A5010514264- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Congenital heart defects research
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Connective tissue disorders research
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
Maria Cecilia Hospital
2025
Ospedale Monaldi
2017-2024
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
2004-2015
University of Bologna
2005-2015
Dialyse Centrum Groningen
2015
College of Charleston
2015
Cambridge University Press
2010
Royal Children's Hospital
2006-2008
Park Terrace Care Center
2008
University of Verona
1999-2003
Objective: Low birth weight or premature infants may require early surgical treatment of congenital cardiac lesions because their poor clinical status. Even thought repair palliation is carried out with incremental risk factor for morbidity and mortality, it has been demonstrated to be preferable medical management delayed surgery. This retrospective study was undertaken evaluate mid-term results in infants, weighing less than 2500 g, who underwent surgery other patent ductus arteriosus...
Background: Coarctation of the aorta accounts for almost 5% all congenital cardiac malformations, and it is usually treated by open surgical procedures. Despite excellent primary results, many patients may develop anastomotic pseudo-aneurysms, associated with considerable morbidity mortality rates. We investigated role endovascular repair as an alternative to re-do surgery on descending aorta. Methods: retrospectively collected data 11 consecutive who presented pseudo-aneurysms following...
Abstract Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy report early multicentre experience of an innovative surgical technique for post–infarction ventricular septal defect (MI–VSD) closure (Figure 1 A-B-C) using two hand–made composite patches (two Teflon layers one pericardial layer sewed together) parachuted through a transversal aortotomy right atriotomy, without left ventriculotomy 2). Methods Multi–centre retrospective observational study patients with MI–VSD who underwent repair this...
The modified Fontan procedure represents the final stage for palliation of hearts with single-ventricle physiology. Different opinions exist regarding optimal timing operation, most centres advocating early intervention. By contrast, over past decade, we have progressively increased age at operation aim to potentially delay onset late failure, and possibly use larger extracardiac conduits. We retrospectively reviewed our surgical experience understand impact this strategy on morbidity...
Sternal re-entry adds supplementary risk to cardiac re-operations and it may represent the most important factor in entire hazard estimation. A new anti-adhesive substance, based on a polyethylene glycol material, has been proposed solve this problem. Results surgical observations at chest five patients treated with synthetic polymer are herein discussed.
Abstract OBJECTIVES Italy has been one of the countries most severely affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Italian government was forced to introduce quarantine measures quickly, and all elective health services were stopped or postponed. This emergency dramatically changed management paediatric adult patients with congenital heart disease. We analysed data from 14 cardiac surgery centres during lockdown, focusing on impact pandemic surgical activity, healthcare providers...
Primary cardiac tumours are relatively rare in the paediatric population, and they may occur with different signs symptoms foetal or post-natal life. The clinical manifestations of life include arrhythmias, congestive heart failure hydrops. In life, cause cyanosis, respiratory distress, myocardial dysfunction, valvular insufficiency, inflow outflow tract obstructions sudden death. Surgical treatment is essential when present, while role medical therapy can merely be palliative. Results...
To define the evolution of single-ventricle (SV) heart in adult patients terms morbidity, mortality and quality life.Sixty-two with SV physiology aged older than 16 years were retrospectively reviewed. Three (5%) natural history, one had received a Blalock-Taussig shunt, Waterstone anastomosis, pulmonary artery banding, three bidirectional cavopulmonary eight classic Fontan procedure 46 total connection (TCPC). The morphology was left 48 (77%), right nine (14%) indeterminable five (8%)....
Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) is a simple surgical technique to reduce pulmonary overcirculation in some congenital heart disease. In the beginning, when use of cardiopulmonary bypass was affected by many deleterious effects, this played fundamental role treatment patients with defects and an intracardiac left-to-right shunt. The PAB has decreased during last two decades, due increasing popularity early complete repair, which results have shown be superior staged even low body weight...
Myhre syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by narrow spectrum of missense mutations in the SMAD4 gene. Typical features this are distinctive facial appearance, deafness, intellectual disability, cardiovascular abnormalities, short stature, hands and feet, compact build, joint stiffness, skeletal anomalies. The clinical generally appear during childhood become more evident older patients. Therefore, diagnosis first years life challenging. We report 2‐year‐old girl diagnosed...
Objective: To assess the risk/benefit ratio, including cost, associated with routine left atrial catheterization for post-operative management of patients after cardiac surgery. Methods: From November 1991 to June 1998, out 6187 open heart procedures performed at our institution, 5815 (94%) receive a monitoring line inserted invasively by unique and reproducible technique. Catheters were removed on first or second postoperative day before chest tube removal. A subgroup 385 (7%) switched...