Gianluca Rigatelli, MD, FESC, FACC

Can Posterior Fossa Lesions Be A Place For Preventive Patent Foramen Ovale Transcatheter Closure?
08/01/2008
Case 1. A 40-year-old woman presented for elective posterior fossa craniectomy. She had a past history of headache, dizziness, diplopia, and transient ischaemic attacks. A diagnosis of Chiari type I malformation was made with magnetic...
Case 1. A 40-year-old woman presented for elective posterior fossa craniectomy. She had a past history of headache, dizziness, diplopia, and transient ischaemic attacks. A diagnosis of Chiari type I malformation was made with magnetic...
Case 1. A 40-year-old woman...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Global Endovascular or Surgical Treatment: A Challenging Case of Combined Coronary Artery, Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Arteries
08/01/2008
The presence of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is revealed in 1–4% of coronary angiography1 but the association with aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) is only anecdotal.2–3 Atherosclerosis (50% of cases)1 and more rarely, Marfan disease,4...
The presence of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is revealed in 1–4% of coronary angiography1 but the association with aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) is only anecdotal.2–3 Atherosclerosis (50% of cases)1 and more rarely, Marfan disease,4...
The presence of coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Catheter Closure of Perforated Secundum Atrial Septal Defect Under Intracardiac Echocardiographic Guidance Using a Single Amplat
08/01/2008
Transcatheter closure of single secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a well-accepted alternative to surgical repair in selected patients,1 and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) has been demonstrated to be...
Transcatheter closure of single secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a well-accepted alternative to surgical repair in selected patients,1 and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) has been demonstrated to be...
Transcatheter closure of single...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Intracardiac Echocardiography and Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound to Guide Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale
08/01/2008
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly recognized as a mediator of Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly recognized as a mediator of paradoxical embolism,1,2 refractory hypoxemia3,4 and platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome.5–7 Many...
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly recognized as a mediator of Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly recognized as a mediator of paradoxical embolism,1,2 refractory hypoxemia3,4 and platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome.5–7 Many...
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Continuing Education
Intracardiac Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Catheter-Based Interventions: Different Devices for Different Purposes
08/01/2008
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is gaining wide acceptance as one of the most powerful imaging devices in the interventional catheterization laboratory and its usefulness in different clinical settings is well known. Today,...
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is gaining wide acceptance as one of the most powerful imaging devices in the interventional catheterization laboratory and its usefulness in different clinical settings is well known. Today,...
The use of intracardiac...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Research
Global Management of Concomitant Peripheral Vascular and Coronary Artery Diseases: The Role of the Invasive Cardiologist
09/05/2008
An early and accurate diagnosis of peripheral atherosclerosis (renal, abdominal and aortoiliac localizations) is of paramount importance for global management and prognosis due to its major additional mortality impact in patients with known...
An early and accurate diagnosis of peripheral atherosclerosis (renal, abdominal and aortoiliac localizations) is of paramount importance for global management and prognosis due to its major additional mortality impact in patients with known...
An early and accurate diagnosis...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
Propaedeutical Endovascular Interventions in High-Risk Candidates for Coronary Surgery
09/05/2008
High-risk patients with PVD may benefit from endovascular treatment prior to coronary surgery. We sought to identify, in high-risk patients, the most frequent clinical settings requiring propaedeutical endovascular treatment before coronary...
High-risk patients with PVD may benefit from endovascular treatment prior to coronary surgery. We sought to identify, in high-risk patients, the most frequent clinical settings requiring propaedeutical endovascular treatment before coronary...
High-risk patients with PVD may...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management

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