Publications by authors named "Paolo Cioffi"
Background: The Cocoon patent foramen ovale (PFO) Occluder is a new generation nitinol alloy double-disk device coated with nanoplatinum, likely useful in patients with nickel hypersensitivity. Early results and mid-term outcomes of this device in percutaneous PFO closure are missing.
Aims: To assess the preliminary efficacy and safety profile of PFO closure with Cocoon device in an Italian multi-center registry.
Stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions represents a challenge for the interventional cardiologist. A bifurcation lesion could be treated with several techniques. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to decide the strategical approach at the beginning of the procedure evaluating the patient's bifurcation anatomy, the angle between main and side branch, plaque burden at the level of the carina, and size of the side branch.
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- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has transformed how patients with severe aortic stenosis are treated, becoming the go-to option for those who can't undergo surgery and preferred for higher-risk patients.
- Advances in technology and experience have led to an updated position paper by the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology on TAVI practices.
- The document aims to guide institutions and operators in evaluating their ability to effectively launch and sustain a TAVI program.
Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms is limited in patients with small or calcified femoral arteries, with the most serious complication being rupture at the insertion site or distal sections of the artery. To overcome this, an iliac conduit is normally created by surgical exposure. We used an original access in a patient with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and narrow femoral artery to introduce the endovascular prosthesis directly into the surgically exposed iliac artery by a small laparotomy and abdominal wall tunnel without iliac conduit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Different arterial conduits have been used for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), avoiding remote cardiac events associated with graft failure and improving the quality and expectancy of life in patients with coronary artery disease. The goal of this study was to evaluate the early and midterm results of total arterial CABG with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery (DLFCA).
Methods: Between February 1997 and December 2001, 147 patients underwent arterial CABG using the DLFCA at our department.