CATTANEO , Paolo

Postoperative brain damage is a major sequela of cardiovascular surgery. Different methods-such as transcranial Doppler imaging, carotid echography, and fluorescein angiography-can be used to monitor cerebral blood flow, but they present specific limitations.High-resolution color Doppler imaging of the ophthalmic artery is a useful,...

This report describes the case of a 39-year-old man, admitted for the occasional finding of left ventricular, irregular and pedicled mass. Because of the elevated risk of thromboembolism, cardiac surgery was performed with complete removal of the mass. Histologic examination showed it to be composed entirely of thrombotic material. Additional...

Stentless valves have been demonstrated excellent hemodynamic performances favoring the recovery of left ventricular function and the ventricular hypertrophy regression. The aim of the study was to evaluate the early hemodynamic performance of the Shelhigh SuperStentless aortic valve (AV).

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The optimal management of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (CIMR) remains controversial. Herein, the authors reviewed the past 10 years of their experience to compare the long-term results of mitral valve repair with prosthetic replacement.

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon, idiopathic, chronic ulcerative inflammatory skin disease characterized by a rapidly progressive necrosis of the wound edges, and mimics a postoperative infection. Few cases have been reported after cardiothoracic surgery. We present a case of a pyoderma gangrenosum occurring after coronary artery bypass graft.

Zofenopril has beneficial effects in acute myocardial infarction, and improves the functional recovery after ischemia and reperfusion.

Recently, a new echocardiographic nonflow corrected index (ejection fraction/velocity ratio [EFVR] = percent left ventricular ejection fraction [EF]/maximum aortic gradient) has been introduced and has shown excellent accuracy in quantifying the effective orifice area (EOA) in native aortic valves and bio-prostheses. The objective of this study...