Publications by authors named "A RIBERI"
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement-related infective endocarditis (TAVR-IE) is associated with a poor prognosis. TAVR-IE diagnosis is challenging, and benefits of the most recent classifications (ESC-2015, ISCVID-2023 and ESC-2023) have not been compared with the conventional Duke criteria on this population.
Objectives: The primary objective was to compare the diagnostic value of the Duke, ESC-2015, ISCVID-2023, and ESC-2023 criteria for the diagnosis of TAVR-IE.
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- This study investigated the changes in high-energy phosphate compounds in heart grafts stored under cold conditions, using the Celsior solution for preservation.
- Seven discarded heart grafts were monitored over 9 hours with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to track levels of phosphocreatine (PCr), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), inorganic phosphate (Pi), and intracellular pH at regular intervals.
- The findings indicated that while ATP levels remained stable, both PCr and Pi concentrations decreased over time, suggesting that monitoring these metabolites could help improve strategies for extending the ischemic time of heart grafts before transplantation.
Background: Aortic valve infective endocarditis may be complicated by high-degree atrioventricular block in up to 10-20% of cases.
Aim: To assess high-degree atrioventricular block occurrence, contributing factors, prognosis and evolution in patients referred for aortic infective endocarditis.
Methods: Two hundred and five patients referred for aortic valve infective endocarditis between January 2018 and March 2021 were included in this study.
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- * Researchers compared two groups of patients—one from the pandemic period and one from the previous year—looking at their clinical outcomes, treatments, and overall management.
- * The findings indicated that the pandemic did not significantly affect the treatment and mortality rates of IE patients, though there was an increase in intravenous drug-related cases, highlighting a potential psychosocial impact of the pandemic.
Plasma creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) elevation is frequent after heart transplantation. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that this CPK elevation is related to idiopathic cardiomyopathy as primary cardiac disease. We included 203 patients who survived >1 year after heart transplantation.
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