Gianni Dall'Ara, MD

Original Contribution

Repeated Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty in Elderly Patients With Aortic Stenosis Who Are Not Candidates for Definitive Treatment

09/15/2015

Cristina Ciuca , MD;

Gianni Dall'Ara , MD;

Linda Taffani ;

Matteo Chiarabelli , RN;

Nevio Taglieri , MD;

Alessandra Berardini , MD;

Paolo Guastaroba , MSc;

Claudio Rapezzi , MD;

Antonio Marzocchi , MD;

Francesco Saia , MD, PhD;

Maria Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani , MSc;

Barbara Bordoni , MD;

Carolina Moretti , MD;

Cinzia Marrozzini , MD;

A sizable group of patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis can undergo neither surgical aortic valve replacement nor transcatheter aortic valve implantation. The aim of this study was to assess the potential role of repeated balloon aortic...

A sizable group of patients with...

09/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Biolimus-A9 Eluting Stent Implantion for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: 9-Month Strut Coverage as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

02/01/2015

Gianni Dall'Ara , MD;

Nevio Taglieri , MD;

Claudio Rapezzi , MD;

Antonio Marzocchi , MD;

Tullio Palmerini , MD;

Francesco Saia , MD, PhD;

Gabriele Ghetti , MD;

Pamela Gallo , MD;

Carolina Moretti , MD;

Cinzia Marrozzini , MD;

Incomplete stent strut coverage is a risk factor for late stent thrombosis. This study evaluates strut coverage after biolimus-A9 eluting stent (BES) implantation for unprotected left main artery (ULMA) stenosis during follow-up and identify...

Incomplete stent strut coverage...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

No-Reflow Complicating Chronic Total Occlusion Coronary Revascularization

01/31/2020

Luca Testa , MD, PhD;

Gianni Dall'Ara , MD;

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

Carlo Tumscitz , MD;

Simone Grotti , MD;

Alessio Mattesini , MD;

Fabio Tarantino , MD;

Mario Bollati , MD;

Jacopo A. Oreglia , MD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Our objectives were to assess the incidence of no-reflow in patients undergoing CTO-PCI, to analyze possible causes and differential diagnoses, and to identify useful management approaches. We reviewed no-reflow complications in this...

Our objectives were to assess...

01/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Multimodality Imaging of Purulent Pericarditis: Hints to Speed up Diagnosis and Promote Healing

03/01/2020

Simone Grotti , MD;

Fabio Tarantino , MD;

Simone Longhi , MD, PhD;

Giorgio Noera , MD;

Marcello Galvani , MD;

Murad H.M. Essatari , MD;

Gianni Dall'Ara , MD;

Cristina Bachetti , MD;

Purulent pericarditis is rare and usually associated with pneumonia, bacteremia, immunosuppression, and thoracic surgery. A timely diagnostic pericardiocentesis with dedicated maneuvers to improve the effectiveness of drainage and pericardial...

Purulent pericarditis is rare...

03/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology