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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 23

Risk factors for recurrence of persistent atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation and correlation with plasma miRNA expression

Beibei REN, Shanglang CAI *, Maojing WANG

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Vascular dementia: at the crossroads of brain and heart health

Ahmed SAYED *, Gerardo LO RUSSO

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Intrinsic and extrinsic determinants of false positive exercise stress echocardiography results in master athletes with suspected coronary artery disease

Andrea SONAGLIONI *, Michele LOMBARDO, Carmen SOMMESE, Claudio ANZÀ

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Coronary interventions for circumflex artery: great skills required!

Ivan ILIĆ *, Ana GOLOČEVAC

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Takotsubo Syndrome, a challenging disease: a brief review

Giuliana AUTIERO, Elisabetta GROLLA, Arianna CALONACI, Michele DALLA VESTRA *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Myocardial deformation analysis in cardiac amyloidosis: a feasible and clinical-oriented evaluation?

Annagrazia CECERE *, Martina PERAZZOLO MARRA

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Trends in coronary artery disease and dyslipidemia-related mortality in the USA from 1999-2020

Muhammad R. CHEEMA *, Faizan AHMED, Farman ALI, Zulfiqar Q. BALOCH, Abdul M. MINHAS, Faisal KHOSA, Nishant SHAH

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Apr 11

Serum uric acid and drug-eluting stent implantation for coronary bifurcated lesions

Hongjie GAO, Dongchao LIU, Zheng XUE, Jingxian QI, Liang YIN, Bing DUAN, Lin WU, Kun YANG, Bulang GAO, Qinying CAO, Jie MI *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Can genetic factors be useful to predict cardiovascular toxicity in patients with oncohematological diseases?

Kristina KOPEVA *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Cardiovascular toxicity in patients with oncohematological diseases: genetic predictors study

Geliya GIMATDINOVA, Olesya DANILOVA, Igor DAVYDKIN, Yuliya MILYUTKINA, Alexey SUSTRETOV, Giuseppe GALATI, Elena CAVARRETTA, Mariangela PERUZZI, Olga GERMANOVA *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Total cholesterol level decrease predicts higher mortality in chronic heart failure

Mariana MATOS, Ana NEVES, Sérgio MADUREIRA, Rita GOUVEIA, Catarina ELIAS, Helena ROCHA, Maria I. MATOS, Adriana COSTA, Francisca CORREIRA, Helena HIPÓLITO-REIS, Catarina REIS, Marta PATACHO, Jorge ALMEIDA, Patrícia LOURENÇO *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

A retrospective comparative study of guiding catheters for elective percutaneous coronary interventions for simple circumflex lesions: active vs. passive support

Yeliz GULER *, Cevat KIRMA

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Diagnostic value and regulatory role of long non-coding RNA MIR210HG in hypertension

Wenxin ZHAO, Yajing ZHENG, Yuanyuan SU, Runxi XU, Shuqi HUANG, Chong YANG, Yunhua HAO, Zhichao BI *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Quality of life and ischemia assessment in coronary chronic total occlusions: does treatment strategy really matter?

Lazzaro PARAGGIO *, Sebastiano SCIARRETTA, Marco BERNARDI

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Comparing acute and chronic heart failure patients: the Jordanian Heart Failure Registry (JoHFR)

Hanna AL-MAKHAMREH, Kais AL-BALBISSI, Akram AL-SALEH, Mahmoud IZRAIQ, Ahmad A. TOUABSI *, Sarah AL-QALALWEH, Mohammad Y. MAHMOUD, Louis HOBEIKA, Toqa AWAISHEH, Farah ALBUSTANJI, Yazan Y. OBAID, Hind ABU TAWILEH, Ghasaq SALEH, Hadi ABU-HANTASH

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Diagnostic performance of RAC2 combined with CT-FFR parameters in coronary heart disease

Zhanying ZHU, Jiani XU, Haitao WANG, Wei JIN, Miao LIU *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Gut microbiota diversity and composition in patients with atherosclerosis analyzed using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Shi-Kui GUO, Yu XU, Shang-Tai DAI, Yong-Zhi WANG, Jian ZHANG, De-Zhi HOU, Rou-Gang LI, Kun-Mei GONG *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 28

Clinical implications of Body Mass Index and sarcopenic obesity in patients with severe aortic stenosis

Cristian M. GARMENDIA *, Ignacio M. SEROPIAN, Juan I. DAMONTE, Horacio MEDINA DEL CHAZAL, Vadim KOTOWICZ, Mariela CAL, Maximiliano SMIETNIANSKY, Mariano FALCONI, Carla R. AGATIELLO

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 19

Left ventricular mechanics assessment in amyloidosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrea SONAGLIONI *, Priscilla TORRETTA, Gian L. NICOLOSI, Michele LOMBARDO

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 06

Body Mass Index and outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: going beyond customs

Andrea MARRONE, Alfonso IELASI *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 06

Leveraging ChatGPT in cardiogeriatrics

Barbara ANTONAZZO, Vassilios S. VASSILIOU, Attilio LAURETTI *, Giuseppe BIONDI-ZOCCAI

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 06

Dose-related efficacy and safety of sodium tanshinone II A sulfonate for the treatment of unstable angina pectoris: a meta-analysis

Na WANG, Zeyuan FAN *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Mar 06

Exploring the intriguing relationship: epicardial adipose tissue correlation with left atrial and left ventricular function across different heart failure types

Zhen WANG, Kun D. CHEN, Chen Y. JIN, Fang NIE *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Feb 27

Specific phenotypes of heart failure with preserved/reduced ejection fraction according to Body Mass Index

Kenichi MATSUSHITA *, Kazumasa HARADA, Takahiro JIMBA, Takashi KOHNO, Hiroki NAKANO, Daisuke KITANO, Makoto TAKEI, Shun KOHSAKA, Hideaki YOSHINO, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Ken NAGAO, Morimasa TAKAYAMA

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Feb 25

Predictive role of intracoronary electrocardiography for procedural success in coronary no-reflow

Ayşe N. ÖZKAYA İBİŞ *, Hamza SUNMAN, Kamuran KALKAN, Çağatay TUNCA, Alperen TAŞ, Mehmet T. ÖZKAN, Nadire I. EROL, Murat TULMAÇ

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Feb 25

Prevalence and features of coronary ectasia: an angiographic study

Esma CETİNKAYA *, Fahri ER, Senem ŞAŞ, Ayşe TAŞ

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Feb 25

Association of epicardial adipose tissue with coronary calcium score and coronary artery stenosis severity in patients suspected of coronary artery disease

Şenol COŞKUN, Sercan SINIR, Akın TORUN *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Feb 25

Management of sudden cardiac arrest

Marinos KOSMOPOULOS, David G. BENDITT *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Feb 05

A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating gender differences in in-hospital, short-term and long-term outcomes among patients who underwent primary PCI

Iva PATEL *, Pooja VYAS, Anand SHUKLA, Pratik SHAH, Deepanshu ASSUDANI, Khushboo CHAUHAN

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Jan 30

Clinical utility of myocardial work assessment in arterial hypertension and cardiovascular diseases

Andrea VITALI *, Fouad A. ZOUEIN, George W. BOOZ, Raffaele ALTARA

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Jan 23

The effect of propolis supplementation on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Hongyan QU, Li CAO, Ziye WEN, Chao LI, Meihong XIAO *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2025 Jan 23

Prognostic utility of assessing ventricular-arterial coupling in arterial hypertension and cardiovascular diseases

Andrea VITALI *, Fouad A. ZOUEIN, George W. BOOZ, Raffaele ALTARA

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 29

Operator-dependent and operator-independent contrast media minimization strategies to prevent acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention

Luca PAOLUCCI, Valeria CAVALIERE, Francesca DE MICCO, Mario SCARPELLI, Amelia FOCACCIO, Cristina QUINTAVALLE, Carlo BRIGUORI *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 29

Inflammation-related markers in COVID-19 infection and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Nart Z. BAYTUĞAN *, Hasan C. KANDEMIR, Aziz İ. ÇELIK, Tahir BEZGIN

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 29

Clinical implications of residual shunt after patent foramen ovale closure

Loredana IANNETTA, Patrizia PRESBITERO, Eustaquio M. ONORATO, Fabio FERRARI, Bindo MISSIROLI *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 20

Overexpression of long non-coding RNA cytoskeleton regulator RNA in patients with acute myocardial infarction with arrhythmia

Huijun MA, Fujing TIAN, Dan WANG, Lili FAN, Lijie WANG, Jiawei CHEN, Lu SONG *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 20

Cardiovascular and renal benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: pathophysiologic mechanisms and clinical evidence

Andre M. SMALL, Stephen D. WIVIOTT *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 20

Cardiac contractility modulation: from molecular patterns to tailored treatment in heart failure subgroups

Nicola PIERUCCI *, Andrea D’AMATO, Francesca FANISIO, Raffaele M. BRUTI, Marco V. MARIANI, Silvia PROSPERI, Aurora LABBRO FRANCIA, Domenico FILOMENA, Sara TRIVIGNO, Vincenzo M. LA FAZIA, Agostino PIRO, Roberto BADAGLIACCA, Cristina CHIMENTI, Paolo SEVERINO, Carlo LAVALLE

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Nov 04

Discovery of five diagnostic biomarkers associated with immune cell infiltration in cases of acute myocardial infarction

Qiushi SUO, Pengfei LI, Zhiping LIU, Chuncheng QU, Hanbing SONG *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Oct 08

LncRNA MBNL1-AS1 functions as an alternative atherosclerosis biomarker in elderly hypertensive patients and regulates vascular smooth muscle cell function

Yanxu SONG, Xingguang ZHU, Xiangang CAI, Yinling YU, Di HU *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Oct 08

Prospective evaluation of treatment strategies in patients presenting with chronic total occlusion at coronary angiogram: rationale, design and baseline data of the PETS-CTO Registry

Gianluca CASTALDI, Carlo ZIVELONGHI, Benjamin SCOTT, Enrico POLETTI, Alice BENEDETTI, Alice MORONI, Adriaan WILGENHOF, Andrea BEZZECCHERI, Giovanni VESCOVO, Simone BUDASSI, Hicham EL JATTARI, Carl CONVENS, Stefan VERHEYE, Paul VERMEERSCH, Pierfrancesco AGOSTONI *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Oct 08

Role of polypill in cardiovascular prevention and treatment

Leonardo DE LUCA *, Simone P. CRISPINO, Federico ANDREOLI, Stefania A. DI FUSCO, Alfonso PANNONE, Annunziata NUSCA, Furio COLIVICCHI, Francesco GRIGIONI, Domenico GABRIELLI

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Oct 08

Machine learning-based identification and validation of aging-related genes in cardiomyocytes from patients with atrial fibrillation

Kexin LIU, Zhikai YANG, Zhouheng YE, Lei HAN *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Oct 01

Carvedilol ameliorates experimental atherosclerosis by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome

Hong XU *, Rui XU, Kaixin YAN, Juan BU

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Oct 01

Optimal triage of patients with acute chest pain

Francesco CAIAZZA, Pasquale GUARINI, Pasquale CAMPANA, Santo DELLEGROTTAGLIE, Francesco DE STEFANO, Dario FABIANI, Germano FERRUZZI Jr, Francesco MELILLO, Alberto MORELLO, Roberto F. PEDRETTI, Alessandra SCATTEIA, Angelo SILVERIO *, Laura A. DALLA VECCHIA

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Sep 24

The influence of pectus excavatum on biventricular mechanics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrea SONAGLIONI *, Valeria FAGIANI, Gian L. NICOLOSI, Michele LOMBARDO

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Sep 24

New risk classification adapting SCAI shock stages to patients with pulmonary embolism (RISA-PE)

Rocío PÁRRAGA, Carlos REAL, Jesús JIMÉNEZ-MAZUECOS, María-Eugenia VÁZQUEZ-ÁLVAREZ, Ernesto VALERO, Maite VELÁZQUEZ, Daniel TÉBAR, Neus SALVATELLA, Eva RUMIZ, Valeriano RUIZ QUEVEDO, Fernando SABATEL-PÉREZ, Ignacio AMAT-SANTOS, Iñigo LOZANO, Irene ELIZONDO, Abel ANDRÉS-MORIST, Iván NÚÑEZ-GIL, Juan J. PORTERO, Nieves GONZALO, Miriam JUÁREZ FERNÁNDEZ, Ana VIANA-TEJEDOR, Carlos FERRERA, Pablo SALINAS *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Sep 11

Integration of spectral computed tomography in arterial imaging

Fuhe LIU, Wendong YANG, Jingzhe LIU *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Aug 01

Comparative effectiveness of antiplatelet therapies for saphenous venous graft occlusion and cardiovascular outcomes: a network meta-analysis

S. Umar HASAN *, Alina PERVEZ, Mahrukh AFREEN, Beenish IMAM, Syed D. SHAH, Arshad A. SHAH, Sara A. SIDDIQUI, M. Mujeeb ZUBAIR, Asishana OSHO

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jul 26

Efficacy of oral anticoagulants in chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fakhar LATIF *, Komail K. MEER, Zain SHAIKH, Ayesha MUBBASHIR, Umar KHAN, Taimur F. USMANI, Jenelle ALVARES, Maria IMRAN, Ahmad SHAHID, Abdul W. SHAIKH, Maham SHAHID, Ameer HAMZA, Ali SALMAN, Ahmed M. RASHID

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jul 26

Arrhythmias and conduction disorders in patients with viral heart disease

Andrzej OSIECKI *, Diana WILIGÓRSKA, Małgorzata KOŁOS, Agnieszka PAWLAK

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jul 09

Filling the gaps in anticoagulation management in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease

Nicola PIERUCCI, Marco V. MARIANI, Paolo SEVERINO, Carlo LAVALLE *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jun 05

Association between lipoprotein levels and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gianmarco CANCELLI, Lamia HARIK, Mudathir IBRAHIM, Irbaz HAMEED, Camilla ROSSI, Tulio CALDONAZO, Michele DELL’AQUILA, Giovanni J. SOLETTI, Kevin R. AN, Jordan LEITH, Michelle DEMETRES, Arnaldo DIMAGLI, Mario F. GAUDINO *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jun 05

Alcohol: a cardiovascular friend or foe?

Augusto DI CASTELNUOVO *, Giovanni de GAETANO

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jun 05

State of the art on angiotensin-neprilysin inhibitors

Anusha SUNKARA, Patrick T. CAMPBELL, Hector O. VENTURA, Selim R. KRIM *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jun 05

Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in reducing the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiothoracic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Atef A. HASSAN *, Noha R. ISMAIL, Abdelmoumen E. REZK, Hanady M. ELFEKY, Abdelrahman M. MADY, Ahmed G. ALLAM, Kirellos S. ABBAS

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Jun 05

Future of left atrial appendage interventions

Matteo CASENGHI *, Sara CORRADETTI, Emiliano NAVARRA, Francesca GIOVANNELLI, Antonella TOMMASINO, Stefano RIGATTIERI, Emanuele BARBATO, Andrea BERNI

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 May 22

Coronary physiology assessments: historical overview and future challenges

Roberto SCARSINI *, Sofia ZANON, Sara MAISENTI, Sara PAZZI, Caterina BUTTURINI, Francesca RUBINO, Leonardo PORTOLAN, Guy F. PRADO, Simone FEZZI, Domenico TAVELLA, Gabriele PESARINI, Flavio L. RIBICHINI

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Mar 29

Role of jianxin granules in heart failure: evidence from network pharmacology, molecular docking and experimental verification

Qiufang OUYANG, Luting ZHANG, Yongzhong CHEN, Leilei LIU, Meihua CHEN, Jinxian YAN, Tao YOU, Jinjian GUO *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Mar 27

The future of coronary artery bypass grafting

Lamia HARIK, Kevin R. AN, Gianmarco CANCELLI, Giovanni SOLETTI Jr, Camilla S. ROSSI, Jordan LEITH, Mario GAUDINO *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2024 Mar 14

Benefits of immediate complete revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Jacob J. ELSCOT, Hala KAKAR, Anniek C. ZIEDSES DES PLANTES, Roberto DILETTI, Nicolas M. VAN MIEGHEM *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2023 Jun 13

Energy restriction or improvements in diet quality: identifying the best pathway for a longer and healthier life

Syed I. AHMED, Salvatore CARBONE *

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Minerva Cardiology and Angiology 2023 Mar 13

A glimpse into the future of the percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions

Gianluca CASTALDI, Alice BENEDETTI, Carlo ZIVELONGHI, Benjamin SCOTT, Adriaan WILGENHOF, Carl CONVENS, Stefan VERHEYE, Paul VERMEERSCH, Pierfrancesco AGOSTONI *

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