Publications by authors named "Emanuela Clara Bertolino"
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery.
J Geriatr Cardiol
September 2016
Aortic valve disease is a prevalent disorder that affects approximately 2% of the general adult population. Surgical aortic valve replacement is the gold standard treatment for symptomatic patients. This treatment has demonstrably proven to be both safe and effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMitral valve annuloplasty and papillary muscle relocation oriented by 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for severe functional mitral regurgitation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
April 2012
Objective: The study of the mitral valve apparatus and its modifications during functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is better revealed by 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TOE). To plan mitral valve repair by annuloplasty and papillary muscle (PPM) relocation, we proposed a valve repair procedure oriented by the new main features obtained by real-time 3D TOE reconstruction of the mitral valve apparatus.
Methods: Since January 2008, 25 patients with severe FMR before mitral valve repair were examined.