CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Mauro Carlino, MD

ADDRESS: San Raffaele Scientific Institute Via Olgettina 60 20132 Milan, Italy

DATE OF BIRTH: May 11, 1958

PLACE OF BIRTH: Milano (Italy)

CITIZENSHIP: Italian

MILITARY SERVICE: Exempt

EDUCATION:

- Classical High School in Alessandria, Italy - Graduated at University of Medicine, Milan, Italy - Specialization in Diabetology in 1986, University of Medicine of Milan, Italy

- Specialization in Cardiology in 1990, University of Medicine of Milan, Italy.

PRE-GRADUATE TRAINING

- Internship in Internal Medicine Department directed by Prof. Guido Pozza (1980- 1983), San Raffaele Hospital, University of Medicine of Milan

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING

- Consultant of Cardiology in Nuclear Medicicine Department directed by Prof. Ferruccio Fazio (1983-1986), San Raffaele Hospital, University of Medicine of Milan

- Assistant Director in Internal Medicine Department directed by Prof. Guido Pozza (1986), San Raffaele Hospital, University of Medicine of Milan

- Assistant Director in Cardiology Department directed by Prof. Sergio Chierchia (1986-1998) San Raffaele Hospital Milan

- Assistant Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Vascular Interventions directed by Dr Antonio Colombo, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan (1998-present)

- He has developed expertise in the treatment of chronic coronary occlusions (more than 2000 cases treated) and published (as single operator) two personal experiences: The "Microchannel Technique" and "Subintimal Tracking and Re- entry Technique With Contrast Guidance. In 2018 he described a new controlled subintimal technique for chronic total occlusion recanalization called Antegrade

Fenestration and Re-entry (AFR) published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.

- Since 2009 is a member of the EUROCTO CLUB.

HONORS and AWARDS:

- Summa Cum Laude at M.D. Graduation - Lilly Humulin Award for the best Postgraduate Thesis in Diabetology (1986)

THESIS: .

- Muscle blood flow evaluation during stress test in diabetic patients with or without microangiopathy (M.D. Thesis)

- Non invasive evalutation of left ventricular function in diabetic patients: comparison between radioisotopic and echocardiographic methods. (Postgraduate Thesis in Diabetology)

- Left atrial enlargement during the exercise test: a new electrocardiographic sign of transitory ischemia. (Postgraduate Thesis in Cardiology)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY:

- Member of the EUROCTO Club (since 2009)

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY:

1) 2nd International Course on Carotid Angioplasty (ICCA). October 24-26, 2002. Frankfurt, Germany. “Carotid angioplasty in the acute phase after endarterectomy” (Lecturer).

2) “TCT 2006 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics”. October 22-27, 2007. Washington, USA. - Chronic Total Occlusions: Exploring the Final Frontier. Advanced CTO Technique Techniques. Subintimal Tracking and Re-Entry (STAR Technique) (Lecturer).

3) “Euro PCR 07 - Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization” May 22-25, 2007. Barcelona, Spain. Glimpse into the future – Chronic total occlusion. STAR Technique (Lecturer).

4) “TCT 2007 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics”. October 20-25, 2007. Washington, USA.

5) 10th seminary of angioplasty of chronic total occlusions. June 20-21,2008. Aichi, Japan. - A novel approac to difficult long CTO cases: use of a intra- occlusional contrast guided injection technique.

6) “TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics”. October 12-17, 2008. Washington, DC. USA. - Chronic Total Occlusions: Basic and Expert Techniques. The STAR Technique (Lecturer). - CTO Wiring: The Antegrade Technique. Intraocclusion Injection of Contrast: The Microchannel Technique (Lecturer). - Current and Future Uses of Imaging During CTO (Moderator). - Live Case Session VII: Chronic Total Occlusions. Retrograde Approach

(Discussant).- Complex Case Review Sessions: Chronic Total Occlusions (Moderator).

7) Ioannina Cardio-Vascular Education 2008. December 4-6, 2008. Ioannina, Greece. Dedicated material for CTO angioplasty. - Antegrade approach: advanced techniques (STAR, microchannel). - Retrograde approach: current status

8) Sixth International Chronic Total Occlusion Summit, February 5-6, 2009. New York, USA. - Intraocclusion Contrast Injection: Tracking with the Microchannel Technique (Lecturer). - Live Coronary Case Session (Panelist).

9) II European CTO Workshop. February 27-28, 2009. Massy, Paris, France. ” Microchannel injection”.

10) 41st Scientific Annual Meeting, the Heart Association of Thailand. March 19-21, 2009- 30 Years Evolution of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: what have we achieved? (Lecturer).

11) 2nd Canadian CTO summit: Translating Science to the Clinic. June 10, 2009. - “Microvessel Expansion by Contrast Injections”.

12) TOBI: Total Occlusion and Bifurcation Interventions 09. September 10-11, 2009. Venice/Mestre. Italy. - “Micro-Channel Technique”.

13) “TCT 2009 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics”. September 21- 25, 2009. San Francisco, CA. - CTO Cases Made Possible by Technique and Technology. -Intraocclusion Injection of Contrast: The “Micro-Channel Technique” (Two Cases) -. (Lecturer).

14) Euro CTO Club. The Experts “Live”. Workshop 2009. October 30-31, 2009. Taormina, Italy. Live recorded cases with interactive discussion (Discussant).

15) CTO Symposium ’09. November 26-27, 2009. Turin, Italy. - Microchannel and STAR techniques: how and when? (Lecturer).

16) Seventh International Chronic Total Occlusion Summit, February 4-5, 2010. New York, USA. - Subintimal Tracking and Reentry (STAR) and Intraocclusion Contrast Injections (the Microchannel Technique) - (Lecturer). - Hot Topic Discussion: The Retrograde Approach Increases Complications and Adds Little to CTO Angioplasty (Discussant).

17) III European CTO Workshop. February 26-27, 2010. Massy, Paris, France. ”CTO: The one I would have refused”.

18) C3- Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics. June 20-24, 2010. Baltimore, USA. - Microchannel and Subintimal Tracking and Reentry (STAR) Techniques: When to Invoke: A Practical Tutorial - (Lecturer).

19) “TCT 2010 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics”. September 21- 25, 2010. Washington, DC. USA. - Chronic Total Occlusions: Basic and Expert Techniques. Stop and Think (From an Antegrade Direction): Reversing Course Midstream - STAR Modification 1: Use of contrast. - (Lecturer). – Oral Absract Sessions, Chronic Total Occlusions (Moderator). - Live Cases: Chronic Total Occlusions II (Discussant).

20) Euro CTO Club. The Experts “Live”. Workshop 2010. October 15-16, 2010. Thessaloniky, Greece. Live recorded cases with interactive discussion (Discussant).

21) American Heart Association. Scientific Sessions 2010 November 13-17, 2010. Chicago, Illinois, USA. PCI Complications and Challenges: Case Review with the Experts (Ask the Experts): - A Case of Dissection and Side Branch Occlusion During Bifurcation Stenting - (Lecturer).

22) Eighth International Chronic Total Occlusion Summit, February 14-16, 2011. New York, USA. - Hydrodynamic Recanalization - (Lecturer). Extended CTO Discussion Session: Ask the Experts. (Discussant).

23) IV European CTO Workshop. March 4-5, 2011. Massy, Paris, France. CD Session: Case 3. (Lecturer). Live Case Session (Discussant)”.

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Review Articles

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Review Articles (First Author)

1. Carlino M, De Gregorio J, Di Mario C, Anzuini A, Airoldi F, Albiero R, Briguori C, Dharmadhikari A, Sheiban I, Colombo A. Prevention of distal embolization during saphenous vein graft lesion angioplasty. Experience with a new temporary occlusion and aspiration system. Circulation 1999; 99: 3221-3223.

2. Carlino M, Latib A, Godino C, Cosgrave J, Colombo A. CTO recanalization by

intraocclusion injection of contrast: the microchannel technique. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008; 71: 20-26.

3. Carlino M, Godino C, Latib A, Moses JW, Colombo A. Subintimal tracking and re-

entry technique with contrast guidance: a safer approach. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Nov 15;72(6):790-6.

4. Carlino M, Al-Lamee R, Ielasi A, Godino C, Latib A, Chieffo A, Colombo A.

Treatment of iatrogenic occlusive coronary dissections: a novel approach. EuroIntervention. 2011 May;7(1):106-11.

5. Carlino M, Magri CJ, Uretsky BF, Brilakis ES, Walsh S, Spratt JC, Hanratty C,

Grantham JA, Rinfret S, Thompson CA, Lombardi WL, Galassi AR, Sianos G, Latib A, Garbo R, Karmpaliotis D, Kandzari DE, Colombo A. Treatment of the chronic total occlusion: a call to action for the interventional community. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Apr;85(5):771-8.

6. Carlino M, Figini F, Ruparelia N, Uretsky BF, Godino C, Latib A, Bertoldi L,

Brilakis E, Karmpaliotis D, Antoniucci D, Margonato A, Colombo A. Predictors of restenosis following contemporary subintimal tracking and reentry technique: The importance of final TIMI flow grade. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Apr;87(5):884-92.

7. Carlino M, Ruparelia N, Thomas G, Brooks M, Uretsky BF, Brilakis ES, Karmpaliotis D, Hanratty C, Walsh S, Spratt J, Colombo A. Modified contrast microinjection technique to facilitate chronic total occlusion recanalization. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 May;87(6):1036-41.

8. Carlino M, Azzalini L, Colombo A. A novel maneuver to facilitate retrograde wire

externalization during retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jan;89(1): E7-E12.

9. Carlino M, Azzalini L, Mitomo S, Colombo A. Antegrade fenestration and re- entry: A new controlled subintimal technique for chronic total occlusion recanalization. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jan 4.

Peer Review Articles (Others)

10. Margonato A, Cianflone D, Carlino M, Conversano A, Nitti C, Chierchia S. Frequence and significance of aortic valve thickening in older asymptomatic patients and its relation to aortic regurgitation. Am J Cardiol. 1989; 64: 1061- 1062.

11. Pizzetti G, Belotti G, Margonato A, Carlino M, Gerosa S, Carandente O,

Chierchia S. Thrombolytic therapy reduces the incidence of left ventricular thrombus after anterior myocardial infarction: relationship to vessel patency and infarct size. Eur Heart J. 1996; 17: 421-428.

12. Fragasso G, Chierchia SL, Pizzetti G, Rossetti E, Carlino M, Gerosa S,

Carandente O, Fedele A, Cattaneo N. Impaired left ventricular filling dynamics in patients with angina and angiographically normal coronary arteries: effect of beta- adrenergic blockade. Heart 1997; 77: 32-39.

13. Pellegatta F, Pizzetti G, Lu Y, Radaelli A, Pomes D, Carlino M, Meloni C, Belotti

G, Galli L, Vidal M, Chierchia SL: Soluble E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 plasma levels increase during acute myocardial infarction. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1997; 30: 455-460.

14. Lu C, Carlino M, Fragasso G, Maisano F, Margonato A, Cappelletti A, Chierchia

SL. Enoximone echocardiography for predicting recovery of left ventricular dysfunction after revascularization: a novel test for detecting myocardial viability. Circulation 2000; 101: 1255-1260.

15. F Airoldi, C Di Mario, A Catanoso, A Dharmadhikari, V Tzifos, A Anzuini, M Carlino, C Briguori, M Montorfano, M Vaghetti, S Tolaro, A Colombo. Progressive decrease of outflow gradient and septum thickness after percutaneous alcoholization of the interventricular septum in hyeprtrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Ital Heart J 2000; 1(3): 200-206.

16. Anzuini A, Rosanio S, Di Mario C, Tocchi M, Carlino M, De Gregorio J, Colombo A. Interventional revascularization of left main coronary artery stenosis with new devices: two cases of "unprotected" left main stenosis treated with atherectomy and stenting. Am J Med Sci. 2000; 319: 314-319.

17. G Gimelli, C Di Mario, AV Dharmadhikari, M Montorfano, A Anzuini, M Vaghetti,

M Puchala-Borowik, F Airoldi, M Carlino, V Tzifos, F Maisano, O Alfieri, A Colombo. Current perspectives: Surgical and percutaneous myocardial angiogenesis induction. Part I. Laser revacularization. Ital Heart J 2000; 1(12):785-794

18. G Gimelli, C Di Mario, F Liistro, AV Dharmadihikari, M Montorfano, A Anzuini, M

Vaghetti. M Puchala-Borowik, F Airoldi, M Carlino, V Tzifos, F Maisano, O Alfieri, A Colombo. Surgical and percutaneous myocardial angiogenesis induction. Part II. Neoangiogenesis. Ital Heart J 2001; 2 (1): 21-24.

19. Briguori C, Nishida T, Adamian M, Anzuini A, Corvaja N, Carlino M, Colombo A.

Assessment of the functional significance of coronary lesions using a monorail catheter. J Invasive Cardiol. 2001; 13: 279-286.

20. Anzuini A, Briguori C, Roubin GS, Pagnotta P, Rosanio S, Airoldi F, Carlino M,

Pagnotta P, Di Mario C, Sheiban I, Magnani G, Jannello A, Melissano G, Chiesa R, Colombo A. Emergency stenting to treat neurological complications occurring after carotid endarterectomy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001; 37: 2074-2079.

21. Liistro F, Gimelli G, Di Mario C, Nishida T, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Colombo A.

Late acute thrombosis after coronary brachytherapy: when is the risk over? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2001; 54: 216-218.

22. Liistro F, Stankovic G, Di Mario C, Takagi T, Chieffo A, Moshiri S, Montorfano M,

Carlino M, Briguori C, Pagnotta P, Albiero R, Corvaja N, Colombo A. First clinical experience with a paclitaxel derivate-eluting polymer stent system implantation for in-stent restenosis: immediate and long-term clinical and angiographic outcome. Circulation 2002; 105: 1883-1886.

23. Briguori C, Sarais C, Pagnotta P, Airoldi F, Liistro F, Sgura F, Spanos V, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Di Mario C, Colombo A. Elective versus provisional intra-aortic balloon pumping in high-risk percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Am Heart J. 2003; 145: 700-707.

24. Colombo A, Orlic D, Stankovic G, Corvaja N, Spanos V, Montorfano M, Liistro F,

Carlino M, Airoldi F, Chieffo A, Di Mario C. Preliminary observations regarding angiographic pattern of restenosis after rapamycin-eluting stent implantation. Circulation 2003; 107: 2178-2180.

25. F. Airoldi, C. Di Mario, G. Stankovic, C. Briguori, M. Carlino, A. Chieffo, F. Liistro,

M. Montorfano, P. Pagnotta, V. Spanos, D. Tavano, A. Colombo. Clinical and Angiographic outcome of directional atherectomy followed by stent implantation in de novo lesions located at the ostium of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Heart 2003; 89:1050-1054.

26. Fragasso G, De Benedictis M, Palloshi A, Moltrasio M, Cappelletti A, Carlino M, Marchisi A, Pala M, Alfieri O, Margonato A. Validation of heart and lung teleauscultation on an Internet-based system. Am J Cardiol. 2003; 92: 1138- 1139.

27. A Colombo, D Orlic, G Stankovic, N Corvaja, V Spanos, M Montorfano, F Liistro,

M Carlino, F Airoldi, A Chieffo, C Di Mario. Response to Dr. Cheng letter entitled “The SIRIUS trial is not a sirius trial”. Circulation 2003; 108:137e.

28. Stankovic G, Orlic D, Corvaja N, Airoldi F, Chieffo A, Spanos V, Montorfano M,

Carlino M, Finci L, Sangiorgi G, Colombo A. Incidence, predictors, in-hospital, and late outcomes of coronary artery perforations. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 93: 213- 216.

29. Airoldi F, Colombo A, Tavano D, Stankovic G, Klugmann S, Paolillo V, Bonizzoni

E, Briguori C, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Liistro F, Castelli A, Ferrari A, Sgura F, Di Mario C. Comparison of diamond-like carbon-coated stents versus uncoated stainless steel stents in coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 93: 474- 477.

30. D Orlic, E Bonizzoni, G Stankovic, F Airoldi, A Chieffo, N Corvaja, G Sangiorgi, M

Ferraro, C Briguori, M Montorfano, M Carlino, A Colombo. Treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease with sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: immediate and mid-term results. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004; 43 (7): 1154-1160.

31. Chieffo A, Bonizzoni E, Orlic D, Stankovic G, Rogacka R, Airoldi F, Mikhail GW,

Montorfano M, Michev I, Carlino M, Colombo A. Intraprocedural stent thrombosis during implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents. Circulation. 2004; 109: 2732- 2736.

32. Mikhail GW, Airoldi F, Tavano D, Chieffo A, Rogacka R, Carlino M, Montorfano

M, Sangiorgi G, Corvaja N, Michev I, Orlic D, Di Mario C, Colombo A. The use of drug eluting stents in single and multivessel disease: results from a single centre experience. Heart 2004; 90: 990-994.

33. Iakovou I, Ge L, Michev I, Sangiorgi GM, Montorfano M, Airoldi F, Chieffo A, Stankovic G, Vitrella G, Carlino M, Corvaja N, Briguori C, Colombo A. Clinical and angiographic outcome after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in aorto-ostial lesions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004; 44: 967-971.

34. Airoldi F, Rogacka R, Briguori C, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Mikhail G,

Iakovou I, Michev I, Vitrella G, Albiero R, Colombo A. Comparison of clinical and angiographic outcome of sirolimus-eluting stent implantation versus cutting balloon angioplasty for coronary in-stent restenosis. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 94: 1297-1300.

35. Iakovou I, Stankovic G, Montorfano M, Airoldi F, Chieffo A, Sangiorgi GM,

Carlino M, Corvaja N, Iassen M, Rogacka R, Vitrella G, Colombo A. Is overdilatation of 3.0 mm sirolimus-eluting stent associated with a higher restenosis rate? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005; 64: 129-133.

36. Orlic D, Stankovic G, Sangiorgi G, Airoldi F, Chieffo A, Michev I, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Corvaja N, Finci L, Colombo A. Preliminary experience with the Frontrunner coronary catheter: novel device dedicated to mechanical revascularization of chronic total occlusions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005; 64: 146-52..

37. Chieffo A, Stankovic G, Bonizzoni E, Tsagalou E, Iakovou I, Montorfano M, Airoldi

F, Michev I, Sangiorgi MG, Carlino M, Vitrella G, Colombo A. Early and mid-term results of drug-eluting stent implantation in unprotected left main. Circulation 2005; 111: 791-795.

38. Iakovou I, Schmidt T, Ge L, Sangiorgi GM, Stankovic G, Airoldi F, Chieffo A,

Montorfano M, Carlino M, Michev I, Corvaja N, Cosgrave J, Gerckens U, Grube E, Colombo A. Angiographic patterns of restenosis after paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005; 45: 805-806.

39. Colombo A, Mikhail GW, Michev I, Iakovou I, Airoldi F, Chieffo A, Rogacka R,

Carlino M, Montorfano M, Sangiorgi GM, Corvaja N, Stankovic G. Treating chronic total occlusions using subintimal tracking and reentry: The STAR Technique. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005; 64: 407-411.

40. Ge L, Iakovou I, Sangiorgi GM, Chieffo A, Melzi G, Cosgrave J, Montorfano M,

Michev I, Airoldi F , Carlino M, Corvaja N, Colombo A. Treatment of saphenous vein graft lesions with drug-eluting stents: immediate and midterm outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005; 45: 989-994.

41. Ge L, Iakovou I, Cosgrave J, Chieffo A, Montorfano M, Michev I, Airoldi F,

Carlino M, Melzi G, Sangiorgi GM, Corvaja N, Colombo A. Immediate and mid- term outcomes of sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for chronic total occlusions. Eur Heart J. 2005; 26: 1056-1062.

42. Iakovou I, Schmidt T, Bonizzoni E, Ge L, Sangiorgi GM, Stankovic G, Airoldi F,

Chieffo A, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Michev I, Corvaja N, Briguori C, Gerckens U, Grube E, Colombo A. Incidence, predictors, and outcome of thrombosis after successful implantation of drug-eluting stents. JAMA 2005; 293: 2126-2130.

43. Biondi-Zoccai GG, Sangiorgi GM, Chieffo A, Vittori G, Falchetti E, Margheri M, Barbagallo R, Tamburino C, Remigi E, Briguori C, Iakovou I, Agostoni P, Tsagalou E, Melzi G, Michev I, Airoldi F, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Colombo A. Validation of predictors of intraprocedural stent thrombosis in the drug-eluting stent era. RECIPE (Real-world Eluting-stent Comparative Italian retrosPective Evaluation) Study Investigators. Am J Cardiol. 2005; 95: 1466-1468.

44. Ge L, Airoldi F, Iakovou I, Cosgrave J, Michev I, Sangiorgi GM, Montorfano M,

Chieffo A, Carlino M, Corvaja N, Colombo A. Clinical and angiographic outcome after implantation of drug-eluting stents in bifurcation lesions with the crush stent technique: importance of final kissing balloon post-dilatation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005; 46: 613-20.

45. Airoldi F, Di Mario C, Ribichini F, Presbitero P, Sganzerla P, Ferrero V, Vassanelli

C, Briguori C, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Chieffo A, Ferrari A,

Colombo A. 17-beta-estradiol eluting stent versus phosphorylcholine-coated stent for the treatment of native coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2005; 96: 664- 667.

46. J Cosgrave, P Agostoni, L Ge, I Iakovou, A Chieffo, GGL Biondi-Zoccai, G

Sangiorgi, M Montorfano, I Michev, F Airoldi, M Carlino, N Corvaja, E Bonizzoni, A Colombo. Clinical outcome following aleatory implantation of paclitaxel-eluting or sirolimus-eluting stents in complex coronary lesions. Am J Cardiol 2005; 96: 1163-1668.

47. Briguori C, Colombo A, Airoldi F, Morici N, Sangiorgi GM, Violante A, Focaccio A,

Montorfano M, Carlino M, Condorelli G, Ricciardelli B. Nephrotoxicity of low- osmolality versus iso-osmolality contrast agents: impact of N-acetylcysteine. Kidney Int. 2005; 68(5): 2250-2255.

48. E Tsagalou, G Stankovic, I Iakovou, G Melzi, J Cosgrave, L Ge, I Michev, A

Chieffo, F Airoldi, M Carlino, M Montorfano, A Colombo. Early outcome of treatment of ostial de novo left anterior descending coronary artery lesions with drug-eluting stents. Am J Cardiol. 2006; 97: 187-191.

49. C Briguori, A Colombo, F Airoldi, G Melzi, I Michev, M Carlino, M Montorfano, A

Chieffo, R Bellanca, B Ricciardelli. Gadolinium-based contrast agents and nephroteoxicity in patients undergoing coronary artery procedures. Cathet Cardiovasc Interv. 2006; 67: 175-180.

50. L Ge, I Iakovou, J Cosgrave, P Agostoni, F Airoldi, G Sangiorgi, I Michev, A

Chieffo, M Montorfano, M Carlino, N Corvaja, A Colombo. Treatment of bifurcation lesions with two stents: one year angiographic and clinical follow up of crush versus T stenting. Heart 2006; 92: 371-376.

51. F Airoldi, C Briguori, I Iakovou, G Stankovic, G Biondi-Zoccai, M Carlino, A

Chieffo, M Montorfano, J Cosgrave, I Michev, R Rogacka, G Sangiorgi, A Colombo. Comparison of sirolimus vs paclitaxel eluting stents for treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis. Am J Cardiol 2006; 97: 1182-1187.

52. G. Melzi, J. Cosgrave, G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, F. Airoldi, I. Michev, A. Chieffo, G. Sangiorgi, M. Montorfano, M Carlino, A Colombo. A novel approach to chronic total occlusions: the CROSSER system. Cathet Cardiovasc Interv 2006;v68: 29- 35.

53. A Chieffo, N Morici, F Maisano, E Bonizzoni, J Cosgrave, M Montorfano, F

Airoldi, M Carlino, I Michev, G Melzi, G Sangiorgi, O Alfieri, A Colombo. Percutaneous treatement with drug-eluting stent implantation versus by-pass surgery for Unprotected Left Main stenosis. A single-center experience. Circulation 2006; 113: 2542-2547.

54. G Stankovic, J Cosgrave, A Chieffo, I Iakovou, G Sangiorgi, M Montorfano, F

Airoldi, M Carlino, I Michev, L Finci, A Colombo. Impact of sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents on outcome in patients with diabetes mellitus and stenting in more than one coronary artery. Am J Cardiol 2006; 98: 362-366.

55. A Hoye, I Iakovou, L Ge, CAG van Mieghem, ATL Ong, J Cosgrave, G Sangiorgi, F Airoldi, M Montorfano, I Michev, A Chieffo, M Carlino, N Corvaja, J Aoki, GA Rodriguez Granillo, M Valmigli, G Sianos, WJ van der Giessen, PF de Feyter, RT van Domburg, PW Serruys, A Colombo. Long-term outcomes after stenting of bifurcation lesions with the “Crush” technique: predictors of an adverse outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47: 1949-1958.

56. J Cosgrave, G Melzi, GGL Biondi-Zoccai, F Airoldi, A Chieffo, G Sangiorgi, M

Montorfano, I. Michev, M Carlino, E. Bonizzoni, A Colombo. Drug-eluting stent restenosis: the pattern predicts the outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47: 2399- 2404.

57. C Briguori, F Airoldi, A Chieffo, M Montorfano, M Carlino, G Sangiorgi, N Morici, I

Michev, I. Iakovou, G. Biondi-Zoccai, A Colombo. Elective versus provisional intraaortic balloon pumping in unprotected left main stenting. Am Heart J 2006; 152(3): 565-572.

58. D Tavano, S Corbett, F Airoldi, M Montorfano, M Carlino, C Godino, A Colombo.

Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with a single remaining vessel. Am J Cardiol 2007; 99: 470-471.

59. J Cosgrave, G Melzi, S Corbett, GG Biondi-Zoccai, R Babic, F Airoldi, A Chieffo,

G Sangiorgi, M Montorfano, I Michev, M Carlino, A Colombo. Repeated drug- eluting stent implantation for drug-eluting stent restenosis: the same or a different stent. Am Heart J 2007; 153(3): 354-359.

60. C Briguori, F Airoldi, D D’Andrea, E Bonizzoni, N Morici, A Focaccio, I Michev, M

Montorfano, M Carlino, J Cosgrave, B Ricciardelli, A Colombo. Renal insufficiency following contrast media aministration trial (REMEDIAL): a randomized comparison of 3 preventive strategies. Circulation 2007; 115; 1211- 1217.

61. P Agostoni, J Cosgrave, G Biondi Zoccai, G Sangiorgi, L Ge, G Melzi, S Corbett,

F Airoldi, M Montorfano, A Chieffo, I Michev, M Carlino, A Colombo. Angiographic analysis of pattern of late luminal loss in sirolimus- and paclitaxel- eluting stents. Am J Cardiol 2007; 99: 593-598.

62. F Airoldi, C Briguori, D Cianflone, J Cosgrave, G Stankovic, C Godino, M Carlino, A Chieffo, M Montorfano, M Mussardo, I Michev, A Colombo, A Maseri. Frequency of slow coronary flow following successful stent implantation and effect of nitroprusside. Am J Cardiol 2007; 99: 916-920.

63. S Furuichi, G Sangiorgi, A Palloshi, C Godino, F Airoldi, M Montorfano, A Chieffo,

I Michev, M Carlino, A Colombo. Drug-eluting stent implantation in coronary trifurcation lesions. J Invasive Cardiol 2007; 19: 157-162.

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94. Iaci G, Castiglioni A, Fumero A, Carlino M, Margonato A, Alfieri O. Resolution of an acute cardiac ischemia after the removal of a surgical drain in mitral and tricuspid valve repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):e94.

95. García-García HM, Brugaletta S, van Mieghem CA, Gonzalo N, Diletti R, Gomez-

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100. Mehran R, Claessen BE, Godino C, Dangas GD, Obunai K, Kanwal S, Carlino M, Henriques JP, Di Mario C, Kim YH, Park SJ, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW, Colombo A; Multinational Chronic Total Occlusion Registry. Long-term outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Sep;4(9):952-61.

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109. Slavich M, Agricola E, Galaverna S, Fisicaro A, Oppizzi M, Carlino M, Margonato A. Mitral regurgitation and hemodynamic changes in pregnancy. G Ital Cardiol. 2013 Feb;14(2):135-7.

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113. Magri CJ, Carlino M, Xuereb RG. Coronary chronic total occlusions and

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126. Hasegawa T, Godino C, Basavarajaiah S, Takagi K, Rezq A, Latib A, Alaide C, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Colombo A. Differences in the clinical and angiographic characteristics of chronic total occlusion lesions in the three major coronary arteries. J Interv Cardiol. 2014 Feb;27(1):44-9.

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Latib A, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Impact of Strut Width in Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction: A Propensity-Matched Comparison Between Bioresorbable Scaffolds and the First-Generation Sirolimus-Eluting Stent. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jun;8(7):900-9.

138. Kawamoto H, Latib A, Ruparelia N, Miyazaki T, Sticchi A, Naganuma T, Sato K,

Figini F, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Clinical outcomes following bioresorbable scaffold implantation for bifurcation lesions: Overall outcomes and comparison between provisional and planned double stenting strategy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Oct;86(4):644-52.

139. Kawamoto H, Ruparelia N, Latib A, Miyazaki T, Sato K, Mangieri A, Contri R,

Stella S, Figini F, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Drug-Coated Balloons Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents for the Management of Recurrent Multimetal-Layered In-Stent Restenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Oct;8(12):1586-94.

140. Tanaka A, Ruparelia N, Kawamoto H, Sticchi A, Figini F, Carlino M, Chieffo A,

Montorfano M, Latib A, Colombo A. Clinical outcomes following target lesion revascularization for bioresorbable scaffold failure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Apr;87(5):832-6.

141. Tanaka A, Ruparelia N, Kawamoto H, Sticchi A, Sato K, Miyazaki T, Naganuma

T, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Latib A, Colombo A. Clinical outcomes following bioresorbable scaffold implantation in small vessels. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15;207:59-61.

142. Amsavelu S, Carlino M, Brilakis ES. Carlino to the rescue: Use of intralesion

contrast injection for bailout antegrade and retrograde crossing of complex chronic total occlusions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 May;87(6):1118-123.

143. Azzalini L, Carlino M, Brilakis ES, Colombo A. Does Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Improve Survival: A Never-Ending Debate. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jun 13;9(11):1198-9.

144. Jabbour RJ, Tanaka A, Pagnesi M, Regazzoli D, Mangieri A, Ancona M, Azzalini

L, Giannini F, Montorfano M, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Latib A, Colombo A. T Stenting With Small Protrusion: The Default Strategy for Bailout Provisional Stenting? JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Sep 12;9(17):1853-4.

145. Takagi K, Chieffo A, Shannon J, Naganuma T, Tahara S, Fujino Y, Latib A,

Montorfano M, Carlino M, Kawamoto H, Nakamura S, Colombo A. Impact of gender on long-term mortality in patients with unprotected left main disease: The Milan and New-Tokyo (MITO) Registry. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2016 Sep;17(6):369-74.

146. Ancona MB, Giannini F, Jabbour RJ, Tanaka A, Regazzoli D, Mangieri A, Carlino M, Colombo A. Left main "Culotte in Culotte" to manage a trapped broken balloon. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Oct 15;221:347-9.

147. Tanaka A, Jabbour RJ, Kawamoto H, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Latib

A, Colombo A. Incidence and significance of side branch occlusions following bioresorbable scaffold implantation for long left anterior descending artery lesions. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 1;222:674-5.

148. Tanaka A, Jabbour RJ, Kawamoto H, Mangieri A, Pagnesi M, Montalto C, Chieffo

A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Latib A, Colombo A. Preliminary Report of Clinical Outcomes After Single Crossover Bioresorbable Scaffold Implantation Without Routine Side Branch Strut Dilation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Nov 15;88(6):865-870.

149. Tanaka A, Latib A, Kawamoto H, Jabbour RJ, Mangieri A, Pagnesi M, Montalto C,

Regazzoli D, Ancona M, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Clinicaloutcomes following bifurcation double-stenting with bioresorbable scaffolds. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Nov 15;88(6):854-862.

150. Tanaka A, Latib A, Jabbour RJ, Kawamoto H, Giannini F, Ancona M, Regazzoli

D, Mangieri A, Mattioli R, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Impact of Angiographic Result After Predilatation on Outcome After Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment of In-Stent Coronary Restenosis. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15; 118(10):1460-1465.

151. Basavarajaiah S, Naganuma T, Latib A, Sticchi A, Ciconte G, Panoulas V, Chieffo

A, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Colombo A. Treatment of drug-eluting stent restenosis: Comparison between drug-eluting balloon versus second-generation drug-eluting stents from a retrospective observational study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016. Oct;88(4):522-528.

152. Azzalini L, Giustino G, Ojeda S, Serra A, La Manna A, Ly HQ, Bellini B,

Benincasa S, Chavarría J, Gheorghe LL, Longo G, Miccichè E, D'Agosta G, Picard F, Pan M, Tamburino C, Latib A, Carlino M, Chieffo A, Colombo A. Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes of Bioresorbable Scaffolds Versus Drug- Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Occlusions: The BONITO Registry (Bioresorbable Scaffolds Versus Drug-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Occlusions). Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Oct;9(10).

153. Takagi K, Naganuma T, Chieffo A, Fujino Y, Latib A, Tahara S, Ishiguro H, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Kawamoto H, Kurita N, Hozawa K, Nakamura S, Nakamura S, Colombo A. Comparison Between 1- and 2-Stent Strategies in Unprotected Distal Left Main Disease: The Milan and New-Tokyo Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016Nov;9(11).

154. Kawamoto H, Takagi K, Chieffo A, Ruparelia N, Yusuke Fujino, Yabushita H,

Watanabe Y, Latib A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Nakamura S, Colombo A. Long- term outcomes following mini-crush versus culotte stenting for the treatment of unprotected left main disease: Insights from the milan and New-Tokyo (MITO) registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jan;89(1):13-24.

155. Tanaka A, Latib A, Kawamoto H, Jabbour RJ, Sato K, Miyazaki T, Naganuma T, Mangieri A, Pagnesi M, Montalto C, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Clinical outcomes of a real-world cohort following bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation utilising an optimised implantation strategy. EuroIntervention. 2017 Feb 20;12(14):1730-1737.

156. Azzalini L, Dautov R, Brilakis ES, Ojeda S, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Karatasakis A,

Chavarría J, Rangan BV, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S. Procedural and longer-term outcomes of wire- versus device-based antegrade dissection and re-entry techniques for the percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Mar 15;231:78-83.

157. Kawamoto H, Ruparelia N, Latib A, Miyazaki T, Sato K, Tanaka A, Naganuma T,

Sticchi A, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Expansion in calcific lesions and overall clinical outcomes following bioresorbable scaffold implantation optimized with intravascular ultrasound. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr;89(5):789-797.

158. Giannini F, Latib A, Jabbour RJ, Costopoulos C, Chieffo A, Carlino M,

Montorfano M, Menozzi A, Castriota F, Micari A, Cremonesi A, De Felice F, Marchese A, Tespili M, Presbitero P, Sgueglia GA, Buffoli F, Tamburino C, Varbella F, Colombo A. Comparison of paclitaxel drug-eluting balloon and paclitaxel-eluting stent in small coronary vessels in diabetic and nondiabetic patients - results from the BELLO (balloon elution and late loss optimization) trial. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2017 Jan - Feb;18(1):4-9.

159. Azzalini L, Dautov R, Ojeda S, Serra A, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Giannini F,

Chavarría J, Gheorghe LL, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S. Long-term outcomes of rotational atherectomy for the percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr;89(5):820-828.

160. Azzalini L, Torregrossa G, Puskas JD, Brilakis ES, Lombardi WL, Karmpaliotis D,

Nakamura S, Colombo A, Carlino M. Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions: Rationale, indications, techniques, and the cardiac surgeon's point of view. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Mar 15;231:90-96.

161. Karatasakis A, Danek BA, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Vo M, Carlino M, Patel MP, Rinfret S, Brilakis ES. Approach to CTO Intervention: Overview of Techniques. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2017 Jan;19(1):1.

162. Azzalini L, Dautov R, Brilakis ES, Ojeda S, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Karatasakis A,

Chavarría J, Rangan BV, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S. Impact of crossing strategy on midterm outcomes following percutaneous revascularisation of coronary chronic total occlusions. EuroIntervention. 2017 Oct 20;13(8):978- 985.

163. Azzalini L, Carlino M, Brilakis ES, Vo M, Rinfret S, Uretsky BF, Karmpaliotis D,

Colombo A. Subadventitial techniques for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: The concept of "vessel architecture". Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Mar 17.

164. Benincasa S, Azzalini L, Carlino M, Bellini B, Giannini F, Zhao X, Colombo A. Outcomes of the retrograde approach through epicardial versus non-epicardial collaterals in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2017 Sep;18(6):393-398.

165. Candilio L, Mitomo S, Carlino M, Colombo A, Azzalini L. Stent loss during chronic

total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Optical coherence tomography-guided stent 'crushing and trapping'. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2017 Oct - Nov;18(7):531-534.

166. Capretti G, Mitomo S, Giglio M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Azzalini L. Subintimal

Crush of an Occluded Stent to Recanalize a Chronic Total Occlusion Due to In- Stent Restenosis: Insights From a Multimodality Imaging Approach. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr 24;10(8):e81-e83.

167. Tanaka A, Latib A, Jabbour RJ, Mitomo S, Regazzoli D, Leone PP, Chieffo A,

Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds and Very Late Scaffold Thrombosis: Searching an Explanation and a Solution. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr 10;10(7):745-746.

168. Azzalini L, Dautov R, Ojeda S, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Giannini F, Chavarría J,

Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S. Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusion. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 8;10(9):892-902.

169. Capretti G, Carlino M, Colombo A, Azzalini L. Rotational atherectomy in the

subadventitial space to allow safe and successful chronic total occlusion recanalization: Pushing the limit further. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr 18.

170. Mitomo S, Latib A, Tanaka A, Jabbour RJ, Regazzoli D, Leone PP, Giannini F,

Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation: Insights From the Milan Cohort. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jul 24;10(14):1471-1472.

171. Azzalini L, Agostoni P, Benincasa S, Knaapen P, Schumacher SP, Dens J, Maeremans J, Kraaijeveld AO, Timmers L, Behnes M, Akin I, Toma A, Neumann FJ, Colombo A, Carlino M, Mashayekhi K. Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Through Ipsilateral Collateral Channels: A Multicenter Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Aug 14;10(15):1489-1497.

172. Azzalini L, Carlino M, Colombo A. Clinical Significance of Intravascular

Ultrasound-Detected Vascular Injury Following Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization With Intraplaque Versus Subintimal Tracking Techniques. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Aug 14;10(15):1600-1601.

173. Naganuma T, Kawamoto H, Panoulas VF, Latib A, Tanaka A, Mitomo S,

Ruparelia N, Jabbour RJ, Chieffo A, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Colombo A. Mid- term clinical outcomes of ABSORB bioresorbable vascular scaffold versus

everolimus-eluting stent for coronary bifurcation lesions. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Nov 1;246:26-31.

174. Azzalini L, Candilio L, Carlino M, Colombo A. Intracoronary snaring of the

retrograde guidewire: How to overcome extreme takeoff angles in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Sep 25.

175. Patel SM, Menon RV, Burke MN, Jaffer FA, Yeh RW, Vo M, Karmpaliotis D,

Azzalini L, Carlino M, Mashayekhi K, Galassi AR, Rinfret S, Ellis SG, Patel M, Rangan BV, Karatasakis A, Danek BA, Karacsonyi J, Resendes E, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Current Perspectives and Practices on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. J Invasive Cardiol. 2017 Oct 15.

176. Vallurupalli S, Garg A, Carlino M, Hakeem A, Uretsky BF. Full stent expansion of

chronic total occlusion lesions requires prolonged inflation. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2017 Sep 11.

177. Ojeda S, Azzalini L, Chavarría J, Serra A, Hidalgo F, Benincasa S, Gheorghe LL,

Diletti R, Romero M, Bellini B, Gutiérrez A, Suárez de Lezo J, Mazuelos F, Segura J, Carlino M, Colombo A, Pan M. One Versus 2-stent Strategy for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions in the Context of a Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion. A Multicenter Registry. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017 Nov 8.

178. Candilio L, Mitomo S, Carlino M, Colombo A, Azzalini L. Subadventitial

advancement of a mother-and-child catheter to allow successful recanalization of a complex In-stent chronic total occlusion: testing the resistance of the adventitia. J Invasive Cardiol. 2017 Dec;29(12):E190-E194.

179. Karatasakis A, Danek BA, Karacsonyi J, Azzalini L, Carlino M, Rinfret S, Vo M,

Rangan BV, Burke MN, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Mid-term outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention with subadventitial vs. intraplaque crossing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol. 2018 Feb 15;253:29-34.

180. Azzalini L, Karatasakis A, Spratt JC, Tajti P, Riley RF, Ybarra LF, SchumacherSP, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Candilio L, Mitomo S, Henriksen P, Hidalgo F, Timmers L, Kraaijeveld AO, Agostoni P, Roy J, Ramsay DR, Weaver JC, Knaapen P, Nap A, Starcevic B, Ojeda S, Pan M, Alaswad K, Lombardi WL, Carlino M, Brilakis ES, Colombo A, Rinfret S, Mashayekhi K. Subadventitial stenting around occluded stents: A bailout technique to recanalize in-stent chronic total occlusions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jan 4.

181. Carlino M, Azzalini L, Mitomo S, Colombo A. Antegrade fenestration and re-entry: A new controlled subintimal technique for chronic total occlusion recanalization. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jan 4.

182. Azzalini L, Ojeda S, Karatasakis A, Maeremans J, Tanabe M, La Manna A,

Dautov R, Ybarra LF, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Candilio L, Demir OM, Hidalgo F, Karacsonyi J, Gravina G, Miccichè E, D'Agosta G, Venuti G, Tamburino C, Pan M, Carlino M, Dens J, Brilakis ES, Colombo A, Rinfret S. Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion in Patients

Who Have Undergone Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Those Who Have Not. Can J Cardiol. 2018 Mar;34(3):310-318.

183. Azzalini L, Demir OM, Gasparini G, Grancini L, La Manna A, Ojeda S, Benincasa

S, Bellini B, Poletti E, Maccagni D, Soldi M, Iannetta L, Trabattoni D, Gravina G, Hidalgo F, Giannini F, Pan M, Tamburino C, Bartorelli AL, Reimers B, Godino C, Carlino M, Colombo A. Outcomes of a novel thin-strut bioresorbable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent in patients with chronic total occlusions: A multicenter registry. Int J Cardiol. 2018 May 1;258:36-41.

184. Regazzoli D, Hachinohe D, Demir OM, Carlino M, Lemoine J, Mitomo S, Poletti

E, Amor M, Colombo A, Azzalini L. Minimizing the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy and hemodynamic collapse during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention with a percutaneous left ventricular assist device. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018 Feb 7.

185. Azzalini L, Ancona MB, Mitomo S, Carlino M, Colombo A. Self-apposing stent

fracture in the context of myocardial bridging leading to in-stent chronic total occlusion: When the muscle trumps the metal. Cardiol J. 2018;25(1):144-145.

186. Tajti P, Burke MN, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Werner GS, Azzalini L, Carlino M,

Patel M, Mashayekhi K, Egred M, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Nicholson WJ, Ungi I, Galassi AR, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Update in the Percutaneous Management of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Apr 9;11(7):615-625.

187. Azzalini L, Candilio L, Ojeda S, Dens J, La Manna A, Benincasa S, Bellini B,

Hidalgo F, Chavarría J, Maeremans J, Gravina G, Miccichè E, D'Agosta G, Venuti G, Tamburino C, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A. Impact of Incomplete Revascularization on Long-Term Outcomes Following Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Feb 23.

188. Maccagni D, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Candilio L, Poletti E, Carlino M, Colombo A,

Azzalini L. Noise reduction technology reduces radiation dose in chronic total occlusions percutaneous coronary intervention: a propensity score-matched analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Mar 23.

Editorials

1. Uretsky BF, Carlino M. How to improve your "STAR quality". Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Feb 15;85(3):391-

Reviews

1. Godino C, Carlino M, Al-Lamee R, Colombo A. Coronary chronic total occlusion. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2010 Feb;58(1):41-60.

Non-peer review pubblications

1. Antonio Colombo, Mauro Carlino. Rivascolarizzazione per via transcutanea. Indicazioni attuali, evoluzioni e futuro. Cardiol Extraosp 4/2001; 366-371.

2. M. Carlino, G.W. Mikhail, G. Stankovic, A. Colombo*. Myogenesis and

angiogenesis: an intriguing challenge. Cardiology International 2003; Vol.4, N.2:55-58.

Books and Chapters

1. Margonato A, Cianflone D, Carlino M, Nitti C, Chierchia S. Valutazione color doppler della insufficienza aortica (Pages 105-120). In: M.Turiel, C. Fiorentini, and S. Iliceto “Ecocardiografia color doppler (testo atlante)” by Drs. Fogliazza Editore. 1990

2. M. Carlino, G.L. Buchanan, and C. Godino. Chapter 25: The microchannel

technique. and C. Godino, M. Carlino, and A. Colombo. Chapter 24: The STAR technique. in Ron Waksman and Shigeru Saito “Chronic Total Occlusions: a guide to recanalization”. John Wiley & Sons Editor. 2013

3. M. Carlino. Intra-occlusion microinjection of contrast: when, why and how. In

Stephane Rinfret “Percutaneous Intervention for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion: The Hybrid Approach”. Springer Editor. 2016

4. E. Brilakis, D. Karmpaliotis, M.N. Vo, M. Carlino, A.R. Galassi, M. Boukhris, K. Alaswad, L. Bryniarski, W.L. Lombardi, S. Banerjee. Update on coronary chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (Pages 177-186). In Michael Lee “Complex Coronary Intervention, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, E-Book”. Elsevier Health Sciences Editor. 2016

5. B.F. Uretsky, E. Brilakis, M. Carlino, S. Rinfret. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions of Chronic Total Occlusions. Chapter 8. In Morton J. Kern, Michael J Lim, and Paul Sorajja “The Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Handbook E- Book”, 4th Edition. Elsevier Health Sciences Editor. 2017

6. Mauro Carlino Contributor of Manual of Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions: A

Step-by-Step Approach, 2nd Edition, by E. Brilakis. Elsevier Academic Press Editor. 2017

7. R.J. Jabbour, M. Carlino, and A. Colombo. Downsizing burr as a strategy for

severe calcific stenosis. Chapter 6. In Reginald Low and Khung Keong Yeo “Clinical Cases in Coronary Rotational Atherectomy: Complex Cases and Complications”. Springer Editor. 2017