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Papers by irene bossi
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
The American Journal of Cardiology
CJC Open
Background: The residual burden of coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary interventi... more Background: The residual burden of coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been associated with worse ischemic outcome. However, data are conflicting in elderly patients. The aim of our study was to verify the incremental value of the residual Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score (rSS) over clinical variables and baseline SYNTAX score (bSS) in predicting 1-year mortality or cardiovascular events. Methods: A post hoc analysis of data collected in the Elderly-ACS 2 multicenter randomized trial was performed. We included 630 patients aged > 75 years with multivessel coronary disease undergoing CJC Open 2 (2020) 236e243
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention
The American Journal of Medicine
Clinical significance points 1. There is little data comparing Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Sy... more Clinical significance points 1. There is little data comparing Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome vs ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction elderly patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention. 2. Despite more favorable baseline characteristics, elderly patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction treated by percutaneous coronary intervention have twice the risk of one-year mortality and stroke compared to Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome patients. 3. These findings may be important for tailoring follow-up strategies.
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
: Mycotic coronary aneurysm is a rare infective disease of arterial vessel walls. Their developme... more : Mycotic coronary aneurysm is a rare infective disease of arterial vessel walls. Their development could be linked to the presence of an infective endocarditis or could represent a primary infection at the site of an implanted intracoronary stent. Bacterial agents, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, are the most common etiological agents. Due to an aspecific clinical presentation and examination, diagnosis could be challenging. Multiple imaging techniques (both invasive and noninvasive) are often required to reach the final diagnosis. Prognosis is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates and, in fact, a tempestive treatment is required, although, to date, scanty data concerning the optimal treatment choice are present in literature.
Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006), 2018
The aim of this study was to report clinical outcomes in patients treated with paclitaxel-coated ... more The aim of this study was to report clinical outcomes in patients treated with paclitaxel-coated balloons (PCB) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) in both bare metal (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES). Between May 2009 and December 2015, we treated 155 ISR in 140 patients. At recruitment, 35% of patients had diabetes. Among the lesions, 125 were first occurrence (55 within BMS and 70 within DES) and 30 recurrent; 24 ISR were multi-metal layered. Mean reference diameter was 2.79 ± 0.52 mm and mean lesion length 13.2 ± 7.1 mm. PCB use included 32 Dior I, 97 InPact Falcon, 18 Panthera Lux, and 8 Restore DEB. At a median follow-up of 442 days, we observed 18 target lesion revascularizations (TLR), one myocardial infarction, 3 cardiac deaths, and 5 non-cardiac deaths. TLR occurrence differed according to type of ISR (4% within BMS, 14% within DES, 28% within recurrent ISR; p<0.05). TLR was associated with PCB type (35% Dior I, 9% InPact Falcon, 0% Panthera Lux and Restore DEB; p<0.05). ...
Circulation, Jan 19, 2018
Editorial, see p 2446 BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and blee... more Editorial, see p 2446 BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and bleeding complications after an acute coronary syndrome and display higher on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity compared with younger patients. Prasugrel 5 mg provides more predictable platelet inhibition compared with clopidogrel in the elderly, suggesting the possibility of reducing ischemic events without increasing bleeding. METHODS: In a multicenter, randomized, open-label, blinded end point trial, we compared a once-daily maintenance dose of prasugrel 5 mg with the standard clopidogrel 75 mg in patients >74 years of age with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. The primary end point was the composite of mortality, myocardial infarction, disabling stroke, and rehospitalization for cardiovascular causes or bleeding within 1 year. The study was designed to demonstrate superiority of prasugrel 5 mg over clopidogrel 75 mg. RESULTS: Enrollment was interrupted, according to prespecified criteria, after a planned interim analysis, when 1443 patients (40% women; mean age, 80 years) had been enrolled with a median follow-up of 12 months, because of futility for efficacy. The primary end point occurred in 121 patients (17%) with prasugrel and 121 (16.6%) with clopidogrel (hazard ratio, 1.007; 95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.30; P=0.955). Definite/ probable stent thrombosis rates were 0.7% with prasugrel versus 1.9% with clopidogrel (odds ratio, 0.36; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-1.00; P=0.06). Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 2 and greater rates were 4.1% with prasugrel versus 2.7% with clopidogrel (odds ratio, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.85-3.16; P=0.18). CONCLUSIONS: The present study in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes showed no difference in the primary end point between reduced-dose prasugrel and standard-dose clopidogrel. However, the study should be interpreted in light of the premature termination of the trial.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions, Feb 1, 2017
There are limited data on aspirin (ASA) desensitization for patients with coronary artery disease... more There are limited data on aspirin (ASA) desensitization for patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the safety and efficacy of a standard rapid desensitization protocol in patients with ASA sensitivity undergoing coronary angiography. This is a prospective, multicenter, observational study including 7 Italian centers including patients with a history of ASA sensitivity undergoing coronary angiography with intent to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. A total of 330 patients with history of ASA sensitivity with known/suspected stable coronary artery disease or presenting with an acute coronary syndrome, including ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction were enrolled. Adverse effects to aspirin included urticaria (n=177, 53.6%), angioedema (n=69, 20.9%), asthma (n=65, 19.7%), and anaphylactic reaction (n=19, 5.8%). Among patients with urticaria/angioedema, 13 patients (3.9%) had a history of idiopathic chronic urticaria. All patient...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016
American Heart Journal, 2016
Elderly patients display higher on clopidogrel platelet reactivity as compared with younger patie... more Elderly patients display higher on clopidogrel platelet reactivity as compared with younger patients. Treatment with prasugrel 5mg has been shown to provide more predictable and homogenous antiplatelet effect, as compared with clopidogrel, suggesting the possibility of reducing ischemic events after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) without increasing bleeding. The Elderly-ACS 2 study is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, open-label trial designed to demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of dual antiplatelet treatment using a reduced 5-mg daily dose of prasugrel over a standard strategy with a daily clopidogrel dose of 75mg in patients older than 74years with ACS (either ST- or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction) undergoing early percutaneous revascularization. The primary end point is the composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial reinfarction, disabling stroke, and rehospitalization for cardiovascular causes or bleeding within 1 year. Taking advantage of the planned size of 2,000 patients, the secondary objective is to assess the prognostic impact of selected prerandomization variables (age, sex, diabetic status, serum creatinine level, electrocardiogram changes, abnormal troponin levels, basal and residual SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery [SYNTAX] score). The Elderly-ACS 2 study is a multicenter, randomized trial comparing a strategy of dual antiplatelet therapy with a reduced dose of prasugrel with a standard dose of clopidogrel in elderly patients with ACS undergoing percutaneous revascularization (the Elderly ACS 2 trial: NCT01777503).
Italian Heart Journal Official Journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, 2005
The incidence of late severe heart failure after primary angioplasty is not clear and few data ar... more The incidence of late severe heart failure after primary angioplasty is not clear and few data are available about the clinical prognostic predictors of this event. The aims of our study were a) to evaluate the incidence of cardiac death and heart failure after an extensive acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty, and b) to identify, among clinical, ECG, functional, and angiographic variables, the outcome predictors and their incremental prognostic value. Two hundred and thirty-three patients with ST-segment elevation in &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; or = 4 leads, without cardiogenic shock, underwent primary angioplasty within 12 hours of symptom onset and were prospectively followed up for a median of 21 months for the combined endpoint of cardiac death and heart failure. The effects of clinical, ECG, functional, and angiographic data on the combined endpoint were evaluated using Cox&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s analysis. Separate models were developed including all variables of a given model plus significant variables of previous models to reproduce the usual clinical information flow. Twelve (5%) deaths and 23 (10%) heart failures occurred. Diabetes (hazard ratio [HR] 6.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.99-20.98) and peak creatine kinase-MB (HR 1.002, 95% CI 1.001-1.004 per unit increment), wall motion score index (HR 1.46, 95% CI 0.35-6.15 per 0.1 unit increment), and TIMI flow grade &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 3 after angioplasty (HR 5.35, 95% CI 2.04-14.02) were the only significant and independent prognostic indicators. ECG information did not improve the model, whilst functional and angiographic data provided incremental prognostic value over clinical information. At mid-term follow-up, extensive acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary angioplasty have a moderate heart failure event rate. The integrated evaluation of data routinely available from diagnostic work-up allows accurate prediction of the outcome; functional and angiographic data provide incremental prognostic information over clinical and ECG variables.
Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia, 2008
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal, 2016
The American Journal of Cardiology, 2000
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
The American Journal of Cardiology
CJC Open
Background: The residual burden of coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary interventi... more Background: The residual burden of coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been associated with worse ischemic outcome. However, data are conflicting in elderly patients. The aim of our study was to verify the incremental value of the residual Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score (rSS) over clinical variables and baseline SYNTAX score (bSS) in predicting 1-year mortality or cardiovascular events. Methods: A post hoc analysis of data collected in the Elderly-ACS 2 multicenter randomized trial was performed. We included 630 patients aged > 75 years with multivessel coronary disease undergoing CJC Open 2 (2020) 236e243
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention
The American Journal of Medicine
Clinical significance points 1. There is little data comparing Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Sy... more Clinical significance points 1. There is little data comparing Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome vs ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction elderly patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention. 2. Despite more favorable baseline characteristics, elderly patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction treated by percutaneous coronary intervention have twice the risk of one-year mortality and stroke compared to Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome patients. 3. These findings may be important for tailoring follow-up strategies.
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
: Mycotic coronary aneurysm is a rare infective disease of arterial vessel walls. Their developme... more : Mycotic coronary aneurysm is a rare infective disease of arterial vessel walls. Their development could be linked to the presence of an infective endocarditis or could represent a primary infection at the site of an implanted intracoronary stent. Bacterial agents, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, are the most common etiological agents. Due to an aspecific clinical presentation and examination, diagnosis could be challenging. Multiple imaging techniques (both invasive and noninvasive) are often required to reach the final diagnosis. Prognosis is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates and, in fact, a tempestive treatment is required, although, to date, scanty data concerning the optimal treatment choice are present in literature.
Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006), 2018
The aim of this study was to report clinical outcomes in patients treated with paclitaxel-coated ... more The aim of this study was to report clinical outcomes in patients treated with paclitaxel-coated balloons (PCB) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) in both bare metal (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES). Between May 2009 and December 2015, we treated 155 ISR in 140 patients. At recruitment, 35% of patients had diabetes. Among the lesions, 125 were first occurrence (55 within BMS and 70 within DES) and 30 recurrent; 24 ISR were multi-metal layered. Mean reference diameter was 2.79 ± 0.52 mm and mean lesion length 13.2 ± 7.1 mm. PCB use included 32 Dior I, 97 InPact Falcon, 18 Panthera Lux, and 8 Restore DEB. At a median follow-up of 442 days, we observed 18 target lesion revascularizations (TLR), one myocardial infarction, 3 cardiac deaths, and 5 non-cardiac deaths. TLR occurrence differed according to type of ISR (4% within BMS, 14% within DES, 28% within recurrent ISR; p<0.05). TLR was associated with PCB type (35% Dior I, 9% InPact Falcon, 0% Panthera Lux and Restore DEB; p<0.05). ...
Circulation, Jan 19, 2018
Editorial, see p 2446 BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and blee... more Editorial, see p 2446 BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are at elevated risk of both ischemic and bleeding complications after an acute coronary syndrome and display higher on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity compared with younger patients. Prasugrel 5 mg provides more predictable platelet inhibition compared with clopidogrel in the elderly, suggesting the possibility of reducing ischemic events without increasing bleeding. METHODS: In a multicenter, randomized, open-label, blinded end point trial, we compared a once-daily maintenance dose of prasugrel 5 mg with the standard clopidogrel 75 mg in patients >74 years of age with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. The primary end point was the composite of mortality, myocardial infarction, disabling stroke, and rehospitalization for cardiovascular causes or bleeding within 1 year. The study was designed to demonstrate superiority of prasugrel 5 mg over clopidogrel 75 mg. RESULTS: Enrollment was interrupted, according to prespecified criteria, after a planned interim analysis, when 1443 patients (40% women; mean age, 80 years) had been enrolled with a median follow-up of 12 months, because of futility for efficacy. The primary end point occurred in 121 patients (17%) with prasugrel and 121 (16.6%) with clopidogrel (hazard ratio, 1.007; 95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.30; P=0.955). Definite/ probable stent thrombosis rates were 0.7% with prasugrel versus 1.9% with clopidogrel (odds ratio, 0.36; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-1.00; P=0.06). Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 2 and greater rates were 4.1% with prasugrel versus 2.7% with clopidogrel (odds ratio, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.85-3.16; P=0.18). CONCLUSIONS: The present study in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes showed no difference in the primary end point between reduced-dose prasugrel and standard-dose clopidogrel. However, the study should be interpreted in light of the premature termination of the trial.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions, Feb 1, 2017
There are limited data on aspirin (ASA) desensitization for patients with coronary artery disease... more There are limited data on aspirin (ASA) desensitization for patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the safety and efficacy of a standard rapid desensitization protocol in patients with ASA sensitivity undergoing coronary angiography. This is a prospective, multicenter, observational study including 7 Italian centers including patients with a history of ASA sensitivity undergoing coronary angiography with intent to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. A total of 330 patients with history of ASA sensitivity with known/suspected stable coronary artery disease or presenting with an acute coronary syndrome, including ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction were enrolled. Adverse effects to aspirin included urticaria (n=177, 53.6%), angioedema (n=69, 20.9%), asthma (n=65, 19.7%), and anaphylactic reaction (n=19, 5.8%). Among patients with urticaria/angioedema, 13 patients (3.9%) had a history of idiopathic chronic urticaria. All patient...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016
American Heart Journal, 2016
Elderly patients display higher on clopidogrel platelet reactivity as compared with younger patie... more Elderly patients display higher on clopidogrel platelet reactivity as compared with younger patients. Treatment with prasugrel 5mg has been shown to provide more predictable and homogenous antiplatelet effect, as compared with clopidogrel, suggesting the possibility of reducing ischemic events after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) without increasing bleeding. The Elderly-ACS 2 study is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, open-label trial designed to demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of dual antiplatelet treatment using a reduced 5-mg daily dose of prasugrel over a standard strategy with a daily clopidogrel dose of 75mg in patients older than 74years with ACS (either ST- or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction) undergoing early percutaneous revascularization. The primary end point is the composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial reinfarction, disabling stroke, and rehospitalization for cardiovascular causes or bleeding within 1 year. Taking advantage of the planned size of 2,000 patients, the secondary objective is to assess the prognostic impact of selected prerandomization variables (age, sex, diabetic status, serum creatinine level, electrocardiogram changes, abnormal troponin levels, basal and residual SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery [SYNTAX] score). The Elderly-ACS 2 study is a multicenter, randomized trial comparing a strategy of dual antiplatelet therapy with a reduced dose of prasugrel with a standard dose of clopidogrel in elderly patients with ACS undergoing percutaneous revascularization (the Elderly ACS 2 trial: NCT01777503).
Italian Heart Journal Official Journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, 2005
The incidence of late severe heart failure after primary angioplasty is not clear and few data ar... more The incidence of late severe heart failure after primary angioplasty is not clear and few data are available about the clinical prognostic predictors of this event. The aims of our study were a) to evaluate the incidence of cardiac death and heart failure after an extensive acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty, and b) to identify, among clinical, ECG, functional, and angiographic variables, the outcome predictors and their incremental prognostic value. Two hundred and thirty-three patients with ST-segment elevation in &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; or = 4 leads, without cardiogenic shock, underwent primary angioplasty within 12 hours of symptom onset and were prospectively followed up for a median of 21 months for the combined endpoint of cardiac death and heart failure. The effects of clinical, ECG, functional, and angiographic data on the combined endpoint were evaluated using Cox&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s analysis. Separate models were developed including all variables of a given model plus significant variables of previous models to reproduce the usual clinical information flow. Twelve (5%) deaths and 23 (10%) heart failures occurred. Diabetes (hazard ratio [HR] 6.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.99-20.98) and peak creatine kinase-MB (HR 1.002, 95% CI 1.001-1.004 per unit increment), wall motion score index (HR 1.46, 95% CI 0.35-6.15 per 0.1 unit increment), and TIMI flow grade &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 3 after angioplasty (HR 5.35, 95% CI 2.04-14.02) were the only significant and independent prognostic indicators. ECG information did not improve the model, whilst functional and angiographic data provided incremental prognostic value over clinical information. At mid-term follow-up, extensive acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary angioplasty have a moderate heart failure event rate. The integrated evaluation of data routinely available from diagnostic work-up allows accurate prediction of the outcome; functional and angiographic data provide incremental prognostic information over clinical and ECG variables.
Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia, 2008
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal, 2016
The American Journal of Cardiology, 2000