Publications by authors named "Andrea Carisio"
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- The hypertrophic heart phenotype involves abnormal thickening of the left ventricle and can arise from conditions like aortic stenosis, hypertension, and athletic training, among others.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common primary heart condition, needing careful exclusion of other causes for left ventricular hypertrophy.
- Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a valuable imaging technique that helps identify, evaluate, and characterize myocardial diseases, playing a significant role in diagnosing and managing the hypertrophic heart phenotype.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, and its prevalence is growing with time. Since the introduction of catheter ablation procedures for the treatment of AF, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has had an increasingly important role for the treatment of this pathology both in clinical practice and as a research tool to provide insight into the arrhythmic substrate. The most common applications of CMR for AF catheter ablation are the angiographic study of the pulmonary veins, the sizing of the left atrium (LA), and the evaluation of the left atrial appendage (LAA) for stroke risk assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiver lesions are common findings in radiologists' daily routine. They are a complex category of pathology that range from solitary benign lesions to primary liver cancer and liver metastases. Benign focal liver lesions can arise from different liver cell types: Epithelial (hepatocytes and biliary cells) and nonepithelial (mesenchymal cells).
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- Diagnosing and treating cardiac masses can be quite challenging due to the variety of lesions, including both neoplastic and non-neoplastic types, despite them being rarely encountered in clinical practice.
- The diagnosis typically starts with non-invasive imaging techniques due to risks associated with biopsies, with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) playing a crucial role in characterization and differentiation of these masses.
- This literature review focuses on the clinical presentation, imaging protocols, and pathological findings related to cardiac masses, aiming to improve understanding and management strategies.
The diagnosis of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) necessitates documentation of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), non-obstructive coronary arteries, using invasive coronary angiography or coronary computed tomography angiography and no clinically overt cause for AMI. Historically patients with MINOCA represent a clinical dilemma with subsequent uncertain clinical management. Differential diagnosis is crucial to choose the best therapeutic option for ischemic and non-ischemic MINOCA patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrohn's disease is a condition of chronic inflammation that may involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract, although it more frequently affects the terminal ileum. Longstanding inflammation may lead to several bowel complications including obstruction, stricture, fistula and abscesses which often necessitate surgery. Cross-sectional imaging methods such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are being utilized more frequently to assess mural and extramural inflammatory bowel disease manifestations.
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