Antonio Loforte

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Antonio Loforte is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonio Loforte has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Surgery, 91 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 40 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Antonio Loforte's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (91 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (80 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (40 papers). Antonio Loforte is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (91 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (80 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (40 papers). Antonio Loforte collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Antonio Loforte's co-authors include Evgenij Potapov, Giuseppe Marinelli, Roland Hetzer, Francesco Musumeci, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Sofia Martìn Suàrez, Andrea Montalto, Paola Lilla Della Monica, Thomas Krabatsch and Bruno Chiappini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Antonio Loforte

110 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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2019 EACTS Expert Consensus on long-term mechanical circulatory support

2019 220 citations Evgenij Potapov, Gloria Färber et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Antonio Loforte Italy	28	1.5k	1.3k	819	620	345	123	2.0k
Rohinton J. Morris United States	21	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	765 0.9×	598 1.0×	277 0.8×	90	1.9k
Duc Thinh Pham United States	24	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	683 0.8×	796 1.3×	210 0.6×	88	1.9k
Pranav Loyalka United States	22	1.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	874 1.1×	896 1.4×	233 0.7×	104	2.2k
Christoph Benk Germany	24	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	587 0.7×	897 1.4×	307 0.9×	118	2.1k
Assad Haneya Germany	22	916 0.6×	848 0.6×	645 0.8×	553 0.9×	372 1.1×	148	1.7k
C.T. Klodell United States	28	2.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	670 1.1×	1.2k 3.6×	123	3.1k
Thomas Wozniak United States	14	2.3k 1.6×	2.2k 1.6×	952 1.2×	993 1.6×	322 0.9×	37	2.8k
P. Jansz Australia	28	1.9k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	836 1.0×	639 1.0×	140 0.4×	157	2.5k
Scott Silvestry United States	30	2.8k 1.9×	2.7k 2.0×	1.2k 1.5×	1.4k 2.3×	220 0.6×	129	3.6k
Ryan S. Cantor United States	26	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	598 0.7×	693 1.1×	101 0.3×	128	2.4k

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Williams, Michael L., P. Jansz, Alasdair Watson, et al.. (2025). Donation after circulatory death transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes and methods of donation. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 14(1). 11–27. 1 indexed citations

Gallone, Guglielmo, Francesco Bruno, Stefano Pidello, et al.. (2025). Echo and Hemodynamic-Guided Ramp Test in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Carrier With Right Ventricular Failure and Aortic Regurgitation. ASAIO Journal. 71(12). e235–e238.

Marro, Matteo, Gabriele Roccuzzo, Antonio Loforte, et al.. (2025). The burden of skin cancer in heart transplant recipients: Impact of immunosuppressive regimens. JHLT Open. 10. 100380–100380.

Gallone, Guglielmo, Felix Schoenrath, Ivan Netuka, et al.. (2024). Impact of concomitant aortic valve replacement in patients with mild‐to‐moderate aortic valve regurgitation undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation: EUROMACS analysis. Artificial Organs. 49(4). 691–704.

Curran, John, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, Mahek Shah, et al.. (2023). Utilization and outcomes of V‐AV ECMO: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Artificial Organs. 47(10). 1559–1566. 1 indexed citations

Polastri, Massimiliano, Antonio Loforte, Andrea Dell’Amore, et al.. (2022). Physiotherapy for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: How, When, and Who. An international EuroELSO survey. Perfusion. 39(1). 162–173. 4 indexed citations

Loforte, Antonio. (2022). Tricuspid valve repair and mechanical right ventricular support in rescue left ventricular assist device implantations: Still a relevant issue. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 37(4). 1118–1120. 1 indexed citations

Polastri, Massimiliano, Justyna Swol, Antonio Loforte, & Andrea Dell’Amore. (2021). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and rehabilitation in patients with COVID‐19: A scoping review. Artificial Organs. 46(1). 30–39. 9 indexed citations

Loforte, Antonio, et al.. (2021). Ventricular assist devices implantation: surgical assessment and technical strategies. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 11(1). 277–291. 8 indexed citations

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Saia, Francesco, Antonio Loforte, & Davide Pacini. (2021). Innovative transcatheter procedures for the treatment of heart failure. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 11(1). 292–300. 3 indexed citations

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Polastri, Massimiliano, et al.. (2019). Basic movements for postoperative exercise in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 89(1). 2 indexed citations

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Sabatino, M., Giuseppe Vitale, Marco Masetti, et al.. (2017). Clinical relevance of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus classification of primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: Epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 36(11). 1217–1225. 64 indexed citations

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Loforte, Antonio, Emanuele Pilato, Sofia Martìn Suàrez, et al.. (2014). Sistemi di ossigenazione a membrana extracorporea come trattamento per lo shock cardiogeno refrattario nella popolazione adulta: strategie, risultati e predittori di mortalità. Giornale italiano di cardiologia. 15(10). 577–85. 4 indexed citations

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Torregrossa, Gianluca, Michiel Morshuis, Robin Varghese, et al.. (2014). Results With Syncardia Total Artificial Heart Beyond 1 Year. ASAIO Journal. 60(6). 626–634. 54 indexed citations

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Mikus, Elisa, Alexander Stepanenko, Thomas Krabatsch, et al.. (2010). Left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation: impact of transpulmonary gradient and pulmonary vascular resistance on decision making☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 39(3). 310–316. 19 indexed citations

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Loforte, Antonio, Eva Maria Delmo Walter, Vladimir Alexi‐Meskishvili, et al.. (2010). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for intraoperative cardiac support in children with congenital heart disease☆☆☆. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 10(5). 753–758. 43 indexed citations

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Loforte, Antonio, Andrea Montalto, Paola Lilla Della Monica, & Francesco Musumeci. (2010). Simultaneous temporary CentriMag right ventricular assist device placement in HeartMate II left ventricular assist system recipients at high risk of right ventricular failure☆. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 10(6). 847–850. 31 indexed citations

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Loforte, Antonio, Evgenij Potapov, Thomas Krabatsch, et al.. (2009). Levitronix CentriMag to Berlin Heart Excor: A “Bridge to Bridge” Solution in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock. ASAIO Journal. 55(5). 465–468. 18 indexed citations

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Musci, Michele, Henryk Siniawski, Miralem Pašić, et al.. (2008). Surgical therapy in patients with active infective endocarditis: seven-year single centre experience in a subgroup of 255 patients treated with the Shelhigh® stentless bioprosthesis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 34(2). 410–417. 35 indexed citations

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Arpesella, Giorgio, et al.. (2008). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Primary Allograft Failure. Transplantation Proceedings. 40(10). 3596–3597. 28 indexed citations

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