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  1. Short-term cardiopulmonary efficiency improvement after transcatheter baffle leak closure in a Mustard-operated patient

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, June 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  2. Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  3. Ventricular Septal Defects

    Article • August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  4. Melody Valve Implantation in Pulmonary Position

    Article • August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  5. Recommendations from the Association of European Paediatric Cardiology for training in diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterisation

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, July 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  6. Partially uncovered Cheatham platinum-covered stent to treat complex aortic coarctation associated with aortic wall aneurysm

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, June 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  7. PW082 Mitral Valve Replacement For Surgical Correction of Post Rheumatic Heart Disease In Children In A Tertiary Sub-Saharan Centre

    Article • Global Heart, March 2014, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Dr gianfranco butera

  8. From Bare to Covered

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  9. Transcatheter Treatment of Tricuspid Valve

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  10. Cardiac magnetic resonance before and after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation

    Article • La radiologia medica, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  11. Role of imaging in interventions on structural heart disease

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, December 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  12. Residual Shunt after Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Preliminary Results from Italian Patent Foramen Ovale Survey

    Article • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  13. Catheter-Based Interventions on Right Ventricular Outflow Tract

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  14. Transcatheter PFO closure with GORE® septal occluder: Early and mid‐term clinical results

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  15. Residual shunting after percutaneous PFO closure: How to manage and how to close

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  16. Historia natural y evolución clínica de los pacientes con síndrome de la cimitarra «no corregido»: un estudio multicéntrico de la Sociedad Italiana de Cardiología Pediátrica

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  17. Natural History and Clinical Outcome of “Uncorrected” Scimitar Syndrome Patients: a Multicenter Study of the Italian Society of Pediatric Cardiology

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition), July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  18. Complications of the CardioSEAL Occluder (NMT Medical)

    Article • January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  19. Transcatheter Closure of Membranous Ventricular Septal Defects—Old Problems and New Solutions

    Article • Interventional Cardiology Clinics, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  20. Emergency surgery for extrinsic coronary compression after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, November 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  21. Follow up in a developing country of patients with complete atrio-ventricular block : cardiovascular topic

    Article • CardioVascular Journal of Africa, November 2012, Clinics Cardive Publishing

    Dr gianfranco butera

  22. Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation. Results from the registry of the Italian society of pediatric cardiology

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  23. Trans-Catheter Treatment in Children and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

    Article • November 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr gianfranco butera

  24. Italian patent foramen ovale survey (I.P.O.S.): Early results

    Article • Perspectives in Medicine, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  25. Timing of pulmonary valve replacement after tetralogy of Fallot repair

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  26. Over‐the‐wire‐technique device implantation

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  27. Telescopic catheter‐in‐long sheath and parallel to a stiff guide wire technique for complex pulmonary artery anatomy

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  28. Covered-stent implantation to treat aortic coarctation

    Article • Expert Review of Medical Devices, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  29. Other Transcatheter Procedures

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  30. Bi-auricular myxoma associated with atrioventricular dissociation in an 18-year-old boy: a case report

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, November 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  31. Percutaneous treatment of aortic isthmus atresia

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  32. Economy class syndrome complicated by stroke

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  33. Protein‐losing enteropathy resolved by percutaneous intervention

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, July 2011, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  34. Percutaneous versus surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis of currently available clinical evidence

    Article • EuroIntervention, July 2011, Europa Digital & Publishing

    Dr gianfranco butera, Prof. Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

  35. Aortic coarctation complicated by wall aneurysm

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  36. Fontan conversion with concomitant arrhythmia surgery for the failing atriopulmonary connections: mid-term results from a single centre

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, May 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  37. Right and Left Ventricular Strain and Strain Rate in Young Adults before and after Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure

    Article • Echocardiography, May 2011, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  38. Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients with Anatomical and Clinical High-Risk Characteristics: Long-Term Efficacy and Safety

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, May 2011, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  39. Percutaneous closure of multiple defects of the atrial septum: Procedural results and long‐term follow‐up

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Enrico Romagnoli, Dr gianfranco butera

  40. Adult congenital heart disease

    Article • April 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  41. Systematic review and meta‐analysis of currently available clinical evidence on migraine and patent foramen ovale percutaneous closure: Much ado about nothing?

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera, Prof. Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

  42. Transcatheter closure of postsurgical residual ventricular septal defects: Early and mid‐term results

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  43. Morbidity and Mortality Risk Factors in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Reoperations

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  44. Implantation of a second Amplatzer device to eliminate residual shunt after transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, September 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  45. Is steroid therapy enough to reverse complete atrioventricular block after percutaneous perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure?

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, May 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  46. Is it too early to recommend patent foramen ovale closure for all patients who suffer from migraine? A single-centre study

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, May 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  47. The impact of treatment of the fetus by maternal therapy on the fetal and postnatal outcomes for fetuses diagnosed with isolated complete atrioventricular block

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, April 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  48. The natural course and the impact of therapies of cardiac involvement in the mucopolysaccharidoses

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, April 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  49. Transcatheter closure of congenital ventricular septal defects in adult: Mid-term results and complications

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  50. Covered Cheatham-Platinum stents for serial dilatation of severe native aortic coarctation

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2009, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  51. Prospective evaluation from single centre of pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  52. Treatment of isolated secundum atrial septal defects: Impact of age and defect morphology in 1,013 consecutive patients

    Article • American Heart Journal, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Romagnoli, Dr gianfranco butera

  53. Surgical treatment of arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart defects

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  54. New guidelines from the American Heart Association on prevention of infective endocarditis: a shift in paradigms, albeit raising new questions relative to those with congenitally malformed hearts

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, August 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  55. Redilation of e-PTFE covered CP stents

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, August 2008, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  56. Patent foramen ovale percutaneous closure: the no-implant approach

    Article • Expert Review of Medical Devices, May 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Enrico Romagnoli, Dr gianfranco butera

  57. Migraine, stroke and patent foramen ovale: a dangerous trio?

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, March 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera, Prof. Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

  58. Coronary artery fistulas: How to manage them

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 2008, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  59. Covered stents in patients with complex aortic coarctations

    Article • American Heart Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  60. Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defects

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  61. Contrast-Induced Seizures After Cardiac Catheterization in a 6-Year-Old Child

    Article • Pediatric Neurology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  62. Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks

    Article • March 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  63. Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects. State of the art

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  64. A comparison between the early and mid-term results of surgical as opposed to percutaneous closure of defects in the oval fossa in children aged less than 6 years

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, December 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  65. The “pull–push” technique to deal with a redundant eustachian valve interfering with placement of a PFO occluder

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, November 2006, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  66. Inhaled nitric oxide and oral nifedipine in a preterm infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  67. Congenital aortico-right atrial communication: A rare case in an adult patient

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  68. Transcatheter treatment of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, secundum atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus in a child

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, October 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr gianfranco butera

  69. Combined Atrial Septal Defect Surgical Closure and Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation in Adult Patients

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 2006, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  70. Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, September 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  71. Is there any difference between surgical outflow reconstruction and transcatheter valvotomy in patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum?

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  72. Late complete atriovenous block after percutaneous closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  73. Expanding indications for the treatment of pulmonary artery stenosis in children by using cutting balloon angioplasty

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 2006, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  74. Covered stents in patients with congenital heart defects

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 2006, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  75. The impact of interventional cardiology for the management of adults with congenital heart defects

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  76. Percutaneous versus surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect

    Article • American Heart Journal, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  77. Transcatheter Closure of Congenital Ventricular Septal Defect with Amplatzer Septal Occluders

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, December 2005, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  78. Interventricular Septal Hematoma in Ventricular Septal Defect Patch Closure

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  79. What do parents know about the malformations afflicting the hearts of their children?

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, March 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Dr gianfranco butera

  80. Endothelialization of ASD devices for transcatheter closure: possibility or reality?

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  81. Risk of thrombus formation on devices used to close transcatheter atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2004, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  82. CardioSEAL/STARflex versus Amplatzer devices for percutaneous closure of small to moderate (up to 18 mm) atrial septal defects

    Article • American Heart Journal, September 2004, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  83. Patients Operated for Tetralogy of Fallot and with Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia Have Reduced Heart Rate Variability

    Article • Herz, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera, Professor Damien Bonnet

  84. Percutaneous closure of a coronary fistula between the right coronary artery to the left atrium

    Article • International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr gianfranco butera

  85. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in young children

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, July 2003, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  86. Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect Under Combined Transesophageal and Intracardiac Echocardiography

    Article • Echocardiography, May 2003, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  87. Transcatheter Closure of an Atrial Septal Defect Within a Giant Aneurysm of the Fossa Ovalis

    Article • Echocardiography, April 2003, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  88. Heart rate variability in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Article • Heart, February 2003, BMJ

    Dr gianfranco butera

  89. Role of Heart Rate Variability in the Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy in Children

    Article • Herz, December 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  90. Differential diagnosis between patent foramen ovale and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in two patients with previous cryptogenic stroke caused by presumed paradoxical embolism

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, August 2002, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  91. Transcatheter Closure of Residual Atrial Septal Defects After Surgical Closure

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, June 2002, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  92. Early and late complications associated with transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defect

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2002, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  93. Transcatheter treatment of muscular ventricular septal defect and pulmonary valvar stenosis in an infant

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  94. The effectiveness of octreotide in the treatment of post-operative chylothorax

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr gianfranco butera

  95. Selective coronary angiography in patients younger than 1 year of age

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, November 2001, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera, Professor Damien Bonnet

  96. Extended end-to-end anastomosis with modified reverse subclavian flap angioplasty

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr gianfranco butera

  97. Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects with the STARFlex Device: Early Results and Follow‐Up

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, June 2001, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera

  98. Incorporation of HLA-DR into the Envelope of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 In Vivo: Correlation with Stage of Disease and Presence of Opportunistic Infection

    Article • Journal of Virology, November 2000, ASM Journals

    Dr gianfranco butera

  99. Opitz C trigonocephaly syndrome and midline brain anomalies

    Article • American Journal of Medical Genetics, December 1997, Wiley

    Dr gianfranco butera