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Overview

Roberto Corti is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland, focusing primarily on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research spans several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics. The main topics of their work address various critical areas such as Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications, appearing in venues such as:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • EuroIntervention
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Notable recent papers include:

  • Short-Term Outcomes of Tricuspid Edge-to-Edge Repair in Clinical Practice, 2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Surgical versus transcatheter repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: A propensity score-matched cohorts comparison, 2021, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Impact of mitral regurgitation aetiology on MitraClip outcomes: the MitraSwiss registry, 2020, EuroIntervention
  • Heart team approach in treatment of mitral regurgitation: patient selection and outcome, 2020, Open Heart
  • Restoration of Life Expectancy After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair, 2023, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Frequent collaborators in their research include Patric Biaggi, Peter Wenaweser, Christophe Wyss, Oliver Gaemperli, and Daniel Sürder. These co-authorships indicate ongoing collaborative efforts within their domain of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Intracoronary bone marrow-derived progenitor cells in acute myocardial infarction.

    Volker Schächinger;Sandra Erbs;Albrecht Elsässer;Werner Haberbosch

  • Atherothrombosis and high-risk plaque: part I: evolving concepts.

    Valentin Fuster;Pedro R. Moreno;Zahi A. Fayad;Roberto Corti

  • Sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents for coronary revascularization.

    Stephan Windecker;Andrea Remondino;Franz R. Eberli;Peter Jüni

  • Biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer versus sirolimus-eluting stent with durable polymer for coronary revascularisation (LEADERS): a randomised non-inferiority trial

    Stephan Windecker;Patrick Serruys;Simon Wandel;Pawel Buszman

  • Effects of Lipid-Lowering by Simvastatin on Human Atherosclerotic Lesions A Longitudinal Study by High-Resolution, Noninvasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Roberto Corti;Zahi A. Fayad;Valentin Fuster;Stephen G. Worthley

  • Mechanisms underlying adverse effects of HDL on eNOS-activating pathways in patients with coronary artery disease

    Christian Besler;Kathrin Heinrich;Lucia Rohrer;Carola Doerries

  • High-Density Lipoprotein Restores Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Men

    Lukas E. Spieker;Isabella Sudano;David Hürlimann;Peter G. Lerch

  • Lipid lowering by simvastatin induces regression of human atherosclerotic lesions: two years' follow-up by high-resolution noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging.

    Roberto Corti;Valentin Fuster;Zahi A. Fayad;Stephen G. Worthley

  • Cocoa and cardiovascular health.

    Roberto Corti;Andreas J. Flammer;Norman K. Hollenberg;Thomas F. Lüscher

  • Mental stress induces prolonged endothelial dysfunction via endothelin-A receptors

    Lukas E. Spieker;David Hürlimann;Frank Ruschitzka;Roberto Corti

  • MitraClip® therapy in patients with end-stage systolic heart failure.

    Olaf Franzen;Jan van der Heyden;Stephan Baldus;Michael Schlüter

  • Vasopeptidase inhibitors: a new therapeutic concept in cardiovascular disease?

    Roberto Corti;John C. Burnett;Jean L. Rouleau;Frank Ruschitzka

  • Percutaneous Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair: In-Hospital Results and 1-Year Follow-Up of 628 Patients of the 2011–2012 Pilot European Sentinel Registry

    Georg Nickenig;Rodrigo Estevez-Loureiro;Olaf Franzen;Corrado Tamburino

  • Improved safety and reduction in stent thrombosis associated with biodegradable polymer-based biolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer-based sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease: Final 5-year report of the LEADERS (limus eluted from a durable versus erodable stent coating) randomized, noninferiority trial

    Patrick W. Serruys;Vasim Farooq;Bindu Kalesan;Ton de Vries

  • Clinical Outcome 2 Years After Intracoronary Administration of Bone Marrow–Derived Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Birgit Assmus;Andreas Rolf;Sandra Erbs;Albrecht Elsässer

  • Inflammatory Markers at the Site of Ruptured Plaque in Acute Myocardial Infarction Locally Increased Interleukin-6 and Serum Amyloid A but Decreased C-Reactive Protein

    Willibald Maier;Lukas A. Altwegg;Roberto Corti

  • Ischaemic heart disease in women: are there sex differences in pathophysiology and risk factors? Position paper from the working group on coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Viola Vaccarino;Lina Badimon;Roberto Corti;Cor de Wit

  • Effects of Aggressive Versus Conventional Lipid-Lowering Therapy by Simvastatin on Human Atherosclerotic Lesions: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial With High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Roberto Corti;Valentin Fuster;Zahi A. Fayad;Stephen G. Worthley

  • Progression and Regression of Atherosclerotic Lesions. Monitoring With Serial Noninvasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Gérard Helft;Stephen G. Worthley;Valentin Fuster;Zahi A. Fayad

  • Long-term clinical outcomes of biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease (LEADERS): 4 year follow-up of a randomised non-inferiority trial

    Giulio G Stefanini;Bindu Kalesan;Patrick W Serruys;Dik Heg

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
Juan J. Badimon
Juan J. Badimon Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Valentin Fuster
Valentin Fuster Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stephan Windecker
Stephan Windecker University of Bern
Frank Ruschitzka
Frank Ruschitzka University of Zurich
Oliver Gaemperli
Oliver Gaemperli University of Zurich
Axel Linke
Axel Linke TU Dresden
Carlo Di Mario
Carlo Di Mario University of Florence
Peter Jüni
Peter Jüni University of Oxford
Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway

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