Francesco Melillo, MD

Loss of Leaflet Insertion After Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair Requiring Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Usefulness of 3D Multiplanar Reconstruction

08/27/2019

Eustachio Agricola , MD;

Francesco Ancona , MD;

Francesco Calvo ;

Stefano Stella , MD;

Cristina Capogrosso , MD;

Roberto Spoladore , MD;

Paolo Denti , MD;

Francesco Melillo , MD;

Giulio Melisurgo , MD;

Alberto Margonato , MD;

Elisabetta Lapenna , MD;

Federico Pappalardo , MD;

Andrea Fisicaro , MD;

Alessandro Castiglioni , MD;

Recurrence of mitral regurgitation after MitraClip implantation is challenging. This case demonstrates that LVAD implantation may be a solution to address MitraClip failure.

Recurrence of mitral...

08/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Prolonged Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Low-Dose Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Unresponsive to Systemic Thrombolysis

03/27/2019

Francesco De Cobelli , MD;

Francesco Gentile , MD;

Alberto Margonato , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Alessandro Beneduce , MD;

Gianmarco Iannopollo , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Letizia Bertoldi , MD;

Francesco Melillo , MD;

Marta Panzeri , MD;

Roberto Nicoletti , MD;

Our experience suggests that ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis with the EkoSonic system could be a valid bail-out strategy in cases of massive pulmonary embolism unresponsive to systemic thrombolysis and provides insight into the role of...

Our experience suggests that...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Complex Plug-Prosthesis Interaction During Percutaneous Closure of Mitral Paravalvular Leak: The Butterfly Effect

06/30/2020

Luca Angelo Ferri , MD;

Stefano Stella , MD;

Barbara Bellini , MD;

Eustachio Agricola , MD;

Daniele Cocco , MD;

Giacomo Ingallina , MD;

Luigi Pannone , MD;

Vittorio Romano , RT;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Francesco Melillo , MD;

This case shows how interaction between imaging experts and interventionists allowed us to overcome the challenge of plug-prosthesis interaction in a complex procedure.

This case shows how interaction...

06/30/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology