Arianna Di Molfetta

Dr. Arianna Di Molfetta


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 October 2015 in Artificial Organs
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AMArianna Di Molfetta
Arianna Di Molfetta
GFGianfranco Ferrari
Gianfranco Ferrari
SFSergio Filippelli
Sergio Filippelli
LFLibera Fresiello
Libera Fresiello
RIRoberta Iacobelli
Roberta Iacobelli
AAAntonio Amodeo
Antonio Amodeo

1 September 2016 in ASAIO Journal
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AMArianna Di Molfetta
Arianna Di Molfetta
GFGianfranco Ferrari
Gianfranco Ferrari
RIRoberta Iacobelli
Roberta Iacobelli
LFLibera Fresiello
Libera Fresiello
MPMara Pilati
Mara Pilati
AAAntonio Amodeo
Antonio Amodeo
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are used to bridge pediatric patients till transplantation. However, the LVADs effects on right ventricular (RV) function are controversial. This work aims at studying the ventricular interdependency in the presence of continuous (c-) and pulsatile (p-) flow LVAD in pediatric patients using a lumped parameter model including the representation of the septum. Five pediatric patients’ data were used to simulate patients’ baseline. The effects on LV and RV functions, energetics, preloads and afterloads of different c-LVAD speeds, p-LVAD rate, p-LVAD systole duration, p-LVAD filling and ejection pressures were simulated. c-LVAD and p-LVAD unload the LV decreasing the LV external work and improving the LV ventriculo-arterial coupling and these effects are more evident increasing the c-LVAD speed and the p-LVAD rate. Continuous-LVAD and p-LVAD decrease the RV afterload, increase the RV ejection fraction and improve the RV ventriculo-arterial coupling. The changes in RV function are inversely proportional to the degree of the interventricular septum leftward shift that increased by increasing the LVAD contribution. The study of the interventricular interaction could lead to the development of a dedicated algorithm to optimize LVAD setting in pediatric population.

1 August 2016 in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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AMArianna Di Molfetta
Arianna Di Molfetta
SFSergio Filippelli
Sergio Filippelli
GFGianfranco Ferrari
Gianfranco Ferrari
ASAurelio Secinaro
Aurelio Secinaro
KZKrystzof Zielinski
Krystzof Zielinski
AAAntonio Amodeo
Antonio Amodeo

9 March 2017 in Artificial Organs
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AMArianna Di Molfetta
Arianna Di Molfetta
GFGianfranco Ferrari
Gianfranco Ferrari
RIRoberta Iacobelli
Roberta Iacobelli
SFSergio Filippelli
Sergio Filippelli
LFLibera Fresiello
Libera Fresiello
AAAntonio Amodeo
Antonio Amodeo

6 November 2018 in Artificial Organs
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AMArianna Di Molfetta
Arianna Di Molfetta
KZKrzysztof Zielinski
Krzysztof Zielinski
GFGianfranco Ferrari
Gianfranco Ferrari
MKMacej Kozarski
Macej Kozarski
POPiotr Okrzeja
Piotr Okrzeja
AAAntonio Amodeo
Antonio Amodeo

26 December 2016 in Artificial Organs
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AMArianna Di Molfetta
Arianna Di Molfetta
GFGianfranco Ferrari
Gianfranco Ferrari
RIRoberta Iacobelli
Roberta Iacobelli
SFSergio Filippelli
Sergio Filippelli
AAAntonio Amodeo
Antonio Amodeo