Publications by authors named "C Bancone"
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- Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a rare blistering skin disease that may signal underlying cancers, particularly hematological malignancies like acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- A 28-year-old male patient with both BP and de novo AML was treated using a combination of immunosuppressive therapy and chemotherapy to effectively address both conditions.
- After aggressive treatment, the patient achieved full remission from AML and complete resolution of BP, along with normalized BP180 antibody levels after receiving an autologous stem cell transplant.
Background: Open arch surgery is technically demanding for the surgeon and surgically and biologically invasive for the patient, requiring a variably long period of hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Case Presentation: Here we present a case of an elderly patient with chronic renal failure and multiple splanchnic artery disease successfully treated for a rupturing pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch with a technique that we developed for particularly frail patients. The procedure includes: triple supra-aortic vessel perfusion; distal thoracic aorta antegrade perfusion; balloon endo-clamping of the descending aorta; and anastomosis of an off-the-shelf hybrid arch prosthesis in Ishimaru zone 0.
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- The study aimed to assess the outcomes of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with or without revascularization of the occluded right coronary artery (RCA).
- Based on a large European registry, the analysis included 724 patients with RCA occlusion, revealing that one-third did not undergo revascularization, showing variability among medical centers.
- Results indicated that patients without RCA revascularization had a higher 5-year all-cause mortality rate (17.7%) and an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) compared to those who had the procedure (24.7% vs. 15.7%).
High temporal resolution records of outdoor and indoor airborne microplastics.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
March 2023
There is increasing concern regarding airborne microplastics, but to date, studies have typically used coarse interval sampling (a day or longer) to generate deposition and concentration estimates. In this proof-of-concept study, we used a Burkard volumetric spore trap (intake 10 L min; recording airborne particulates onto an adhesive-coated tape moving at 2 mm hr) to assess whether this approach has potential to record airborne microplastics at an hourly resolution, thereby providing detailed diurnal patterns. Simultaneous sampling at outdoor and indoor locations at rural and urban sites showed clear daily and weekly patterns in microplastic concentrations which may be related to people and vehicle movement.
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- The study aimed to evaluate how the experience of surgeons and the volume of surgeries performed at hospitals affect early results in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery.
- A total of 1,549 patients from a larger registry were analyzed, comparing outcomes between experienced OPCAB surgeons and non-OPCAB surgeons, as well as between high and low volume centres.
- Results indicated that surgeries by experienced surgeons and at high volume centres led to shorter procedure times, fewer complications, lower 30-day mortality rates, and shorter hospital stays, highlighting their importance for better patient outcomes.