Lucia Torracca

22.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Lucia Torracca is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucia Torracca has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lucia Torracca's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (39 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (25 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (20 papers). Lucia Torracca is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (39 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (25 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (20 papers). Lucia Torracca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Lucia Torracca's co-authors include Ottavio Alfieri, Giovanni La Canna, Francesco Maisano, Michele De Bonis, Michele Oppizzi, Pierluigi Stefàno, Elisabetta Lapenna, Luca Sandrelli, Stefano Benussi and Carlo Pappone and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, European Heart Journal and American Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lucia Torracca

77 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Atrio-Esophageal Fistula as a Complication of Percutaneous Transcatheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

2004 613 citations Lucia Torracca, Ottavio Alfieri et al. profile →
The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problems

2001 536 citations Ottavio Alfieri, Francesco Maisano et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unexpected Infective Endocarditis: Towards a New Alert for Clinicians 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Giovanni La Canna, Lucia Torracca, Alessandro Barbone, (unknown)	1
2	6 Months’ Follow-Up of the First-in-Man Implantation of a Novel Tricuspid Flow Optimizer 2024 ·JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions ·Gian Paolo Ussia, Antonio Mangieri, Valeria Cammalleri, Kunal Sarkar, Damiano Regazzoli, Ottavia Cozzi, Mauro Gitto, Marco Francone, R. Fumero, Lucia Torracca, Renato Bragato, Efrem Civilini, Bernhard Reimers, Antonio Colombo	2
3	Coral Reef Aorta: A Rare Occlusive Disease of the Aorta Complicating Decision Making for Severe Aortic Stenosis Treatment 2019 ·Canadian Journal of Cardiology ·Ottavia Cozzi, Damiano Regazzoli, (unknown), Alexia Rossi, Mauro Chiarito, Giulio Stefanini, Renato Bragato, Lucia Torracca, Gianluigi Condorelli, Paolo Pagnotta, Bernhard Reimers	2
4	Risk Factors and Impact on Clinical Outcome of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Acquisition in Cardiac Surgery Patients 2015 ·Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia ·Michele Danilo Pierri, Giuseppe Crescenzi, Filippo Capestro, Claudia Recanatini, Esther Manso, Marcello Mario D’Errico, Emilia Prospero, Pamela Barbadoro, Lucia Torracca	3
5	Pulmonary Pseudoaneurysm: Uncommon Complication After Total Aortic Arch Operation 2012 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Sacha Matteucci, Giuseppe Ugo Rescigno, (unknown), (unknown), Filippo Capestro, Lucia Torracca	2
6	The role of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of acute type A aortic syndrome 2011 ·American Heart Journal ·Moreno Cecconi, Fabio Chirillo, Carlo Costantini, (unknown), (unknown), Raffaele Zanoli, (unknown), Stefano Moretti, Marcello Manfrin, Christopher Münch, Lucia Torracca, Gian Piero Perna	37
7	The changing face of cardiac surgery patients: an insight into a Mediterranean region 2010 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Michele Danilo Pierri, Filippo Capestro, (unknown), Lucia Torracca	32
8	‘Four-leaflet clover repair’ of severe tricuspid valve regurgitation due to complex lesions 2008 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine ·Elisabetta Lapenna, Michele De Bonis, Francesco Maisano, Giuseppe Crescenzi, Giovanni La Canna, Lucia Torracca, Antonio Grimaldi, Ottavio Alfieri	1
9	Evolution of tricuspid regurgitation after mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation in dilated cardiomyopathy☆ 2008 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Michele De Bonis, Elisabetta Lapenna, Flavia Sorrentino, Giovanni La Canna, Antonio Grimaldi, Francesco Maisano, Lucia Torracca, Ottavio Alfieri	80
10	A giant right coronary artery-to-superior vena cava fistula 2007 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Elisabetta Lapenna, Lucia Torracca, Michele De Bonis, Ottavio Alfieri	2
11	Minimally Invasive Closed Circuit Versus Standard Extracorporeal Circulation for Aortic Valve Replacement 2007 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Alessandro Castiglioni, Alessandro Verzini, Federico Pappalardo, (unknown), Lucia Torracca, Alberto Zangrillo, Ottavio Alfieri	46
12	Minimally invasive mitral valve repair as a routine approach in selected patients 2006 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine ·Lucia Torracca, Elisabetta Lapenna, Michele De Bonis, Samer Kassem, Giovanni La Canna, Giuseppe Crescenzi, Alessandro Castiglioni, Antonio Grimaldi, Ottavio Alfieri	13
13	Phosphorylcholine Coating May Limit Thrombin Formation During High-Risk Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial 2006 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Federico Pappalardo, Patrizia Della Valle, Giuseppe Crescenzi, C. Corno, Annalisa Franco, Lucia Torracca, Ottavio Alfieri, Laura Galli, Alberto Zangrillo, Armando D’Angelo	33
14	“Edge-to-edge” repair for anterior mitral leaflet prolapse 2004 ·Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Ottavio Alfieri, Michele De Bonis, Elisabetta Lapenna, Tommaso Regesta, Francesco Maisano, Lucia Torracca, Giovanni La Canna	45
15	A novel technique for correction of severe tricuspid valve regurgitation due to complex lesions☆ 2004 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Michele De Bonis, Elisabetta Lapenna, Giovanni La Canna, Antonio Grimaldi, Francesco Maisano, Lucia Torracca, Alessandro Caldarola, Ottavio Alfieri	51
16	Acute effects of beating heart coronary surgery on left ventricular performance 2002 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Lucia Torracca, Jan J. Schreuder, Andrea Quarti, Gennaro Ismeno, (unknown), Ottavio Alfieri	6
17	The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problems breakdown → 2001 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Ottavio Alfieri, Francesco Maisano, Michele De Bonis, Pierluigi Stefàno, Lucia Torracca, Michele Oppizzi, Giovanni La Canna	536
18	Valve repair for traumatic tricuspid regurgitation 1996 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Francesco Maisano, Roberto Lorusso, Luca Sandrelli, Lucia Torracca, Giuseppe Coletti, Giovanni La Canna, Ottavio Alfieri	69
19	Continuous versus intermittent warm blood cardioplegia: Functional and energetics changes 1996 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Lucia Torracca, Evasio Pasini, Salvatore Curello, Claudio Ceconi, Giuseppe Coletti, Ottavio Alfieri, (unknown), Roberto Ferrari	17
20	Improved results with mital valve repair using new surgical techniques 1995 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Carlo Fucci, Luca Sandrelli, Alessandro Pardini, Lucia Torracca, Marco Ferrari, Ottavio Alfieri	204

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