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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sapienza University of Rome procedure 2026POR029 for a Full Professor position in Cardiology: Rectoral Decree No. 2129/2026 extended the Selection Committee’s work until 28 November 2026. Link to the Sapienza website: web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Procedura Sapienza 2026POR029 per Professore di I fascia in Cardiologia: con D.R. n. 2129/2026 è stata disposta la proroga dei lavori della Commissione fino al 28 novembre 2026. Link al sito di Sapienza: web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Call for Papers - Conoscere e Curare il Cuore 2027: Il portale per l'invio del proprio Abstract o Caso Clinico è aperto! Ecco il link: www.abstractupload.com/ccc/pages/in...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Balloon-Stopper Retrieval and Peripheral Parking After Inadvertent Ostial Right Coronary Stent Deployment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rescue Cutting Balloon Angioplasty for Heavily Calcified Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Case Report and Narrative Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

📚 The Hard Life of the Blessed Pig, by Eugenio Picano, used irony to portray academic careers and selection procedures. Almost 20 years later, in Cardiology, the question remains relevant: how truly merit-based, and transparent are selection procedures?

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

📚 La dura vita del beato porco, di Eugenio Picano, raccontava con ironia carriere, cattedre e concorsi. Quasi 20 anni dopo, in Cardiologia, la domanda resta attuale: quanto sono davvero meritocratici, trasparenti e comparativi i concorsi universitari? pensiero.it/catalogo/lib...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Update on procedure 2026POR029 of Sapienza for a Full Professor position in MEDS-07/B (Cardiology): the Commission’s preliminary minutes have been published, signed by Professors Emanuele Barbato, Sabina Gallina, and Francesco Grigioni. web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Aggiornamento sulla procedura 2026POR029 di Sapienza per Professore di I fascia MEDS-07/B (Cardiologia): pubblicato il verbale preliminare della Commissione, a firma dei Professori Emanuele Barbato, Sabina Gallina, e Francesco Grigioni. web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Postpartum GLP-1 RA initiation is rising fast in the US: from 0.08% in 2018 to 1.9% in 2025, with most starts occurring 3–6 months after delivery. An emerging frontier in cardiometabolic prevention. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Real-time IVUS-guided wiring using a conventional pull-back IVUS system with a dual-lumen microcatheter was feasible in blunt proximal cap CTO lesions and can be considered whenever a suitable side branch is available onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cardiovascular impact of chronic venous disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis, by Leonardo De Luca, Vanessa Blanc-Guillemaud, Marie-Blanche Onselaer, Soumeya Serifou, Hurrem Pelin Yaltirik et al authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

According to a study including >400,000 TAVR procedures, annual incidence of surgical bailout is decreasing, but short-term mortality remains high. Patients surviving 1 year after TAVR had similar long-term mortality. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... #TAVI #TAVR

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

E' stato un grande onore moderare insieme a Francesco Monti la sessione di oggi del Congresso del GISE Lazio, dedicata alla denervazione renale, con la partecipazione, tra gli altri, di Mauro Pennacchi, Iginio Colaiori e Roberta Serdoz gise.it/regione/Lazio

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Medical leadership between motivation and organisational support: findings from a contemporary survey, by Ambra Cerri et al www.emerald.com/lhs/article-...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Erosion and embolization after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure: findings from a multicenter international survey, by Mara Pilati et al www.internationaljournalofcardiology.com/article/S016...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Non mancate a questa sessione del prossimo Congresso della SIC Lazio, diretto da Sebastiano Sciarretta, con Felicita Andreotti, Francesco Fedele, Maria Beatrice Musumeci, Fabio Ferranti, Simone Pasquale Crispino, e Antonella Lombardo www.corsi-ecm.org/congresso-20...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Questa vicenda, raccontata da Repubblica nel 2013, si inserì nel dibattito sui concorsi locali per le scuole di specializzazione. Nello stesso periodo venne introdotto il concorso nazionale. A 13 anni di distanza, qual è il bilancio? www.repubblica.it/scuola/2013/...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lucky me: 85.6k impressions per week on X would translate into more than 4.4 million impressions over 12 months! x.com/gbiondizoccai

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Non mancate al convegno Infarto e Stroke: Ogni Minuto Conta, che si terrà il 2 ottobre al Salone delle Colonne, a Roma, con la direzione di Francesca Romana Pezzella e Francesco Versaci www.aemc2.com/eventi/infar...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bias in Meta-Analytic Modeling of Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer Screening Trials onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Regression Not-to-the-Mean: An Oddity of Regression, Illustrated With the Risk of Overdose Deaths, courtesy of Statistics in Medicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Endovascular Retrieval of Unraveled Coils Extending Along the Aorta Due to Guidewire Fracture During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Snare and Trap Technique onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Renal Denervation via Left Transradial Artery Approach to Circumvent Infrarenal Aortic Tortuosity with a Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation Catheter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #Denervation #Medtronic #Symplicity

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

C'ero anche io, come fellow, nel 2004 quando Antonio Colombo con Alain Cribier come proctor iniziò il programma TAVI all'Ospedale San Raffaele: l'approccio era transettale, e richiedeva un introduttore 24 French. Questo è il nostro case report: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15934426/ #TAVI #TAVR

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

La mia abilitazione alla pratica come medico negli USA del 2003 (ECFMG/USMLE): l'attestato di cui vado più fiero! Lo Step 1: l'esame più difficile. Il CSA a Filadelfia con gli attori-pazienti: l'esame più memorabile. #ECFMG #USMLE

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

AI just became a scientist. 🚀 ScientistTwo autonomously generates expert-level papers, beating human SOTA in 80.4% of 107 tasks by 25.2% on average—and passing top-tier peer review. The frontier is now self-expanding. #AI #Research www.alphaxiv.org/abs/2609.19644

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When Subtle Guiding Catheter-Induced Stent Deformation Leads to Abluminal Guidewire Passage: Successful IVUS Tip-Detection-Guided Bailout onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In a RCT, limited LLM use in peer review had near-zero effects on decisions/scores/confidence. Permissive reviews were 7% longer, noncompliance was high: 23% of conservative reviewers used LLMs anyway; 37% of permissive reviewers reported disallowed uses. arxiv.org/abs/2609.194...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Effect of specific antidepressants on QTc interval differed between adults with depression, and no evidence associated antidepressant use with early MACE and non-suicidal sudden death www.bmj.com/content/394/...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Chi guiderà la Sapienza? Il primo ateneo d’Europa va alle urne, con 5 candidati in competizione: Antonio Carcaterra, Pierpaolo D’Urso, Riccardo Faccini, Fabio Lucidi, e Maria Sabrina Sarto www.repubblica.it/venerdi/2026... #Sapienza #Università

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Chi guiderà la Sapienza? Cinque candidati e la sfida per l’autonomia

Il primo ateneo d’Europa va alle urne per scegliere il nuovo rettore. Dietro una campagna elettorale senza strappi e grida, lo stress-test sull’autonomia dell’…

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Complimenti alla Cardiologia dell'Ospedale di Sanremo, diretta dal Dottor Fabio Ferrari: davvero un modello di competenze professionalità, attenzione ai bisogni dei pazienti, ed empatia www.asl1.liguria.it/dipartimenti...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Guide Extension and Balloon-Assisted Retrieval of an Entrapped Embolic Protection Device Within a Coronary Stent: A Case Report and In Vitro Analysis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Must-read case report of left main perforation during PCI and overview on pertinent management strategies, courtesy of Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection occurring during CTO PCI, safely managed with LM & LCX stenting, courtesy of Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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TCTMD @tctmd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) patients should be considered a distinct group with specific treatment recommendations, according to a new scientific statement issued by the @hfsa.bsky.social. Read more here: www.tctmd.com/news/hfmref-...

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HFmrEF Patients Take Spotlight in New HFSA Statement

People with mildly reduced ejection fraction, a distinct group with unique needs, account for nearly one-quarter of HF cases.

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Lucky me! I really treasure the Distinguished Reviewer Award from the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology!

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TCTMD @tctmd.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Watch Martin Leon, Saibal Kar, and Ken Stein talk about the results from the CHAMPION-AF trial, which compares the WATCHMAN FLX LAAC device with NOACs as a first-line option for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. www.tctmd.com/CHAMPION-AF-...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In a RCT comparing IVUS- vs angiography-guided PCI for complex coronary bifurcation lesions treated with the 2-stent DK crush technique, benefits of IVUS-guided PCI at 1 year was achieved largely through achievement of IVUS-defined optimization targets www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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IVUS or Angiography Guidance for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Complex Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: The DKCRUSH VIII Randomized Clinical Trial

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with fewer clinical events than angiography-guided PCI. …

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In the IRONMAN-II trial, sirolimus-eluting iron bioresorbable scaffolds were associated with similar outcomes to contemporary metallic cobalt chromium everolimus-eluting stents for 2-year clinical and imaging endpoints www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

At 5 years, survival was comparable between immediate and delayed angiography for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST elevation after ROSC, with no clear benefit or harm www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Fractional flow reserve–guided PCI using zotarolimus drug-eluting stents provides significantly better long-term value than CABG for treatment of patients with multivessel CAD, with equivalent clinical outcomes at substantially lower cost www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In an updated pooled analysis of randomized evidence comparing PCI and CABG for treatment of LM coronary disease, no difference in 10-year mortality was observed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In patients with non–LM bifurcation lesions a conservative strategy without systematic side branch intervention is associated with very rare procedural complications and is noninferior to a systematic side branch intervention regarding MI www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

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Side Branch Additional Treatment for Coronary Bifurcation Lesion Revascularization: Insights From the KISS Randomized Trial

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai @gbiondizoccai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Statement From the BPA-CTEPH Alliance www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

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