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  1. Patient with cancer and cardiac disease.

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  2. 2015 update on the diagnosis and management of neoplastic pericardial disease

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  3. Systemic chemotherapy in combination with pericardial window has better outcomes in malignant pericardial effusions

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  4. Capecitabine-induced cardiotoxicity: more evidence or clinical approaches to protect the patients' heart?

    Article • OncoTargets and Therapy, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Dr MARIA GRAZIA BALDIN, Professor Fabio Puglisi, Fabio Puglisi

  5. DRainage Or Pericardiocentesis alone for recurrent nonmalignant, nonbacterial pericardial effusions requiring intervention

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, June 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  6. Effort myocardial ischemia during chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil: an underestimated risk

    Article • Annals of Oncology, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  7. Role of hypertension on new onset congestive heart failure in patients receiving trastuzumab therapy for breast cancer

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, February 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  8. Oxaliplapin and Capecitabine (XELOX) Based Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: The Right Choice in Elderly Patients

    Article • Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, October 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  9. Which is the Best Approach to Prevent Relapses after Drainage of Neoplastic Pericardial Effusion? A Multi Center Observational Study

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  10. Cardioncology, oncocardiology. Are we barking up the wrong tree?

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  11. Massive myocardial infiltration by HIV-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  12. Systemic Therapy, Radiotherapy, and Cardiotoxicity

    Article • October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  13. Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in the treatment of elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC)

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  14. Adjuvant trastuzumab cardiotoxicity in patients over 60 years of age with early breast cancer: a multicenter cohort analysis

    Article • Annals of Oncology, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  15. Administration of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and  -Blockers During Adjuvant Trastuzumab Chemotherapy for Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer: Marker of Risk or Cardioprotection in the Real World?

    Article • The Oncologist, June 2012, Alphamed Press

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  16. Trastuzumab Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Cardiotoxicity in Real-World Women With Breast Cancer

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Failure, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  17. Diagnosis and management of neoplastic pericardial effusion

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  18. Capecitabine (and 5 Fluorouracil) Cardiotoxicity. Metabolic Considerations

    Article • The Breast Journal, July 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  19. Epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy of neoplastic pericarditis

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Echography, June 2011, Medknow

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  20. Neoplastic pericardial disease in lung cancer: Impact on outcomes of different treatment strategies. A multicenter study

    Article • Lung Cancer, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  21. Three-dimensional imaging of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery in a young athlete

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, May 2011, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Professor Luigi P. Badano

  22. Approccio cardiologico al paziente sottoposto a trattamento antitumorale. Documento primo

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Echography, March 2011, Medknow

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  23. Medical therapy of pericardial diseases

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  24. Capecitabine cardiac toxicity presenting as effort angina: a case report

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, September 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  25. Neoplastic pericardial disease: Old and current strategies for diagnosis and management

    Article • World Journal of Cardiology, January 2010, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  26. Aetiological diagnosis in acute and recurrent pericarditis: when and how

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

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  27. 1172 Prevalence of pericardial effusion in an HIV-infected population

    Article • European Journal of Echocardiography, December 2006, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  28. 1182 Anthracycline chemotherapy in the elderly: an echocardiographic study

    Article • European Journal of Echocardiography, December 2006, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  29. Severe ventricular dysrhythmias and silent ischemia during infusion of the antimetabolite 5-fluorouracil and cis-platin

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

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  30. 281 Anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy: characteristics and outcome

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  31. 891 Reliability of a new simplified echocardiographic index in assessing the effective orifice area of bioprosthetic aortic valves

    Article • European Journal of Echocardiography, December 2003, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  32. Self-management of Oral Anticoagulants by Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: How Effective and Safe Is It?

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  33. Coronary vasospasm as a cause of effort-related myocardial ischemia during low-dose chronic continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  34. Local chemotherapy for neoplastic pericardial effusion

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, December 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  35. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects of high-dose continuous intravenous verapamil infusion

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, February 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  36. Pacing from Unconventional Sites: Who, When and Why?

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  37. Isolated First-Degree Atrioventricular Block: A New Indication for Dual-Chamber Pacing?

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  38. Relation of right ventricular morphology and function in pectus excavatum to the severity of the chest wall deformity

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, November 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Professor Luigi P. Badano, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  39. Effect of atrial fibrillation on pulmonary venous flow patterns: transoesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiographic study

    Article • European Heart Journal, October 1993, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  40. Diagnosis of heart tumours by transoesophageal echocardiography: a multicentre study in 154 patients

    Article • European Heart Journal, September 1993, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  41. Echocardiographic prediction of the final event in patients dying of acute myocardial infarction

    Article • European Heart Journal, June 1993, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  42. Role of transesophageal echocardiography in evaluation of pulmonary venous obstruction by paracardiac neoplastic masses

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, November 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  43. Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in evaluation of paracardiac neoplastic masses

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, July 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  44. Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation: Comparison Between Transthoracic and Transesophageal Color Doppler Flow Mapping

    Article • Echocardiography, November 1991, Wiley

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  45. Familial dilated cardiomyopathy: a transverse and longitudinal clinical and echocardiographic study

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  46. Sensitivity and Specificity of Electrocardiographic ST-T Changes as Markers of Neoplastic Myocardial Infiltration

    Article • CHEST Journal, May 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  47. Echocardiographic findings of left ventricular hypertrophy and normalization of parameters of left ventricular function in patients with previous evidence of dilated and poorly contracting left ventricle and coexisting systemic hypertension

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, February 1989, Wiley

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  48. Two‐dimensional and Doppler Echocardiographic Documentation of Appearance and Progression of Carcinoid Heart Disease

    Article • Echocardiography, July 1988, Wiley

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi

  49. Secondary neoplastic infiltration of the myocardium diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography in seven cases with anatomic confirmation

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, February 1987, Elsevier

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi

  50. Pharmacokinetics of VM 26 given intrapericardially or intravenously in patients with malignant pericardial effusion

    Article • Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, January 1987, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chiara Lestuzzi