​Melissa Fusari, MD
Cardiovascular Surgeon trained for Interventional Cardiology
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Publications

Multimodality Imaging to Guide Transcatheter Treatment of Severe Degenerative Tricuspid Regurgitation with Tricuspid Valve-in-Ring Implantation and Paravalvular Leak Closure. Peters AC, Unger E, Gong FF, El Hangouche N, Puthumana JJ, Thomas JD, Fusari M, Davidson CJ, Ricciardi MJ, Pham D, Flaherty JD, Narang A.Echocardiography. 2020 Jun;37(6):913-916. doi: 10.1111/echo.14743. Epub 2020 May 29.PMID: 32472553

Predicting Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Despite Anterior Mitral Leaflet Resection: The "Skirt NeoLVOT". Khan JM, Rogers T, Babaliaros VC, Fusari M, Greenbaum AB, Lederman RJ. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Sep;11(9):1356-1359. 

Anatomic Suitability for Transcaval Access Based on Computed Tomography. Lederman RJ, Greenbaum AB, Rogers T, Khan JM, Fusari M, Chen MY. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jan 9;10(1):1-10.

Early and late changes in quality of life following transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the transfemoral and transapical approaches. Bona V, Khawaja MZ, Bapat V, Young C, Hancock J, Redwood S, Fusari M, Thomas M. EuroIntervention. 2015 Jun;11(2):221-9. 

Treating aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation with 1 transcatheter heart valve: 2 birds with 1 stone. Suh WM, Vorobiof G, Shemin RJ, Kwon MH, Fusari M, Tobis JM. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jun 18;61(24):e349. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.059. Epub 2013 Apr 17. 

The impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on patients' profiles and outcomes of aortic valve surgery programmes: a multi-institutional appraisal. D'Onofrio A, Alfieri OR, Cioni M, Alamanni F, Fusari M, Tarzia V, Rizzoli G, Gerosa G. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 May;16(5):608-11. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs550. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Clopidogrel, aspirin and proton pump inhibition after percutaneous valve implants: an update. Fusari M. Curr Pharm Des. 2013;19(22):3932-45. Review.

Suturless aortic valve replacement as an alternative treatment for patients belonging to the "gray zone" between transcatheter aortic valve implantation and conventional surgery: a propensity-matched, multicenter analysis. D'Onofrio A, Messina A, Lorusso R, Alfieri OR, Fusari M, Rubino P, Rinaldi M, Di Bartolomeo R, Glauber M, Troise G, Gerosa G. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov;144(5):1010-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.040. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

Transapical aortic valve implantation: mid-term outcome from the SOURCE registry.
Wendler O, Walther T, Schroefel H, Lange R, Treede H, Fusari M, Rubino P, Thomas M; SOURCE investigators. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Mar;43(3):505-11; discussion 511-2. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs297. Epub 2012 May 30.

Case series of bail-out procedures with a balloon-expandable sheath after unsuccessful introduction of the NovaFlex device. Fusari M, Bona V, Biglioli P. Innovations (Phila). 2012 Jan-Feb;7(1):45-51. doi: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3182552d26.

Transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement: a retrospective analysis assessing clinical effectiveness and safety. Fusari M, Bona V, Muratori M, Salvi L, Salis S, Tamborini G, Biglioli P. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2012 Apr;13(4):229-41. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283515c0f.

Impact of previous cardiac operations on patients undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation: results from the Italian Registry of Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation. D'Onofrio A, Rubino P, Fusari M, Musumeci F, Rinaldi M, Alfieri O, Gerosa G;I-TA investigators. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Sep;42(3):480-5. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs027. Epub 2012 Feb 20.

Transapical aortic valve implantation in high-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. D'Onofrio A, Fusari M, Abbiate N, Zanchettin C, Bianco R, Fabbri A, Salvador L, Polesel E, Biglioli P, Gerosa G. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Nov;92(5):1671-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.005. Epub 2011 Oct 31.

Hemodynamic and clinical impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Ewe SH, Muratori M, Delgado V, Pepi M, Tamborini G, Fusini L, Klautz RJ, Gripari P, Bax JJ, Fusari M, Schalij MJ, Marsan NA. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Oct 25;58(18):1910-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.027. Epub 2011 Oct 6.

Clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of "all-comers" undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation: results from the Italian Registry of Trans-Apical Aortic Valve Implantation (I-TA). D'Onofrio A, Rubino P, Fusari M, Salvador L, Musumeci F, Rinaldi M, Vitali EO, Glauber M, Di Bartolomeo R, Alfieri OR, Polesel E, Aiello M, Casabona R, Livi U, Grossi C, Cassese M, Pappalardo A, Gherli T, Stefanelli G, Faggian GG, Gerosa G. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct;142(4):768-75.  Epub 2011 Aug 12.

Feasibility and accuracy of a comprehensive multidetector computed tomography acquisition for patients referred for balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Pontone G, Andreini D, Bartorelli AL, Annoni A, Mushtaq S, Bertella E, Formenti A, Cortinovis S, Alamanni F, Fusari M, Bona V, Tamborini G, Muratori M, Ballerini G, Fiorentini C, Biglioli P, Pepi M. Am Heart J. 2011 Jun;161(6):1106-13. 

The SOURCE Registry: what is the learning curve in trans-apical aortic valve implantation? Wendler O, Walther T, Schroefel H, Lange R, Treede H, Fusari M, Rubino P, Thomas M. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jun;39(6):853-9; 859-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.018. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

Impact of left ventricular systolic function on clinical and echocardiographic outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis. Ewe SH, Ajmone Marsan N, Pepi M, Delgado V, Tamborini G, Muratori M, Ng AC, van der Kley F, de Weger A, Schalij MJ, Fusari M, Biglioli P, Bax JJ. Am Heart J. 2010 Dec;160(6):1113-20. 

Left main coronary artery occlusion after percutaneous aortic valve implantation. Bartorelli AL, Andreini D, Sisillo E, Tamborini G, Fusari M, Biglioli P. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar;89(3):953-5. 

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a dog bone-shaped balloon technique. Dainese L, Fusari M, Biglioli P. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 May 1;75(6):882-5.
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Incidental detection of a giant ductus arteriosus aneurysm by low-dose multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic adult. Pontone G, Andreini D, Bartorelli AL, Dainese L, Fusari M, Biglioli P. J Vasc Surg. 2010 May;51(5):1260-4. . Epub 2010 Jan 18.