Ferdinando Varbella, MD

Original Contribution

Long-Term Outcomes of Different Two-Stent Techniques With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents for Unprotected Left Main Bifurcation Disease: Insights From the FAILS-2 Study

07/30/2018

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Enrico Cerrato , MD;

Federico Conrotto , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Hiroyoshi Kawamoto , MD;

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo , MD;

Ivan Nunez-Gil , MD;

Marco Pavani , MD;

Mauro Pennone , MD;

Francesco Tomassini , MD;

Francesco Colombo , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Paolo Scacciatella , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Javier Escaned , MD, PhD;

Several two-stent techniques for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) bifurcation lesions have been described, however, a paucity of data exists regarding the optimal strategy, especially in the second-generation drug-eluting stent...

Several two-stent techniques for...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Outcomes of Treatment With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents – Insight From the FAILS-2 Study

05/15/2018

Sebastiano Gili , MD;

Fabrizio Ugo , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Mario Iannaccone , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Marco Gagliardi , MD;

Michele De Benedictis , MD;

Baldassarre Doronzo , MD;

Maurizio D'Amico , MD;

Claudio Moretti , MD;

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

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo , MD;

Javier Escaned , MD, PhD;

Umberto Barbero , MD;

Rahim Kanji , BSc, MBBS, MRCP;

Enrico Cerrato , MD;

Roberto Di Summa , MD;

Federico Conrotto , MD;

Hiroyoshi Kawamoto , MD;

An evaluation of the outcomes of patients undergoing PCI for unprotected left main coronary artery disease with different drug-eluting stent types.

An evaluation of the outcomes of...

05/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Performance of Thin-Strut Stents in Non-Left Main Bifurcation Coronary Lesions: A RAIN Subanalysis

11/01/2021

Wojciech Wanha , MD;

Enrico Cerrato , MD;

Zenon Huczek , MD, PhD;

Mario Iannaccone , MD;

Ivan Nunez-Gil , MD;

Mauro Pennacchi , PhD, MD;

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo , MD;

Davide Capodanno , MD;

Andrea Rognoni , MD;

Daniela Trabattoni , MD;

Ovidio De Filippo , MD;

Imad Sheiban , MD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Filippo Angelini , MD;

Bernardo Cortese , MD;

Filippo Figini , MD;

Giuseppe Venuti , MD;

Luca Franchin , MD;

Francesco Romeo , MD;

Gaetano Maria De Ferrari , MD;

Yoichi Imori , MD;

Giorgio Quadri , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Grzegorz A. Smolka , MD;

Saverio Muscoli , MD;

Satoru Mitomo , MD;

Wojciech Wojakowski , MD, PhD;

Giorgio Marengo , MD;

Nicola Ryan , MD, MBBCh;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Cristina Rolfo , MD;

Andrea Montabone , MD;

Javier Escaned , MD, PhD;

Gerard Helft , MD;

Giacomo Boccuzzi , MD;

Radoslaw Parma , MD;

Alessio Mattesini , MD;

This study assesses the safety and efficacy of thin-strut stents in non-left main (non-LM) bifurcation coronary lesions.

This study assesses the safety...

11/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Ultra-Short Term Evaluation of Coronary Vessel Wall Changes in Reference Segments Adjacent to Culprit Lesions in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

12/01/2021

Giuseppe Andò , MD;

Stefano Rigattieri , MD, PhD;

Stefano Garducci , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Alexios Karagiannis , MD;

Cataldo Palmieri , MD;

Roberto Diletti , MD, PhD;

Jouke Dijkstra , PhD;

Paolo Calabro , MD;

Marianna Adamo , MD;

Andrea Picchi , MD;

Marco Valgimigli , MD, PhD, FESC;

Gennaro Sardella , MD, PhD;

Ugo Limbruno , MD, PhD;

Kazuhiro Dan , MD, PhD;

Carlo Briguori , MD, PhD;

Hector M. Garcia-Garcia , MD, PhD;

Omar Yacob , MD;

Kayode O. Kuku , MD;

Miguel A. Diaz-Torres , MD;

Enrico Frigoli , MD;

Giacomo Boccuzzi , MD;

Marco Zimarino , MD;

Marco Contarini , MD;

Filippo Russo , MD;

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and colleagues compared separately the fate of residual dissection and luminal area/dimension by OCT in the target vessel between pPCI and staged PCI, including 1-year clinical outcomes.

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Successful Use of an Extra-Long Hydrophilic-Coated Sheath in Enlarged Aorta to Overcome Extreme Tortuosity of Right Subclavian Artery Via Transradial Approach During Coronary Angiography

03/01/2011

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Francesco Tomassini , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

ABSTRACT: The transradial approach (TRA) has gained popularity in recent years mainly because of the significantly decreased access-site complications and the greater patient comfort it offers. In this paper, we describe the successful use of...

ABSTRACT: The transradial...

03/01/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

New Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Recalcitrant In-Stent Restenosis Treated with Drug-Eluting Stents. The Stent-in-Stent Cube (SIS3) Registry

08/25/2011

Mauro De Benedictis , MD;

Innocenzo Scrocca , MD;

Primiano Lombardi , MD;

Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla , MD;

Maria Rosa Conte , MD;

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Emanuele Meliga , MD;

Abstract: The best management for patients with recurrent in-stent restenosis is still not clear. The aim of the present study was to describe the long-term clinical results of re-DES (drug-eluting stent) implantation in patients suffering...

Abstract: The best management...

08/25/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Primary Angioplasty in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Due to Unprotected Left-Main Coronary Disease in a High-Volume Catheterization Center Without On-Site Surgery Facilities: Immediate and Medium-Term Outcome: The STEMI-Placet Registry

11/29/2012

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Francesco Tomassini , MD;

Enrico Romagnoli , MD, PhD;

N. Montali , MD;

Sara Giolitto , MD;

Emanuele Tizzani , MD;

Vincenzo Infantino , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Abstract: Background. Very few data have been published for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) and very little is known about the results in this subgroup of patients in a...

Abstract: Background. Very few...

11/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology