Roberto Violini, MD

Case Report

An Unusual Congenital Coronary Anomaly: Origin of the Left
Circumflex Coronary Artery from a Right Coronary Artery
Arising fro

08/01/2008

Rosario Fiorilli , MD;

Roberto Violini , MD;

Antonio Parma , MD;

Congenital coronary anomalies are relatively uncommon, with a prevalence varying from 0.3% of autopsy series1 to 1.2% of angiographic studies.2 Such anomalies may occur in several anatomical arrangements, with different clinical significance,...

Congenital coronary anomalies...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Outcome of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Total Occlusion Treated with Drug-Eluting Stents

12/01/2008

Carmine Musto , MD, PhD;

Alban Dibra , MD;

Francesco De Felice , MD;

Antonella De Santis , MD;

Rosario Fiorilli , MD;

Roberto Violini , MD;

Antonio Parma , MD;

Marco Stefano Nazzaro , PhD;

ABSTRACT: Objectives. The prognosis of patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) and diabetes mellitus treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is unknown. Methods. We compared the...

ABSTRACT: Objectives. The...

12/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Associated with Atrial Septal Aneurysm with Amplatzer Cribriform Septal Occluder

06/09/2009

Giorgia Caferri , MD;

Roberto Violini , MD;

Carmine Musto , MD, PhD;

Alberta Cifarelli , MD;

Claudia Pandolfi , MD;

Francesco De Felice , MD;

Rosario Fiorilli , MD;

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of Amplatzer Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder Cribriform (AMF) device use in the percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) associated with atrial septal...

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...

06/09/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Gore Helex Septal Occluder for Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Associated With Atrial Septal Aneurysm: Short- and Mid-Term Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes

10/02/2012

Antonio Parma , MD;

Pierpaolo Confessore , MD;

Leda Bernardi , MD;

Carmine Musto , MD, PhD;

Alberta Cifarelli , MD;

Claudia Pandolfi , MD;

Francesco De Felice , MD;

Rosario Fiorilli , MD;

Roberto Violini , MD;

Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the short- and mid-term clinical and echocardiographic outcome of HELEX Septal Occluder (HSO) implantation in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). Background....

Abstract: Objectives. To...

10/02/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effect of Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease With or Without a Concomitant Chronic Total Occlusion on 1-Year Survival in Patients Treated With Rescue Angioplasty

01/29/2013

Francesca Fiorilli , MD;

Massimiliano Scappaticci , MD;

Carmine Musto , MD, PhD;

Francesco De Felice , MD;

Roberto Violini , MD;

Antonio Parma , MD;

Pierpaolo Confessore , MD;

Marco Stefano Nazzaro , PhD;

The effect of multivessel disease (MVD) with or without a concomitant chronic total occlusion (CTO) has never been investigated in patients treated with rescue percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study evaluates whether there is an...

The effect of multivessel...

01/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

One-Year Clinical Outcome of Elderly Patients Undergoing Angioplasty for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: The Importance of 3-Vessel Disease and Final TIMI-3 Flow Grade

03/06/2014

Elena Guerra , MD;

Carmine Musto , MD, PhD;

Francesco De Felice , MD;

Rosario Fiorilli , MD;

Roberto Violini , MD;

Antonio Parma , MD;

Marco Stefano Nazzaro , PhD;

The influence of age on clinical results of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctions complicated by cardiogenic shock is poorly investigated. We examine factors that may help identify...

The influence of age on clinical...

03/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology