Gabriele Luigi Gasparini, MD

Original Contribution

Safety of Percutaneous Left Heart Catheterization Directly Performed by Cardiology Fellows: A Cohort Analysis

08/01/2008

Gionata Molinari , MD;

Paolo Tosi , MD;

Marialuisa De Benedictis , MD;

Silvia Quintarelli , MD;

Giorgio Morando , MD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Marco Turri , MD;

Pierfrancesco Agostoni , MD, PhD;

Maurizio Anselmi , MD;

Piero Zardini , MD;

Percutaneous left heart catheterization, including pressure measurements, left ventriculography, coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), is nowadays considered the gold standard for the diagnosis, evaluation and...

Percutaneous left heart...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Safety and Feasibility of Live-Stream Proctoring for CTO Procedures

08/07/2023

Paul Knaapen , MD, PhD;

Claudiu Ungureanu , MD;

Caroline Lepiece , MD;

Peter Kayaert , PhD, MD;

Gregory A. Sgueglia , PhD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Joseph "Jo" Dens , MD, PhD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Stephane G. Carlier , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

James C. Spratt , MD, FRCP, BSc, MBChB;

Overall, 9 patients underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) targeting a chronic total occlusion (CTO) between June 2021 and January 2022 at a single Belgian center using the virtual proctoring approach. For this assessment, the...

Overall, 9 patients underwent a...

08/07/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Mother-in-Child Assisted Tracking (MiCAT): A Mechanical Technique to Overcome Severe Radial Artery Spasm

08/01/2022

Laura Cardelli , MD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Alessandra Laricchia , MD;

Antonio Mangieri , MD;

Alessandra Scoccia , MD;

Kareem Oshoala , MD;

Kailash Chandra , MD;

Severe radial artery spasm (RAS) and tortuosity may hinder guide catheter advancement and manipulation, requiring the arterial access site to be changed. We describe the safety and the effectiveness of a technique designed to facilitate guide...

Severe radial artery spasm (RAS)...

08/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

RailTracking: A Novel Technique to Overcome Difficult Anatomy During Transradial Approach

09/16/2022

Claudiu Ungureanu , MD;

Marc Blaimont , MD;

Silviu Dumitrascu , MD;

Caroline Lepiece , MD;

Giuseppe Colletti , MD;

Adel Aminian , MD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

The transradial access (TRA) currently represents the access site of choice in PCI, but complex anatomy could lead to complications and access-site crossover. The assisted-tracking techniques described in the past (such as balloon-assisted...

The transradial access (TRA)...

09/16/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

No-Reflow Complicating Chronic Total Occlusion Coronary Revascularization

01/31/2020

Luca Testa , MD, PhD;

Gianni Dall'Ara , MD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Carlo Tumscitz , MD;

Simone Grotti , MD;

Alessio Mattesini , MD;

Fabio Tarantino , MD;

Mario Bollati , MD;

Jacopo A. Oreglia , MD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Our objectives were to assess the incidence of no-reflow in patients undergoing CTO-PCI, to analyze possible causes and differential diagnoses, and to identify useful management approaches. We reviewed no-reflow complications in this...

Our objectives were to assess...

01/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology