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1. Recalibrating survival prediction among patients receiving trans‐arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

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Cucchetti, Alessandro, Giannini, Edoardo G., Mosconi, Cristina, Plaz Torres, Maria Corina, Pieri, Giulia, Farinati, Fabio, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Campani, Claudia, Mega, Andrea, Guarino, Maria, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati‐Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Missale, Gabriele, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Sansone, Vito, Zoli, Marco, Azzaroli, Francesco, Trevisani, Franco, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Rampoldi, Davide, Reggidori, Nicola, Santi, Valentina, Stefanini, Benedetta, Granito, Alessandro, Muratori, Luca, Piscaglia, Fabio, Tovoli, Francesco, Magalotti, Donatella, Dajti, Elton, Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Renzulli, Matteo, Pelizzaro, Filippo, Penzo, Barbara, Marina Cela, Ester, Facciorusso, Antonio, Cacciato, Valentina, Casagrande, Edoardo, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Allegrini, Gloria, Lauria, Valentina, Ghittoni, Giorgia, Pelecca, Giorgio, Chegai, Fabrizio, Coratella, Fabio, Ortenzi, Mariano, Dell'Isola, Serena, Biasini, Elisabetta, Olivani, Andrea, Inno, Alessandro, Marchetti, Fabiana, Celsa, Ciro, Grova, Mauro, Stornello, Caterina, Busacca, Anita, Cammà, Calogero, Maria Rizzo, Giacomo Emanuele, Franzè, Maria Stella, Saitta, Carlo, Sauchella, Assunta, Napoli, Lucia, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Berardinelli, Dante, Borghi, Alberto, Gardini, Andrea Casadei, Conti, Fabio, Dall'Aglio, Anna Chiara, Ercolani, Giorgio, Marra, Fabio, Di Bonaventura, Chiara, Gitto, Stefano, Adotti, Valentina, Coccoli, Pietro, Malerba, Antonio, Capasso, Mario, Morisco, Filomena, Oliveri, Filippo, Romagnoli, Veronica, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Giannini, Edoardo G., Mosconi, Cristina, Plaz Torres, Maria Corina, Pieri, Giulia, Farinati, Fabio, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Campani, Claudia, Mega, Andrea, Guarino, Maria, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati‐Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Missale, Gabriele, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Sansone, Vito, Zoli, Marco, Azzaroli, Francesco, Trevisani, Franco, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Rampoldi, Davide, Reggidori, Nicola, Santi, Valentina, Stefanini, Benedetta, Granito, Alessandro, Muratori, Luca, Piscaglia, Fabio, Tovoli, Francesco, Magalotti, Donatella, Dajti, Elton, Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Renzulli, Matteo, Pelizzaro, Filippo, Penzo, Barbara, Marina Cela, Ester, Facciorusso, Antonio, Cacciato, Valentina, Casagrande, Edoardo, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Allegrini, Gloria, Lauria, Valentina, Ghittoni, Giorgia, Pelecca, Giorgio, Chegai, Fabrizio, Coratella, Fabio, Ortenzi, Mariano, Dell'Isola, Serena, Biasini, Elisabetta, Olivani, Andrea, Inno, Alessandro, Marchetti, Fabiana, Celsa, Ciro, Grova, Mauro, Stornello, Caterina, Busacca, Anita, Cammà, Calogero, Maria Rizzo, Giacomo Emanuele, Franzè, Maria Stella, Saitta, Carlo, Sauchella, Assunta, Napoli, Lucia, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Berardinelli, Dante, Borghi, Alberto, Gardini, Andrea Casadei, Conti, Fabio, Dall'Aglio, Anna Chiara, Ercolani, Giorgio, Marra, Fabio, Di Bonaventura, Chiara, Gitto, Stefano, Adotti, Valentina, Coccoli, Pietro, Malerba, Antonio, Capasso, Mario, Morisco, Filomena, Oliveri, Filippo, and Romagnoli, Veronica

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Liver Cancer, Pre-TACE-Predict model, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Trans-arterial chemoembolization, Pharmaceutical Science, hepatocellular carcinoma, medicine.disease, Gastroenterology, Complementary and alternative medicine, Internal medicine, Hepatocellular carcinoma, medicine, Pharmacology (medical), Trans arterial chemoembolization, business
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Background & Aims The Pre-TACE-Predict model was devised to assess prognosis of patients treated with trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, before entering clinical practice, a model should demonstrate that it performs a useful role. Methods We performed an independent external validation of the Pre-TACE model in a cohort that differs in setting and time period from the one that generated the original model. Data from 826 patients treated with TACE for naïve HCC (2008-2018) were used to assess calibration and discrimination of the Pre-TACE-Predict model. Results The four risk-categories identified by the Pre-TACE-Predict model had gradient monotonicity, with median survivals of 52.0, 36.2, 29.9, and 14.1 months respectively. However, predicted survivals systematically underestimated observed survivals (R2: 0.667). A recalibration was adopted maintaining fixed the prognostic index and modifying the baseline survival function. This resulted in an almost perfect calibration (R2: 0.995) in all the four risk categories. Cox regressions showed that aetiology and macrovascular invasion, included in the Pre-TACE-Predict model, had no prognostic impact in the present study population, and that coefficients for tumour size and multiplicity were overestimated. The c-index was similar to that of the m-HAP-III, but higher than those of HAP, m-HAP-II and the six-and-twelve models. Conclusions The recalibration of Pre-TACE-Predict model improved the estimation of survival probabilities of HCC patients treated with TACE. The highest discriminatory ability of the Pre-TACE-model in comparison to other available models, together with risk stratification and recalibration, makes it the best prognostic tool currently available for these patients.

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2021

2. Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma with a 3-months interval in 'extremely high-risk' patients does not further improve survival

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Filippo Pelizzaro, Giulia Peserico, Marco D'Elia, Nora Cazzagon, Francesco Paolo Russo, Alessandro Vitale, Edoardo G. Giannini, Manuela Piccinnu, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Maria Di Marco, Eugenio Caturelli, Marco Zoli, Rodolfo Sacco, Giuseppe Cabibbo, Fabio Marra, Andrea Mega, Filomena Morisco, Antonio Gasbarrini, Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni, Francesco Giuseppe Foschi, Andrea Olivani, Alberto Masotto, Gerardo Nardone, Giovanni Raimondo, Francesco Azzaroli, Gianpaolo Vidili, Filippo Oliveri, Franco Trevisani, Fabio Farinati, Maurizio Biselli, Paolo Caraceni, Francesca Garuti, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Andrea Neri, Valentina Santi, Fabio Piscaglia, Francesco Tovoli, Alessandro Granito, Luca Muratori, Francesca Benevento, Elton Dajti, Giovanni Marasco, Federico Ravaioli, Alberta Cappelli, Rita Golfieri, Cristina Mosconi, Matteo Renzulli, Angela Imondi, Anna Sartori, Barbara Penzo, Elisa Pinto, Ester Marina Cela, Antonio Facciorusso, Valentina Cacciato, Edoardo Casagrande, Alessandro Moscatelli, Gaia Pellegatta, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Gloria Allegrini, Valentina Lauria, Giorgia Ghittoni, Giorgio Pelecca, Fabrizio Chegai, Fabio Coratella, Mariano Ortenzi, Gabriele Missale, Alessandro Inno, Fabiana Marchetti, Anita Busacca, Calogero Cammà, Vincenzo Di Martino, Giacomo Emanuele Maria Rizzo, Maria Stella Franzè, Carlo Saitta, Assunta Sauchella, Vittoria Bevilacqua, Alberto Borghi, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Fabio Conti, Anna Chiara Dall'aglio, Giorgio Ercolani, Federica Mirici, Claudia Campani, Chiara Di Bonaventura, Stefano Gitto, Pietro Coccoli, Antonio Malerba, Maria Guarino, Maurizia Brunetto, Veronica Romagnoli, Pelizzaro, F., Peserico, G., D'Elia, M., Cazzagon, N., Russo, F. P., Vitale, A., Giannini, E. G., Piccinnu, M., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Sacco, R., Cabibbo, G., Marra, F., Mega, A., Morisco, F., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Raimondo, G., Azzaroli, F., Vidili, G., Oliveri, F., Trevisani, F., Farinati, F., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Neri, A., Santi, V., Piscaglia, F., Tovoli, F., Granito, A., Muratori, L., Benevento, F., Dajti, E., Marasco, G., Ravaioli, F., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Imondi, A., Sartori, A., Penzo, B., Pinto, E., Cela, E. M., Facciorusso, A., Cacciato, V., Casagrande, E., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., De Matthaeis, N., Allegrini, G., Lauria, V., Ghittoni, G., Pelecca, G., Chegai, F., Coratella, F., Ortenzi, M., Missale, G., Inno, A., Marchetti, F., Busacca, A., Camma, C., Di Martino, V., Rizzo, G. E. M., Franze, M. S., Saitta, C., Sauchella, A., Bevilacqua, V., Borghi, A., Casadei Gardini, A., Conti, F., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Ercolani, G., Mirici, F., Campani, C., Di Bonaventura, C., Gitto, S., Coccoli, P., Malerba, A., Guarino, M., Brunetto, M., Romagnoli, V., Pelizzaro, Filippo, Peserico, Giulia, D'Elia, Marco, Cazzagon, Nora, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Vitale, Alessandro, Giannini, Edoardo G., Piccinnu, Manuela, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Marra, Fabio, Mega, Andrea, Morisco, Filomena, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Azzaroli, Francesco, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Oliveri, Filippo, Trevisani, Franco, Farinati, Fabio, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Garuti, Francesca, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Neri, Andrea, Santi, Valentina, Piscaglia, Fabio, Tovoli, Francesco, Granito, Alessandro, Muratori, Luca, Benevento, Francesca, Dajti, Elton, Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Imondi, Angela, Sartori, Anna, Penzo, Barbara, Pinto, Elisa, Cela, Ester Marina, Facciorusso, Antonio, Cacciato, Valentina, Casagrande, Edoardo, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Allegrini, Gloria, Lauria, Valentina, Ghittoni, Giorgia, Pelecca, Giorgio, Chegai, Fabrizio, Coratella, Fabio, Ortenzi, Mariano, Missale, Gabriele, Inno, Alessandro, Marchetti, Fabiana, Busacca, Anita, Cammà, Calogero, Di Martino, Vincenzo, Rizzo, Giacomo Emanuele Maria, Franzè, Maria Stella, Saitta, Carlo, Sauchella, Assunta, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Borghi, Alberto, Casadei Gardini, Andrea, Conti, Fabio, Dall'aglio, Anna Chiara, Ercolani, Giorgio, Mirici, Federica, Campani, Claudia, Di Bonaventura, Chiara, Gitto, Stefano, Coccoli, Pietro, Malerba, Antonio, Guarino, Maria, Brunetto, Maurizia, and Romagnoli, Veronica

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medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Survival, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Cancer stage, Surveillance interval, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Propensity Score, Survival analysis, High risk patients, Hepatology, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Gastroenterology, Patient survival, medicine.disease, Survival Analysis, Propensity score matching, Survival Analysi, Liver cancer, business, Median survival, Human
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Background An enhanced surveillance schedule has been proposed for cirrhotics with viral etiology, who are considered at extremely high-risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Aims We compared the 3- and 6-months surveillance interval, evaluating cancer stage at diagnosis and patient survival. Methods Data of 777 HBV and HCV cirrhotic patients with HCC diagnosed under a 3-months (n = 109, 3MS group) or a 6-months (n = 668, 6MS group) surveillance were retrieved from the Italian Liver Cancer database. Survival in the 3MS group was considered as observed and adjusted for lead-time bias, and survival analysis was repeated after a propensity score matching. Results The 3-months surveillance interval neither reduced the share of patients diagnosed outside the Milano criteria, nor increased their probability to receive curative treatments. The median survival of 6MS patients (55.0 months [45.9–64.0]) was not significantly different from the observed (47.0 months [35.0–58.9]; p = 0.43) and adjusted (44.9 months [33.4–56.4]; p = 0.30) survival of 3MS patients. A propensity score analysis confirmed the absence of a survival advantage for 3MS patients. Conclusions A tightening of surveillance schedule does not increase the diagnosis of early-stage tumors, the feasibility of curative treatments and the survival. Therefore, we should maintain the 6-months interval in the surveillance of viral cirrhotics.

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2022

3. Overview of Prognostic Systems for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and ITA.LI.CA External Validation of MESH and CNLC Classifications

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Vitale, A, Farinati, F, Finotti, M, Di Renzo, C, Brancaccio, G, Piscaglia, F, Cabibbo, G, Caturelli, E, Missale, G, Marra, F, Sacco, R, Giannini, Eg, Trevisani, F, Cillo, U, Bhoori, S, Borzio, M, Burra, P, Casadei Gardini, A, Carrai, P, Conti, F, Cozzolongo, R, Cucchetti, A, D'Ambrosio, R, Dell'Unto, C, De Matthaeis, N, Di Costanzo, Gg, Di Sandro, S, Famularo, S, Foschi, Fg, Fucilli, F, Galati, G, Gambato, M, Gasbarrini, A, Giuliante, F, Ghinolfi, D, Grieco, A, Gruttadauria, S, Guarino, M, Iavarone, M, Kostandini, A, Lai, Q, Lenci, I, Levi Sandri, Gv, Losito, F, Lupo, Lg, Marasco, G, Manzia, Tm, Mazzocato, S, Masarone, M, Melandro, F, Mescoli, C, Miele, L, Morisco, F, Muley, M, Nicolini, D, Pagano, D, Persico, M, Pompili, M, Ponziani, Fr, Pravisani, R, Rapaccini, Gl, Rendina, M, Renzulli, M, Romano, F, Rossi, M, Rreka, E, Russo, Fp, Sangiovanni, A, Sessa, A, Simonetti, N, Sposito, C, Tortora, R, Vigano, L, Vigano, M, Villa, E, Vincenzi, V, Violi, P, Azzaroli, F, Brunetto, Mr, Di Marco, A, Masotto, A, Mega, A, Nardone, G, Oliveri, F, Raimondo, G, Svegliati Baroni, G, Vidili, G, Zoli, M, Vitale A., Farinati F., Finotti M., Di Renzo C., Brancaccio G., Piscaglia F., Cabibbo G., Caturelli E., Missale G., Marra F., Sacco R., Giannini E.G., Trevisani F., Cillo U., Bhoori S., Borzio M., Burra P., Casadei Gardini A., Carrai P., Conti F., Cozzolongo R., Cucchetti A., D'ambrosio R., Dell'unto C., De Matthaeis N., Di Costanzo G.G., Di Sandro S., Famularo S., Foschi F.G., Fucilli F., Galati G., Gambato M., Gasbarrini A., Giuliante F., Ghinolfi D., Grieco A., Gruttadauria S., Guarino M., Iavarone M., Kostandini A., Lai Q., Lenci I., Levi Sandri G.V., Losito F., Lupo L.G., Marasco G., Manzia T.M., Mazzocato S., Masarone M., Melandro F., Mescoli C., Miele L., Morisco F., Muley M., Nicolini D., Pagano D., Persico M., Pompili M., Ponziani F.R., Pravisani R., Rapaccini G.L., Rendina M., Renzulli M., Romano F., Rossi M., Rreka E., Russo F.P., Sangiovanni A., Sessa A., Simonetti N., Sposito C., Tortora R., Vigano L., Vigano M., Villa E., Vincenzi V., Violi P., Azzaroli F., Brunetto M.R., Di Marco A., Masotto A., Mega A., Nardone G., Oliveri F., Raimondo G., Svegliati Baroni G., Vidili G., Zoli M., Vitale, A., Farinati, F., Finotti, M., Di Renzo, C., Brancaccio, G., Piscaglia, F., Cabibbo, G., Caturelli, E., Missale, G., Marra, F., Sacco, R., Giannini, E. G., Trevisani, F., Cillo, U., Bhoori, S., Borzio, M., Burra, P., Casadei Gardini, A., Carrai, P., Conti, F., Cozzolongo, R., Cucchetti, A., D'Ambrosio, R., Dell'Unto, C., De Matthaeis, N., Di Costanzo, G. G., Di Sandro, S., Famularo, S., Foschi, F. G., Fucilli, F., Galati, G., Gambato, M., Gasbarrini, A., Giuliante, F., Ghinolfi, D., Grieco, A., Gruttadauria, S., Guarino, M., Iavarone, M., Kostandini, A., Lai, Q., Lenci, I., Levi Sandri, G. V., Losito, F., Lupo, L. G., Marasco, G., Manzia, T. M., Mazzocato, S., Masarone, M., Melandro, F., Mescoli, C., Miele, L., Morisco, F., Muley, M., Nicolini, D., Pagano, D., Persico, M., Pompili, M., Ponziani, F. R., Pravisani, R., Rapaccini, G. L., Rendina, M., Renzulli, M., Romano, F., Rossi, M., Rreka, E., Russo, F. P., Sangiovanni, A., Sessa, A., Simonetti, N., Sposito, C., Tortora, R., Vigano, L., Vigano, M., Villa, E., Vincenzi, V., Violi, P., Azzaroli, F., Brunetto, M. R., Di Marco, A., Masotto, A., Mega, A., Nardone, G., Oliveri, F., Raimondo, G., Svegliati Baroni, G., Vidili, G., and Zoli, M.

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Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Review, lcsh:RC254-282, Prognostic score, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, In patient, Medical physics, Staging system, monotonicity of gradients, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, discrimination ability, hepatocellular carcinoma, homogeneity, prognostic performance, prognostic system, business.industry, External validation, Mono-tonicity of gradient, medicine.disease, lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, Settore MED/18, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Population data, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, General health, Liver dysfunction, business
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Simple Summary This review proposes a comprehensive overview of the main prognostic systems for HCC classified as prognostic scores, staging systems, or combined systems. Prognostic systems for HCC are usually compared in terms of homogeneity, monotonicity of gradients, and discrimination ability. However, despite the great number of published studies comparing HCC prognostic systems, it is rather difficult to identify a system that could be universally accepted as the best prognostic scheme for all HCC patients encountered in clinical practice. In order to give a contribute in this topic, we conducted a study aimed at externally validate the MESH score and the CNLC classification using the ITA.LI.CA database. Abstract Prognostic assessment in patients with HCC remains an extremely difficult clinical task due to the complexity of this cancer where tumour characteristics interact with degree of liver dysfunction, patient general health status, and a large span of available treatment options. Several prognostic systems have been proposed in the last three decades, both from the Asian and European/North American countries. Prognostic scores, such as the CLIP score and the recent MESH score, have been generated on a solid statistical basis from real life population data, while staging systems, such as the BCLC scheme and the recent CNLC classification, have been created by experts according to recent HCC prognostic evidences from the literature. A third category includes combined prognostic systems that can be used both as prognostic scores and staging systems. A recent example is the ITA.LI.CA prognostic system including either a prognostic score and a simplified staging system. This review focuses first on an overview of the main prognostic systems for HCC classified according to the above three categories, and, second, on a comprehensive description of the methodology required for a correct comparison between different systems in terms of prognostic performance. In this second section the main studies in the literature comparing different prognostic systems are described in detail. Lastly, a formal comparison between the last prognostic systems proposed for each of the above three categories is performed using a large Italian database including 6882 HCC patients in order to concretely apply the comparison rules previously described.

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2021

4. Pattern of macrovascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

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Guarino, M., Cucchetti, A., Pontillo, G., Farinati, F., Benevento, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Rodolfo, S., Cabibbo, G., Marra, F., Mega, A., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Missale, G., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Raimondo, G., Azzaroli, F., Vidili, G., Oliveri, F., Trevisani, F., Giannini, E. G., Morisco, F., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Neri, A., Rampoldi, D., Santi, V., Forgione, A., Granito, A., Muratori, L., Piscaglia, F., Sansone, V., Tovoli, F., Dajti, E., Marasco, G., Ravaioli, F., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Cela, E. M., Facciorusso, A., Pelizzaro, F., Imondi, A., Sartori, A., Penzo, B., Cacciato, V., Casagrande, E., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Pieri, G., de Matthaeis, N., Allegrini, G., Lauria, V., Ghittoni, G., Pelecca, G., Chegai, F., Coratella, F., Ortenzi, M., Olivari, A., Inno, A., Marchetti, F., Busacca, A., Camma, C., Di Martino, V., Rizzo, G. E. M., Franze, M. S., Saitta, C., Sauchella, A., Bevilacqua, V., Borghi, A., Gardini, A. C., Conti, F., Berardinelli, D., Ercolani, G., Napoli, L., Campani, C., Di Bonaventura, C., Gitto, S., Coccoli, P., Malerba, A., Capasso, M., Fiorentino, A., Pignata, L., Cossiga, V., Romagnoli, V., Guarino M., Cucchetti A., Pontillo G., Farinati F., Benevento F., Rapaccini G.L., Di Marco M., Caturelli E., Zoli M., Rodolfo S., Cabibbo G., Marra F., Mega A., Gasbarrini A., Svegliati-Baroni G., Foschi F.G., Missale G., Masotto A., Nardone G., Raimondo G., Azzaroli F., Vidili G., Oliveri F., Trevisani F., Giannini E.G., Morisco F., Biselli M., Caraceni P., Garuti F., Gramenzi A., Neri A., Rampoldi D., Santi V., Forgione A., Granito A., Muratori L., Piscaglia F., Sansone V., Tovoli F., Dajti E., Marasco G., Ravaioli F., Cappelli A., Golfieri R., Mosconi C., Renzulli M., Cela E.M., Facciorusso A., Pelizzaro F., Imondi A., Sartori A., Penzo B., Cacciato V., Casagrande E., Moscatelli A., Pellegatta G., Pieri G., de Matthaeis N., Allegrini G., Lauria V., Ghittoni G., Pelecca G., Chegai F., Coratella F., Ortenzi M., Olivari A., Inno A., Marchetti F., Busacca A., Camma C., Di Martino V., Rizzo G.E.M., Franze M.S., Saitta C., Sauchella A., Bevilacqua V., Borghi A., Gardini A.C., Conti F., Berardinelli D., Ercolani G., Napoli L., Campani C., Di Bonaventura C., Gitto S., Coccoli P., Malerba A., Capasso M., Fiorentino A., Pignata L., Cossiga V., Romagnoli V., Guarino, M., Cucchetti, A., Pontillo, G., Farinati, F., Benevento, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Rodolfo, S., Cabibbo, G., Marra, F., Mega, A., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Missale, G., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Raimondo, G., Azzaroli, F., Vidili, G., Oliveri, F., Trevisani, F., Giannini, E. G., Morisco, F., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Neri, A., Rampoldi, D., Santi, V., Forgione, A., Granito, A., Muratori, L., Piscaglia, F., Sansone, V., Tovoli, F., Dajti, E., Marasco, G., Ravaioli, F., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Cela, E. M., Facciorusso, A., Pelizzaro, F., Imondi, A., Sartori, A., Penzo, B., Cacciato, V., Casagrande, E., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Pieri, G., de Matthaeis, N., Allegrini, G., Lauria, V., Ghittoni, G., Pelecca, G., Chegai, F., Coratella, F., Ortenzi, M., Olivari, A., Inno, A., Marchetti, F., Busacca, A., Camma, C., Di Martino, V., Rizzo, G. E. M., Franze, M. S., Saitta, C., Sauchella, A., Bevilacqua, V., Borghi, A., Gardini, A. C., Conti, F., Berardinelli, D., Ercolani, G., Napoli, L., Campani, C., Di Bonaventura, C., Gitto, S., Coccoli, P., Malerba, A., Capasso, M., Fiorentino, A., Pignata, L., Cossiga, V., and Romagnoli, V.

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Ablation Techniques, Male, Registrie, Cirrhosis, Clinical Biochemistry, Mesenteric Vein, loco-regional treatment, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Biochemistry, Gastroenterology, surgery, Antineoplastic Agent, Liver disease, 0302 clinical medicine, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, portal vein thrombosis, transplantation, Ascites, Ablation Technique, Registries, 030212 general & internal medicine, Chronic, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, Portal Vein, Liver Diseases, Liver Neoplasms, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Sorafenib, Prognosis, Hepatitis B, Alcoholic, Hepatitis C, Tumor Burden, Survival Rate, Italy, Liver Neoplasm, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Ascite, Female, medicine.symptom, Liver cancer, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Prognosi, Antineoplastic Agents, End Stage Liver Disease, 03 medical and health sciences, Mesenteric Veins, Hepatitis B, Chronic, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Hepatectomy, Neoplasm Invasiveness, portal vein thrombosi, Liver Diseases, Alcoholic, Aged, Neoplasm Invasivene, Performance status, business.industry, Carcinoma, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Patient Acuity, Hepatocellular, Hepatitis C, Chronic, medicine.disease, Liver Transplantation, Transplantation, Liver function, business, cirrhosi
Abstract

Background and aims: In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), macrovascular invasion (MaVI) limits treatment options and decreases survival. Detailed data on the relationship between MaVI extension and patients' characteristics, and its impact on patients' outcome are limited. We evaluated the prevalence and extension of MaVI in a large cohort of consecutive HCC patients, analysing its association with liver disease and tumour characteristics, as well as with treatments performed and patients' survival. Methods: We analysed data of 4774 patients diagnosed with HCC recorded in the Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) database (2008-2018). Recursive partition analysis (RPA) was performed to evaluate interactions between MaVI, clinical variables and treatment, exploring the inter-relationship determining overall survival. Results: MaVI prevalence was 11.1%, and median survival of these patients was 6.0months (95% CI, 5.1-7.1). MaVI was associated with younger age at diagnosis, presence of symptoms, worse Performance Status (PS) and liver function, high alphafetoprotein levels and large HCCs. MaVI extension was associated with worse PS, ascites and greater impairment in liver function. RPA identified patients' categories with different treatment indications and survival, ranging from 2.4months in those with PS>1 and ascites, regardless of MaVI extension (receiving best supportive care in 90.3% of cases), to 14.1months in patients with PS 0-1, no ascites and Vp1-Vp2 MaVI (treated with surgery in 19.1% of cases). Conclusions: MaVI presence and extension, together with PS and ascites, significantly affect patients' survival and treatment selection. The decision tree based on these parameters may help assess patients' prognosis and inform therapeutic decisions.

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2021

5. Monofocal hepatocellular carcinoma: How much does size matter?

Author

Pelizzaro, Filippo, Penzo, Barbara, Peserico, Giulia, Imondi, Angela, Sartori, Anna, Vitale, Alessandro, Cillo, Umberto, Giannini, Edoardo G., Forgione, Antonella, Ludovico Rapaccini, Gian, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Marra, Fabio, Mega, Andrea, Morisco, Filomena, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati‐Baroni, Gianluca, Giuseppe Foschi, Francesco, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Azzaroli, Francesco, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Oliveri, Filippo, Trevisani, Franco, Farinati, Fabio, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Garuti, Francesca, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Neri, Andrea, Santi, Valentina, Granito, Alessandro, Muratori, Luca, Piscaglia, Fabio, Sansone, Vito, Tovoli, Francesco, Dajti, Elton, Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Sammarco, Ambra, Cela, Ester Marina, Facciorusso, Antonio, Cacciato, Valentina, Casagrande, Edoardo, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Allegrini, Gloria, Lauria, Valentina, Ghittoni, Giorgia, Pelecca, Giorgio, Chegai, Fabrizio, Coratella, Fabio, Ortenzi, Mariano, Missale, Gabriele, Inno, Alessandro, Marchetti, Fabiana, Busacca, Anita, Cammà, Calogero, Martino, Vincenzo Di, Emanuele Maria Rizzo, Giacomo, Franzè, Maria Stella, Saitta, Carlo, Sauchella, Assunta, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Borghi, Alberto, Casadei Gardini, Andrea, Conti, Fabio, Dall'Aglio, Anna Chiara, Ercolani, Giorgio, Mirici, Federica, Campani, Claudia, Bonaventura, Chiara Di, Gitto, Stefano, Coccoli, Pietro, Malerba, Antonio, Guarino, Maria, Brunetto, Maurizia, Romagnoli, Veronica, Pelizzaro, Filippo, Penzo, Barbara, Peserico, Giulia, Imondi, Angela, Sartori, Anna, Vitale, Alessandro, Cillo, Umberto, Giannini, Edoardo G., Forgione, Antonella, Ludovico Rapaccini, Gian, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Marra, Fabio, Mega, Andrea, Morisco, Filomena, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati‐Baroni, Gianluca, Giuseppe Foschi, Francesco, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Azzaroli, Francesco, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Oliveri, Filippo, Trevisani, Franco, Farinati, Fabio, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Garuti, Francesca, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Neri, Andrea, Santi, Valentina, Granito, Alessandro, Muratori, Luca, Piscaglia, Fabio, Sansone, Vito, Tovoli, Francesco, Dajti, Elton, Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Sammarco, Ambra, Cela, Ester Marina, Facciorusso, Antonio, Cacciato, Valentina, Casagrande, Edoardo, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Allegrini, Gloria, Lauria, Valentina, Ghittoni, Giorgia, Pelecca, Giorgio, Chegai, Fabrizio, Coratella, Fabio, Ortenzi, Mariano, Missale, Gabriele, Inno, Alessandro, Marchetti, Fabiana, Busacca, Anita, Cammà, Calogero, Martino, Vincenzo Di, Emanuele Maria Rizzo, Giacomo, Franzè, Maria Stella, Saitta, Carlo, Sauchella, Assunta, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Borghi, Alberto, Casadei Gardini, Andrea, Conti, Fabio, Dall'Aglio, Anna Chiara, Ercolani, Giorgio, Mirici, Federica, Campani, Claudia, Bonaventura, Chiara Di, Gitto, Stefano, Coccoli, Pietro, Malerba, Antonio, Guarino, Maria, Brunetto, Maurizia, Romagnoli, Veronica, Giannini, Edoardo G, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, for the Italica, Group, Pelizzaro F., Penzo B., Peserico G., Imondi A., Sartori A., Vitale A., Cillo U., Giannini E.G., Forgione A., Ludovico Rapaccini G., Di Marco M., Caturelli E., Zoli M., Sacco R., Cabibbo G., Marra F., Mega A., Morisco F., Gasbarrini A., Svegliati-Baroni G., Giuseppe Foschi F., Olivani A., Masotto A., Nardone G., Raimondo G., Azzaroli F., Vidili G., Oliveri F., Trevisani F., Farinati F., Biselli M., Caraceni P., Garuti F., Gramenzi A., Neri A., Santi V., Granito A., Muratori L., Piscaglia F., Sansone V., Tovoli F., Dajti E., Marasco G., Ravaioli F., Cappelli A., Golfieri R., Mosconi C., Renzulli M., Sammarco A., Cela E.M., Facciorusso A., Cacciato V., Casagrande E., Moscatelli A., Pellegatta G., de Matthaeis N., Allegrini G., Lauria V., Ghittoni G., Pelecca G., Chegai F., Coratella F., Ortenzi M., Missale G., Inno A., Marchetti F., Busacca A., Qabibboz G., Camma C., Martino V.D., Emanuele Maria Rizzo G., Franze M.S., Saitta C., Sauchella A., Bevilacqua V., Borghi A., Casadei Gardini A., Conti F., Dall'Aglio A.C., Ercolani G., Mirici F., Campani C., Bonaventura C.D., Gitto S., Coccoli P., Malerba A., Guarino M., Brunetto M., Romagnoli V., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, and Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Multivariate analysis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Independent predictor, Gastroenterology, Resection, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, Overall survival, Hepatectomy, Humans, Staging system, Neoplasm Staging, Retrospective Studies, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, Hepatology, treatment, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Liver Neoplasms, bclc staging system, monofocal hepatocellular carcinoma, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Survival benefit, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, liver resection, prognosis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business, Liver cancer, prognosi
Abstract

Background & Aims: According to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system, monofocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is classified as early (BCLC A) irrespective of its size, even though controversies still exist regarding staging and treatment of large tumours. We aimed at evaluating the appropriate staging and treatment for large (>5cm) monofocal (HCC). Methods: From the Italian Liver Cancer database, we selected 924 patients with small early monofocal HCC (2-5cm; SEM-HCC), 163 patients with larger tumours (>5cm; LEM-HCC) and 1048 intermediate stage patients (BCLC B). Results: LEM-HCC patients had a worse overall survival (OS) than SEM-HCC (31.0 vs 49.0months; P&nbsp

Published
2021

6. Dietary Habits and Risk of Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus: A Multicenter Italian Case–Control Study

Author

Alessandra Rosa, Roberta Cappiello, Antonella De Ceglie, Sabrina Blanchi, Teresa Lacchin, Orazio Ignomirelli, Rosa Filiberti, Vincenzo Fontana, V. D'Onofrio, Marina De Matthaeis, Gaetano Iaquinto, and Massimo Conio

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Evening, Physiology, business.industry, Gastroenterology, Case-control study, Hepatology, medicine.disease, Obesity, humanities, medicine.anatomical_structure, Barrett's esophagus, Internal medicine, medicine, Red meat, Esophagus, business, Esophagitis
Abstract

Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophagitis share potentially modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, and alcohol. The role of diet on BE and esophagitis is still debated. The objective of this study was to examine the association between some dietary habits and the risk of BE and esophagitis in Italy. A multicenter case–control study involving 1285 individuals was carried out in 12 areas. Patients with a new diagnosis of BE (320) or esophagitis (359) and a group of endoscopic controls (606) were included. Information on personal history and dietary habits was collected using a structured questionnaire. No clear monotonic significant dose–response relationship was found for most of the considered food items. Nevertheless, the most extreme consumption category of red meat, cold cuts, dairy products, and fried foods showed esophagitis risk excesses varying from 19 to 49%. A higher fat rich diet seemed to increase risk by 49% for BE and 94% for esophagitis. A downward tendency in esophagitis (− 27%) and BE risk (− 20%) was found associated with higher frequency of fresh fruit intake. In addition, a statistically significant twofold increased risk for both BE and esophagitis was found for subjects eating late evening snacks more than once every three days in comparison with the lowest intake category (no consumption). BE and esophagitis patients appeared to be more likely than controls to follow a diet rich in fats and poor in fruit and vegetables. Late evening snacks were found to be associated with both disorders.

Published
2020

7. Multimodal sequential treatment for occluded TIPS: Case report and review of literature

Author

Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Riccardo Manfredi, Luca Miele, Fabrizio Pizzolante, and Carmine Di Stasi

Subjects
Liver Cirrhosis, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Computed Tomography Angiography, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, MEDLINE, Hypertension, Portal, medicine, Humans, Transjugular Intrahepatic, Portasystemic Shunt, lcsh:RC799-869, Molecular Biology, Letter to the Editor, Ultrasonography, Hepatology, business.industry, Portal Vein, Doppler, Thrombosis, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Middle Aged, Sequential treatment, Hypertension, Portal, lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, Radiology, Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic, business
Published
2020

8. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: a narrative review

Author

Maria Giulia Tinti, A. Varriale, Angela de Matthaeis, Angelo De Cata, and Vincenzo Carnevale

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Cyclophosphamide, biology, business.industry, Eculizumab, Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, medicine.disease, Dermatology, Thrombosis, Therapeutic approach, Refractory, medicine, biology.protein, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rituximab, Antibody, business, General Environmental Science, medicine.drug
Abstract

The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a lifethreatening disorder characterized by the rapid development of multiple organs/systems thrombosis, in patients with persistently detectable antiphospholipid antibodies. The vascular occlusions predominantly affect small vessels, leading to a disseminated thrombotic microangiopathic syndrome. Most CAPS episodes are related to the presence of a precipitating factor, such as infections and malignant diseases, usually ending up in multiple organ failure. Clinical manifestations may vary according to the extent of the thrombosis, predominantly affecting kidneys, lungs, brain, heart, and skin. Treatment is based on the administration of anticoagulants, corticosteroids, plasma exchange and/or intravenous immunoglobulins. Cyclophosphamide is recommended in CAPS associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. Additionally, rituximab and eculizumab have been used in refractory cases. Overall mortality is still 36.9%, despite recent progress in the therapeutic approach.

Published
2019

9. Low eGFR Is a Strong Predictor of Worse Outcome in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Author

Antonio Greco, Andrea Fontana, Massimiliano Copetti, Lucia Florio, Michele Prencipe, Maurizio Leone, Salvatore De Cosmo, Valentina Massa, Antonio Mirijello, Angela de Matthaeis, Michele Inglese, Filippo Aucella, Maria Maddalena D’Errico, and Pamela Piscitelli

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Univariate analysis, Creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, business.industry, Hazard ratio, Acute kidney injury, respiratory failure, Renal function, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Article, chemistry.chemical_compound, cardiovascular comorbidities, Respiratory failure, chemistry, Internal medicine, medicine, Medicine, Risk factor, business, chronic kidney disease, Kidney disease
Abstract

Background: The clinical course of COVID-19 is more severe in elderly patients with cardio-metabolic co-morbidities. Chronic kidney disease is considered an independent cardiovascular risk factor. We aimed to evaluate the impact of reduced eGFR on the composite outcome of admission to ICU and death in a sample of consecutive COVID-19 hospitalized patients. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated clinical records of a consecutive sample of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A total of 231 patients were considered for statistical analysis. The whole sample was divided in two groups on the basis of eGFR value, e.g., ≥ or &lt, 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Patients with low eGFR were further divided among those with a history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those without (AKI, acute kidney injury). The primary outcome was a composite of admission to ICU or death, whichever occurred first. The single components were secondary outcomes. Results: Seventy-nine (34.2%) patients reached the composite outcome. A total of 64 patients (27.7%) died during hospitalization, and 41 (17.7%) were admitted to the ICU. A significantly higher number of events was present among patients with low eGFR (p &lt, 0.0001). Age (p &lt, 0.001), SpO2 (p &lt, 0.001), previous anti-platelet treatment (p = 0.006), Charlson’s Comorbidities Index (p &lt, 0.001), serum creatinine (p &lt, 0.001), eGFR (p = 0.003), low eGFR (p &lt, 0.001), blood glucose levels (p &lt, 0.001), and LDH (p = 0.003) were significantly associated with the main outcome in univariate analysis. Low eGFR (HR 1.64, 95%CI 1.02-2.63, p = 0.040) and age (HR per 5 years 1.22, 95%CI 1.10-1.36, p &lt, 0.001) were significantly and independently associated with the main outcome in the multivariate model. Patients with AKI showed an increased hazard ratio to reach the combined outcome (p = 0.059), while those patients with both CKD had a significantly higher probability of developing the combined outcome (p &lt, 0.001). Conclusions: Patients with reduced eGFR at admission should be considered at high risk for clinical deterioration and death, requiring the best supportive treatment in order to prevent the worst outcome.

Published
2021

10. Use of low-molecular weight heparin, transfusion and mortality in COVID-19 patients not requiring ventilation

Author

Grandone, E., Tiscia, G., Pesavento, R., De Laurenzo, A., Ceccato, D., Sartori, M. T., Mirabella, L., Cinnella, G., Mastroianno, M., Dalfino, L., Colaizzo, D., Vettor, R., Intrieri, M., Ostuni, A., Margaglione, M., Alboini, P. E., Antonioni, A., Aucella, F., Bochicchio, G. B., Carbonelli, C., Carella, M., Castori, M., Centonze, A., Ciliberti, G., Copetti, M., Corritore, M., De Cosmo, S., D'Aloiso, L., D'Errico, M. M., de Matthaeis, A., Del Gaudio, A., Di Giorgio, A., Giambra, V., Greco, A., Florio, L., Fontana, A., Inchingolo, V., Inglese, M., Labonia, M., La Marca, A., Latiano, T., Leone, M., Maiello, E., Mangia, A., Marciano, C., Massa, V., Massafra, S., Orciuli, G., Palladino, N., Perna, R., Piscitelli, P., Piemontese, M., Prencipe, M. A., Raggi, P., Rodriquenz, M. G., Russo, R., Sancarlo, D., Simeone, A., Trischitta, V., Zarrelli, M., Vaira, P., Vergara, D., Vescovi, A., Grandone, E, Tiscia, G, Pesavento, R, De Laurenzo, A, Ceccato, D, Sartori, M, Mirabella, L, Cinnella, G, Mastroianno, M, Dalfino, L, Colaizzo, D, Vettor, R, Intrieri, M, Ostuni, A, Margaglione, M, Alboini, P, Antonioni, A, Aucella, F, Bochicchio, G, Carbonelli, C, Carella, M, Castori, M, Centonze, A, Ciliberti, G, Copetti, M, Corritore, M, De Cosmo, S, D'Aloiso, L, D'Errico, M, de Matthaeis, A, Del Gaudio, A, Di Giorgio, A, Giambra, V, Greco, A, Florio, L, Fontana, A, Inchingolo, V, Inglese, M, Labonia, M, La Marca, A, Latiano, T, Leone, M, Maiello, E, Mangia, A, Marciano, C, Massa, V, Massafra, S, Orciuli, G, Palladino, N, Perna, R, Piscitelli, P, Piemontese, M, Prencipe, M, Raggi, P, Rodriquenz, M, Russo, R, Sancarlo, D, Simeone, A, Trischitta, V, Zarrelli, M, Vaira, P, Vergara, D, and Vescovi, A

Subjects
Male, Time Factors, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Logistic regression, law.invention, 0302 clinical medicine, law, Risk Factors, 80 and over, 030212 general & internal medicine, Hospital Mortality, Hematology, Low-Molecular-Weight, COVID-19, Low-molecular-weight heparin, Mortality, Ventilation, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anticoagulants, Clinical Decision-Making, Female, Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight, Hospitalization, Humans, Middle Aged, Protective Factors, Risk Assessment, Thromboembolism, Treatment Outcome, Blood Transfusion, Heparin, Intensive care unit, Cohort, Breathing, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), medicine.drug_class, Low molecular weight heparin, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, low-molecular-weight heparin, mortality, ventilation, aged, aged 80 and over, anticoagulants, clinical decision-making, female, low-molecular-weight, hospital mortality, hospitalization, humans, male, middle aged, protective factors, risk assessment, risk factors, thromboembolism, time factors, treatment outcome, blood transfusion, business.industry, business
Abstract

It is still debated whether prophylactic doses of low-molecular- weight heparin (LMWH) are always effective in preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and mortality in COVID-19. Furthermore, there is paucity of data for those patients not requiring ventilation. We explored mortality and the safety/efficacy profile of LMWH in a cohort of Italian patients with COVID-19 who did not undergo ventilation. From the initial cohort of 422 patients, 264 were enrolled. Most (n = 156, 87.7%) received standard LMWH prophylaxis during hospitalization, with no significant difference between medical wards and Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Major or not major but clinically relevant hemorrhages were recorded in 13 (4.9%) patients: twelve in those taking prophylactic LMWH and one in a patient taking oral anticoagulants (p: n.s.). Thirty-nine patients (14.8%) with median age 75 years. were transfused. Hemoglobin (Hb) at admission was significantly lower in transfused patients and Hb at admission inversely correlated with the number of red blood cells units transfused (p < 0.001). In-hospital mortality occurred in 76 (28.8%) patients, 46 (24.3%) of whom admitted to medical wards. Furthermore, Hb levels at admittance were significantly lower in fatalities (g/dl 12.3; IQR 2.4 vs. 13.3; IQR 2.8; Mann–Whitney U-test; p = 0.001). After the exclusion of patients treated by LMWH intermediate or therapeutic doses (n = 32), the logistic regression showed that prophylaxis significantly and independently reduced mortality (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.13–0.85). Present data show that COVID-19 patients who do not require ventilation benefit from prophylactic doses of LMWH.

Published
2021

11. The 'Hub and Spoke' model has no effect on mortality in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A prospective multicenter cohort study

Author

Cristina Bucci, L. Amitrano, C. Londoni, A. Chirico, O. Triossi, A. Zambelli, F. Bazzoli, B. Germanà, F. Cipolletta, Marco Soncini, S. Mangiafico, F. Parente, E Di-Giulio, A. Andriulli, G. D'Amico, G. Baldassarre, Riccardo Marmo, A. Repici, A. Paterlini, G. Imperiali, Angelo Zullo, V Annese, F. De Nigris, R. Bennato, S. Metrangolo, L. Orsini, S. Bargiggia, I Sorrentino, M. Manno, Maria Elena Riccioni, C. Tomba, A. Nucci, A. Bizzotto, FR De-Filippo, A. Merighi, Guido Costamagna, R de-Franchis, C. Marmo, A. Anderloni, L.G. Cavallaro, P Esposito, A. Russo, R. Pumpo, D. Conte, M.A. Bianco, F Buffoli, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, P Di-Giorgio, A Filippino, G. Bresci, F Covello, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, R.M. Zagari, E. Buscarini, Annalisa Tortora, D. Spotti, L. Ferraris, R. Lamanda, M. Franceschi, G Castrignanò, G. Spinzi, A. Lauri, S. Segato, R Grassia, V. Boarino, P. Cesaro, C De-Fanis, R. Meroni, G. Napolitano, L. Furio, AG Bonanomi, M De-Matthaeis, M. Parravicini, A Dell‘Era, L. Purita, Marmo R., Soncini M., Bucci C., Zullo A., Amitrano L., Anderloni A., Andriulli A., Annese V., Baldassarre G., Bargiggia S., Bazzoli F., Bennato R., Bianco M.A., Bizzotto A., Boarino V., Bonanomi A.G., Borgheresi P., Bresci G., Buffoli F., Buscarini E., Castrignano G., Cavallaro L.G., Cesaro P., Chirico A., Cipolletta F., Cipolletta L., Conigliaro R., Conte D., Costamagna G., Covello F., D'Amico G., De-Fanis C., De-Filippo F.R., de-Franchis R., Dell'Era A., De Nigris F., De-Matthaeis M., Di-Giorgio P., Di-Giulio E., Esposito P., Ferraris L., Filippino A., Franceschi M., Furio L., Germana' B., Grassia R., Imperiali G., Lamanda R., Lauri A., Londoni C., Mangiafico S., Manno M., Marmo C., Merighi A., Meroni R., Metrangolo S., Montalbano L.M., Napolitano G., Nucci A., Orsini L., Parente F., Parravicini M., Paterlini A., Pumpo R., Purita L., Repici A., Riccioni M.E., Russo A., Segato S., Sorrentino I., Spinzi G., Spotti D., Tortora A., Tomba C., Triossi O., Zagari R.M., and Zambelli A.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Multivariate analysis, Organizational model, Improved survival, Comorbidity, 03 medical and health sciences, Organizational setting, 0302 clinical medicine, Health care, Spoke-hub distribution paradigm, Medicine, Humans, Hub and spoke network, Mortality, Aged, Hepatology, business.industry, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Gastroenterology, Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, Length of Stay, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Case-Control Studies, Emergency medicine, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Acute gastrointestinal bleeding, Cohort study
Abstract

Background: the lack of standardized pathways for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding may have led to differences in their management and inequity to medical care access. The "Hub & Spoke" model was adopted to fill this gap in many disciplines, but, to our knowledge, no data exist on its efficacy on mortality in GI bleeding. We aimed to evaluate if the "Hub & Spoke" organizational model has an impact on mortality risk from UGIB. Methods: from January 2014 to December 2015, 3324 consecutive patients admitted for UGIB in 50 Italian hospitals were enrolled (1977 patients in hospitals within the "Hub & Spoke" network for digestive hemorrhagic emergency and 1347 in hospitals outside the "Hub & Spoke" network). Clinical, endoscopic and organizational data were recorded. Results: we observed no differences in mortality between patients admitted to hospitals included or not included in the "Hub & Spoke" network (5.2% vs 6.1%, p = 0.3). On multivariate analysis, admission in gastroenterology wards (OR 0.61, p = 0.001) or an academic hospital (OR 0.65, p < 0.056) were independent protective factors while being in "Hub & Spoke" organization system did not affect mortality (OR 1.09, p = 0.57). Conclusion: the "Hub & Spoke" model per sé does not impact on mortality while being treated in academic hospital or gastroenterology wards improved survival.

Published
2021

12. Biomarkers of Angiogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Novel Sunshine Road

Author

Krizia Pocino, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Raffaele Saporito, Mariapaola Marino, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Umberto Basile, Gabriele Ciasca, Luca Miele, Francesca Gulli, and Cecilia Napodano

Subjects
Cirrhosis, business.industry, Angiogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, medicine, Cancer research, cardiovascular system, gastroenterology, medicine.disease, business
Abstract

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global health problem associated with chronic liver disease. The pathogenesis of chronic liver disease varies according to the underlying etiological factor, although in most cases it develops from a liver cirrhosis. The worsening progression of liver disease is accompanied by pathological angiogenesis, which is a prerequisite that favors the development of HCC. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical utility of circulating angiogenic markers VEGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, the Angiopoietin receptor (Tie1/2), HGF and PECAM-1 to screen early onset patients and to follow the evolution of HCC. Materials and Methods: We enrolled 62 patients; 33 out of 62 subjects were diagnosed for HCC and 29/62 for liver cirrhosis of different etiology without signs of neoplasia. Patients underwent venous blood sampling before and after treatments for VEGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, Tie1, Tie2, HGF and PECAM-1 measurement. Results: Ang-1 and Ang-2 are detectable not only in patients already suffering from HCC but also in cirrhotic patients without signs of cancer. Patients with HCC show higher HGF concentrations than patients with cirrhosis. A significant reduction in serum levels of Ang-2, Ang-2/Ang-1 and Ca 19-9 after DAAs therapy was observed. Moreover, VEGF levels were increased after treatment of HCC. Conclusion: The preliminary study here presented confirms that the mechanism of tumor angiogenesis is very complex and involves a very large number of factors. The integration of different methodologies and multi-marker algorithms is likely to emerge for the early diagnosis of HCC and the monitoring of the risk of relapse.

Published
2021

13. The role of elastography in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Author

F. Pizzolante, Gianludovico Rapaccini, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Maria Assunta Zocco, Maria Elena Ainora, Antonio Gasbarrini, Luca Miele, Antonio Grieco, A. Liguori, and Laura Riccardi

Subjects
Liver Cirrhosis, medicine.medical_specialty, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Biopsy, Review, Disease, Type 2 diabetes, Chronic liver disease, Gastroenterology, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Internal medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Fatty liver, Hepatology, medicine.disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Liver biopsy, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Elastography, Steatohepatitis, business, Type 2
Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide and its prevalence is even higher in patients with risk factors such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), particularly for the assessment of fibrosis stage that is a key prognostic factor. Noninvasive methods for assessment of liver fibrosis are a huge need in contemporary hepatology in order to stratify patient's risk of advanced and progressive liver disease. In this perspective different imaging techniques have been developed in last decades and showed high performance in liver fibrosis evaluation. Strengths and weaknesses of all imaging methods are summarized in this review.

Published
2021

14. A 'Galactic' Chest X-ray

Author

Salvatore De Cosmo, Antonio Mirijello, Paolo Graziano, Concetta Di Micco, Angela de Matthaeis, Evaristo Maiello, and Cristiano Carbonelli

Subjects
Tachycardia, Medicine (General), medicine.medical_specialty, Tuberculosis, business.industry, Pneumoconiosis, Clinical Biochemistry, medicine.disease, Interesting Images, miliary pulmonary involvement, Low-grade fever, Metastasis, lung cancer, R5-920, Respiratory failure, medicine, metastasis, interventional pulmonology, Sarcoidosis, Radiology, medicine.symptom, Lung cancer, business
Abstract

Clinical manifestations accompanying respiratory failure with insidious and rapidly progressive onset are often non-specific. Symptoms such as a cough, dyspnea, and fever are common to a large number of inflammatory, infectious, or neoplastic diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic it is essential to limit the use of hospital services and inappropriate diagnostic techniques. A particular radiological pattern can orient the clinical and laboratory scenario and guide the diagnostic workup. A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our COVID-19 unit for suspected coronavirus infection. She was complaining of worsening dyspnea, tachycardia, and low grade fever. A chest X-ray showed diffuse, alveolar, and interstitial lung involvement with micronodules tending to coalescence. This radiographic pattern known as “galaxy sign”, consistent with diffuse, coalescing nodular miliary pulmonary involvement, simulating a non-specific alveolar opacification of the lungs is typical of a few pneumological differential diagnoses, represented by sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis, and metastatic lesions, and virtually excludes an interstitial viral pneumonitis. The use of endoscopic techniques can, in such cases, confirm the clinical suspicion for initiating appropriate targeted therapies.

Published
2021

15. OC-11Development of NAFLD/NASH multidisciplinary board: MetaLiverCat experience

Author

Francesco Santopaolo, A. Nicoletti, G. Matera, A. Grieco, F. Pizzolante, Antonio Nesci, F. De Leva, Luca Miele, F.R. Ponziani, S. Della Casa, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Barbara Aquilanti, Maria Assunta Zocco, C. De Simone, R. Manfredi, F. Fianchi, F M Vecchio, A. De Gaetano, Andrea Giaccari, A. Santoloquido, Caterina Guidone, A. De Magistris, G. Mingrone, Dario Pitocco, L. Gagliardi, Giacinto Abele Donato Miggiano, Marco Raffaelli, M G Marini, Giuseppe Marrone, N. De Matthaeis, A. Liguori, Maurizio Pompili, Lisa Salvatore, and Marco Biolato

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Multidisciplinary approach, Family medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine, business
Published
2021

16. Correction to: Use of low-molecular weight heparin, transfusion and mortality in COVID-19 patients not requiring ventilation

Author

Grandone, E., Tiscia, G., Pesavento, R., De Laurenzo, A., Ceccato, D., Sartori, M. T., Mirabella, L., Cinnella, G., Mastroianno, M., Dalfino, L., Colaizzo, D., Vettor, R., Intrieri, M., Ostuni, A., Margaglione, M., Alboini, P. E., Antonioni, A., Aucella, F., Bochicchio, G. B., Carbonelli, C., Carella, M., Castori, M., Centonze, A., Ciliberti, G., Copetti, M., Corritore, M., De Cosmo, S., D'Aloiso, L., D'Errico, M. M., de Matthaeis, A., Del Gaudio, A., Di Giorgio, A., Giambra, V., Greco, A., Florio, L., Fontana, A., Inchingolo, V., Inglese, M., Labonia, M., La Marca, A., Latiano, T., Leone, M., Maiello, E., Mangia, A., Marciano, C., Massa, V., Massafra, S., Orciulo, G., Palladino, N., Perna, R., Piscitelli, P., Piemontese, M., Prencipe, M. A., Raggi, P., Rodriquenz, M. G., Russo, R., Sancarlo, D., Simeone, A., Trischitta, V., Zarrelli, M., Vaira, P., Vergara, D., and Vescovi, A.

Subjects
Male, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), medicine.drug_class, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Clinical Decision-Making, Low molecular weight heparin, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Thromboembolism, medicine, Humans, Blood Transfusion, Hospital Mortality, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Hematology, business.industry, Correction, Anticoagulants, COVID-19, Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight, Middle Aged, Protective Factors, CSS COVID-19 Group, Covid-19, research groups, Hospitalization, Treatment Outcome, Emergency medicine, Breathing, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
Abstract

It is still debated whether prophylactic doses of low-molecular- weight heparin (LMWH) are always effective in preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and mortality in COVID-19. Furthermore, there is paucity of data for those patients not requiring ventilation. We explored mortality and the safety/efficacy profile of LMWH in a cohort of Italian patients with COVID-19 who did not undergo ventilation. From the initial cohort of 422 patients, 264 were enrolled. Most (n = 156, 87.7%) received standard LMWH prophylaxis during hospitalization, with no significant difference between medical wards and Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Major or not major but clinically relevant hemorrhages were recorded in 13 (4.9%) patients: twelve in those taking prophylactic LMWH and one in a patient taking oral anticoagulants (p: n.s.). Thirty-nine patients (14.8%) with median age 75 years. were transfused. Hemoglobin (Hb) at admission was significantly lower in transfused patients and Hb at admission inversely correlated with the number of red blood cells units transfused (p 0.001). In-hospital mortality occurred in 76 (28.8%) patients, 46 (24.3%) of whom admitted to medical wards. Furthermore, Hb levels at admittance were significantly lower in fatalities (g/dl 12.3; IQR 2.4 vs. 13.3; IQR 2.8; Mann-Whitney U-test; p = 0.001). After the exclusion of patients treated by LMWH intermediate or therapeutic doses (n = 32), the logistic regression showed that prophylaxis significantly and independently reduced mortality (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.13-0.85). Present data show that COVID-19 patients who do not require ventilation benefit from prophylactic doses of LMWH.

Published
2021

17. Metabolic disorders across hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy

Author

Morisco, F., Guarino, M., Valvano, M. R., Auriemma, F., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Tovoli, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Cabibbo, G., Felder, M., Benvengu, L., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Biasini, E., Masotto, A., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Caporaso, N., Trevisani, F., Sessa, A., Marafatto, F., Peserico, G., Pozzan, C., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Mismas, V., Rossi, M., Attardo, S., Cavani, G., Mega, A., Rinninella, Emanuele, Ortolani, A., Bevilacqua, V., Chiara Dall'Aglio, A., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, Carlo Ettore, Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, Alessio, Mirici Cappa, F., Missale, G., Porro, E., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Affronti, A., Orlando, E., Rosa Barcellona, M., Aburas, S., Dragoni, G., Campani, C., Biselli, M., Bucci, L., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Granito, A., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Piscaglia, F., Morisco, F., Guarino, M., Valvano, M. R., Auriemma, F., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Tovoli, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Cabibbo, G., Felder, M., Benvengu, L., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Biasini, E., Masotto, A., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Caporaso, N., Trevisani, F., Sessa, A., Marafatto, F., Peserico, G., Pozzan, C., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., de Matthaeis, N., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Mismas, V., Rossi, M., Attardo, S., Cavani, G., Mega, A., Rinninella, E., Ortolani, A., Bevilacqua, V., Chiara Dall'Aglio, A., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, E., Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, A., Mirici Cappa, F., Missale, G., Porro, E., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Affronti, A., Orlando, E., Rosa Barcellona, M., Aburas, S., Dragoni, G., Campani, C., Biselli, M., Bucci, L., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Granito, A., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Piscaglia, F., Morisco, Filomena, Guarino, Maria, Valvano, Maria R., Auriemma, Francesco, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G., Ciccarese, Francesca, Tovoli, Francesco, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Felder, Martina, Benvengù, Luisa, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco G., Biasini, Elisabetta, Masotto, Alberto, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Caporaso, Nicola, Trevisani, Franco, Sessa, Anna, Marafatto, Filippo, Peserico, Giulia, Pozzan, Caterina, Brunacci, Matteo, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Savarino, Vincenzo, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Lauria, Valentina, Pelecca, Giorgio, Mismas, Valeria, Rossi, Margherita, Attardo, Simona, Cavani, Giulia, Mega, Andrea, Rinninella, Emanuele, Ortolani, Alessio, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Chiara Dall'Aglio, Anna, Ercolani, Giorgio, Fiorini, Erica, Casadei Gardini, Andrea, Lanzi, Arianna, Mirici Cappa, Federica, Missale, Gabriele, Porro, Emanuela, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Affronti, Andrea, Orlando, Emanuele, Rosa Barcellona, Maria, Aburas, Sami, Dragoni, Gabriele, Campani, Claudia, Biselli, Maurizio, Bucci, Laura, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Domenicali, Marco, Garuti, Francesca, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Granito, Alessandro, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, Lucia, Piscaglia, Fabio, Valvano, Maria R, Giannini, Edoardo G, and Foschi, Francesco G

Subjects
Oncology, Male, obesity, Databases, Factual, Hepatocellular carcinoma, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Prospective cohort study, diabetes, Metabolic disorder, Liver Neoplasms, Diabetes, hepatocellular carcinoma, Middle Aged, Metabolic syndrome, Portal vein thrombosis, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, Obesity, metabolic syndrome, 03 medical and health sciences, Databases, Metabolic Diseases, Internal medicine, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Factual, Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Retrospective Studies, Hepatology, business.industry, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, medicine.disease, Survival Analysis, BCLC Stage, Multivariate Analysis, diabete, Liver function, business
Abstract

Background: Metabolic disorders are well-known risk factors for HCC. Conversely, their impact on the natural history of HCC is not established. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of metabolic disorders on clinical features, treatment and survival of HCC patients regardless of its aetiology. Methods: We analysed the ITA.LI.CA database regarding 839 HCC patients prospectively collected. The following metabolic features were analysed: BMI, diabetes, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia. According to these features, patients were divided into 3 groups: 0-1, 2 and 3-5 metabolic features. Results: As compared with patients with 0-1 metabolic features, patients with 3-5 features showed lower percentage of HCC diagnosis on surveillance (P=.021), larger tumours (P=.038), better liver function (higher percentage of Child-Pugh class A [P=.007] and MELD&nbsp

Published
2018

18. Use of imaging techniques for non-invasive assessment in the diagnosis and staging of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Author

Antonio Liguori, Fabrizio Pizzolante, Luca Miele, Maria Assunta Zocco, Gianludovico Rapaccini, M.E. Ainora, Antonio Gasbarrini, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, and Antonio Grieco

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, elastography, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Disease, Chronic liver disease, Gastroenterology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Internal medicine, NAFLD, medicine, Humans, steatosi, elastografia, Grading (tumors), Ultrasonography, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Fatty liver, NAFLD, elastography, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, nutritional and metabolic diseases, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, digestive system diseases, 030104 developmental biology, Liver, Liver biopsy, Steatohepatitis, Steatosis, Metabolic syndrome, business, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of chronic liver disease and represent a common finding in highly prevalent metabolic disorders (i.e. type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity). Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) requires liver biopsy for grading and staging the liver damage by the assessment of steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis. In parallel with the development of numerous 'liquid' biomarkers and algorithms that combine anthropometric and laboratory parameters, innovative hepatic imaging techniques have increasingly been developed to attempt to overcome the need for biopsy, both in diagnosis and staging of NAFLD, and in possible use in the follow-up of the disease. In this review, we focused on the different imaging techniques trying to highlight the strengths and disadvantages of different approaches, particularly for ultrasound techniques, in stratifying liver injury and fibrosis in patients with NAFLD / NASH.

Published
2020

19. Distinguishing features between patients with acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding: Results from the REMAD registry

Author

Sergio Segato, Mario Grassini, A. Maurano, Matteo Bosani, Antonio Colecchia, Martina Cargiolli, Giovanni Barbara, Antonio Maria Morselli Labate, Ennio Guido, Cesare Cremon, Giuseppe Biscaglia, Marilia Carabotti, Donato Iuliano, E. Galliani, Davide Festi, Bruno Annibale, Biagio Mauro, Alida Andrealli, S. Bargiggia, Carola Severi, R. Reati, Maria Antonia Bianco, Matteo Neri, Santino Marchi, Rosario Cuomo, Francesca Falangone, Agostino Di Ciaula, Franco Iafrate, Simona Bartolozzi, Paolo Andreozzi, Bastianello Germanà, Alessandro Moscatelli, Marco Pennazio, Andrea Laghi, Marco Astegiano, Riccardo Nascimbeni, S. Peralta, Maria Erminia Bottiglieri, Paolo Usai, Piero Portincasa, Carolina Ciacci, Paola Iovino, Pietro Occhipinti, Vincenzo Savarino, Fabio Pace, Alessandro Redaelli, Giovanni Latella, Franco Radaelli, V. Festa, Mirko Di Ruscio, Giuseppe Scaccianoce, Marco Rossi, Marco Dinelli, Francesco Bachetti, Valentina Valle, Angelo Andriulli, M. Parravicini, Marina De Matthaeis, Raffale Salerno, Clara Virgilio, Elisa Marabotto, Sandro Ardizzone, Gian Andrea Binda, Alessandra Dell'Era, Giampiero Manes, Gabrio Bassotti, Carabotti M., Morselli Labate A.M., Cremon C., Cuomo R., Pace F., Andreozzi P., Falangone F., Barbara G., and Annibale B.

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Diverticular complications, digestive system, Pathogenesis, 03 medical and health sciences, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, In patient, Prospective Studies, Registries, Family history, Life Style, Diverticulitis, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Diverticular Diseases, Hepatology, Acute diverticulitis, business.industry, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Gastroenterology, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Diverticular diseases, digestive system diseases, surgical procedures, operative, Logistic Models, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Diverticular complication, Diverticular disease, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Observational study, Female, business, Cohort study
Abstract

Background Pathogenesis of acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding remains poorly defined, and few data compare directly risk factors for these complications. Aims to assess differences in clinical features, lifestyles factors and concurrent drug use in patients with acute diverticulitis and those with diverticular bleeding. Methods Data were obtained from the REMAD Registry, an ongoing 5-year prospective, observational, multicenter, cohort study conducted on 1,217 patients. Patient- and clinical- related factors were compared among patients with uncomplicated diverticular disease, patients with previous acute diverticulitis, and patients with previous diverticular bleeding. Results Age was significantly lower (OR 0.48, 95% CI: 0.34–0.67) and family history of diverticular disease was significantly higher (OR 1.60, 95% CI: 1.11–2.31) in patients with previous diverticulitis than in patients with uncomplicated diverticular disease, respectively. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was significantly higher in patients with previous diverticular bleeding as compared with both uncomplicated diverticular disease (OR 8.37, 95% CI: 2.60–27.0) and diverticulitis (OR 4.23, 95% CI: 1.11–16.1). Conclusion This ancillary study from a nationwide Registry showed that some distinctive features identify patients with acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding. These information might improve the assessment of risk factors for diverticular complications.

Published
2020

20. A meta-analysis of single HCV-untreated arm of studies evaluating outcomes after curative treatments of HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Author

Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Petta, Salvatore, Barbã ra, Marco, Missale, Gabriele, Virdone, Roberto, Caturelli, Eugenio, Piscaglia, Fabio, Morisco, Filomena, Colecchia, Antonio, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo, Trevisani, Franco, Craxã¬, Antonio, Colombo, Massimo, Cammã , Calogero, Bucci, Laura, Zoli, Marco, Garuti, Francesca, Lenzi, Barbara, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Benvegnã¹, Luisa, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Ciccarese, Francesca, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Mariella Di Marco Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Attardo, Simona, Rossi, Margherita, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Felder, Martina, Mega, Andrea, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Sacco, Rodolfo, Mismas, Valeria, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Olivani, Andrea, Biasini, Elisabetta, Nardone, Gerardo, Guarino, Maria, Svegliati-Baroni, Gialuca, Ortolani, Alessio, Masotto, Alberto, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Marra, Fabio, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, MARIA CRISTINA, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Benvegnu', Luisa, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Petta, Salvatore, Barbàra, Marco, Missale, Gabriele, Virdone, Roberto, Caturelli, Eugenio, Piscaglia, Fabio, Morisco, Filomena, Colecchia, Antonio, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo, Trevisani, Franco, Craxì, Antonio, Colombo, Massimo, Cammà, Calogero, Nardone, GERARDO ANTONIO PIO, Cabibbo, G., Petta, S., Barbara, M., Missale, G., Virdone, R., Caturelli, E., Piscaglia, F., Morisco, F., Colecchia, A., Farinati, F., Giannini, E., Trevisani, F., Craxi, A., Colombo, M., Camma, C., Bucci, L., Zoli, M., Garuti, F., Lenzi, B., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Gramenzi, A., Granito, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Salvatore, V., Benevento, F., Benvegnu, L., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Picciotto, A., Savarino, V., Ciccarese, F., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., de Matthaeis, N., Balsamo, M. D. M. C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Rastrelli, E., Attardo, S., Rossi, M., Costantino, A., Affronti, A., Affronti, M., Mascari, M., Felder, M., Mega, A., Gasbarrini, A., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Sacco, R., Mismas, V., Foschi, F. G., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Feletti, V., Lanzi, A., Cappa, F. M., Neri, E., Stefanini, G. F., Tamberi, S., Olivani, A., Biasini, E., Nardone, G., Guarino, M., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Ortolani, A., Masotto, A., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Marra, F., Aburas, S., Inghilesi, A. L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Coccoli, P., Zamparelli, M. S., Barbã ra, Marco, Craxã¬, Antonio, Cammã , Calogero, Bucci, Laura, Zoli, Marco, Garuti, Francesca, Lenzi, Barbara, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Benvegnã¹, Luisa, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Ciccarese, Francesca, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Mariella Di Marco Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dellâ isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Attardo, Simona, Rossi, Margherita, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Felder, Martina, Mega, Andrea, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Sacco, Rodolfo, Mismas, Valeria, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Dallâ aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Federica Mirici, Cappa, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Olivani, Andrea, Biasini, Elisabetta, Nardone, Gerardo, Guarino, Maria, Svegliati-Baroni, Gialuca, Ortolani, Alessio, Masotto, Alberto, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Marra, Fabio, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Camma', C., Benvegnã¹, L., Balsamo, M., Dell’Isola, S., Ialungo, A., Foschi, F., Dall’Aglio, A., Cappa, F., Stefanini, G., Inghilesi, A., and Zamparelli, M.

Subjects
Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, recurrence, Hepatitis C virus, medicine.medical_treatment, medicine.disease_cause, survival, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, law, Internal medicine, medicine, Adjuvant therapy, hepatocellular carcinoma, prognosis, recurrences, Humans, Survival analysis, Hepatology, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, medicine.disease, Hepatitis C, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Meta-analysis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business, Adjuvant, prognosi
Abstract

Background & Aims: Determining risk for recurrence or survival after curative resection or ablation in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important for stratifying patients according to expected outcomes in future studies of adjuvant therapy in the era of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). The aims of this meta-analysis were to estimate the recurrence and survival probabilities of HCV-related early HCC following complete response after potentially curative treatment and to identify predictors of recurrence and survival. Methods: Studies reporting time-dependent outcomes (HCC recurrence or death) after potentially curative treatment of HCV-related early HCC were identified in MEDLINE through May 2016. Data on patient populations and outcomes were extracted from each study by three independent observers and combined using a distribution-free summary survival curve. Primary outcomes were actuarial probabilities of recurrence and survival. Results: Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Pooled estimates of actuarial recurrence rates were 7.4% at 6months and 47.0% at 2years. Pooled estimates of actuarial survival rates were 79.8% at 3years and 58.6% at 5years. Heterogeneity among studies was highly significant for all outcomes. By univariate meta-regression analyses, lower serum albumin, randomized controlled trial study design and follow-up were independently associated with higher recurrence risk, whereas tumour size and alpha-foetoprotein levels were associated with higher mortality. Conclusions: This meta-analysis showed that recurrence risk and survival are extremely variable in patients with successfully treated HCV-related HCC, providing a useful benchmark for indirect comparisons of the benefits of DAAs and for a correct design of randomized controlled trials in the adjuvant setting.

Published
2017

21. Laser ablation is superior to TACE in large-sized hepatocellular carcinoma: A pilot case-control study

Author

Morisco, Filomena, Camera, Silvia, Guarino, Maria, Tortora, Raffaella, Cossiga, Valentina, Vitiello, Anna, Cordone, Gabriella, Caporaso, Nicola, Di Costanzo, Giovan Giuseppe, Zoli, M., Garuti, F., Neri, A., Piscaglia, F., Lenzi, B., Valente, M., Trevisani, F., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Venerandi, L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Giannini, E. G., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Caturelli, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Rastrelli, E., Cabibbo, G., Cammà, C., Attardo, S., Rossi, M., Cavani, G., Virdone, R., Affronti, A., Nardone, G., Felder, M., Mega, A., Ciccarese, F., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., Foschi, F. G., Bevilacqua, V., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, E., Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, A., Mirici Cappa, F., Sacco, R., Mismas, V., Svegliati Barone, G., Schiadà, L., Farinati, F., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Rapaccini, G. L., de Matthaeis, N., Gasbarrini, A., Rinninella, E., Olivani, A., Missale, G., Biasini, E., Di Marco, M., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Masotto, A., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Marra, F., Aburas, S., Campani, C., Dragoni, G., Borzio, F., Benvegnù, L., Festi, D., Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Morisco, Filomena, Camera, Silvia, Guarino, Maria, Tortora, Raffaella, Cossiga, Valentina, Vitiello, Anna, Cordone, Gabriella, Caporaso, Nicola, Di Costanzo, Giovan Giuseppe, Zoli, M., Garuti, F., Neri, A., Piscaglia, F., Lenzi, B., Valente, M., Trevisani, F., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Venerandi, L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Giannini, E.G., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Caturelli, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A.M., Rastrelli, E., Cabibbo, G., Cammà, C., Attardo, S., Rossi, M., Cavani, G., Virdone, R., Affronti, A., Nardone, G., Felder, M., Mega, A., Ciccarese, F., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., Foschi, F.G., Bevilacqua, V., Dall'Aglio, A.C., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, E., Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, A., Mirici Cappa, F., Sacco, R., Mismas, V., Svegliati Barone, G., Schiadà, L., Farinati, F., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Rapaccini, G.L., de Matthaeis, N., Gasbarrini, A., Rinninella, E., Olivani, A., Missale, G., Biasini, E., Di Marco, M., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Masotto, A., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Marra, F., Aburas, S., Campani, C., Dragoni, G., Borzio, F., Benvegnù, L., Festi, D., Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Giannini, E. G., Ialungo, A. M., Foschi, F. G., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Rapaccini, G. L., Garuti, Franca, Venerandi, Laura, Mega, Angela, Fiorini, Elisabetta, Lanzi, Andrea, and Balsamo, Carlo

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medicine.medical_specialty, Large HCC, Gastroenterology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, Survival rate, Laser ablation, TACE, Univariate analysis, business.industry, Standard treatment, Large HCC, Laser ablation, TACE, Oncology, Cancer, Hepatology, medicine.disease, BCLC Stage, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Liver cancer, business, Research Paper
Abstract

// Filomena Morisco 1 , Silvia Camera 1 , Maria Guarino 1 , Raffaella Tortora 2 , Valentina Cossiga 1 , Anna Vitiello 1 , Gabriella Cordone 2 , Nicola Caporaso 1 , Giovan Giuseppe Di Costanzo 2 and Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) group 1 Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy 2 Hepatology Unit, “Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy Correspondence to: Filomena Morisco, email: filomena.morisco@unina.it Keywords: large HCC; laser ablation; TACE Received: December 13, 2017 Accepted: February 27, 2018 Published: April 03, 2018 ABSTRACT Background: Limited therapies are available for large (≥40 mm) unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Currently, the standard treatment with transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) is unsatisfactory with high recurrence rate and limited effect on survival. Laser Ablation (LA) has emerged as a relatively new technique characterized by high efficacy and good safety. This study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of LA in comparison to TACE in patients with large HCC. Methods: Eighty-two patients with a single HCC nodule ≥40 mm (BCLC stage A or B) were enrolled in this case-control study. Forty-one patients were treated with LA and 41 patients were treated with TACE. Response to therapy was evaluated according to the mRECIST criteria. Survival was calculated with Kaplan-Meier from the time of cancer diagnosis to death with values censored at the date of the last follow-up. Results: Twenty-six (63.4%) and 8 (19.5%) patients had a complete response after LA and TACE, respectively ( p 60 mm. LA resulted superior to TACE especially in nodules ranging between 51 and 60 mm in diameter, with a complete response rate post-LA and post-TACE of 75% and 14.3%, respectively ( p = 0.0133). The 36 months cumulative survival rate in patients treated with LA and TACE was 55.4% and 48.8%, respectively. The disease recurrence rates after LA and TACE were 19.5% and 75.0%, respectively. Conclusions: LA is a more effective therapeutic option than TACE in patients with solitary large HCC.

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2018

22. Glomerular filtration rate: A prognostic marker in atrial fibrillation—A subanalysis of the AntiThrombotic Agents Atrial Fibrillation

Author

Proietti, Riccardo, Gonzini, Lucio, Pizzimenti, Giovanni, Ledda, Antonietta, Sanna, Pietro, Alturki, Ahmed, Russo, Vincenzo, Lencioni, Mauro, Siciliano, R., Boffa, M., Bazzanini, F., Di Nucci, G., Fonti, S., De Franceschi, T., Davio, P., Alagna, G., Cipollini, F., Arma, P., Gunnellini, M. G., Dottori, M., Paulillo, D., Giudice, M., Sicuro, M., Lenti, S., Iannelli, G., Notarstefano, P., Galiotto, M., Apolloni, Enzo, Molini, G., Massarelli, L., Di Iorio, P., Scandurra, F., Candelmo, F., Iodice, P., Laureano, R., Perlangeli, S., Praticò, A., Lucchesi, Q., Conese, V., Scalera, G., Palma, F., De Antoni, M. E., Beltramello, G., Carbonella, M., Capone, A., Bianchi, V., Zerella, F., Masina, M., Boggian, G., Pancaldi, L. G., Brucato, A. L., Scialfa, S., Ferrari, P., Gavazzi, A., Santoro, E., Bertinieri, G., Caragnano, V., Zaccaroni, S., Marchetti, G., Urbinati, S., Belmonte, G., Giannoni, C., Panuccio, D., Pedone, V., Colletta, M., Di Pasquale, G., Cemin, R., Paffoni, P. R. C., Pezzotti, Chiara, Capretti, M., Lamari, A. L., Maugeri, S., Moretti, R., Ganga, R., Mascia, P., Caddori, A., Cusumano, S., Alletto, M., DE VINCENZO, Ciro, Musacchio, E., Stendardo, A., Cantarella, SALVATORE ALFREDO, Ferrari, V., Bassano, F., PERRONE CAPANO, Carla, Piccinni, G. C., Catanzaro, M., Vinciguerra, A., Lusiani, L., De Caro, G., Scarcia, M., Scarcia, Aurora, Losi, E., Gaddi, O., Lo Sciuto, A., Cascio Ingurgio, N., Vignai, E., Romano, M., Borzì, V., Bellanuova, I. A., Felis, S., Gulizia, M. M., Francese, G. M., Artale, S., Mazzuca, S., Perticone, F., Tirotta, D., Talini, E., Ventrella, F., Iosa, G., Cuccurullo, O., Bertello, P. D., Benemio, G., Garognoli, O., Arcelli, G., Prosciutti, L., De Matthaeis, G., Quattrini, C., Calcagno, S., Canestrini, S., Franco, A., Pastorelli, R., Acquati, F., Botto, G. L., Sitta, N., Migliacci, R., Cosmi, F., Tarquini, B., Chiappetta, P., Sprovieri, M. F., Macrì, G., Bertolazzi, S., Spotti, Alessia, Pirelli, S., Marasco, M. F., Elia, Martina, Gambino, G. M., Fenoglio, L., Gelmini, G. P., Ziacchi, V., Rigon, N., Petix, N. R., Zipoli, A., Caiolo, A., Marino, E., Scattolin, G., Gerini, S., Parisi, G., Tavernese, G., Conti, Alessandro, Ferrante, Federico, Morettini, A., Alterini, B., Rocchi, Federico, Nozzoli, C., Goedecke, L., Seravalle, C., Cuomo, A., Panettieri, I., Pellegrino, P., Di Biase, M., Savarese, G., Patriarchi, F., Bondì, Giuseppina, Rossini, Elena, Nello, S., Ranieri, A. T., Gelonesi, F. N., Costantini, M., Dugnani, M., Ria, L., Mussardo, V., Zanini, G., Morgante, O., Fazio, G., Lo, G., Castello, C., Moroni, L. A., Costa, S., Domenicucci, S., Venzano, C., Loiacono, L., Ortuso, R., Esposito, L., Cuzzucrea, D. G., Fiammengo, F., Selva, E., Gestra, R., Alessandri, M., Nuzzi, G., Porrino, L., Parise, P., Capponi, E. A., Mandorla, S., Politi, Caterina, Olivieri, Claudia, Gurioli, L., Agostinelli, P., Striuli, R., Petrarca, Massimo, Corsini, Francesca, Orlandini, F., Badolati, S., Colarusso, D., Vertullo, V., Pelaggi, P., Campagna, G., Haupt, E., Parente, F., Milanese, G., Magliari, F., Morando, G., Guarise, P., Mazzone, A., Palumbo, G., Lambelet, P., Camaiti, A., Pasquinelli, P., Frediani, L., Vituliano, A., Brunelleschi, G., Lisi, C., La Torre, P. P. A., Villella, A., Rimoldi, A., Russo, V., Di Summa, F., Reggiani, A., Raimondo, F. C., Disalvo, D., Borrello, V. M., Magnante, A., Stellitano, E., Procopio, L., Franculli, F., Serafini, Filippo, Tondo, C., Fiorentini, C., Manfredini, R., Robbiolo, L., Pizzimenti, G., VASQUEZ LOPEZ, LUIDER FERNEY, Piangiamore, A., Tosi, P., Donà, G., Bacchiega, E., Malavasi, V., Modena, M. 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P., Azzolini, P., Conversano, L., Santini, M., Macchiusi, A., Francia, P., Pietrantonio, F., Biscione, F., Magliano, G., Fedele, Francesca, Salituri, S., Salituri, F., Zamboni, S., Rossetti, C., Roncon, Leonora, Delucchi, M., De Benedictis, M., Vitolo, A., Anselmi, Michela, Celino, T., Moretti, V., Cuccurullo, M., Castelli, G., Martino, G., Pierandrei, G., Carella, A. M., Tonizzo, M., Nassi, R., Tarducci, R., Fronticelli Baldelli, M., Commisso, B., Lazzarini, D., Matarazzo, M. M., Novati, P., Petacchi, R., Maninchedda, P., Melandri, F., Bellesi, P., Sacchetti, C., Grandi, M., Cattana, A., Tassara, R., Menardo, G., Aykut, V., Chesi, G., Reverzani, A., Galgano, Angela, Bartone, B., Stornello, M., Muscio, G., Gemmiti, M. P., Alfonsi, F., Fontana, D., Astarita, C., Gaspardo, G., La Brocca, A., Rillo, M., Pascente, T., Pirozzi, M. R., Addis, L., De Siati, P., Beato, E., Iannaccone, V., Barabani, M., Castronuovo, M., Battaia, L., Biscottini, B., Boccali, A., Marengo, S., Dallerba, R., Diana, A., Coser, Alessandra, Pauletto, P., Calzolari, V., Olivari, Z., De Masi De Luca, G., Accogli, M., Gerloni, R., Cattin, Laura, Vitali Serdoz, L., Sinagra, G., Bulfoni, A., DE BIASIO, Melissa, Proclemer, A., Miserocchi, F., Marazzi, R., SALERNO URIARTE, JORGE ANTONIO, Levantesi, G., Olivetti, P., Capuano, A., Bertoncelli, M. C., Molinaro, N., Anastasio, L., Teti, G., Vescovo, G. A., Muriago, M., Incao, F., Lettica, G. V., Nieswandt, V., Osti, R., Tafi, A., Proietti, Riccardo, Gonzini, Lucio, Pizzimenti, Giovanni, Ledda, Antonietta, Sanna, Pietro, Alturki, Ahmed, Russo, Vincenzo, Lencioni, Mauro, Siciliano, R., Boffa, M., Bazzanini, F., Di Nucci, G., Fonti, S., De Franceschi, T., Davio, P., Alagna, G., Cipollini, F., Arma, P., Gunnellini, M. G., Dottori, M., Paulillo, D., Giudice, M., Sicuro, M., Lenti, S., Iannelli, G., Notarstefano, P., Galiotto, M., Apolloni, E., Molini, G., Massarelli, L., Di Iorio, P., Scandurra, F., Candelmo, F., Iodice, P., Laureano, R., Perlangeli, S., Praticò, A., Lucchesi, Q., Conese, V., Scalera, G., Palma, F., De Antoni, M. E., Beltramello, G., Carbonella, M., Capone, A., Bianchi, V., Zerella, F., Masina, M., Boggian, G., Pancaldi, L. G., Brucato, A. L., Scialfa, S., Ferrari, P., Gavazzi, A., Santoro, E., Bertinieri, G., Caragnano, V., Zaccaroni, S., Marchetti, G., Urbinati, S., Belmonte, G., Giannoni, C., Panuccio, D., Pedone, V., Colletta, M., Di Pasquale, G., Cemin, R., Paffoni, P. R. C., Pezzotti, C., Capretti, M., Lamari, A. L., Maugeri, S., Moretti, R., Ganga, R., Mascia, P., Caddori, A., Cusumano, S., Alletto, M., De Vincenzo, C., Musacchio, E., Stendardo, A., Cantarella, S. A., Ferrari, V., Bassano, F., Perrone, C., Piccinni, G. C., Catanzaro, M., Vinciguerra, A., Lusiani, L., De Caro, G., Scarcia, M., Scarcia, A., Losi, E., Gaddi, O., Lo Sciuto, A., Cascio Ingurgio, N., Vignai, E., Romano, M., Borzì, V., Bellanuova, I. A., Felis, S., Gulizia, M. M., Francese, G. M., Artale, S., Mazzuca, S., Perticone, F., Tirotta, D., Talini, E., Ventrella, F., Iosa, G., Cuccurullo, O., Bertello, P. D., Benemio, G., Garognoli, O., Arcelli, G., Prosciutti, L., De Matthaeis, G., Quattrini, C., Calcagno, S., Canestrini, S., Franco, A., Pastorelli, R., Acquati, F., Botto, G. L., Sitta, N., Migliacci, R., Cosmi, F., Tarquini, B., Chiappetta, P., Sprovieri, M. F., Macrì, G., Bertolazzi, S., Spotti, A., Pirelli, S., Marasco, M. F., Elia, M., Gambino, G. M., Fenoglio, L., Gelmini, G. P., Ziacchi, V., Rigon, N., Petix, N. R., Zipoli, A., Caiolo, A., Marino, E., Scattolin, G., Gerini, S., Parisi, G., Tavernese, G., Conti, A., Ferrante, F., Morettini, A., Alterini, B., Rocchi, F., Nozzoli, C., Goedecke, L., Seravalle, C., Cuomo, A., Panettieri, I., Pellegrino, P., Di Biase, M., Savarese, G., Patriarchi, F., Bondi, G., Rossini, E., Nello, S., Ranieri, A. T., Gelonesi, F. N., Costantini, M., Dugnani, M., Ria, L., Mussardo, V., Zanini, G., Morgante, O., Fazio, G., Lo, G., Castello, C., Moroni, L. A., Costa, S., Domenicucci, S., Venzano, C., Loiacono, L., Ortuso, R., Esposito, L., Cuzzucrea, D. G., Fiammengo, F., Selva, E., Gestra, R., Alessandri, M., Nuzzi, G., Porrino, L., Parise, P., Capponi, E. A., Mandorla, S., Politi, C., Olivieri, C., Gurioli, L., Agostinelli, P., Striuli, R., Petrarca, M., Corsini, F., Orlandini, F., Badolati, S., Colarusso, D., Vertullo, V., Pelaggi, P., Campagna, G., Haupt, E., Parente, F., Milanese, G., Magliari, F., Morando, G., Guarise, P., Mazzone, A., Palumbo, G., Lambelet, P., Camaiti, A., Pasquinelli, P., Frediani, L., Vituliano, A., Brunelleschi, G., Lisi, C., La Torre, P. P. A., Villella, A., Rimoldi, A., Russo, V., Di Summa, F., Reggiani, A., Raimondo, F. C., Disalvo, D., Borrello, V. M., Magnante, A., Stellitano, E., Procopio, L., Franculli, F., Serafini, F., Tondo, C., Fiorentini, C., Manfredini, R., Robbiolo, L., Pizzimenti, G., Vasquez, L., Piangiamore, A., Tosi, P., Donà, G., Bacchiega, E., Malavasi, V., Modena, M. G., Divella, C., Marengo, C., Montanari, P., Manicardi, V., Abate, L., Cuccuini, A., Magni, S., Vincenti, A., Spinelli, M., Mortara, A., Specchia, G., Silvestri, N., Silvestri, O., Piscopo, G., Muscherà, R., Gallucci, F., Cannavale, A., Bresciani, A., Perrone Filardi, P., Fontanella, A., Iannuzzo, D., Lucà, S., Zuccoli, A., Rinaldi, P., Ferri, G., Barbieri, E., Grasselli, S., Rossi, A., Agosti, S., Sanna, P., Casu, G., Orecchioni, G., Da Silva Carvalho, P. C., Pozzi, R., Salvati, F., Bendini, M. G., Giordano, G., Pellegrini, F., Pighini, G., Tremolada, F., Zanin, L., Ledda, A., Floresta, A. M., Enia, F., Nicolosi, G., Ingrillì, F., D'Angelo, A., Musacchio, D., Savastano, S., Magnani, L., Capitelli, M., Cioni, G., Aloisi, B., De Finis, A., Vacri, A., Costantini, V., Guercini, F., Zingarini, G., Nardoni, M. C., Teghini, L., Panigada, G., Di Marco, S., Vergoni, W., Paonessa, K., Artom, A., Bigliardi, M., Riccardi, R., Riva, L., Marandino, A., Barsotti, L., Ginocchio, G., Marchese, D., Tintori, G., Annese, M., Breschi, R., Manini, M., Scopelliti, G., Pastore, A., Spirito, G., Amato, A., Del Bianco, F., Ongari, M., Fiorencis, R., Querci, F., Martone, V. D., Molero, U., Fiusti, R., Giovannini, T., D'Arienzo, E., Cellamare, G., Placci, A., Gulli, G., Ruggeri, A., Pulitanò, G., Iori, I., Ingianni, N., Saporito, D., Marconi, M., Grossi, A., Grosseto, D., Ciamei, M., Mete, F., Russo, F., Bianchi, C., Costantino, S., Manfellotto, D., Risa, M. P., Azzolini, P., Conversano, L., Santini, M., Macchiusi, A., Francia, P., Pietrantonio, F., Biscione, F., Magliano, G., Fedele, F., Salituri, S., Salituri, F., Zamboni, S., Rossetti, C., Roncon, L., Delucchi, M., De Benedictis, M., Vitolo, A., Anselmi, M., Celino, T., Moretti, V., Cuccurullo, M., Castelli, G., Martino, G., Pierandrei, G., Carella, A. M., Tonizzo, M., Nassi, R., Tarducci, R., Fronticelli Baldelli, M., Commisso, B., Lazzarini, D., Matarazzo, M. M., Novati, P., Petacchi, R., Maninchedda, P., Melandri, F., Bellesi, P., Sacchetti, C., Grandi, M., Cattana, A., Tassara, R., Menardo, G., Aykut, V., Chesi, G., Reverzani, A., Galgano, A., Bartone, B., Stornello, M., Muscio, G., Gemmiti, M. P., Alfonsi, F., Fontana, D., Astarita, C., Gaspardo, G., La Brocca, A., Rillo, M., Pascente, T., Pirozzi, M. R., Addis, L., De Siati, P., Beato, E., Iannaccone, V., Barabani, M., Castronuovo, M., Battaia, L., Biscottini, B., Boccali, A., Marengo, S., Dallerba, R., Diana, A., Coser, A., Pauletto, P., Calzolari, V., Olivari, Z., De Masi De Luca, G., Accogli, M., Gerloni, R., Cattin, L., Vitali Serdoz, L., Sinagra, G., Bulfoni, A., De Biasio, M., Proclemer, A., Miserocchi, F., Marazzi, R., Salerno Uriarte, J. A., Levantesi, G., Olivetti, P., Capuano, A., Bertoncelli, M. C., Molinaro, N., Anastasio, L., Teti, G., Vescovo, G. A., Muriago, M., Incao, F., Lettica, G. V., Nieswandt, V., Osti, R., and Tafi, A.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Clinical Investigations, Renal function, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Risk Assessment, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Fibrinolytic Agents, Risk Factors, atrial fibrillation, glomerular filtration rate, mortality, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal medicine, Antithrombotic, medicine, Humans, In patient, 030212 general & internal medicine, Renal Insufficiency, Cardiovascular mortality, Aged, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Incidence, Atrial fibrillation, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Prognosis, Survival Rate, Italy, Hospital admission, Atrial Fibrillation, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Morbidity, Cardiology, business
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: An increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity has been widely reported in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, a subanalysis of the AntiThrombotic Agents Atrial Fibrillation (ATA‐AF) is performed with the aim to evaluate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as an independent prognostic marker of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with AF. METHODS AND RESULTS: The ATA‐AF study enrolled 7148 patients with AF, in 360 Italian centers. The eGFR was calculated from data reported in patient notes or hospital database. This post‐hoc analysis included 1097 AF patients with eGFR data available and 1‐year clinical follow‐up. The endpoint was assessed as cardiovascular mortality and/or hospital admission for cardiovascular causes at follow‐up. Patients were also divided in two groups according to the eGFR (

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2018

23. Association between coffee or tea drinking and Barrett’s esophagus or esophagitis: an Italian study

Author

Monica Foti, D Della Casa, M De Matthaeis, Roberta Cappiello, Gaetano Iaquinto, V. D'Onofrio, Enzo Grossi, Sabrina Blanchi, A. De Ceglie, Alessandra Rosa, Massimo Conio, Orazio Ignomirelli, Teresa Lacchin, Rosa Filiberti, V Fontana, and Francesco Laterza

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Esophageal Mucosa, Calorie, Medicine (miscellaneous), Coffee, Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal, Barrett Esophagus, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Functional Food, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Esophagitis, Humans, Medicine, Adverse effect, Aged, Nutrition and Dietetics, Tea, business.industry, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), Case-control study, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Obesity, Italy, Case-Control Studies, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Barrett's esophagus, Female, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Self Report, business, Teas, Herbal, Body mass index
Abstract

Only a few papers have treated of the relationship between Barrett's esophagus (BE) or erosive esophagitis (E) and coffee or tea intake. We evaluated the role of these beverages in BE and E occurrence.Patients with BE (339), E (462) and controls (619) were recruited. Data on coffee and tea and other individual characteristics were collected using a structured questionnaire.BE risk was higher in former coffee drinkers, irrespective of levels of exposure (cup per day; ⩽1: OR=3.76, 95% CI 1.33-10.6;1: OR=3.79, 95% CI 1.31-11.0; test for linear trend (TLT) P=0.006) and was higher with duration (30 years: OR=4.18, 95% CI 1.43-12.3; TLT P=0.004) and for late quitters, respectively (⩽3 years from cessation: OR=5.95, 95% CI 2.19-16.2; TLT P0.001). The risk of BE was also higher in subjects who started drinking coffee later (age18 years: OR=6.10, 95% CI 2.15-17.3). No association was found in current drinkers, but for an increased risk of E in light drinkers (1 cup per day OR =1.85, 95% CI 1.00-3.43).A discernible risk reduction of E (about 20%, not significant) and BE (about 30%, P0.05) was observed in tea drinkers.Our data were suggestive of a reduced risk of BE and E with tea intake. An adverse effect of coffee was found among BE patients who had stopped drinking coffee. Coffee or tea intakes could be indicative of other lifestyle habits with protective or adverse impact on esophageal mucosa.

Published
2017

24. OC.10.1 THE USE OF PRE-ENDOSCOPIC INTRAVENOUS PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS (PPIS) HAD NO IMPACT ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: A PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER ITALIAN COHORT STUDY

Author

A. Andriulli, R. Pumpo, G. Spinzi, L. Amitrano, G. Baldassarre, Marco Soncini, Riccardo Marmo, M. De Matthaeis, C. Londoni, L. Furio, L. Ferraris, S. Metrangolo, A. Balzano, L.G. Cavallaro, G. D'Amico, A. Lauri, E. Buscarini, V. Boarino, A. Merighi, B. Germanà, D. Spotti, P. Di Giorgio, L. Orsini, G. Imperiali, R. Lamanda, F. De Nigris, Alessandra Dell'Era, S. Bargiggia, D. Conte, F. Cipolletta, A. Nucci, P. Cesaro, A. Bizzotto, F.R. De Filippo, A. Anderloni, Maria Elena Riccioni, C. Marmo, A. Repici, A. Paterlini, A. Chirico, G. Napolitano, S. Mangiafico, C. De Fanis, O. Triossi, G. Rotondano, Annalisa Tortora, Guido Costamagna, F. Esposito, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, E. Di Giulio, M. Franceschi, Cristina Bucci, R. Bennato, M. Manno, L. Purita, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, R.M. Zagari, R. De Franchis, A. Zambelli, F. Bazzoli, A. Russo, M.A. Bianco, G. Bresci, M. Parravicini, F. Parente, and S. Segato

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, business, Cohort study
Published
2020

25. T01.01.7 THE USE OF A SPECIALIZED BLEEDING-MANAGEMENT TEAM HAD NO IMPACT ON MORTALITY FOR ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: AN ITALIAN PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER COHORT STUDY

Author

L. Purita, S. Segato, L. Ferraris, G. D'Amico, E. Buscarini, G. Imperiali, L. Orsini, F. Parente, Maria Elena Riccioni, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, Annalisa Tortora, Guido Costamagna, G. Spinzi, M. Franceschi, S. Mangiafico, A. Balzano, A. Lauri, C. De Fanis, A. Russo, M.A. Bianco, G. Bresci, R.M. Zagari, C. Londoni, A. Andriulli, R. De Franchis, A. Zambelli, F. Bazzoli, L.G. Cavallaro, S. Bargiggia, R. Bennato, D. Conte, M. Manno, F. Esposito, A. Chirico, S. Metrangolo, A. Anderloni, V. Boarino, D. Spotti, O. Triossi, B. Germanà, R. Lamanda, G. Baldassarre, P. Cesaro, M. Parravicini, Cristina Bucci, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, F. Cipolletta, Alessandra Dell'Era, A. Repici, A. Paterlini, F. De Nigris, G. Napolitano, R. Pumpo, A. Nucci, Marco Soncini, A. Merighi, Riccardo Marmo, A. Bizzotto, F.R. De Filippo, C. Marmo, G. Rotondano, L. Furio, E. Di Giulio, L. Amitrano, M. De Matthaeis, and P. Di Giorgio

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Emergency medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, business, Cohort study
Published
2020

26. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Observed Over Water Surfaces at 18.6–18.8 GHz and the IEEE GRSS Involvement with ITU-R to Address this Issue

Author

Steen Savstrup Krinstensen, Yan Soldo, David Draper, Mohammad M. Al-Khaldi, Paolo de Matthaeis, Joel T. Johnson, Rashmi Shah, and Thomas Von Deak

Subjects
Computer science, business.industry, Fixed satellite service, Electrical engineering, Broadcasting, Communications system, business, Interference (wave propagation), Electromagnetic interference, Very-small-aperture terminal, Microwave, WINDSAT
Abstract

The 18.6–18.8 GHz band is utilized extensively for scientific uses. Passive microwave measurements in this frequency range are critical for weather forecasting and studies of climate and environmental impacts. This band, however, is shared with commercial communication systems that operate under the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS). FSS communication is used mostly for satellite TV broadcasting, and by a small number of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) systems. The Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) limit the level of FSS transmitted powers in order to avoid interference to passive sensors that operate under the Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS). However, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) affecting spaceborne microwave radiometers such as WindSat, AMSR2 and GPM-GMI at 18 GHZ has been observed and documented for several years since 2010. Calculations considering sea surface reflection show that the observed RFI is consistent with or higher than what could be expected even from the limited level of transmitted power from the FSS. The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) has brought this problem to the attention of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Study Groups, in view of impending decisions that could potentially dramatically increase the use of this band by commercial operators. The contributions by IEEE GRSS to ITU-R will be presented and various issues involved will be discussed.

Published
2019

27. Italian nationwide survey of pharmacologic treatments in diverticular disease: Results from the REMAD registry

Author

Cremon, C, Carabotti, M, Cuomo, R, Pace, F, Andreozzi, P, Barbaro, Mr, Annibale, B, Barbara, G, on behalf of the REMAD Group, Andrealli, A, Andriulli, A, Ardizzone, S, Astegiano, M, Bachetti, F, Bartolozzi, S, Bargiggia, S, Bassotti, G, Bianco, Ma, Binda, Ga, Biscaglia, G, Bosani, M, Bottiglieri, Me, Cargiolli, M, Ciacci, C, Colecchia, A, Dell’Era, A, De Matthaeis, M, Dinelli, M, Festa, V, Festi, D, Galliani, E, Garribba, A, Germana’, B, Grassini, M, Guido, E, Iafrate, F, Iovino, P, Iuliano, D, Laghi, A, Latella, G, Lorusso, M, Manes, G, Marchi, S, Mauro, B, Maurano, A, Nascimbeni, R, Neri, M, Occhipinti, P, Parravicini, M, Pennazio, M, Peralta, S, Portincasa, P, Radaelli, F, Rossi, M, Salerno, R, Savarino, V, Segato, S, Severi, C, Scaccianoce, G, Usai, P, Valle, V, Virgilio, C, Viscido, A, Cremon C., Carabotti M., Cuomo R., Pace F., Andreozzi P., Barbaro M.R., Annibale B., and Barbara G.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Treatment outcome, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, symptomatic uncomplicated, symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, registry, previous diverticuliti, Nationwide survey, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, pharmacological treatment, Risk Factors, medicine, Diverticulosis, management, pharmacological treatments, previous diverticulitis, registry, symptomatic uncomplicated, Effective treatment, Humans, Registries, Intensive care medicine, Aged, Diverticulosis, Diverticular Diseases, management, pharmacological treatments, previous diverticulitis, business.industry, Diverticulosi, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Gastroenterology, Original Articles, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Treatment Outcome, Oncology, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Health Care Surveys, Female, Diverticular disease, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business
Abstract

Background: Although diverticular disease is a common condition, its effective treatment is challenging in clinical practice. Objective: The objective of this article is to assess pharmacological management in different clinical settings of diverticular disease and factors associated with treatment using the Italian registry Registro Malattia Diverticolare (REMAD). Methods: At study enrolment, patients were categorised into subgroups: diverticulosis, symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease and previous diverticulitis. We registered demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors, quality of life and the use of treatments for diverticular disease in the last year. Logistic regression analysis assessed the association between clinical factors and treatment consumption. Results: A total of 500 of the 1206 individuals included had had at least one treatment for diverticular disease in the last year: 23.6% (166/702) of patients with diverticulosis, 55.9% (165/295) of patients with symptomatic diverticular disease, and 80.9% (169/209) of patients with previous diverticulitis (p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, the following factors were significantly associated with treatment use: female gender, family history of colonic diverticula, organic digestive comorbidity and impaired physical quality of life components. Conclusion: Individuals with diverticular disease take medications based on the different clinical settings of disease. We identified different features associated with treatment use in the distinct clinical entities of diverticular disease. ClinicalTrial.gov Identifier: NCT03325829.

Published
2019

28. Diagnosis of COVID-19 in Patients with Negative Nasopharyngeal Swabs: Reliability of Radiological and Clinical Diagnosis and Accuracy Versus Serology

Author

Antonio Mirijello, Michele Zarrelli, Giuseppe Miscio, Angela de Matthaeis, Pamela Piscitelli, Cristiano Carbonelli, Annabella Di Giorgio, Michele Inglese, Gianluca Ciliberti, Carmen Marciano, Cristina Borelli, Doriana Vergara, Giulia Castorani, Grazia Orciulo, Lazzaro Di Mauro, Massimo Carella, Annalisa Simeone, Massimiliano Copetti, Maurizio Leone, Salvatore De Cosmo, and null the CSS-COVID-Group

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Clinical Biochemistry, specificity, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, Serology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, new coronavirus Sars-Cov-2, Reliability study, medicine, In patient, Reliability (statistics), interstitial pneumonia, lcsh:R5-920, business.industry, Brief Report, sensitivity, chest CT-scan, serologic test, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Radiological weapon, Clinical diagnosis, Radiology, lcsh:Medicine (General), business, Kappa
Abstract

Background: The diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relies on the positivity of nasopharyngeal swab. However, a significant percentage of symptomatic patients may test negative. We evaluated the reliability of COVID-19 diagnosis made by radiologists and clinicians and its accuracy versus serology in a sample of patients hospitalized for suspected COVID-19 with multiple negative swabs. Methods: Admission chest CT-scans and clinical records of swab-negative patients, treated according to the COVID-19 protocol or deceased during hospitalization, were retrospectively evaluated by two radiologists and two clinicians, respectively. Results: Of 254 patients, 169 swab-confirmed cases and one patient without chest CT-scan were excluded. A total of 84 patients were eligible for the reliability study. Of these, 21 patients died during hospitalization; the remaining 63 underwent serological testing and were eligible for the accuracy evaluation. Of the 63, 26 patients showed anti-Sars-Cov-2 antibodies, while 37 did not. The inter-rater agreement was “substantial” (kappa 0.683) between radiologists, “moderate” (kappa 0.454) between clinicians, and only “fair” (kappa 0.341) between radiologists and clinicians. Both radiologic and clinical evaluations showed good accuracy compared to serology. Conclusions: The radiologic and clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 for swab-negative patients proved to be sufficiently reliable and accurate to allow a diagnosis of COVID-19, which needs to be confirmed by serology and follow-up.

Published
2021

29. Autoimmunity and lymphoproliferation markers in naïve HCV-RNA positive patients without clinical evidences of autoimmune/lymphoproliferative disorders

Author

Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Luca Miele, Umberto Basile, Anna Linda Zignego, Luigi Colacicco, Laura Gragnani, Paola Cattani, Cecilia Napodano, Francesca Gulli, and Elisa Fognani

Subjects
Male, 0301 basic medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Cryoglobulins (CGs), Lymphoproliferative disorders, Autoimmunity, Hepacivirus, medicine.disease_cause, Chronic liver disease, Settore MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA, Cryoglobulins, 03 medical and health sciences, Liver disease, 0302 clinical medicine, Antinuclear antibodies (ANA), Rheumatoid Factor, Internal medicine, Humans, Medicine, Rheumatoid factor, Hepatology, business.industry, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Rheumatoid factor (RF), Hepatitis C, Chronic, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, 030104 developmental biology, Cryoglobulinemia, ROC Curve, Antibodies, Antinuclear, Immunoglobulin G, Immunology, Female, Immunoglobulin Light Chains, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business, Vasculitis, Algorithms, Biomarkers
Abstract

Background HCV can lead to both chronic liver disease and B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders. A strong association exists between HCV and mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MC). Methods Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor Ig-G (RF-IgG), free light chain κ and λ (FLC-κ, FLC-λ) levels and κ/λ ratio were evaluated in 50/420 subjects unexpectedly resulted anti-HCV positive after routine screenings for non-hepathological procedures. Results Three/fifty patients had HCV-RNA undetectable in the serum and were excluded from the analysis. Thirty-nine/fifty patients had laboratory evidence of circulating cryoglobulins without liver disease and MC-related symptoms. Among them, 17 resulted ANA-positive. The mean cryocrit was higher in ANA-positive patients, while no other demographic/clinical differences were observed between the groups. Significantly higher levels of RF-IgG were observed in ANA-positive vs ANA-negative patients. κ and λ FLC were higher in ANA-positive patients. A ROC analysis, based on ANA-positivity vs ANA-negativity, confirmed a high sensitivity and specificity of RF-IgG test. Conclusions Published data concerning MC come mostly from symptomatic vasculitis. We analyzed HCV-patients without MC symptoms, founding cryoglobulins in the majority of them. The increased levels of FR-IgG and FLC in CGs-ANA-positive patients, suggest these test could be used to identify a state of silent autoimmune and/or lymphoproliferative condition before the transition to a frank disease in naive HCV-patients without symptoms of extrahepatic manifestations.

Published
2016

30. Urinary albumin excretion correlates with carotid intima-media thickness in offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria

Author

Antonia di Lorenzo, Antonio Pacilli, Gianluigi Vendemiale, Salvatore De Cosmo, Simonetta Bacci, Angela de Matthaeis, Alessia Gargano, and Pamela Piscitelli

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Urinary albumin, Offspring, business.industry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, General Medicine, Type 2 diabetes, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, medicine.disease, Excretion, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Intima-media thickness, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Internal Medicine, medicine, Albuminuria, medicine.symptom, business
Published
2016

31. Efficacy of Rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis after Knee Arthroscopy (ERIKA)

Author

Camporese, Giuseppe, Bernardi, Enrico, Noventa, Franco, Bosco, Mario, Monteleone, Giuseppe, Santoro, Luca, Bortoluzzi, Cristiano, Freguja, Stefano, Nardin, Michela, Marullo, Matteo, Zanon, Giacomo, Mazzola, Claudio, Damiani, Guido, Maniscalco, Pietro, Imberti, Davide, Lodigiani, Corrado, Becattini, Cecilia, Tonello, Chiara, Agnelli, Giancarlo, Tonello, C., Bosco, M., Monteleone, G., Santoro, L., Santoliquido, A., Di Giorgio, A., Nicolardi, E., Biondi, G., Fieri, C., Dall’Acqua, D., De Matthaeis, A., Giannotta, L., Masciangelo, M., Taccardo, G., De Vitis, R., Militerno, A., Serpieri, S., Cilli, V., Bortoluzzi, C., Freguja, S., Nardin, M., Parisi, R., Marullo, M., Azzaretti, A., Zanon, G., Mazzola, C., Damiani, G., Gori, A., Cassola, P., Zabzuni, D., Lodigiani, C., Volpi, P., Bait, C., Vitali, S., Vedovati, MARIA CRISTINA, Di Micco, P., Dimaro, P., Ghirarduzzi, A., and Veropalumbo, R.

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Knee Joint, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, medicine.medical_treatment, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Placebo, Asymptomatic, Arthroscopy, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Double-Blind Method, Rivaroxaban, Risk Factors, Settore MED/41 - ANESTESIOLOGIA, medicine, Humans, Bleeding, Prophylaxis, Venous thromboembolism, Hematology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Meniscectomy, Venous Thrombosis, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, Knee arthroscopy, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Absolute risk reduction, Middle Aged, Surgery, Relative risk, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Factor Xa Inhibitors, medicine.drug
Abstract

SummaryWithout thromboprophylaxis, knee arthroscopy (KA) carries a low to moderate risk of venous thromboembolism. Over 5 million arthroscopies are performed worldwide yearly. It was our study objective to assess the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis after therapeutic KA. Patients undergoing KA in nine Italian teaching or community hospitals were allocated to once-daily rivaroxaban (10 mg) or placebo for seven days in a phase II, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of all-cause death, symptomatic thromboembolism and asymptomatic proximal DVT at three months; major bleeding represented the primary safety outcome. All patients underwent whole-leg ultrasonography at day 7(+1), or earlier if symptomatic. A total of 241 patients were randomised (122 rivaroxaban, 119 placebo), and 234 completed the study. The primary efficacy outcome occurred in 1/120 of the rivaroxaban group and in 7/114 of the placebo group (0.8% vs 6.1%, respectively, p=0.03; absolute risk difference, −5.3%, 95% CI, −11.4 to −0.8; crude relative risk 0.14, 95% CI, 0.02 to 0.83; number-needed-to-treat=19). No major bleedings were observed. We found no association between different arthroscopic procedures and thrombotic events. Small sample size, high exclusion rate, and low number of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures are the main limitations of our study. In conclusion, a seven-day course of 10-mg rivaroxaban may be safely employed for thromboprophylaxis after KA. Whether prophylaxis after KA should be given to all patients, or to selected “high-risk” subjects, remains to be determined. A larger trial to verify our preliminary results is warranted.

Published
2016

32. Liver Transplantation in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Retrospective Study

Author

Vassallo, Gabriele A., Tarli, Claudia, Rando, Maria Margherita, Mosoni, Carolina, Mirijello, Antonio, Agyei-Nkansah, Adwoa, Antonelli, Mariangela, Sestito, Luisa, Perotti, Germano, Di Giuda, Daniela, Agnes, Salvatore, Grieco, Antonio, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Addolorato, Giovanni, Abbate, Valeria, Ainora, Maria Elena, Annicchiarico, Brigida Eleonora, Avolio, Alfonso Wolfango, Biolato, Marco, Calia, Rosaria, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Cristina d'Angelo, Null, Ferrarese, Daniele, Ferrulli, Anna, Garcovich, Matteo, Frongillo, Francesco, Marrone, Giuseppe, Miele, Luca, Nure, Eda, Pietrogiacomi, Paola, Pizzolante, Fabrizio, Pompili, Maurizio, Ponziani, Francesca Romana, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Riccardi, Laura, Rinninella, Emanuele, Sganga, Gabriele, Siciliano, Massimo, and Zocco, Maria Assunta

Subjects
Liver Cirrhosis, Male, Alcoholic liver disease, Cirrhosis, medicine.medical_treatment, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Medicine (miscellaneous), Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Liver transplantation, Toxicology, Gastroenterology, Liver disease, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic, Recurrence, Cause of Death, Alcoholic Liver Diseases | Liver Transplantation | Alcohol Abstinence, Alcohol Abstinence, Liver Diseases, Graft Survival, Liver Neoplasms, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Alcoholic, surgical procedures, operative, Psychiatry and Mental Health, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Adult, Reoperation, medicine.medical_specialty, Liver tumor, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, Aged, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Liver Diseases, Alcoholic, Liver Transplantation, Retrospective Studies, Survival Analysis, medicine, Survival rate, business.industry, Postoperative complication, medicine.disease, Transplantation, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Aim Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most common liver disease in the Western World. Liver transplantation (LT) is the treatment for end-stage ALD. However, many transplant centers are still reluctant to transplant these patients because of the risk of alcohol relapse, recurrence of the primary liver disease and associated post-transplant complications. We examined survival rate, prevalence of primary liver disease recurrence, re-transplantation and post-transplant complications among transplanted patients for alcoholic cirrhosis compared with those transplanted for viral cirrhosis. Methods data about patients transplanted for alcoholic and viral cirrhosis at the Gemelli Hospital from January 1995 to April 2016 were retrospectively collected. Survival rate was evaluated according to the Kaplan-Meier method. Recurrence was defined as histological evidence of primary liver disease. Data on the onset of complication, causes of death and graft failure after liver transplant were analyzed. Results There was no statistically significant difference regarding survival rate between the two groups. Only patients transplanted for viral cirrhosis presented with primary liver disease recurrence. There was a higher rate of cancer development in patients transplanted for alcoholic cirrhosis. Cancer was the major cause of death in this population. Risk factors associated with the onset of cancer were a high MELD score at the transplant time and smoking after transplantation. Conclusion ALD is a good indication for LT. Patients transplanted for alcoholic cirrhosis should receive regular cancer screening and should be advised against smoking. Short summary No difference was found between patients transplanted for alcoholic cirrhosis and viral cirrhosis in term of survival rate. Only patients transplanted for viral cirrhosis presented primary liver disease recurrence. A higher rate of cancer development was found in patients transplanted for alcoholic cirrohosis. This complication was associated with post-trasplant smoking.

Published
2018

33. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in chronic glomerulonephritides: correlation with histological parameters of disease activity

Author

Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, F. Pizzolante, Gian Franco Zannoni, M. Nestola, S. Costanzi, Giovanni Gambaro, Paola Fuso, Sabina Vasquez Quadra, and Pietro Manuel Ferraro

Subjects
Male, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Contrast Media, Renal function, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Kidney, Severity of Illness Index, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, Nephropathy, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Glomerulonephritis, Biopsy, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Stage (cooking), Ultrasonography, Hyperplasia, medicine.diagnostic_test, CEUS, Settore MED/08 - ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA, business.industry, Ultrasound, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, medicine.anatomical_structure, Chronic Disease, Female, Original Article, business, Perfusion
Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS)-derived time-intensity (TI) curves with histological findings in kidneys of patients affected by chronic glomerulonephritides (GN) in the early stage of disease. METHODS: Research ethics committee approval and patient written informed consent were obtained. Thirty-one patients who showed clinical and laboratory signs of GN, with preserved renal function, were consecutively enrolled. They underwent kidney CEUS, from which TI curves were obtained, and kidney biopsy. TI curves were compared with clinical data, ultrasound (US) Doppler, and histological parameters. RESULTS: The persistence of contrast agent signal during the wash-out phase was found to be correlated with the degree of disease activity (p = 0.016) and in particular with the presence of mesangial hyperplasia (p = 0.008). No correlation was observed between TI curves and clinical or Doppler US-derived parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The persistence of contrast agent signal in the wash-out phase of CEUS appears to reflect a disturbance of perfusion in glomerular capillaries in the early stages of GN. We found that the histological element directly correlated with the prolonged wash-out was mesangial hyperplasia.

Published
2018

34. MetaLiverCat: the NAFLD/NASH multidisciplinary board at Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS

Author

A. Liguori, N. De Matthaeis, F.R. Ponziani, Alessandro Gasbarrini, C. De Simone, Antonio Nesci, Luca Miele, A. Santoloquido, A. De Gaetano, Caterina Guidone, G. Mingrone, A. Nicoletti, Maurizio Pompili, Barbara Aquilanti, Dario Pitocco, Marco Raffaelli, Andrea Giaccari, Lisa Salvatore, Giuseppe Marrone, M G Marini, Marco Biolato, S. Della Casa, R. Manfredi, Giacinto Abele Donato Miggiano, A. De Magistris, F M Vecchio, L. Gagliardi, F. De Leva, F. Pizzolante, A. Grieco, G. Matera, Maria Assunta Zocco, and F. Fianchi

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, N/A, Hepatology, Multidisciplinary approach, business.industry, Family medicine, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Gastroenterology, medicine, business
Published
2019

35. OC.11.5 TRIGGER AND TARGET TRANSFUSION STRATEGY IN PATIENTS WITH NON-VARICEAL ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING (NV-AUGIB): A PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTRE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Author

L. Amitrano, C. Spada, L. Purita, R. Pumpo, L. Furio, L. Orsini, S. Metrangolo, M. Parravicini, G. D'Amico, F. Esposito, G. Spinzi, R. Bennato, A. Andriulli, A. Merighi, M. Manno, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, Alessandra Dell'Era, Maria Elena Riccioni, G. Imperiali, A. Lauri, D. Conte, V. Boarino, Guido Costamagna, G. Napolitano, E. Buscarini, G. Baldassarre, P. Cesaro, Cristina Bucci, R. Lamanda, A. Balzano, A. Anderloni, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, S. Mangiafico, C. Londoni, A. Russo, C. De Fanis, F. Cipolletta, L. Ferraris, R. De Franchis, A. Zambelli, M.A. Bianco, F. Bazzoli, G. Bresci, L.G. Cavallaro, A. Repici, A. Chirico, O. Triossi, F. Parente, Marco Soncini, Riccardo Marmo, S. Segato, R.M. Zagari, M. De Matthaeis, P. Di Giorgio, F. De Nigris, A. Nucci, A. Bizzotto, F.R. De Filippo, C. Marmo, E. Di Giulio, B. Germanà, G. Rotondano, S. Bargiggia, P. Gasparini, Annalisa Tortora, and M. Franceschi

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Observational study, In patient, Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, business
Published
2019

36. Anti-nuclear antibody detection in cryoprecipitates: Distinctive patterns in hepatitis C virus-infected patients

Author

Eleonora Torti, Francesca Gulli, Gian Lodovico Rapaccini, Luigi Colacicco, Umberto Basile, Paola Cattani, and Nicoletta De Matthaeis

Subjects
Male, Immunofixation, Anti-nuclear antibody, Hepatitis C virus, Hepacivirus, Immunoglobulins, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Autoimmune disease, Rheumatoid factor, Antibodies, Antinuclear, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Case-Control Studies, Cryoglobulinemia, Cryoglobulins, Female, Hepatitis C, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, Middle Aged, RNA, Viral, Rheumatoid Factor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Medicine (all), medicine.disease_cause, Antibodies, Settore MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA, Antinuclear, Rheumatoid, medicine, Viral, biology, business.industry, Arthritis, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Virology, Immunology, biology.protein, RNA, business
Abstract

Background Anti-nuclear antibodies are immunoglobulins directed against nuclear antigens. They are associated with many autoimmune disorders, but are frequently found in patients infected with hepatitis C virus, possibly indicating an underlying common origin. Likewise, mixed cryoglobulinemia often accompanies autoimmune diseases and hepatitis C infection. Aim To compare anti-nuclear antibodies and immunoglobulin content of cryoprecipitates from hepatitis C virus-positive patients in order to assess their predictive value in the onset of hepatitis C virus-driven extrahepatic disorders. Methods Serum from 40 hepatitis C virus-positive patients and 50 controls with rheumatoid arthritis was processed for cryoglobulin detection: all subjects presented with Type III mixed cryoglobulinemia. Immunoglobulin content and immunoglobulin subclasses of cryoprecipitates were assessed by immunofixation and tested by ELISA for rheumatoid factor. Cryoprecipitates were also analysed for anti-nuclear antibodies by indirect immuno-fluorescence to identify specific patterns typical of each condition. Results Anti-nuclear antibody patterns differed significantly; 26 infected subjects (65%) were IgG3 positive: of these, 25 were also anti-nuclear antibody-positive (96.1%). Conclusions IgG3 are autoreactive clones unrelated to viral recognition and possibly involved in autoimmune disorders. Altogether, these results may represent useful diagnostic device for early detection of hepatitis C virus-induced autoimmune diseases.

Published
2015

37. Alcohol consumption pattern and risk of Barrett's oesophagus and erosive oesophagitis: an Italian case-control study

Author

Massimo Conio, Alessandra Rosa, Monica Foti, Domenico Della Casa, Gaetano Iaquinto, Orazio Ignomirelli, Marina De Matthaeis, Enzo Grossi, Rosa Filiberti, V. D'Onofrio, Francesco Laterza, Roberta Cappiello, Antonella De Ceglie, Sabrina Blanchi, Teresa Lacchin, and Vincenzo Fontana

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Alcohol Drinking, education, Medicine (miscellaneous), Wine, digestive system, Gastroenterology, 03 medical and health sciences, Barrett Esophagus, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Epidemiology, medicine, Esophagitis, Humans, Erosive oesophagitis, Aged, Nutrition and Dietetics, Ethanol, business.industry, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Case-control study, food and beverages, Beer, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Italy, White Wine, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Case-Control Studies, Barrett's oesophagus, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, business, Alcohol consumption
Abstract

Knowledge about the association between alcohol and Barrett’s oesophagus and reflux oesophagitis is conflicting. In this case–control study we evaluated the role of specific alcoholic beverages (red and white wine, beer and liquors) in 339 Barrett’s oesophagus and 462 oesophagitis patients compared with 619 endoscopic controls with other disorders, recruited in twelve Italian endoscopic units. Data on alcohol and other individual characteristics were obtained from structured questionnaires. No clear, monotonic significant dose–response relationship was pointed out for red wine. However, a generalised U-shaped trend of Barrett’s oesophagus/oesophagitis risk due to red wine consumption particularly among current drinkers was found. Similar results were also found for white wine. Liquor/spirit consumption seemed to bring about a 1·14–2·30 risk excess, although statistically non-significant, for current Barrett’s oesophagus/oesophagitis drinkers. Statistically significant decreasing dose–response relationships were found in Barrett’s oesophagus for frequency and duration of beer consumption. Similar, but less clear downward tendencies were also found for oesophagitis patients. In conclusion, although often not statistically significant, our data suggested a reduced risk of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophagitis with a low/moderate intake of wine and beer consumption. A non-significant increased risk of Barrett’s oesophagus/oesophagitis was observed with a higher intake of any type of heavy alcohol consumption, but no conclusion can be drawn owing to the high number of non-spirit drinkers and to the small number of drinkers at higher alcohol intake levels.

Published
2017

38. Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in patients with curative resection or ablation: impact of HCV eradication does not depend on the use of interferon

Author

Petta, S., Cabibbo, G., Barbara, M., Attardo, S., Bucci, L., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Tovoli, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnù, L., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Persico, M., Boccaccio, V., Craxì, A., Bruno, S., Trevisani, F., Cammà, C, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Domenicali, Marco, Piscaglia, Fabio, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, L., Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Delpoggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Rini, Francesca, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Mega, Andrea, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Missale, Gabriele, Guarino, Maria, Ortolani, Alessio, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L., Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Petta, Salvatore, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Barbara, Marco, Attardo, Simona, Bucci, Laura, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G., Tovoli, Francesco, Ciccarese, Francesca, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Dimarco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Colecchia, Antonio, Persico, Marcello, Boccaccio, Vincenzo, Craxì, Antonio, Bruno, Savino, Trevisani, Franco, Cammà, Calogero, Petta, S, Cabibbo, G, Barbara, M, Attardo, S, Bucci, L, Farinati, F, Giannini, E. G, Tovoli, F, Ciccarese, F, Rapaccini, G. L, Di Marco, M, Caturelli, E, Zoli, M, Borzio, F, Sacco, R, Virdone, R, Marra, F, Felder, M, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, L, Gasbarrini, A, Svegliati Baroni, G, Foschi, F. G, Olivani, A, Masotto, A, Nardone, GERARDO ANTONIO PIO, Colecchia, A, Persico, M, Boccaccio, V, Craxì, A, Bruno, S, Trevisani, F, Cammà, C., DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA SPECIALISTICA, DIAGNOSTICA E SPERIMENTALE, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE MEDICHE E CHIRURGICHE, Facolta' di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA, Da definire, AREA MIN. 06 - Scienze mediche, Petta, S., Cabibbo, G., Barbara, M., Attardo, S., Bucci, L., Farinati, F., Giannini, E., Tovoli, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, G., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnã¹, L., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Persico, M., Boccaccio, V., Craxi, A., Bruno, S., Trevisani, F., Camma', C., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Piscaglia, F., Gramenzi, A., Granito, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Salvatore, V., Benevento, F., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Picciotto, A., Savarino, V., Delpoggio, P., Olmi, S., Dematthaeis, N., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Dell’Isola, S., Ialungo, A., Rastrelli, E., Rini, F., Costantino, A., Affronti, A., Affronti, M., Mascari, M., Mega, A., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Mismas, V., Dall’Aglio, A., Feletti, V., Lanzi, A., Cappa, F., Neri, E., Stefanini, G., Tamberi, S., Biasini, E., Missale, G., Guarino, M., Ortolani, A., Chiaramonte, M., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Aburas, S., Inghilesi, A., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Coccoli, P., Zamparelli, M., Giannini, E.G., Rapaccini, G.L., Benvegnù, L., Foschi, F.G., Craxì, A., Cammà, C, the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) Group [, Maurizio Biselli, Paolo Caraceni, Alessandro Cucchetti, Marco Domenicali, Fabio Piscaglia, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Alessandro Granito, Donatella Magalotti, Carla Serra, Giulia Negrini, Lucia Napoli, Veronica Salvatore, Francesca Benevento, ], Giannini, E. G., Rapaccini, G. L., Benvegnu, L., Foschi, F. G., Camma, C., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Cappa, F. M., Stefanini, G. F., Inghilesi, A. L., and Zamparelli, M. S.

Subjects
Liver Cirrhosis, Male, Cirrhosis, Databases, Factual, Gastroenterology, HCV-infected cirrhotic patients, hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC, sustained viral eradication, SVR, interferon, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Pharmacology (medical), Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Aged, 80 and over, Liver Neoplasms, virus diseases, Hepatitis C, Middle Aged, Liver Neoplasm, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Catheter Ablation, Interferon, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Liver cancer, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Liver Cirrhosi, Antiviral Agents, Follow-Up Studie, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Carcinoma, Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Humans, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Antiviral Agent, Hepatology, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Surgery, Prospective Studie, Interferons, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

none 48 no Background: In HCV-infected cirrhotic patients with successfully treated early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the time to HCC recurrence and the effects of sustained viral eradication (SVR) by interferon (IFN)-based or IFN-free regimens on HCC recurrence remain unclear. Aim: To perform an indirect comparison of time to recurrence (TTR) in patients with successfully treated early HCC and active HCV infection with those of patients with SVR by IFN-based and by IFN-free regimens. Methods: We evaluated 443 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage A/0 HCC who had a complete radiological response after curative resection or ablation. Active HCV infection was present in 328, selected from the Italian Liver Cancer group cohort; 58 patients had SVR achieved by IFN-free regimens after HCC cure, and 57 patients had SVR achieved by IFN-based regimens after HCC cure. Individual data of patients in the last two groups were extracted from available publications. Results: TTR by Kaplan–Meier curve was significantly lower in patients with active HCV infection compared with those with SVR both by IFN-free (P = 0.02) and by IFN-based (P < 0.001) treatments. TTR was similar in patients with SVR by IFN-free or by IFN-based (P = 0.49) strategies. Conclusion: In HCV-infected, successfully treated patients with early HCC, SVR obtained by IFN-based or IFN-free regimens significantly reduce tumour recurrence without differences related to the anti-viral strategy used. Petta, S.; Cabibbo, G.; Barbara, M.; Attardo, S.; Bucci, L.; Farinati, F.; Giannini, E.G.; Tovoli, F.; Ciccarese, F.; Rapaccini, G.L.; Di Marco, M.; Caturelli, E.; Zoli, M.; Borzio, F.; Sacco, R.; Virdone, R.; Marra, F.; Felder, M.; Morisco, F.; Benvegnù, L.; Gasbarrini, A.; Svegliati-Baroni, G.; Foschi, F.G.; Olivani, A.; Masotto, A.; Nardone, G.; Colecchia, A.; Persico, M.; Boccaccio, V.; Craxì, A.; Bruno, S.; Trevisani, F.; Cammà, C; the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) Group [ ; Maurizio Biselli; Paolo Caraceni; Alessandro Cucchetti; Marco Domenicali; Fabio Piscaglia; Annagiulia Gramenzi; Alessandro Granito; Donatella Magalotti; Carla Serra; Giulia Negrini; Lucia Napoli; Veronica Salvatore; Francesca Benevento;] Petta, S.; Cabibbo, G.; Barbara, M.; Attardo, S.; Bucci, L.; Farinati, F.; Giannini, E.G.; Tovoli, F.; Ciccarese, F.; Rapaccini, G.L.; Di Marco, M.; Caturelli, E.; Zoli, M.; Borzio, F.; Sacco, R.; Virdone, R.; Marra, F.; Felder, M.; Morisco, F.; Benvegnù, L.; Gasbarrini, A.; Svegliati-Baroni, G.; Foschi, F.G.; Olivani, A.; Masotto, A.; Nardone, G.; Colecchia, A.; Persico, M.; Boccaccio, V.; Craxì, A.; Bruno, S.; Trevisani, F.; Cammà, C; the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) Group [ ; Maurizio Biselli; Paolo Caraceni; Alessandro Cucchetti; Marco Domenicali; Fabio Piscaglia; Annagiulia Gramenzi; Alessandro Granito; Donatella Magalotti; Carla Serra; Giulia Negrini; Lucia Napoli; Veronica Salvatore; Francesca Benevento;]

Published
2017

39. The evolutionary scenario of hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy: an update

Author

Bucci, Laura, Garuti, Francesca, Lenzi, Barbara, Pecorelli, Anna, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G., Granito, Alessandro, Ciccarese, Francesca, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cammà, Calogero, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Missale, Gabriele, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Colecchia, Antonio, Bernardi, Mauro, Trevisani, Franco, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Domenicali, Marco, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Magalotti, Donatella, Napoli, Lucia, Negrini, Giulia, Piscaglia, Fabio, Serra, Carla, Tovoli, Francesco, Marafatto, Filippo, Murer, Francesca, Peserico, Giulia, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Poggio, Paolo Del, Olmi, Stefano, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Barcellona, Maria Rosa, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Costantino, Andrea, Maida, Marcello, Affronti, Andrea, Mega, Andrea, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Porro, Emanuela, Guarino, Maria, Gemini, Stefano, Schiadà, Laura, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea Lorenzo, Bucci, Laura, Garuti, Francesca, Lenzi, Barbara, Pecorelli, Anna, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G, Granito, Alessandro, Ciccarese, Francesca, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cammà, Calogero, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Missale, Gabriele, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, GERARDO ANTONIO PIO, Colecchia, Antonio, Bernardi, Mauro, Trevisani, Franco, Bucci, L, Garuti, F, Lenzi, B, Granito, A, Zoli, M, Colecchia, A, Bernardi, M, Trevisani, F, Biselli, M, Caraceni, P, Cucchetti, A, Gramenzi, A, Piscaglia, F., Bucci, L., Garuti, F., Lenzi, B., Pecorelli, A., Farinati, F., Giannini, E., Granito, A., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, G., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Cammà, C., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnù, L., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F., Missale, G., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Bernardi, M., and Trevisani, F.

Subjects
Oncology, Male, Etiology, Databases, Factual, Radiofrequency ablation, medicine.medical_treatment, law.invention, 0302 clinical medicine, law, Epidemiology, epidemiology, hepatocellular carcinoma, survival, treatment, Hepatology, Aged, 80 and over, Surveillance, Liver Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Catheter Ablation, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, alpha-Fetoproteins, Liver cancer, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Age Distribution, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Sex Distribution, Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Retrospective Studies, Cirrhosi, business.industry, Cancer stage, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Cancer, medicine.disease, Surgery, Percutaneous ethanol injection, business
Abstract

Background and aims Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma is changing worldwide. This study aimed at evaluating the changing scenario of etiology, presentation, management and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy during the last 15 years. Methods Retrospective analysis of the ITA.LI.CA (Italian Liver Cancer) database including 5192 hepatocellular carcinoma patients managed in 24 centers from 2000 to 2014. Patients were divided into three groups according to the date of cancer diagnosis (2000-2004, 2005-2009 and 2010-2014). Results The main results were: 1) progressive patient aging; 2) progressive expansion of non-viral cases and, namely, of “metabolic” hepatocellular carcinomas; 3) increasing proportion of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed during a correct (semiannual) surveillance program; 4) favourable cancer stage migration; 4) increased use of radiofrequency ablation to the detriment of percutaneous ethanol injection; 5) improved outcomes of ablative and transarterial treatments; 6) improved overall survival (adjusted for the lead time in surveyed patients), particularly after 2009, of both viral and non-viral patients presenting with an early or intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Conclusions During the last 15 years several etiological and clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma patients have changed, as their management. The observed improvement of overall survival was due both to the wider use of semiannual surveillance, expanding the proportion of tumors that qualified for curative treatments, and to the improved outcome of locoregional treatments. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Published
2017

40. Passive Remote Sensing and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI): An Overview of Spectrum Allocations and RFI Management Algorithms [Technical Committees]

Author

Sidharth Misra and Paolo de Matthaeis

Subjects
Government, General Computer Science, business.industry, Computer science, Spectrum management, Electromagnetic interference, Remote sensing (archaeology), General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Technical committee, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Unified interface, Telecommunications, business, Instrumentation, Remote sensing
Abstract

The Frequency Allocations in Remote Sensing (FARS) Technical Committee (TC) was formed in 2000 as a means for the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) community to discuss spectrum management issues that affect the remote sensing field and to provide a unified interface to the regulatory world. Presently, FARS members include 84 engineers and scientists representing government, academic and industrial entities across 10 countries.

Published
2014

41. Carotid intima-media thickness is not associated with vitamin D and PTH levels in patients admitted to an Internal Medicine Department

Author

Patrizia Tabacco, Palmina D'Arcangelo, Rita Minonne, Angela de Matthaeis, Vincenzo Carnevale, Alfredo Scillitani, Maria Antonietta Annese, and Graziella D’Amico

Subjects
Male, endocrine system, medicine.medical_specialty, Carotid Artery, Common, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiovascular risk factors, Parathyroid hormone, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Patient Admission, Endocrinology, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, Vitamin D and neurology, Humans, In patient, cardiovascular diseases, Vitamin D, Aged, Inpatients, business.industry, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Intima-media thickness, Cardiovascular Diseases, Parathyroid Hormone, cardiovascular system, Female, Ultrasonography, business, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
Abstract

Vitamin D (25OHD) and/or parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels have been associated with common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). We investigated such associations in inpatients consecutively admitted to an Internal Medicine Department. In 168 consecutive patients admitted to our department, 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) was measured by means of RIA and PTH by means of ICMA, whereas IMT by means of ultrasonography. The main cardiovascular risk factors were also explored. In patients with either diabetes, or hypertension, or both, 25OHD values were not significantly lower than in other patients. No difference was found among the IMT values across tertiles of 25OHD level, as like as in the 25OHD, PTH, PTH/25OHD ratio values of patients either grouped by tertiles of IMT, or categorized according to IMT of0.9, 0.9-1.5, and1.5 mm. IMT did not significantly associate with 25OHD, PTH, and PTH/25OHD ratio, whereas it positively associated with age (r = 0.281; p0.001) and BMI (r = 0.138; p = 0.074), and negatively with eGFR (r = -154; p = 0.046). Multiple regression models showed that IMT was significantly associated to age and BMI, while 25OHD, PTH, or PTH/25OHD ratio did not increase the significance of the models. IMT assessment does not seem to be associated with 25OHD and PTH levels in unselected inpatients.

Published
2014

42. OC.14.2 PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF MORTALITY IN ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING IN ITALY (AUGIB): A NEW PRE-ENDOSCOPY PROGNOSTIC MODEL FROM A MULTICENTER STUDY

Author

R. Bennato, M. Manno, S. Segato, M. De Matthaeis, L.G. Cavallaro, E. Buscarini, G. D'Amico, P. Di Giorgio, A. Balzano, G. Imperiali, R. De Franchis, A. Zambelli, F. Bazzoli, Guido Costamagna, F. De Nigris, F. Esposito, A. Andriulli, G. Spinzi, A. Nucci, B. Germanà, L. Ferraris, A. Bizzotto, F.R. De Filippo, V. Boarino, Cristina Bucci, C. Marmo, L. Amitrano, L. Orsini, Marco Soncini, Riccardo Marmo, P. Cesaro, R.M. Zagari, F. Parente, Maria Elena Riccioni, R. Lamanda, A. Anderloni, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, E. Di Giulio, A. Lauri, S. Mangiafico, A. Russo, S. Metrangolo, R. Pumpo, C. De Fanis, M.A. Bianco, L. Purita, G. Bresci, A. Chirico, O. Triossi, F. Cipolletta, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, C. Londoni, A. Repici, A. Paterlini, A. Merighi, M. Parravicini, D. Conte, G. Baldassarre, L. Furio, G. Napolitano, A. Dell'Eera, G. Rotondano, Annalisa Tortora, M. Franceschi, S. Bargiggia, and P. Gasparini

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, Multicenter study, medicine.diagnostic_test, Acute gastrointestinal bleeding, business.industry, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Prognostic model, medicine, business, Endoscopy
Published
2018

43. Clinical impact of comorbidities in an Italian NAFLD cohort

Author

Emanuele Rinninella, Valeria Abbate, Giovanni Addolorato, F. Pizzolante, Luca Miele, M.E. Ainora, Laura Riccardi, A. Liguori, Giuseppe Marrone, F.R. Ponziani, N. De Matthaeis, Maria Assunta Zocco, A. Grieco, Maurizio Pompili, Marco Biolato, Maria Cristina Mele, Annalisa Tortora, M. Siciliano, G.L. Rapaccini, and Alessandro Gasbarrini

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, N/A, Hepatology, business.industry, Internal medicine, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Cohort, Gastroenterology, Medicine, business
Published
2019

44. Long-term effectiveness of resection and radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤3 cm. Results of a multicenter Italian survey

Author

Stefano Maria Giulini, Antonio D Pinna, Fabio Fornari, Alessandro Cucchetti, Alfredo Guglielmi, Gennaro Nuzzo, Ilario de Sio, Francesco Ardito, Bruno Federico, Felice Giuliante, Maurizio Pompili, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Guido Torzilli, Fabio Piscaglia, Lorenzo Capussotti, Antonio Saviano, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Franco Brunello, Luca Aldrighetti, Eugenio Caturelli, Fulvio Calise, Antonio Giorgio, Pompili, M, Saviano, A, de Matthaeis, N, Cucchetti, A, Ardito, F, Federico, B, Brunello, F, Pinna, Ad, Giorgio, A, Giulini, Sm, De Sio, I, Torzilli, G, Fornari, F, Capussotti, L, Guglielmi, A, Piscaglia, F, Aldrighetti, L, Caturelli, E, Calise, F, Nuzzo, G, Rapaccini, Gl, Giuliante, F, Pompili M, Saviano A, de Matthaeis N, Cucchetti A, Ardito F, Federico B, Brunello F, Pinna AD, Giorgio A, Giulini SM, De Sio I, Torzilli G, Fornari F, Capussotti L, Guglielmi A, Piscaglia F, Aldrighetti L, Caturelli E, Calise F, Nuzzo G, Rapaccini GL, and Giuliante F

Subjects
Male, Cirrhosis, Radiofrequency ablation, Hepatocellular carcinoma, medicine.medical_treatment, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, law.invention, law, HEPATIC SURGERY, 80 and over, Medicine, Overall survival, Aged, 80 and over, Liver resection, Data Collection, Liver Neoplasms, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, mortality/pathology/surgery, Catheter Ablation, Data Collection, Female, Hepatectomy, Humans, Italy, epidemiology, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Liver Neoplasms, mortality/pathology/surgery, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pathology, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Middle Aged, PROPENSITY SCORE, Treatment Outcome, Italy, Catheter Ablation, Female, epidemiology, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Tumor recurrence, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Propensity score matching, Hepatectomy, Humans, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Hepatology, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Carcinoma, Retrospective cohort study, Perioperative, medicine.disease, Surgery, Long term effectiveness, mortality/pathology/surgery, Neoplasm Recurrence, Tumor progression, pathology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business
Abstract

Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to compare liver resection and radiofrequency ablation in patients with single hepatocellular carcinoma

Published
2013

45. Endothelial dysfunction associated with mild cognitive impairment in elderly population

Author

Mariangela Dagostino, Angela de Matthaeis, Gianluigi Vendemiale, Gaetano Serviddio, and Antonino Davide Romano

Subjects
Male, Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, Pathology, Multivariate analysis, Brachial Artery, Cross-sectional study, Neuropsychological Tests, Internal medicine, medicine.artery, mental disorders, Prevalence, medicine, Humans, Outpatient clinic, Endothelial dysfunction, Brachial artery, Aged, Ultrasonography, business.industry, Case-control study, Cognition, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Case-Control Studies, Multivariate Analysis, Cardiology, Female, Endothelium, Vascular, Analysis of variance, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Cognition Disorders, business
Abstract

According to the original Petersen criteria, we investigated the association between endothelial dysfunction and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by flow-mediated dilation (FMD). We aimed to verify if endothelial dysfunction occurs in MCI and whether vascular factors are implicated in the MCI pathogenesis. This is a cross-sectional study performed on 34 subjects with clinical diagnosis of MCI and 37 controls, older than 60 years. Patients were enrolled from a geriatric outpatient clinic. All the recognized cardiovascular risk factors and an objective state of cognitive impairment were used as exclusion criteria. Cognitive function was evaluated using a scientific-validated neuropsychological battery, whereas MCI was recognized according to the Petersen criteria. Endothelial function was evaluated according to FMD from the brachial artery. The association between FMD and MCI was evaluated both by using a multivariate analysis and a correlation test. Finally, using the ANOVA analysis of variance, we tested the differences in flow-mediated dilation among MCI subgroups. Brachial FMD was significantly associated with MCI (p

Published
2013

46. Long-term effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation for solitary small Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A retrospective analysis of 363 patients

Author

Silvia Gualandi, F. Giangregorio, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, A. Cantamessa, Fabio Piscaglia, Antonio Saviano, Paola Roselli, Franco Brunello, Antonio Giorgio, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Eugenio Caturelli, U. Scognamiglio, Maurizio Pompili, Giampiero Francica, Ilario de Sio, Fabio Fornari, Giampiero Francica, Antonio Saviano, Ilario De Sio, Nicoletta De Matthaei, Franco Brunello, Alessandro Cantamessa, Antonio Giorgio, Umberto Scognamiglio, Fabio Fornari, Francesco Giangregorio, Fabio Piscaglia, Silvia Gualandi, Eugenio Caturelli, Paola Roselli, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, and Maurizio Pompili

Subjects
Liver Cirrhosis, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Time Factors, Percutaneous, Radiofrequency ablation, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, hepatic resection, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Severity of Illness Index, Gastroenterology, Disease-Free Survival, law.invention, law, Internal medicine, Ascites, Odds Ratio, Carcinoma, medicine, Retrospective analysis, Humans, HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA, Major complication, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Hepatology, business.industry, cirrhosis, Liver Neoplasms, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Age Factors, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Multivariate Analysis, Catheter Ablation, Disease Progression, Female, liver tumor ablation, Radiology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, medicine.symptom, Complication, business, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to compare liver resection and radiofrequency ablation in patients with single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤3 cm and compensated cirrhosis. METHODS: The study involved 544 Child-Pugh A cirrhotic patients (246 in the resection group and 298 in the radiofrequency group) observed in 15 Italian centers. Overall survival and tumor recurrence rates were analyzed using the Kaplan Meier method before and after propensity score matching. Cox regression models were used to identify factors associated with overall survival and tumor recurrence. RESULTS: Two cases of perioperative mortality were observed in the resection group and the rate of major complications was 4.5% in the resection group and 2.0% in the radiofrequency group (p=0.101). Four-year overall survival rates were 74.4% in the resection group and 66.2% in the radiofrequency group (p=0.353). Four-year cumulative HCC recurrence rates were 56% in the resection group and 57.1% in the radiofrequency group (p=0.765). Local tumor progression was detected in 20.5% of ablated patients and in one resected patient (p

Published
2013

47. Clinical and ultrasound evaluation of the response to tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a case series

Author

Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Emilio Filippucci, Andrea Delle Sedie, Anna De Matthaeis, and Eleonora Bruschi

Subjects
Male, musculoskeletal diseases, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Immunology, Arthritis, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Severity of Illness Index, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, chemistry.chemical_compound, Tocilizumab, Rheumatology, Predictive Value of Tests, Internal medicine, Severity of illness, medicine, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, Prospective Studies, skin and connective tissue diseases, Prospective cohort study, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Surgery, Treatment Outcome, chemistry, Antirheumatic Agents, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Predictive value of tests, Rheumatoid arthritis, Joints, business, Biomarkers
Abstract

This case series evaluates the clinical and ultrasound response to tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Six patients with active RA (DAS28 ≥ 3.2) for ≥6 months, refractory to conventional DMARDs or anti-TNF agents, received tocilizumab 8 mg/kg every 4 weeks, as monotherapy or in combination with DMARDs, for 6 months. The following clinical parameters were assessed monthly: number of tender joints (28 and 44 joints), number of swollen joints (28 and 44 joints), DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP, VAS score, global health status, health assessment questionnaire, patient global assessment of disease activity, physician global assessment of disease activity, functional assessment of chronic illness therapy (FACIT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). All patients also underwent a gray-scale ultrasonography (US) assessment with power Doppler evaluation at each visit. All clinical parameters improved during the study, versus baseline. This improvement was statistically significant for most parameters 2 months following tocilizumab initiation and was sustained to the end of the observation period. The number of tender joints (44-joint evaluation), the FACIT score, and ESR and CRP concentrations were significantly improved versus baseline values after the first month of tocilizumab treatment. The course of US evaluations mirrored that of clinical parameters; a faster and more evident response was observed for foot joints, with respect to hand joints. This case series suggested the rapid clinical benefit of tocilizumab. Ultrasound assessment showed that the onset of this effect was faster in the foot joints than in the hand joints.

Published
2013

48. P.10.8: Mortality from Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB): The Role of the Organizational and Health Care Course: A Prospective Multicentre Observational Study in Italy

Author

L. Purita, L. Orsini, S. Mangiafico, S. Segato, C. De Fanis, Maria Elena Riccioni, M. Parravicini, L. Furio, F. De Nigris, Cristina Bucci, A. Andriulli, C. Londoni, Guido Costamagna, E. Buscarini, A. Russo, M.A. Bianco, G. Baldassarre, A. Merighi, L. Ferraris, F. Zingone, A. Nucci, B. Germanà, G. Bresci, R. Pumpo, F. Cipolletta, S. Bargiggia, A. Bizzotto, F.R. De Filippo, C. Marmo, A. Repici, F. Esposito, P. Gasparini, R. Bennato, M. Manno, Marco Soncini, A. Chirico, G. Rotondano, G. Spinzi, A. Anderloni, Riccardo Marmo, D. Conte, G. D'Amico, O. Triossi, V. Boarino, A. Lauri, P. Cesaro, S. Metrangolo, A. Balzano, G. Imperiali, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, L.G. Cavallaro, M. De Matthaeis, Alessandra Dell'Era, Annalisa Tortora, M. Guardascione, R.M. Zagari, M. Franceschi, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, P. Di Giorgio, G. Napolitano, R. De Franchis, A. Zambelli, F. Bazzoli, R. Lamanda, and F. Parente

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Health care, Gastroenterology, medicine, Observational study, Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, Intensive care medicine, business
Published
2017

49. P.10.10: Mortality Causes from Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Multicentre Observational Study

Author

S. Segato, M. De Matthaeis, F. Cipolletta, V. Boarino, A. Repici, A. Paterlini, G. Spinzi, P. Di Giorgio, L. Orsini, P. Cesaro, G. D'Amico, L. Cipolletta, R. Conigliaro, F. De Nigris, G. Imperiali, R. Bennato, A. Lauri, A. Anderloni, Maria Elena Riccioni, Alessandra Dell'Era, A. Nucci, A. Bizzotto, F.R. De Filippo, B. Germanà, M. Manno, C. Marmo, F. Esposito, Guido Costamagna, G. Napolitano, R. Pumpo, R.M. Zagari, A. Russo, L. Furio, A. Balzano, L. Ferraris, M.A. Bianco, E. Di Giulio, G. Bresci, S. Mangiafico, F. Parente, C. De Fanis, L. Purita, S. Bargiggia, Marco Soncini, G. Rotondano, Riccardo Marmo, A. Merighi, M. Parravicini, P. Borgheresi, L.M. Montalbano, M. Guardascione, P. Gasparini, R. De Franchis, A. Zambelli, F. Bazzoli, E. Buscarini, S. Metrangolo, D. Conte, R. Lamanda, G. Baldassarre, Annalisa Tortora, M. Franceschi, A. Andriulli, L.G. Cavallaro, C. Londoni, Cristina Bucci, A. Chirico, and O. Triossi

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatology, business.industry, Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Observational study, Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, business
Published
2017

50. Impact of Antenna Pattern on Measurement of the Third Stokes Parameter From Space at L-Band

Author

P. de Matthaeis, Emmanuel P. Dinnat, S. Abraham, S.D. Jacob, and D.M. Le Vine

Subjects
Physics, Radiometer, business.industry, Microwave radiometer, Polarization (waves), Physics::Geophysics, Radiation pattern, Beamwidth, symbols.namesake, Optics, Faraday effect, symbols, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stokes parameters, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, business, Spurious relationship, Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Abstract

The third Stokes parameter will be observed from space for the first time at L-band by the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity and Aquarius/SAC-D satellites. The correlation between polarizations, which is the source of the third Stokes parameter, is of interest at L-band to measure Faraday rotation and also to indicate novel features of the surface. However, spurious signals (false indication of correlation) can occur in the third Stokes parameter. For example, this happens when the radiometer crosses boundaries associated with a large change in brightness temperature, such as land-water boundaries. In this paper, calculations with the Aquarius radiometer antennas will be used to show that these spurious signals are due to the cross-polarization coupling and large beamwidth associated with realistic L-band antennas in space.

Published
2011

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