Publications by authors named "V Filippone"
Appraising the impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on outcomes of percutaneous drug-eluting stenting for unprotected left main disease: insights from a multicenter registry of 975 patients.
Clin Res Cardiol
May 2011
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the impact of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on patient outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main disease (ULM) using drug-eluting stents.
- A total of 975 patients were analyzed, divided into three LVEF groups, and those with LVEF < 30% showed higher rates of adverse events within the first 30 days and long-term, highlighting significant differences in survival and major adverse cardiac events (MACE).
- However, multivariable analysis indicated that lower LVEF was not an independent predictor of adverse outcomes, suggesting that its predictive value may be related to other negative health factors present in these patients.
Aims: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly being used for unprotected left main (ULM) disease. Limited data are available on sex-related differences in this setting. We investigated gender-associated differences in patients undergoing stent-based PCI for ULM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study we investigated the impact of acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) on clinical outcomes in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents (DESs). In this multicenter, retrospective, observational study we enrolled 1,101 patients with ULMCA stenosis treated with DESs. Six hundred eleven patients presented with ACS and 490 had stable coronary artery disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of bifurcation technique on 2-year clinical outcomes in 773 patients with distal unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv
December 2008
Background: Distal unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis represents a technical challenge for interventional cardiologists. In this study, we compared 2-year clinical outcomes of different stenting strategies in patients with distal ULMCA stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents.
Methods And Results: The survey promoted by the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology on ULMCA stenosis was an observational study on patients with ULMCA stenosis treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
Ostial and midshaft lesions vs. bifurcation lesions in 1111 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis treated with drug-eluting stents: results of the survey from the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology.
Eur Heart J
September 2009
Aims: In this study, we compared the cumulative risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) of patients with distal unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis with those of patients with ostial and midshaft lesions treated with drug-eluting stent (DES).
Methods And Results: The survey promoted by the Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology on ULMCA stenosis was an observational study involving 19 high-volume Italian centres. We enrolled 1111 patients with ULMCA stenosis treated with DES.