Publications by authors named "F Baldascino"
Transit time flow measurement in off-pump surgery: is it a functional index of the biological graft integrity?
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
April 2024
Objective: Transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) represents a valid tool in the assessment of the quality of the anastomosis during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Nevertheless, a high variability limits its standardized use, lacking univocally accepted cut-off flow values. Our study analyzes TTFM data collected from a study population that underwent off-pump CABG (OP-CABG), with the aim to differentiate into subgroups according to the presence of diabetes mellitus.
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- The study aimed to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected urgent and elective thoracic and abdominal aortic surgeries between January-May 2020 and the same period in 2019.
- Researchers found no significant change in the number of urgent procedures, but there was a notable 35% drop in elective surgeries during the pandemic, especially in countries like Italy.
- Patients with acute conditions still sought treatment, indicating that while elective cases decreased, emergency cases were managed as per the guidelines, warranting further investigation into the long-term effects of delayed elective surgeries.
Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and pro-inflammatory status has been shown to be associated with several cardiac diseases, including aortic stenosis (AS). Thus, cardiac visceral fat could represent a potential new target for drugs. In the present study we evaluate the effect of statin therapy on EAT accumulation and inflammation.
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