitral regurgitation: a 30-year unresolved surgical journey from valve replacement to complex valve repairs.

scientific article published on May 2014

Functional mitral regurgitation: are we treating the real target?

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Gaseous micro-emboli activity during cardiopulmonary bypass in adults: pulsatile flow versus nonpulsatile flow.

scientific article published on 13 March 2013

Glycated Hemoglobin and Risk of Sternal Wound Infection After Isolated Coronary Surgery.

scientific article published on 8 December 2016

Hospital Outcome and Risk Indices of Mortality in Potential Candidates for Transcatheter Procedures: Results From a European Registry.

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Hospital outcome analysis after different techniques of left internal mammary grafts harvesting

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Hyperkalemic cardioplegia for adult and pediatric surgery: end of an era?

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Hypertension Induces Compensatory Arterial Remodeling Following Arteriotomy

scientific article published on 22 August 2007

Immediate and Intermediate Outcome After Transapical Versus Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

scientific article published on 6 November 2015

Impact of Endothelial Activation on Infective and Inflammatory Complications after Cardiac Surgery in type II Diabetes Mellitus

scientific article published on 01 June 2011

Impact of Lesion Sets on Mid-Term Results of Surgical Ablation Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation

Impact of failed mitral valve repair on hospital outcome of redo mitral valve procedures.

scientific article published on 13 February 2017

Impact of increased transmitral gradients after undersized annuloplasty for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation

scientific article published on 19 January 2011

Impact of preoperative thrombocytopenia on the outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published on 20 April 2018

Impact of prophylactic intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation on postoperative outcome in high-risk cardiac surgery patients: a multicentre, propensity-score analysis.

scientific article published in November 2010

Improving the efficacy of ERP-based BCIs using different modalities of covert visuospatial attention and a genetic algorithm-based classifier.

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In vivo functional flowmetric behavior of the radial artery graft: is the composite Y-graft configuration advantageous over conventional aorta-coronary bypass?

scientific article published on 28 December 2009

In which patients is transcatheter aortic valve replacement potentially better indicated than surgery for redo aortic valve disease? Long-term results of a 10-year surgical experience.

scientific article published on 30 October 2013

Incidence and prognostic impact of bleeding and transfusion after coronary surgery in low-risk patients

scientific article published on 23 October 2016

Initial clinical and hemodynamic experience with Edwards MIRA mechanical bileaflet valve.

scientific article published in February 2003

Injury to rat carotid arteries causes time-dependent changes in gene expression in contralateral uninjured arteries.

scientific article published on January 2009

Intensive versus conventional insulinotherapy after elective and on-pump myocardial revascularization in the elderly patient: a prospective and randomized study.

scientific article published on 19 May 2010

Intra-aortic balloon pump-induced pulsatile flow reduces coagulative and fibrinolytic response to cardiopulmonary bypass.

scientific article published on 16 April 2008

Intra-aortic balloon pumping recruits graft flow reserve by lowering coronary resistances

scientific article published on 25 October 2010

Intraaortic balloon pumping during cardioplegic arrest preserves lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Intraoperative behavior of arterial grafts in the elderly and the young: a flowmetric systematic analysis

scientific article published on 20 September 2008

Intraoperative bypass graft flow in intra-aortic balloon pump-supported patients: differences in arterial and venous sequential conduits.

scientific article published on 25 March 2009

Intraventricular entrapment of a Sapien-3 balloon in transapical TAVR: A near missed catastrophe

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

Is TAVI superior to surgery in high-risk patients? Insight into the concept of individual risk assessment.

scientific article published on 02 October 2014

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

scientific article published on November 2002

Is it possible to assess the best mitral valve repair in the individual patient? Preliminary results of a finite element study from magnetic resonance imaging data

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Leukocyte filtration ameliorates the inflammatory response in patients with mild to moderate lung dysfunction.

scientific article published in July 2011

Leukocyte filtration of blood cardioplegia attenuates myocardial damage and inflammation†

scientific article published on March 30, 2012

Life-threatening isometric-exertion related cardiac perforation 5 years after Amplatzer atrial septal defect closure: should isometric activity be limited in septal occluder holders?

scientific article published on 01 February 2012

Marfan syndrome as a predisposing factor for traumatic aortic insufficiency.

scientific article published in June 2004

Mass-spring models for the simulation of mitral valve function: Looking for a trade-off between reliability and time-efficiency

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Mechanical heart valves: are two leaflets better than one?

scientific article published in April 2004

Mechanical valve prosthesis is a valid option for aortic valve replacement in the elderly.

scientific article published in January 2004

Mechanical valve thrombosis: a tailored approach for a multiplex disease.

scientific article published in May 2004

Meta-analysis on the performance of the EuroSCORE II and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Scores in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

scientific article published on 26 September 2014

Mid-term results of aortic valve surgery in redo scenarios in the current practice: results from the multicentre European RECORD (REdo Cardiac Operation Research Database) initiative†.

scientific article published on 30 March 2014

Midterm clinical and echocardiographic results and predictors of mitral regurgitation recurrence following restrictive annuloplasty for ischemic cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 08 April 2009

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

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Myocardial protection in diabetics with left main stem disease: which is the best strategy?

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Nonlinear analysis of pupillary dynamics.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery versus standard linear or pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass: endothelial activation and inflammatory response

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Optimizing the role of transthoracic echocardiography to improve the cardiovascular risk stratification: the dream of subclinical coronary artery disease detection

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Outcome After General Anesthesia Versus Monitored Anesthesia Care in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

scientific article published on 21 May 2016

Outcome in Patients Having Salvage Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Outcome of Jehovah's Witnesses after adult cardiac surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.

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Outcome of emergency coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published on 4 November 2014

Outcome of redo surgical aortic valve replacement in patients 80 years and older: results from the Multicenter RECORD Initiative

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Outcomes comparison of different surgical strategies for the management of severe aortic valve stenosis: study protocol of a prospective multicentre European registry (E-AVR registry).

scientific article published on 10 February 2018

Papillary fibroblastoma of tricuspid valve with pulmonary embolization

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Perioperative enoximone infusion improves cardiac enzyme release after CABG.

scientific article published in August 2004

Perioperative optic neuropathy following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Perioperative patency of coronary artery bypass grafting is not influenced by off-pump technique

scientific article published on 01 December 2005

Prediction of severe bleeding after coronary surgery: the WILL-BLEED Risk Score

scientific article published in December 2016

Preliminary experience with a new device for delayed sternal closure strategy in cardiac surgery

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Preoperative statin therapy is not associated with a decrease in the incidence of delirium after cardiac operations

scientific article published in May 2012

Prior Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Surgical Myocardial Revascularization: Results From the E-CABG (European Multicenter Study on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting) With a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

scientific article published in February 2018

Prognostic Impact of Prolonged Cross-Clamp Time in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

scientific article published on 6 October 2017

Pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass and renal function in elderly patients undergoing aortic valve surgery†

scientific article published on 16 April 2014

Pulsatile perfusion with intra-aortic balloon pumping ameliorates whole body response to cardiopulmonary bypass in the elderly.

scientific article published in March 2009

Pulsatile pulmonary perfusion with oxygenated blood ameliorates pulmonary hemodynamic and respiratory indices in low-risk coronary artery bypass patients

scientific article published on 8 March 2011

Radial artery graft flowmetry is better than saphenous vein on postero-lateral wall

scientific article published on 04 March 2009

Radial artery graft function is not affected by age

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Rat carotid arteriotomy: c-myc is involved in negative remodelling and apoptosis.

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Rationale and design of POPular-TAVI: antiPlatelet therapy fOr Patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

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Reconstruction and analysis of the pupil dilation signal: Application to a psychophysiological affective protocol.

scientific article published in January 2013

Renal cell carcinoma with invasion of the tricuspid valve apparatus.

scientific article published in May 2012

Reply to the editor

Results of surgical aortic valve replacement and transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting.

scientific article published on 14 March 2016

Right isthmus ablation reduces supraventricular arrhythmias after surgery for chronic atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Routine ganglionic plexi ablation during Maze procedure improves hospital and early follow-up results of mitral surgery.

scientific article published on 19 May 2008

Safety and efficacy of a novel temporary sternal spreader in the management of severe postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: a preliminary report study

scientific article published on 21 April 2011

Safety and efficacy of transbrachial intra-aortic balloon pumping with the use of 7-Fr catheters in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery

scientific article published on 21 April 2009

Safety of Preoperative Use of Ticagrelor With or Without Aspirin Compared With Aspirin Alone in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

Should We Discontinue Intraaortic Balloon During Cardioplegic Arrest? Our Old But Still Open Question

scientific article published on 01 October 2015

Single versus sequential saphenous vein grafting of the circumflex system: a flowmetric study

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Spontaneous rupture of the right sinus of valsalva mimicking an ascending aortic intramural hematoma.

scientific article published on 7 February 2011

Studies on sporadic non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms: 1. Deregulation of Jagged/Notch 1 homeostasis and selection of synthetic/secretor phenotype smooth muscle cells.

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Studies on sporadic non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms: II. Alterations of extra-cellular matrix components and focal adhesion proteins

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Successful radiofrequency ablation determines atrio-ventricular remodelling and improves systo-diastolic function at tissue Doppler-imaging

scientific article published on 16 January 2007

Successful surgical treatment of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation achieves left ventricular reverse remodeling but does not affect right ventricular function

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Superior Myocardial Protection Using "Polarizing" Adenosine, Lidocaine, and Mg2+ Cardioplegia in Humans

scientific article published in April 2016

Surgical factors and complications affecting hospital outcome in redo mitral surgery: insights from a multicentre experience

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Surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection: continuous pulmonary perfusion during retrograde cerebral perfusion prevents lung injury in a pilot study.

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Surgical treatment of coronary-to-pulmonary fistula: how and when?

scientific article published on 29 September 2006

Surgical treatment of isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: 25-year results from a multicenter registry

scientific article published on 07 May 2019

Ten-year outcome with the sorin bicarbon and Baxter Mira bileaflet prostheses in the aortic position.

scientific article published in July 2004

The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score: a useful prognostic instrument after cardiac surgery for the elderly patient.

scientific article published on 19 May 2010

The effect of prior percutaneous coronary intervention on the immediate and late outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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The impact of minor blood transfusion on the outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting.

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Tilting-disc versus bileaflet mechanical prostheses in the aortic position: a multicenter evaluation.

scientific article published in May 2004

Transapical mitral valve-in-valve procedure with elective venoarterial ECMO in a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis

scientific article published on 13 August 2020

Transbrachial Intraaortic Balloon Pumping: The Forgotten Vessel?

scientific article published on 01 April 2016

Transbrachial insertion of a 7.5-Fr intra-aortic balloon pump in a severely atherosclerotic patient

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Transbrachial intraaortic balloon pumping in severe peripheral atherosclerosis

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3b to 5.

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing Chronic Dialysis

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Results from an intermediate risk propensity-matched population of the Italian OBSERVANT study

scientific article published on May 26, 2012

Transmitral approach to monopolar radiofrequency ablation of inferior papillary muscle for refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia.

scientific article published in January 2010

Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography of mammary artery grafts to assess graft function.

scientific article published in January 2005

Troponin I and lactate from coronary sinus predict cardiac complications after myocardial revascularization

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation: surgical revascularization with different strategies

scientific article published on 07 April 2005

Unusual association of left ventricular diverticulum and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an adult.

scientific article published in July 2011

Use of clonidine following the weaning phase of the elderly patients underwent elective on-pump cardiac surgery: a prospective randomized study.

scientific article published on 19 May 2010

Usefulness of the axillary artery as vascular access for cardiopulmonary bypass.

scientific article published in August 2006

Utility of glycated hemoglobin screening in patients undergoing elective coronary artery surgery: Prospective, cohort study from the E-CABG registry.

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Validation of Bleeding Classifications in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

scientific article published on 3 December 2016

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

scientific article published on 26 September 2015

Valve preservation in acute type A aortic dissection: 13-year experience.

scientific article published on October 2008

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to and support for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in misdiagnosed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on 14 April 2011

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after coronary artery bypass grafting: Results of a multicenter study

scientific article published on 28 March 2017

[Results of the OBSERVANT study: clinical characteristics and short-term outcome of the enrolled population treated with transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve implantation]

scientific article published on 01 March 2014