Publications by authors named "A La Mazza"
Article Synopsis
- Aortic valve replacement (AVR) has seen an increased use of the Perceval sutureless bioprosthesis, which shows promising safety and reliability in both short- and mid-term outcomes, with some long-term data emerging.
- An updated systematic review of studies from 2015 to 2024 analyzed long-term outcomes of 5,221 patients with Perceval implants, revealing a long-term survival rate between 64.8% to 87.9% and low rates of complications such as structural valve degeneration and significant leaks.
- Despite limited data on sutureless bioprostheses, the encouraging results from existing studies suggest that Perceval could provide
Interpersonal Distance (IPD) is defined as the physical distance that individuals maintain between themselves and others during social interactions. While literature has extensively focused on this everyday social behavior, how IPD changes throughout the lifespan remains an open question. In this study, 864 participants, aged 3-89 years, performed the Stop Distance Paradigm in their real-life environments, and we measured the distance they kept from both familiar and unfamiliar others during social interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAffective Touch is characterized by both emotional and arousing dimensions that rely on specific features of a gentle human caress. In this study, we investigated whether and how both the nature of the touching effector (Human hand vs. Artificial hand) and touch type (Dynamic vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The new ICD-11 diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is characterized by the prominent role of yearning as hallmark symptom. A secondary analysis of eight international datasets on PGD was conducted to evaluate this assumption. Additionally, cross-cultural comparison explored whether the centrality of yearning differs across world regions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The clinical use of ultrasound has increased the chances of successful insertion of all venous access devices, including short peripheral cannulas (SPC) and long peripheral catheters (LPC). The aim of the study was to compare the clinical performance of peripheral cannulas inserted using the traditional "blind" technique versus those inserted with ultrasound guidance (US).
Methods: In this retrospective study we compared 135 peripheral intravenous cannulations (PIVCs) with ultrasound guidance and 135 PIVCs with blind technique, inserted in children (0-18 years) in the emergency department.