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Marianna Fontana is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable emphasis on Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine as prominent subfields.

Their scientific contributions span several key topics including:

  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Frequent publication venues for Marianna Fontana's work include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Circulation
  • JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Collaborations with other researchers are frequently recorded with the following co-authors appearing most often alongside Fontana:

  • Julian D. Gillmore
  • James Moon
  • Philip N. Hawkins
  • Ana Martinez-Naharro
  • Helen J. Lachmann

Recent notable papers authored by or involving Marianna Fontana include:

  • CRISPR-Cas9 In Vivo Gene Editing for Transthyretin Amyloidosis, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: a position statement of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature
  • Patterns of myocardial injury in recovered troponin-positive COVID-19 patients assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose, 2021, Science

Best Publications

  • Nonbiopsy Diagnosis of Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis.

    Julian D. Gillmore;Mathew S. Maurer;Rodney H. Falk;Giampaolo Merlini

  • CRISPR-Cas9 In Vivo Gene Editing for Transthyretin Amyloidosis

    Julian D. Gillmore;Ed Gane;Jorg Taubel;Justin Kao

  • Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: a position statement of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

    Pablo Garcia-Pavia;Claudio Rapezzi;Yehuda Adler;Michael Arad

  • Noncontrast T1 mapping for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.

    Theodoros D. Karamitsos;Stefan K. Piechnik;Sanjay M. Banypersad;Marianna Fontana

  • Prognostic Value of Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis

    Marianna Fontana;Silvia Pica;Patricia Reant;Amna Abdel-Gadir

  • A new staging system for cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis

    Julian D Gillmore;Thibaud Damy;Marianna Fontana;Matthew Hutchinson

  • Identification and assessment of Anderson-Fabry disease by cardiovascular magnetic resonance noncontrast myocardial T1 mapping.

    Daniel M. Sado;Steven K. White;Stefan K. Piechnik;Sanjay M. Banypersad

  • Native T1 mapping in transthyretin amyloidosis

    Marianna Fontana;Sanjay M. Banypersad;Thomas A. Treibel;Viviana Maestrini

  • Expert Consensus Recommendations for the Suspicion and Diagnosis of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis.

    Mathew S. Maurer;Sabahat Bokhari;Thibaud Damy;Sharmila Dorbala

  • T1 mapping and survival in systemic light-chain amyloidosis

    Sanjay M. Banypersad;Sanjay M. Banypersad;Marianna Fontana;Viviana Maestrini;Daniel M. Sado

  • Natural History, Quality of Life, and Outcome in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis.

    Thirusha Lane;Marianna Fontana;Ana Martinez-Naharro;Candida Cristina Quarta

  • Magnetic Resonance in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis.

    Ana Martinez-Naharro;Thomas A. Treibel;Amna Abdel-Gadir;Heerajnarain Bulluck

  • Therapeutic Clearance of Amyloid by Antibodies to Serum Amyloid P Component

    Duncan B. Richards;Louise M. Cookson;Alienor C. Berges;Sharon V. Barton

  • Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose.

    Catherine J. Reynolds;Corinna Pade;Joseph M. Gibbons;David K. Butler

  • Quantification of myocardial extracellular volume fraction in systemic AL amyloidosis: an equilibrium contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance study.

    Sanjay M. Banypersad;Daniel M. Sado;Andrew S. Flett;Simon D.J. Gibbs

  • Patterns of myocardial injury in recovered troponin-positive COVID-19 patients assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

    Tushar Kotecha;Tushar Kotecha;Daniel S Knight;Daniel S Knight;Yousuf Razvi;Kartik Kumar

  • Comparison of T1 mapping techniques for ECV quantification. Histological validation and reproducibility of ShMOLLI versus multibreath-hold T1 quantification equilibrium contrast CMR

    Marianna Fontana;Steve K White;Sanjay M Banypersad;Daniel M Sado

  • T1 Mapping for Myocardial Extracellular Volume Measurement by CMR: Bolus Only Versus Primed Infusion Technique

    Steven K. White;Daniel M. Sado;Marianna Fontana;Sanjay M. Banypersad

  • Reverse Myocardial Remodeling Following Valve Replacement in Patients With Aortic Stenosis.

    Thomas A. Treibel;Rebecca Kozor;Rebecca Schofield;Giulia Benedetti

  • ASNC/AHA/ASE/EANM/HFSA/ISA/SCMR/ SNMMI expert consensus recommendations for multimodality imaging in cardiac amyloidosis part 2 of 2-diagnostic criteria and appropriate utilization

    Sharmila Dorbala;Yukio Ando;Sabahat Bokhari;Angela Dispenzieri

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Moon
James C. Moon University College London
Julian D. Gillmore
Julian D. Gillmore University College London
Helen J. Lachmann
Helen J. Lachmann University College London
Derek J. Hausenloy
Derek J. Hausenloy National University of Singapore
Michele Emdin
Michele Emdin Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Sven Plein
Sven Plein University of Leeds
Darrel P. Francis
Darrel P. Francis Imperial College London
Derek M. Yellon
Derek M. Yellon University College London
Alun D. Hughes
Alun D. Hughes University College London
Perry M. Elliott
Perry M. Elliott University College London

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