The University of Insubria

		Sandro Ferrarese

	Contact data	Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery Department of Surgical Sciences Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Edificio 8b, 6° piano Viale Borri, 57 – 21100 – VARESE - ITALY Tel: +39-0332-393280; mobile +39-335-57.26.516 Fax: +39-0332-393280 E-mail: sandro.ferrarese@uninsubria.it
	Biography	1963, May 20th: born in Somma Lombardo (Varese), Italy 1990: Degree in Medicine (MD) cum laude (Pavia University) 1990: Italian National Licence to Practice Medicine (Pavia University) 1993: Assistant Cardiac Surgeon: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Varese Hospital 1997-2002: Cardiac Surgery Residency cum laude (University of Insubria) 1998: Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Varese University-Hospital 2004: Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Insubria; 2002-2005: PhD student University of Insubria (Surgery and Surgical Biotechnology) - Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munchen, Germany (1999) (Endoscopic vein harvesting training); - CNR IFC CREAS Ospedale Pasquinucci di Massa Carrara (2004) Clinical Training in video-assisted minimally invasive mitral surgery (Port-Access / Heart-Port); - Hospital Universitari Clìnic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Universitat de Barcelona (2005) Master of Mitral Valve Repair (2005). He has attended 80 international and national congresses.
	Qualifications and awards	1993: Assistant Cardiac Surgeon: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Varese Hospital 1998: Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Varese University-Hospital 2004: Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Insubria; He is: - An active member of the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Cardiaca SICCH) and a member of the Committee for Scientific Research and Congress Organization of the local area (Lombardy) of SICCH; - A member of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS) - An Active member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Dr. Ferrarese has presented papers in national and international congresses, and has directed internal courses for continuous medical education.
	Research interests	Author/Coauthor of university textbooks, indexed papers and proceedings. Main research areas are: myocardial damage related to different revascukarization strategies; endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting; effects of different cardioplegic solutions; animal models and isolated heart model (Langendorff apparatus); video-assisted minimally invasive mitral surgery; stentless aortic valve and aortic conduit; postoperative atrial fibrillation: mechanisms and predictive factors; inflammation process and markers in extracorporeal circulation techniques: detection and prevention. Biostatistics.
	Teaching experience and appointments	Dr. Ferrarese is teaching Cardiac Surgery in the - Degree Course for Physiopathology and Cardiovascular perfusion technicians; - Degree for Physiotherapist He is also teaching Haemodynamics and Electrophysiology to Residents in Cardiac Surgery, University of Insubria. He is Secretary of the Postgraduate School of Cardiac Surgery, directed by Prof. Andrea Sala, and member of the University of Insubria Ethics Committee for animal experimentation.
	Representative publications	CHAPTERS IN TEXTBOOKS C. Grossi, G. Belli, S. Ferrarese Anatomia e fisiologia (In “Renzo Dionigi – CHIRURGIA 2^ edizione – Masson Ed.., Milano 1997 (681-685). C. Grossi, R. Maugeri , S. Ferrarese Cardiopatie congenite. In “Renzo Dionigi – CHIRURGIA 2^ edizione – Masson Ed.., Milano 1997 (701-713) G. Tarelli, F. Semeraro, D. Ornaghi, S. Ferrarese, P. Panisi, M. Casale Cardiopatie acquisite). In “Renzo Dionigi – CHIRURGIA 2^ edizione – Masson Ed.., Milano 1997 (714-735) S.Ferrarese, A. Sala La circolazione extracorporea. In “Renzo Dionigi – CHIRURGIA 3^ edizione – Masson Ed., Milano 2002 (1050-1055) S.Ferrarese, A.Sala Valvulopatie acquisite. In “Renzo Dionigi – CHIRURGIA 3^ edizione – Masson Ed., Milano 2002 (1077-1086). INDEXED PAPERS Mantovani V, Grossi C, Ferrarese S, Sala A Edge-to-edge repair of congenital familiar tricuspid regurgitation: case report The Journal of heart valve disease 2000;9:641-643 Cattozzo G, Finazzi S, Ferrarese S, Sala A, Melzi d’Eril GV Serum cardiac troponin I after conventional and minimal invasive coronary artery bypass surgery Clin Chem Lab Med 2001; 39(5):392-395 Mantovani V, Vanoli D, Chelazzi P, Lepore V, Ferrarese S, Sala A. Post-infarction cardiac rupture: surgical treatment. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Nov;22(5):777-80 Mantovani V, Faeli M, Limido A, Ferrarese S, Sala A. Impending Paradoxical Embolism After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Successful Surgical Treatment Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2003 March;18(2):167 Leva C, Mariscalco G, Blanzola C, Ferrarese S, Mantovani V, Sala A Caso clinico Aneurisma gigante di un graft venoso aortocoronarico con fistolizzazione in atrio destro: diagnosi differenziale e trattamento. Ital Heart J Suppl 2004;5(5)394-397 Ariscalco G, Fearrese S, Blanzola C, Leva C, Vanoli D, Sala A Conservative treatment strategy for an isolated interventricular septal dissection. Asian Annals (accepted for publication July 2005) Mantovani V, Mariscalco G, Borsani P, Tanconi S, Bruno VD, Leva C, Ferrarese S, Sala A. Effects of adenosine and defibrotide adjunct to a standard crystalloid cardioplegic solution. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino); 46:291-6. Leva C, Mariscalco G, Ferrarese S, Bruno VD, Orrù A, Cattaneo P, Sala A The role of Zofenopril in myocardial protection during cardioplegia arrest: an isolated rat heart model J Card Surg (Accepted for publication Aug 2005) Mariscalco G, Borsani P, Leva C, Bruno V, Blanzola C, Ferrarese S, Cozzi G, Sala A ASYMPTOMATIC CARDIAC PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA: DIAGNOSTICASSESSMENT ANDTHERAPY J Card Surg (Accepted for publication Apr 2005) PROCEEDINGS Melzi d’Eril GV, Cattozzo G, Finazzi S, Merlini G, Ferrarese S, Sala A Cardiac Troponin I and creatin kinase-MB mass values in patients after different kinds of coronary artery bypass surgery Poster Abstracts IFCC-WorldLab, Firenze, 6-11 June 1999 Mantovani V, Ferrarese S, Musazzi A, Vanoli D, Tarelli G, Ornaghi D Single vs double internal thoracic artery coronary bypass grafting: comparison of 200 cases 49th International Congress of ESCVS, giu 24-27 2000, Dresda, Germany Cardiovascular Surgery, vol 8, suppl 1, pag 129 giu2000 Mantovani V, Ferrarese S, Musazzi A, Leva C, Grossi C Stentless aortic valve prostheses, comparison of Toronto SPV , Bravo 300 and Bravo 400. Cardiovascular Surgery vol 8, suppl 1, pag 153 giu2000 49th International Congress of ESCVS, giu 24-27 2000, Dresda, Germany 14th Annual Meeting Meeting EACTS, 2000, Dresden, Germany S.Ferrarese, A.Musazzi, V.Mantovani, C.Leva, S.Tenconi, A.Sala Effects of three cardioplegic solutions assessed by troponin I and CK-MB mass: a prospective randomized study” 50th ESCVS Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 20-23 June 2001 Cardiovasc Surg, June 2001, 63 S.Ferrarese, C.Leva, S.Tenconi, A.Musazzi, V.Mantovani, A.Sala Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvesting: the effect on postoperative outcomes”, 50th ESCVS Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 20-23 June 2001 Cardiovasc Surg, June 2001, 95 Mantovani V, Leva C, Belli G, Ferrarese S, Sala A Surgical management of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation 50th ESCVS Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 20-23 June 2001 Cardiovasc Surg, June 2001, 97 Mantovani V, Gallazzi C, Limido A, Vanoli D, Ferrarese S, Musazzi A, Sala A Emergency coronary artery bypass for acute myocardial infarction 50th ESCVS Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 20-23 June 2001 Cardiovasc Surg, June 2001, 133 Melzi d’Eril GV, Finazzi S, Barassi A, Ferrarese S, Musazzi A, Sala A Release of cardiac troponin I and creatin-kinase-MB mass to evaLuate myocardial damage during coronary artery surgery using different cardioplegic solutions (abstract) Cinical Chemistry Laboratory Medicine, vol.47,n.6,suppl., A199, 2001 . Mantovani V, Borsani P, Mariscalco G, Tenconi S, Ferrarese S, Sala A Effects of adenosine and defibrotide adjunction to a standard crystalloid cardioplegic solution 51st ESCVS Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 29 June-1 july 2002 Cardiovasc Surg, july 2002, 112 Ferrarese S, Mantovani V, Vanoli D, Leva C, Borsani P, Sala A Experience with the Shelhigh No-ReactTM stentless bioprostheses: short term results 51st ESCVS Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 29 June-1 july 2002 Cardiovasc Surg, july 2002, 11 Mantovani V, Pappa S, Belli G, Ferrarese S, Musazzi A, Sala A Efficacy of the euroscore in predicting mortality after adult cardiac surgery in relationship to different kind of operations 52nd ESCVS Congress, Instanbul, Turkey,November 7-10, 2003 Cardiovasc Surg, nov 2003,vol.11, Suppl.II,,, 77; Mantovani V,Borsani P, Maniscalco G, Belli G, Ferrarese S, Musazzi A, Sala A Surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: 19 years of experience 52nd ESCVS Congress, Instanbul, Turkey,November 7-10, 2003 Cardiovasc Surg, nov 2003,vol.11, Suppl.II,, 112; Blanzola C, Ferrarese S, Mantovani V, Polvani G, Leva C, Sala A Advantages and limitations of allografts in aortic position: our experience 52nd ESCVS Congress, Instanbul, Turkey,November 7-10, 2003 Cardiovasc Surg, nov 2003,vol.11, Suppl.II,, 167; Ferrarese S, Tenconi S, Borsani P, Cattaneo P, Bruno VD, Leva C, Dajelli-Ermolli C, Sala A Post-cardioplegic ischaemia-reperfusion syndrome: effects of zofenopril in Langendorff rat heart model - 52nd ESCVS Congress, Instanbul, Turkey,November 7-10, 2003 Cardiovasc Surg, nov 2003,vol.11, Suppl.II,, 199; Ferrarese S, Leva C, Bruno VD, Semeraro F, Blanzola C, Mariscalco G, Sala A Shelhigh No-React aortic valve conduit : early haemodynamic and clinical results XXII Congress, Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery, Bologna, november6-9, 2004; Mariscalco G, Ferrarese S, Bruno VD, Orrù A, Sala A Shelhigh No-React aortic valve conduit: early heamodynamic and clinical results 54th ESCVS Congress, Athens, Greece, June 19-22, 2005
	Clinical interests	Dr. Sandro Ferrarese has directly performed more than 1000 cardiac operations (coronary bypass, aortic and mitral valve operation, repair and replacement, ascending aorta operations, dissections and aneurysms). Main clinical interests are: - mitral valve repair; - minimally invasive cardiac surgery - minimally invasive and video-assisted mitral surgery; - arrhythmia surgery; - aortic valve sparing operations and surgery of ascending aorta - new devices in aortic dissection surgery; - stentless aortic valve and conduit; - leucocyte filters in extracorporeal circulation techniques; - genetic profile in cardiac surgery; - long-term follow-up in cardiac surgery

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