A5033664742- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Birth, Development, and Health
University of Padua
2022-2025
Città della Speranza Foundation
2024
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
2024
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
2021-2022
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2021-2022
University of Verona
2019
Despite many advances in surgical repair during the past few decades, majority of tetralogy Fallot patients continue to experience residual hemodynamic and electrophysiological abnormalities. The actual issue, which has yet be solved, is understanding how this disease evolves each individual patient and, as a result, who truly at risk sudden death, well proper timing pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). Our responsibility should select most appropriate time for patient, going above beyond...
Background Cardiac dysfunction and endothelial damage are known complications of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) mainly affecting adults. However, some studies have shown that subclinical myocardial impairment already present during adolescence. Myocardial work (MW) has emerged as an afterload-independent tool allows early identification damage. This study aims to provide a comprehensive non-invasive cardiovascular evaluation T1D adolescents using both conventional advanced echocardiography....
Background: The Fontan procedure has provided pediatric patients suffering from severe congenital heart disease the opportunity to reach adulthood. Increasingly, we encounter liver repercussions of circulation, alongside a decline in function and exercise performance. This study aims identify univentricular malformations that are most susceptible dysfunction; assess which markers injury essential for multidisciplinary clinical follow-up patients; determine optimal approach evaluating explore...
Abstract Aim Low levels of vitamin D (25OHD) have been found to associated with digital ulcers (DUs) in systemic sclerosis (SSc), although only cross‐sectional studies performed. We aimed investigate if variations serum over time affect DU SSc. Methods This is a retrospective study on 65 patients. 25OHD was measured 2011 and 2016 its correlated DU. Results The mean age our cohort 58 (SD 12) years disease duration 9.5 (5.3) years. Most patients had limited SSc (69.2%). At baseline 50.8% 41.5%...
Despite its potential, pediatric three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) faced technical limitations due to the size and rigidity of early probes designed for adults. In this paper, we present our experience in using new 3D TEE probe complex congenital heart disease (CHD). Recent advancements field miniaturization have led development a probe, specifically young children (weight ≥4.5 kg). This features smaller, flexible design high-spatial temporal resolution, enabling...
Background: Aortic coarctation (CoA) is a congenital heart disease affecting 5–8% of patients, with long-term complications persisting despite successful correction. Stress echocardiography (SE) increasingly used for evaluating cardiac function under stress, yet its role in repaired CoA remains under-explored. Objective: This study aimed to assess the predictive value SE and myocardial strain patients history hypertension without significant gradients or borderline at rest. Methods: Between...
Systemic right ventricle (sRV) dysfunction is frequent in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (cc-TGA) and those dextro-transposition (D-TGA) after Mustard/Senning operations. This condition should be identified promptly. We aimed to compare echocardiographic parameters cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived sRV evaluate their correlation clinical variables exercise capacity. Patients cc-TGA D-TGA who underwent standard advanced (speckle tracking 3D)...
: The impact of subpulmonary left ventricle (LV) dysfunction in patients with a systemic right (SRV) is insufficiently characterized, only few studies suggesting its prognostic significance. Additionally, evaluation through imaging techniques challenge. To assess the correlation between quantitative cardiac magnetic resonance-feature tracking (CMR-FT) data and risk clinical events related to natural history SRV failure.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae (VC) serogroups O1 and O139. Transmission oro-faecal it might lead to dehydration. The still endemic in resource-poor countries, nevertheless importation cases are occasionally reported developed countries. paper reports a case of 3-year-old boy admitted the emergency room because gastroenteritis with rice-water stools. Faecal samples were positive for VC. child was managed prompt parenteral crystalloid infusion, followed oral...
ABSTRACT Malignant hepatocellular cancers are the most common primary liver malignancies in children, and hepatoblastomas (HBs) account for more than two-thirds of these cases. While HBs respond to chemotherapy have favorable outcomes, 3-year overall survival rate high-risk is below 50% guidelines their classification treatment still evolving. HB risk-stratification efforts using clinical, histological, molecular parameters been reported help identify patients that require or less aggressive...
<h3>Background:</h3> Vitamin D is known to influence the immune system in many different diseases although longitudinal studies on systemic sclerosis (SSc) are still missing. Objectives: this study wants investigate if variations vitamin serum levels (25OHD) over time affect digital ulcers (DU) SSc. Methods: a retrospective 65 patients. Data disease characteristics and 25OHD were collected 2011 2016. <h3>Results:</h3> The mean age of our cohort was 58 (12) years with duration 9.5 (5.3)...
Abstract Background Although the Fontan operation has contributed greatly to improvement of survival in patients with a single ventricle, cardiac function and exercise capacity may deteriorate over time. However, there have been no quantitative analyses effects circulation on myocardial work (MW). Recently, novel non-invasive method for calculating MW introduced basis speckle tracking analysis estimation left ventricular (LV) pressure from brachial artery cuff pressure. Purpose Aim this...