Italo Porto, MD, PhD

Case Report

Treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Dissection with Drug-Eluting Stents ‚Äî Late Clinical, Angiographic and IVUS Follow Up

08/01/2008

Adrian P. Banning , MD, PhD, MBBS;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

William J. van Gaal III, MD, MBBS, FRACP;

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare condition which may result in sudden coronary occlusion, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and sudden cardiac death.1–3 We previously reported a case of SCAD involving the left anterior...

Spontaneous coronary artery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Trends and Outcomes of Radial Approach in Left-Main Bifurcation Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era: A Two-Center Registry

06/29/2015

Antonio Maria Leone , MD, PhD;

Adrian P. Banning , MD, PhD, MBBS;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Giampaolo Niccoli , MD, PhD;

Giovanni Luigi De Maria , MD, PhD;

Niket Patel , MBBS, BSc(Hons);

George Kassimis , MD, PhD;

Giancarlo Pirozzolo , MD;

Carlo Trani , MD;

Ilaria Dato , MD;

Francesco Burzotta , MD, PhD;

Rajesh K. Kharbanda , PhD, MRCP, MD;

Filippo Crea , MD;

An analysis of the immediate and long-term outcomes of transradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to unprotected left main stem (ULMS) bifurcation and to assess the main aspects affecting access-site choice in this specific PCI...

An analysis of the immediate and...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Intravascular Ultrasound to Guide Stenting of an Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Coursing between the Aorta and Pulmonary Artery

08/01/2008

Adrian P. Banning , MD, PhD, MBBS;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Simon MacDonald , BMBCh, DPhil, MRCP;

Joseph B. Selvanayagam , MBBS, DPhil;

Anomalous coronary arteries arising from the opposite sinus of Valsalva (ACAOS) are a rare anomaly associated with increased mortality, particularly when the right coronary artery (RCA) courses between the aorta and pulmonary trunk.1–4 An...

Anomalous coronary arteries...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical and Biomechanical Behavior of a Platinum-Chromium Stent Platform in a Large All-Comer Single-Center Population: Insights From the Novara-PROMETEUS Registry

07/08/2014

Rossella Fattori , MD;

Rosario Parisi , MD;

Giovanni Luigi De Maria , MD, PhD;

Imad Sheiban , MD;

Leonardo Bolognese , MD;

Pierfrancesco Agostoni , MD, PhD;

Alessandro Lupi , MD;

Andrea Rognoni , MD;

Gioel Gabrio Secco , MD;

Maurizio Lazzero , MD;

Angelo Sante Bongo , MD;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Longitudinal deformation has been described as a new complication affecting new-generation thin-strut coronary stents. Benchmark tests have suggested that the platinum-chromium (PtCr) Element coronary stent platform (Boston Scientific) might...

Longitudinal deformation has...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Use of a Sirolimus-eluting Stent to Treat Failure of a Nonpolymer Release Paclitaxel-eluting Stent Implanted for In-stent Resten

08/01/2008

Adrian P. Banning , MD, PhD, MBBS;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Since we have entered the new “drug-eluting stent era,” managing drug-eluting stent (DES) failure has become a real issue for the interventionalists. So far, no approach has been recommended: intracoronary brachytherapy (IBT) might be...

Since we have entered the new...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Procedural Impact of a Kissing-Balloon Predilation (Pre-Kissing) Technique in Patients With Complex Bifurcations Undergoing Drug-Eluting Stenting

03/28/2019

Giampaolo Niccoli , MD, PhD;

Carlo Trani , MD;

Lorenzo Genuardi , MD;

Francesco Burzotta , MD, PhD;

Antonio Maria Leone , MD, PhD;

Cristina Aurigemma , MD, PhD;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Filippo Crea , MD;

This study was designed to help assess the impact of lesion predilation with kissing inflation using under-sized balloons (pre-kissing) on the procedural outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on complex bifurcation lesions...

This study was designed to help...

03/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Diffuse Saphenous Vein Graft Spasm

08/01/2008

Vaishali Ashar , MBBS;

Giampaolo Niccoli , MD, PhD;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...

Case Report. A 53-year-old man...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Abdominal Infrarenal Aortic Stenosis Approached Through a Full Transradial Approach: A Case Series

06/27/2017

Carlo Trani , MD;

Francesco Burzotta , MD, PhD;

Cristina Aurigemma , MD, PhD;

Massimo Gustapane , MD;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Six consecutive patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic stenosis underwent unilateral or bilateral transradial approach for stenting of the aortic lesion using either a “bare-on-the-wire” or a ”support-catheter” technique, according to...

Six consecutive patients with...

06/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Dissection with Drug-Eluting Stents

08/01/2008

Adrian P. Banning , MD, PhD, MBBS;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of coronary ischemia. Its prognosis is uncertain and the optimal treatment is not fully defined. We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending...

ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Feasibility and Safety of Right and Left Heart Catheterization Via an Antecubital Fossa Vein and the Radial Artery in Patients With Heart Failure

06/15/2017

Giampaolo Niccoli , MD, PhD;

Carlo Trani , MD;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Cristina Aurigemma , MD, PhD;

Filippo Crea , MD;

Aureliano Ruggio , MD;

Josip A. Borovac , MD, PhD;

Massimo Massetti , MD;

Antonio Maria Leone , MD, PhD;

Domenico D'Amario , MD, PhD;

To determine the feasibility and safety of full arm-arm catheterization access, we aimed to compare this approach with other established catheterization approaches.

To determine the feasibility and...

06/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology