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Job title: Chair of Cardiology
Personal History Dr. Russo is based in Naples, Italy, where he holds the Chair of Cardiology at the University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’. Academic History Dr. Vincenzo Russo, MD PhD MMSc, graduated in medicine and surgery from Second University of Naples (SUN) in 2005.1 His specialist training in cardiology was undertaken at Monaldi Hospital in Naples, the largest specialist… View more
Author(s): Mathew R Williams , Kelsey Grossman , Homam Ibrahim Added: 3 years ago
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become the preferred method for management of severe aortic stenosis in patients who are at high and intermediate surgical risk. Short-term data have been presented from two studies comparing TAVR versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in low surgical risk patients. The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves 3 (PARTNER 3) trial compared… View more
Author(s): Colin T Phillips , Michael C Gavin Added: 3 years ago
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) occurs most often when a vulnerable intracoronary plaque ruptures or erodes to expose a prothrombotic core, precipitating thrombus formation by way of platelet activation,1–3 The spectrum of ACS includes non-ST segment-elevation (NSTE) ACS, where a vulnerable plaque threatens downstream coronary perfusion manifest as an increase in symptom frequency and/or duration … View more
Author(s): Marzia Leacche , John G Byrne Added: 3 years ago
Hybrid procedures integrate and combine endovascular intervention with surgical therapy. The goal of such an approach is to offer a less invasive therapeutic modality while optimizing patient care and minimizing peri-operative morbidity and mortality. This review will discuss the different forms of hybrid therapy that are currently available and focus on the role they play in the treatment of… View more
Author(s): Kimberly Atianzar , Peter Casterella , Ming Zhang , et al Added: 3 years ago
The foramen ovale is an important fetal structure that is integral to fetal circulation. During fetal development days 30–37, intra-atrial endothelial cells proliferate to form the septum primum and the ostium primum. The overlap between the these structures forms the inter-atrial passage known as the foramen ovale,1,2 which allows the fetal lungs to be bypassed by facilitating fetal blood… View more