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1. Immunogenicity and safety of a quadrivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine compared with a standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine in healthy people aged 60 years or older: a randomized Phase III trial

Author: Pepin S., Nicolas J. -F., Szymanski H., Leroux-Roels I., Schaum T., Bonten M., Icardi G., Shrestha A., Tabar C., Van Damme P., Donazzolo Y., Launay O., Schurholz T., Sturm K., Toursarkissian N., Schenkenberger I., Vitale F., Brzostek J., Pajek B., Miszczak-Kowalska E., Khoury R., Grosbois M. -A., Gauby C., Lacroix I., Souzy F., Pandey A., Yandle S., Lupinsky N., Goulet F., Milcamps L., De Sousa J., Lardon M., Lyko V., Blattmann A., Janosczyk H., Samson S., De Bruijn I., Pepin S., Nicolas J.-F., Szymanski H., Leroux-Roels I., Schaum T., Bonten M., Icardi G., Shrestha A., Tabar C., Van Damme P., Donazzolo Y., Launay O., Schurholz T., Sturm K., Toursarkissian N., Schenkenberger I., Vitale F., Brzostek J., Pajek B., Miszczak-Kowalska E., Khoury R., Grosbois M.-A., Gauby C., Lacroix I., Souzy F., Pandey A., Yandle S., Lupinsky N., Goulet F., Milcamps L., De Sousa J., Lardon M., Lyko V., Blattmann A., Janosczyk H., Samson S., and De Bruijn I.
Subjects: safety, Adult, IMPACT, Influenza vaccine, Immunology, immunogenicity, Antibodies, Viral, Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine, older adult, Immunogenicity, Vaccine, Double-Blind Method, Influenza, Human, Medicine and Health Sciences, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, Humans, Vaccines, Combined, older adults, Pharmacology, business.industry, Immunogenicity, ADULTS, Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests, EFFICACY, Virology, influenza vaccination, High-dose influenza vaccine, Vaccines, Inactivated, Influenza Vaccines, Phase III trial, business
Abstract: A quadrivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4-HD) is licensed for adults ≥65y of age based on immunogenicity and efficacy studies. However, IIV4-HD has not been evaluated in adults aged 60–64y. This study compared immunogenicity and safety of IIV4-HD with a standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (IIV4-SD) in adults aged ≥60y. This Phase III, randomized, modified double-blind, active-controlled study enrolled 1,528 participants aged ≥60y, randomized 1:1 to a single injection of IIV4-HD or IIV4-SD. Hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) geometric mean titers (GMTs) were measured at baseline and D 28 and seroconversion assessed. Safety was described for 180d after vaccination. The primary immunogenicity objective was superiority of IIV4-HD versus IIV4-SD, for all four influenza strains 28d post vaccination in participants aged 60–64 and ≥65y. IIV4-HD induced a superior immune response versus IIV4-SD in terms of GMTs in participants aged 60–64 y and those aged ≥65y for all four influenza strains. IIV4-HD induced higher GMTs in those aged 60–64 y than those aged ≥65 y. Seroconversion rates were higher for IIV4-HD versus IIV4-SD in each age-group for all influenza strains. Both vaccines were well tolerated in participants ≥60y of age, with no safety concerns identified. More solicited reactions were reported with IIV4-HD than with IIV4-SD. IIV4-HD provided superior immunogenicity versus IIV4-SD and was well tolerated in adults aged ≥60 y. IIV4-HD is assumed to offer improved protection against influenza compared with IIV4-SD in adults aged ≥60 y, as was previously assessed for adults aged ≥65y.
Published: 2021

2. Synthetic indicator of the impact of colorectal cancer screening programmes on incidence rates

Author: Zorzi M., Zappa M., Mazzoleni G., Morrone G., Caputo E., Galasso R., Citarella A., Sampietro G., Magoni M., Cavalieri D'Oro L., Ardizzone A., D'Argenzio A., Sciacca S., Pisani S., Ricci P., Giorno A., Ferretti S., Palma F., Serraino D., Iacovacci S., Quarta F., Filiberti R. A., Vitarelli S., Russo A. G., Carrozzi G., D'Orsi G., Fusco M., Sini G. M., Vitale F., Michiara M., Boschetti L., Chiaranda G., Rosso S., Tumino R., Mangone L., Valenti Clemente S., Falcini F., Caiazzo A. L., Cesaraccio R., Madeddu A., Fanetti A. C., Minerba S., Caldarella A., Candela G., Piffer S., Stracci F., Tagliabue G., Rugge M., Brustolin A., Castelli M., Zorzi M., Zappa M., Mazzoleni G., Morrone G., Caputo E., Galasso R., Citarella A., Sampietro G., Magoni M., Cavalieri D'Oro L., Ardizzone A., D'Argenzio A., Sciacca S., Pisani S., Ricci P., Giorno A., Ferretti S., Palma F., Serraino D., Iacovacci S., Quarta F., Filiberti R.A., Vitarelli S., Russo A.G., Carrozzi G., D'Orsi G., Fusco M., Sini G.M., Vitale F., Michiara M., Boschetti L., Chiaranda G., Rosso S., Tumino R., Mangone L., Valenti Clemente S., Falcini F., Caiazzo A.L., Cesaraccio R., Madeddu A., Fanetti A.C., Minerba S., Caldarella A., Candela G., Piffer S., Stracci F., Tagliabue G., Rugge M., Brustolin A., and Castelli M.
Subjects: Adenoma, Male, Colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer, Target population, colorectal cancer screening, NO, Screening programme, Single indicator, medicine, Humans, Mass Screening, National level, Early Detection of Cancer, Aged, Potential impact, business.industry, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), Gastroenterology, Colonoscopy, Colorectal Neoplasms, Female, Italy, Middle Aged, Occult Blood, Patient Compliance, Program Evaluation, medicine.disease, Colorectal cancer screening, business, Demography
Abstract: ObjectiveThe impact of a screening programme on colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence in its target population depends on several variables, including coverage with invitations, participation rate, positivity rate of the screening test, compliance with an invitation to second-level assessment and endoscopists’ sensitivity. We propose a synthetic indicator that may account for all the variables influencing the potential impact of a screening programme on CRC incidence.DesignWe defined the ‘rate of advanced adenoma on the target population’ (AA-TAP) as the rate of patients who received a diagnosis of advanced adenoma within a screening programme, divided by the programme target population. We computed the AA-TAP for the CRC Italian screening programmes (biennial faecal immunochemical test, target population 50–69 year olds) using the data of the Italian National Survey from 2003 to 2016, overall and by region, and assessed the association between AA-TAP and CRC incidence fitting a linear regression between the trend of regional CRC incidence rates in 50–74 year old subjects and the cumulative AA-TAP.ResultsIn 2016, the AA-TAP at a national level was 105×100 000, whereas significant differences were observed between the northern and central regions (respectively 126 and 149×100 000) and the South and Islands (36×100 000). The cumulative AA-TAP from 2004 to 2012 was significantly correlated with the difference between CRC incidence rates in 2013–2014 and those in 2003–2004 (p=0.009).ConclusionThe AA-TAP summarises into a single indicator the potential impact of a screening programme in reducing CRC incidence rates.
Published: 2019

3. The association between low skeletal muscle mass and delirium: results from the nationwide multi-centre Italian Delirium Day 2017

Author: Zucchelli, A, Manzoni, F, Morandi, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, Mg, Inzitari, M, Cherubini, A, Bo, M, Mossello, E, Marengoni, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Auriemma, S, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Margola, A, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Giani, A, Famularo, S, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Ballestrero, A, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, De, F, Pietrogrande, L, De, B, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Di Francesco, V, Fontana, G, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cannistrà, U, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambara, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Ettorre, E, Camellini, C, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuari, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Di, M, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, D'Imporzano, E, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samy Salama Fahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Pezzoni, D, Gentile, S, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Faraci, B, Brambilla, C, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Confente, S, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, C Boffelli S, Corsini, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Tesi, F, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Riva, E, Dell'Acqua, D, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi, L, Muti, E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, A Millul A, Barelli, De, G, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cat, C, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Scapigliati, A, Cortegiani, A, Vitale, F, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D., Zucchelli, A, Manzoni, F, Morandi, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, M, Inzitari, M, Cherubini, A, Bo, M, Mossello, E, Marengoni, A, Bellelli, G, Citerio, G, Zucchelli, Alberto, Valsecchi, M G, and A Tarasconi, M Sella, S Auriemma, G Paternò, G Faggian, C Lucarelli, N De Grazia, C Alberto, A Margola, L Porcella, I Nardiello, E Chimenti, M Zeni, A Giani, S Famularo, E Romairone, C Minaglia, C Ceccotti, G Guerra, G Mantovani, F Monacelli, C Minaglia, T Candiani, A Ballestrero, C Minaglia, F Santolini, C Minaglia, M Rosso, V Bono, S Sibilla, P Dal Santo, M Ceci, P Barone, T Schirinzi, A Formenti, G Nastasi, G Isaia, D Gonella, A Battuello, S Casson, D Calvani, F Boni, A Ciaccio, R Rosa, G Sanna, S Manfredini, L Cortese, M Rizzo, R Prestano, A Greco, M Lauriola, G Gelosa, V Piras, M Arena, D Cosenza, A Bellomo, M LaMontagna, L Gabbani, L Lambertucci, S Perego, G Parati, G Basile, V Gallina, G Pilone, C Giudice, F De, L Pietrogrande, B De, M Mosca, I Corazzin, P Rossi, V Nunziata, F D'Amico, A Grippa, S Giardini, R Barucci, A Cossu, L Fiorin, M Arena, M Distefano, M Lunardelli, M Brunori, I Ruffini, E Abraham, A Varutti, E Fabbro, A Catalano, G Martino, D Leotta, A Marchet, G Dell'Aquila, A Scrimieri, M Davoli, M Casella, A Cartei, G Polidori, G Basile, D Brischetto, S Motta, R Saponara, P Perrone, G Russo, D Del, C Car, T Pirina, S Franzoni, A Cotroneo, F Ghiggia, G Volpi, C Menichetti, M Bo, A Panico, P Calogero, G Corvalli, M Mauri, E Lupia, R Manfredini, F Fabbian, A March, M Pedrotti, M Veronesi, E Strocchi, A Bianchetti, A Crucitti, V Di Francesco, G Fontana, L Bonanni, F Barbone, C Serrati, G Ballardini, M Simoncelli, G Ceschia, C Scarpa, R Brugiolo, S Fusco, T Ciarambino, C Biagini, E Tonon, M Porta, D Venuti, M DelSette, M Poeta, G Barbagallo, G Trovato, A Delitala, P Arosio, F Reggiani, G Zuliani, B Ortolani, E Mussio, A Girardi, A Coin, G Ruotolo, A Castagna, M Masina, R Cimino, A Pinciaroli, G Tripodi, U Cannistrà, F Cassadonte, M Vatrano, F Cassandonte, L Scaglione, P Fogliacco, C Muzzuilini, F Romano, A Padovani, L Rozzini, A Cagnin, F Fragiacomo, G Desideri, E Liberatore, A Bruni, G Orsitto, M Franco, L Bonfrate, M Bonetto, N Pizio, G Magnani, G Cecchetti, A Longo, V Bubba, L Marinan, M Cotelli, M Turla, M Brunori, M Sessa, L Abruzzi, G Castoldi, D LoVetere, C Musacchio, M Novello, A Cavarape, A Bini, A Leonardi, F Seneci, W Grimaldi, F Fimognari, V Bambara, A Saitta, F Corica, M Braga, E Ettorre, C Camellini, A Marengoni, A Bruni, A Crescenzo, G Noro, R Turco, M Ponzetto, L Giuseppe, B Mazzei, G Maiuri, D Costaggiu, R Damato, E Fabbro, G Patrizia, L Santuari, M Gallucci, C Minaglia, M Paragona, P Bini, D Modica, C Abati, M Clerici, I Barbera, F NigroImperiale, A Manni, C Votino, C Castiglioni, M Di, M Degl'Innocenti, G Moscatelli, S Guerini, C Casini, D Dini, S DeNotariis, F Bonometti, C Paolillo, A Riccardi, A Tiozzo, A SamySalamaFahmy, A Riccardi, C Paolillo, M DiBari, S Vanni, A Scarpa, D Zara, P Ranieri, P Calogero, G Corvalli, D Pezzoni, S Gentile, A Morandi, C Platto, V D'Ambrosio, B Faraci, C Ivaldi, P Milia, F DeSalvo, C Solaro, M Strazzacappa, M Bo, A Panico, M Cazzadori, S Confente, M Bonetto, G Magnani, G Cecchetti, V Guerini, B Bernardini, C Corsini, S Boffelli, A Filippi, K Delpin, E Bertoletti, M Vannucci, F Tesi, P Crippa, A Malighetti, C Caltagirone, S DiSant, D Bettini, F Maltese, M Formilan, G Abruzzese, C Minaglia, D Cosimo, M Azzini, M Cazzadori, M Colombo, G Procino, S Fascendini, F Barocco, P Del, F D'Amico, A Grippa, A Mazzone, E Riva, D Dell'Acqua, M Cottino, G Vezzadini, S Avanzi, S Orini, F Sgrilli, A Mello, L Lombardi, E Muti, B Dijk, S Fenu, C Pes, P Gareri, A Castagna, M Passamonte, F De, R Rigo, L Locusta, L Caser, G Rosso, S Cesarini, R Cozzi, C Santini, P Carbone, I Cazzaniga, R Lovati, A Cantoni, P Ranzani, D Barra, G Pompilio, S Dimori, S Cernesi, C Riccò, F Piazzolla, E Capittini, C Rota, F Gottardi, L Merla, A Barelli, A Millul, G De, G Morrone, M Bigolari, C Minaglia, M Macchi, F Zambon, F D'Amico, F D'Amico, C Pizzorni, G DiCasaleto, G Menculini, M Marcacci, G Catanese, D Sprini, T DiCasalet, M Bocci, S Borga, P Caironi, C Cat, E Cingolani, L Avalli, G Greco, G Citerio, L Gandini, G Cornara, R Lerda, L Brazzi, F Simeone, M Caciorgna, D Alampi, S Francesconi, E Beck, B Antonini, K Vettoretto, M Meggiolaro, E Garofalo, A Bruni, S Notaro, R Varutti, F Bassi, G Mistraletti, A Marino, R Rona, E Rondelli, I Riva, A Scapigliati, A Cortegiani, F Vitale, L Pistidda, R D'Andrea, L Querci, P Gnesin, M Todeschini, M Lugano, G Castelli, M Ortolani, A Cotoia, S Maggiore, L DiTizio, R Graziani, I Testa, E Ferretti, C Castioni, F Lombardi, R Caserta, M Pasqua, S Simoncini, F Baccarini, M Rispoli, F Grossi, L Cancelliere, M Carnelli, F Puccini, G Biancofiore, A Siniscalchi, C Laici, E Mossello, M Torrini, G Pasetti, S Palmese, R Oggioni, V Mangani, S Pini, M Martelli, E Rigo, F Zuccalà, A Cherri, R Spina, I Calamai, N Petrucci, A Caicedo, F Ferri, P Gritti, N Brienza, R Fonnesu, M Dessena, G Fullin, D Saggioro
Subjects: Male, Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, Sarcopenia, medicine.medical_treatment, Socio-culturale, Older person, Logistic regression, Delirium, Older persons, Sarcopenia, Internal medicine, mental disorders, Delirium, Older persons, medicine, Dementia, Humans, LS4_4, Muscle, Skeletal, Pathological, Aged, Rehabilitation, business.industry, Area under the curve, Settore MED/23 - Chirurgia Cardiaca, Skeletal, medicine.disease, Skeletal muscle mass, Cross-Sectional Studies, Italy, Muscle, Female, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract: Introduction Delirium and sarcopenia are common, although underdiagnosed, geriatric syndromes. Several pathological mechanisms can link delirium and low skeletal muscle mass, but few studies have investigated their association. We aimed to investigate (1) the association between delirium and low skeletal muscle mass and (2) the possible role of calf circumference mass in finding cases with delirium. Methods The analyses were conducted employing the cross-sectional “Delirium Day” initiative, on patient 65 years and older admitted to acute hospital medical wards, emergency departments, rehabilitation wards, nursing homes and hospices in Italy in 2017. Delirium was diagnosed as a 4 + score at the 4-AT scale. Low skeletal muscle mass was operationally defined as calf circumference ≤ 34 cm in males and ≤ 33 cm in females. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between low skeletal muscle mass and delirium. The discriminative ability of calf circumference was evaluated using non-parametric ROC analyses. Results A sample of 1675 patients was analyzed. In total, 73.6% of participants had low skeletal muscle mass and 24.1% exhibited delirium. Low skeletal muscle mass and delirium showed an independent association (OR: 1.50; 95% CI 1.09–2.08). In the subsample of patients without a diagnosis of dementia, the inclusion of calf circumference in a model based on age and sex significantly improved its discriminative accuracy [area under the curve (AUC) 0.69 vs 0.57, p Discussion and conclusion Low muscle mass is independently associated with delirium. In patients without a previous diagnosis of dementia, calf circumference may help to better identify those who develop delirium.
Published: 2022

4. Delirium and Clusters of Older Patients Affected by Multimorbidity in Acute Hospitals

Author: Monacelli, F, Signori, A, Marengoni, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, Mg, Morandi, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Auriemma, S, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Giani, A, Famularo, S, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Candiani, T, Ballestrero, A, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Dell'Aquila, G, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Del, D, Car, C, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Bo, M, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Borghi, C, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Delsette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cannistrà, U, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambara, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Ettorre, E, Camellini, C, Annoni, G, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Santuari, L, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, D'Imporzano, E, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Paolillo, C, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samy Salama Fahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Confente, S, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Tesi, F, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Del, P, Mazzone, A, Riva, E, Dell'Acqua, D, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi, L, Muti, E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Pes, C, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Cortegiani, A, Vitale, F, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Mossello, E, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D., Monacelli, F, Signori, A, Marengoni, A, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Valsecchi, M, Morandi, A, and Bellelli, G
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, multimorbidity, Delirium, multimorbidity, Socio-culturale, Older patients, mental disorders, Medicine, Dementia, Multimorbidity, Humans, Medical history, LS4_4, General Nursing, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Routine screening, business.industry, Health Policy, Delirium, General Medicine, Targeted interventions, medicine.disease, Hospitals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Charlson comorbidity index, Emergency medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract: Objectives Delirium is commonly seen in older adults with multimorbidity, during a hospitalization, resulting from the interplay between predisposing factors such as advanced age, frailty, and dementia, and a series of precipitating factors. The association between delirium and specific multimorbidity is largely unexplored so far although of potential key relevance for targeted interventions. The aim of the study was to check for a potential association of multimorbidity with delirium in a large cohort of older patients hospitalized for an acute medical or surgical condition. Design This is a cross-sectional study nested in the 2017 Delirium Day project. Setting and Participants The study includes 1829 hospitalized patients (age: 81.8, SD: 5.5). Of them, 419 (22.9%) had delirium. Methods Sociodemographic and medical history were collected. The 4AT was used to assess the presence of delirium. The Charlson Comorbidity index was used to assess multimorbidity. Results The results identified neurosensorial multimorbidity as the most prevalent, including patients with dementia, cerebrovascular diseases, and sensory impairments. In light of the highest co-occurrence of 3 neurosensorial chronic conditions, we could hypothesize that a baseline altered brain functional and neural connectivity might determine the vulnerability signature for incipient overall system disruption in presence of acute insults. Conclusions and Implications Eventually, our findings moved a step forward in supporting the key importance of routine screening for sensory impairments and cognitive status of older patients for the highest risk of in-hospital delirium. In fact, preventive interventions could be particularly relevant and effective in preventing delirium in such vulnerable populations and might help refining this early diagnosis.
Published: 2022

5. Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern B.1.1.7, B.1.351 or P.1: data from seven EU/EEA countries, weeks 38/2020 to 10/2021

Author: Funk T., Pharris A., Spiteri G., Bundle N., Melidou A., Carr M., Gonzalez G., Garcia-Leon A., Crispie F., O'Connor L., Murphy N., Mossong J., Vergison A., Wienecke-Baldacchino A. K., Abdelrahman T., Riccardo F., Stefanelli P., Di Martino A., Bella A., Lo Presti A., Casaca P., Moreno J., Borges V., Isidro J., Ferreira R., Gomes J. P., Dotsenko L., Suija H., Epstein J., Sadikova O., Sepp H., Ikonen N., Savolainen-Kopra C., Blomqvist S., Mottonen T., Helve O., Gomes-Dias J., Adlhoch C., Macori G., Russell L., Yandle Z., Bennett C., O'Byrne E., Murphy A., Tuite G., Conroy A., Duffy M., Morley U., Keoghan B., Ford I., Kennedy M., McDonnell S., Flynn A., Clarke A., Crowley A., Martin C., Kelly E., Foxton J., Hare D., Dunford L., Connell J., Moran J., Dean J., Fanning S., Rajan L., De Gascun C., Kenny J., Cotter P., Walsh C., Lawton E., Fitzpatrick A., Mullins E., Della Bartola M., McCabe M., Stapleton P., Meaney C., Fanning L., Prentice M., MacSharry J., Dempsey C., Mallon P., Leon A., Chaturvedi A., Coughlan S., McAndrew G., Reddington K., Walsh F., Fitzpatrick D., Smyth C., O'Dwyer T., Chambers T., Clarke L., Jebb D., Klopp J., Kavanagh D., Haslam K., Buckley P., Lemass K., Fitzpatrick F., Burns K., Cafferkey J., Richmond A., Foley M., Sanchez-Morgado J., Chalapati S., Pinnamaneni N., Crosbie C., Limbachiya D., Tinago W., Garcia Leon A. A., Miles S., Alalwan D., Negi R., Macken A., Feeney E., Kenny G., McCann K., Kelly N., Blair M., McCann R., Kenny C., O'Brion C., Waqas S., Savinelli S., Doran P., Bracken T., Varghese P., Lambert J. S., Cotter A., Muldoon E., Sheehan G., McGinty T., Lambert J., Green S., Leamy K., de Barra E., McConkey S., Kelly C., Horgan M., Sadlier C., Yousif O., O'Donnell J., Fitzgerald M., Petty-Saphon N., Cuddihy J., Fiore S., Fabiani C., Benedetti E., Di Mario G., Facchini M., Puzelli S., Calzoletti L., Fontana S., Venturi G., Fortuna C., Marsili G., Amendola A., Stuppia L., Savini G., Picerno A., Lopizzo T., Dell'Edera D., Minchella P., Greco F., Mauro M. V., Viglietto G., Atripaldi L., Limone A., D'Agaro P., Licastro D., Marcello A., Capobianchi M. R., Icardi G., Bruzzone B., Lillo F., Orsi A., Pariani E., Baldanti F., Gismondo M. R., Maggi F., Caruso A., Ceriotti F., Boniotti B., Bagnarelli P., Garofalo S., Scutella M., Pagani E., Collini L., Ghisetti V., Ru G., Chironna M., Parisi A., Rubino S., Serra C., Piras G., Coghe F., Vitale F., Tramuto F., Scalia G., Palermo C. I., Mancuso G., Di Gaudio F., Vullo S., Reale S., Cusi M. G., Rossolini G. M., Pistello M., Mencacci A., Camilloni B., Severini S., Di Benedetto M., Calogero T., Monne I., Biscaro V., COVID Study Groups, Funk T., Pharris A., Spiteri G., Bundle N., Melidou A., Carr M., Gonzalez G., Garcia-Leon A., Crispie F., O'Connor L., Murphy N., Mossong J., Vergison A., Wienecke-Baldacchino A.K., Abdelrahman T., Riccardo F., Stefanelli P., Di Martino A., Bella A., Lo Presti A., Casaca P., Moreno J., Borges V., Isidro J., Ferreira R., Gomes J.P., Dotsenko L., Suija H., Epstein J., Sadikova O., Sepp H., Ikonen N., Savolainen-Kopra C., Blomqvist S., Mottonen T., Helve O., Gomes-Dias J., Adlhoch C., Macori G., Russell L., Yandle Z., Bennett C., O'Byrne E., Murphy A., Tuite G., Conroy A., Duffy M., Morley U., Keoghan B., Ford I., Kennedy M., McDonnell S., Flynn A., Clarke A., Crowley A., Martin C., Kelly E., Foxton J., Hare D., Dunford L., Connell J., Moran J., Dean J., Fanning S., Rajan L., De Gascun C., Kenny J., Cotter P., Walsh C., Lawton E., Fitzpatrick A., Mullins E., Della Bartola M., McCabe M., Stapleton P., Meaney C., Fanning L., Prentice M., MacSharry J., Dempsey C., Mallon P., Leon A., Chaturvedi A., Coughlan S., McAndrew G., Reddington K., Walsh F., Fitzpatrick D., Smyth C., O'Dwyer T., Chambers T., Clarke L., Jebb D., Klopp J., Kavanagh D., Haslam K., Buckley P., Lemass K., Fitzpatrick F., Burns K., Cafferkey J., Richmond A., Foley M., Sanchez-Morgado J., Chalapati S., Pinnamaneni N., Crosbie C., Limbachiya D., Tinago W., Garcia Leon A.A., Miles S., Alalwan D., Negi R., Macken A., Feeney E., Kenny G., McCann K., Kelly N., Blair M., McCann R., Kenny C., O'Brion C., Waqas S., Savinelli S., Doran P., Bracken T., Varghese P., Lambert J.S., Cotter A., Muldoon E., Sheehan G., McGinty T., Lambert J., Green S., Leamy K., de Barra E., McConkey S., Kelly C., Horgan M., Sadlier C., Yousif O., O'Donnell J., Fitzgerald M., Petty-Saphon N., Cuddihy J., Fiore S., Fabiani C., Benedetti E., Di Mario G., Facchini M., Puzelli S., Calzoletti L., Fontana S., Venturi G., Fortuna C., Marsili G., Amendola A., Stuppia L., Savini G., Picerno A., Lopizzo T., Dell'Edera D., Minchella P., Greco F., Mauro M.V., Viglietto G., Atripaldi L., Limone A., D'Agaro P., Licastro D., Marcello A., Capobianchi M.R., Icardi G., Bruzzone B., Lillo F., Orsi A., Pariani E., Baldanti F., Gismondo M.R., Maggi F., Caruso A., Ceriotti F., Boniotti B., Bagnarelli P., Garofalo S., Scutella M., Pagani E., Collini L., Ghisetti V., Ru G., Chironna M., Parisi A., Rubino S., Serra C., Piras G., Coghe F., Vitale F., Tramuto F., Scalia G., Palermo C.I., Mancuso G., Di Gaudio F., Vullo S., Reale S., Cusi M.G., Rossolini G.M., Pistello M., Mencacci A., Camilloni B., Severini S., Di Benedetto M., Calogero T., Monne I., Biscaro V., and COVID Study Groups
Subjects: Infecções Respiratórias, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Critical Care, Epidemiology, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), variants of concern, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Virology, Internal medicine, Medicine, Humans, Intensive care admission, 030212 general & internal medicine, COVID-19, Europe, SARS-CoV-2, surveillance, Surveillance, business.industry, 030503 health policy & services, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Odds ratio, Confidence interval, Variants of Concern, COVID-19, Europe, SARS-CoV-2, surveillance, variants of concern, 0305 other medical science, business, Rapid Communication, Human
Abstract: COVID study groups - PORTUGAL: Portuguese Laboratory Network for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 and Public Health Department of the Health Administrative Regions, Physicians that provided data and samples from suspected cases and SARS-CoV-2 genetic characterization. INSA laboratory team for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. Algarve Biomedical Center and Unilabs. We compared 19,207 cases of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7/S gene target failure (SGTF), 436 B.1.351 and 352 P.1 to non-variant cases reported by seven European countries. COVID-19 cases with these variants had significantly higher adjusted odds ratios for hospitalisation (B.1.1.7/SGTF: 1.7, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.0-2.9; B.1.351: 3.6, 95% CI: 2.1-6.2; P.1: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.4-4.8) and B.1.1.7/SGTF and P.1 cases also for intensive care admission (B.1.1.7/SGTF: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.4-3.5; P.1: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.7-2.8). ECDC internal funds. The ICSC and the AIID Cohort are supported by Science Foundation Ireland under the Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding Call (Grant number: COVID-RRC 20/COV/0103 and COVID-RRC 20/COV/0305). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Published: 2021

6. Risk factors and action thresholds for the novel coronavirus pandemic. Insights from the Italian Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Survey

Author: Nordio, M., Reboldi, G., Di Napoli, A., Quintaliani, G., Alberici, F., Postorino, M., Aucella, F., Messa, P., Brunori, G., Bosco, M., Malberti, F., Mandreoli, M., Mazzaferro, S., Movilli, E., Ravera, M., Salomone, M., Santoro, D., Postorinolimido, M. A., Bonomini, M., Stingone, A., Maccarone, M., Di Loreto, E., Stacchiotti, L., Malandra, R., Chiarella, S., D'Agostino, F., Fuiano, G., Nicodemo, L., Bonofiglio, R., Greco, S., Mallamaci, F., Barreca, E., Caserta, C., Bruzzese, V., Galati, D., Tramontana, D., Viscione, M., Chiuchiolo, L., Tuccillo, S., Sepe, M., Vitale, F., Ciriana, E., Martignetti, V., Caserta, D., Stizzo, A., Romano, A., Iulianiello, G., Cascone, E., Minicone, P., Chiricone, D., Delgado, G., Barbato, A., Celentano, S., Molfino, I., Coppola, S., Raiola, I., Abategiovanni, M., Borrelli, S., Margherita, C., Bruno, F., Ida, M., Aliperti, E., Potito, D., Cuomo, G., De Luca, M., Merola, M., Botta, C., Garofalo, G., Alinei, P., Paglionico, C., Roano, M., Vitale, S., Ierardi, R., Fimiani, V., Conte, G., Di Natale, G., Romano, M., Di Marino, V., Scafarto, A., Meccariello, S., Pecoraro, C., Di Stazio, E., Di Meglio, E., Cuomo, A., Maresca, B., Rotaia, E., Capasso, G., Auricchio, M., Pluvio, C., Maddalena, L., De Maio, A., Palladino, G., Buono, F., Gigliotti, G., Mancini, E., La Manna, G., Storari, A., Mosconi, G., Cappelli, G., Scarpioni, R., Gregorini, M., Rigotti, A., Mancini, W., Bianco, F., Boscutti, G., Amici, G., Tosto, M., Fini, R., Pace, G., Cioffi, A., Boccia, E., Di Lullo, L., Di Zazzo, G., Simonelli, R., Bondatti, F., Miglio, L., Rifici, N., Treglia, A., Muci, M., Baldinelli, G., Rizzi, E., Lonzi, M., De Cicco, C., Forte, F., De Paolis, P., Grandaliano, Giuseppe, Cuzziol, C., Torre, V. M., Sfregola, P., Rossi, V., Fabio, G., Flammini, A., Filippini, A., Onorato, L., Vendola, F., Di Daniela, N., Alfarone, C., Scabbia, L., Ferrazzano, M., Grotta, B. D., Gamberini, M., Fazzari, L., Mene, P., Morgia, A., Catucci, A., Palumbo, R., Puliti, M., Marinelli, R., Polito, P., Marrocco, F., Morabito, S., Rocca, R., Nazzaro, L., Lavini, R., Iamundo, V., Chiappini, M., Casarci, M., Morosetti, M., Hassan, S., Firmi, G., Galliani, M., Serraiocco, M., Feriozzi, S., Valentini, W., Sacco, P., Garibotto, G., Cappelli, V., Saffioti, C., Repetto, M., Rolla, D., Lorenz, M., Pedrini, L., Polonioli, D., Galli, E., Ruggenenti, P., Scolari, F., Bove, S., Costantino, E., Bracchi, M., Mangano, S., Depetri, G., La Milia, V., Farina, M., Zecchini, S., Savino, R., Melandri, M., Guastoni, C., Paparella, M., Gallieni, M., Minetti, E., Bisegna, S., Righetti, M., Badalamenti, S., Alberghini, E., Bertoli, S., Fabbrini, P., Albrizio, P., Rampino, T., Colturi, C., Rombola, G., Lucatello, A., Guerrini, E., Ranghino, A., Lenci, F., Fanciulli, E., Santarelli, S., Damiani, C., Garofalo, D., Sopranzi, F., Santoferrara, A., Di Luca, M., Galiotta, P., Brigante, M., Manganaro, M., Maffei, S., Berto, I., Besso, L., Viglino, G., Cusinato, S., Chiarinottichiappero, D. F., Tognarelli, G., Gianoglio, B., Forneris, G., Biancone, L., Savoldi, S., Vitale, C., Boero, R., Filiberti, O., Borzumati, M., Gesualdo, L., Lomonte, C., Gernone, G., Pallotta, G., Di Paolo, S., Vernaglione, L., Specchio, A., Stallone, G., Dell'Aquila, R., Sandri, G., Russo, F., Napoli, M., Marangi, A., Morrone, L., Di Stratis, C., Fresu, A., Cicu, F., Murtas, S., Manca, O., Pani, A., Pilloni, M., Pistis, R., Cadoni, M., Contu, B., Logias, F., Ivaldi, R., Fancello, S., Cossu, M., Lepori, G., Vittoria, S., Battiati, E., Arnone, M., Rome, M., Barbera, A., Granata, A., Collura, G., Dico, C. L., Pugliese, G., Di Natale, E., Rizzari, G., Cottone, L., Longo, N., Battaglia, G., Marcantoni, C., Giannetto, G., Tumino, G., Randazzo, F., Bellissimo, L., Faro, F. L., Grippaldi, F., Urso, S., Quattrone, G., Todaro, I., Vincenzo, D., Murgo, A., Masuzzo, M., Pisacane, A., Monardo, P., Pontorierro, M., Quari, C., Bauro, A., Chimenz, R. R., Alfio, D., Girasole, F., Cascio, A. L., Caviglia, A., Tornese, F., Sirna, F., Altieri, C., Cusumano, R., Saveriano, V., La Corte, A., Locascio, G., Rotolo, U., Musso, S., Risuglia, L., Blanco, G., Minardo, G., Castellino, S., Zappulla, Z., Randone, S., Di Francesca, M., Cassetti, C. C., Oddo, G., Buscaino, G., Mucaria, F., Barraco, V. I., Di Martino, A., Rallo, D., Dani, L., Campolo, G., Manescalchi, F., Biagini, M., Agate, M., Panichi, V., Casani, A., Traversari, L., Garosi, G., Tabbi, M., Selvi, A., Cencioni, L., Fagugli, R., Timio, F., Leveque, A., Manes, M., Mennella, G., Calo, L., Fiorini, F., Abaterusso, C., Calzavara, P., Meneghel, G., Bonesso, C., Gambaro, G., Gammaro, L., Rugiu, C., Ronco, C., Nordio M., Reboldi G., Di Napoli A., Quintaliani G., Alberici F., Postorino M., Aucella F., Messa P., Brunori G., Bosco M., Malberti F., Mandreoli M., Mazzaferro S., Movilli E., Ravera M., Salomone M., Santoro D., PostorinoLimido M.A., Bonomini M., Stingone A., Maccarone M., Di Loreto E., Stacchiotti L., Malandra R., Chiarella S., D'Agostino F., Fuiano G., Nicodemo L., Bonofiglio R., Greco S., Mallamaci F., Barreca E., Caserta C., Bruzzese V., Galati D., Tramontana D., Viscione M., Chiuchiolo L., Tuccillo S., Sepe M., Vitale F., Ciriana E., Martignetti V., Caserta D., Stizzo A., Romano A., Iulianiello G., Cascone E., Minicone P., Chiricone D., Delgado G., Barbato A., Celentano S., Molfino I., Coppola S., Raiola I., Abategiovanni M., Borrelli S., Margherita C., Bruno F., Ida M., Aliperti E., Potito D., Cuomo G., De Luca M., Merola M., Botta C., Garofalo G., Alinei P., Paglionico C., Roano M., Vitale S., Ierardi R., Fimiani V., Conte G., Di Natale G., Romano M., Di Marino V., Scafarto A., Meccariello S., Pecoraro C., Di Stazio E., Di Meglio E., Cuomo A., Maresca B., Rotaia E., Capasso G., Auricchio M., Pluvio C., Maddalena L., De Maio A., Palladino G., Buono F., Gigliotti G., Mancini E., La Manna G., Storari A., Mosconi G., Cappelli G., Scarpioni R., Gregorini M., Rigotti A., Mancini W., Bianco F., Boscutti G., Amici G., Tosto M., Fini R., Pace G., Cioffi A., Boccia E., Di Lullo L., Di Zazzo G., Simonelli R., Bondatti F., Miglio L., Rifici N., Treglia A., Muci M., Baldinelli G., Rizzi E., Lonzi M., De Cicco C., Forte F., De Paolis P., Grandaliano G., Cuzziol C., Torre V.M., Sfregola P., Rossi V., Fabio G., Flammini A., Filippini A., Onorato L., Vendola F., Di Daniela N., Alfarone C., Scabbia L., Ferrazzano M., Grotta B.D., Gamberini M., Fazzari L., Mene P., Morgia A., Catucci A., Palumbo R., Puliti M., Marinelli R., Polito P., Marrocco F., Morabito S., Rocca R., Nazzaro L., Lavini R., Iamundo V., Chiappini M., Casarci M., Morosetti M., Hassan S., Firmi G., Galliani M., Serraiocco M., Feriozzi S., Valentini W., Sacco P., Garibotto G., Cappelli V., Saffioti C., Repetto M., Rolla D., Lorenz M., Pedrini L., Polonioli D., Galli E., Ruggenenti P., Scolari F., Bove S., Costantino E., Bracchi M., Mangano S., Depetri G., La Milia V., Farina M., Zecchini S., Savino R., Melandri M., Guastoni C., Paparella M., Gallieni M., Minetti E., Bisegna S., Righetti M., Badalamenti S., Alberghini E., Bertoli S., Fabbrini P., Albrizio P., Rampino T., Colturi C., Rombola G., Lucatello A., Guerrini E., Ranghino A., Lenci F., Fanciulli E., Santarelli S., Damiani C., Garofalo D., Sopranzi F., Santoferrara A., Di Luca M., Galiotta P., Brigante M., Manganaro M., Maffei S., Berto I., Besso L., Viglino G., Cusinato S., ChiarinottiChiappero D.F., Tognarelli G., Gianoglio B., Forneris G., Biancone L., Savoldi S., Vitale C., Boero R., Filiberti O., Borzumati M., Gesualdo L., Lomonte C., Gernone G., Pallotta G., Di Paolo S., Vernaglione L., Specchio A., Stallone G., Dell'Aquila R., Sandri G., Russo F., Napoli M., Marangi A., Morrone L., Di Stratis C., Fresu A., Cicu F., Murtas S., Manca O., Pani A., Pilloni M., Pistis R., Cadoni M., Contu B., Logias F., Ivaldi R., Fancello S., Cossu M., Lepori G., Vittoria S., Battiati E., Arnone M., Rome M., Barbera A., Granata A., Collura G., Dico C.L., Pugliese G., Di Natale E., Rizzari G., Cottone L., Longo N., Battaglia G., Marcantoni C., Giannetto G., Tumino G., Randazzo F., Bellissimo L., Faro F.L., Grippaldi F., Urso S., Quattrone G., Todaro I., Vincenzo D., Murgo A., Masuzzo M., Pisacane A., Monardo P., Pontorierro M., Quari C., Bauro A., Chimenz R.R., Alfio D., Girasole F., Cascio A.L., Caviglia A., Tornese F., Sirna F., Altieri C., Cusumano R., Saveriano V., La Corte A., Locascio G., Rotolo U., Musso S., Risuglia L., Blanco G., Minardo G., Castellino S., Zappulla Z., Randone S., Di Francesca M., Cassetti C.C., Oddo G., Buscaino G., Mucaria F., Barraco V.I., Di Martino A., Rallo D., Dani L., Campolo G., Manescalchi F., Biagini M., Agate M., Panichi V., Casani A., Traversari L., Garosi G., Tabbi M., Selvi A., Cencioni L., Fagugli R., Timio F., Leveque A., Manes M., Mennella G., Calo L., Fiorini F., Abaterusso C., Calzavara P., Meneghel G., Bonesso C., Gambaro G., Gammaro L., Rugiu C., and Ronco C.
Subjects: Male, Contextual analysis, medicine.medical_treatment, Population, 030232 urology & nephrology, Recursive partitioning, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Rate ratio, Risk Assessment, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Classification tree, COVID-19, Renal replacement therapy, Risk Factors, Medical, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health care, medicine, Settore MED/14 - NEFROLOGIA, Humans, education, Pandemics, Societies, Medical, Female, Italy, Nephrology, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Multilevel model, Decision rule, Confidence interval, Original Article, Hemodialysis, business, Contextual analysi, Societies, Demography
Abstract: Background and aim: Over 80% (365/454) of the nation’s centers participated in the Italian Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Survey. Out of 60,441 surveyed patients, 1368 were infected as of April 23rd, 2020. However, center-specific proportions showed substantial heterogeneity. We therefore undertook new analyses to identify explanatory factors, contextual effects, and decision rules for infection containment. Methods: We investigated fixed factors and contextual effects by multilevel modeling. Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis was used to develop decision rules. Results: Increased positivity among hemodialysis patients was predicted by center location [incidence rate ratio (IRR) 1.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.20–1.51], positive healthcare workers (IRR 1.09, 95% CI 1.02–1.17), test-all policy (IRR 5.94, 95% CI 3.36–10.45), and infected proportion in the general population (IRR 1.002, 95% CI 1.001–1.003) (all p < 0.01). Conversely, lockdown duration exerted a protective effect (IRR 0.95, 95% CI 0.94–0.98) (p < 0.01). The province-contextual effects accounted for 10% of the total variability. Predictive factors for peritoneal dialysis and transplant cases were center location and infected proportion in the general population. Using recursive partitioning, we identified decision thresholds at general population incidence ≥ 229 per 100,000 and at ≥ 3 positive healthcare workers. Conclusions: Beyond fixed risk factors, shared with the general population, the increased and heterogeneous proportion of positive patients is related to the center’s testing policy, the number of positive patients and healthcare workers, and to contextual effects at the province level. Nephrology centers may adopt simple decision rules to strengthen containment measures timely.
Published: 2021

7. COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy, Paediatrics, Immunocompromised Patients, and Persons with History of Allergy or Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Overview of Current Recommendations and Pre- and Post-Marketing Evidence for Vaccine Efficacy and Safety

Author: Luxi N., Giovanazzi A., Capuano A., Crisafulli S., Cutroneo P. M., Fantini M. P., Ferrajolo C., Moretti U., Poluzzi E., Raschi E., Ravaldi C., Reno C., Tuccori M., Vannacci A., Zanoni G., Trifiro G., Petrelli G., Girotti S., Arzenton E., Magro L., Lora R., Bellantuono D., Sabaini A., Firenze A., Zodda D., Guidotti F., Zappone M., Alagna B., Spina E., Minore C., Costantino C., Conforto A., Vitale F., Morreale I., Marsala L., Farinella D., Bavetta S., Sapigni E., Potenza A. M., Podetti D., Nikitina V., Ricciardelli R., Mogheiseh N., Croce S., Paltrinieri B., Castellani S., Sangiorgi E., Selleri M., Lucchesi S., Catucci G., Savini D., Sacripanti C., Faccioli M., Romio M. S., Rossi L., Radici S., Negri G., Fares L., Ajolfi C., Fadda A., Chiarello A., Pieraccini F., Pappalardo F., Bonaiuti R., Lombardi N., Crescioli G., Tessari R., Zandona E., Marchiori F., Chiamulera C., Senna G., Crivellaro M. A., Cancian M., Venturini F., Ferri M., Leonardi L., Orzetti S., Caccin E., Baldo P., Rafaniello C., Pagliaro C., Mercaldo M., Fucile A., di Giorgio A., Tari M., Manna S., Farina G., Di Mauro C., De Carlo I., Senesi I., Pileggi C., Palleria C., Gallelli L., De Sarro G., Trabace L., Morgese M., Schiavone S., Tucci P., Bove M., Lapi F., Cricelli C., Racagni G., Tonolo S., Leopardi E., Fava G., Giuffrida S., Amato V., Gambera M., Montresor V., Luxi N., Giovanazzi A., Capuano A., Crisafulli S., Cutroneo P.M., Fantini M.P., Ferrajolo C., Moretti U., Poluzzi E., Raschi E., Ravaldi C., Reno C., Tuccori M., Vannacci A., Zanoni G., Trifiro G., Luxi, N., Giovanazzi, A., Capuano, A., Crisafulli, S., Cutroneo, P. M., Fantini, M. P., Ferrajolo, C., Moretti, U., Poluzzi, E., Raschi, E., Ravaldi, C., Reno, C., Tuccori, M., Vannacci, A., Zanoni, G., Trifiro, G., Petrelli G., Girotti S., Arzenton E., Magro L., Lora R., Bellantuono D., Sabaini A., Firenze A., Zodda D., Guidotti F., Zappone M., Alagna B., Spina E., Minore C., Costantino C., Conforto A., Vitale F., Morreale I., Marsala L., Farinella D., Bavetta S., Sapigni E., Potenza A.M., Podetti D., Nikitina V., Ricciardelli R., Mogheiseh N., Croce S., Paltrinieri B., Castellani S., Sangiorgi E., Selleri M., Lucchesi S., Catucci G., Savini D., Sacripanti C., Faccioli M., Romio M.S., Rossi L., Radici S., Negri G., Fares L., Ajolfi C., Fadda A., Chiarello A., Pieraccini F., Pappalardo F., Bonaiuti R., Lombardi N., Crescioli G., Tessari R., Zandona E., Marchiori F., Chiamulera C., Senna G., Crivellaro M.A., Cancian M., Venturini F., Ferri M., Leonardi L., Orzetti S., Caccin E., Baldo P., Rafaniello C., Pagliaro C., Mercaldo M., Fucile A., di Giorgio A., Tari M., Manna S., Farina G., Di Mauro C., De Carlo I., Senesi I., Pileggi C., Palleria C., Gallelli L., De Sarro G., Trabace L., Morgese M., Schiavone S., Tucci P., Bove M., Lapi F., Cricelli C., Racagni G., Tonolo S., Leopardi E., Fava G., Giuffrida S., Amato V., Gambera M., and Montresor V.
Subjects: Allergy, IMPACT, COVID-19 Vaccine, Breastfeeding, Review Article, Toxicology, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, Pregnancy, Pharmacology (medical), Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Child, OUTCOMES, education.field_of_study, CANCER, Vaccination, Europe, CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, CANCER, RECIPIENTS, SEVERITY, OUTCOMES, IMPACT, RATES, Breast Feeding, Child, Preschool, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Female, 2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, COVID-19 Vaccines, Adolescent, BNT162 Vaccine, COVID-19, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, Humans, Infant, SARS-CoV-2, Hypersensitivity, Immunocompromised Host, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Population, MEDLINE, CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019, medicine, RATES, education, Pharmacology, business.industry, medicine.disease, Vaccine efficacy, RECIPIENTS, SEVERITY, Family medicine, Pregnancy Complications, Infectiou, business
Abstract: To date, four vaccines have been authorised for emergency use and under conditional approval by the European Medicines Agency to prevent COVID-19: Comirnaty, COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen, Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) and Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca). Although the benefit–risk profile of these vaccines was proven to be largely favourable in the general population, evidence in special cohorts initially excluded from the pivotal trials, such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, children/adolescents, immunocompromised people and persons with a history of allergy or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, is still limited. In this narrative review, we critically overview pre- and post-marketing evidence on the potential benefits and risks of marketed COVID-19 vaccines in the above-mentioned special cohorts. In addition, we summarise the recommendations of the scientific societies and regulatory agencies about COVID-19 primary prevention in the same vaccinee categories. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40264-021-01131-6.
Published: 2021

8. Co-circulation of the two influenza B lineages during 13 consecutive influenza surveillance seasons in Italy, 2004-2017

Author: Puzelli S., Martino A. D., Facchini M., Fabiani C., Calzoletti L., Mario G. D., Palmieri A., Affanni P., Camilloni B., Chironna M., D'Agaro P., Giannecchini S., Pariani E., Serra C., Rizzo C., Bella A., Donatelli I., Castrucci M. R., Ansaldi F., Arvia R., Azzi A., Bagnarelli P., Baldanti F., Capobianchi M. R., Castaldi S., Colucci M. E., Galli C., Ghisetti V., Orsi A., Pagani E., Palu G., Sanguinetti M., Smeraglia R., Tramuto F., Vitale F., Puzelli S, Di Martino A, Facchini M, Fabiani C, Calzoletti L, Di Mario G, Palmieri A, Affanni P, Camilloni B, Chironna M, D'Agaro P, Giannecchini S, Pariani E, Serra C, Rizzo C, Bella A, Donatelli I, Castrucci MR, Ansaldi F, Arvia R, Azzi A, Bagnarelli P, Baldanti F, Capobianchi MR, Castaldi S, Colucci ME, Galli C, Ghisetti V, Orsi A, Pagani E, Palù G, Sanguinetti M, Smeraglia R, Tramuto F, Vitale F, Puzelli, S., Martino, A. D., Facchini, M., Fabiani, C., Calzoletti, L., Mario, G. D., Palmieri, A., Affanni, P., Camilloni, B., Chironna, M., D'Agaro, P., Giannecchini, S., Pariani, E., Serra, C., Rizzo, C., Bella, A., Donatelli, I., Castrucci, M. R., Ansaldi, F., Arvia, R., Azzi, A., Bagnarelli, P., Baldanti, F., Capobianchi, M. R., Castaldi, S., Colucci, M. E., Galli, C., Ghisetti, V., Orsi, A., Pagani, E., Palu, G., Sanguinetti, M., Smeraglia, R., Tramuto, F., and Vitale, F.
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Influenza virological surveillance, Influenza B virus, Victoria lineage, Yamagata lineage, Vaccine match, medicine.medical_specialty, Lineage (evolution), Population, Influenza B viru, Hemagglutinin (influenza), Vaccine match, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Virus, lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Medical microbiology, Immunity, Retrospective Studie, Influenza, Human, medicine, Humans, lcsh:RC109-216, 030212 general & internal medicine, education, Phylogeny, Retrospective Studies, education.field_of_study, biology, Strain (biology), Victoria lineage, Influenza B virus, Influenza virological surveillance, Italy, Yamagata lineage, Virology, Influenza, 030104 developmental biology, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Influenza Vaccines, Influenza virological surveillance, Influenza B virus, Victoria lineage, Yamagata lineage, Vaccine match, Italy, Epidemiological Monitoring, biology.protein, Seasons, Influenza Vaccine, Research Article, Human
Abstract: BackgroundSince 1985, two antigenically distinct lineages of influenza B viruses (Victoria-like and Yamagata-like) have circulated globally. Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccines contain two circulating influenza A strains but a single B strain and thus provide limited immunity against circulating B strains of the lineage not included in the vaccine. In this study, we describe the characteristics of influenza B viruses that caused respiratory illness in the population in Italy over 13 consecutive seasons of virological surveillance, and the match between the predominant influenza B lineage and the vaccine B lineage, in each season.MethodsFrom 2004 to 2017, 26,886 laboratory-confirmed influenza cases were registered in Italy, of which 18.7% were type B. Among them, the lineage of 2465 strains (49%) was retrieved or characterized in this study by a real-time RT-PCR assay and/or sequencing of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene.ResultsCo-circulation of both B lineages was observed each season, although in different proportions every year. Overall, viruses of B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages caused 53.3 and 46.7% of influenza B infections, respectively. A higher proportion of infections with both lineages was detected in children, and there was a declining frequency of B/Victoria detections with age. A mismatch between the vaccine and the predominant influenza B lineage occurred in eight out of thirteen influenza seasons under study. Considering the seasons when B accounted for > 20% of all laboratory-confirmed influenza cases, a mismatch was observed in four out of six seasons. Phylogenetic analysis of the HA1 domain confirmed the co-circulation of both lineages and revealed a mixed circulation of distinct evolutionary viral variants, with different levels of match to the vaccine strains.ConclusionsThis study contributes to the understanding of the circulation of influenza B viruses in Italy. We found a continuous co-circulation of both B lineages in the period 2004–2017, and determined that children were particularly vulnerable to Victoria-lineage influenza B virus infections. An influenza B lineage mismatch with the trivalent vaccine occurred in about two-thirds of cases.
Published: 2019

9. Decline in the incidence of colorectal cancer and the associated mortality in young Italian adults

Author: Zorzi M., Cavestro G. M., Guzzinati S., Dal Maso L., Rugge M., Mazzoleni G., Morrone G., Caputo E., Galasso R., Citarella A., Sampietro G., Magoni M., Cavalieri D'Oro L., Ardizzone A., D'Argenzio A., Sciacca S., Pisani S., Ricci P., Giorno A., Ferretti S., Palma F., Serraino D., Iacovacci S., Quarta F., Filiberti R. A., Vitarelli S., Russo A. G., Carrozzi G., D'Orsi G., Fusco M., Sini G. M., Vitale F., Michiara M., Boschetti L., Chiaranda G., Rosso S., Tumino R., Mangone L., Valenti Clemente S., Falcini F., Caiazzo A. L., Cesaraccio R., Madeddu A., Fanetti A. C., Minerba S., Caldarella A., Candela G., Piffer S., Stracci F., Tagliabue G., Tolin M., Brustolin A., Castelli M., Zorzi M., Cavestro G.M., Guzzinati S., Dal Maso L., Rugge M., Mazzoleni G., Morrone G., Caputo E., Galasso R., Citarella A., Sampietro G., Magoni M., Cavalieri D'Oro L., Ardizzone A., D'Argenzio A., Sciacca S., Pisani S., Ricci P., Giorno A., Ferretti S., Palma F., Serraino D., Iacovacci S., Quarta F., Filiberti R.A., Vitarelli S., Russo A.G., Carrozzi G., D'Orsi G., Fusco M., Sini G.M., Vitale F., Michiara M., Boschetti L., Chiaranda G., Rosso S., Tumino R., Mangone L., Valenti Clemente S., Falcini F., Caiazzo A.L., Cesaraccio R., Madeddu A., Fanetti A.C., Minerba S., Caldarella A., Candela G., Piffer S., Stracci F., Tagliabue G., Tolin M., Brustolin A., Castelli M., Zorzi, M., Cavestro, G. M., Guzzinati, S., Dal Maso, L., and Rugge, M
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Colon, Population, Socio-culturale, colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Epidemiology of cancer, Medicine, Humans, Risk factor, education, education.field_of_study, cancer epidemiology, Colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Mortality rate, screening, Incidence, Gastroenterology, Cancer, medicine.disease, Obesity, Annual Percent Change, Europe, 030104 developmental biology, Italy, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, epidemiology, business, Colorectal Neoplasms, Demography, cancer epidemiology, SEER Program
Abstract: Objective The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) declines among subjects aged 50 years and above. An opposite trend appears among younger adults. In Europe, data on CRC incidence among younger adults are lacking. We therefore aimed to analyse European trends in CRC incidence and mortality in subjects younger than 50 years. Design Data on age-related CRC incidence and mortality between 1990 and 2016 were retrieved from national and regional cancer registries. Trends were analysed by Joinpoint regression and expressed as annual percent change. Results We retrieved data on 143.7 million people aged 20–49 years from 20 European countries. Of them, 187 918 (0.13%) were diagnosed with CRC. On average, CRC incidence increased with 7.9% per year among subjects aged 20–29 years from 2004 to 2016. The increase in the age group of 30–39 years was 4.9% per year from 2005 to 2016, the increase in the age group of 40–49 years was 1.6% per year from 2004 to 2016. This increase started earliest in subjects aged 20–29 years, and 10–20 years later in those aged 30–39 and 40–49 years. This is consistent with an age-cohort phenomenon. Although in most European countries the CRC incidence had risen, some heterogeneity was found between countries. CRC mortality did not significantly change among the youngest adults, but decreased with 1.1%per year between 1990 and 2016 and 2.4% per year between 1990 and 2009 among those aged 30–39 years and 40–49 years, respectively. Conclusion CRC incidence rises among young adults in Europe. The cause for this trend needs to be elucidated. Clinicians should be aware of this trend. If the trend continues, screening guidelines may need to be reconsidered.
Published: 2020

10. The relationship between frailty and delirium: insights from the 2017 Delirium Day study

Author: Mazzola, P, Tassistro, E, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Andreano, A, Valsecchi, Mg, Cherubini, A, Marengoni, A, Mossello, E, Bo, M, Inzitari, M, Di Bari, M, Udina, C, Latronico, N, Paolillo, C, Morandi, A, Bellelli, G, Tarasconi, A, Sella, M, Auriemma, S, Paternò, G, Faggian, G, Lucarelli, C, De Grazia, N, Alberto, C, Margola, A, Porcella, L, Nardiello, I, Chimenti, E, Zeni, M, Giani, A, Famularo, S, Romairone, E, Minaglia, C, Ceccotti, C, Guerra, G, Mantovani, G, Monacelli, F, Candiani, T, Ballestrero, A, Santolini, F, Rosso, M, Bono, V, Sibilla, S, Dal Santo, P, Ceci, M, Barone, P, Schirinzi, T, Formenti, A, Nastasi, G, Isaia, G, Gonella, D, Battuello, A, Casson, S, Calvani, D, Boni, F, Ciaccio, A, Rosa, R, Sanna, G, Manfredini, S, Cortese, L, Rizzo, M, Prestano, R, Greco, A, Lauriola, M, Gelosa, G, Piras, V, Arena, M, Cosenza, D, Bellomo, A, Lamontagna, M, Gabbani, L, Lambertucci, L, Perego, S, Parati, G, Basile, G, Gallina, V, Pilone, G, Giudice, C, Pietrogrande, L, Mosca, M, Corazzin, I, Rossi, P, Nunziata, V, D'Amico, F, Grippa, A, Giardini, S, Barucci, R, Cossu, A, Fiorin, L, Distefano, M, Lunardelli, M, Brunori, M, Ruffini, I, Abraham, E, Varutti, A, Fabbro, E, Catalano, A, Martino, G, Leotta, D, Marchet, A, Scrimieri, A, Davoli, M, Casella, M, Cartei, A, Polidori, G, Brischetto, D, Motta, S, Saponara, R, Perrone, P, Russo, G, Pirina, T, Franzoni, S, Cotroneo, A, Ghiggia, F, Volpi, G, Menichetti, C, Panico, A, Calogero, P, Corvalli, G, Mauri, M, Lupia, E, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, March, A, Pedrotti, M, Veronesi, M, Strocchi, E, Bianchetti, A, Crucitti, A, Difrancesco, V, Fontana, G, Bonanni, L, Barbone, F, Serrati, C, Ballardini, G, Simoncelli, M, Ceschia, G, Scarpa, C, Brugiolo, R, Fusco, S, Ciarambino, T, Biagini, C, Tonon, E, Porta, M, Venuti, D, Del Sette, M, Poeta, M, Barbagallo, G, Trovato, G, Delitala, A, Arosio, P, Reggiani, F, Zuliani, G, Ortolani, B, Mussio, E, Girardi, A, Coin, A, Ruotolo, G, Castagna, A, Masina, M, Cimino, R, Pinciaroli, A, Tripodi, G, Cannistrà, U, Cassadonte, F, Vatrano, M, Scaglione, L, Fogliacco, P, Muzzuilini, C, Romano, F, Padovani, A, Rozzini, L, Cagnin, A, Fragiacomo, F, Desideri, G, Liberatore, E, Bruni, A, Orsitto, G, Franco, M, Bonfrate, L, Bonetto, M, Pizio, N, Magnani, G, Cecchetti, G, Longo, A, Bubba, V, Marinan, L, Cotelli, M, Turla, M, Sessa, M, Abruzzi, L, Castoldi, G, Lovetere, D, Musacchio, C, Novello, M, Cavarape, A, Bini, A, Leonardi, A, Seneci, F, Grimaldi, W, Fimognari, F, Bambara, V, Saitta, A, Corica, F, Braga, M, Ettorre, E, Camellini, C, Annoni, G, Crescenzo, A, Noro, G, Turco, R, Ponzetto, M, Giuseppe, L, Mazzei, B, Maiuri, G, Costaggiu, D, Damato, R, Formilan, M, Patrizia, G, Gallucci, M, Paragona, M, Bini, P, Modica, D, Abati, C, Clerici, M, Barbera, I, Nigroimperiale, F, Manni, A, Votino, C, Castiglioni, C, Degl'Innocenti, M, Moscatelli, G, Guerini, S, Casini, C, Dini, D, D'Imporzano, E, Denotariis, S, Bonometti, F, Riccardi, A, Tiozzo, A, Samy Salama Fahmy, A, Dibari, M, Vanni, S, Scarpa, A, Zara, D, Ranieri, P, Alessandro, M, Pezzoni, D, Platto, C, D'Ambrosio, V, Ivaldi, C, Milia, P, Desalvo, F, Solaro, C, Strazzacappa, M, Cazzadori, M, Confente, S, Grasso, M, Troisi, E, Guerini, V, Bernardini, B, Corsini, C, Boffelli, S, Filippi, A, Delpin, K, Faraci, B, Bertoletti, E, Vannucci, M, Tesi, F, Crippa, P, Malighetti, A, Caltagirone, C, Disant, S, Bettini, D, Maltese, F, Abruzzese, G, Cosimo, D, Azzini, M, Colombo, M, Procino, G, Fascendini, S, Barocco, F, Mazzone, A, Riva, E, Dell'Acqua, D, Cottino, M, Vezzadini, G, Avanzi, S, Brambilla, C, Orini, S, Sgrilli, F, Mello, A, Lombardi, L, Muti, E, Dijk, B, Fenu, S, Gareri, P, Passamonte, M, Rigo, R, Locusta, L, Caser, L, Rosso, G, Cesarini, S, Cozzi, R, Santini, C, Carbone, P, Cazzaniga, I, Lovati, R, Cantoni, A, Ranzani, P, Barra, D, Pompilio, G, Dimori, S, Cernesi, S, Riccò, C, Piazzolla, F, Capittini, E, Rota, C, Gottardi, F, Merla, L, Barelli, A, Millul, A, Morrone, G, Bigolari, M, Macchi, M, Zambon, F, Pizzorni, C, Dicasaleto, G, Menculini, G, Marcacci, M, Catanese, G, Sprini, D, Dicasalet, T, Bocci, M, Borga, S, Caironi, P, Cingolani, E, Avalli, L, Greco, G, Citerio, G, Gandini, L, Cornara, G, Lerda, R, Brazzi, L, Simeone, F, Caciorgna, M, Alampi, D, Francesconi, S, Beck, E, Antonini, B, Vettoretto, K, Meggiolaro, M, Garofalo, E, Notaro, S, Varutti, R, Bassi, F, Mistraletti, G, Marino, A, Rona, R, Rondelli, E, Riva, I, Scapigliati, A, Vitale, F, Pistidda, L, D'Andrea, R, Querci, L, Gnesin, P, Todeschini, M, Lugano, M, Castelli, G, Ortolani, M, Cotoia, A, Maggiore, S, Ditizio, L, Graziani, R, Testa, I, Ferretti, E, Castioni, C, Lombardi, F, Caserta, R, Pasqua, M, Simoncini, S, Baccarini, F, Rispoli, M, Grossi, F, Cancelliere, L, Carnelli, M, Puccini, F, Biancofiore, G, Siniscalchi, A, Laici, C, Torrini, M, Pasetti, G, Palmese, S, Oggioni, R, Mangani, V, Pini, S, Martelli, M, Rigo, E, Zuccalà, F, Cherri, A, Spina, R, Calamai, I, Petrucci, N, Caicedo, A, Ferri, F, Gritti, P, Brienza, N, Fonnesu, R, Dessena, M, Fullin, G, Saggioro, D., Mazzola, P, Tassistro, E, Di Santo, S, Rossi, E, Andreano, A, Valsecchi, M, Cherubini, A, Marengoni, A, Mossello, E, Bo, M, Inzitari, M, Di Bari, M, Udina, C, Latronico, N, Paolillo, C, Morandi, A, and Bellelli, G
Subjects: Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Population, Socio-culturale, frailty, Odds, older people, delirium, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, 80 and over, Medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, LS4_4, education, Prospective cohort study, Geriatric Assessment, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, Rehabilitation, business.industry, Confounding, Delirium Day, Delirium Day, delirium, frailty, mortality, older people, General Medicine, Odds ratio, mortality, Delirium, Observational study, Geriatrics and Gerontology, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract: Background although frailty and delirium are among the most frequent and burdensome geriatric syndromes, little is known about their association and impact on short-term mortality. Objective to examine, in hospitalized older persons, whether frailty is associated with delirium, and whether these two conditions, alone or in combination, affect these patients’ 30-day survival. Design observational study nested in the Delirium Day project, with 30-day follow-up. Setting acute medical wards (n = 118) and rehabilitation wards (n = 46) in Italy. Subjects a total of 2,065 individuals aged 65+ years hospitalized in acute medical (1,484 patients, 71.9%) or rehabilitation (581 patients, 28.1%) wards. Methods a 25-item Frailty Index (FI) was created. Delirium was assessed using the 4AT test. Vital status was ascertained at 30 days. Results overall, 469 (22.7%) patients experienced delirium on the index day and 82 (4.0%) died during follow-up. After adjustment for potential confounders, each FI score increase of 0.1 significantly increased the odds of delirium (odds ratio, OR: 1.66 [95% CI: 1.45–1.90]), with no difference between the acute (OR: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.41–1.93]) and rehabilitation ward patients (OR: 1.71 [95% CI: 1.27–2.30]). The risk of dying during follow-up also increased significantly for every FI increase of 0.1 in the overall population (OR: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.33–2.05]) and in the acute medical ward patients (OR: 1.61 [95% CI: 1.28–2.04]), but not in the rehabilitation patients. Delirium was not significantly associated with 30-day mortality in either hospital setting. Conclusions in hospitalized older patients, frailty is associated with delirium and with an increased risk of short-term mortality.
Published: 2021

11. Major adverse cardiovascular events in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ARAPACIS study

Author: Raparelli, Valeria, Pastori, Daniele, Pignataro, Serena Francesca, Vestri, Anna Rita, Pignatelli, Pasquale, Cangemi, Roberto, Proietti, Marco, Davì, Giovanni, Hiatt, William Robert, Lip, Gregory Yoke Hong, Corazza, Gino Roberto, Perticone, Francesco, Violi, Francesco, Basili, Stefania, Alessandri, C., Serviddio, G., Palange, P., Greco, E., Bruno, G., Averna, M., Giammanco, A., Sposito, P., de Cristofaro, R., Carulli, L., de Gennaro, L., Pellegrini, E., Cominacini, L., Mozzini, C., Pasini, A. F., Sprovieri, M., Spagnuolo, V., Cerqua, G., Cerasola, G., Mulé, G., Barbagallo, M., Lo Sciuto, S., Monteverde, A., Saitta, A., Lo Gullo, A., Malatino, L., Cilia, C., Terranova, V., Pisano, M., Pinto, A., Di Raimondo, D., Tuttolomondo, A., Conigliaro, R., Signorelli, S., de Palma, D., Galderisi, M., Cudemo, G., Galletti, F., Fazio, V., de Luca, N., Meccariello, A., Caputo, D., de Donato, M. T., Iannuzi, A., Bresciani, A., Giunta, R., Utili, R., Iorio, V., Adinolfi, L. E., Sellitto, C., Iuliano, N., Bellis, P., Tirelli, P., Sacerdoti, D., Vanni, D., Iuliano, L., Ciacciarelli, M., Pacelli, A., Palazzuoli, A., Cacciafesta, M., Gueli, N., Lo Iacono, C., Brusco, S., Verrusio, W., Nobili, L., Tarquinio, N., Pellegrini, F., Vincentelli, G. M., Ravallese, F., Santini, C., Letizia, C., Petramala, L., Zinnamosca, L., Minisola, S., Cilli, M., Colangelo, L., Falaschi, P., Martocchia, A., Pastore, F., Bertazzoni, G., Attalla El Halabieh, E., Paradiso, M., Lizzi, E. M., Timmi, S., Battisti, P., Cerci, S., Ciavolella, M., Di Veroli, C., Malci, F., de Ciocchis, A., Abate, D., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Fidone, F., Mannarino, E., Pasqualini, L., Oliverio, G., Pende, A., Artom, N., Ricchio, R., Fimognari, F. L., Alletto, M., Messina, S., Sesti, G., Arturi, F., Succurro, E., Fiorentino, T. V., Pedace, E., Scarpino, P. 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Gennaro L., Pellegrini E. Cominacini L., Mozzini C., Pasini A.F., Sprovieri M., Spagnuolo V., Cerqua G., Cerasola G., Mulé G., Barbagallo M., Lo Sciuto S., Monteverde A., Saitta A., Lo Gullo A., Malatino L., Cilia C., Terranova V., Pisano M., Pinto A., Di Raimondo D., Tuttolomondo A., Conigliaro R., Signorelli S., De Palma D., Galderisi M., Cudemo G., Galletti F., Fazio V., De Luca N., Meccariello A., Caputo D., De Donato M. T., Iannuzi A., Bresciani A., Giunta R., Utili R., Iorio V., Adinolfi L.E., Sellitto C., Iuliano N., Bellis P., Tirelli P., Sacerdoti D., Vanni D., Iuliano L., Ciacciarelli M., Pacelli A., Palazzuoli A., Cacciafesta M., Gueli N., Lo Iacono C., Brusco S., Verrusio W., Nobili L., Tarquinio N., Pellegrini F., Vincentelli G.M., Ravallese F., Santini C., Letizia C., Petramala L., Zinnamosca L., Minisola S., Cilli M., Colangelo L., Falaschi P., Martocchia A., Pastore F., Bertazzoni G., Attalla El Halabieh E., Paradiso M., Lizzi E.M., Timmi S., Battisti P., Cerci S., Ciavolella M., Di Veroli C., Malci F., De Ciocchis A., Abate D., Castellino P., Zanoli L., Fidone F., Mannarino E., Pasqualini L., Oliverio G., Pende A., Artom N., Ricchio R., Fimognari F.L., Alletto M., Messina S., Sesti G., Arturi F., Succurro E, Fiorentino T.V., Pedace E., Scarpino P.E., Carullo G., Maio R., Sciacqua A., Frugiuele P., Spagnuolo V., Battaglia G., Atzori S., Delitala G., Angelucci E., Sestili S., Traisci G., De Feudis L., Di Michele D., Fava A., Balsano C., De Ciantis P., Desideri G., Camerota A., Mezzetti M., Gresele P., Vedovati C., Fierro T., Puccetti L., Bertolotti M., Mussi C., Boddi M., Savino A., Contri S., Degl’Innocenti G., Saller A., Fabris F., Pesavento R., Filippi L., Vedovetto V., Puato M., Fabris F., Treleani M., De Luca E., De Zaiacomo F., Giantin V., Semplicini A., Minuz P., Romano S., Fantin F., Manica A., Stockner I., Pattis P., Gutmann B., Catena C., Colussi G., Sechi L.A., Annoni G., Bruni A.A., Castagna A., Spinelli D., Miceli E., Padula D., Schinco G., Spreafico S., Secchi B., Vanoli M., Casella G., Pulixi E.A., Sansone L., Serra M.G., Longo S., Antonaci S., Belfiore A., Frualdo M., Palasciano G., Ricci L., Ventrella F., Bianco C., Santovito D., Cipollone F., Nicolai S., Salvati F., Rini G. B., Scozzari F., Muiesan M.L., Salvetti M., Bazza A., Picardi A., Vespasiani-Gentilucci U., De Vincentis A., Cosio P., Terzolo M., Madaffari B., Parasporo B., Fenoglio L., Bracco C., Melchio R., Gentili T., Salvi A., Nitti C., Gabrielli A., Martino G.P., Capucci A., Brambatti M., Sparagna A., Tirotta D., Andreozzi P., Ettorre E., Viscogliosi G., Servello A., Musumeci M., Delfino M., Giorgi A., Glorioso N., Melis G., Marras G., Matta M., Sacco A., Stellitano E., Scordo A., Russo F., Caruso A.A., Porreca E., Tana M., Ferri C., Cheli P., Portincasa P., Muscianisi G., Giordani S., Stanghellini V., Sabbà C., Mancuso G., Bartone M., Calipari D., Arcidiacono G., Bellanuova I., Ferraro M., Marigliano G., Cozzolino D., Lampitella A., Acri V., Galasso D., Mazzei F., Buratti A., Galasso S., Porta M., Brizzi M.F., Fattorini A., Sampietro F., D’Angelo A., Manfredini R., Pala M., Fabbian F., Moroni C., Valente L., Lopreiato F., Parente F., Granata M., Moia M., Braham S., Rossi M., Pesce M., Gentile A., Catozzo V., Baciarello G., Cosimati A., Ageno W., Rancan E., Guasti L., Ciccaglioni A., Negri S., Polselli M., Prisco D., Marcucci R., Ferro D., Perri L., Cangemi R., Saliola M., Del Ben M., Angelico F., Baratta F., Migliacci R., Porciello G., Corrao S. Data entry and Safety Monitoring Board: Proietti M., Raparelli V., Napoleone L., Talerico G., Amoroso D., Romiti G.F., Ruscio E., Toriello F., Sperduti N., Todisco T., Di Tanna G., Sacchetti M.L., Puddu P.E., Farcomeni A. Simi Young Internists Group: Anzaldi M., Bazzini C., Bianchi P.I., Boari B., Bracco C., Buonauro A., Buttà C., Buzzetti E., Calabria S., Capeci W., Caradio F., Carleo P., Carrabba M.D., Castorani L., Cecchetto L., Cicco S., Cimini C., Colombo B.M., De Giorgi A., De Vuono S., Del Corso L., Denegri A., Di Giosia P., Durante Mangoni E., Falsetti L., Forgione A., Giorgini P., Grassi D., Grembiale A., Hijazi D., Iamele L., Lorusso G., Marchese A., Marra A.M., Masala M., Miceli G., Montebianco Abenavoli L., Murgia G., Naccarato P., Padula D., Pattoneri P., Perego F., Pesce P., Piano S., Pinna M., Pinto D., Pretti V., Pucci G., Salinaro F., Salzano A., Santilli F., Scarpini F., Scicali R., Sirico D., Suppressa P., Talia M., Tassone E.J., Torres D., Vazzana N., Vecchio C.R., Vidili G., Vitale F., Zaccone V., Raparelli Valeria, Pastori Daniele, Pignataro Serena Francesca, Vestri Anna Rita, Pignatelli Pasquale, Cangemi Roberto, Proietti Marco, Davì Giovanni, Hiatt William Robert, Lip Gregory Yoke Hong, Corazza Gino Roberto, Perticone Francesco, Violi Francesco, Basili Stefania, Alessandri C, Serviddio G, Palange P, Greco E, Bruno G, Averna M, Giammanco A, Sposito P, De Cristofaro R, Carulli L, De Gennaro L, Pellegrini E, Cominacini L, Mozzini C, Pasini AF, Sprovieri M, Spagnuolo V, Cerqua G, Cerasola G, Mulé G, Barbagallo M, Lo Sciuto S, Monteverde A, Saitta A, Lo Gullo A, Malatino L, Cilia C, Terranova V, Pisano M, Pinto A, Di Raimondo D, Tuttolomondo A, Conigliaro R, Signorelli S, De Palma D, Galderisi M, Cudemo G, Galletti F, Fazio V, De Luca N, Meccariello A, Caputo D, De Donato MT, Iannuzi A, Bresciani A, Giunta R, Utili R, Iorio V, Adinolfi LE, Sellitto C, Iuliano N, Bellis P, Tirelli P, Sacerdoti D, Vanni D, Iuliano L, Ciacciarelli M, Pacelli A, Palazzuoli A, Cacciafesta M, Gueli N, Lo Iacono C, Brusco S, Verrusio W, Nobili L, Tarquinio N, Pellegrini F, Vincentelli GM, Ravallese F, Santini C, Letizia C, Petramala L, Zinnamosca L, Minisola S, Cilli M, Colangelo L, Falaschi P, Martocchia A, Pastore F, Bertazzoni G, Attalla El Halabieh E, Paradiso M, Lizzi EM, Timmi S, Battisti P, Cerci S, Ciavolella M, Di Veroli C, Malci F, De Ciocchis A, Abate D, Castellino P, Zanoli L, Fidone F, Mannarino E, Pasqualini L, Oliverio G, Pende A, Artom N, Ricchio R, Fimognari FL, Alletto M, Messina S, Sesti G, Arturi F, Succurro E, Fiorentino TV, Pedace E, Scarpino PE, Carullo G, Maio R, Sciacqua A, Frugiuele P, Battaglia G, Atzori S, Delitala G, Angelucci E, Sestili S, Traisci G, De Feudis L, Di Michele D, Fava A, Balsano C, De Ciantis P, Desideri G, Camerota A, Mezzetti M, Gresele P, Vedovati C, Fierro T, Puccetti L, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Boddi M, Savino A, Contri S, Degl’Innocenti G, Saller A, Fabris F, Pesavento R, Filippi L, Vedovetto V, Puato M, Treleani M, De Luca E, De Zaiacomo F, Giantin V, Semplicini A, Minuz P, Romano S, Fantin F, Manica A, Stockner I, Pattis P, Gutmann B, Catena C, Colussi G, Sechi LA, Annoni G, Bruni AA, Castagna A, Spinelli D, Miceli E, Padula D, Schinco G, Spreafico S, Secchi B, Vanoli M, Casella G, Pulixi EA, Sansone L, Serra MG, Longo S, Antonaci S, Belfiore A, Frualdo M, Palasciano G, Ricci L, Ventrella F, Bianco C, Santovito D, Cipollone F, Nicolai S, Salvati F, Rini GB, Scozzari F, Muiesan ML, Salvetti M, Bazza A, Picardi A, Vespasiani-Gentilucci U, De Vincentis A, Cosio P, Terzolo M, Madaffari B, Parasporo B, Fenoglio L, Bracco C, Melchio R, Gentili T, Salvi A, Nitti C, Gabrielli A, Martino GP, Capucci A, Brambatti M, Sparagna A, Tirotta D, Andreozzi P, Ettorre E, Viscogliosi G, Servello A, Musumeci M, Delfino M, Giorgi A, Glorioso N, Melis G, Marras G, Matta M, Sacco A, Stellitano E, Scordo A, Russo F, Caruso AA, Porreca E, Tana M, Ferri C, Cheli P, Portincasa P, Muscianisi G, Giordani S, Stanghellini V, Sabbà C, Mancuso G, Bartone M, Calipari D, Arcidiacono G, Bellanuova I, Ferraro M, Marigliano G, Cozzolino D, Lampitella A, Acri V, Galasso D, Mazzei F, Buratti A, Galasso S, Porta M, Brizzi MF, Fattorini A, Sampietro F, D’Angelo A, Manfredini R, Pala M, Fabbian F, Moroni C, Valente L, Lopreiato F, Parente F, Granata M, Moia M, Braham S, Rossi M, Pesce M, Gentile A, Catozzo V, Baciarello G, Cosimati A, Ageno W, Rancan E, Guasti L, Ciccaglioni A, Negri S, Polselli M, Prisco D, Marcucci R, Ferro D, Perri L, Cangemi R, Saliola M, Del Ben M, Angelico F, Baratta F, Migliacci R, Porciello G, Corrao S, Proietti M, Raparelli V, Napoleone L, Talerico G, Amoroso D, Romiti GF, Ruscio E, Toriello F, Sperduti N, Todisco T, Di Tanna G, Sacchetti ML, Puddu PE, Farcomeni A, Anzaldi M, Bazzini C, Bianchi PI, Boari B, Buonauro A, Buttà C, Buzzetti E, Calabria S, Capeci W, Caradio F, Carleo P, Carrabba MD, Castorani L, Cecchetto L, Cicco S, Cimini C, Colombo BM, De Giorgi A, De Vuono S, Del Corso L, Denegri A, Di Giosia P, Durante Mangoni E, Falsetti L, Forgione A, Giorgini P, Grassi D, Grembiale A, Hijazi D, Iamele L, Lorusso G, Marchese A, Marra AM, Masala M, Miceli G, Montebianco Abenavoli L, Murgia G, Naccarato P, Pattoneri P, Perego F, Pesce P, Piano S, Pinna M, Pinto D, Pretti V, Pucci G, Salinaro F, Salzano A, Santilli F, Scarpini F, Scicali R, Sirico D, Suppressa P, Talia M, Tassone EJ, Torres D, Vazzana N, Vecchio CR, Vidili G, Vitale F, and Zaccone V
Subjects: Male, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Major cardiovascular event, Cause of Death, Risk of mortality, Prevalence, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective Studies, Registries, Prospective cohort study, Stroke, Cause of death, COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Incidence, Hazard ratio, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiovascular mortality, Major cardiovascular events, Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endpoint Determination, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy, Predictive Value of Tests, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiovascular mortality, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Major cardiovascular events, Cardiology, Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica, medicine.medical_specialty, Chronic Obstructive, Socio-culturale, Pulmonary Disease, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, business.industry, medicine.disease, business, Mace
Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of mortality in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients. Data on the relationship of COPD to major cardiovascular events (MACE) in AF have not been defined. The aim of the study is to assess the predictive value of COPD on incident MACE in NVAF patients over a 3-year follow-up. In the Atrial Fibrillation Registry for Ankle-Brachial Index Prevalence Assessment-Collaborative Italian Study (ARAPACIS) cohort, we evaluate the impact of COPD on the following clinical endpoints: MACE (including vascular death, fatal/non-fatal MI and stroke/TIA), cardiovascular (CV) death and all-cause mortality. Among 2027 NVAF patients, patients with COPD (9%) are more commonly male, elderly and at higher thromboembolic risk. During a median 36.0months follow-up, 186 patients experienced MACE: vascular death (n = 72), MI (n = 57), stroke/TIA (n = 57). All major outcomes (including stroke/TIA, MI, vascular death, and all-cause death) are centrally adjudicated. Kaplan–Meier curves show that NVAF patients with COPD are at higher risk for MACE (p < 0.001), CV death (p < 0.001) and all-cause death (p < 0.001). On Cox proportional hazard analysis, COPD is an independent predictor of MACE (Hazard ratio [HR] 1.77, 95% Confidence Intervals [CI] 1.20–2.61; p = 0.004), CV death (HR 2.73, 95% CI 1.76–4.23; p < 0.0001) and all-cause death (HR 2.16, 95% CI 1.48–3.16; p < 0.0001). COPD is an independent predictor of MACE, CV death and all-cause death during a long-term follow-up of NVAF patients.
Published: 2018

12. Reasons for low cervical cancer survival in new accession European Union countries: a EUROCARE-5 study

Author: Bielska-Lasota, M., Rossi, S., Krzyzak, M., Haelens, A., Domenic, A., De Angelis, R., Maciejczyk, A., Rodriguez-Barranco, M., Zadnik, V., Minicozzi, P., Hackl, M., Ihle, P., Vaneycken, E., Henau, K., Valerianova, Z., Dimitrova, N., Sekerija, M., Cukelj, P., Dusek, L., Zvolsky, M., Magi, M., Aareleid, T., Malila, N., Seppa, K., Velten, M., Guizard, A. V., Faivre, J., Woronoff, A. S., Tretarre, B., Bossard, N., Uhry, Z., Colonna, M., Molinie, F., Cowppli-Bony, A., Bara, S., Lapotre-Ledoux, B., Grosclaude, P., Stabenow, R., Luttmann, S., Eberle, A., Brenner, H., Nennecke, A., Engel, J., Schubert-Fritschle, G., Heidrich, J., Holleczek, B., Katalinic, A., Birgisson, H., Tryggvadottir, L., Clough-Gorr, K., Mazzoleni, G., Bulatko, A., Buzzoni, C., Suterasardo, A., Mancuso, P., Ferretti, S., Barchielli, A., Caldarella, A., Gatta, G., Sant, M., Amati, C., Baili, P., Berrino, F., Bonfarnuzzo, S., Botta, L., Capocaccia, R., Foschi, R., Margutti, C., Meneghini, E., Trama, A., Serraino, D., Dalmaso, L., Deangelis, R., Dibenedetto, C., Caldora, M., Francisci, S., Galati, F., Mallone, S., Pierannunzio, D., Tallon, M., Santaquilani, M., Tavilla, A., Pannozzo, F., Busco, S., Filiberti, R. A., Marani, E., Ricci, P., Spagnoli, G., Cirilli, C., Fusco, M., Vitale, M. F., Usala, M., Vitale, F., Mazzucco, W., Michiara, M., Zanetti, R., Rosso, S., Tumino, R., Mangone, L., Difelice, E., Russo, A. G., Andreano, A., Falcini, F., Caiazzo, A. L., Cesaraccio, R., Piffer, S., Madeddu, A., Tisano, F., Fanetti, A. C., Cometti, I., Candela, P., Scuderi, T., Stracci, F., Bianconi, F., Tagliabue, G., Contiero, P., Rugge, M., Zorzi, M., Pildava, S., Smailyte, G., Azzopardi, M., Calleja, N., Johannesen, T. B., Rachtan, J., Gozdz, S., Macek, P., Blaszczyk, J., Bebenek, M., Forjaz deLacerda, G., Bento, M. J., Antunes, L., Miranda, A., Mayer-da-Silva, A., Safaeidiba, C., Primic-Zakelj, M., Lopez deMunain, A., Gil, L., Diazgarcia, J. M., Marcos-Navarro, A. I., Marcos-Gragera, R., Puigdemont, M., Sanchez, M. J., Chang, D. Y. L., Chirlaque, M. D., Ardanaz, E., Guevara, M., Galceran, J., Carulla, M., Lambe, M., Khan, S., Staehelin, K., Bouchardy, C., Fournier, E., Mousavi, S. M., Ess, S. M., Lorez, M., Mousavi, M., Herrmann, C., Bordoni, A., Spitale, A., Konzelmann, I., Visser, O., Aarts, M., Otter, R., Coleman, M., Allemani, C., Rachet, B., Rashbass, J., Broggio, J., Verne, J., Gavin, A., Donnelly, D., Morrison, D., Black, R., Huws, D. W., Thomas, R., Bielska‑Lasota, M, Rossi, S, Krzyżak, M, Haelens, A, Domenic, A, De Angelis, R, Maciejczyk, A, Rodríguez‑Barranco, M, Zadnik, V, Minicozzi, P, Vitale, F, and Mazzucco, W
Subjects: Morphology, Adult, Male, Stage at diagnosi, Survival, Adolescent, Socio-culturale, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Disease, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Medicine, media_common.cataloged_instance, Humans, European Union, European union, Survival rate, Population-based study, media_common, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Cervical cancer, Aged, 80 and over, Cervical cancer, Europe, Morphology, Population-based study, Stage at diagnosis, Survival, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Relative survival, business.industry, Absolute risk reduction, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Retrospective cohort study, Stage at diagnosis, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Europe, Eastern european, Survival Rate, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, business, Demography
Abstract: Purpose: With better access to early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, cervical cancer (CC) burden decreased in several European countries. In Eastern European (EE) countries, which accessed European Union in 2004, CC survival was worse than in the rest of Europe. The present study investigates CC survival differences across five European regions, considering stage at diagnosis (local, regional and metastatic), morphology (mainly squamous versus glandular tumours) and patients’ age. Methods: We analysed 101,714 CC women diagnosed in 2000–2007 and followed-up to December 2008. Age-standardised 5-year relative survival (RS) and the excess risks of cancer death in the 5years after diagnosis were computed. Results: EE women were older and less commonly diagnosed with glandular tumours. Proportions of local stage cancers were similar across Europe, while morphology- and stage-specific RS (especially for non-metastatic disease) were lower in Eastern Europe. Adjusting for age and morphology, excess risk of local stage CC death for EE patients remained higher than that for other European women. Conclusion: Stage, age and morphology alone do not explain worse survival in Eastern Europe: less effective care may play a role, probably partly due to fewer or inadequate resources being allocated to health care in this area, compared to the rest of Europe.
Published: 2019

13. Treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate delays progression of chronic kidney disease: the UBI Study

Author: Di Iorio, B. R., Bellasi, A., Raphael, K. L., Santoro, D., Aucella, F., Garofano, L., Ceccarelli, M., Di Lullo, L., Capolongo, G., Di Iorio, M., Guastaferro, P., Capasso, G., Barbera, V., Bruzzese, A., Canale, V., Conte, G., Crozza, V., Cupisti, A., Deblasio, A., Desimone, E., Dimicco, L., Fiorini, F., Grifa, R., Nardone, R., Piemontese, M., Sirico, M. L., Vitale, F., Di Iorio, B. R., Bellasi, A., Raphael, K. L., Santoro, D., Aucella, F., Garofano, L., Ceccarelli, M., Di Lullo, L., Capolongo, G., Di Iorio, M., Guastaferro, P., Capasso, G., Barbera, V., Bruzzese, A., Canale, V., Conte, G., Crozza, V., Cupisti, A., Deblasio, A., Desimone, E., Dimicco, L., Fiorini, F., Grifa, R., Nardone, R., Piemontese, M., Sirico, M. L., and Vitale, F.
Subjects: Nephrology, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Renal function, Kidney, Gastroenterology, chemistry.chemical_compound, Internal medicine, Chronic kidney disease, medicine, Humans, Metabolic acidosis, Sodium bicarbonate, Renal replacement therapy, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Dialysis, Aged, Creatinine, Metabolic acidosi, business.industry, Correction, medicine.disease, Survival Rate, Acidosi, chemistry, Italy, Disease Progression, Female, business, Acidosis, Kidney disease, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Human
Abstract: Background Metabolic acidosis is associated with accelerated progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate improves kidney and patient survival in CKD is unclear. Methods We conducted a randomized (ratio 1:1). open-label, controlled trial (NCT number: NCT01640119. www.clinicaltrials.gov) to determine the effect in patients with CKD stage 3–5 of treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate (SB) on creatinine doubling (primary endpoint), all-cause mortality and time to renal replacement therapy compared to standard care (SC) over 36-months. Parametric, non-parametric tests and survival analyses were used to assess the effect of SB on these outcomes. Results A total of 376 and 364 individuals with mean (SD) age 67.8 (14.9) years, creatinine clearance 30 (12) ml/min, and serum bicarbonate 21.5 (2.4) mmol/l were enrolled in SB and SC, respectively. Mean (SD) follow-up was 29.6 (9.8) vs 30.3 (10.7) months in SC and SB. respectively. The mean (SD) daily doses of SB was 1.13 (0.10). 1.12 (0.11). and 1.09 (0.12) mmol/kg*bw/day in the first, second and third year of follow-up, respectively. A total of 87 participants reached the primary endpoint [62 (17.0%) in SC vs 25 (6.6%) in SB, p Conclusion In persons with CKD 3–5 without advanced stages of chronic heart failure, treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate is safe and improves kidney and patient survival.
Published: 2019

14. Carotid plaque detection improves the predictve value of CHA2DS2-VASc score in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrilation: The ARAPACIS Study

Author: Basili, Stefania, Loffredo, Lorenzo, Pastori, Daniele, Proieti, Marco, Farcomeni, Alessio, Vesti, Anna Rta, Pignatelli, Pasquale, Davì, Giovanni, Hiatt, William R., Lip, Gregory Y. H., Corazza, Gino R., Perticone, Francesco, Violi, Francesco, Alessandri, C., Serviddio, G., Fascetti, S., Palange, P., Greco, E., Bruno, G., Averna, M., Giammanco, A., Sposito, P., De Cristofaro, R., De Gennaro, L., Carulli, L., Pellegrini, E., Cominacini, L., Mozzini, C., Pasini, A. F., Sprovieri, M., Spagnuolo, V., Cerqua, G., Cerasola, G., Mule, G., Barbagallo, M., Lo Sciuto, S., Monteverde, A., Saitta, A., Lo Gullo, A., Malatino, L., Ciia, C., Terranova, V., Pisano, M., Pinto, A., Di Raimondo, D., Tuttolomondo, A., Conigliaro, R., Signorelli, S., De Palma, D., Galderisi, M., Cudemo, G., Galletti, F., Fazio, V., De Luca, N., Meccariello, A., Caputo, D., De Donato, M. T., Iannuzi, A., Bresciani, A., Giunta, R., Utili, R., Iorio, V., Adinolfi, L. E., Sellitto, C., Iuliano, N., Bellis, P., Tirelli, P., Sacerdoti, D., Vanni, D., Iuliano, L., Ciacciarelli, M., Pacelli, A., Palazzuoli, A., Cacciafesta, M., Gueli, N., Lo Iacono, G., Brusco, S., Verrusio, W., Nobili, L., Tarquinio, N., Pellegrini, F., Vincentelli, G. M., Ravallese, F., Santini, C., Letizia, C., Petramala, L., Zinnamosca, L., Minisola, S., Cilli, M., Savoriti, C., Colangelo, L., Falaschi, P., Martocchia, A., Pastore, F., Bertazzoni, G., Attalla El Halabieh, E., Paradiso, M., Lizzi, E. M., Timmi, S., Battisti, P., Cerci, S., Ciavolella, M., Di Veroli, C., Malei, F., De Ciocchis, A., Abate, D., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Fidone, F., Mannarino, E. T., Pasqualini, L., Oliverio, G., Pende, A., Aitom, N., Ricchio, R., Fimognari, F. L., Alletto, M., Messina, S., Sesti, G., Arturi, F., Fiorentino, T. V., Pedace, E., Scarpino, P. E., Carullo, G., Maio, R., Sciacqua, A., Frugiuele, P., Battaglia, G., Atzori, S., Delitala, G., Angelucci, E., Sestili, S., Traisci, G., De Feudis, L., Di Michèle, D., Fava, A., Balsano, C., De Ciantis, P., Desideri, G., Camerota, A., Mezzetti, M., Gresele, P., Vedovati, C., Fierro, T., Puccetti, L., Bertolotti, M., Mussi, C., Boddi, M., Savino, A., Contri, S., Degl'Innocenti, G., Sailer, A., Fabris, F., Pesavento, R., Filippi, L., Vedovetto, V., Puato, M., Treleani, M., De Luca, E., De Zaiacomo, F., Giantin, V., Semplicini, A., Minuz, P., Romano, S., Fantin, F., Manica, A., Stockner, I., Pattis, P., Gutmann, B., Catena, C., Colussi, G., Sechi, L. A., Annoni, G., Bruni, A. A., Castagna, A., Spinelli, D., Miceli, E., Paduia, D., Schinco, G., Spreafico, S., Secchi, B., Vanoli, M., Casella, G., Pulixi, E. A., Sansone, L., Serra, M. G., Longo, S., Antonaci, S., Belfiäore, A., Frualdo, M., Palasciano, G., Ricci, L., Ventrella, F., Bianco, C., Santovito, D., Cipollone, F., Nicolai, S., Salvati, F., Rini, G. B., Scozzari, F., Muiesan, M. L., Salvetti, M., Bazza, A., Picardi, A., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U., De Vincentis, A., Cosio, P., Terzolo, M., Madaffari, B., Parasporo, B., Fenoglio, L., Bracco, C., Melchio, R., Gentili, T., Salvi, A., Nitti, C., Gabrielli, A., Martino, G. P., Capucci, A., Brambatti, M., Sparagna, A., Tirotta, D., Andreozzi, P., Ettorre, E., Viscogliosi, G., Servello, A., Musumeci, M., Rossi Fanelli, F., Delfino, M., Giorgi, A., Glorioso, N., Melis, G., Marras, G., Matta, M., Sacco, A., Stellitano, E., Scordo, A., Russo, F., Caruso, A. A., Porreca, E., Tana, M., Ferri, C., Cheli, P., Portincasa, P., Muscianisi, G., Giordani, S., Stanghellini, V., Sabbà, C., Mancuso, G., Bartone, M., Calipari, D., Arcidiacono, G., Bellanuova, I., Ferraro, M., Marigliano, G., Cozzolino, D., Lampitella, A., Acri, V., Galasso, D., Mazzei, F., Galasso, S., Buratti, A., Porta, M., Brizzi, M. F., Fattorini, A., Sampietro, F., D'Angelo, A., Manfredini, R., Pala, M., Fabbian, F., Moroni, C., Valente, L., Lopreiato, F., Parente, F., Granata, M., Moia, M., Braham, S., Rossi, M., Pesce, M., Gentile, A., Catozzo, V., Baciarello, G., Cosimati, A., Ageno, W., Rancan, E., Guasti, L., Ciccaglioni, A., Negri, S., Polselli, M., Prisco, D., Marcucci, R., Ferro, D., Cangemi, R., Perri, L., Polimeni, L., Catasca, E., Vicario, T., Russo, R., Saliola, M., Del Ben, M., Ange-lico, F., Calvieri, C., Bucci, T., Baratta, F., Migliacci, R., Porciello, G., Corrao, S., Pignataro, F. S., Napoleone, L., Talerico, G., Amoroso, D., Romiti, G. F., Ruscio, E., Toriello, F., Todisco, T., Di Tanna, G., Saccheti, M. L., Puddu, P. E., Anzaldi, M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P. I., Boari, B., Bracco, G., Buonauro, A., Butta, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Capeci, W., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, M. D., Castorani, L., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B. M., De Giorgi, A., De Vuono, S., Del Corso, L., Denegri, A., Di Giosia, P., Durante Mangoni, E., Falsetti, L., Forgione, A., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A. M., Masala, M., Miceli, G., Montebianco Abenavoli, L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Piano, S., Pinna, M., Pinto, D., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Raparelli, V., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santilli, F., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Tassone, E. J., Torres, D., Vazzana, N., Vecchio, C. R., Vidili, G., Vitale, F., Zaccone, V., Simi Young Internists GIS Group, Basili, S, Loffredo, L, Pastori, D, Proieti, M, Farcomeni, A, Vesti, A, Pignatelli, P, Davi, G, Hiatt, W, Lip, G, Corazza, G, Perticone, F, Violi, F, Alessandri, C, Serviddio, G, Fascetti, S, Palange, P, Greco, E, Bruno, G, Averna, M, Giammanco, A, Sposito, P, De Cristofaro, R, De Gennaro, L, Carulli, L, Pellegrini, E, Cominacini, L, Mozzini, C, Pasini, A, Sprovieri, M, Spagnuolo, V, Cerqua, G, Cerasola, G, Mule, G, Barbagallo, M, Lo Sciuto, S, Monteverde, A, Saitta, A, Lo Gullo, A, Malatino, L, Ciia, C, Terranova, V, Pisano, M, Pinto, A, Di Raimondo, D, Tuttolomondo, A, Conigliaro, R, Signorelli, S, De Palma, D, Galderisi, M, Cudemo, G, Galletti, F, Fazio, V, De Luca, N, Meccariello, A, Caputo, D, De Donato, M, Iannuzi, A, Bresciani, A, Giunta, R, Utili, R, Iorio, V, Adinolfi, L, Sellitto, C, Iuliano, N, Bellis, P, Tirelli, P, Sacerdoti, D, Vanni, D, Iuliano, L, Ciacciarelli, M, Pacelli, A, Palazzuoli, A, Cacciafesta, M, Gueli, N, Lo Iacono, G, Brusco, S, Verrusio, W, Nobili, L, Tarquinio, N, Pellegrini, F, Vincentelli, G, Ravallese, F, Santini, C, Letizia, C, Petramala, L, Zinnamosca, L, Minisola, S, Cilli, M, Savoriti, C, Colangelo, L, Falaschi, P, Martocchia, A, Pastore, F, Bertazzoni, G, Attalla El Halabieh, E, Paradiso, M, Lizzi, E, Timmi, S, Battisti, P, Cerci, S, Ciavolella, M, Di Veroli, C, Malei, F, De Ciocchis, A, Abate, D, Castellino, P, Zanoli, L, Fidone, F, Mannarino, E, Pasqualini, L, Oliverio, G, Pende, A, Aitom, N, Ricchio, R, Fimognari, F, Alletto, M, Messina, S, Sesti, G, Arturi, F, Fiorentino, T, Pedace, E, Scarpino, P, Carullo, G, Maio, R, Sciacqua, A, Frugiuele, P, Battaglia, G, Atzori, S, Delitala, G, Angelucci, E, Sestili, S, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Michele, D, Fava, A, Balsano, C, De Ciantis, P, Desideri, G, Camerota, A, Mezzetti, M, Gresele, P, Vedovati, C, Fierro, T, Puccetti, L, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Boddi, M, Savino, A, Contri, S, Degl'Innocenti, G, Sailer, A, Fabris, F, Pesavento, R, Filippi, L, Vedovetto, V, Puato, M, Treleani, M, De Luca, E, De Zaiacomo, F, Giantin, V, Semplicini, A, Minuz, P, Romano, S, Fantin, F, Manica, A, Stockner, I, Pattis, P, Gutmann, B, Catena, C, Colussi, G, Sechi, L, Annoni, G, Bruni, A, Castagna, A, Spinelli, D, Miceli, E, Paduia, D, Schinco, G, Spreafico, S, Secchi, B, Vanoli, M, Casella, G, Pulixi, E, Sansone, L, Serra, M, Longo, S, Antonaci, S, Belfiaore, A, Frualdo, M, Palasciano, G, Ricci, L, Ventrella, F, Bianco, C, Santovito, D, Cipollone, F, Nicolai, S, Salvati, F, Rini, G, Scozzari, F, Muiesan, M, Salvetti, M, Bazza, A, Picardi, A, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U, De Vincentis, A, Cosio, P, Terzolo, M, Madaffari, B, Parasporo, B, Fenoglio, L, Bracco, C, Melchio, R, Gentili, T, Salvi, A, Nitti, C, Gabrielli, A, Martino, G, Capucci, A, Brambatti, M, Sparagna, A, Tirotta, D, Andreozzi, P, Ettorre, E, Viscogliosi, G, Servello, A, Musumeci, M, Rossi Fanelli, F, Delfino, M, Giorgi, A, Glorioso, N, Melis, G, Marras, G, Matta, M, Sacco, A, Stellitano, E, Scordo, A, Russo, F, Caruso, A, Porreca, E, Tana, M, Ferri, C, Cheli, P, Portincasa, P, Muscianisi, G, Giordani, S, Stanghellini, V, Sabba, C, Mancuso, G, Bartone, M, Calipari, D, Arcidiacono, G, Bellanuova, I, Ferraro, M, Marigliano, G, Cozzolino, D, Lampitella, A, Acri, V, Galasso, D, Mazzei, F, Galasso, S, Buratti, A, Porta, M, Brizzi, M, Fattorini, A, Sampietro, F, D'Angelo, A, Manfredini, R, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Moroni, C, Valente, L, Lopreiato, F, Parente, F, Granata, M, Moia, M, Braham, S, Rossi, M, Pesce, M, Gentile, A, Catozzo, V, Baciarello, G, Cosimati, A, Ageno, W, Rancan, E, Guasti, L, Ciccaglioni, A, Negri, S, Polselli, M, Prisco, D, Marcucci, R, Ferro, D, Cangemi, R, Perri, L, Polimeni, L, Catasca, E, Vicario, T, Russo, R, Saliola, M, Del Ben, M, Ange-lico, F, Calvieri, C, Bucci, T, Baratta, F, Migliacci, R, Porciello, G, Corrao, S, Pignataro, F, Napoleone, L, Talerico, G, Amoroso, D, Romiti, G, Ruscio, E, Toriello, F, Todisco, T, Di Tanna, G, Saccheti, M, Puddu, P, Anzaldi, M, Bazzini, C, Bianchi, P, Boari, B, Bracco, G, Buonauro, A, Butta, C, Buzzetti, E, Calabria, S, Capeci, W, Caradio, F, Carleo, P, Carrabba, M, Castorani, L, Cecchetto, L, Cicco, S, Cimini, C, Colombo, B, De Giorgi, A, De Vuono, S, Del Corso, L, Denegri, A, Di Giosia, P, Durante Mangoni, E, Falsetti, L, Forgione, A, Giorgini, P, Grassi, D, Grembiale, A, Hijazi, D, Iamele, L, Lorusso, G, Marchese, A, Marra, A, Masala, M, Miceli, G, Montebianco Abenavoli, L, Murgia, G, Naccarato, P, Pattoneri, P, Perego, F, Pesce, P, Piano, S, Pinna, M, Pinto, D, Pretti, V, Pucci, G, Raparelli, V, Salinaro, F, Salzano, A, Santilli, F, Scarpini, F, Scicali, R, Sirico, D, Suppressa, P, Talia, M, Tassone, E, Torres, D, Vazzana, N, Vecchio, C, Vidili, G, Vitale, F, Zaccone, V, Basili, S., Loffredo, L., Pastori, D., Proieti, M., Farcomeni, A., Vesti, A. 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A., Porreca, E., Tana, M., Ferri, C., Cheli, P., Portincasa, P., Muscianisi, G., Giordani, S., Stanghellini, V., Sabba, C., Mancuso, G., Bartone, M., Calipari, D., Arcidiacono, G., Bellanuova, I., Ferraro, M., Marigliano, G., Cozzolino, D., Lampitella, A., Acri, V., Galasso, D., Mazzei, F., Galasso, S., Buratti, A., Porta, M., Brizzi, M. F., Fattorini, A., Sampietro, F., D'Angelo, A., Manfredini, R., Pala, M., Fabbian, F., Moroni, C., Valente, L., Lopreiato, F., Parente, F., Granata, M., Moia, M., Braham, S., Rossi, M., Pesce, M., Gentile, A., Catozzo, V., Baciarello, G., Cosimati, A., Ageno, W., Rancan, E., Guasti, L., Ciccaglioni, A., Negri, S., Polselli, M., Prisco, D., Marcucci, R., Ferro, D., Cangemi, R., Perri, L., Polimeni, L., Catasca, E., Vicario, T., Russo, R., Saliola, M., Del Ben, M., Ange-lico, F., Calvieri, C., Bucci, T., Baratta, F., Migliacci, R., Porciello, G., Corrao, S., Pignataro, F. S., Napoleone, L., Talerico, G., Amoroso, D., Romiti, G. F., Ruscio, E., Toriello, F., Todisco, T., Di Tanna, G., Saccheti, M. L., Puddu, P. E., Anzaldi, M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P. I., Boari, B., Bracco, G., Buonauro, A., Butta, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Capeci, W., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, M. D., Castorani, L., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B. M., De Giorgi, A., De Vuono, S., Del Corso, L., Denegri, A., Di Giosia, P., Durante Mangoni, E., Falsetti, L., Forgione, A., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A. M., Masala, M., Miceli, G., Montebianco Abenavoli, L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Piano, S., Pinna, M., Pinto, D., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Raparelli, V., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santilli, F., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Tassone, E. J., Torres, D., Vazzana, N., Vecchio, C. R., Vidili, G., Vitale, F., Zaccone, V., Basili S., Loffredo L., Pastori D., Proieti M., Farcomeni A., Vesti A.R., Pignatelli P., Davi G., Hiatt W.R., Lip G.Y.H., Corazza G.R., Perticone F., Violi F., Alessandri C., Serviddio G., Fascetti S., Palange P., Greco E., Bruno G., Averna M., Giammanco A., Sposito P., De Cristofaro R., De Gennaro L., Carulli L., Pellegrini E., Cominacini L., Mozzini C., Pasini A.F., Sprovieri M., Spagnuolo V., Cerqua G., Cerasola G., Mule G., Barbagallo M., Lo Sciuto S., Monteverde A., Saitta A., Lo Gullo A., Malatino L., Ciia C., Terranova V., Pisano M., Pinto A., Di Raimondo D., Tuttolomondo A., Conigliaro R., Signorelli S., De Palma D., Galderisi M., Cudemo G., Galletti F., Fazio V., De Luca N., Meccariello A., Caputo D., De Donato M.T., Iannuzi A., Bresciani A., Giunta R., Utili R., Iorio V., Adinolfi L.E., Sellitto C., Iuliano N., Bellis P., Tirelli P., Sacerdoti D., Vanni D., Iuliano L., Ciacciarelli M., Pacelli A., Palazzuoli A., Cacciafesta M., Gueli N., Lo Iacono G., Brusco S., Verrusio W., Nobili L., Tarquinio N., Pellegrini F., Vincentelli G.M., Ravallese F., Santini C., Letizia C., Petramala L., Zinnamosca L., Minisola S., Cilli M., Savoriti C., Colangelo L., Falaschi P., Martocchia A., Pastore F., Bertazzoni G., Attalla El Halabieh E., Paradiso M., Lizzi E.M., Timmi S., Battisti P., Cerci S., Ciavolella M., Di Veroli C., Malei F., De Ciocchis A., Abate D., Castellino P., Zanoli L., Fidone F., Mannarino E.T., Pasqualini L., Oliverio G., Pende A., Aitom N., Ricchio R., Fimognari F.L., Alletto M., Messina S., Sesti G., Arturi F., Fiorentino T.V., Pedace E., Scarpino P.E., Carullo G., Maio R., Sciacqua A., Frugiuele P., Battaglia G., Atzori S., Delitala G., Angelucci E., Sestili S., Traisci G., De Feudis L., Di Michele D., Fava A., Balsano C., De Ciantis P., Desideri G., Camerota A., Mezzetti M., Gresele P., Vedovati C., Fierro T., Puccetti L., Bertolotti M., Mussi C., Boddi M., Savino A., Contri S., Degl'Innocenti G., Sailer A., Fabris F., Pesavento R., Filippi L., Vedovetto V., Puato M., Treleani M., De Luca E., De Zaiacomo F., Giantin V., Semplicini A., Minuz P., Romano S., Fantin F., Manica A., Stockner I., Pattis P., Gutmann B., Catena C., Colussi G., Sechi L.A., Annoni G., Bruni A.A., Castagna A., Spinelli D., Miceli E., Paduia D., Schinco G., Spreafico S., Secchi B., Vanoli M., Casella G., Pulixi E.A., Sansone L., Serra M.G., Longo S., Antonaci S., Belfiaore A., Frualdo M., Palasciano G., Ricci L., Ventrella F., Bianco C., Santovito D., Cipollone F., Nicolai S., Salvati F., Rini G.B., Scozzari F., Muiesan M.L., Salvetti M., Bazza A., Picardi A., Vespasiani-Gentilucci U., De Vincentis A., Cosio P., Terzolo M., Madaffari B., Parasporo B., Fenoglio L., Bracco C., Melchio R., Gentili T., Salvi A., Nitti C., Gabrielli A., Martino G.P., Capucci A., Brambatti M., Sparagna A., Tirotta D., Andreozzi P., Ettorre E., Viscogliosi G., Servello A., Musumeci M., Rossi Fanelli F., Delfino M., Giorgi A., Glorioso N., Melis G., Marras G., Matta M., Sacco A., Stellitano E., Scordo A., Russo F., Caruso A.A., Porreca E., Tana M., Ferri C., Cheli P., Portincasa P., Muscianisi G., Giordani S., Stanghellini V., Sabba C., Mancuso G., Bartone M., Calipari D., Arcidiacono G., Bellanuova I., Ferraro M., Marigliano G., Cozzolino D., Lampitella A., Acri V., Galasso D., Mazzei F., Galasso S., Buratti A., Porta M., Brizzi M.F., Fattorini A., Sampietro F., D'Angelo A., Manfredini R., Pala M., Fabbian F., Moroni C., Valente L., Lopreiato F., Parente F., Granata M., Moia M., Braham S., Rossi M., Pesce M., Gentile A., Catozzo V., Baciarello G., Cosimati A., Ageno W., Rancan E., Guasti L., Ciccaglioni A., Negri S., Polselli M., Prisco D., Marcucci R., Ferro D., Cangemi R., Perri L., Polimeni L., Catasca E., Vicario T., Russo R., Saliola M., Del Ben M., Ange-lico F., Calvieri C., Bucci T., Baratta F., Migliacci R., Porciello G., Corrao S., Pignataro F.S., Napoleone L., Talerico G., Amoroso D., Romiti G.F., Ruscio E., Toriello F., Todisco T., Di Tanna G., Saccheti M.L., Puddu P.E., Anzaldi M., Bazzini C., Bianchi P.I., Boari B., Bracco G., Buonauro A., Butta C., Buzzetti E., Calabria S., Capeci W., Caradio F., Carleo P., Carrabba M.D., Castorani L., Cecchetto L., Cicco S., Cimini C., Colombo B.M., De Giorgi A., De Vuono S., Del Corso L., Denegri A., Di Giosia P., Durante Mangoni E., Falsetti L., Forgione A., Giorgini P., Grassi D., Grembiale A., Hijazi D., Iamele L., Lorusso G., Marchese A., Marra A.M., Masala M., Miceli G., Montebianco Abenavoli L., Murgia G., Naccarato P., Pattoneri P., Perego F., Pesce P., Piano S., Pinna M., Pinto D., Pretti V., Pucci G., Raparelli V., Salinaro F., Salzano A., Santilli F., Scarpini F., Scicali R., Sirico D., Suppressa P., Talia M., Tassone E.J., Torres D., Vazzana N., Vecchio C.R., Vidili G., Vitale F., and Zaccone V.
Subjects: Atherosclerosis, Atrial fibrillation, Carotid plaque, CHA2DS2-VASc score, Stroke, Vascular disease, Carotid Artery Diseases, Male, Atherosclerosis, Atrial fibrillation, Carotid plaque, CHA2DS2-VASc score, Stroke, Vascular disease, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ankle Brachial Index, Atrial Fibrillation, Female, Humans, Incidence, Italy, Plaque, Atherosclerotic, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Risk Assessment, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, atrialf fibrillation, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Carotid artery disease, CHA, 2, DS, VASc score, 80 and over, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score, CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score, Plaque, Atherosclerotic, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Atherosclerosi, Cardiology, artherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, carotid plaque, stroke, vascular disease, aged, aged, 80 and over, ankle brachial index, carotid artery diseases, female, humans, incidence, italy, male, plaque, atherosclerotic, retrospective studies, risk factors, survival rate, ultrasonography, doppler, risk assessment, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Socio-culturale, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, cardiovascular diseases, Risk factor, Survival rate, Carotid Artery Disease, business.industry, Risk Factor, medicine.disease, CHA2DS2–VASc score, business
Abstract: Background and aims Vascular disease (VD), as assessed by history of myocardial infarction or peripheral artery disease or aortic plaque, increases stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), and is a component of risk assessment using the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score. We investigated if systemic atherosclerosis as detected by ultrasound carotid plaque (CP) could improve the predictive value of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score. Methods We analysed data from the ARAPACIS study, an observational study including 2027 Italian patients with non-valvular AF, in whom CP was detected using Doppler Ultrasonography. Results VD was reported in 351 (17.3%) patients while CP was detected in 16.6% patients. Adding CP to the VD definition leaded to higher VD prevalence (30.9%). During a median [IQR] follow-up time of 36months, 56 (2.8%) stroke/TIA events were recorded. Survival analysis showed that conventional VD alone did not increase the risk of stroke (Log-Rank: 0.009, p=0.924), while addition of CP to conventional VD was significantly associated to an increased risk of stroke (LR: 5.730, p=0.017). Cox regression analysis showed that VD+CP was independently associated with stroke (HR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.05–3.01, p=0.0318). Reclassification analysis showed that VD+CP allowed a significant risk reclassification when compared to VD alone in predicting stroke at 36months (NRI: 0.192, 95% CI: 0.028–0.323, p=0.032). Conclusions In non-valvular AF patients the addition of ultrasound detection of carotid plaque to conventional VD significantly increases the predictive value of CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score for stroke.
Published: 2017

15. Correction to: Major adverse cardiovascular events in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ARAPACIS study

Author: Raparell, V, Pastori, D, Pignataro, S, Vestri, A, Pignatelli, P, Cangemi, R, Proietti, M, Davì, G, Hiatt, W, Lip, G, Corazza, G, Perticone, F, Violi, F, Basili, S, Alessandri, C, Serviddio, G, Palange, P, Greco, E, Bruno, G, Averna, M, Giammanco, A, Sposito, P, De Cristofaro, R, Carulli, L, Di Gennaro, L, Pellegrini, E, Cominacini, L, Mozzini, C, Pasini, A, Sprovieri, M, Spagnuolo, V, Cerqua, G, Cerasola, G, Mulé, G, Barbagallo, M, Lo Sciuto, S, Monteverde, A, Saitta, A, Lo Gullo, A, Malatino, L, Cilia, C, Terranova, V, Pisano, M, Pinto, A, Di Raimondo, D, Tuttolomondo, A, Conigliaro, R, Signorelli, S, De Palma, D, Galderisi, M, Cudemo, G, Galletti, F, Fazio, V, De Luca, N, Meccariello, A, Caputo, D, De Donato, M, Iannuzi, A, Bresciani, A, Giunta, R, Utili, R, Iorio, V, Adinolfi, L, Sellitto, C, Iuliano, N, Bellis, P, Tirelli, P, Sacerdoti, D, Vanni, D, Iuliano, L, Ciacciarelli, M, Pacelli, A, Palazzuoli, A, Cacciafesta, M, Gueli, N, Lo Iacono, C, Brusco, S, Verrusio, W, Nobili, L, Tarquinio, N, Pellegrini, F, Vincentelli, G, Ravallese, F, Santini, C, Letizia, C, Petramala, L, Zinnamosca, L, Minisola, S, Cilli, M, Colangelo, L, Falaschi, P, Martocchia, A, Pastore, F, Bertazzoni, G, E Halabieh E, Attall, Paradiso, M, Lizzi, E, Timmi, S, Battisti, P, Cerci, S, Ciavolella, M, Di Veroli, C, Malci, F, De Ciocchis, A, Abate, D, Castellino, P, Zanoli, L, Fidone, F, Mannarino, E, Pasqualini, L, Oliverio, G, Pende, A, Artom, N, Ricchio, R, Fimognari, F, Alletto, M, Messina, S, Sesti, G, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Fiorentino, T, Pedace, E, Scarpino, P, Carullo, G, Maio, R, Sciacqua, A, Frugiuele, P, Battaglia, G, Atzori, S, Delitala, G, Angelucci, E, Sestili, S, Traisci, G, De Feudis, L, Di Michele, D, Fava, A, Balsano, C, De Ciantis, P, Desideri, G, Camerota, A, Mezzetti, M, Gresele, P, Vedovati, C, Fierro, T, Puccetti, L, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Boddi, M, Savino, A, Contri, S, Degl'Innocenti, G, Saller, A, Fabris, F, Pesavento, R, Filippi, L, Vedovetto, V, Puato, M, Treleani, M, De Luca, E, De Zaiacomo, F, Giantin, V, Semplicini, A, Minuz, P, Romano, S, Fantin, F, Manica, A, Stockner, I, Pattis, P, Gutmann, B, Catena, C, Colussi, G, Sechi, L, Annoni, G, Bruni, A, Castagna, A, Spinelli, D, Miceli, E, Padula, D, Schinco, G, Spreafico, S, Secchi, B, Vanoli, M, Casella, G, Pulixi, E, Sansone, L, Serra, M, Longo, S, Antonaci, S, Belfiore, A, Frualdo, M, Palasciano, G, Ricci, L, Ventrella, F, Bianco, C, Santovito, D, Cipollone, F, Nicolai, S, Salvati, F, Rini, G, Scozzari, F, Muiesan, M, Salvetti, M, Bazza, A, Picardi, A, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U, De Vincentis, A, Cosio, P, Terzolo, M, Madaffari, B, Parasporo, B, Fenoglio, L, Bracco, C, Melchio, R, Gentili, T, Salvi, A, Nitti, C, Gabrielli, A, Martino, G, Capucci, A, Brambatti, M, Sparagna, A, Tirotta, D, Andreozzi, P, Ettorre, E, Viscogliosi, G, Servello, A, Musumeci, M, Delfino, M, Giorgi, A, Glorioso, N, Melis, G, Marras, G, Matta, M, Sacco, A, Stellitano, E, Scordo, A, Russo, F, Caruso, A, Porreca, E, Tana, M, Ferri, C, Cheli, P, Portincasa, P, Muscianisi, G, Giordani, S, Stanghellini, V, Sabbà, C, Mancuso, G, Bartone, M, Calipari, D, Arcidiacono, G, Bellanuova, I, Ferraro, M, Marigliano, G, Cozzolino, D, Lampitella, A, Acri, V, Galasso, D, Mazzei, F, Buratti, A, Galasso, S, Porta, M, Brizzi, M, Fattorini, A, Sampietro, F, D'Angelo, A, Manfredini, R, Pala, M, Fabbian, F, Moroni, C, Valente, L, Lopreiato, F, Parente, F, Granata, M, Moia, M, Braham, S, Rossi, M, Pesce, M, Gentile, A, Catozzo, V, Baciarello, G, Cosimati, A, Ageno, W, Rancan, E, Guasti, L, Ciccaglioni, A, Negri, S, Polselli, M, Prisco, D, Marcucci, R, Ferro, D, Perri, L, Saliola, M, Del Ben, M, Angelico, F, Baratta, F, Migliacci, R, Porciello, G, Corrao, S, Raparelli, V, Napoleone, L, Talerico, G, Amoroso, D, Romiti, G, Ruscio, E, Toriello, F, Sperduti, N, Todisco, T, Di Tanna, G, Sacchetti, M, Puddu, P, Farcomeni, A, Anzaldi, M, Bazzini, C, Bianchi, P, Boari, B, Buonauro, A, Buttà, C, Buzzetti, E, Calabria, S, Capeci, W, Caradio, F, Carleo, P, Carrabba, M, Castorani, L, Cecchetto, L, Cicco, S, Cimini, C, Colombo, B, De Giorgi, A, De Vuono, S, De Corso, L, Denegri, A, D Giosia P, Durant Mangoni, E, Falsetti, L, Forgione, A, Giorgini, P, Grassi, D, Grembiale, A, Hijazi, D, Iamele, L, Lorusso, G, Marchese, A, Marra, A, Masala, M, Miceli, G, Montebianc Abenavoli, L, Murgia, G, Naccarato, P, Pattoneri, P, Perego, F, Pesce, P, Piano, S, Pinna, M, Pinto, D, Pretti, V, Pucci, G, Salinaro, F, Salzano, A, Santilli, F, Scarpini, F, Scicali, R, Sirico, D, Suppressa, P, Talia, M, Tassone, E, Torres, D, Vazzana, N, Vecchio, C, Vidili, G, Vitale, F, Zaccone, V, ARAPACI Stud Collaborators, Raparelli, Valeria, Pastori, Daniele, Pignataro, Serena Francesca, Vestri, Anna Rita, Pignatelli, Pasquale, Cangemi, Roberto, Proietti, Marco, Davì, Giovanni, Hiatt, William Robert, Lip, Gregory Yoke Hong, Corazza, Gino Roberto, Perticone, Francesco, Violi, Francesco, Basili, Stefania, Alessandri, C., Serviddio, G., Palange, P., Greco, E., Bruno, G., Averna, M., Giammanco, A., Sposito, P., De Cristofaro, R., Carulli, L., Di Gennaro, L., Pellegrini, E., Cominacini, L., Mozzini, C., Pasini, A.F., Sprovieri, M., Spagnuolo, V., Cerqua, G., Cerasola, G., Mulé, G., Barbagallo, M., Lo Sciuto, S., Monteverde, A., Saitta, A., Lo Gullo, A., Malatino, L., Cilia, C., Terranova, V., Pisano, M., Pinto, A., Di Raimondo, D., Tuttolomondo, A., Conigliaro, R., Signorelli, S., De Palma, D., Galderisi, M., Cudemo, G., Galletti, F., Fazio, V., De Luca, N., Meccariello, A., Caputo, D., De Donato, M.T., Iannuzi, A., Bresciani, A., Giunta, R., Utili, R., Iorio, V., Adinolfi, L.E., Sellitto, C., Iuliano, N., Bellis, P., Tirelli, P., Sacerdoti, D., Vanni, D., Iuliano, L., Ciacciarelli, M., Pacelli, A., Palazzuoli, A., Cacciafesta, M., Gueli, N., Lo Iacono, C., Brusco, S., Verrusio, W., Nobili, L., Tarquinio, N., Pellegrini, F., Vincentelli, G.M., Ravallese, F., Santini, C., Letizia, C., Petramala, L., Zinnamosca, L., Minisola, S., Cilli, M., Colangelo, L., Falaschi, P., Martocchia, A., Pastore, F., Bertazzoni, G., Attalla El Halabieh, E., Paradiso, M., Lizzi, E.M., Timmi, S., Battisti, P., Cerci, S., Ciavolella, M., Di Veroli, C., Malci, F., De Ciocchis, A., Abate, D., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Fidone, F., Mannarino, E., Pasqualini, L., Oliverio, G., Pende, A., Artom, N., Ricchio, R., Fimognari, F.L., Alletto, M., Messina, S., Sesti, G., Arturi, F., Succurro, E., Fiorentino, T.V., Pedace, E., Scarpino, P.E., Carullo, G., Maio, R., Sciacqua, A., Frugiuele, P., Battaglia, G., Atzori, S., Delitala, G., Angelucci, E., Sestili, S., Traisci, G., De Feudis, L., Di Michele, D., Fava, A., Balsano, C., De Ciantis, P., Desideri, G., Camerota, A., Mezzetti, M., Gresele, P., Vedovati, C., Fierro, T., Puccetti, L., Bertolotti, M., Mussi, C., Boddi, M., Savino, A., Contri, S., Degl’Innocenti, G., Saller, A., Fabris, F., Pesavento, R., Filippi, L., Vedovetto, V., Puato, M., Treleani, M., De Luca, E., De Zaiacomo, F., Giantin, V., Semplicini, A., Minuz, P., Romano, S., Fantin, F., Manica, A., Stockner, I., Pattis, P., Gutmann, B., Catena, C., Colussi, G., Sechi, L.A., Annoni, G., Bruni, A.A., Castagna, A., Spinelli, D., Miceli, E., Padula, D., Schinco, G., Spreafico, S., Secchi, B., Vanoli, M., Casella, G., Pulixi, E.A., Sansone, L., Serra, M.G., Longo, S., Antonaci, S., Belfiore, A., Frualdo, M., Palasciano, G., Ricci, L., Ventrella, F., Bianco, C., Santovito, D., Cipollone, F., Nicolai, S., Salvati, F., Rini, G.B., Scozzari, F., Muiesan, M.L., Salvetti, M., Bazza, A., Picardi, A., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U., De Vincentis, A., Cosio, P., Terzolo, M., Madaffari, B., Parasporo, B., Fenoglio, L., Bracco, C., Melchio, R., Gentili, T., Salvi, A., Nitti, C., Gabrielli, A., Martino, G.P., Capucci, A., Brambatti, M., Sparagna, A., Tirotta, D., Andreozzi, P., Ettorre, E., Viscogliosi, G., Servello, A., Musumeci, M., Delfino, M., Giorgi, A., Glorioso, N., Melis, G., Marras, G., Matta, M., Sacco, A., Stellitano, E., Scordo, A., Russo, F., Caruso, A.A., Porreca, E., Tana, M., Ferri, C., Cheli, P., Portincasa, P., Muscianisi, G., Giordani, S., Stanghellini, V., Sabbà, C., Mancuso, G., Bartone, M., Calipari, D., Arcidiacono, G., Bellanuova, I., Ferraro, M., Marigliano, G., Cozzolino, D., Lampitella, A., Acri, V., Galasso, D., Mazzei, F., Buratti, A., Galasso, S., Porta, M., Brizzi, M.F., Fattorini, A., Sampietro, F., D’Angelo, A., Manfredini, R., Pala, M., Fabbian, F., Moroni, C., Valente, L., Lopreiato, F., Parente, F., Granata, M., Moia, M., Braham, S., Rossi, M., Pesce, M., Gentile, A., Catozzo, V., Baciarello, G., Cosimati, A., Ageno, W., Rancan, E., Guasti, L., Ciccaglioni, A., Negri, S., Polselli, M., Prisco, D., Marcucci, R., Ferro, D., Perri, L., Cangemi, R., Saliola, M., Del Ben, M., Angelico, F., Baratta, F., Migliacci, R., Porciello, G., Corrao, S., Proietti, M., Raparelli, V., Napoleone, L., Talerico, G., Amoroso, D., Romiti, G.F., Ruscio, E., Toriello, F., Sperduti, N., Todisco, T., Di Tanna, G., Sacchetti, M.L., Puddu, P.E., Farcomeni, A., Anzaldi, M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P.I., Boari, B., Buonauro, A., Buttà, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Capeci, W., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, M.D., Castorani, L., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B.M., De Giorgi, A., De Vuono, S., Del Corso, L., Denegri, A., Di Giosia, P., Durante Mangoni, E., Falsetti, L., Forgione, A., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A.M., Masala, M., Miceli, G., Montebianco Abenavoli, L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Piano, S., Pinna, M., Pinto, D., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santilli, F., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Tassone, E.J., Torres, D., Vazzana, N., Vecchio, C.R., Vidili, G., Vitale, F., and Zaccone, V.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, business.industry, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Emergency medicine, medicine, Non valvular atrial fibrillation, Pulmonary disease, business
Abstract: Correction to: Internal and Emergency Medicine (2018) 13:651–660 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1835-9 In the original publication, one of the ARAPACIS collaborators Dr. “Leonardo Di Gennaro” name has been erroneously mentioned as “Leonardo De Gennaro”.
Published: 2018

16. Interim 2017/18 influenza seasonal vaccine effectiveness: combined results from five European studies

Author: Rondy, M, Kissling, E, Emborg, Hd, Gherasim, A, Pebody, R, Trebbien, R, Pozo, F, Larrauri, A, Mcmenamin, J, Valenciano, M, Kaic, B, Kurecic Filipovic, S, Visekruna-Vucina, V, Pem Novosel, I, Lovric, Z, Petrović, G, Krause, Tg, Fischer, Tk, Lina, B, Falchi, Antonella, Vilcu, Am, Souty, C, Blanchon, T, van der Werf, S, Enouf, V, Behillil, S, Valette, M, Bernard-Stoecklin, S, Lévy-Bruhl, D, Launay, O, Loulergue, P, Lenzi, N, Lesieur, Z, L'Honneur, As, Galtier, F, Agostini, C, Serrand, C, Merle, C, Foulongne, V, Vanhems, P, Lainé, F, Lagathu, G, Carrat, F, Buda, S, Preuss, U, Prahm, K, Schweiger, B, Wedde, M, Heider, A, Martin, M, Biere, B, Duerrwald, R, Domegan, L, Coughlan, L, O’Donnell, J, Joyce, M, Collins, C, Dunford, L, Martin Moran, Josè Manuel, Tuite, G, Duffy, M, Connell, J, de Gascun, C, Rizzo, C, Bella, A, Alfonsi, V, Castrucci, Mr, Puzelli, S, Pagani, E, Ghisetti, V, Pariani, E, Baldanti, F, Palù, G, D'Agaro, P, Ansaldi, F, Affanni, P, Rossolini, Gm, Camilloni, B, Bagnarelli, P, Sanguinetti, M, Atripaldi, L, Chironna, M, Serra, C, Vitale, F, Germinario, C, Orsi, A, Manini, I, Montomoli, E, Napoli, C, Orsi, Gb, Casado, I, Castilla, J, Fernandino, L, Martínez-Baz, I, Ezpeleta, G, Navascués, A, Pérez-García, A, Aguinaga, A, Ezpeleta, C, Meijer, A, van den Brink, S, van der Hoek, W, Goderski, G, Wijsman, L, Bagheri, M, Dijkstra, F, de Lange, M, Marzec, T, Overduin, P, Teirlinck, A, Wentink, E, Donker, G, Marbus, S, van Gageldonk- Lafeber, R, Schneeberger, P, van Oosterheert JJ, Schweitzer, V, Groeneveld, G, Nunes, B, RIBEIRO MACHADO, CARLOS AUGUSTO, Rodrigues, Ap, DIAZ GOMEZ, MARIA VANESSA, Kislaya, I, Guiomar, R, Pechirra, P, Cristóvão, P, Costa, I, Panarra, A, Côrte-Real, R, Poças, J, João Peres, M, García Comas, L, Marisquerena, Mei, Galán, Jc, Folgueira, D, Gonzalez Carril, F, Sancho Martínez, R, Cilla, G, García Cenoz, M, Quiñones Rubio, C, Martinez Ochoa, E, Blasco, M, Gimenez Duran, J, Vanrell, Jm, Reina, J, Castrillejo, D, Gherasim, Am, Delgado, C, Oliva, J, Casas, I, García, M, Latorre, M, Milagro Beamonte AM, Martinez Sapiñ, A, Oribe Amores, M, Aizpurúa, A, Montes, Marco, Zakikhany, K, Brytting, M, Wiman, Å, Carnahan, A, Warburton, F, Djennad, A, Ellis, J, Andrews, N, Marques, D, Cottrell, S, Reynolds, Alexander, Gunson, R, Galiano, M, Lackenby, A, Robertson, C, O’Doherty, M, Sinnathamby, M, Yonova, I, Moore, C, Sartaj, M, de Lusignan, S, Zambon, M, Moren, A, Penttinen, P., Unión Europea, EpiConcept [Paris], Statens Serum Institut [Copenhagen], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier), Pathogénèse et contrôle des infections chroniques (PCCI), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (CHU Montpellier ), Rondy M., Kissling E., Emborg H.-D., Gherasim A., Pebody R., Trebbien R., Pozo F., Larrauri A., McMenamin J., Valenciano M., Kaic B., Filipovic S.K., Visekruna-Vucina V., Novosel I.P., Lovric Z., Petrovic G., Krause T.G., Fische T.K., Lina B., Falchi A., Vilcu A.-M., Souty C., Blanchon T., van der Werf S., Enouf V., Behillil S., Valette M., Bernard-Stoecklin S., Levy-Bruhl D., Launay O., Loulergue P., Lenzi N., Lesieur Z., L'Honneur A.-S., Galtier F., Agostini C., Serrand C., Merle C., Foulongne V., Vanhems P., Laine F., Lagathu G., Carrat F., Buda S., Preuss U., Prahm K., Schweiger B., Wedde M., Heider A., Martin M., Biere B., Duerrwald R., Domegan L., Coughlan L., O'Donnell J., Joyce M., Collins C., Dunford L., Moran J., Tuite G., Duffy M., Connell J., de Gascun C., Rizzo C., Bella A., Alfonsi V., Castrucci M.R., Puzelli S., Pagani E., Ghisetti V., Pariani E., Baldanti F., Palu G., D'Agaro P., Ansaldi F., Affanni P., Rossolini G.M., Camilloni B., Bagnarelli P., Sanguinetti M., Atripaldi L., Chironna M., Serra C., Vitale F., Germinario C., Orsi A., Manini I., Montomoli E., Napoli C., Orsi G.B., Casado I., Castilla J., Fernandino L., Martinez-Baz I., Ezpeleta G., Navascues A., Perez-Garcia A., Aguinaga A., Ezpeleta C., Meijer A., van den Brink S., van der Hoek W., Goderski G., Wijsman L., Bagheri M., Dijkstra F., de Lange M., Marzec T., Overduin P., Teirlinck A., Wentink E., Donker G., Marbus S., van Gageldonk-Lafeber R., Schneeberger P., van Oosterheert J.J., Schweitzer V., Groeneveld G., Nunes B., Machado A., Rodrigues A.P., Gomez V., Kislaya I., Guiomar R., Pechirra P., Cristovao P., Costa I., Panarra A., Corte-Real R., Pocas J., Peres M.J., Comas L.G., Marisquerena M.E.I., Galan J.C., Folgueira M.D., Carril F.G., Martinez R.S., Cilla G., Cenoz M.G., Rubio C.Q., Ochoa E.M., Blasco M., Duran J.G., Vanrell J.M., Reina J., Castrillejo D., Gherasim A.M., Delgado C., Oliva J., Casas I., Garcia M., Latorre M., Beamonte A.M.M., Sapina A.M., Amores M.O., Aizpurua A., Montes M., Zakikhany K., Brytting M., Wiman A., Carnahan A., Warburton F., Djennad A., Ellis J., Andrews N., Marques D., Cottrell S., Reynolds A., Gunson R., Galiano M., Lackenby A., Robertson C., O'Doherty M., Sinnathamby M., Yonova I., Moore C., Sartaj M., de Lusignan S., Zambon M., Moren A., Penttinen P., Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN - Molecular Genetics of RNA Viruses (GMV-ARN (UMR_3569 / U-Pasteur_2)), Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Marc, Rondy, Esther, Kissling, Hanne-Dorthe, Emborg, Alin, Gherasim, Richard, Pebody, Ramona, Trebbien, Francisco, Pozo, Amparo, Larrauri, Jim, Mcmenamin, Marta, Valenciano, D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco, De Lusignan, S, and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (CHU Montpellier )-Université de Montpellier (UM)
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, viruses, Influenza B viru, influenza, influenza vaccine effectiveness, influenza vaccination, case control study, multicentre study, Europe, Europe, case control study, influenza, influenza vaccination, influenza vaccine effectiveness, multicentre study, 0302 clinical medicine, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Interim, Pandemic, Influenza A Virus, 030212 general & internal medicine, QA, Influenza vaccine effectiveness, Child, media_common, Vaccine Effectiveness, Vaccination, virus diseases, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Treatment Outcome, Influenza Vaccines, Child, Preschool, H3N2 Subtype, Female, Seasons, Influenza Vaccine, Rapid Communication, Human, Adult, RM, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Influenza vaccine, 030106 microbiology, Case control study, Multicentre study, European studies, Settore MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA, 03 medical and health sciences, Virology, Influenza, Human, medicine, media_common.cataloged_instance, Humans, H1N1 Subtype, Vacina Antigripal, European Union, European union, Preschool, Pandemics, Aged, Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype, Cuidados de Saúde, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Influenza a, influenza vaccine effectivene, Newborn, Influenza, respiratory tract diseases, Influenza vaccination, Influenza B virus, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, Determinantes da Saúde e da Doença, [SDV.IMM.VAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology/Vaccinology
Abstract: Between September 2017 and February 2018, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B viruses (mainly B/Yamagata, not included in 2017/18 trivalent vaccines) co-circulated in Europe. Interim results from five European studies indicate that, in all age groups, 2017/18 influenza vaccine effectiveness was 25 to 52% against any influenza, 55 to 68% against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, -42 to 7% against influenza A(H3N2) and 36 to 54% against influenza B. 2017/18 influenza vaccine should be promoted where influenza still circulates. Funding: The five studies have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 634446 to conduct the study in individuals aged 65 years or more. ECDC has contributed to fund some study sites of the EU-PC study under the Framework contract No ECDC/2014/026 for the individuals aged less than 65 years. All study teams are very grateful to all patients, general practitioners, paediatricians, hospital teams, laboratory teams, regional epidemiologists who have contributed to the studies. We acknowledge the authors, originating and submitting laboratories of the sequences from GISAID’s EpiFlu Database used for this study. All submitters of data may be contacted directly via the GISAID website www.gisaid.org Sí
Published: 2018

17. Geographical variability in survival of European children with central nervous system tumours

Author: Storm, H., Engholm, G., Mã¤gi, M., Aareleid, T., Bossard, N., Uhry, Z., Brenner, H., Comber, H., Buzzoni, C., Gatta, G., Sant, M., Amash, H., Amati, C., Baili, P., Berrino, F., Bonfarnuzzo, S., Botta, L., Capocaccia, R., Di Salvo, F., Foschi, R., Margutti, C., Meneghini, E., Minicozzi, P., Trama, A., Tagliabue, G., Contiero, P., Serraino, D., Zucchetto, A., De Angelis, R., Caldora, M., Carrani, E., Francisci, S., Mallone, S., Pierannunzio, D., Roazzi, P., Rossi, S., Santaquilani, M., Tavilla, A., Piffer, S., Calleja, N., Agius, D., Bielska-Lasota, M., Primic-Zakelj, M., Peris-Bonet, R., Pardo Romaguera, E., Lambe, M., Coleman, M., Allemani, C., Rachet, B., Stiller, C., Visser, O., Marcos-Gragera, R., Sã¡nchez, M. -. J., Lacour, B., Kaatsch, P., Rutkowsky, S., Hackl, M., Zielonke, N., Oberaigner, W., Van Eycken, E., Henau, K., Valerianova, Z., Dimitrova, N., Sekerija, M., Malila, N., Seppã¤, K., Faivre, J., Colonna, M., Clavel, J., Desandes, E., Katalinic, A., Garami, M., Jakab, Z., Mazzoleni, G., Bulatko, A., Giacomin, A., Sutera Sardo, A., Mancuso, P., Ferretti, S., Barchielli, A., Caldarella, A., Pannozzo, F., Busco, S., Filiberti, R. A., Marani, E., Ricci, P., Pascucci, C., Autelitano, M., Spagnoli, G., Cirilli, C., Fusco, M., Vitale, M. F., Usala, M., Vitale, F., Ravazzolo, B., Michiara, M., Merletti, F., Maule, M., Tumino, R., Mangone, L., Di Felice, E., Falcini, F., Iannelli, A., Sechi, O., Cesaraccio, R., Madeddu, A., Tisano, F., Maspero, S., Fanetti, A. C., Candela, P., Scuderi, T., Stracci, F., Bianconi, F., Rugge, M., Guzzinati, S., Pildava, S., Smailyte, G., Johannesen, T. B., Rachtan, J., Gã³åºdåº, S., MÄ™Å¼yk, R., BÅ‚aszczyk, J., BÄ™benek, M., Forjaz de Lacerda, G., Bento, M. J., Castro, C., Miranda, A., Mayer-da-Silva, A., Safaei Diba, C., Errezola, M., Bidaurrazaga, J., Vicente Raneda, M., DÃaz GarcÃa, J. M., Marcos-Navarro, A. I., Izquierdo Font, A., Sanchez, M. J., Chang, D. Y. L., Navarro, C., Chirlaque, M. D., Moreno-Iribas, C., Ardanaz, E., Galceran, J., Carulla, M., Mousavi, M., Bouchardy, C., Usel, M., Ess, S. M., Frick, H., Lorez, M., Herrmann, C., Bordoni, A., Spitale, A., Konzelmann, I., Aarts, M., Otter, R., Verne, J., Gavin, A., Donnelly, C., Brewster, D. H., Storm H., Engholm G., Magi M., Aareleid T., Bossard N., Uhry Z., Brenner H., Comber H., Buzzoni C., Gatta G., Sant M., Amash H., Amati C., Baili P., Berrino F., Bonfarnuzzo S., Botta L., Capocaccia R., Di Salvo F., Foschi R., Margutti C., Meneghini E., Minicozzi P., Trama A., Tagliabue G., Contiero P., Serraino D., Zucchetto A., De Angelis R., Caldora M., Carrani E., Francisci S., Mallone S., Pierannunzio D., Roazzi P., Rossi S., Santaquilani M., Tavilla A., Piffer S., Calleja N., Agius D., Bielska-Lasota M., Primic-Zakelj M., Peris-Bonet R., Pardo Romaguera E., Lambe M., Coleman M., Allemani C., Rachet B., Stiller C., Visser O., Marcos-Gragera R., Sanchez M.-J., Lacour B., Kaatsch P., Rutkowsky S., Hackl M., Zielonke N., Oberaigner W., Van Eycken E., Henau K., Valerianova Z., Dimitrova N., Sekerija M., Malila N., Seppa K., Faivre J., Colonna M., Clavel J., Desandes E., Katalinic A., Garami M., Jakab Z., Mazzoleni G., Giacomin A., Sutera Sardo A., Mancuso P., Ferretti S., Barchielli A., Caldarella A., Pannozzo F., Busco S., Filiberti R.A., Marani E., Ricci P., Pascucci C., Autelitano M., Spagnoli G., Cirilli C., Fusco M., Vitale M.F., Usala M., Vitale F., Ravazzolo B., Michiara M., Merletti F., Maule M., Tumino R., Mangone L., Di Felice E., Falcini F., Iannelli A., Sechi O., Cesaraccio R., Madeddu A., Tisano F., Maspero S., Fanetti A.C., Candela P., Scuderi T., Stracci F., Bianconi F., Rugge M., Guzzinati S., Pildava S., Smailyte G., Johannesen T.B., Rachtan J., Gozdz S., Mezyk R., Blaszczyk J., Bebenek M., Forjaz de Lacerda G., Bento M.J., Castro C., Miranda A., Mayer-da-Silva A., Safaei Diba C., Errezola M., Bidaurrazaga J., Vicente Raneda M., Diaz Garcia J.M., Marcos-Navarro A.I., Izquierdo Font A., Sanchez M.J., Chang D.Y.L., Navarro C., Chirlaque M.D., Moreno-Iribas C., Ardanaz E., Galceran J., Carulla M., Mousavi M., Bouchardy C., Usel M., Ess S.M., Frick H., Lorez M., Herrmann C., Bordoni A., Spitale A., Konzelmann I., Aarts M., Otter R., Verne J., Gavin A., Donnelly C., and Brewster D.H.
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Cancer Research, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Childhood cancer survival, Europe, Population-based cancer registries, Disparities, Central nervous system, Adolescent, Population, Population-based cancer registrie, Socio-culturale, Disparities, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Epidemiology of cancer, Childhood cancer survival, Medicine, Humans, Preschool, education, Child, Grading (tumors), Survival rate, Survival analysis, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Incidence, Hazard ratio, Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Infant, Population-based cancer registries, Disparitie, Survival Analysis, Europe, 030104 developmental biology, Oncology, Central nervous system, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Child, Preschool, Female, Death certificate, business, Human
Abstract: Survival for childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumours varies across Europe, partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing malignant from non-malignant disease. This study examines bias in CNS tumours survival analysis to obtain the reliable and comparable survival figures. We analysed survival data for about 15, 000 children (age
Published: 2017

18. Association of kidney disease measures with risk of renal function worsening in patients with type 1 diabetes

Author: Mirijello, Antonio, Viazzi, Francesca, Fioretto, Paola, Giorda, Carlo, Ceriello, Antonio, Russo, Giuspina T., Guida, Pietro, Pontremoli, Roberto, De Cosmo, Salvatore, Cimino, Antonino, Fava, Danila, Giorda, Carlo Bruno, Meloncelli, Illidio, Nicolucci, Antonio, Pellegrini, Fabio, Rossi, Maria Chiara, Turco, Salvatore, Vespasiani, Giacomo, Pellegrini, F., Graziano, G., Lucisano, G., Memmo, R., Pellicciotta, E., Paciotti, V., Pupillo, M., Armentano, G., Giovannini, C., Armentano, V., Laudato, M., Turco, S., Acquati, S., Ciardullo, A. V., Laffi, G., Felace, G., Taboga, C., Tortul, C., Santantonio, G., Suraci, C., Ghisoni, G., Raffa, M., Genovese, S., Lovagnini-Scher, C. A., Rampini, P., Rocca, A., Ruggeri, P., Tortato, E., Cotti, L., Cristofaro, M. R., Tagliaferri, M., Comoglio, M., Fornengo, R., De Cosmo, S., Gentile, F. M., Gigante, A., Mastinu, F., Di Benedetto, A., Pata, P., Arcangeli, A., Orsini, P., Acler, P., De Blasi, G., Cicioni, G., Pocciati, S., Marangoni, A., Nogara, A., Lanero, M., Bertero, M. G., Damassino, R., Bergonzini, C., Schumtz, L., Seksich, L., Pipitone, A., Boaretto, M., Manfroi, I., Parmesan, L., Conte, B., Soccol, F., Pagano, A., Papini, E., Rinaldi, R., Petrucci, L., Graziano, F., Chianelli, M., Silvagni, S., Rosco, M., Ansaldi, E., Malvicino, F., Battezzati, M., Maresca, P., Palenzona, C., Boemi, M., Rabini, R. A., Brandoni, G., Lanari, L., Gatti, C., Testa, I., Cherubini, V., Doveri, G., Pecorelli, L., Ciccarelli, A., Gallardini, M. B., Courthoud, R., Sara Bredy, S., Ricciardi, G. P., Vitalone, G., Setti, D., Contrini, P., Corsi, A., Ghigliotti, V., Oddone, G., Ponzani, P., Valbonesi, G., Mazzini, V., Di Berardino, P., Colleluori, P., Montani, V., Trosini, V., Velussi, M., Alfidi, P., Verdecchia, B., Baliva, L., Di Pietro, A., Franchi, G., Luce, R. P., Pianta, A., Ferrari, M., Balzano, S., Beltranello, G., Dal Fabbro, S., Aricò, C. N., Cervo, L., Zanon, R., Rossa, S., Di Pace, M. C., Ciavarella, A., Giangiulio, S., Grimaldi, M., Mustacchio, A., Santacroce, G., Fattor, B., Monauni, T., Cristini, M., Orion, G., Crazzolara, D., Amor, F., Eisath, J. E., Lintner, S., Garavelli, S., Calari, T., Marini, P., Sandri, O., Scala, M., Stroppa, C., Trentin, A., Carlin, R., Carli, B., Sandonà, M., Zortea, C., Bonet, L., Pradel, L., Reato, S., Buschini, M., Bonfiglioli, D., Mones, D., Beldì, F., Morea, A., Bondesan, L., Perbellini, S., Cimino, A., Valentini, U., Agosti, B., Corsini, R., Girelli, A., Zarra, E., Rocca, L., Bergmann, M., Pradi, I., Unterkircher, S., Piok, M., Pichler, M., Trinchera, A., Palamà, G., Palma, P., Carboni, L., Murtas, M. G., Mudadu, T., Turco, M. P., Floris, M., Delogu, A., Farris, L., Songini, M., Piras, G., Seguro, R., Floris, R., Corona, G., Lai, M., Piras, E., Contini, P. P., Cocco, S., Pilosu, R. M., Sannia, M. C., Spanu, F., Busciantella Ricci, N., Cartechini, M. G., Agostinelli, G., Fiorelli, C., Nuzzi, A., Ballauri, C., Giorda, C. B., Lesina, A., Romeo, F., Giudici, G., Maciejewska, E. G., Deroma, A., Paduano, M., Rossi, L., Vagnini, C., Dolci, M., Mori, M., Baccetti, F., Gregori, G., Straface, E., Pozzuoli, G., Barone, M., Stasio, G. B., Tondini, S., Borgoni, F., Grosso, J., Scarsellato, C., Sciulli, A., De Marco, F., Confortin, L., Marin, N., Lamonica, M., Gialdino, S., Borzì, V., Gatta, C., Rapisard, R., Strano, S., Calabrò, M., Puccio, L., Zolli, M., Coracina, A., Starnone, V., Del Buono, A., Terracciano, A. M., Monda, M. V., Castro, F., Guaglianone, A., Maccari, V., Corsi, L., Versari, G., Falivene, M. R., Boletto, N., Corsi, S., Marafetti, L., Vitacolonna, E., Capani, F., Caputo, L., Di Nisio, L., Simonetti, F., Boscolo Bariga, A., Ballarin, G., De Boni, S., Di Benedetto, S., Chiambretti, A. M., Di Vito, L., Pascuzzo, M. D., Urli, P., Rumi, P., Balzarini, B., Galli, P., Castellan, M., Giannetti, A., Russotti, C., De Blasi, A., Perna, A., Campanelli, C., Ranchelli, A., Biccheri, D., Dadi, G., Massa, L., Baldi, G. P., Sciacca, F., Costanzo, E., Spada, M., Paolini, G., Ziller, P., Portolan, F., Pasolini, G., Ghilardi, G., Fiorina, P., Grata, M. L., Capretti, L., Speroni, G., Fugazza, L., Massafra, C., Lovagnini Scher, A., Cimicchi, M. C., Percudani, C., Risolo, T., Saccò, P., Gidoni Guarnieri, G. L., Piccolo, D., Bravin, C., De Noni, E., Scarpel, M., Marcon, M., Giacon, F., Panebianco, G., Tadiotto, F., Da Tos, V., D'Ambrosio, M., Pellizzola, D., Zampini, M. A., Frezzati, E., Mari, E., Raminelli, E., Gaiti, D., Bosi, E. A., Chierici, G., Pilla, S., Copelli, M., Zanichelli, P., Bertelli, L., Caretta, P., Vezzani, V., Bodecchi, S., Longobucco, A., Di Lembo, S., Spotti, E., Carrai, E., Degli Innocenti, A., Manini, L., Persico, R., Rossi, C., Magro, G., Marelli, G., Vilei, V., Andrioli, M., Bellato, L., Fedeli, M., Merlini, A., Pinelli, G., Marin, G., Contin, M. L., Gallo, A., Parlato, P., Pecchielan, W., Jacovacci, J., Placentino, G., Richini, D., Molinari, S., Strazzeri, R., Fabbri, T., Di Bartolo, P., Garrapa, G., D'Incau, F., Lagomanzini, P., Conte, P., Todesco, F., Foglini, P., Pantanetti, P., Bedetta, C., Maricotti, R., Tomasi, F., Monesi, M., Graziani, R., Beretta, F., Penna, L., Guberti, A., Dazzi, D., Forte, E., Gasbarrone, A., Marrocco, T., Moschetta, R., Tuccinardi, F., De Meo, F., Coppola, A., Pirolozzi, P., Placitelli, E., Vallefuoco, R., Catone, B., Ceschia, S., Urban, M., Fabbri, F., Torresani, M., Crovetto, R., Battistini, M., Carosia, P., Viviani, G. L., Durante, A., Pais, F., Lilliu, V., Quieto, C., D'Ugo, E., Squadrone, M., Amenduni, T., Iovannisci, M. M., Della Penna, L., Potente, F., Delle Donne, T., Massa, C., Ulisse, M. 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A., Gioia, D., Conti, M., Ridola, G., D'Agati, F., Grossi, G., De Berardinis, F., Zavaroni, I., Dei Cas, A., Franzini, L., Usberti, E., Antonimi, M., Anelli, N., Poli, R., Ridolfi, V., Michela, M., Haddoub, S., Prampolini, G., Muoio, A., Filippi, D., Bucci, F., Tardio, S. M., Calderini, M. C., Magotti, M. G., Quarantelli, C., Vernazza, M. A., Carolfi, A., Saracca, R., Picchio, E., Del Sindaco, P., Spalluto, A., Maggiulli, L., Torreggiani, V., Rastelletti, S., Ugolini, C., Pucci, N., Magi, S., Muratori, S., La Penna, G., Consoli, A., Galeone, F., Magiar, A. V., Gherardini, V., Moretti, L., Bientinesi, M., Landi, L., Bernardi, A., Del Prato, S., Miccoli, R., Bianchi, C., Penno, G., Venditti, F., Anichini, R., De Bellis, A., Bruschi, T., Butelli, L., Gioffredi, M., Gori, R., Picciafuochi, R., Malagoli, R., Bernini, A., Gelisio, R., Zanon, M., Del Bianco, A., Bamiston, A., Signorato, M., Citro, G., Calabrese, M., Ianni, L., Lorenzetti, M., Marsocci, A., Guizzotti, S., Memoli, G., Cabasino, F., Farci, F., Atzori, A., Sanna, A., Ghiani, M., Siotto, I., Sedda, M., Manis, A., Loddo, C., Loddo, I., Seguro, P., Cuomo, A., Orlando, L., Olanda, G. B., Pucci, A., Massenzo, M., Sardu, C., Perrone, G., Corazziere, F., La Puzza, I., Tripodi, P. F., Riggio, S., Giampaolo, A., Mannino, D., Aleandri, A. R., Guidi, M. V., Battisti, B., Faraglia, M. R., Lilli, V., Leotta, S., Visalli, N., Gagliardi, A., Fontana, L., Altomare, M., Carletti, S., Abbruzzese, S., Chiaramonte, F., Giordano, R., Rossini, M., Migneco, G., Cappelloni, D., Urbani, A., Piergiovanni, F., Fava, D., Simonetta, A., Massimiani, F., Bulzomì, R., Giuliano, M., Pennafina, M. G., Di Perna, P., D'Accinni, M. P., Paolucci, D., D'Ubaldi, A., D'Angelo, M. T., Masaro, G., Pietrantoni, M., Fratini, M., La Rosa, R., Poggi, M., Piccirilli, F., Pisano, R., Saponara, C., Conforti, I., Penza, A., Scalpone, R., Lo Pinto, S., Iacovella, L., Caccamo, C., Sposito, S., Teodonio, C., Restuccia, M. G., Mirto, G., Girardello, R., Gennaro, R., De Moliner, L., Bettini, E., Mattuzzi, A., Speese, K., Frisinghelli, F., Locatelli, F., Nicoletti, M., Trojan, N., Centis, R., L Volsi, P., Levis, E., Zanette, G., Comba, G., Ballatore, L., Cattaneo, A., Aglialoro, A., Guido, R., Patrone, M., Zecchini, M., Vespasiani, G., Meloncelli, I., Clementi, L., Galetta, M., Marconi, V., Bordin, P., Perale, L., Vinci, C., Sira Zanon, M., Geretto, L., Toffolo, C., Furlan, M. G., Mazzanti, G., Vinci, M., Sica, V., Armeni, M., Derai, R., Ennas, O., Mamusa, S., Pisano, M. A., Carreras, L., Rauseo, A., Cervone, S., Leggieri, A., Pontonio, M., Sturaro, R., Quattrocchi, F., Molinaro, M., Trasatti, M., Ferretti, B., Labarile, G., Baule, G. M., Gentilini, A., Spanu, M. A., Fancellu, A., Bianco, P., Lione, L., Massazza, G., Bocchio, G., Bosco, E., Monachesi, M., Carta, G., Boschetti, M., Ceresola, E., Venier, E., Calcaterra, F., Cataldi, F., Miola, M., Manfrini, S., Lai, A., Locci, B., Putzu, D., Tanganelli, I., Leonini, M., Egger, K., Marchiotto, W., Vincis, L., Orlandini, V., Pilloni, C., Farci, R., Pelligra, I., Renier, G., Mameli, M., Pala, A., Devigus, E., Fumagalli, I., Lalli, C., Leandri, M., Agliani, M., De Pascalis, L., Malci, F., De Ciocchis, A., Diodati, M. B., Macerola, B., Davì, S., Caccavale, A., Brocato, L., Pognant Gros, M., Borla, S., Lattanzi, E., Piersanti, C., Piersanti, A., Spinelli, I., Tuzzoli, L., Tulini, V., Quaranta, G., Iorio, V., Tirabovi, M., De Terlizi, Candia, Massarelli, M. G., Venturi, S., Travaglini, A., Draghi, P., Pomante, P., Richiardi, L., Clerico, A., Bruno, A., Cavallo Perin, P., Ghigo, E., Porta, M., Scuntero, P., Arcari, R., Bertaina, S., Bo, S., Broglio, F., Bruno, G., Degiovanni, M., Fornengo, P., Grassi, G., Inglese, V., Maccario, M., Maghenzani, G., Marena, S., Martina, V., Passera, P., Ruiu, G., Tagliabue, M., Zanone, M., Monge, M., Boffano, G. M., Macrì, K., Maio, P., Ozzello, A., Pergolizzi, E., Gaia, D., Gennari, P., Micali, G., Rossetto, E., Dalmazzo, C., Oreglia, M., Stefani, T., Dossena, C., Paglia, P., Bosoni, S., Romanelli, T., Inchiostro, S., Dauriz, M., Bossi, C. A., Meregalli, G., Balini, A., Berzi, D., Filippini, B., Crotto, G., Paccagnella, A., Orrasch, M., Sambataro, M., Citro, T., Kiwanuka, E., Bagolin, E., Almoto, B., Macchia, A., Branca, M. T., Filesi, M., Candido, R., Caroli, E., Manca, E., Petrucco, A., Tommasi, E., Jagodnik, G., Baskar, B., Daris, N., Dal Col, P., Pellegrini, M. A., Tonutti, L., Venturini, G., Andreani, M., Turchi, F., Fedrighelli, F., Martinelli, G., Rongioletti, R., Candidi, M., Pais, M., Moro, E., Cervellino, F., Sinisi, R., Zampino, A., Mingardi, R., Lora, L., Reitano, R., Stocchiero, C., Simoncini, M., Mesturino, C. A., Zen, F., Di Pietro, S., Scoponi, C., Tilaro, L., Pelliccioni, S., Slongo, R., Vita, E., Garofalo, A., Vitale, F., Campanella, B., Mastrilli, V., Borrelli, T., D'Avino, A., Perbellini, A., Mirijello, Antonio, Viazzi, Francesca, Fioretto, Paola, Giorda, Carlo, Ceriello, Antonio, Russo, Giuspina T, Guida, Pietro, Pontremoli, Roberto, and De Cosmo, Salvatore, Giordano, Carla
Subjects: Adult, Male, Nephrology, medicine.medical_specialty, endocrine system diseases, Renal function, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, lcsh:RC870-923, Kidney, urologic and male genital diseases, GFR, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, Humans, Albuminuria, Diabetic kidney disease, Type 1 diabetes, urogenital system, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Middle Aged, lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, medicine.disease, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications, Albuminuria, Diabetic kidney disease, GFR, Nephrology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, medicine.anatomical_structure, Italy, Disease Progression, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Research Article, Follow-Up Studies, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Kidney disease
Abstract: Background Albuminuria has been classically considered a marker of kidney damage progression in diabetic patients and it is routinely assessed to monitor kidney function. However, the role of a mild GFR reduction on the development of stage ≥3 CKD has been less explored in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic role of kidney disease measures, namely albuminuria and reduced GFR, on the development of stage ≥3 CKD in a large cohort of patients affected by T1DM. Methods A total of 4284 patients affected by T1DM followed-up at 76 diabetes centers participating to the Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists (Associazione Medici Diabetologi, AMD) initiative constitutes the study population. Urinary albumin excretion (ACR) and estimated GFR (eGFR) were retrieved and analyzed. The incidence of stage ≥3 CKD (eGFR 30% from baseline was evaluated. Results The mean estimated GFR was 98 ± 17 mL/min/1.73m2 and the proportion of patients with albuminuria was 15.3% (n = 654) at baseline. About 8% (n = 337) of patients developed one of the two renal endpoints during the 4-year follow-up period. Age, albuminuria (micro or macro) and baseline eGFR 90 ml/min/1.73m2 and normoalbuminuria, those with albuminuria at baseline had a 1.69 greater risk of reaching stage 3 CKD, while patients with mild eGFR reduction (i.e. eGFR between 90 and 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) show a 3.81 greater risk that rose to 8.24 for those patients with albuminuria and mild eGFR reduction at baseline. Conclusions Albuminuria and eGFR reduction represent independent risk factors for incident stage ≥3 CKD in T1DM patients. The simultaneous occurrence of reduced eGFR and albuminuria have a synergistic effect on renal function worsening. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12882-018-1136-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Published: 2018

19. High GADA titer increases the risk of insulin requirement in LADA patients: a 7-year follow-up (NIRAD study 7)

Author: Zampetti, S., Campagna, G., Tiberti, C., Songini, M., Arpi, Ml., De Simone, G., Cossu, E., Cocco, L., Osborn, J., Bosi, E., Giorgino, F., Spoletini, M., Buzzetti, R., NIRAD Study Group, Adda, G, Di Lembo, S, Aglialoro, A, Cattaneo, A, Scassi, V, Anichini, R, Arcangeli, A, Arpi, Ml, Bardini, Rg, Basciano, P, Bracaccia, M, Pistoni, S, Bracaglia, D, Borzı, V, Emanuele, V 2nd, Cannata, F, Capitano, G, Cignarelli, M, Piemontese, S, Capuano, G, Carro, S, Cazzalini, C, Cocco, L, Ciccarone, Am, Cicioni, G, Cossu, E, Sano, F, Cucinotta, D, Di Benedetto, A, De Mattia, G, Mollica, Mr, De Cosmo, S, Minenna, A, Dei Cas, A, De Simone, G, Di Berardino, P, Dotta, F, Contini, V, Franzetti, I, Frontoni, S, Gadaleta, G, Galeone, G, Magiar, Av, Garofano, Mr, Gentile, S, Guarino, G, Giansanti, R, Genovese, S, Giancaterini, A, Leotta, S, Gianni, E, Burrafato, S, Giordano, C, Gigante, A, Cicalo, A, Giorgino, F, Gnasso, A, Fiaschi, E, Grossi, G, Deverardinis, F, Ianni, L, Iovine, C, Lauro, R, Federici, M, Spallone, V, Lo Presti, A, Scarpetta, Am, Lunari, R, Manna, R, Margotta, A, Mantovani, E, Matteoli, Mc, Matteucci, E, Chiesi, F, Maran, A, Mascetti, P, Quintana, T, Mazzucca, P, Melga, P, Cordera, R, Meloncelli, I, Morano, S, Morviducci, L, Nannipieri, M, Parillo, M, Pacifico, A, Pascal, G, Papini, E, Graziano, F, Passaro, A, Pata, P, Pontiroli, Ae, Pozzilli, P, Cipolloni, L, Guglielmi, C, Puccio, L, Raffa, Lm, Richini, D, Romano, R, Rotella, C, Santantonio, G, Sbriglia, Ms, Songini, M, Cau, V, Scorsone, A, Taboga, C, Tatti, P, Turco, A, Trovati, M, Fiori, E, Vasta, M, Vitale, F, Zavaroni, D, Buzzetti, R, Bosi, E, Giaccari, A, Di Pietro, S, Suraci, C, Locatelli, M, Bazzigaluppi, E, Falorni, A, Tiberti, C, Capizzi, M, Marandola, L, and Petrone, A.
Subjects: Male, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, medicine.medical_treatment, Type 2 diabetes, Logistic regression, LADA, Settore MED/13 - Endocrinologia, Endocrinology, Insulin, Glutamate Decarboxylase, Medicine (all), Diabete di tipo 1, autoanticorpi, GADA, LADA, Titrimetry, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Diabetes and Metabolism, Titer, Female, Type 2, Type 1, Adult, Risk, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.drug_class, autoanticorpi, Socio-culturale, GADA, Diabete di tipo 1, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, medicine, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Aged, Autoantibodies, Case-Control Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Follow-Up Studies, business.industry, Autoantibody, Case-control study, medicine.disease, Sulfonylurea, business
Abstract: ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine whether glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA) titer and other clinical parameters could define the risk of progression to insulin therapy in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) patients during a 7-year follow-up.MethodsThis study involved 220 LADA and 430 type 2 diabetes subjects followed up for 7 years from the time of GADA screening to evaluate their progression toward insulin therapy. Kaplan–Meier curves and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to identify the markers capable of influencing this progression.ResultsDuring the follow-up, the drop out was 4% in both groups. A total of 119 (56.1%) out of 212 LADA patients required insulin during the 7 years of follow-up. The Kaplan–Meier plots showed that 74/104 (71.1%) of high GADA titer required insulin compared with 45/108 (41.6%) of low GADA titer and with 86/412 (20.9%) of type 2 diabetes (P2and IA-2ICand zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) positivity were also shown as the markers of faster progression (PPPConclusionsHigh GADA titer, BMI ≤ 25, ZnT8 and IA-2ICpositivity and sulfonylurea treatment, in the first year from diagnosis, significantly increase the progression toward insulin requirement in LADA patients.
Published: 2014

20. Transmission of HIV Drug Resistance and the Predicted Effect on Current First-line Regimens in Europe

Author: Moutschen, M., Hofstra, Laura Marije Arije, Sauvageot, Nicolas, Albert, Jan, Alexiev, Ivailo, Garcia, Federico, Struck, Daniel, Van, de Vijver, Åsjö, Birgitta, Beshkov, Danail, Coughlan, Suzie, Descamps, Diane, Griskevicius, Algirdas, Hamouda, Osamah, Horban, Andrzej, Van Kasteren, Marjo, Kolupajeva, Tatjana, Kostrikis, Leontios G., Liitsola, Kirsi, Linka, Marek, Mor, Orna, Nielsen, Claus, Otelea, Dan, Paraskevis, Dimitrios N., Paredes, Roger, Poljak, Mario, Puchhammer-Stöckl, Elisabeth, Sönnerborg, Anders, Staneková, Danica, Stanojevic, Maja, Van Laethem, Kristel, Zazzi, Maurizio, Zidovec Lepej, Snjezana, Boucher, Charles A. B., Schmit, Jean-Claude, Wensing, Annemarie M. J., Puchhammer-Stockl, E., Sarcletti, M., Schmied, B., Geit, M., Balluch, G., Vandamme, A. M., Vercauteren, J., Derdelinckx, I., Sasse, A., Bogaert, M., Ceunen, H., De Roo, A., De Wit, S., Echahidi, F., Fransen, K., Goffard, J. -C, Goubau, P., Goudeseune, E., Yombi, J. -C, Lacor, P., Liesnard, C., Pierard, D., Rens, R., Schrooten, Y., Vaira, D., Vandekerckhove, L. P. R., Van, den Heuvel, Van, Der Gucht, Van Ranst, M., Van Wijngaerden, E., Vandercam, B., Vekemans, M., Verhofstede, C., Clumeck, N., Van Laethem, K., Lepej, S. Z., Begovac, J., Demetriades, Ioannis, Kousiappa, Ioanna, Demetriou, Victoria L., Hezka, Johana, Linka, M., Maly, M., Machala, L., Nielsen, C., Jørgensen, L. B., Gerstoft, J., Mathiesen, L., Pedersen, C., Nielsen, H., Laursen, A., Kvinesdal, B., Liitsola, K., Ristola, M., Suni, J., Sutinen, J., Descamps, D., Assoumou, L., Castor, G., Grude, M., Flandre, P., Storto, A., Hamouda, O., Kücherer, C., Berg, T., Braun, P., Poggensee, G., Däumer, M., Eberle, J., Heiken, H., Kaiser, R., Knechten, H., Korn, K., Müller, H., Neifer, S., Schmidt, B., Walter, H., Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, B., Harrer, T., Hatzakis, Angelos E., Zavitsanou, Assimina, Vassilakis, A., Lazanas, Marios C., Chini, Maria C., Lioni, A., Sakka, V., Kourkounti, Sofia, Paparizos, Vassilios A., Antoniadou, Anastasia C., Papadopoulos, Antonios I., Poulakou, Garyphallia G., Katsarolis, I., Protopapas, K., Chryssos, Georgios, Drimis, Stylianos, Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Xylomenos, Georgios, Lourida, G., Psichogiou, Mina A., Daikos, George L., Sipsas, N. V., Kontos, Athanasios N., Gamaletsou, M. N., Koratzanis, Georgios, Sambatakou, H., Mariolis, H., Skoutelis, A., Papastamopoulos, V., Georgiou, O., Panagopoulos, Periklis, Maltezos, E., Coughlan, S., De Gascun, C., Byrne, C., Duffy, M., Bergin, C., Reidy, D., Farrell, G., Lambert, J., O'Connor, E., Rochford, A., Low, J., Coakely, P., O'Dea, S., Hall, W., Mor, O., Levi, I., Chemtob, D., Grossman, Z., Zazzi, M., de Luca, A., Balotta, Claudia, Riva, C., Mussini, C., Caramma, I., Capetti, A., Colombo, M. C., Rossi, C., Prati, F., Tramuto, F., Vitale, F., Ciccozzi, M., Angarano, G., Rezza, G., Kolupajeva, T., Vasins, O., Griskevicius, A., Lipnickiene, V., Schmit, J. C., Struck, D., Hemmer, R., Arendt, V., Michaux, C., Staub, T., Sequin-Devaux, C., Wensing, A. M. J., Boucher, C. A. B., van, de Vijver, van Kessel, A., van Bentum, P. H. M., Brinkman, K., Connell, B. J., van, der Ende, Hoepelman, I. M., van Kasteren, M., Kuipers, M., Langebeek, N., Richter, C., Santegoets, R. M. W. J., Schrijnders-Gudde, L., Schuurman, R., van, de Ven, Kran, A. -M B., Ormaasen, V., Aavitsland, P., Horban, A., Stanczak, J. J., Stanczak, G. P., Firlag-Burkacka, E., Wiercinska-Drapalo, A., Jablonowska, E., Maolepsza, E., Leszczyszyn-Pynka, M., Szata, W., Camacho, Ricardo J., Palma, C., Borges, F., Paixão, T., Duque, V., Araújo, F., Otelea, D., Paraschiv, S., Tudor, A. M., Cernat, R., Chiriac, C., Dumitrescu, F., Prisecariu, L. J., Stanojevic, M., Jevtovic, Dj, Salemovic, D., Stanekova, D., Habekova, M., Chabadová, Z., Drobkova, T., Bukovinova, P., Shunnar, A., Truska, P., Poljak, M., Lunar, M., Babic, Dunja Z., Tomazic, J., Vidmar, L., Vovko, T., Karner, P., Garcia, F., Paredes, R., Monge, S., Moreno, S., del Amo, J., Asensi, V., Sirvent, J. L., de Mendoza, C., Delgado, R., Gutiérrez, F., Berenguer, J., Garcia-Bujalance, S., Stella, Natalia C., de, los Santos, Blanco, J. 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A., Ruiz, L., de, la Torre, Vidal, F., Clotet, B., Heidarian, A., Aperia-Peipke, K., Axelsson, M., Mild, M., Karlsson, A., Sönnerborg, A., Thalme, A., Navér, L., Bratt, G., Blaxhult, A., Gisslén, M., Svennerholm, B., Bergbrant, I., Björkman, Per, Säll, C., Mellgren, Å., Lindholm, A., Kuylenstierna, N., Montelius, R., Azimi, F., Johansson, B., Carlsson, M., Johansson, E., Ljungberg, B., Ekvall, H., Strand, A., Mäkitalo, S., Öberg, S., Holmblad, P., Höfer, M., Holmberg, H., Josefson, P., Ryding, U., Van Kessel, A., Clinical sciences, Microbiology and Infection Control, Supporting clinical sciences, Clinicum, Department of Medicine, Virology, Cohorte de Adultos de la Red de Investigación en SIDA, Spain., SPREAD Program, [Hofstra,LM, Sauvageot,N, Struck,D, Schmit,JC ] Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg. [Hofstra,LM, Wensing,AMJ] Department of Virology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. [Albert,J, Sönnerborg,A] Karolinska Institute, Solna. Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. [Alexiev,I, Beshkov,D] National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria. [Garcia,F] Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada. Instituto de Investigación IBS Granada, Spain. [Van de Vijver,DAMC, Boucher,CAB] Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [Åsjö,B] University of Bergen, Norway. [Coughlan,S] University College Dublin, Ireland. [Descamps,D] AP-HP Groupe hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard. IAME INSERM UMR 1137. Université Paris Diderot Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France. [Griskevicius,A] Lithuanian AIDS Center, Vilnius, Lithuania. [Hamouda,O] Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. [Horban,A] Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Warsaw, Poland. [Van Kasteren,M] St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands. [Kolupajeva,T] Infectiology Center of Latvia, Riga. [Kostrikis,LG] University of Cyprus, Nicosia. [Liitsola,K] Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. [Linka,M] National Reference Laboratory for HIV/AIDS, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic. [Mor,O] National HIV Reference Laboratory, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. [Nielsen,C] Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. [Otelea,D] National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Prof. dr. Matei Bals', Bucharest, Romania. [Paraskevis,D] National Retrovirus Reference Center, University of Athens, Greece. [Paredes,R] IrsiCaixa Foundation, Badalona, Spain. [Poljak,M] Faculty of Medicine, Slovenian HIV/AIDS Reference Centre, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. [Puchhammer-Stöckl,E] Medical University Vienna, Austria. [Staneková,D] Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia. [Stanojevic,M] Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. [Van Laethem,K] Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium. [Zazzi,M] University of Siena, Italy. [Zidovec Lepej,S] University Hospital for Infectious Diseases 'Dr. Fran Mihaljevic', Zagreb, Croatia., This work was supported by a CORE grant of Fond National de la Recherche Luxembourg (grant number C12/BM/4011111–HIV molecular epidemiology in Europe). This work has been partially supported by the European Commission (fifth framework, grant number QLK2-CT-2001-01344, sixth framework, grant number LSHP-CT-2006-518211, DynaNets grant number 233847, seventh framework, CHAIN grant number 223131), Belgium: Belgian AIDS Reference Laboratory Fund, Belgian Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (grant number G.0692.14), Cyprus: Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (grant number Health/0104/22), Denmark: Danish AIDS Foundation, France: Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le SIDA et les Hepatites Virales, Germany: Ministry of Health (grant number 1502-686-18), Ministry of Education and Research (grant number 01KI501), Italy: Fifth National Program on HIV/AIDS, Instituto Superiore di Sanità (grant numbers 40F.56 and 20D.1.6), Luxembourg: Fondation Recherche sur le SiDA and Ministry of Health, Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Education and Science (grant number 175024), Slovakia: project 'Center of Excellence of Environmental Health,' ITMS number 26240120033, based on supporting operational research and development program financed from the European Regional Development Fund, and Sweden: Swedish Research Council and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency., APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, Graduate School, Hofstra, LM, Sauvageot, N, Albert, J, Alexiev, I, Garcia, F, Struck, D, Van de Vijver, DA, Åsjö, B, Beshkov, D, Coughlan, S, Descamps, D, Griskevicius, A, Hamouda, O, Horban, A, Van Kasteren, M, Kolupajeva, T, Kostrikis, LG, Liitsola, K, Linka, M, Mor, O, Nielsen, C, Otelea, D, Paraskevis, D, Paredes, R, Poljak, M, Puchhammer-Stöckl, E, Sönnerborg, A, Staneková, D, Stanojevic, M, Van Laethem, K, Zazzi, M, Lepej, SZ, Boucher, CA, Schmit, JC, Wensing, AM, SPREAD program investigators, including Vitale F and Tramuto, F, Vandamme, Annemie, Vercauteren, Jurgen, Schrooten, Yoeri, Van Ranst, Marc, Van Wijngaerden, Eric, Derdelinckx, Inge, Camacho, Ricardo Jorge, Kostrikis, Leontios G. [0000-0002-5340-7109], and Paraskevis, Dimitrios [0000-0001-6167-7152]
Subjects: Male, Human immunodeficiency virus 1, Etravirine, RNA directed DNA polymerase inhibitor, darunavir, HIV Infections, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Disciplines and Occupations::Health Occupations::Medicine::Public Health [Medical Subject Headings], Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings], Salud pública, genetics, Inhibidores de proteasas, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::Prevalence [Medical Subject Headings], atazanavir, media_common, transmission, Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe [Medical Subject Headings], 3. Good health, microbial sensitivity test, priority journal, Europe, HIV-1, antiretroviral therapy, drug resistance, HIV/AIDS, lamivudine, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors/pharmacology, anti human immunodeficiency virus agent, Drug, Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, antiviral susceptibility, Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Variation::Mutation [Medical Subject Headings], media_common.quotation_subject, 030106 microbiology, HIV Infections/drug therapy, Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Therapeutic Uses::Anti-Infective Agents::Antiviral Agents::Anti-Retroviral Agents::Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors [Medical Subject Headings], Microbial Sensitivity Tests, RILPIVIRINE, Article, EFAVIRENZ, 03 medical and health sciences, transmitted drug resistance, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Humans, Transmission, human, Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Pharmacological Phenomena::Drug Resistance [Medical Subject Headings], REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS, Rilpivirina, INTEGRASE, MUTATIONS, abacavir, major clinical study, Virology, Infecciones por VIH, Regimen, Antiretroviral therapy, Drug resistance, Medicine (all), Infectious Diseases, chemistry, Chemicals and Drugs::Heterocyclic Compounds::Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring::Oxazines::Benzoxazines [Medical Subject Headings], Mutation, 0301 basic medicine, nevirapine, Communicable diseases, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Confidence Intervals [Medical Subject Headings], chemistry.chemical_compound, antiviral therapy, INFECTION, Medicine and Health Sciences, Prevalence, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Surveys and Questionnaires [Medical Subject Headings], Viral, Non-U.S. Gov't, Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, antiretrovirus agent, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient, Middle Aged, virology, PREVALENCE, Encuestas y Cuestionarios, ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT, HIV-1/drug effects, HIV Protease Inhibitors/pharmacology, Rilpivirine, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Diseases::Immune System Diseases::Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes::HIV Infections [Medical Subject Headings], Female, HIV drug resistance, medicine.drug, Adult, Human immunodeficiency virus proteinase inhibitor, Chemicals and Drugs::Organic Chemicals::Nitriles::Rilpivirine [Medical Subject Headings], Efavirenz, Anti-HIV Agents, Research Support, Resistencia a medicamentos, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, antiviral resistance, Internal medicine, Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Viral, Journal Article, medicine, Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action::Enzyme Inhibitors::Protease Inhibitors [Medical Subject Headings], abacavir plus lamivudine, Europa (Continente), HIV Protease Inhibitors, emtricitabine, nonhuman, Intervalos de confianza, Mutación, business.industry, HIV, prediction, Inhibidores de la transcriptasa inversa, Human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection, tenofovir, INDIVIDUALS, Drug Resistance, Viral/genetics, Benzoxazinas, ETRAVIRINE, drug effects, 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine, Prevalencia, business
Abstract: Transmitted human immunodeficiency virus drug resistance in Europe is stable at around 8%. The impact of baseline mutation patterns on susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs should be addressed using clinical guidelines. The impact on baseline susceptibility is largest for nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors., Background. Numerous studies have shown that baseline drug resistance patterns may influence the outcome of antiretroviral therapy. Therefore, guidelines recommend drug resistance testing to guide the choice of initial regimen. In addition to optimizing individual patient management, these baseline resistance data enable transmitted drug resistance (TDR) to be surveyed for public health purposes. The SPREAD program systematically collects data to gain insight into TDR occurring in Europe since 2001. Methods. Demographic, clinical, and virological data from 4140 antiretroviral-naive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals from 26 countries who were newly diagnosed between 2008 and 2010 were analyzed. Evidence of TDR was defined using the WHO list for surveillance of drug resistance mutations. Prevalence of TDR was assessed over time by comparing the results to SPREAD data from 2002 to 2007. Baseline susceptibility to antiretroviral drugs was predicted using the Stanford HIVdb program version 7.0. Results. The overall prevalence of TDR did not change significantly over time and was 8.3% (95% confidence interval, 7.2%–9.5%) in 2008–2010. The most frequent indicators of TDR were nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) mutations (4.5%), followed by nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) mutations (2.9%) and protease inhibitor mutations (2.0%). Baseline mutations were most predictive of reduced susceptibility to initial NNRTI-based regimens: 4.5% and 6.5% of patient isolates were predicted to have resistance to regimens containing efavirenz or rilpivirine, respectively, independent of current NRTI backbones. Conclusions. Although TDR was highest for NRTIs, the impact of baseline drug resistance patterns on susceptibility was largest for NNRTIs. The prevalence of TDR assessed by epidemiological surveys does not clearly indicate to what degree susceptibility to different drug classes is affected.
Published: 2016

21. The complex interplay between clinical and person-centered diabetes outcomes in the two genders

Author: Rossi, Maria Chiara, Lucisano, Giuseppe, Pintaudi, Basilio, Bulotta, Angela, Gentile, Sandro, Scardapane, Marco, Skovlund, Soren Eik, Vespasiani, Giacomo, Nicolucci, Antonio, Memmo, R., Forte, E., Tuccinardi, F., Griffo, A., Leotta, S., Fontana, L., Altomare, M., Pellegrini, L., Chiaramonte, F., Malci, F., Moscatelli, C., Tatti, P., Neri, M., Santantonio, G., Rabini, R. A., Rosati, S., D'Angelo, F., Maolo, G., Polenta, B., Lardelli, S., Tesi, A. M., Cotti, L., Garrapa, G., Viola, R., Manuela, M., Lizzadro, F., Cartechini, M. G., Busciantella Ricci, N., Agostinelli, G., Vespasiani, G., Meloncelli, I., Galetta, M., Marconi, V., Carini, L., Crema, I., Clementi, L., Manfrini, S., Olivi, L., Foglini, P., Maricotti, R., Pantanetti, P., Spalluto, A., Andreani, M., Martinelli, G., Chiambretti, A., Fornengo, R., Di Vito, L., Albertone, M., Magliano, V., Cortale, D., Bogazzi, A. R., Rivelli, M., Del Rosso, S. B., Picataggi, F., Bonfani, P., Baccaro, E., Comoglio, M., Manti, R., Boscolo, O., Laiolo, C., Clerico, A., Richiardi, L., Sinato, K., Saglietti, G., Monge, L., Carlesi, G. P., Garrone, S., Magro, G., Paverin, C., Gaviglio, D., Grassi, G., Di Benedetto, A., Russo, M., Pintaudi, B., Di Vieste, G., Saitta, G., Garofalo, A., Vitale, F., Bernardo, L., Lo Presti, A., Fulantelli, M. A., Mattina, G., Cortese, M., Parrinello, A., Gioia, D., Conti, M., Provenzano, V., Ferrara, L., Ferranti, R., Chiodo, R., and De Francesco, C.
Subjects: Gerontology, Adult, Male, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Type 2 diabetes, 03 medical and health sciences, Social support, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Sex Factors, Gender-disparities, Diabetes mellitus, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health care, Adaptation, Psychological, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Diabetes-related distress, business.industry, Medical record, Research, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Support, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Health Surveys, Self Care, Distress, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Disease, Quality of Life, Psychological wellbeing, Female, business, Psychosocial, Clinical psychology
Abstract: Background New approaches to cope with clinical and psychosocial aspects of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are needed; gender influences the complex interplay between clinical and non-clinical factors. We used data from the BENCH-D study to assess gender-differences in terms of clinical and person-centered measures in T2DM. Methods Clinical quality of care indicators relative to control of HbA1c, lipid profile, blood pressure, and BMI were derived from electronic medical records. Ten self-administered validated questionnaires (SF-12 Health Survey; WHO-5 well-being index; Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) 5, Health Care Climate Questionnaire, Patients Assessment of Chronic Illness Care, Diabetes Empowerment Scale, Diabetes Self-care Activities, Global Satisfaction for Diabetes Treatment, Barriers to Taking Medications, Perceived Social Support) were adopted as person-centered outcomes indicators. Results Overall, 26 diabetes clinics enrolled 2,335 people (men: 59.7%; women: 40.3%). Lower percentages of women reached HbA1c levels 40 (high levels of diabetes-related distress) (p 40 was associated with a higher likelihood of HbA1c ≥8.0% in women (OR = 1.15; 95%CI 1.05–1.25) but not in men (OR = 1.00; 95%CI 0.93–1.08). Conclusions In T2DM, women show poorer clinical and person-centered outcomes indicators than men. Diabetes-related distress plays a role as a correlate of metabolic control in women but not in men. The study provides new information about the interplay between clinical and person-centered indicators in men and women which may guide further improvements in diabetes education and support programs.
Published: 2017

22. Hematological Malignancies in the Elderly: The Epidemiological Perspective

Author: Quaglia A., Vercelli M., Lillini R., Mazzoleni G., Piffer S., Serraino D., Tognazzo S., Ricci P., Bisanti L., Crosignani P., Magoni M., Gola G., Eugenia M., Gonzalez S., Zanetti R., Giacomin A., Michiara M., Mangone L., Federico M., Ferretti S., Falcini F., Caldarella A., Vitarelli S., La Rosa F., Pannozzo F., Sechi O., Usala M., Cremone L., Sardo A. S., Vitale F., Candela G., Sciacca S., Tisano F., Tumino R., Wedding, U, Audisio, RA, Quaglia, A, Vercelli, M, Lillini, R, AIRTUM Working, G, Quaglia A., Vercelli M., Lillini R., Mazzoleni G., Piffer S., Serraino D., Tognazzo S., Ricci P., Bisanti L., Crosignani P., Magoni M., Gola G., Eugenia M., Gonzalez S., Zanetti R., Giacomin A., Michiara M., Mangone L., Federico M., Ferretti S., Falcini F., Caldarella A., Vitarelli S., La Rosa F., Pannozzo F., Sechi O., Usala M., Cremone L., Sardo A.S., Vitale F., Candela G., Sciacca S., Tisano F., and Tumino R.
Subjects: Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Survival, business.industry, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), Perspective (graphical), Hematological tumour, Descriptive epidemiology, Elderly, Epidemiology, Trend, medicine, Etiology, Aetiology, Mortality, business, Developed country, Demography
Abstract: In the more developed countries the total number of new cases with a hematological tumour was 415,433 for all ages, whilst 188,654 occurred in people aged 70 or more years, representing the 45 % of total cases, equally divided into two sexes. The most these malignancies is closely linked to age and incidence rates increased exponentially after 50 years of age. Aetiology of hematological tumours is largely unknown. However the basic causal mechanism could be a decline in adaptive immunity, strongly related with individual age. In addition to such immunodeficiency, some specific risk factors have been found: viral infections, overweight and obesity (particularly for non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas - NHL), ionising radiation and chemical compounds (particularly for leukemia). Moreover, it must to be taken into account that mortality and survival, more specifically in the elderly, are influenced negatively by socio-economic deprivation. Considering geographical distribution, substantial variations in incidence and mortality across the world were observed. Incidence of younger and older adults was for all hematological malignancies higher in more developed countries. As regards mortality, younger people showed rates higher in developing countries, while the elderly in Western and developed areas. The epidemic growth of NHL incidence was not finished in the first decade of 2000, even if in Italian and US old populations the rates started leveling off. Unlike incidence, mortality was descending in the elderly. Leukemia incidence trends were very often stable or weakly growing, without any tendency to decrease, but for leukemia mortality it was possible to highlight an encouraging general picture with rates often decreasing. The elderly had always survival rates lower than those of middle aged adults. The prognostic disadvantage was larger at 1 than 5 years from diagnosis. The gap was smaller for NHL and acute myeloid leukemia, whereas the difference in survival was much larger for chronic myeloid leukemia and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Summarizing, elderly patients had a marked prognostic disadvantage with respect younger adults. However, if an elderly subject survives the first period immediately after detection and overcomes the first difficulties of access to healthcare, experiences a prognosis similar to that of a younger patient.
Published: 2015

23. Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995–2009: analysis of individual data for 25 676 887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2)

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Xc, Stern, K, Gershman, St, Knowlton, Rc, Copeland, G, Spivak, G, Rogers, Db, Lemons, D, Williamson, Ll, Hood, M, Jerry, H, Hosain, Gm, Rees, Jr, Pawlish, Ks, Stroup, A, Key, C, Wiggins, C, Kahn, Ar, Schymura, Mj, Leung, G, Rao, C, Giljahn, L, Warther, B, Pate, A, Patil, M, Shipley, Dk, Esterly, M, Otto, Rd, Fulton, Jp, Rousseau, Dl, Janes, Ta, Schwartz, Sm, Bolick, Sw, Hurley, Dm, Tenney, Ra, Whiteside, Ma, Hakenewerth, A, Williams, Ma, Herget, K, Sweeney, C, Martin, J, Wang, S, Harrelson, Mg, Keitheri Cheteri MB, Hudson, Ag, Borchers, R, Stephenson, L, Espinoza, Jr, Weir, Hk, Edwards, Bk, Wang, N, Yang, L, Chen, Js, Song, Gh, Gu, Xp, Zhang, P, Ge, Hm, Zhao, Dl, Zhang, Jh, Zhu, Fd, Tang, Jg, Shen, Y, Wang, J, Li, Ql, Yang, Sp, Dong, Jm, Li, Ww, Cheng, Lp, Chen, Jg, Huang, Qh, Huang, Sq, Guo, Gp, Wei, K, Chen, Wq, Zeng, H, Demetriou, Aw, Pavlou, P, Mang, Wk, Ngan, Kc, Kataki, Ac, Krishnatreya, M, Jayalekshmi, Pa, Sebastian, P, Sapkota, Sd, Verma, Y, Nandakumar, A, Suzanna, E, Keinan-Boker, L, Silverman, Bg, Ito, H, Hattori, M, Sugiyama, H, Utada, M, Katayama, K, Natsui, S, Matsuda, T, Nishino, Y, Koike, T, Ioka, A, Nakata, K, Kosa, K, Oki, I, Shibata, A, Nimri, O, Ab Manan, A, Bhoo Pathy, N, Ochir, C, Tuvshingerel, S, Al Khater AM, Al-Eid, H, Jung, Kw, Won, Yj, Park, S, Chiang, Cj, Lai, Ms, Suwanrungruang, K, Wiangnon, S, Daoprasert, K, Pongnikorn, D, Geater, Sl, Sriplung, H, Eser, S, Yakut, Ci, Hackl, M, Zielonke, N, Mühlböck, H, Oberaigner, W, Piñeros, M, Zborovskaya, Aa, Henau, K, Van Eycken, L, Dimitrova, N, Valerianova, Z, Šekerija, M, Znaor, A, Zvolský, M, Engholm, G, Storm, H, Aareleid, T, Mägi, M, Malila, N, Seppä, K, Velten, M, Cornet, E, Troussard, X, Bouvier, Am, Faivre, J, Guizard, Av, Bouvier, V, Launoy, G, Arveux, P, Maynadié, M, Mounier, M, Woronoff, As, Daoulas, M, Clavel, J, Le Guyader-Peyrou, S, Monnereau, A, Trétarre, B, Colonna, M, Delacour-Billon, S, Molinié, F, Bara, S, Degré, D, Ganry, O, Lapôtre-Ledoux, B, Grosclaude, P, Lutz, Jm, Belot, A, Estève, J, Forman, D, Sassi, F, Stabenow, R, Eberle, A, Nennecke, A, Kieschke, J, Sirri, E, Kajueter, H, Emrich, K, Zeissig, Sr, Holleczek, B, Eisemann, N, Katalinic, A, Brenner, H, Asquez, Ra, Kumar, V, Ólafsdóttir, Ej, Tryggvadóttir, L, Comber, H, Walsh, Pm, Sundseth, H, Dal Cappello, T, Mazzoleni, G, Giacomin, A, Castaing, M, Sciacca, S, Sutera, A, Corti, M, Gola, G, Ferretti, S, Serraino, D, Zucchetto, A, Lillini, R, Vercelli, M, Busco, S, Pannozzo, F, Vitarelli, S, Ricci, P, Pascucci, V, Autelitano, M, Cirilli, C, Federico, M, Fusco, M, Vitale, Mf, Usala, M, Cusimano, R, Vitale, F, Michiara, M, Sgargi, P, Sacerdote, C, Tumino, R, Mangone, L, Falcini, F, Cremone, L, Budroni, M, Cesaraccio, R, Madeddu, A, Tisano, F, Maspero, S, Tessandori, R, Candela, G, Scuderi, T, Piffer, S, Rosso, S, Zanetti, R, Caldarella, A, Crocetti, E, La Rosa, F, Stracci, F, Contiero, P, Tagliabue, G, Zambon, P, Baili, P, Berrino, F, Gatta, G, Sant, M, Capocaccia, R, De Angelis, R, Verdecchia, A, Liepina, E, Maurina, A, Smailyte, G, Agius, D, Calleja, N, Siesling, S, Laronningen, S, Møller, B, Dyzmann-Sroka, A, Trojanowski, M, Góźdż, S, Mężyk, R, Gądalska-Lampart, M, Radziszewska, Au, Didkowska, J, Wojciechowska, U, Błaszczyk, J, Kępska, K, Bielska-Lasota, M, Forjaz, G, Rego, Ra, Bastos, J, Antunes, L, Bento, Mj, da Costa Miranda AM, Mayer-da-Silva, A, Coza, D, Todescu, Ai, Krasilnikov, A, Valkov, M, Adamcik, J, Safaei Diba, C, Primic Žakelj, M, Žagar, T, Stare, J, Almar, E, Mateos, A, Argüelles, Mv, Quirós, Jr, Bidaurrazaga, J, Larrañaga, N, Díaz García JM, Marcos, Ai, Marcos-Gragera, R, Vilardell Gil ML, Molina, E, Sánchez, Mj, Ramos Montserrat, M, Chirlaque, Md, Navarro, C, Ardanaz, E, Felipe Garcia, S, Peris-Bonet, R, Galceran, J, Khan, S, Lambe, M, Camey, B, Bouchardy, C, Usel, M, Ess, Sm, Hermann, C, Levi, Fg, Maspoli-Conconi, M, Kuehni, Ce, Mitter, Vr, Bordoni, A, Spitale, A, Chiolero, A, Konzelmann, I, Dehler, Si, Laue, Ri, Meechan, D, Poole, J, Greenberg, D, Rashbass, J, Davies, E, Linklater, K, Morris, E, Moran, T, Bannon, F, Gavin, A, Black, Rj, Brewster, Dh, Roche, M, Mcphail, S, Verne, J, Murphy, M, Stiller, C, Huws, Dw, White, C, Lawrence, G, Brook, C, Wilkinson, J, Finan, P, Ahn, Jv, Allemani, C, Bonaventure, A, Carreira, H, Coleman, Mp, Harewood, R, Rachet, B, Sanz, N, Spika, D, Wang, Xs, Stephens, R, Butler, J, Peake, M, Chalker, E, Newman, L, Baker, D, Soeberg, Mj, Scott, C, Stokes, Bc, Venn, A, Farrugia, H, Giles, Gg, Threlfall, T, Currow, D, You, H, Lewis, C, Miles, SA), Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, I-20133 Milano, Italy, Bouchardy Magnin, Christine, Usel, Massimo, Allemani, C, Weir, H, Carreira, H, Harewood, R, Spika, D, Wang, X, Bannon, F, Ahn, J, Johnson, C, Bonaventure, A, Marcos Gragera, R, Stiller, C, Silva, G, Chen, W, Ogunbiyi, O, Rachet, B, Soeberg, M, You, H, Matsuda, T, Bielska Lasota, M, Storm, H, Tucker, T, Coleman, M, Vitale, F, University of Zurich, and Coleman, Michel P
Subjects: Male, europe 1999-2007, Pathology, Càncer -- Estadístiques, Survival, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], 2700 General Medicine, Global Health, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Neoplasms, 80 and over, Global health, Registries, Stomach cancer, Child, cancer survival, Breast-cancer, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, cancer registry, worldwide, Cervical cancer, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, childhood-cancer, Medicine (all), 1. No poverty, General Medicine, population-based registries, surveillance, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, ovarian-cancer, Child, Preschool, population-based registrie, Female, net survival, Neoplasms/mortality, rectal-cancer, nordic countries, data quality, care, stage, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Population, Socio-culturale, 610 Medicine & health, Age Distribution, Aged, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Sex Distribution, Survival Analysis, Young Adult, Article, Breast cancer, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, cancer registries, medicine, Preschool, education, Supervivència, Survival analysis, ddc:613, Cancer -- Statistics, business.industry, Cancer, 10060 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), Newborn, medicine.disease, Cancer registry, business, Demography
Abstract: Worldwide data for cancer survival are scarce. We aimed to initiate worldwide surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a metric of the eff ectiveness of health systems, and to inform global policy on cancer control. Methods Individual tumour records were submitted by 279 population-based cancer registries in 67 countries for 25·7 million adults (age 15–99 years) and 75 000 children (age 0–14 years) diagnosed with cancer during 1995–2009 and followed up to Dec 31, 2009, or later. We looked at cancers of the stomach, colon, rectum, liver, lung, breast (women), cervix, ovary, and prostate in adults, and adult and childhood leukaemia. Standardised quality control procedures were applied; errors were corrected by the registry concerned. We estimated 5-year net survival, adjusted for background mortality in every country or region by age (single year), sex, and calendar year, and by race or ethnic origin in some countries. Estimates were age-standardised with the International Cancer Survival Standard weights. Findings 5-year survival from colon, rectal, and breast cancers has increased steadily in most developed countries. For patients diagnosed during 2005–09, survival for colon and rectal cancer reached 60% or more in 22 countries around the world; for breast cancer, 5-year survival rose to 85% or higher in 17 countries worldwide. Liver and lung cancer remain lethal in all nations: for both cancers, 5-year survival is below 20% everywhere in Europe, in the range 15–19% in North America, and as low as 7–9% in Mongolia and Thailand. Striking rises in 5-year survival from prostate cancer have occurred in many countries: survival rose by 10–20% between 1995–99 and 2005–09 in 22 countries in South America, Asia, and Europe, but survival still varies widely around the world, from less than 60% in Bulgaria and Thailand to 95% or more in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the USA. For cervical cancer, national estimates of 5-year survival range from less than 50% to more than 70%; regional variations are much wider, and improvements between 1995–99 and 2005–09 have generally been slight. For women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005–09, 5-year survival was 40% or higher only in Ecuador, the USA, and 17 countries in Asia and Europe. 5-year survival for stomach cancer in 2005–09 was high (54–58%) in Japan and South Korea, compared with less than 40% in other countries. By contrast, 5-year survival from adult leukaemia in Japan and South Korea (18–23%) is lower than in most other countries. 5-year survival from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is less than 60% in several countries, but as high as 90% in Canada and four European countries, which suggests major defi ciencies in the management of a largely curable disease. Interpretation International comparison of survival trends reveals very wide diff erences that are likely to be attributable to diff erences in access to early diagnosis and optimum treatment. Continuous worldwide surveillance of cancer survival should become an indispensable source of information for cancer patients and researchers and a stimulus for politicians to improve health policy and health-care systems This work was funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, Cancer Institute New South Wales, Cancer Research UK (C1336/A16148), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 12FED03123, ACO12036), Swiss Re, Swiss Cancer Research foundation, Swiss Cancer League, and the University of Kentucky (3049024672-12-568)
Published: 2014

24. Cancer survival in Europe 1999-2007 by country and age: results of EUROCARE--5-a population-based study

Author: De Angelis R, Sant M, Coleman, Mp, Francisci, S, Baili, P, Pierannunzio, D, Trama, A, Visser, O, Brenner, H, Ardanaz, E, Bielska Lasota, M, Engholm, G, Nennecke, A, Siesling, S, Berrino, F, Capocaccia R. Hackl, M, Zielonke, N, Oberaigner, W, Henau, K, Van Eycken, E, Dimitrova, N, Valerianova, Z, Znaor, A, Dušek, L, Zvolský, M, Storm, H, Mägi, M, Aareleid, T, Malila, N, Seppä, K, Velten, M, Belot, A, Troussard, X, Launoy, G, Guizard, A, Bouvier, A, Faivre, J, Arveux, P, Maynadié, M, Woronoff, A, Robaszkiewicz, M, Baldi, I, Monnereau, A, Tretarre, B, Bossard, N, Estève, J, Colonna, M, Molinié, F, Bara, S, Schvartz, C, Lapôtre Ledoux, B, Grosclaude, P, Meyer, M, Stabenow, R, Eberle, A, Luttmann, S, Engel, J, Schubert Fritschle, G, Kieschke, J, Batzler, W, Holleczek, B, Katalinic, A, Jónasson, J, Tryggvadóttir, L, Comber, H, Bulatko, A, Mazzoleni, G, Buzzoni, C, Giacomin, A, Mancuso, P, Sardo, A, Ferretti, S, Caldarella, A, Crocetti, E, Amati, C, Bonfarnuzzo, S, Botta, L, Foschi, R, Gatta, G, Margutti, C, Minicozzi, P, Sant, M, Tereanu, C, Dal Maso, L, Serraino, D, Caldora, M, Capocaccia, R, Carrani, E, De Angelis, R, Mallone, S, Roazzi, P, Rossi, S, Santaquilani, M, Tavilla, A, Busco, S, Pannozzo, F, Quaglia, A, Vercelli, M, Gennaro, V, Ricci, P, Bisanti, L, Randi, G, PONZ DE LEON, Maurizio, Federico, Massimo, Fusco, M, Vitale, M, Usala, M, Traina, A, Zarcone, M, Cusimano, R, Vitale, F, Michiara, M, Tumino, R, Di Felice, E, Rossi, P, Falcini, F, Iannelli, A, Budroni, M, Sechi, O, Piffer, S, Madeddu, A, Tisano, F, Fanetti, A, Tessandori, R, Rosso, S, Zanetti, R, Candela, P, Scuderi, T, Bianconi, F, La Rosa, F, Contiero, P, Tagliabue, G, Guzzinati, S, Zambon, P, Pildava, S, Smailyte, G, Agius, D, Micallef, R, Johannesen, T, Góźdź, S, Mężyk, R, Rachtan, J, Bębenek, M, Błaszczyk, J, Forjaz de Lacerda, G, Antunes, L, Bento, M, Mayer da Silva, A, Miranda, A, Coza, D, Nicula, F, Diba, C, Primic Zakelj, M, Almar, E, Mateos, A, Bidaurrazaga, J, Larrañaga, N, Torrella Ramos, A, Díaz García, J, Jimenez Chillaron, R, Izquierdo Font, A, Marcos Gragera, R, Martinez, C, Sanchez, M, Chirlaque, M, Navarro, C, Moreno Iribas, C, García, S, Peris Bonet, R, Carulla, M, Galceran, J, Khan, S, Lambe, M, Jundt, G, Bouchardy, C, Usel, M, Frick, H, Lorez, M, Ess, S, Herrmann, C, Bordoni, A, Spitale, A, Konzelmann, I, Lutz, J, Coebergh, J, Lemmens, V, Aben, K, Otter, R, Allemani, C, Coleman, M, Rachet, B, Davies, E, Easey, N, Lawrence, G, Meechan, D, Moran, T, Rashbass, J, Roche, M, Verne, J, Wilkinson, J, Bannon, F, Gavin, A, Brewster, D, Reynolds, S., Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, De Angelis, R, Sant, M, Coleman, M, Francisci, S, Baili, P, Pierannunzio, D, Trama, A, Visser, O, Brenner, H, Ardanaz, E, Bielska Lasota, M, Engholm, G, Nennecke, A, Siesling, S, Berrino, F, Capocaccia, R, Vitale, F., Bouchardy Magnin, Christine, and Usel, Massimo
Subjects: Gerontology, Adult, Male, Time Factors, Adolescent, Colorectal cancer, Population, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, IR-88481, NO, Prostate cancer, Breast cancer, METIS-300341, Neoplasms, medicine, Humans, Lung cancer, education, Age Factors, Aged, Europe, Female, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, ddc:613, education.field_of_study, Relative survival, business.industry, Oncology, cancer survival, eurocare, Cancer, Retrospective cohort study, cancer survival, age, country, Eurocare 5, medicine.disease, Cancer survival, Oncology, Neoplasms/mortality, business, Demography
Abstract: Background: Cancer survival is a key measure of the effectiveness of health-care systems. EUROCARE-the largest cooperative study of population-based cancer survival in Europe-has shown persistent differences between countries for cancer survival, although in general, cancer survival is improving. Major changes in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation occurred in the early 2000s. EUROCARE-5 assesses their effect on cancer survival in 29 European countries. Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we analysed data from 107 cancer registries for more than 10 million patients with cancer diagnosed up to 2007 and followed up to 2008. Uniform quality control procedures were applied to all datasets. For patients diagnosed 2000-07, we calculated 5-year relative survival for 46 cancers weighted by age and country. We also calculated country-specific and age-specific survival for ten common cancers, together with survival differences between time periods (for 1999-2001, 2002-04, and 2005-07). Findings: 5-year relative survival generally increased steadily over time for all European regions. The largest increases from 1999-2001 to 2005-07 were for prostate cancer (73·4% [95% CI 72·9-73·9] vs 81·7% [81·3-82·1]), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (53·8% [53·3-54·4] vs 60·4% [60·0-60·9]), and rectal cancer (52·1% [51·6-52·6] vs 57·6% [57·1-58·1]). Survival in eastern Europe was generally low and below the European mean, particularly for cancers with good or intermediate prognosis. Survival was highest for northern, central, and southern Europe. Survival in the UK and Ireland was intermediate for rectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, skin melanoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but low for kidney, stomach, ovarian, colon, and lung cancers. Survival for lung cancer in the UK and Ireland was much lower than for other regions for all periods, although results for lung cancer in some regions (central and eastern Europe) might be affected by overestimation. Survival usually decreased with age, although to different degrees depending on region and cancer type. Interpretation: The major advances in cancer management that occurred up to 2007 seem to have resulted in improved survival in Europe. Likely explanations of differences in survival between countries include: differences in stage at diagnosis and accessibility to good care, different diagnostic intensity and screening approaches, and differences in cancer biology. Variations in socioeconomic, lifestyle, and general health between populations might also have a role. Further studies are needed to fully interpret these findings and how to remedy disparities. Funding: Italian Ministry of Health, European Commission, Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, Cariplo Foundation. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Published: 2014

25. Increase in transmitted resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors among newly diagnosed HIV-1 infections in Europe

Author: Moutschen, M., Frentz, D., Van de Vijver, D. A. M. C., Abecasis, A. B., Albert, Jan, Hamouda, O., Jørgensen, L. B., Ku¨cherer, C., Struck, D., Schmit, J. -C, Vercauteren, J., A˚sjo¨, B., Balotta, Claudia, Beshkov, Danail, Camacho, Ricardo J., Clotet, B., Coughlan, S., Griskevicius, A., Grossman, Z., Horban, A., Kolupajeva, T., Korn, K., Kostrikis, Leontios G., Liitsola, K., Linka, M., Nielsen, C., Otelea, D., Paraskevis, Dimitrios N., Paredes, R., Poljak, M., Puchhammer, Stockl E., So¨nnerborg, A., Stanekova, D., Stanojevic, M., Van Wijngaerden, E., Wensing, A. M. J., Boucher, C. A. B., Sarcletti, M., Schmied, B., Geit, M., Balluch, G., Vandamme, A. -M, Derdelinckx, I., Sasse, A., Bogaert, M., Ceunen, H., De Roo, A., De Wit, S., Echahidi, F., Fransen, K., Goffard, J. -C, Goubau, P., Goudeseune, E., Yombi, J. -C, Lacor, P., Liesnard, C., Pierard, D., Rens, R., Schrooten, Y., Vaira, D., Vandekerckhove, L. P. R., Van den Heuvel, A., Van Der Gucht, B., Van Ranst, M., Vandercam, B., Vekemans, M., Verhofstede, C., Clumeck, N., Van Laethem, K., Demetriades, Ioannis, Kousiappa, Ioanna, Demetriou, Victoria L., Hezka, Johana, Bruckova, M., Machala, L., Gerstoft, J., Mathiesen, L., Pedersen, C., Nielsen, H., Laursen, A., Kvinesdal, B., Salminen, M., Ristola, M., Suni, J., Sutinen, J., Berg, T., Braun, P., Poggensee, G., Da¨umer, M., Eberle, J., Heiken, H., Kaiser, R., Knechten, H., Mu¨ller, H., Neifer, S., Schmidt, B., Walter, H., Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, B., Harrer, T., Hatzakis, Angelos E., Magiorkinis, Emmanouil N., Hatzitheodorou, Eleni, Haida, Catherine, Zavitsanou, Assimina, Magiorkinis, Gkikas, Lazanas, Marios C., Chini, Maria C., Magafas, N., Tsogas, Nickolaos, Paparizos, Vassilios A., Kourkounti, Sofia, Antoniadou, Anastasia C., Papadopoulos, Antonios I., Panagopoulos, Periklis, Poulakou, Garyphallia G., Sakka, V., Chryssos, Georgios, Drimis, Stylianos, Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Lelekis, Moyssis I., Chilomenos, G., Psichogiou, Mina A., Daikos, George L., Panos, George, Haratsis, G., Kordossis, Theodore, Kontos, Athanasios N., Koratzanis, Georgios, Theodoridou, Maria C., Mostrou, Glykeria J., Spoulou, Vana I., De Gascun, C., Byrne, C., Duffy, M., Bergin, C., Reidy, D., Farrell, G., Lambert, J., O'Connor, E., Rochford, A., Low, J., Coakely, P., O'Dea, S., Hall, W., Levi, I., Chemtob, D., Riva, C., Mussini, C., Caramma, I., Capetti, A., Colombo, M. C., Rossi, C., Prati, F., Tramuto, F., Vitale, F., Ciccozzi, M., Angarano, G., Rezza, G., Schmit, J. C., Hemmer, R., Arendt, V., Staub, T., Schneider, F., Roman, F., van Kessel, A., van Bentum, P. H. M., Brinkman, K., op de Coul, E. L., van der Ende, M. E., Hoepelman, I., van Kasteren, M., Juttmann, J., Kuipers, M., Langebeek, N., Richter, C., Santegoets, R., Schrijnders-Gudde, L., Schuurman, R., van de Ven, B. J. M., Ormaasen, V., Aavitsland, P., Stanczak, J. J., Stanczak, G. P., Firlag-Burkacka, E., Wiercinska-Drapalo, A., Jablonowska, E., Malolepsza, E., Leszczyszyn-Pynka, M., Szata, W., Palma, C., Borges, F., Paixa&tild, o, T., Duque, V., Araújo, F., Jevtovic, D., Salemovic, D., Habekova, M., Mokráš, Miloš, Truska, P., Lunar, M., Babic, Dunja Z., Tomazic, J., Vidmar, L., Vovko, T., Karner, P., Domingo, P., Galindo, M. J., Miralles, C., del Pozo, M. A., Ribera, E., Iribarren, J. A., Ruiz, L., de la Torre, J., Vidal, F., Garcia, F., Heidarian, A., Aperia-Peipke, K., Axelsson, M., Mild, M., Karlsson, A., Thalme, A., Nave´r, L., Bratt, G., Blaxhult, A., Gissle´n, M., Svennerholm, B., Bergbrant, I., Björkman, Per, Sa¨ll, C., Mellgren, A˚, Lindholm, A., Kuylenstierna, N., Montelius, R., Azimi, F., Johansson, B., Carlsson, M., Johansson, E., Ljungberg, B., Ekvall, H., Strand, A., Ma¨kitalo, S., o¨berg, S., Holmblad, P., Ho¨fer, M., Holmberg, H., Josefson, P., Ryding, U., Van Kessel, A., Kostrikis, Leontios G. [0000-0002-5340-7109], Paraskevis, Dimitrios [0000-0001-6167-7152], Virology, Erasmus MC other, Frentz, Dineke, Van de Vijver, David A.M.C., Abecasis, Ana B., Albert, Jan, Hamouda, Osamah, Jørgensen, Louise B., Ku¨cherer, Claudia, Struck, Daniel, Schmit, Jean-Claude, Vercauteren, Jurgen, A˚sjo¨, Birgitta, Balotta, Claudia, Beshkov, Danail, Camacho, Ricardo J., Clotet, Bonaventura, Coughlan, Suzie, Griskevicius, Algirda, Grossman, Zehava, Horban, Andrzej, Kolupajeva, Tatjana, Korn, Klau, Kostrikis, Leondios G., Liitsola, Kirsi, Linka, Marek, Nielsen, Clau, Otelea, Dan, Paraskevis, Dimitrio, Paredes, Roger, Poljak, Mario, Puchhammer-Sto¨ckl, Elisabeth, So¨nnerborg, Ander, Stanekova, Danica, Stanojevic, Maja, Van Wijngaerden, Eric, Wensing, Annemarie M.J., Boucher, Charles A.B., SPREAD programme investigators, including Vitale F and Tramuto F., Graduate School, UCL - SSS/IREC/MBLG - Pôle de Microbiologie médicale, UCL - (SLuc) Service de microbiologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine interne générale, UCL - (SLuc) Service d'hématologie, Clinicum, and Department of Medicine
Subjects: Male, virus strain, Resistance, HIV Infections, Drug resistance, THERAPY, Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUG-RESISTANCE, 0302 clinical medicine, Medical microbiology, Genotype, Medicine and Health Sciences, Prevalence, HIV Infection, 030212 general & internal medicine, UNITED-KINGDOM, Phylogeny, 0303 health sciences, Communicable disease, Transmission (medicine), adult, virus mutation, UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS, virus transmission, 3. Good health, Europe, Infectious Diseases, female, risk factor, virus resistance, Female, NAIVE PATIENTS, SOCIETY-USA PANEL, Research Article, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Anti-HIV Agents, Virus, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, male, MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY, Drug Resistance, Viral, medicine, proteinase inhibitor, Humans, Transmission, controlled study, human, molecular phylogeny, 030304 developmental biology, nonhuman, MUTATIONS, business.industry, Anti-HIV Agent, nucleotide sequence, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, Human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection, Virology, major clinical study, unindexed sequence, Parasitology, 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine, Mutation, HIV-1, business
Abstract: Background: One out of ten newly diagnosed patients in Europe was infected with a virus carrying a drug resistant mutation. We analysed the patterns over time for transmitted drug resistance mutations (TDRM) using data from the European Spread program.Methods: Clinical, epidemiological and virological data from 4317 patients newly diagnosed with HIV-1 infection between 2002 and 2007 were analysed. Patients were enrolled using a pre-defined sampling strategy.Results: The overall prevalence of TDRM in this period was 8.9% (95% CI: 8.1-9.8). Interestingly, significant changes over time in TDRM caused by the different drug classes were found. Whereas nucleoside resistance mutations remained constant at 5%, a significant decline in protease inhibitors resistance mutations was observed, from 3.9% in 2002 to 1.6% in 2007 (p = 0.001). In contrast, resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) doubled from 2.0% in 2002 to 4.1% in 2007 (p = 0.004) with 58% of viral strains carrying a K103N mutation. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these temporal changes could not be explained by large clusters of TDRM.Conclusion: During the years 2002 to 2007 transmitted resistance to NNRTI has doubled to 4% in Europe. The frequent use of NNRTI in first-line regimens and the clinical impact of NNRTI mutations warrants continued monitoring. © 2014 Frentz et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 14 Cited By :16
Published: 2014

26. Ankle-Brachial Index and cardiovascular events in atrial fibrillation The ARAPACIS Study

Author: Violi, F., Davi, G., Proietti, M., Pastori, D., Hiatt, W. R., Corazza, G. R., Perticone, F., Pignatelli, P., Farcomeni, A., Vestri, A. R., Lip, G. Y. H., Basili, S, ARAPACIS (Atrial Fibrillation Registry for Ankle-Brachial Index Prevalence Assessment-Collaborative Italian Study) STUDY Investigators. Alessandri C. (Dipartimento di Scienze e Biotecnologie Medico-Chirurgiche, Sapienza-Università di Roma), Serviddio G. (Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia), (UOC Medicina Generale, Fascetti S., USL 12 Viareggio, Toscana), (UOC Medicina Interna I, Palange P., Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza-Università di Roma), Greco, E., (Medicina 3, Bruno G., Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, A. O., University of Turin), Averna, M., (Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Giammanco A., Università di Palermo), Sposito P. (Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Papardo Piemonte, Messina), De Cristofaro, R., (Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, De Gennaro L., Centro Emostasi, e Trombosi, Gemelli, Policlinico A., Roma), Carulli, L., (UO di Medicina a Indirizzo Nutrizionistico e Metabolico, Pellegrini E., Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia), Dipartimento Integrato di Medicina Endocrinologia Metabolismo e Geriatria., Cominacini, L., Mozzini, C., (Dipartimento di Medicina, Pasini A. F., Sezione di Medicina Interna, D, Università di Verona), Sprovieri, M., (UOC Medicina d'Urgenza e PS, Spagnuolo V., Stabilimento Ospedaliero dell'Annunziata, Cosenza), (UOC Medicina Interna per l'Urgenza, Cerqua G., S Giovanni Addolorata, Ao, Cerasola G., Mulé G. (Università degli Studi di Palermo), Barbagallo, M., Lo Sciuto, S., (UOC di Geriatria e Lungodegenza, Monteverde A., Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico, Aoup, Palermo), Saitta, A., (UOC Medicina Interna, Lo Gullo A., Università di Messina), Malatino, L., Cilia, C., Terranova, V., (Clinica Medica, Pisano M., Ospedale, Cannizzaro, Università degli Studi di Catania), Pinto, A., Di Raimondo, D., Tuttolomondo, A., (Internal Medicine and Cardio-Angiology Ward, Conigliaro R., Department of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, University of Palermo), Signorelli S. 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(S. C., Ospedale della Valdichiana, Cortona, Usl, 8 Arezzo), (Dipartimento BioMedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Corrao S., Università degli Studi di, Palermo). Simi Young Internists (GIS) Group: Anzaldi M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P. I., Boari, B., Buonauro, A., Buttà, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Capeci, W., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, M. D., Castorani, L., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B. M., De Giorgi, A., De Vuono, S., Del Corso, L., Denegri, A., Di Giosia, P., Durante Mangoni, E., Falsetti, L., Forgione, A., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A. M., Masala, M., Miceli, G., Montebianco Abenavoli, L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Padula, D., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Piano, S., Pinna, M., Pinto, D., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Raparelli, V., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santilli, F., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Tassone, E. J., Torres, D., Vazzana, N., Vecchio, C. R., Vidili, G., Vitale, F., Zaccone, V., Alessandri, C., Serviddio, G., Palange, P, Greco, E, Bruno, G, Averna, M, Giammanco, A, Sposito, P, De Cristofaro, R., De Gennaro, L, Carulli, L, Pellegrini, E, Cominacini, L, Mozzini, C, Pasini, Af, Sprovieri, M, Spagnuolo, V, Cerqua, G, Cerasola, G, Mulé, G, Barbagallo, M, Lo Sciuto, S, Monteverde, A, Saitta, A, Lo Gullo, A, Malatino, L, Cilia, C, Terranova, V, Pisano, M, Pinto, A, Di Raimondo, D, Tuttolomondo, A, Conigliaro, R, Signorelli, S, De Palma, D, Galderisi, M, Cudemo, G, Galletti, F, Fazio, V, De Luca, N, Meccariello, A, Caputo, D, De Donato, Mt, Iannuzi, A, Bresciani, A, Giunta, R, Utili, R, Iorio, V, Adinolfi, Luigi Elio, Sellitto, A, Iuliano, N, Bellis, P, Tirelli, P, Sacerdoti, D, Vanni, D, Iuliano, L, Ciacciarelli, M, Pacelli, A, Palazzuoli, A, Cacciafesta, M, Gueli, N, Lo Iacono, C, Brusco, S, Verrusio, W, Nobili, L., Tarquinio, N., Pellegrini, F, Vincentelli, G. M., Ravallese, F, Santini, C, Letizia, C, Petramala, L, Zinnamosca, L, Minisola, S., Cilli, M, Savoriti, C, Colangelo, L, Falaschi, P, Martocchia, A, Pastore, F., and DURANTE MANGONI, Emanuele
Subjects: Male, Risk, ABI, ARAPACIS, Atrial fibrillation, Myocardial infarction, Vascular events, Hematology, medicine.medical_specialty, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ankle Brachial Index, Atrial Fibrillation, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Survival Analysis, Vascular Diseases, Population, Socio-culturale, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, atrial fibrillation, ABI, ARAPACIS, myocardial infarction, vascular events, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, myocardial infarction, vascular events, 80 and over, Medicine, Cumulative incidence, 030212 general & internal medicine, education, Prospective cohort study, Stroke, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Hazard ratio, medicine.disease, Cardiology, business, Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica
Abstract: SummaryAtrial fibrillation (AF) patients are at high risk for thrombotic and vascular events related to their cardiac arrhythmia and underlying systemic atherosclerosis. Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) is a non-invasive tool in evaluating systemic atherosclerosis, useful in predicting cardiovascular events in general population; no data are available in AF patients. ARAPACIS is a prospective multicentre observational study performed by the Italian Society of Internal Medicine, analysing association between low ABI (≤0.90) and vascular events in NVAF out- or in-patients, enrolled in 136 Italian centres. A total of 2,027 non-valvular AF (NVAF) patients aged > 18 years from both sexes followed for a median time of 34.7 (interquartile range: 22.0–36.0) months, yielding a total of 4,614 patient-years of observation. Mean age was 73 ± 10 years old with 55% male patients. A total of 176 patients (8.7%) experienced a vascular event, with a cumulative incidence of 3.81%/patient-year. ABI≤ 0.90 was more prevalent in patients with a vascular event compared with patients free of vascular events (32.2 vs 20.2%, p< 0.05). On Cox proportional hazard analysis, ABI≤ 0.90 was an independent predictor of vascular events (hazard ratio (HR): 1.394, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.042–1.866; p=0.02), vascular death (HR: 2.047, 95% CI: 1.255-3.338; p=0.004) and MI (HR: 2.709, 95%> CI: 1.485-5.083; p=0.001). This latter association was also confirmed after excluding patients with previous MI (HR: 2.901, 95% CI: 1.408-5.990, p=0.004). No association was observed between low ABI and stroke/transient ischaemic attack (p=0.91). In conclusion, low ABI is useful to predict MI and vascular death in NVAF patients and may independently facilitate cardiovascular risk assessment in NVAF patients.Note: The review process for this paper was fully handled by C. Weber, Editor in Chief.Listed in the Supplementary Online Appendix Material which is available online at www.thrombosis-online.com.
Published: 2016

27. Effectiveness of a project to prevent HIV vertical transmission in the Republic of Congo

Author: Bisio, F., Masini, G., Vacca, E. B., Calzi, A., Cardinale, F., Bruzzone, B., Bruzzi, P., Viscoli, C., Kento-Mwana, K., Nkouendolo, J. P., Moutou, J., Banguissa, H., Nicolini, L., Schenone, E., Repetto, E., Montaldo, C., Ferrando, S., Righi, E., Dentone, C., Farinella, S. T., Vitale, F., Izzo, M., Mularoni, A., Mikulska, M., Di Stefano, L., Malfatto, E., Bernardini, C., Ginocchio, F., Secondo, G., Delfino, E., Nicco, E., Prinapori, R., Parisini, A., De Hoffer, L., Mesini, A., Grignolo, S., Taramasso, L., Giacobbe, D. R., Artom, F., Dini, S., Beltrame, A., Ratto, S., Mbongou, F. A. M., Miguel, L. M., Nzagou, A. C., Mayembo, P., Ibata, D., Ventura, A., Nigro, N., Andrei, C., Icardi, G., Bisio, F, Masini, G, Blasi Vacca, E, Calzi, A, Cardinale, F, Bruzzone, B, Bruzz, P, Viscoli, C, Kento-Mwana group. Collaborators: Nkouendolo, JP, Moutou, J, Banguissa, H, Nicolini, L, Schenone, E, Repetto, E, Montaldo, C, Ferrando, S, Righi, E, Dentone, C, Farinella, ST, Vitale, F, Izzo, M, Mularoni, A, Mikulska, M, Di Stefano, L, Malfatto, E, Bernardini, C, Ginocchio,F, Secondo, G, Delfino, E, Nicco, E, Prinapori, R, Parisini, A, De Hoffer, L, and esini A, Grignolo S, Taramasso L, Giacobbe DR, Artom F, Dini S, Beltrame A, Ratto S, Mbongou FA, Miguel LM, Nzagou AC, Mayembo P, Ibata D, Ventura A, Nigro N, Andrei C, Icardi G.
Subjects: Male, Infectious Disease Transmission, PMTCT, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, law.invention, law, Pregnancy, Vertical, Pharmacology (medical), Prospective Studies, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Prospective cohort study, Attrition, Drop-out, Lost to follow-up, Mother-to-child transmission, Congo, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Compliance, Health Services Research, Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, Infectious, drop-out, Transmission (mechanics), Microbiology (medical), attrition, HIV prevention, vertical transmission, republic of Congo, Transmission rate, Target population, Prenatal care, medicine, lost to follow-up, business.industry, mother-to-child transmission, medicine.disease, Newborn, Pregnancy Complications, Immunology, business, Demography
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention programme against the vertical transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting and to investigate variables associated with compliance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Kento-Mwana project (2005-2008) provided counselling, serological and biomolecular testing and prophylaxis/therapy to HIV-positive pregnant women and their children attending four antenatal clinics in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. Expected and actual rates of vertical transmission of HIV were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed in order to identify variables associated with non-compliance. RESULTS: The observed transmission rate in the group who completed follow-up was 5/290 (1.7%, 95% CI 0.6%-4.1%). The overall estimated transmission rate in the target population, computed taking into account the expected vertical transmission of HIV among drop-outs, was 67-115/638 (10.5%-18.0%). A comparison between this rate and the expected transmission rate in the absence of intervention (25%-40%) showed that the programme was able to prevent approximately 50% of vertical transmissions. Older age (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.16-0.66, P = 0.002), telephone availability (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.24-0.72, P = 0.002) and occupation (OR 0.57, 95% CI 0.29-1.10, P = 0.092) were associated with better compliance. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the vast majority of women accepting counselling and testing, many of them refused prophylaxis or dropped out, thus reducing the effectiveness of the intervention from an ideal 2% to a still important but less impressive median transmission rate of 15% (range 10.5%-18%). Promoting participation and compliance, rather than increasing the potency of antiretroviral regimens, is crucial for preventing the vertical transmission of HIV in Africa
Published: 2013

28. Treatment-associated polymorphisms in protease are significantly associated with higher viral load and lower CD4 count in newly diagnosed drug-naive HIV-1 infected patients

Author: Moutschen, M., Theys, K., Deforche, K., Vercauteren, J., Libin, P., van de Vijver, D. A. M. C., Albert, Jan, Åsjö, Birgitta, Balotta, Claudia, Bruckova, M., Camacho, Ricardo J., Clotet, B., Coughlan, S., Grossman, Z., Hamouda, O., Horban, A., Korn, K., Kostrikis, Leontios G., Kücherer, C., Nielsen, C., Paraskevis, Dimitrios N., Poljak, M., Puchhammer-Stockl, E., Riva, C., Ruiz, L., Liitsola, K., Schmit, J. -C, Schuurman, R., Sönnerborg, A., Stanekova, D., Stanojevic, M., Struck, D., Van Laethem, K., Wensing, A. M. J., Boucher, C. A. B., Vandamme, A. M., Sarcletti, M., Schmied, B., Geit, M., Balluch, G., Derdelinckx, I., Sasse, A., Bogaert, M., Ceunen, H., De Roo, A., De Wit, S., Echahidi, F., Fransen, K., Goffard, J. -C, Goubau, P., Goudeseune, E., Yombi, J. -C, Lacor, P., Liesnard, C., Pierard, D., Rens, R., Schrooten, Y., Vaira, D., Van den Heuvel, A., Van Der Gucht, B., Van Ranst, M., Van Wijngaerden, E., Vandercam, B., Vekemans, M., Verhofstede, C., Clumeck, N., Demetriades, Ioannis, Kousiappa, Ioanna, Demetriou, Victoria L., Hezka, Johana, Linka, M., Machala, L., Jrgensen, L. B., Gerstoft, J., Mathiesen, L., Pedersen, C., Nielsen, H., Laursen, A., Kvinesdal, B., Ristola, M., Suni, J., Sutinen, J., K̈ucherer, C., Berg, T., Braun, P., Poggensee, G., Däumer, M., Eberle, J., Heiken, H., Kaiser, R., Knechten, H., Müller, H., Neifer, S., Schmidt, B., Walter, H., Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, B., Harrer, T., Hatzakis, Angelos E., Magiorkinis, Emmanouil N., Hatzitheodorou, Eleni, Issaris, C., Haida, Catherine, Zavitsanou, Assimina, Magiorkinis, Gkikas, Lazanas, Marios C., Chini, Maria C., Magafas, N., Tsogas, Nickolaos, Paparizos, Vassilios A., Kourkounti, Sofia, Antoniadou, Anastasia C., Papadopoulos, Antonios I., Panagopoulos, Periklis, Poulakou, Garyphallia G., Sakka, V., Chryssos, Georgios, Drimis, Stylianos, Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Lelekis, Moyssis I., Xilomenos, G., Psichogiou, Mina A., Daikos, George L., Panos, George, Haratsis, G., Kordossis, Theodore, Kontos, Athanasios N., Koratzanis, Georgios, Theodoridou, Maria C., Mostrou, Glykeria J., Spoulou, Vana I., Hall, W., De Gascun, C., Byrne, C., Duffy, M., Bergin, C., Reidy, D., Farrell, G., Lambert, J., O'Connor, E., Rochford, A., Low, J., Coakely, P., Levi, I., Chemtob, D., Mussini, C., Caramma, I., Capetti, A., Colombo, M. C., Rossi, C., Prati, F., Tramuto, F., Vitale, F., Ciccozzi, M., Angarano, G., Rezza, G., Schmit, J. C., Hemmer, R., Arendt, V., Staub, T., Schneider, F., Roman, F., van Bentum, P. H. M., Brinkman, K., op de Coul, E. L., van der Ende, M. E., Hoepelman, I. M., van Kasteren, M., Juttmann, J., Kuipers, M., Langebeek, N., Richter, C., Santegoets, R. M. W. J., Schrijnders-Gudde, L., van de Ven, B. J. M., Ormaasen, V., Aavitsland, P., Stanczak, J. J., Stanczak, G. P., Firlag-Burkacka, E., Wiercinska-Drapalo, A., Jablonowska, E., Malolepsza, E., Leszczyszyn-Pynka, M., Szata, W., Palma, C., Borges, F., Paix̃ao, T., Duque, V., Araújo, F., Jevtovic, D. J., Salemovic, D., Habekova, M., Mokráš, Miloš, Truska, P., Babic, Dunja Z., Tomazic, J., Vidmar, L., Karner, P., Gutíerrez, C., deMendoza, C., Erkicia, I., Domingo, P., Camino, X., Galindo, M. J., Blanco, J. L., Leal, M., Masabeu, A., Guelar, A., Llibre, J. M., Margall, N., Iribarren, J. A., Gutierrez, S., Baldov́i, J. F., Pedreira, J. D., Gatell, J. M., Moreno, S., de Mendoza, C., Soriano, V., Blaxhult, A., Heidarian, A., Karlsson, A., Aperia-Peipke, K., Bergbrant, I. -M, Gissĺen, M., Svennerholm, M., Björkman, Per, Bratt, G., Carlsson, M., Ekvall, H., Ericsson, M., Ḧofer, M., Johansson, B., Sonnerb̈org, A., Kuylenstierna, N., Ljungberg, B., Mäkitalo, S., Strand, A., Öberg, S., Virology, Erasmus MC other, Van Wijngaerden, Eric, Clinicum, Department of Medicine, Infektiosairauksien yksikkö, Centro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais (CMDT), Graduate School, Kostrikis, Leontios G. [0000-0002-5340-7109], Paraskevis, Dimitrios [0000-0001-6167-7152], UCL - SSS/IREC/MBLG - Pôle de Microbiologie médicale, UCL - (SLuc) Service de microbiologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine interne générale, Theys, K, Deforche, K, Vercauteren, J, Libin, P, van de Vijver, DA, Albert, J, Asjö, B, Balotta, C, Bruckova, M, Camacho, RJ, Clotet, B, Coughlan, S, Grossman, Z, Hamouda, O, Horban, A, Korn, K, Kostrikis, LG, Kücherer, C, Nielsen, C, Paraskevis, D, Poljak, M, Puchhammer Stockl, E, Riva, C, Ruiz, L, Liitsola, K, Schmit, JC, Schuurman, R, Sönnerborg, A, Stanekova, D, Stanojevic, M, Struck, D, Van Laethem, K, Wensing, AM, Boucher, CA, Vandamme, AM, Tramuto, F, and Vitale, F
Subjects: Adult, Male, lcsh:Immunologic diseases. Allergy, Anti-HIV Agents, education, Virulence, HIV Infections, Drug resistance, Biology, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Virus, polymorphism, 03 medical and health sciences, Viral Proteins, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Virology, Genotype, Drug Resistance, Viral, drug-naive, medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, 030304 developmental biology, 0303 health sciences, Polymorphism, Genetic, 030306 microbiology, Research, protease, Viral Load, Reverse transcriptase, 3. Good health, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Drug-naïve, Infectious Diseases, 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine, Immunology, biology.protein, HIV-1, Female, Antibody, lcsh:RC581-607, Viral load, HIV-1 infected patient, medicine.drug, Peptide Hydrolases
Abstract: Background: The effect of drug resistance transmission on disease progression in the newly infected patient is not well understood. Major drug resistance mutations severely impair viral fitness in a drug free environment, and therefore expected to revert quickly. Compensatory mutations, often already polymorphic in wild-type viruses, do not tend to revert after transmission. While compensatory mutations increase fitness during treatment, their presence may also modulate viral fitness and virulence in absence of therapy and major resistance mutations. We previously designed a modeling technique that quantifies genotypic footprints of in vivo treatment selective pressure, including both drug resistance mutations and polymorphic compensatory mutations, through the quantitative description of a fitness landscape from virus genetic sequences. Results: Genotypic correlates of viral load and CD4 cell count were evaluated in subtype B sequences from recently diagnosed treatment-naive patients enrolled in the SPREAD programme. The association of surveillance drug resistance mutations, reported compensatory mutations and fitness estimated from drug selective pressure fitness landscapes with baseline viral load and CD4 cell count was evaluated using regression techniques. Protease genotypic variability estimated to increase fitness during treatment was associated with higher viral load and lower CD4 cell counts also in treatment-naive patients, which could primarily be attributed to well-known compensatory mutations at highly polymorphic positions. By contrast, treatment-related mutations in reverse transcriptase could not explain viral load or CD4 cell count variability. Conclusions: These results suggest that polymorphic compensatory mutations in protease, reported to be selected during treatment, may improve the replicative capacity of HIV-1 even in absence of drug selective pressure or major resistance mutations. The presence of this polymorphic variation may either reflect a history of drug selective pressure, i.e. transmission from a treated patient, or merely be a result of diversity in wild-type virus. Our findings suggest that transmitted drug resistance has the potential to contribute to faster disease progression in the newly infected host and to shape the HIV-1 epidemic at a population level. ispartof: Retrovirology vol:9 issue:1 ispartof: location:England status: published
Published: 2012

29. Molecular surveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) viruses circulating in Italy from May 2009 to February 2010: association between haemagglutinin mutations and clinical outcome

Author: Puzelli, S, Facchini, M, De Marco, M. A, Palmieri, A, Spagnolo, D, Boros, S, Corcioli, F, Trotta, D, Bagnarelli, P, Azzi, Anna, Cassone, A, Rezza, G, Pompa, M. G, Oleari, F, Donatelli, I, Capobianchi, Mr, Fadda, Giuseppe, Palu', Giorgio, Vitale, F, D'Agaro, P, Esposito, C, Ghisetti, V, Ansaldi, F, Zanetti, A, Nelli, Lc, Baldanti, F., Puzelli, S., Facchini, M., De Marco, M. A., Palmieri, A., Spagnolo, D., Boros, S., Corcioli, F., Trotta, D., Bagnarelli, P., Azzi, A., Cassone, A., Rezza, G., Pompa, M. G., Oleari, F., Donatelli, I., Influnet Surveillance Group for Pandemic A., 2009 Influenza Virus in Italy, D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco, Puzelli, S, Facchini, M, De Marco, MA, Palmieri, A, Spagnolo, D, Boros, S, Corcioli, F, Trotta, D, Bagnarelli, P, Azzi, A, Cassone, A, Rezza, G, Pompa, MG, Oleari, F, Donatelli, I, and Vitale, F
Subjects: Male, Molecular surveillance, Pandemic influenza A(H1N1), Haemagglutinin mutations, Italy from May 2009 to February 2010, pandemic influenza, surveillance of pandemic influenza A(H1N1), Epidemiology, viruses, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, medicine.disease_cause, Severity of Illness Index, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype, Pandemic, Influenza A Virus, A(H1N1), Child, Mutation, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Transmission (medicine), Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Amino Acid Substitution, Child, Preschool, Female, Hemagglutinins, Humans, Infant, Influenza, Human, Italy, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Sex Distribution, Young Adult, Pandemics, haemagglutinin mutations, Human, Biology, Disease cluster, Disease course, Virology, medicine, H1N1 Subtype, Preschool, Molecular epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pandemic influenza, Influenza, Mutational analysis
Abstract: Haemagglutinin sequences of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) viruses circulating in Italy were examined, focusing on amino acid changes at position 222 because of its suggested pathogenic relevance. Among 169 patients, the D222G substitution was detected in three of 52 (5.8%) severe cases and in one of 117 (0.9%) mild cases, whereas the D222E mutation was more frequent and evenly distributed in mild (31.6%) and severe cases (38.4%). A cluster of D222E viruses among school children confirms reported human-to-human transmission of viruses mutated at amino acid position 222.
Published: 2010

30. Associations of classic Kaposi sarcoma with common variants in genes that modulate host immunity

Author: Brown, E. E., Fallin, D., Ruczinski, I., Hutchinson, A., Staats, B., Vitale, F., Lauria, C., Serraino, D., Rezza, G., Mbisa, G., Whitby, D., Messina, A., Goedert, J. J., Chanock, S. J., Romano, N., Ajello, F., Bonura, F., Perna, A. M., Viviano, E., Tramuto, F., Villafrate, M. R., Di Benedetto, M. A., Tamburini, M., Montella, M., Crispo, A., de Sicato, S., de Marco, M. R., Ascierto, P., Piselli, P., Valdarchi, C., Farchi, F., Corona, R. M., Di Carlo, A., Castilletti, C., Gafa, L., Stella, S., Massimino, M., Kroner, B., Chatterjee, N., Chen, J., Kiley, M., Chen, R., BROWN EE, FALLIN D, RUCZINSKI I, HUTCHINSON A, STAATS B, VITALE F, LAURIA C, SERRAINO D, REZZA G, MBISA G, WHITBY D, MESSINA A, GOEDERT JJ, CHANOCK SJ, KAPOSI SARCOMA WORKING GROUP, and Tramuto, F.
Subjects: Adult, Male, Genotype, Epidemiology, Population, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Biology, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, IL12A, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Risk factor, education, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, Classic Kaposi Sarcoma, Polymorphism, Genetic, Case-control study, Cancer, Herpesvirus Infection, Odds ratio, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Oncology, Haplotypes, Italy, Genetic Variant, Case-Control Studies, Immunology, Herpesvirus 8, Human, Cytokines, Female
Abstract: Classic Kaposi sarcoma (CKS) is an inflammatory-mediated neoplasm primarily caused by Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Kaposi sarcoma lesions are characterized, in part, by the presence of proinflammatory cytokines and growth factors thought to regulate KSHV replication and CKS pathogenesis. Using genomic DNA extracted from 133 CKS cases and 172 KSHV-latent nuclear antigen-positive, population-based controls in Italy without HIV infection, we examined the risk of CKS associated with 28 common genetic variants in 14 immune-modulating genes. Haplotypes were estimated for IL1A, IL1B, IL4, IL8, IL8RB, IL10, IL12A, IL13, and TNF. Compared with controls, CKS risk was decreased with 1235T/−1010G–containing diplotypes of IL8RB (odds ratio, 0.49; 95% confidence interval, 0.30-0.78; P = 0.003), whereas risk was increased with diplotypes of IL13 containing the promoter region variant 98A (rs20541, alias +130; odds ratio, 1.88; 95% confidence interval, 1.15-3.08; P = 0.01) when considered in multivariate analysis. Risk estimates did not substantially vary by age, sex, incident disease, or disease burden. Our data provide preliminary evidence for variants in immune-modulating genes that could influence the risk of CKS. Among KSHV-seropositive Italians, CKS risk was associated with diplotypes of IL8RB and IL13, supporting laboratory evidence of immune-mediated pathogenesis. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006;15(5):926–34)
Published: 2006

31. Correlates of Human Herpesvirus-8 DNA detection among adults in Italy without Kaposi sarcoma

Author: Brown, E. E., Whitby, D., Vitale, F., Fei, P. C., Del Carpio, C., Marshall, V., Alberg, A. J., Serraino, D., Messina, A., Gafa, L., Goedert, J. J., Romano, N., Ajello, F., Bonura, F., Perna, A. M., Viviano, E., Tramuto, F., Villafrate, M. R., Di Benedetto, M. A., Tamburini, M., Montella, M., Crispo, A., De Sicato, S., De Marco, M. R., Ascierto, P., Piselli, P., Rezza, G., Valdarchi, C., Corona, R. M., Giuliani, M., Castilletti, C., Lauria, C., Laura, C., Stella, S., Massimino, M., Kroner, B., Biggar, R. J., Rabkin, C. S., BROWN EE, WHITBY D, VITALE F, CORDIALI FEI P, DEL CARPIO C, MARSHALL V, ALBERG AJ, SERRAINO D, MESSINA A, GAFA L, GOEDERT JJ, THE CLASSICAL KAPOSI SARCOMA WORKING GROUP, and Tramuto, F.
Subjects: Male, Epidemiology, medicine.medical_treatment, Comorbidity, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, medicine.disease_cause, Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus, 80 and over, Leukocytes, Gammaherpesvirinae, Medicine, HHV8, Viral, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, biology, virus diseases, Immunosuppression, General Medicine, Herpesviridae Infections, Middle Aged, Viral Load, Italy, Herpesvirus 8, Human, Female, Antibody, Kaposi sarcoma herpesviru, Viral load, Human, Adult, Viral DNA, Population, Mononuclear, KSHV, Peripheral blood mononuclear cell, Herpesviridae, Age Distribution, Antigen, Humans, Herpesvirus 8, Sex Distribution, education, Aged, business.industry, Hemodynamics, DNA, biology.organism_classification, Blood Cell Count, Socioeconomic Factors, Immunology, DNA, Viral, biology.protein, Leukocytes, Mononuclear, business
Abstract: Background: The presence of Human Herpesvirus-8 (HHV8) DNA is predictive of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) among patients with HIV-associated or iatrogenic immunosuppression. However, correlates of HHV8-DNA detection in the general population remain undefined. Methods: We assessed correlates of HHV8-DNA detection among Italian adults without KS who had antibodies against HHV8-latent nuclear antigen by immunofluorescence assay. HHV8-K6 DNA sequences were detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells using TaqMan CR. Results: Of the 158 subjects 26 (16.5%) had detectable HHV8-DNA [median copies/million cells, 53; (13-2128)]. Adjusted for age, sex, and laboratory, HHV8-DNA was detected more frequently in participants with >7 total residents in the childhood home [OR = 3.7 (1.5-9.1)], >2 younger siblings [OR = 2.6 (1.1-6.5)], and current cardiovascular [OR = 3.6 (1.3-9.7)] or renal [OR = 3.1 (1.2-8.0)] disease. Excluding the participants using immune modulating drugs, HHV8-DNA was more frequent among those with low red blood cells (RBC) [92 μm3/red cell; OR = 2.8 (1.0-7.8)], and mild thrombocytopenia [
Published: 2005

32. Candida infective endocarditis: report of 15 cases from a prospective multicenter study

Author: Falcone, M, Barzaghi, N, Carosi, G, Grossi, P, Minoli, L, Ravasio, V, Rizzi, M, Suter, F, Utili, R, Viscoli, C, Venditti, M, Collaborators: Biglino A, Italian Study on E. n. d. o. c. a. r. d. i. t. i. s., Crivelli, P, Stellini, R, Magri, S, Del Bono, V, Vitale, F, Scalzini, A, Gattuso, G, Durante Mangoni, E, Ragone, E, Cuccurullo, S, Tripodi, MARIE FRANCOISE, Spoladore, G, Pasticci, Mb, Martinelli, L, Mal, Uo, Petrosillo, N, Chinello, P, Delle Foglie, P, Vaglia, A, Viale, P, Crapis, M, Tambini, R, Tomasello, L, Pellizzer, Gp, Nicolin, R, Concia, E, Del Bravo, P, Tedesco, A., Falcone, M, Barzaghi, N, Carosi, G, Grossi, P, Minoli, L, Ravasio, V, Rizzi, M, Suter, F, Utili, Riccardo, Viscoli, C, Venditti, M, and ITALIAN STUDY ON, Endocarditis
Subjects: Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Antifungal Agents, Prosthesis-Related Infections, Adolescent, Candida, infective endocarditis, italy, Echinocandins, Lipopeptides, Young Adult, chemistry.chemical_compound, Caspofungin, Epidemiology, medicine, Humans, Endocarditis, Prospective Studies, Prosthesis-Related Infection, Child, Prospective cohort study, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, yeast endocarditis, Native Valve Endocarditis, business.industry, Mortality rate, Candidiasis, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Surgery, chemistry, Child, Preschool, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Infective endocarditis, Female, business
Abstract: Candida species are an uncommon cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Given the rarity of this infection, the epidemiology, prognosis, and optimal therapy of Candida IE are poorly defined. We conducted a prospective, observational study at 18 medical centers in Italy, including all consecutive patients with a definite diagnosis of IE admitted from January 2004 through December 2007.A Candida species was the causative organism in 8 cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), 5 cases of native valve endocarditis (NVE), 1 case of pacemaker endocarditis, and 1 case of left ventricular patch infection. Candida species accounted for 1.8% of total cases, and for 3.4% of PVE cases. Most patients (86.6%) had a health care-associated infection. PVE associated with a health care contact occurred after a median of 225 days from valve implantation. Ten patients (66.6%) were treated with caspofungin alone or in combination with other antifungal drugs. The overall mortality rate was 46.6%. Mortality was higher in patients with PVE (5 of 8 cases, 62.5%) than in patients with NVE (2 of 5 patients, 40%). A better outcome was observed in patients treated with a combined medical and surgical therapy.Candida IE should be classified as an emerging infectious disease, usually involving patients with intravascular prosthetic devices, and associated with substantial related morbidity and mortality. Candida PVE usually is a late-onset disease, which becomes clinically evident even several months after an initial episode of transient candidemia.
Published: 2009

33. Plasma drug concentrations and virologic evaluations after stopping treatment with nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors in HIV type 1-infected children

Author: Cressey, Tr, Green, H, Khoo, S, Treluyer, Jm, Compagnucci, A, Saidi, Y, Lallemant, M, Gibb, Dm, Burger, Dm, Collaborators: Aboulker JP, Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS II Study G. r. o. u. p., Babiker, A, Blanche, S, Bohlin, Ab, Butler, K, Castelli Gattinara, G, Clayden, P, Darbyshire, Jh, Debré, M, de Groot, R, della Negra, M, Duicelescu, D, Giaquinto, C, Grosch Wörner, I, Kind, C, Levy, J, Lyall, H, Marczynska, M, Mellado Peña MJ, Nadal, D, Niehues, T, Peckham, C, Ramos Amador JT, Rosado, L, Rudin, C, Scherpbier, Hj, Sharland, M, Stevanovic, M, Tovo, Pier Angelo, Tudor Williams, G, Valerius, N, Walker, As, Wintergerst, U, Aboulker, Jp, Harper, L, Klein, N, Mofenson, L, Moye, J, Saïdi, Y, Jacqz Aigrain, E, Tréluyer, Jm, Clerici, M, De Rossi, A, Ngo Giang Huong, N, Muñoz Fernandez MA, Pillay, D, Hill, C, Lepage, P, Pozniak, A, Vella, S, Eliette, V, Hadjou, G, Léonardo, S, Pitrou, C, Riault, Y, Buck, L, Farrelly, L, Johnson, D, Taylor, C, Chalermpantmetagul, S, Peongjakta, R, Chailert, S, Fregonese, F, Jourdain, G, Butler, D, Carlton, C, Collins, D, Kao, G, Van Buskirk, S, Watson, S, Corradini, S, Floret, D, Laplace, J, Monpoux, F, Cottalorda, J, Lefebvre, Jc, Mellul, S, Boudjoudi, N, Firtion, G, Faye, A, Beniken, D, Damond, F, Tricoire, J, Krivine, A, Chaix, Ml, Notheis, G, Strotmann, G, Schlieben, S, Rampon, O, Zanchetta, M, Rosso, R, Repeto, E, Vitale, F, Martino, A, Bernardi, S, Mazza, A, Rossetti, G, Dobosz, S, Oldakowska, A, Popielska, J, Kaflik, M, Stanczak, J, Stanczac, T, González Tomé MI, Delgado García, R, José Mellado Peña, M, Martín Fontelos, P, Piñeiro Pérez, R, Alimenti, A, Penin, M, Gurbindo, D, Navarro Gomez ML, Jimenez, Jl, Prieto, C, de José Gómez MI, García Rodriguez MC, Moreno Pérez, D, Núñéz Cuadros, E, Asensi Botet, F, Pérez, A, Pérez Tamarit MD, Kalhert, C, Schupbach, J, Bunupuradah, T, Ananworanich, J, Phanuphak, P, Intasan, J, Ubolyam, S, Kanjanavanit, S, Namwong, T, Foster, C, Hamadache, D, Campbell, S, Hanley, C, Walsh, C, Kaye, S, Seery, P, Novelli, V, Shingadia, D, Flynn, J, Clapson, M, Jacobsen, M, Mcmaster, P, Hawkes, E, Liebeschuetz, S, Sodeinde, O, Wong, S, Walsh, S, Heath, Y, Weiner, L, Famiglietti, M, Rana, S, Yu, P, Roa, J, Puga, A, Haerry, A, Regazzi, M, Villani, S, Gibbons, S, Jullien, V, Rey, E, Treluye, Jm, Rodríguez Nóvoa, S, Tawon, Y., University of Zurich, and Green, H
Subjects: Cyclopropanes, Male, Time Factors, Infectious diseases and international health [NCEBP 13], HIV Infections, Drug resistance, Pharmacology, THERAPY, PROPHYLAXIS, 2726 Microbiology (medical), chemistry.chemical_compound, Plasma, immune system diseases, Medicine, Child, Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, RESISTANCE, THERAPY, EXPOSURE, PHARMACOGENETICS, PROPHYLAXIS, virus diseases, Drug holiday, Viral Load, Infectious Diseases, Alkynes, Child, Preschool, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Female, Viral load, medicine.drug, Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, Efavirenz, Nevirapine, Adolescent, CD4-CD8 Ratio, 610 Medicine & health, Article, Invasive mycoses and compromised host [N4i 2], Internal medicine, Drug Resistance, Viral, Humans, Protease inhibitor (pharmacology), EXPOSURE, PHARMACOGENETICS, business.industry, Poverty-related infectious diseases [N4i 3], 2725 Infectious Diseases, Benzoxazines, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Regimen, chemistry, Withholding Treatment, 10036 Medical Clinic, Mutation, HIV-1, Microbial pathogenesis and host defense [UMCN 4.1], business, RESISTANCE
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 71467.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) BACKGROUND: The optimum strategy for stopping treatment with drugs that have different half-lives in a combination regimen to minimize the risk of selecting drug-resistant viruses remains unknown. We evaluated drug concentrations in plasma, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) load, and development of drug resistance after a planned treatment interruption of a nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-containing regimen in HIV type 1-infected children. METHODS: Children with viral loads or =30% (for children aged 2-6 years) or CD4 cell percentages > or =25% and CD4 cell counts > or =500 cells/microL (for children aged 7-15 years) were randomized to either a planned treatment interruption or to continuous therapy. In the planned treatment interruption arm, either (1) treatment with nevirapine or efavirenz was stopped, and treatment with the remaining drugs was continued for 7-14 days, or (2) nevirapine or efavirenz were replaced by a protease inhibitor, and all drugs were stopped after 7-14 days. Sampling for determination of plasma drug concentrations, measurement of viral load, and drug resistance testing was scheduled at day 0, day 7 (drug concentrations only), day 14, and day 28 after interruption of treatment with an NNRTI. RESULTS: Treatment with an NNRTI was interrupted for 35 children (20 were receiving nevirapine, and 15 were receiving efavirenz). Median time from NNRTI cessation to stopping all drugs was 9 days (range, 6-15 days) for nevirapine and 14 days (range, 6-18 days) for efavirenz. At 7 days, 1 (5%) of 19 and 4 (50%) of 8 children had detectable nevirapine and efavirenz concentrations, respectively; efavirenz remained detectable in 3 (25%) of 12 children at 14 days. At 14 days, viral load was > or =50 copies/mL in 6 of 16 children interrupting treatment with nevirapine (range, 52-7000 copies/mL) and in 2 of 12 children interrupting treatment with efavirenz (range, 120-1600 copies/mL). No new NNRTI mutations were observed. CONCLUSIONS: In children with virological suppression who experienced interruption of treatment with an NNRTI, staggered or replacement stopping strategies for a median of 9 days for nevirapine and 14 days for efavirenz were not associated with the selection of NNRTI resistance mutations.
Published: 2008

34. Host defenses during prolonged alcohol consumption in a controlled environment

Author: Boccalini, S., Bonanni, P., Azzari, C., Camilloni, B., Castiglia, P., Chiamenti, G., Conversano, M., Esposito, S., Francia, F., Franco, E., Icardi, G., Villani, A., Vitali Rosati, G., and Vitale, F.
Subjects: Adult, Male, chemical and pharmacologic phenomena, Alcohol, Cell Count, Granulocyte, Antibodies, chemistry.chemical_compound, Immune system, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Humans, Granulocyte chemotaxis, Aged, età pediatrica, Immunity, Cellular, biology, business.industry, Immunity, Middle Aged, Alcoholism, Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, Clinical research, medicine.anatomical_structure, chemistry, Immunization, Delayed hypersensitivity, Immunology, Hemocyanins, biology.protein, vaccinazione antinfluenzale, business, Keyhole limpet hemocyanin, vaccinazione antinfluenzale, età pediatrica, Granulocytes
Abstract: To determine the pure effects of prolonged alcohol ingestion on host defenses, we studied six noncirrhotic alcoholic volunteers drinking in the Clinical Research Center. All had tests of granulocyte, humoral, and cell-mediated immune function before and at the end of eight to 28 days' intake of approximately 0.75 liter of 100-proof whiskey per day. Results of all tests were normal during the drinking period, except for the following: (1) granulocyte chemotaxis was depressed in three volunteers and improved on alcohol withdrawal; (2) antibody response to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) immunization was poor; and (3) delayed hypersensitivity could not be established to KLH. Although it is somewhat surprising that more abnormalities were not induced, the three defects noted may contribute to the alcoholic's poor resistance to infection. ( Arch Intern Med 137:1539-1543, 1977)
Published: 1977

35. Correction of metabolic acidosis improves insulin resistance in chronic kidney disease

Author: Bellasi, Antonio, Di Micco, Lucia, Santoro, Domenico, Marzocco, Stefania, De Simone, Emanuele, Cozzolino, Mario, Di Lullo, Luca, Guastaferro, Pasquale, Di Iorio, Biagio, Adesso, S., Bruzzese, A., Conte, G, Cupisti, A., Blasio, De, Frallicciardi, A, Grifa, R., Martino, R., Piemontese, M., S. i. r. i. c. o., . M. L., Struzziero, G., Tortoriello, R., and Vitale, F.
Subjects: Male, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Bicarbonate, 030232 urology & nephrology, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Gastroenterology, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Insulin resistance, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, CKD, Diabetes, Homa-test, Metabolic acidosis, Sodium bicarbonate, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Aged, business.industry, Insulin, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Bicarbonates, Endocrinology, chemistry, Nephrology, Homeostatic model assessment, Female, Insulin Resistance, business, Acidosis, Kidney disease, Follow-Up Studies, Research Article
Abstract: Correction of metabolic acidosis (MA) with nutritional therapy or bicarbonate administration is widely used in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, it is unknown whether these interventions reduce insulin resistance (IR) in diabetic patients with CKD. We sought to evaluate the effect of MA correction on endogenous insulin action in diabetic type 2 (DM2) CKD patients. A total of 145 CKD subjects (83 men e 62 women) with DM2 treated with oral antidiabetic drugs were included in the study and followed up to 1 year. All patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to either open-label (A) oral bicarbonate to achieve serum bicarbonate levels of 24–28 mmol/L (treatment group) or (B) no treatment (control group). The Homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) index was used to evaluate IR at study inception and conclusion. Parametric and non-parametric tests as well as linear regression were used. At baseline no differences in demographic and clinical characteristics between the two groups was observed. Average dose of bicarbonate in the treatment group was 0.7 ± 0.2 mmol/kg. Treated patients showed a better metabolic control as confirmed by lower insulin levels (13.4 ± 5.2 vs 19.9 ± 6.3; for treated and control subjects respectively; p
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36. Impact of the environment on the health: From theory to practice

Author: A.L. Carducci, A. Agodi, C. Ancona, P. Angelini, F. Bagordo, F. Barbone, L. Birbaum, V. Carreri, A. Casuccio, A. Conti, M. Conversano, A. De Donno, O. De Giglio, F. Desiante, A. Di Pietro, E. Dogliotti, F. Donato, G.M. Fara, M. Fiore, F. Forastiere, G. Giammanco, A. Izzotti, M.T. Montagna, G. Oliveri Conti, M.G. Petronio, S. Sciacca, C. Signorelli, E. Testai, M. Verani, M. Vinceti, F. Vitale, M. Ferrante, G. Adani, L. Berghella, C. Calia, R. Calzolari, A. Canale, D. Castiglione, C. Copat, A. Cristaldi, G. Cuffari, G. Coronel Vargas, E. De Vita, F. De Nard, I. Federigi, T. Filippini, A. Grasso, N. Leonardi, M. Letzgus, G. Lo Bianco, W. Mazzucco, I. Nicolosi, P. Orlandi, G. Paladino, S. Pizzo, C. Pousis, M. Raffo, S. Rivolta, F. Scarpitta, G. Trani, F. Triggiano, A. Tumbarello, V. Vecchio, P. Zuccarello, M. Vassallo, Al, Carducci, Agodi, A, Ancona, C, Angelini, P, Bagordo, F, Barbone, F, Birbaum, L, V, Carreri, Casuccio, A, Conti, A, Conversano, M, De Donno, A, De Giglio, O, Desiante, F, Di Pietro, A, Dogliotti, E, Donato, F, Gm, Fara, Fiore, M, Forastiere, F, Giammanco, G, Izzotti, A, Montagna, M T, Oliveri Conti, G, Mg, Petronio, Sciacca, S, Signorelli, C, Testai, E, Verani, M, Vinceti, M, Vitale, F, Ferrante, M, Adani, G, Berghella, L, Calia, C, Calzolari, R, Canale, A, Castiglione, D, Copat, C, Cristaldi, A, Cuffari, G, Coronel Vargas, G, De Vita, E, De Nard, F, Federigi, I, Filippini, T, Grasso, A, Leonardi, N, Letzgus, M, Lo Bianco, G, Mazzucco, W, Nicolosi, I, Orlandi, P, Paladino, G, Pizzo, S, Pousis, C, Raffo, M, Rivolta, S, Scarpitta, F, Trani, G, Triggiano, F, Tumbarello, A, Vecchio, V, Zuccarello, P, M, Vassallo, Carducci, A. L., Agodi, A., Ancona, C., Angelini, P., Bagordo, F., Barbone, F., Birbaum, L., Carreri, V., Casuccio, A., Conti, A., Conversano, M., De Donno, A., De Giglio, O., Desiante, F., Di Pietro, A., Dogliotti, E., Donato, F., Fara, G. M., Fiore, M., Forastiere, F., Giammanco, G., Izzotti, A., Montagna, M. T., Oliveri Conti, G., Petronio, M. G., Sciacca, S., Signorelli, C., Testai, E., Verani, M., Vinceti, M., Vitale, F., Ferrante, M., Adani, G., Berghella, L., Calia, C., Calzolari, R., Canale, A., Castiglione, D., Copat, C., Cristaldi, A., Cuffari, G., Coronel Vargas, G., De Vita, E., De Nard, F., Federigi, I., Filippini, T., Grasso, A., Leonardi, N., Letzgus, M., Lo Bianco, G., Mazzucco, W., Nicolosi, I., Orlandi, P., Paladino, G., Pizzo, S., Pousis, C., Raffo, M., Rivolta, S., Scarpitta, F., Trani, G., Triggiano, F., Tumbarello, A., Vecchio, V., Zuccarello, P., and Vassallo, M.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Epidemiological and toxicological study, education, 010501 environmental sciences, Global Health, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, 01 natural sciences, Biochemistry, Risk communication, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, epidemiological and toxicological study, exposure assessment, risk communication, urban health, Political science, medicine, Global health, Humans, Environmental impact assessment, Exposure assessment, Health impact assessment, Urban health, 030212 general & internal medicine, Sicily, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Preventive healthcare, epidemiological and toxicological study exposure assessment, urban health risk communication, Medical education, Public health, Charter, Environmental Health, Public Health, One Health, Health Impact Assessment , Environmental Impact Assessment, epidemiological and toxicological study exposure assessment, urban health risk communication, Risk assessment, Working group
Abstract: The Erice 56 Charter titled "Impact of the environment on the health: from theory to practice" was unanimously approved at the end of the 56th course of the "International School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine G. D'Alessandro" held from 3th to 7th November 2019 in Erice - Sicily (Italy) and promoted by the Study Group of "Environment and Health" of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health. The course, that included lectures, open discussions and guided working groups, was aimed to provide a general training on epidemiological and toxicological aspects of the environmental health impact, to be used by public health professionals for risk assessment, without forgetting the risk communications. At the end of the course 12 key points were agreed among teachers and students: they underlined the need of specific training and research, in the perspective of "One Health" and "Global Health", also facing emerging scientific and methodological issues and focusing on communication towards stakeholders. This Discussion highlight the need to improve knowledge of Health and Environment topic in all sectors of health and environmental prevention and management.
Published: 2021

37. The impact of mandatory vaccination law in Italy on mmr coverage rates in two of the largest italian regions (Emilia-romagna and sicily): An effective strategy to contrast vaccine hesitancy

Author: Carlo Signorelli, Claudio Costantino, Beatrice Ricci, Magda Ialonardi, Davide Gori, Anna Odone, Francesco Vitale, Maria Pia Fantini, Gori D., Costantino C., Odone A., Ricci B., Ialonardi M., Signorelli C., Vitale F., Fantini M.P., Gori, D., Costantino, C., Odone, A., Ricci, B., Ialonardi, M., Signorelli, C., Vitale, F., and Fantini, M. P.
Subjects: Pharmacology, lcsh:R, Immunology, coverage rates, lcsh:Medicine, MMR vaccine, medicine.disease, Mandatory vaccination, Measles, Article, Vaccination, Trend analysis, Infectious Diseases, Geography, Vaccination coverage, Drug Discovery, medicine, Pharmacology (medical), Aggregate data, mandatory vaccinations, Coverage rate, Vaccine hesitancy, Demography
Abstract: Background: Vaccine hesitancy has increased worldwide, leading to reduction in vaccination coverage rates. In particular, reduction in the coverage for the trivalent Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine has led to an increase of measles cases. The aim of this study is to analyze the coverage rates for the MMR vaccine in the Emilia-Romagna Region (RER) and Sicily Region (SR) between 2009 and 2018, and to correlate any significant change to index events which could have modified the trend of vaccination rates. Methods: Official aggregate data on vaccination coverage at 24 months provided by the RER and the SR were analyzed through trend analysis and related to important index events. Results: The two regions showed similar results, both achieved the lowest coverage rates in 2015 and both showed an increase in the rates after the introduction of mandatory vaccinations for access to schools. In 2018, both reached the starting point before the decrease. Conclusion: Our results confirm the effectiveness of legislative coercive measures in favor of vaccination. A potential decrease in the coverage rates may be observed as a result of an attenuation of the positive effects of coercive measures over time. It is thus necessary to combine these measures together with information campaigns and political initiatives at different levels (i.e. national, regional).
Published: 2020

38. Treatment challenges in and outside a specialist network setting: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

Author: Panagis M. Lykoudis, Stefano Partelli, Francesca Muffatti, Martyn Caplin, Massimo Falconi, Giuseppe K. Fusai, Monika Hackl, Elizabeth Van Eycken, Kris Henau, Nadya Dimitrova, Mario Sekerija, Ladislav Dušek, Margit Mägi, Nea Malila, Maarit Leinonen, Michel Velten, Xavier Troussard, Veronique Bouvier, Anne-Valérie Guizard, Anne-Marie Bouvier, Patrick Arveux, Marc Maynadié, Anne-Sophie Woronoff, Michel Robaszkiewicz, Isabelle Baldi, Alain Monnereau, Brigitte Tretarre, Marc Colonna, Florence Molinié, Simona Bara, Claire Schvartz, Bénédicte Lapôtre-Ledoux, Pascale Grosclaude, Roland Stabenow, Sabine Luttmann, Alice Nennecke, Jutta Engel, Gabriele Schubert-Fritschle, Jan Heidrich, Bernd Holleczek, Jón Gunnlaugur Jónasson, Kerri Clough-Gorr, Harry Comber, Guido Mazzoleni, Adriano Giacomin, Antonella Sutera Sardo, Alessandro Barchielli, Diego Serraino, Roberta De Angelis, Sandra Mallone, Andrea Tavilla, Daniela Pierannunzio, Silvia Rossi, Mariano Santaquilani, Arnold Knijn, Fabio Pannozzo, Valerio Gennaro, Lucia Benfatto, Paolo Ricci, Mariangela Autelitano, Gianbattista Spagnoli, Mario Fusco, Mario Usala, Francesco Vitale, Maria Michiara, Rosario Tumino, Lucia Mangone, Fabio Falcini, Stefano Ferretti, Rosa Angela Filiberti, Enza Marani, Arturo Iannelli, Flavio Sensi, Silvano Piffer, Maria Gentilini, Anselmo Madeddu, Antonio Ziino, Sergio Maspero, Pina Candela, Fabrizio Stracci, Giovanna Tagliabue, Massimo Rugge, Annalisa Trama, Gemma Gatta, Laura Botta, Riccardo Capocaccia, Santa Pildava, Giedre Smailyte, Neville Calleja, Tom Børge Johannesen, Jadwiga Rachtan, Stanisław Góźdź, Jerzy Błaszczyk, Kamila Kępska, Gonçalo Forjaz de Lacerda, Maria José Bento, Ana Miranda, Chakameh Safaei Diba, Enrique Almar, Nerea Larrañaga, Arantza Lopez de Munain, Ana Torrella-Ramos, José María Díaz García, Rafael Marcos-Gragera, Maria Josè Sanchez, Carmen Navarro, Diego Salmeron, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Jaume Galceran, Marià Carulla, Mohsen Mousavi, Christine Bouchardy, Silvia M. Ess, Andrea Bordoni, Isabelle Konzelmann, Jem Rashbass, Anna Gavin, David H. Brewster, Dyfed Wyn Huws, Otto Visser, Magdalena Bielska-Lasota, Maja Primic-Zakelj, Ian Kunkler, Ellen Benhamou, Lykoudis, P. M., Partelli, S., Muffatti, F., Caplin, M., Falconi, M., Fusai, G. K., Hackl, M., Van Eycken, E., Henau, K., Dimitrova, N., Sekerija, M., Dusek, L., Magi, M., Malila, N., Leinonen, M., Velten, M., Troussard, X., Bouvier, V., Guizard, A. -V., Bouvier, A. -M., Arveux, P., Maynadie, M., Woronoff, A. -S., Robaszkiewicz, M., Baldi, I., Monnereau, A., Tretarre, B., Colonna, M., Molinie, F., Bara, S., Schvartz, C., Lapotre-Ledoux, B., Grosclaude, P., Stabenow, R., Luttmann, S., Nennecke, A., Engel, J., Schubert-Fritschle, G., Heidrich, J., Holleczek, B., Jonasson, J. G., Clough-Gorr, K., Comber, H., Mazzoleni, G., Giacomin, A., Sardo, A. S., Barchielli, A., Serraino, D., De Angelis, R., Mallone, S., Tavilla, A., Pierannunzio, D., Rossi, S., Santaquilani, M., Knijn, A., Pannozzo, F., Gennaro, V., Benfatto, L., Ricci, P., Autelitano, M., Spagnoli, G., Fusco, M., Usala, M., Vitale, F., Michiara, M., Tumino, R., Mangone, L., Falcini, F., Ferretti, S., Filiberti, R. A., Marani, E., Iannelli, A., Sensi, F., Piffer, S., Gentilini, M., Madeddu, A., Ziino, A., Maspero, S., Candela, P., Stracci, F., Tagliabue, G., Rugge, M., Trama, A., Gatta, G., Botta, L., Capocaccia, R., Pildava, S., Smailyte, G., Calleja, N., Johannesen, T. B., Rachtan, J., Gozdz, S., Blaszczyk, J., Kepska, K., de Lacerda, G. F., Bento, M. J., Miranda, A., Diba, C. S., Almar, E., Larranaga, N., de Munain, A. L., Torrella-Ramos, A., Diaz Garcia, J. M., Marcos-Gragera, R., Sanchez, M. J., Navarro, C., Salmeron, D., Moreno-Iribas, C., Galceran, J., Carulla, M., Mousavi, M., Bouchardy, C., Ess, S. M., Bordoni, A., Konzelmann, I., Rashbass, J., Gavin, A., Brewster, D. H., Huws, D. W., Visser, O., Bielska-Lasota, M., Primic-Zakelj, M., Kunkler, I., Benhamou, E., Lykoudis P.M., Partelli S., Muffatti F., Caplin M., Falconi M., Fusai G.K., Hackl M., Van Eycken E., Henau K., Dimitrova N., Sekerija M., Dusek L., Magi M., Malila N., Leinonen M., Velten M., Troussard X., Bouvier V., Guizard A.-V., Bouvier A.-M., Arveux P., Maynadie M., Woronoff A.-S., Robaszkiewicz M., Baldi I., Monnereau A., Tretarre B., Colonna M., Molinie F., Bara S., Schvartz C., Lapotre-Ledoux B., Grosclaude P., Stabenow R., Luttmann S., Nennecke A., Engel J., Schubert-Fritschle G., Heidrich J., Holleczek B., Jonasson J.G., Clough-Gorr K., Comber H., Mazzoleni G., Giacomin A., Sardo A.S., Barchielli A., Serraino D., De Angelis R., Mallone S., Tavilla A., Pierannunzio D., Rossi S., Santaquilani M., Knijn A., Pannozzo F., Gennaro V., Benfatto L., Ricci P., Autelitano M., Spagnoli G., Fusco M., Usala M., Vitale F., Michiara M., Tumino R., Mangone L., Falcini F., Ferretti S., Filiberti R.A., Marani E., Iannelli A., Sensi F., Piffer S., Gentilini M., Madeddu A., Ziino A., Maspero S., Candela P., Stracci F., Tagliabue G., Rugge M., Trama A., Gatta G., Botta L., Capocaccia R., Pildava S., Smailyte G., Calleja N., Johannesen T.B., Rachtan J., Gozdz S., Blaszczyk J., Kepska K., de Lacerda G.F., Bento M.J., Miranda A., Diba C.S., Almar E., Larranaga N., de Munain A.L., Torrella-Ramos A., Diaz Garcia J.M., Marcos-Gragera R., Sanchez M.J., Navarro C., Salmeron D., Moreno-Iribas C., Galceran J., Carulla M., Mousavi M., Bouchardy C., Ess S.M., Bordoni A., Konzelmann I., Rashbass J., Gavin A., Brewster D.H., Huws D.W., Visser O., Bielska-Lasota M., Primic-Zakelj M., Kunkler I., and Benhamou E.
Subjects: Liver metastase, medicine.medical_specialty, Pathology, Socio-culturale, 03 medical and health sciences, Liver metastases, Rare Diseases, 0302 clinical medicine, Neuroendocrine tumours, Pancreas, Rare cancers, Multidisciplinary approach, Rare Disease, Neuroendocrine tumour, Humans, Medicine, Pancrea, Precision Medicine, Intensive care medicine, Liver metastases, Neuroendocrine tumours, Pancreas, Rare cancers, Patient Care Team, business.industry, Pancreatic Neoplasm, Rare cancer, General Medicine, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Survival Rate, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Surgery, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Mandate, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, business, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Delivery of Health Care, Human
Abstract: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms comprise a group of rare tumours with special biology, an often indolent behaviour and particular diagnostic and therapeutic requirements. The specialized biochemical tests and radiological investigations, the complexity of surgical options and the variety of medical treatments that require individual tailoring, mandate a multidisciplinary approach that can be optimally achieved through an organized network. The present study describes currents concepts in the management of these tumours as well as an insight into the challenges of delivering the pathway in and outside a Network.
Published: 2019

39. Testicular germ-cell tumours and penile squamous cell carcinoma: Appropriate management makes the difference

Author: Nicola Nicolai, Davide Biasoni, Mario A. Catanzaro, Maurizio Colecchia, Annalisa Trama, Monika Hackl, Elizabeth Van Eycken, Kris Henau, Nadya Dimitrova, Mario Sekerija, Ladislav Dušek, Margit Mägi, Nea Malila, Maarit Leinonen, Michel Velten, Xavier Troussard, Veronique Bouvier, Anne-Valérie Guizard, Anne-Marie Bouvier, Patrick Arveux, Marc Maynadié, Anne-Sophie Woronoff, Michel Robaszkiewic, Isabelle Baldi, Alain Monnereau, Brigitte Tretarre, Marc Colonna, Florence Molinié, Simona Bara, Claire Schvartz, Bénédicte Lapôtre-Ledoux, Pascale Grosclaude, Roland Stabenow, Sabine Luttmann, Alice Nennecke, Jutta Engel, Gabriele Schubert-Fritschle, Jan Heidrich, Bernd Holleczek, Jón Gunnlaugur Jónasson, Kerri Clough-Gorr, Harry Comber, Guido Mazzoleni, Adriano Giacomin, Antonella Sutera Sardo, Alessandr Barchielli, Diego Serraino, Roberta De Angelis, Sandra Mallone, Andrea Tavilla, Daniela Pierannunzio, Silvia Rossi, Mariano Santaquilani, Arnold Knijn, Fabio Pannozzo, Valerio Gennaro, Lucia Benfatto, Paolo Ricci, Mariangela Autelitano, Gianbattista Spagnoli, Mario Fusco, Mario Usala, Francesco Vitale, Maria Michiara, Rosario Tumino, Lucia Mangone, Fabio Falcini, Stefano Ferretti, Rosa Angela Filiberti, Enza Marani, Arturo Iannelli, Flavio Sensi, Silvano Piffer, Maria Gentilini, Anselmo Madeddu, Antonio Ziino, Sergio Maspero, Pina Candela, Fabrizio Stracci, Giovanna Tagliabue, Massimo Rugge, Gemma Gatta, Laura Botta, Riccardo Capocaccia, Santa Pildava, Giedre Smailyte, Neville Calleja, Tom Børge Johannesen, Jadwiga Rachtan, Stanisław Góźdź, Jerzy Błaszczyk, Kamila Kępska, Gonçalo Forjaz de Lacerda, Maria José Bento, Ana Miranda, Chakameh Safaei Diba, Enrique Almar, Nerea Larrañaga, Arantza Lopez de Munain, Ana Torrella-Ramos, José María Díaz García, Rafael Marcos-Gragera, Maria Josè Sanchez, Carmen Navarro, Diego Salmeron, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Jaume Galceran, Marià Carulla, Mohsen Mousavi, Christine Bouchardy, Silvia M. Ess, Andrea Bordoni, Isabelle Konzelmann, Jem Rashbass, Anna Gavin, David H. Brewster, Dyfed Wyn Huws, Otto Visser, Magdalena Bielska-Lasota, Maja Primic-Zakelj, Ian Kunkler, Ellen Benhamou, Nicolai N., Biasoni D., Catanzaro M.A., Colecchia M., Trama A., Hackl M., Eycken E.V., Henau K., Dimitrova N., Sekerija M., Dusek L., Magi M., Malila N., Leinonen M., Velten M., Troussard X., Bouvier V., Guizard A.-V., Bouvier A.-M., Arveux P., Maynadie M., Woronoff A.-S., Robaszkiewic M., Baldi I., Monnereau A., Tretarre B., Colonna M., Molinie F., Bara S., Schvartz C., Lapotre-Ledoux B., Grosclaude P., Stabenow R., Luttmann S., Nennecke A., Engel J., Schubert-Fritschle G., Heidrich J., Holleczek B., Jonasson J.G., Clough-Gorr K., Comber H., Mazzoleni G., Giacomin A., Sutera Sardo A., Barchielli A., Serraino D., De Angelis R., Mallone S., Tavilla A., Pierannunzio D., Rossi S., Santaquilani M., Knijn A., Pannozzo F., Gennaro V., Benfatto L., Ricci P., Autelitano M., Spagnoli G., Fusco M., Usala M., Vitale F., Michiara M., Tumino R., Mangone L., Falcini F., Ferretti S., Filiberti R.A., Marani E., Iannelli A., Sensi F., Piffer S., Gentilini M., Madeddu A., Ziino A., Maspero S., Candela P., Stracci F., Tagliabue G., Rugge M., Gatta G., Botta L., Capocaccia R., Pildava S., Smailyte G., Calleja N., Johannesen T.B., Rachtan J., Gozdz S., Blaszczyk J., Kepska K., de Lacerda G.F., Bento M.J., Miranda A., Diba C.S., Almar E., Larranaga N., de Munain A.L., Torrella-Ramos A., Diaz Garcia J.M., Marcos-Gragera R., Sanchez M.J., Navarro C., Salmeron D., Moreno-Iribas C., Galceran J., Carulla M., Mousavi M., Bouchardy C., M. Ess S., Bordoni A., Konzelmann I., Rashbass J., Gavin A., Brewster D.H., Huws D.W., Visser O., Bielska-Lasota M., Primic-Zakelj M., Kunkler I., Benhamou E., Nicolai, N, Biasoni, D, Catanzaro, Ma, Colecchia, M, Trama, A, Hackl, M, Van Eycken, E, Henau, K, Dimitrova, N, Sekerija, M, Dusek, L, Maagi, M, Malila, N, Leinonen, M, Velten, M, Troussard, X, Bouvier, V, Guizard, Av, Bouvier, Am, Arveux, P, Maynadie, M, Woronoff, A, Robaszkiewicz, M, Baldi, I, Monnereau, A, Tretarre, B, Colonna, M, Molinie, F, Bara, S, Schvartz, C, Lapotre-Ledoux, B, Grosclaude, P, Stabenow, R, Luttmann, S, Nennecke, A, Engel, J, Schubert-Fritschle, G, Heidrich, J, Holleczek, B, Jonasson, Jg, Clough-Gorr, K, Comber, H, Mazzoleni, G, Giacomin, A, Sardo, A, Barchielli, A, Serraino, D, De Angelis, R, Mallone, S, Tavilla, A, Pierannunzio, D, Rossi, S, Santaquilani, M, Knijn, A, Pannozzo, F, Gennaro, V, Benfatto, L, Ricci, P, Autelitano, M, Spagnoli, G, Fusco, M, Usala, M, Vitale, F, Michiara, M, Tumino, R, Mangone, L, Falcini, F, Ferretti, S, Filiberti, Ra, Marani, E, Iannelli, A, Sensi, F, Puffer, S, Gentilini, M, Madeddu, A, Ziino, A, Maspero, S, Candela, P, Stracci, F, Tagliabue, G, Rugge, M, Gatta, G, Botta, L, Capocaccia, R, Pildava, S, Smailyte, G, Calleja, N, Johannesen, Tb, Rachtan, J, Gozdz, S, Blaszczyk, J, Kepska, K, de Lacerda, Gf, Bento, Mj, Miranda, A, Diba, C, Almar, E, Larranaga, N, de Munain, Al, Torrella-Ramos, M, Garcia, Jmd, Marcos-Gragera, R, Sanchez, Mj, Navarro, C, Salmeron, D, Moreno-Iribas, C, Galceran, J, Carulla, M, Mousavi, M, Bouchardy, C, Ess, Sm, Bordoni, A, Konzelmann, I, Rashbass, J, Gavin, A, Brewster, Dh, Huws, Dw, Visser, O, Bielska-Lasota, M, Primic-Zakelj, M, Kunkler, I, and Benhamou, E
Subjects: Oncology, Male, Survival, 030232 urology & nephrology, Disease, Carcinoma, Community network, Europe, Germ cell and embryonal, Neoplasms, Penis neoplasms, Rare diseases, Squamous cell, Tertiary care centres, Testicular neoplasms, Surgery, 0302 clinical medicine, Epidemiology, Testicular neoplasm, Referral and Consultation, General Medicine, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal, Tertiary care centre, Survival Rate, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Lymphatic Metastasis, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Penile squamous cell carcinoma, Socio-culturale, Cancer Care Facilities, 03 medical and health sciences, Penis neoplasm, Rare Disease, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Penile Neoplasms, Neoplasm Staging, Penis Neoplasms, business.industry, Cancer Care Facilitie, Lymphatic Metastasi, medicine.disease, Testicular germ cell, Adult life, Penile Neoplasm, Proper treatment, Neoplasm, Lymph Node Excision, business, Delivery of Health Care
Abstract: Germ-cell tumours (GCT) of the testis and penile squamous cell carcinoma (PeSCC) are a rare and a very rare uro-genital cancers, respectively. Both tumours are well defined entities in terms of management, where specific recommendations - in the form of continuously up-to-dated guide lines- are provided. Impact of these tumour is relevant. Testicular GCT affects young, healthy men at the beginning of their adult life. PeSCC affects older men, but a proportion of these patients are young and the personal consequences of the disease may be devastating. Deviation from recommended management may be a reason of a significant prognostic worsening, as proper treatment favourably impacts on these tumours, dramatically on GCT and significantly on PeSCC. RARECAREnet data may permit to analyse how survivals may vary according to geographical areas, histology and age, leading to assume that non-homogeneous health-care resources may impact the cure and definitive outcomes. In support of this hypothesis, some epidemiologic datasets and clinical findings would indicate that survival may improve when appropriate treatments are delivered, linked to a different accessibility to the best health institutions, as a consequence of geographical, cultural and economic barriers. Finally, strong clues based on epidemiological and clinical data support the hypothesis that treatment delivered at reference centres or under the aegis of a qualified multi-institutional network is associated with a better prognosis of patients with these malignancies. The ERN EURACAN represents the best current European effort to answer this clinical need.
Published: 2018

40. Platelet count does not predict bleeding in cirrhotic patients: Results from the PRO-LIVER Study

Author: Basili, S. a, Raparelli, V. b., Napoleone, L. b., Talerico, G. a., Corazza, G. R. c., Perticone, F. d., Sacerdoti, D. e., Andriulli, A. f., Licata, A. g., Pietrangelo, A., Picardi, A. i., Raimondo, G. j., Violi, F., Palasciano, G., D’Alitto, F., Palmieri, V. O., Santovito, D., Michele, Di, Croce, D., Brocco, G., Fasolato, S., Cecchetto, S., Bombonato, L., Bertoni, G., Restuccia, M., Andreozzi, T., Liguori, P., Caroleo, M. L., Perticone, B., Staltari, M., Manfredini, O., Giorgi, De, Averna, A., Giammanco, M., Granito, A., Pettinari, A., Marinelli, I., Bolondi, S., Falsetti, L., Salvi, L., Durante-Mangoni, A., Cesaro, E., Farinaro, F., Ragone, V., Morana, E., Ippolito, I., Iacobellis, A., Niro, A., Merla, G., Maimone, A., Cacciola, S., Varvara, I., Drenaggi, D., Staffolani, D., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, S., Galati, U., Gallo, G., Davì, P., Schiavone, G., Santilli, C., Tana, F., Soresi, C., Bianchi, Giovanni, Carderi, B., Pinto, I., Tuttolomondo, A., Ferrari, A., Gresele, G., Fierro, P., Morelli, T., Laffi, O., Romanelli, G., Arena, R. G., Stasi, U., Gasbarrini, A., Garcovich, M., Zocco, M. A., Riccardi, L., Ainora, M. E., Capeci, W., Martino, Giuseppe, Nobili, P., Cavallo, L., Frugiuele, M., Greco, P., Ventura, P., Cuoghi, C., Marcacci, M., Serviddio, G., Vendemiale, G., Villani, R., Gargano, R., Vidili, G., Cesare, Di, Masala, V., Delitala, M., Invernizzi, G., Vincenzo, P., Minno, Di, Tufano, G., Purrello, A., Privitera, F., Forgione, G., Curigliano, A., Senzolo, V., Rodríguez-Castro, M., Giannelli, K. I., Serra, G., Neri, C., Pignataro, S., Rizzetto, P., Debernardi, M., Svegliati, V. W., Bergamaschi, B. G., Masotti, G., Costanzo, M., Antonio, F., Angelico, F., Del, Ben, Polimeni, M., Proietti, L., Cangemi, M., Romiti, R., Toriello, G. F., Sperduti, F., Santangelo, N., Visioli, G., Todisco, G., Vestri, Anna, Farcomeni, R., Corrao, A., Gobbi, S., Corradini, E., Costantino, G., Tripepi, G., Angelico, M., Bolondi, L., D’Amico, G., Franchis, De, Gatta, R., Tassone, A., Anzaldi, E. J., Barone, M., Bazzini, M., Bianchi, C., Boari, P. I., Bracco, B., Buonauro, C., Buttà, A., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba, Maria, Castorani, D., Cecchetto, L., Cicco, L., Cimini, S., Colombo, C., B. M., Vuono, De, Denegri, S., Del, Corso, Giosia, Di, Donnarumma, P., Giorgini, E., Grassi, P., Grembiale, D., Hijazi, A., Iamele, D., Lorusso, L., Marchese, G., Marra, Alberto, Masala, M., Miceli, M., Montebianco, G., Murgia, A. L., Naccarato, G., Padula, P., Pattoneri, D., Perego, P., Pesce, F., Petramala, P., Piano, L., Pinto, S., Pinna, D., Pignataro, M., Pretti, F. S., Pucci, V., Salinaro, G., Salzano, F., Santarossa, A., Scarpini, C., Scicali, F., Sirico, R., Suppressa, D., Talia, P., Torres, M., Traversa, D., Vazzana, M., Vecchio, Claudia, Vettore, R., Vitale, E., Basili, S., Raparelli, V., Napoleone, L., Talerico, G., Corazza, G.R., Perticone, F., Sacerdoti, D., Andriulli, A., Licata, A., Pietrangelo, A., Picardi, A., Raimondo, G., Violi, F., Palasciano, Giuseppe, D’Alitto, Felicia, Palmieri, Vincenzo Ostilio, Santovito, Daniela, Di Michele, Dario, Croce, Giuseppe, Brocco, Silvia, Fasolato, Silvano, Cecchetto, Lara, Bombonato, Giancarlo, Bertoni, Michele, Restuccia, Tea, Andreozzi, Paola, Liguori, Maria Livia, Caroleo, Benedetto, Perticone, Maria, Staltari, Orietta, Manfredini, Roberto, De Giorgi, Alfredo, Averna, Maurizio, Giammanco, Antonina, Granito, Alessandro, Pettinari, Irene, Marinelli, Sara, Bolondi, Luigi, Falsetti, Lorenzo, Salvi, Aldo, Durante-Mangoni, Emanuele, Cesaro, Flavio, Farinaro, Vincenza, Ragone, Enrico, Morana, Ignazio, Ippolito, Antonio, Iacobellis, Angelo, Niro, Grazia, Merla, Antonio, Maimone, Sergio, Cacciola, Irene, Varvara, Doriana, Drenaggi, Davide, Staffolani, Silvia, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Umberto, Galati, Giovanni, Gallo, Paolo, Davì, Giovanni, Schiavone, Cosima, Santilli, Francesca, Tana, Claudio, Soresi, Maurizio, Bianchi Giovanni, Battista, Carderi, Isabella, Pinto, Antonio, Tuttolomondo, Antonino, Ferrari, Giovanni, Gresele, Paolo, Fierro, Tiziana, Morelli, Olivia, Laffi, Giacomo, Romanelli, Roberto Giulio, Arena, Umberto, Stasi, Cristina, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Garcovich, Matteo, Zocco, Maria Assunta, Riccardi, Laura, Ainora, Maria Elena, Capeci, William, Martino Giuseppe, Pio, Nobili, Lorenzo, Cavallo, Maurizio, Frugiuele, Pierluigi, Greco, Antonio, Ventura, Paolo, Cuoghi, Chiara, Marcacci, Matteo, Serviddio, Gaetano, Vendemiale, Gianluigi, Villani, Rosanna, Gargano, Ruggiero, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Di Cesare, Valentina, Masala, Maristella, Delitala, Giuseppe, Invernizzi, Pietro, Vincenzo, Ronca, Di Minno, Giovanni, Tufano, Antonella, Purrello, Francesco, Privitera, Graziella, Forgione, Alessandra, Curigliano, Valentina, Senzolo, Marco, Rodríguez-Castro, Kryssia Isabel, Giannelli, Gianluigi, Serra, Carla, Neri, Sergio, Pignataro, Pietro, Rizzetto, Mario, Debernardi, Venon Wilma, Svegliati, Baroni Gianluca, Bergamaschi, Gaetano, Masotti, Michela, Costanzo, Filippo, Antonio, Figliomeni, Angelico, Francesco, Del Ben, Maria, Polimeni, Licia, Proietti, Marco, Cangemi, Roberto, Romiti Giulio, Francesco, Toriello, Filippo, Sperduti, Nicolò, Santangelo, Giuseppe, Visioli, Giacomo, Todisco, Tommaso, Vestri Anna, Rita, Farcomeni, Alessio, Corrao, Salvatore, Gobbi, Paolo, Corradini, Elena, Costantino, Giorgio, Tripepi, Giovanni, Angelico, Mario, D’Amico, Gennaro, De Franchis, Roberto, Gatta, Angelo, Tassone, Eliezer Joseph, Anzaldi, Massimiliano, Barone, Milena, Bazzini, Cristina, Bianchi, Paola Ilaria, Boari, Benedetta, Bracco, Christian, Buonauro, Agostino, Buttà, Carmelo, Buzzetti, Elena, Calabria, Stefano, Caradio, Federica, Carleo, Pietro, Carrabba Maria, Domenica, Castorani, Luigi, Cicco, Sebastiano, Cimini, Claudia, Colombo, Barbara Maria, De Vuono, Stefano, Denegri, Andrea, Del Corso, Lisette, Di Giosia, Paolo, Donnarumma, Emilia, Giorgini, Paolo, Grassi, Davide, Grembiale, Alessandro, Hijazi, Daniel, Iamele, Luigi, Lorusso, Giusi, Marchese, Alessandra, Marra Alberto, Maria, Miceli, Giuseppe, Montebianco, Abenavoli Ludovico, Murgia, Giuseppe, Naccarato, Paola, Padula, Donatella, Pattoneri, Paolo, Perego, Francesca, Pesce, Paola, Petramala, Luigi, Piano, Salvatore, Pinto, Daniela, Pinna, Miriam, Pignataro, Francesca Serena, Pretti, Vincenzo, Pucci, Giacomo, Salinaro, Francesco, Salzano, Andrea, Santarossa, Claudia, Scarpini, Francesca, Scicali, Roberto, Sirico, Domenico, Suppressa, Patrizia, Talia, Michela, Torres, Daniele, Traversa, Matteo, Vazzana, Natale, Vecchio Claudia, Rita, Vettore, Elia, Vitale, Francesco, Basili, S, Raparelli, V, Napoleone, L, Talerico, G, Corazza, G, Perticone, F, Sacerdoti, D, Andriulli, A, Licata, A, Pietrangelo, A, Picardi, A, Raimondo, G, Violi, F, Palasciano, G, D'Alitto, F, Palmieri, V, Santovito, D, Di Michele, D, Croce, G, Brocco, S, Fasolato, S, Cecchetto, L, Bombonato, G, Bertoni, M, Restuccia, T, Andreozzi, P, Liguori, M, Caroleo, B, Perticone, M, Staltari, O, Manfredini, R, De Giorgi, A, Averna, M, Giammanco, A, Granito, A, Pettinari, I, Marinelli, S, Bolondi, L, Falsetti, L, Salvi, A, Durante-Mangoni, E, Cesaro, F, Farinaro, V, Ragone, E, Morana, I, Ippolito, A, Iacobellis, A, Niro, G, Merla, A, Maimone, S, Cacciola, I, Varvara, D, Drenaggi, D, Staffolani, S, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U, Galati, G, Gallo, P, Davi, G, Schiavone, C, Santilli, F, Tana, C, Soresi, M, Bianchi Giovanni, B, Carderi, I, Pinto, A, Tuttolomondo, A, Ferrari, G, Gresele, P, Fierro, T, Morelli, O, Laffi, G, Romanelli, R, Arena, U, Stasi, C, Gasbarrini, A, Garcovich, M, Zocco, M, Riccardi, L, Ainora, M, Capeci, W, Martino Giuseppe, P, Nobili, L, Cavallo, M, Frugiuele, P, Greco, A, Ventura, P, Cuoghi, C, Marcacci, M, Serviddio, G, Vendemiale, G, Villani, R, Gargano, R, Vidili, G, Di Cesare, V, Masala, M, Delitala, G, Invernizzi, P, Vincenzo, R, Di Minno, G, Tufano, A, Purrello, F, Privitera, G, Forgione, A, Curigliano, V, Senzolo, M, Rodriguez-Castro, K, Giannelli, G, Serra, C, Neri, S, Pignataro, P, Rizzetto, M, Debernardi, V, Svegliati, B, Bergamaschi, G, Masotti, M, Costanzo, F, Antonio, F, Angelico, F, Del Ben, M, Polimeni, L, Proietti, M, Cangemi, R, Romiti, G, Toriello, F, Sperduti, N, Santangelo, G, Visioli, G, Todisco, T, Vestri Anna, R, Farcomeni, A, Corrao, S, Gobbi, P, Corradini, E, Costantino, G, Tripepi, G, Angelico, M, D'Amico, G, De Franchis, R, Gatta, A, Tassone, E, Anzaldi, M, Barone, M, Bazzini, C, Bianchi, P, Boari, B, Bracco, C, Buonauro, A, Butta, C, Buzzetti, E, Calabria, S, Caradio, F, Carleo, P, Carrabba Maria, D, Castorani, L, Cicco, S, Cimini, C, Colombo, B, De Vuono, S, Denegri, A, Del Corso, L, Di Giosia, P, Donnarumma, E, Giorgini, P, Grassi, D, Grembiale, A, Hijazi, D, Iamele, L, Lorusso, G, Marchese, A, Marra, A, Miceli, G, Montebianco, A, Murgia, G, Naccarato, P, Padula, D, Pattoneri, P, Perego, F, Pesce, P, Petramala, L, Piano, S, Pinto, D, Pinna, M, Pignataro, F, Pretti, V, Pucci, G, Salinaro, F, Salzano, A, Santarossa, C, Scarpini, F, Scicali, R, Sirico, D, Suppressa, P, Talia, M, Torres, D, Traversa, M, Vazzana, N, Vecchio Claudia, R, Vettore, E, Vitale, F, S Basili, V Raparelli, L Napoleone, G Talerico, G Corazza, F Perticone, D Sacerdoti, A Andriulli, A Licata, A Pietrangelo, A Picardi, G Raimondo, F Violi, MD on behalf of PRO-LIVER Collaborator, Palasciano Giuseppe, D’Alitto Felicia, Palmieri Vincenzo Ostilio, Santovito Daniela, Di Michele Dario, Croce Giuseppe, Brocco Silvia, Fasolato Silvano, Cecchetto Lara, Bombonato Giancarlo, Bertoni Michele, Restuccia Tea, Andreozzi Paola, Liguori Maria Livia, Caroleo Benedetto, Perticone Maria, Staltari Orietta, Manfredini Roberto, De Giorgi Alfredo, Averna Maurizio, Giammanco Antonina, Granito Alessandro, Pettinari Irene, Marinelli Sara, Bolondi Luigi, Falsetti Lorenzo, Salvi Aldo, Durante-Mangoni Emanuele, Cesaro Flavio, Farinaro Vincenza, Ragone Enrico, Morana Ignazio, Ippolito Antonio, Iacobellis Angelo, Niro Grazia, Merla Antonio, Maimone Sergio, Cacciola Irene, Varvara Doriana, Drenaggi Davide, Staffolani Silvia, Vespasiani-Gentilucci Umberto, Galati Giovanni, Gallo Paolo, Davi Giovanni, Schiavone Cosima, Santilli Francesca, Tana Claudio, Soresi Maurizio, Bianchi Giovanni Battista, Carderi Isabella, Pinto Antonio, Tuttolomondo Antonino, Ferrari Giovanni, Gresele Paolo, Fierro Tiziana, Morelli Olivia, Laffi Giacomo, Romanelli Roberto Giulio, Arena Umberto, Stasi Cristina, Gasbarrini Antonio, Garcovich Matteo, Zocco Maria Assunta, Riccardi Laura, Ainora Maria Elena, Capeci William, Martino Giuseppe Pio, Nobili Lorenzo, Cavallo Maurizio, Frugiuele Pierluigi, Greco Antonio, Ventura Paolo, Cuoghi Chiara, Marcacci Matteo, Serviddio Gaetano, Vendemiale Gianluigi, Villani Rosanna, Gargano Ruggiero, Vidili Gianpaolo, Di Cesare Valentina, Masala Maristella, Delitala Giuseppe, Invernizzi Pietro, Vincenzo Ronca, Di Minno Giovanni, Tufano Antonella, Purrello Francesco, Privitera Graziella, Forgione Alessandra, Curigliano Valentina, Senzolo Marco, Rodríguez-Castro Kryssia Isabel, Giannelli Gianluigi, Serra Carla, Neri Sergio, Pignataro Pietro, Rizzetto Mario, Debernardi Venon Wilma, Svegliati Baroni Gianluca, Bergamaschi Gaetano, Masotti Michela, Costanzo Filippo, Antonio Figliomeni, Angelico Francesco, Del Ben Maria, Polimeni Licia, Proietti Marco, Cangemi Roberto, Romiti Giulio Francesco, Toriello Filippo, Sperduti Nicolò, Santangelo Giuseppe, Visioli Giacomo, Todisco Tommaso, Vestri Anna Rita, Farcomeni Alessio, Corrao Salvatore, Gobbi Paolo, Corradini Elena, Costantino Giorgio, Tripepi Giovanni, Angelico Mario, D’Amico Gennaro, de Franchis Roberto, Gatta Angelo, Tassone Eliezer Joseph, Anzaldi Massimiliano, Barone Milena, Bazzini Cristina, Bianchi Paola Ilaria, Boari Benedetta, Bracco Christian, Buonauro Agostino, Buttà Carmelo, Buzzetti Elena, Calabria Stefano, Caradio Federica, Carleo Pietro, Carrabba Maria Domenica, Castorani Luigi, Cicco Sebastiano, Cimini Claudia, Colombo Barbara Maria, De Vuono Stefano, Denegri Andrea, Del Corso Lisette, Di Giosia Paolo, Donnarumma Emilia, Giorgini Paolo, Grassi Davide, Grembiale Alessandro, Hijazi Daniel, Iamele Luigi, Lorusso Giusi, Marchese Alessandra, Marra Alberto Maria, Miceli Giuseppe, Montebianco Abenavoli Ludovico, Murgia Giuseppe, Naccarato Paola, Padula Donatella, Pattoneri Paolo, Perego Francesca, Pesce Paola, Petramala Luigi, Piano Salvatore, Pinto Daniela, Pinna Miriam, Pignataro Francesca Serena, Pretti Vincenzo, Pucci Giacomo, Salinaro Francesco, Salzano Andrea, Santarossa Claudia, Scarpini Francesca, Scicali Roberto, Sirico Domenico, Suppressa Patrizia, Talia Michela, Torres Daniele, Traversa Matteo, Vazzana Natale, Vecchio Claudia Rita, Vettore Elia, Vitale Francesco, Corazza, G. R., Guidacci, Raimondo, Palasciano, G., D'Alitto, F., Palmieri, V. O., Santovito, D., Di Michele, D., Croce, G., Brocco, S., Fasolato, S., Cecchetto, L., Bombonato, G., Bertoni, M., Restuccia, T., Andreozzi, P., Liguori, M. L., Caroleo, B., Perticone, M., Staltari, O., Manfredini, R., De Giorgi, A., Averna, M., Giammanco, A., Granito, A., Pettinari, I., Marinelli, S., Bolondi, L., Falsetti, L., Salvi, A., Durante-Mangoni, E., Cesaro, F., Farinaro, V., Ragone, E., Morana, I., Ippolito, A., Iacobellis, A., Niro, G., Merla, A., Maimone, S., Cacciola, I., Varvara, D., Drenaggi, D., Staffolani, S., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U., Galati, G., Gallo, P., Davi, G., Schiavone, C., Santilli, F., Tana, C., Soresi, M., Bianchi Giovanni, B., Carderi, I., Pinto, A., Tuttolomondo, A., Ferrari, G., Gresele, P., Fierro, T., Morelli, O., Laffi, G., Romanelli, R. G., Arena, U., Stasi, C., Gasbarrini, A., Garcovich, M., Zocco, M. A., Riccardi, L., Ainora, M. E., Capeci, W., Martino Giuseppe, P., Nobili, L., Cavallo, M., Frugiuele, P., Greco, A., Ventura, P., Cuoghi, C., Marcacci, M., Serviddio, G., Vendemiale, G., Villani, R., Gargano, R., Vidili, G., Di Cesare, V., Masala, M., Delitala, G., Invernizzi, P., Vincenzo, R., Di Minno, G., Tufano, A., Purrello, F., Privitera, G., Forgione, A., Curigliano, V., Senzolo, M., Rodriguez-Castro, K. I., Giannelli, G., Serra, C., Neri, S., Pignataro, P., Rizzetto, M., Debernardi, V. W., Svegliati, B. G., Bergamaschi, G., Masotti, M., Costanzo, F., Antonio, F., Angelico, F., Del Ben, M., Polimeni, L., Proietti, M., Cangemi, R., Romiti, G. F., Toriello, F., Sperduti, N., Santangelo, G., Visioli, G., Todisco, T., Vestri Anna, R., Farcomeni, A., Corrao, S., Gobbi, P., Corradini, E., Costantino, G., Tripepi, G., Angelico, M., D'Amico, G., De Franchis, R., Gatta, A., Tassone, E. J., Anzaldi, M., Barone, M., Bazzini, C., Bianchi, P. I., Boari, B., Bracco, C., Buonauro, A., Butta, C., Buzzetti, E., Calabria, S., Caradio, F., Carleo, P., Carrabba Maria, D., Castorani, L., Cicco, S., Cimini, C., Colombo, B. M., De Vuono, S., Denegri, A., Del Corso, L., Di Giosia, P., Donnarumma, E., Giorgini, P., Grassi, D., Grembiale, A., Hijazi, D., Iamele, L., Lorusso, G., Marchese, A., Marra, A. M., Miceli, G., Montebianco, A. L., Murgia, G., Naccarato, P., Padula, D., Pattoneri, P., Perego, F., Pesce, P., Petramala, L., Piano, S., Pinto, D., Pinna, M., Pignataro, F. S., Pretti, V., Pucci, G., Salinaro, F., Salzano, A., Santarossa, C., Scarpini, F., Scicali, R., Sirico, D., Suppressa, P., Talia, M., Torres, D., Traversa, M., Vazzana, N., Vecchio Claudia, R., Vettore, E., and Vitale, F.
Subjects: Liver Cirrhosis, Male, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Gastroenterology, Severity of Illness Index, cjirrhosis, ACTIVATION, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Medicine, Platelet, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, RISK, Aged, 80 and over, medicine.diagnostic_test, PRO-LIVER, Platelet, cirrhosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, ASSOCIATION, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Italy, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Human, Adult, Platelets, medicine.medical_specialty, Prognosi, Liver Cirrhosi, MEDLINE, COAGULATION, gastrointestinal bleeding, Socio-culturale, Hemorrhage, Hepatology, Follow-Up Studie, 03 medical and health sciences, Text mining, Internal medicine, Severity of illness, ENDOTOXEMIA, Pro-Liver Study, Humans, HEMOSTASIS, International Normalized Ratio, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Prothrombin time, Cirrhosi, Platelet Count, Bleeding, Liver Cirrhosis, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Platelet Count, Risk Factor, cirrhosis, bleeding, Thrombocytopenia, Prospective Studie, THROMBOSIS, Platelets, cjirrhosis, bleeding, PRO-LIVER, Proportional Hazards Model, Prothrombin Time, business, DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Thrombocytopenia is a hallmark for patients with cirrhosis and it is perceived as a risk factor for bleeding events. However, the relationship between platelet count and bleeding is still unclear. METHODS: We investigated the relationship between platelet count and major or clinical relevant nonmajor bleedings during a follow-up of â¼4 years. RESULTS: A total of 280 cirrhotic patients with different degrees of liver disease (67% males; age 64Â±37 years; 47% ChildâPugh B and C) were followed up for a median of 1,129 (interquartile range: 800â1,498) days yielding 953.12 patient-year of observation. The annual rate of any significant bleeding was 5.45%/year (3.57%/year and 1.89%/year for major and minor bleeding, respectively). Fifty-two (18.6%) patients experienced a major (n=34) or minor (n=18) bleeding event, predominantly from gastrointestinal origin. Platelet counts progressively decreased with the worsening of liver disease and were similar in patients with or without major or minor bleeding: a platelet count â¤50Ã103/Î¼l was detected in 3 (6%) patients with and in 20 (9%) patients without any bleeding event. Conversely, prothrombin time-international normalized ratio was slightly higher in patients with overall or major bleeding. On Cox proportional hazard analysis, only a previous gastrointestinal bleeding (hazard ratio (HR): 1.96; 95% confidence interval: 1.11â3.47; P=0.020) and encephalopathy (HR: 2.05; 95% confidence interval: 1.16â3.62; P=0.013) independently predicted overall bleeding events. CONCLUSIONS: Platelet count does not predict unprovoked major or minor bleeding in cirrhotic patients.
Published: 2018

41. In vitro antileishmanial activity of trans-stilbene and terphenyl compounds

Author: Germano Castelli, Claudia Colomba, Manlio Tolomeo, Federica Bruno, Fabrizio Vitale, Marinella Roberti, Antonio Cascio, Laura Guidotti, Elisa Giacomini, Castelli, G., Bruno, F., Vitale, F., Roberti, M., Colomba, C., Giacomini, E., Guidotti, L., Cascio, A., Tolomeo, M., Castelli, G, Bruno, F, Vitale, F, Roberti, M, Colomba, C, Giacomini, E, Guidotti, L, Cascio, A, and Tolomeo, M
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Macrophage, Apoptosis, Pharmacology, chemistry.chemical_compound, Stilbenes, Leishmania infantum, Programmed cell death, biology, Cell Cycle, General Medicine, U937 Cells, Flow Cytometry, Infectious Diseases, Terphenyl Compounds, U937 Cell, Human, Terphenyl, Leishmaniasi, Immunology, Antiprotozoal Agents, Context (language use), Cercopithecus, 03 medical and health sciences, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Structure-Activity Relationship, parasitic diseases, medicine, Structure–activity relationship, Animals, Humans, Amastigote, Leishmaniasis, Terphenyls, Epithelial Cells, Macrophages, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Parasitology, Epithelial Cell, Animal, Cercopithecu, Apoptosi, Terphenyl Compound, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, In vitro, 030104 developmental biology, chemistry, Stilbene, Antiprotozoal Agent
Abstract: Leishmaniasis are globally widespread parasitic diseases which often leads to death if left untreated. Currently available drugs present different drawbacks, so there is an urgent need to develop new, safe and cost-effective drugs against leishmaniasis. In this study we tested a small library of trans-stilbene and terphenyl derivatives against promastigote, amastigotes and intramacrophage amastigote forms of Leishmania infantum. Two compounds of the series, the trans-stilbene 3 and the terphenyl 11, presented the best activity and safety profiles. Terphenyl 11 showed a leshmanicidal activity higher than pentostam and the ability to induce apoptosis selectively in Leishmania infantum while saving macrophages and primary epithelial cells. Our data indicate that terphenyl compounds, as well as stilbenes, are endowed with leishmanicidal activity, showing potential for further studies in the context of leishmanial therapy.
Published: 2016

42. Fourteen years’ clinical experience and the first million babies protected with human live-attenuated vaccine against rotavirus disease in Italy

Author: Giovanni Gabutti, Rosa Prato, Elisabetta Franco, Antonella Mattei, Federico Marchetti, Francesco Vitale, Giovanni Vitali Rosati, Paolo Bonanni, Giorgio Conforti, Bonanni P., Conforti G., Franco E., Gabutti G., Marchetti F., Mattei A., Prato R., Vitali Rosati G., and Vitale F.
Subjects: Rotavirus, safety, medicine.medical_specialty, Immunology, Vaccines, Attenuated, medicine.disease_cause, Rotavirus disease, Rotavirus Infections, epidemiology, impact, Italy, vaccination, Epidemiology, medicine, Animals, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, Child, Rotavirus Infection, Pharmacology, Attenuated vaccine, Animal, business.industry, Vaccination, Rotavirus Vaccines, Infant, virus diseases, Acute gastroenteritis, Rotaviru, Virology, Vaccines, Rotaviru, Attenuated, Child, Preschool, Cattle, business, Human
Abstract: Rotavirus (RV) causes up to half of hospital and community acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases in young children in Italy. Two RV vaccines, available since 2006, are human RV (HRV) and human bovine RV (HBRV). This report looks back at the implementation of RV vaccination with HRV in Italy, and at HRV current and future perspectives. Initial regional policies led to national implementation by 2018, after scientific societies’ disease awareness efforts. Following vaccination, RV hospitalizations declined significantly, and cost savings were observed. The two-dose HRV vaccine is easily administered during compulsory vaccine visits, helping increase coverage. Intussusception, a serious event in children
Published: 2021

43. Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Leishmania seropositivity in a sample population of Western Sicily (Italy)

Author: Claudio Costantino, Francesco Vitale, Emanuele Amodio, Enza Sidoti, Fabrizio Vitale, Giuseppe Calamusa, Antonella Migliazzo, Amodio, E, Calamusa, G, Sidoti, E, Migliazzo, E, Vitale, F, and Costantino, C
Subjects: education.field_of_study, Veterinary medicine, lcsh:R5-920, biology, business.industry, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Population, Venous blood sample, lcsh:RA1-1270, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, biology.organism_classification, Leishmania, Leishmania, seropositivity, epidemiology, Sicily, Leishmania Infections, Epidemiology, Public Health, parasitic diseases, Seroprevalence, Medicine, Leishmania infantum, education, business, lcsh:Medicine (General), Demography
Abstract: Background: Leishmania is a vector-borne parasite responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of and risk factors for Leishmania infantum seropositivity in a sample of Sicilian population.Methods: A total of 260 subjects were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire and requested for an venous blood sample.Results: Overall, 36 subjects (13.8%) were seropositive against L. infantum with a statistically significant higher prevalence of positivity in older subjects (p=0.04). After adjustment for age, a higher risk for Leishmania seropositivity was found in subjects who had pets living outdoors and untreated with anti-pests, and in those who were current smokers (adj-OR = 2.95 and adj-OR = 3.11, respectively; p < 0.05).Conclusions: Our data confirm that Leishmania infections among Sicilian citizens can be considered relatively frequent, suggesting that a percentage of Leishmania seropositivity can be probably attributed to exposure to both old and new risk factors.
Published: 2022

44. Surveillance Data for Eight Consecutive Influenza Seasons in Sicily, Italy

Author: Fabio Tramuto, Claudio Costantino, Francesco Vitale, Alessandra Casuccio, Giuseppina Maria Elena Colomba, Carmelo Massimo Maida, Vincenzo Restivo, and tramuto f, restivo v, costantino c, colomba gme, maida cm, casuccio a, vitale f
Subjects: Male, Pediatrics, Community, Disease, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Severity of Illness Index, Disease Outbreaks, law.invention, Risk Factors, law, Epidemiology, Child, Respiratory Tract Infections, Sicily, education.field_of_study, Vaccination, Respiratory infection, Articles, Middle Aged, Intensive care unit, Hospitalization, Intensive Care Units, Infectious Diseases, Molecular surveillance, Influenza A virus, Child, Preschool, Epidemiological Monitoring, Female, Seasons, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Population, Young Adult, Virology, Influenza, Human, medicine, Humans, education, Aged, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Infant, Outbreak, medicine.disease, Obesity, Influenza, Influenza B virus, Immunization, Parasitology, Risk factor, business
Abstract: Influenza A and B outbreaks occur each year with different activity and molecular patterns. To date, knowledge of seasonal epidemiology remains a prerequisite not only to put in place the most effective immunization strategy against influenza but also to identify population groups at higher risk of developing serious complications. A retrospective analysis of influenza surveillance data from 2010 to 2018 aimed to explore the epidemiology of influenza in Sicily, at the primary care and hospital level. Overall, 6,740 patients with acute respiratory infection were tested, of which 3,032 (45.0%) were positive for influenza. The relative proportion of type A and B viruses markedly varied across seasons. Type A similarly spreads among children and adults, whereas type B was more commonly identified among pediatric population aged 5–9 years. The median age of confirmed influenza cases differed by health-care setting, increasing according to disease severity (range: 8–54 years). Among influenza-confirmed cases, more than 80% of hospitalized patients had an underlying medical condition. Cardiovascular disease, lung disease, diabetes, and obesity were some of the most frequent. Overall, patients admitted to an intensive care unit were more likely to have multiple comorbidities and being infected with influenza infection strongly increased the risk of severe clinical outcomes. Understanding of the epidemiology of influenza and the molecular features of circulating viruses is of paramount importance to optimize prevention and control strategies. Knowledge of predictors for the occurrence of severe forms of the disease may help to address adequate preventive measures to high-risk population groups.
Published: 2019

45. Educational Interventions on Pregnancy Vaccinations during Childbirth Classes Improves Vaccine Coverages among Pregnant Women in Palermo’s Province

Author: Claudio Costantino, Walter Mazzucco, Nicole Bonaccorso, Livia Cimino, Arianna Conforto, Martina Sciortino, Gabriele Catalano, Maria Rosa D’Anna, Antonio Maiorana, Renato Venezia, Giovanni Corsello, Francesco Vitale, Costantino C., Mazzucco W., Bonaccorso N., Cimino L., Conforto A., Sciortino M., Catalano G., D'anna M.R., Maiorana A., Venezia R., Corsello G., and Vitale F.
Subjects: Pharmacology, Immunology, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination, Childbirth courses, Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination, Influenza vaccination, Maternal immunization, Vaccination counseling, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Article, influenza vaccination, Infectious Diseases, maternal immunization, childbirth courses, vaccination counseling, Drug Discovery, Medicine, Pharmacology (medical)
Abstract: Maternal immunization is considered the best intervention in order to prevent influenza infection of pregnant women and influenza and pertussis infection of newborns. Despite the existing recommendations, vaccination coverage rates in Italy remain very low. Starting from August 2018, maternal immunization against influenza and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis were strongly recommended by the Italian Ministry of Health. We conducted a cross sectional study to estimate the effectiveness of an educational intervention, conducted during childbirth classes in three general hospitals in the Palermo metropolitan area, Italy, on vaccination adherence during pregnancy. To this end, a questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes, and immunization practices was structured and self-administered to a sample of pregnant women attending childbirth classes. Then, an educational intervention on maternal immunization, followed by a counseling, was conducted by a Public Health medical doctor. After 30 days following the interventions, the adherence to the recommended vaccinations (influenza and pertussis) was evaluated. At the end of the study 326 women were enrolled and 201 responded to the follow-up survey. After the intervention, among the responding pregnant women 47.8% received influenza vaccination (+44.8%), 57.7% diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination (+50.7%) and 64.2% both the recommended vaccinations (+54.8%). A significant association was found between pregnant women that received at least one vaccination during pregnancy and higher educational level (graduation degree/master’s degree), employment status (employed part/full-time) and influenza vaccination adherence during past seasons (at least one during last five years). The implementation of vaccination educational interventions, including counseling by healthcare professionals (HCPs), on maternal immunization during childbirth courses improved considerably the vaccination adherence during pregnancy.
Published: 2021

46. Determinants of HIV outpatient service utilization according to HIV parameters

Author: Giovanni Mazzola, Paola Di Carlo, Palmira Immordino, P. Colletti, Alessandra Casuccio, M Mineo, Ilenia Alongi, Francesco Vitale, M. Scognamillo, Di Carlo, P, Immordino, P, Mazzola, G, Colletti, P, Alongi, I, Mineo, M, Scognamillo, M, Vitale, F, Casuccio, A, Di Carlo, P., Immordino, P., Mazzola, G., Colletti, P., Alongi, I., Mineo, M., Scognamillo, M., Vitale, F., and Casuccio, A.
Subjects: Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Day care, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Logistic regression, medicine.disease, HIV outpatient service, Substance abuse, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacotherapy, HIV, Health care, outpatients, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Poster Sessions – Abstract P079, Health care, medicine, Life expectancy, business, Dyslipidemia
Abstract: Introduction : The increased life expectancy of HIV patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy has had profound consequences for the healthcare systems that provide their care. It is useful to assess whether healthcare resources need to be adapted to the different stages of HIV infection or to patient characteristics [1]. To study how patient features influence utilization of out patient services, we retrospectively analyzed the electronic health record of HIV-positive patients who had followed day-care programs at the AIDS Center of the University of Palermo, Italy. Materials and Methods : 223 HIV-infected subjects were recruited and divided into two groups according to CD4 cell counts (117 with a CD4 count ≤500/mm 3 and 106 with CD4 count ≥500/mm 3 ). Data on age, gender, race, lifestyle habits (including educational level, drug abuse history, smoking status, alcohol consumption, sexual behaviour) BMI, HIV-RNA, CD4+ T-cell count, antiretroviral therapy (ART), comorbidities such as HCV co-infection, osteoporosis biomarker, dyslipidemia, diabetes, renal function and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were recorded in a purposely designed database and were analyzed in relation to AIN by uni- and multivariable logistic regression. Results : Table 1 shows the characteristics of enrolled patients; the average age of the recruited patients was 45.4±9.5 years. 163 individuals were male (73%), 26 were immigrants (12%) and 91 (40%) were treatment-naive. Mean day care access for laboratory tests to evaluate stage of HIV and for treatment monitoring was 6.5 days for CD4 cell count measurements and 9.6 for HIV RNA/drug-resistance testing. When patients were stratified according to CD4 count, mean day care access for laboratory tests to evaluate HIV stage and to monitor treatment was negatively correlated with CD4 cell counts. Conclusions : Only patients with CD4 counts ≤500/mm 3 showed higher rates of healthcare utilization; these data may be useful for monitoring and revising implementation plans for the different phases of HIV disease. (Published: 2 November 2014) Citation : Abstracts of the HIV Drug Therapy Glasgow Congress 2014 Di Carlo P et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2014, 17(Suppl 3) :19611 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/19611 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.4.19611
Published: 2014

47. Attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Vaccination in the Metropolitan Cities of Bologna and Palermo, Italy

Author: Francesco Vitale, Flavia Rallo, Maria Pia Fantini, Marco Montalti, Francesco Tomasello, Davide Gori, Zeno Di Valerio, Michela Stillo, Claudio Costantino, Lorena Squillace, Giulia Letizia Mauro, Paola Perrone, Davide Resi, Montalti M., Di Valerio Z., Rallo F., Squillace L., Costantino C., Tomasello F., Mauro G.L., Stillo M., Perrone P., Resi D., Gori D., Vitale F., Fantini M.P., and Letizia Mauro G.
Subjects: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Immunology, Negative association, Vaccine hesitancy, Article, Environmental health, Drug Discovery, Pandemic, Medicine, Pharmacology (medical), survey, Pharmacology, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, vaccination, Metropolitan area, Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, Italy, Vaccination coverage, vaccine hesitancy, business, influenza
Abstract: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is known to play a relevant role in thwarting the efforts toward reaching satisfactory influenza vaccination coverage, and has caused similar difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to describe the phenomenon and produce insights on the reasons behind VH. A survey was administered between December 2020 and February 2021 to adults living in the cities of Bologna and Palermo. Of the 443 subjects enrolled, 47.3% were likely to get the influenza vaccination, while 75.6% were willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The most frequent determinants that motivated the willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine were trust in the safety of vaccines and belief that the vaccine is an effective tool. As for people’s unwillingness to be vaccinated, being exposed to information that produced doubts about the vaccine and lack of trust in a newly developed vaccine were the most frequently involved determinants. Statistically significant positive associations were found between the willingness to be vaccinated and postgraduate education and the propensity towards influenza vaccination. A negative association with being over 40 years old and of female gender was also found. These results might have an impact in better understanding individual reasons behind VH, identifying which categories are more exposed to it and which strategies should be implemented.
Published: 2021

48. Early Right Motor Cortex Response to Happy and Fearful Facial Expressions: A TMS Motor-Evoked Potential Study

Author: Sara Borgomaneri, Simone Battaglia, Francesca Vitale, Alessio Avenanti, Borgomaneri S., Vitale F., Battaglia S., and Avenanti A.
Subjects: Right motor cortex, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, media_common.quotation_subject, Early motor reaction, Personal distress, empathic traits, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Audiology, early motor reactions, Article, Empathic trait, Emotion perception, transcranial magnetic stimulation, medicine, Emotional facial expression, Motor evoked potential, Reactivity (psychology), media_common, Facial expression, emotional facial expressions, General Neuroscience, Transcranial magnetic stimulation, medicine.anatomical_structure, Feeling, motor evoked potentials, Psychology, Motor cortex, RC321-571
Abstract: The ability to rapidly process others’ emotional signals is crucial for adaptive social interactions. However, to date it is still unclear how observing emotional facial expressions affects the reactivity of the human motor cortex. To provide insights on this issue, we employed single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate corticospinal motor excitability. Healthy participants observed happy, fearful and neutral pictures of facial expressions while receiving TMS over the left or right motor cortex at 150 and 300 ms after picture onset. In the early phase (150 ms), we observed an enhancement of corticospinal excitability for the observation of happy and fearful emotional faces compared to neutral expressions specifically in the right hemisphere. Interindividual differences in the disposition to experience aversive feelings (personal distress) in interpersonal emotional contexts predicted the early increase in corticospinal excitability for emotional faces. No differences in corticospinal excitability were observed at the later time (300 ms) or in the left M1. These findings support the notion that emotion perception primes the body for action and highlights the role of the right hemisphere in implementing a rapid and transient facilitatory response to emotional arousing stimuli, such as emotional facial expressions.
Published: 2021
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49. Phylogenetic analysis in the clinical risk management of an outbreak of hepatitis C virus infection among transfused thalassaemia patients in Italy

Author: Stefania Grimaudo, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Lavinia Fabeni, V. Di Marco, Marianna Aragri, F. Di Raimondo, Claudia Marotta, Mazzucco W, Fabrizio Bronte, Maurizio Macaluso, Francesco Vitale, V. Chiara di Maio, Donatella Ferraro, Rosaria Maria Pipitone, Mazzucco W., Chiara di Maio V., Bronte F., Fabeni L., Pipitone R.M., Grimaudo S., Ferraro D., Marotta C., Aragri M., Macaluso M., Vitale F., Di Raimondo F., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., and Di Marco V.
Subjects: Sofosbuvir, Clinical risk management, Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Molecular epidemiology, Nosocomial outbreak, Phylogenetic analysis, Antiviral Agents, Bayes Theorem, Disease Outbreaks, Genotype, Hepacivirus, Humans, Italy, Phylogeny, Risk Management, Hepatitis C, Thalassemia, Hepacivirus, 030501 epidemiology, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, medicine.disease_cause, Disease Outbreaks, Settore MED/07, chemistry.chemical_compound, Settore BIO/13 - Biologia Applicata, Epidemiology, Medicine, Phylogeny, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, 0303 health sciences, Clinical risk management, Phylogenetic analysis, biology, Transmission (medicine), virus diseases, General Medicine, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Infectious Diseases, Italy, Molecular epidemiology, Thalassemia, 0305 other medical science, medicine.drug, Microbiology (medical), Ledipasvir, medicine.medical_specialty, Genotype, Hepatitis C virus, Antiviral Agents, 03 medical and health sciences, Phylogenetic analysi, Internal medicine, Humans, Risk Management, 030306 microbiology, business.industry, Nosocomial outbreak, Bayes Theorem, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Chronic infection, chemistry, business
Abstract: Background: Occurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is reduced by effective risk management procedures, but patient-to-patient transmission continues to be reported in healthcare settings. Aim: To report the use of phylogenetic analysis in the clinical risk management of an HCV outbreak among 128 thalassaemia outpatients followed at a thalassaemia centre of an Italian hospital. Methods: Epidemiological investigation and root-cause analysis were performed. All patients with acute hepatitis and known chronic infection were tested for HCV RNA, HCV genotyping, and NS3, NS5A, and NS5B HCV genomic region sequencing. To identify transmission clusters, phylogenetic trees were built for each gene employing Bayesian methods. Findings: All patients with acute hepatitis were infected with HCV genotype 1b. Root-cause analysis, including a lookback procedure, excluded blood donors as the source of HCV transmission. The phylogenetic analysis, conducted on seven patients with acute infection and eight patients with chronic infection, highlighted four transmission clusters including at least one patient with chronic and one patient with acute HCV infection. All patients in the same cluster received a blood transfusion during the same day. Two patients with acute hepatitis spontaneously cleared HCV within four weeks and nine patients received ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir for six weeks, all achieving a sustained virological response. Conclusion: Combined use of root-cause analysis and molecular epidemiology was effective in ascertaining the origin of the HCV outbreak. Antiviral therapy avoided the chronic progression of the infection and further spread in care units and in the family environment.
Published: 2021

50. Socio-Demographic Factors Involved in a Low-Incidence Phase of SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Sicily, Italy

Author: Michele Battisti, Carmelo Massimo Maida, Emanuele Amodio, Alessandra Casuccio, Francesco Vitale, Maurizio Zarcone, Amodio E., Battisti M., Maida C.M., Zarcone M., Casuccio A., and Vitale F.
Subjects: Reduced risk, Leadership and Management, Socio demographics, media_common.quotation_subject, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Immigration, Health Informatics, outcomes, Asymptomatic, Article, Census section, Outcomes, SARS-CoV-2, Socio-demographic factors, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Health Information Management, socio-demographic factors, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Social determinants of health, media_common, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Health Policy, Incidence (epidemiology), Census, census section, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, medicine.symptom, business, Demography
Abstract: Background: The present study analysed SARS-CoV-2 cases observed in Sicily and investigated social determinants that could have an impact on the virus spread. Methods: SARS-CoV-2 cases observed among Sicilian residents between the 1 February 2020 and 15 October 2020 have been included in the analyses. Age, sex, date of infection detection, residency, clinical outcomes, and exposure route have been evaluated. Each case has been linked to the census section of residency and its socio-demographic data. Results: A total of 10,114 patients (202.3 cases per 100,000 residents, 95% CI = 198.4–206.2) were analysed: 45.4% were asymptomatic and 3.62% were deceased during follow-up. Asymptomatic or mild cases were more frequent among young groups. A multivariable analysis found a reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 cases was found in census sections with higher male prevalence (adj-OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.99–0.99, p &lt, 0.001) and presence of immigrants (adj-OR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.86–0.92, 0.001). Proportion of residents aged &lt, 15 years, residents with a university degree, residents with secondary education, extra-urban mobility, presence of home for rent, and presence of more than five homes per building were found to increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 incidence. Conclusion: Routinely collected socio-demographic data can be predictors of SARS-CoV-2 risk infection and they may have a role in mapping high risk micro-areas for virus transmission.
Published: 2021
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