Giancarla Scalone, MD, PhD

Original Contribution

Long-term Results of Perfusion-Balloon Valvuloplasty, Without Rapid Pacing, in High-Risk Elderly Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A New Space Oddity

05/19/2022

Luca Mariani , MD, PhD;

Giancarla Scalone , MD, PhD;

Alessandro Aimi , MD;

Antonella D'Antonio , MD;

Luca Di Vito , MD, PhD;

Mariateresa Ciommi , PhD;

Simona Silenzi , MD;

Pierfrancesco Grossi , MD;

Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is actually recommended as a bridge to surgery or transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) in particular clinical settings. In this pilot study, for...

Percutaneous balloon aortic...

05/19/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Coronary Plaque Rupture in Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study

11/01/2021

Giancarla Scalone , MD, PhD;

Fracesco Fracassi , MD;

Andrea Romano , MD;

Alessandro Aimi , MD;

Luca Di Vito , MD, PhD;

Simona Silenzi , MD;

Pierfrancesco Grossi , MD;

Filippo Crea , MD;

Rocco Vergallo , MD, PhD;

Giampaolo Niccoli , MD, PhD;

Carlo Trani , MD;

Luca Mariani , MD, PhD;

Cristina Aurigemma , MD, PhD;

Dr. Mariani and colleagues retrospectively evaluated 70 plaques with PR at the FD-OCT (25 in stable CAD patients and 45 in NSTEMI patients). Main clinical, angiographic, and morphological features were compared.

Dr. Mariani and colleagues...

11/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology