The evolving role of cardiac imaging in patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries

RA Montone, IK Jang, JF Beltrame, R Sicari… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) represents a
heterogeneous clinical conundrum accounting for about 6%–8% of all acute MI who are …

Coronary provocative tests in the catheterization laboratory: pathophysiological bases, methodological considerations and clinical implications

RA Montone, MC Meucci, A De Vita, GA Lanza… - Atherosclerosis, 2021 - Elsevier
The paradigm for the management of patients presenting with angina and/or myocardial
ischemia has been historically centered on the detection and treatment of obstructive …

[HTML][HTML] Myocardial and microvascular injury due to coronavirus disease 2019

RA Montone, G Iannaccone, MC Meucci… - European Cardiology …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the past few months, health systems worldwide have been put to the test with the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory …

Interplay Between Myocardial Bridging and Coronary Spasm in Patients With Myocardial Ischemia and Non‐Obstructive Coronary Arteries: Pathogenic and Prognostic …

RA Montone, FL Gurgoglione… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Myocardial bridging (MB) may represent a cause of myocardial ischemia in
patients with non‐obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD). Herein, we assessed the …

Clinical, angiographic and echocardiographic correlates of epicardial and microvascular spasm in patients with myocardial ischaemia and non-obstructive coronary …

RA Montone, G Niccoli, M Russo, M Giaccari… - Clinical Research in …, 2020 - Springer
Background Coronary vasomotor dysfunction represents an important mechanism
responsible for myocardial ischaemia in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery …

Coronary slow flow is associated with a worse clinical outcome in patients with Takotsubo syndrome

RA Montone, L Galiuto, MC Meucci, MG Del Buono… - Heart, 2020 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) present an acute microvascular
dysfunction that leads to an impaired myocardial perfusion and, in more severe forms, an …

Left atrial dysfunction is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with cirrhosis treated by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

MC Meucci, MM Hoogerduijn Strating… - Hepatology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present study aimed to investigate (1) the association between left ventricular diastolic
dysfunction (LVDD), graded according to the algorithm proposed by the Cirrhotic …

Comparative analysis of right ventricular strain in Fabry cardiomyopathy and sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

MC Meucci, R Lillo, A Lombardo… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims To perform a comparative analysis of right ventricle (RV) myocardial mechanics,
assessed by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), between patients with Fabry …

Staging right heart failure in patients with tricuspid regurgitation undergoing tricuspid surgery

X Galloo, J Stassen, SC Butcher… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the prognostic value of staging right heart failure in
patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) undergoing tricuspid valve (TV) surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrioventricular coupling index in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation

MC Meucci, F Fortuni, X Galloo, M Bootsma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Backgrounds This study aimed to investigate the association between left atrioventricular
coupling index (LACI) and the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with …