Corrado Tamburino, MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI

Clinical Images

Cracking the Plaque With Coronary Lithotripsy: Mechanistic Insights From Optical Coherence Tomography

12/30/2019

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Coronary lithoplasty is a promising technique that can overcome issues regarding the treatment of undilatable, heavily calcified, de novo, and in-stent restenotic lesions, allowing plaque modification and successful stent deployment, as...

Coronary lithoplasty is a...

12/30/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Not DES, Not BMS: The Catania Stent

05/05/2009

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

How is the Catania Stent unique? The Catania Stent (CeloNova BioSciences, Newnan, GA), a cobalt chromium stent with a modified, open-cell design, is surface-modified by the NanoThin Polyzene®-F polymer, which is the main characteristic of...

How is the Catania Stent...

05/05/2009

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Treatment of Severe Regurgitation of Stentless Aortic Valve Prosthesis with a Self-Expandable Biological Valve

03/11/2009

Gian Paolo Ussia , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Marco Barbanti , MD;

From the Division of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Italy. Disclosure: Dr. Gian Paolo Ussia is a proctor for CoreValve Inc. None of the other authors report any conflicts of interest regarding the content...

From the Division of Cardiology,...

03/11/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Consequences of Underexpansion of a Percutaneous Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis

05/12/2010

Gian Paolo Ussia , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Marco Barbanti , MD;

ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been shown to be an effective and reproducible therapy for severe aortic valve stenosis. Device performance and short-term outcomes of well-deployed prostheses have been extensively...

ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic...

05/12/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Procedural Success and 30-Day Clinical Outcomes (see full title below)

03/10/2009

Marilena Scarabelli , MD;

Valeria Cammalleri , MD;

Massimiliano Mule , MD;

Gian Paolo Ussia , MD;

Davide Capodanno , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Marco Barbanti , MD;

Antonio Calafiore , MD;

From the Ferrarotto Hospital, Catania, Italy The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted September 16, 2008, provisional acceptance given October 16, 2008, final version accepted October...

From the Ferrarotto Hospital,...

03/10/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Treatment of Multilesion Coronary Artery Disease with Simultaneous Drug-Eluting (Full title below)

04/06/2009

Piera Capranzano , MD;

Davide Capodanno , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Francesca Mirabella , MD;

Bruno Francaviglia , MD;

Maria Elena Di Salvo , MD;

Gian Paolo Ussia , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

From the Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted October 29, 2008, provisional acceptance given...

From the Department of...

04/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Long-Term Outcomes Comparison of Different Types of DES in Elderly Patients from a Real-World Experience

07/13/2009

Alessandra Sanfilippo , MD;

Miriam Cumbo , MD;

Anna Maria Caggegi , MD;

Sergio Monaco , MD;

Rita Bucalo , MD;

Cettina Ruperto , MD;

Claudia Tamburino , MD;

Gian Paolo Ussia , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Piera Capranzano , MD;

Davide Capodanno , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to evaluate the impact on long-term clinical outcomes of different types of drug-eluting stents (DES) in elderly patients. Background. Elderly patients constitute a fast-growing portion of cardiovascular...

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...

07/13/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Self-Expandable Coronary Stent System to Treat Complex Coronary Stenosis Complicated by Poststenotic Aneurysm: An Optical Coherence Tomographic Evidence-Based Case Report

12/02/2011

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Alessio La Manna , MD;

Salvatore Geraci , MD;

ABSTRACT: Coronary artery aneurysm is a relatively uncommon disorder characterized by coronary artery dilatation with diameter that exceeds 50% of the normal adjacent segments with atherosclerosis being the most common etiology.1 Aneurysms...

ABSTRACT: Coronary artery...

12/02/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in the TAVI Era: A Multicenter Registry

11/25/2015

Claudio Moretti , MD;

Simona Gulino , MD;

Dae Hyun Lee , MD;

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo , MD;

Stefano Cannata , MD;

Stefano Salizzoni , MD;

Giuseppe Gargiulo , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Pierluigi Omedè , MD;

Ilaria Meynet , MD;

Giorgio Quadri , MD;

Ludovica Marangoni , MD;

Sebastiano Marra , MD;

Salma Taha , MD;

David Hildick-Smith , MD, MBBS, FRCP;

Fiorenzo Gaita , MD;

Marco Barbanti , MD;

Sujay Chandran , MD;

Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai , MD, PhD;

Paul-Louis Vervueren , MD;

Giacomo Boccuzzi , MD;

Roshan Weerackody , MD;

Jose de la Torre Hernandez , MD, PhD;

Vincent Nijenhuis , MD;

Norris Igbineweka , MD;

Patrick Lim , MD;

Ten Berg ;

Federico Conrotto , MD;

Didier Carrié , MD, PhD;

Few clinical data about indications and prognoses of patients undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) in the TAVI era have been reported. Data from all consecutive patients undergoing BAV in seven European centers from 2006 to 2013 were...

Few clinical data about...

11/25/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Severe Aortic Stenosis as a Bridge to High-Risk Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

03/26/2010

Gian Paolo Ussia , MD;

Davide Capodanno , MD;

Corrado Tamburino , MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI;

Marco Barbanti , MD;

Marilena Scarabelli , MD;

Sebastiano Imme , MD;

Valeria Cammalleri , MD;

Massimiliano Mule , MD;

Anna Pistritto , MD;

Patrizia Aruta , MD;

ABSTRACT: Objectives. To provide data on feasibility, safety and efficacy of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) as a bridge to trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Background. There are no data on BAV use as a bridge to TAVI in...

ABSTRACT: Objectives. To...

03/26/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology