A5053250151- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
- Signaling Pathways in Disease
- Renal and related cancers
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
- Tumors and Oncological Cases
- Hernia repair and management
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Tracheal and airway disorders
University of Catania
2003-2018
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele
2014-2016
University of Turin
2005
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini
1998-2000
Ospedale generale di zona San Camillo Treviso
1997
Rhabdomyomas are the most common type of cardiac tumors in children. Anatomically, they can be considered as hamartomas. They usually randomly diagnosed antenatally or postnatally sometimes presenting neonatal period with haemodynamic compromise severe arrhythmias although cases remain asymptomatic. Typically rhabdomyomas multiple lesions and regress spontaneously but often associated tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder caused by mutations either two...
AbstractGlobin gene mapping analyses of DNA from numerous Black babies, and newborns Sardinia, Sicily, Turkey, Spain have identified the followingA high incidence α-thalassemia-2 heterozygotes among babies with less than 1% Hb Bart's at birth a Sardinians, but not Sicilian, Turkish, Spanish babies. A relatively ζ-thalassemia was present only, while triplicated ζ seen in four five populations. Two were each found to different θl deletion; two Sardinian had newly discovered β 2.5 kb deletion...
Abstract We describe two sibs born to consanguineous Sicilian parents who died of severe congenital heart malformation. Both had dextrocardia; however, only the girl situs viscerum inversus. At necropsy she was found have a right spleen and pulmonary isomerism (three lobes in each lung, as commonly asplenia syndrome). This observation, together with other literature reports, suggest that isolated dextrocardia, inversus, asplenia‐poly‐splenia complex may be different end results unique...
This study determined cardiovascular impairment in young children with obstructive respiratory disease who were assessed using the opening interrupter technique (RINT).This pilot enrolled 41 had been referred to pulmonology and allergology specialists at University of Catania, Italy, from March July 2017: 23 (mean age 4.13 ± 0.62 years) chronic coughs wheezing 18 controls 4.27 0.66 chest disease, but otherwise healthy. Airway resistance was evaluated RINT cardiac function by studying...
Kawasaki disease is a multi-system vasculitis which usually occurs in children under 5 years of age. In infants three months age, it very rare and associated with high incidence incomplete or atypical forms, often unresponsive to treatment. This condition increases the risk cardiovascular complications such as coronary artery aneurysms.We describe 3-month-old infant who developed early severe aneurysms arteries despite timely administration intravenous immunoglobulins, followed by days...
Troponin I (TnI), an inhibitory protein complex located on the actin filament of cardiac muscle, has become a specific marker myocardial damage. been studied in wide range clinical settings. However, many questions are still unanswered, especially preterm neonates with most common pathology at birth, such as idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS). The aim this study was to establish reference for TnI healthy infants and serum levels sick IRDS. Echocardiography performed were...
The aim of this study was: echocardiographical assessment cardiac alterations in late-preterm newborns with hypoxic respiratory failure (HRF), and, serum pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) relation to the severity impairment and some echocardiographic parameters (i.e. ejection fraction (EF), stroke volume (SV) output (CO). We enrolled 40 newborn infants whose 22 (group I) moderate HRF 18 II) severe HRF. In group I mean values EF, SV CO were significantly higher than II. Our results showed a significant...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a generalized systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology involving medium and small size blood vessels, particularly the coronary arteries. In these vessels progressive stenosis may result from active remodeling with an intimal proliferation neoangiogenesis. The aim our study was to assess, by using high-resolution transthoracic 2D Echocardiography, if subjects previous diagnosis after several years show thickening, suggestive persistent cardiovascular risk. We assessed...
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes and obesity present higher cardiovascular risk ambulatory blood pressure measurements (ABPM) has been shown to predict vascular events, especially by identifying the nondipper status. The aim of our observational cross-sectional study conducted in adolescents diabetes, overweight subjects healthy controls was assess mean parameters identify subclinical risk. included patients followed Pediatric Department University Catania between January 2011 2013. A total...
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) represent a group of rare lysosomal storage disorders, with heterogeneous clinical presentation in terms inheritance (autosomal and X-linked recessive), age onset (infants, children, adults), systemic cardiac manifestations (mild to severe disease forms). Evidence-based recommendations on the diagnosis management cardiovascular MPS are scarce. GICEM (Gruppo Italiano Cardiologi Esperti Malattie Metaboliche) is cardiologists, surgeons pediatricians specific...
Background: Troponin is a protein of the troponin-tropomyosin complex in myocardium and it considered an highly sensitive marker myocardial necrosis both adults newborns with perinatal asphyxia. Some studies assume that high troponin levels without signs could be conditioned by some factors, such as hemolysis, turbidity, hyperbilirubinemia. Case presentation: We report case term female newborn Caucasian race, absence neonatal asphyxia clinical or instrumental ischaemia. Conclusion:...