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Rocco A. Montone

Researcher at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Publications -  154
Citations -  2452

Rocco A. Montone is an academic researcher from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 105 publications receiving 1496 citations. Previous affiliations of Rocco A. Montone include The Catholic University of America & Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic.

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Plaque rupture and intact fibrous cap assessed by optical coherence tomography portend different outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

TL;DR: Patients with ACS presenting with PR as culprit lesion by OCT have a worse prognosis compared with that of patients with IFC, and this finding should be taken into account in risk stratification and management of Patients with ACS.
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High Levels of Systemic Myeloperoxidase Are Associated With Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes A Clinicopathological Study

TL;DR: In this paper, systemic levels of serum myeloperoxidase were significantly higher in patients with an eroded plaque than in those with a ruptured plaque, and they also detected intraluminal thrombus in 89% of ruptured plaques and 100% of eroded plaques.
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Patients with acute myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries: safety and prognostic relevance of invasive coronary provocative tests.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that in patients presenting with MINOCA and suspected coronary vasomotor abnormalities, a positive provocative test for spasm is safe and identifies a high-risk subset of patients.
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Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction across the Spectrum of Cardiovascular Diseases: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the pathophysiological mechanisms of coronary microvascular dysfunction and its mechanistic and prognostic role across different cardiovascular diseases and discuss diagnostic modalities and the potential therapeutic strategies resulting from recent clinical studies.