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2. Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD): addressing knowledge gaps in unmet needs and patient journey in Italy-a Delphi consensus.
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Scarpa M, Barbato A, Bisconti A, Burlina A, Concolino D, Deodato F, Di Rocco M, Dionisi-Vici C, Donati MA, Fecarotta S, Fiumara A, Galeone C, Giona F, Giuffrida G, Manna R, Mariani P, Pession A, Scopinaro A, Spada M, Spandonaro F, Trifirò G, Carubbi F, and Cappellini MD
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- Adult, Humans, Child, Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase, Quality of Life, Consensus, Rare Diseases, Delphi Technique, Italy, Niemann-Pick Disease, Type A diagnosis, Niemann-Pick Diseases
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Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) is an ultra-rare disease, and several gaps of knowledge on various issues remain, particularly at a regional/national level. Expert opinions collected through well-defined consensus methodologies are increasingly used to make available reliable information in the context of rare/ultra-rare diseases. With the aim to provide indications on infantile neurovisceral ASMD (also formerly known as Niemann-Pick disease type A), chronic neurovisceral ASMD (formerly known as Niemann-Pick disease type A/B) and chronic visceral ASMD (formerly known as Niemann-Pick disease type B) in Italy, we conducted a Delphi consensus of experts focused on five main areas: (i) patients and disease characteristics; (ii) unmet needs and quality of life; (iii) diagnostic issues; (iv) treatment-related aspects; and (v) patient journey. Pre-specified, objective criteria were used to outline the multidisciplinary panel, based on 19 Italian experts in ASMD in paediatric and adult patients from different Italian Regions, including both clinicians (n = 16) and ASMD patients' advocacy or payors with expertise in rare diseases (n = 3). During two Delphi rounds, a high ratio of agreement was found on several topics related to ASMD characteristics, diagnosis, management and disease burden. Our findings may provide valuable indications for management of ASMD at a public health level in Italy., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI).)
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- 2023
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3. Patient-centered communication, patient satisfaction, and retention in care in assisted reproductive technology visits.
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Borghi L, Leone D, Poli S, Becattini C, Chelo E, Costa M, De Lauretis L, Ferraretti AP, Filippini C, Giuffrida G, Livi C, Luehwink A, Palermo R, Revelli A, Tomasi G, Tomei F, and Vegni E
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Physician-Patient Relations, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted trends, Surveys and Questionnaires, Patient Satisfaction, Patient-Centered Care, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted psychology, Retention in Care
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Purpose: To explore the association between patient-centered communication, patients' satisfaction, and retention in care in assisted reproductive technology (ART) visits., Methods: ART visits at eight Italian clinics were videotaped and coded using the Roter Interaction Analysis System, which includes a Patient-Centered Index (PCI), a summary "patient-centered communication" ratio. After the visit, patients completed a satisfaction questionnaire (SATQ). After 3 months, patients were asked about their retention in care. Spearman correlations and Mann-Whitney tests were used to test associations between the study variables; the open-ended item of SATQ was analyzed through content analysis., Results: Eighty-five visits were videotaped (involving 28 gynecologists and 160 patients). PCI score (μ = 0.51 ± 0.28) revealed a more disease-oriented communication during the visit. Patients reported high levels of satisfaction with the visit and identified in the information provision or in the doctor's humanity or kindness the main reasons of satisfaction. At the follow-up, the majority of the couples declared to have followed the clinicians' recommendations and to have remained related to the ART center. No associations were found among the study variables, except for a lower male satisfaction among couples who declared to have changed ART clinic., Conclusions: Contrary to what was expected, the style of physician-patient communication was not found to be associated with patient satisfaction and retention in care. However, patients were highly satisfied and engaged. The actual meaning of a communication that is "patient-centered" in the ART context might be wider, including the couples' need for information, as suggested by qualitative findings.
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- 2019
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4. Activated prothrombin complex concentrate (FEIBA ® ) in acquired haemophilia A: a large multicentre Italian study - the FAIR Registry.
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Zanon E, Pasca S, Santoro C, Gamba G, Siragusa SM, Rocino A, Cantori I, Federici AB, Mameli L, Giuffrida G, Falanga A, Lodigiani C, Santoro RC, Milan M, Ambaglio C, Napolitano M, and Mazzucconi MG
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- Blood Coagulation Factors adverse effects, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies, Blood Coagulation Factors administration & dosage, Hemophilia A drug therapy, Registries
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- 2019
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5. Doctor-couple communication during assisted reproductive technology visits.
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Leone D, Borghi L, Del Negro S, Becattini C, Chelo E, Costa M, De Lauretis L, Ferraretti AP, Giuffrida G, Livi C, Luehwink A, Palermo R, Revelli A, Tomasi G, Tomei F, Filippini C, and Vegni E
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Pregnancy, Treatment Outcome, Communication, Physician-Patient Relations, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
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Study Question: What are the characteristics of doctor-couple communication content during actual ART visits?, Summary Answer: Physicians were mainly focused on providing biomedical information, while communication content from couples had a 2-fold focus on providing biomedical information and on positive talk., What Is Known Already: Communication aspects in ART seem crucial for clinical decision-making, retention in care and critical conversations with couples due to low treatment success rates. However, no studies have been carried out on the actual interaction between the doctor and the couple in this context., Study Design, Size, Duration: This observational study involved 28 clinicians and 160 patients referred to eight Italian ART clinics during a one-year recruitment period., Participants/materials, Setting, Methods: ART visits at eight Italian clinics were videotaped. The visits were coded using the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS), particularly focusing on RIAS composite categories, verbal dominance and patient-centeredness score., Main Results and the Role of Chance: A total of 85 visits were eligible for analysis (62% acceptance rate), involving 28 clinicians and 160 patients (including 75 couples). The average visit duration was 37 ± 17.7 min. The mean verbal dominance was 1.9 ± 0.86 (range: 0.72-5.74). Physicians mainly focused on providing biomedical information. Communication content from couples had a 2-fold focus on providing biomedical information and on positive talk. The mean of patient centeredness index (PCI) was 0.51 (SD = 0.28; range 0.08-1.77); visits in which the doctor was a woman or the treatment indication was for heterologous fertilization showed higher PCI scores. Overall, females accounted for 67% of all patient talk. Taking this imbalance into account as expected frequencies for each composite category, males reported significantly more utterances in almost all of the socioemotional categories., Limitations, Reasons for Caution: These results are preliminary and observational and only regard Italy. Communication during visits may have been biased since the professionals who agreed to participate showed an interest in communication issues. Another limitation is a possible Hawthorne effect due to the fact that participants were aware of being videotaped., Wider Implications of the Findings: Our study showed that ART physicians mainly adopted an informative model of communication and a more disease-oriented approach. Findings revealed the complexity of communication content during ART consultations, given its triadic characteristic in which the third party is also a patient; clinicians should be aware of this complex aspect and of the specific male and female perspectives to be taken into account. The results could be useful for training ART professionals., Study Funding/competing Interest(s): This study was possible thanks to an unconditional grant from Ferring Spa to the Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan. There are no competing interests to declare., Trial Registration Number: N/A.
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- 2018
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6. Environmental health risk communication in the case "Terra dei Fuochi": content analysis of online newspaper articles.
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Barchitta M, Fragapane S, Quattrocchi A, Consoli MT, Giuffrida G, Pennisi C, and Agodi A
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- Italy, Publishing, Retrospective Studies, Risk, Environmental Health, Hazardous Waste Sites, Health Communication, Newspapers as Topic
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Background: The aim of the study is to evaluate the way in which information is conveyed by one of the major national newspapers, in its online version, Repubblica.it, about health risks associated with the "Terra dei Fuochi"., Methods: A retrospective systematic search in the online newspaper database was carried out for articles published from 1st January through 13th May 2014. The keyword used was "Terra dei Fuochi". A corpus, containing all articles included, was built in order to perform content analysis and text-mining using the T-LAB software, together with a critical interpretation. The co-occurrence analysis was performed using the keywords: environment, prevention, waste , risk and science., Results: A total of 211 articles were retrieved, but only 188 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The section of publication with the largest number of articles was represented by Repubblica Napoli edition with 50% of articles, whereas, only 2% of articles were included in the Environment section, and no article has been placed in the Health section. The most occurring lemmas were: waste, Naples, President, environmental - environment and health. Lemmas as disaster, drama, alarm and fear occur with medium frequency. Among the lemmas with less occurrence there were: remediation, cancer, people, information and recycle. However, terms as communication and risk management were absent., Conclusions: This study contributes to our understanding of how environmental health risks associated with the "Terra dei Fuochi" issue are presented by the newspapers to the public, which has implications for how the public may learn about risk management information.
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- 2015
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7. Perceived challenges and attitudes to regimen and product selection from Italian haemophilia treaters: the 2013 AICE survey.
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Franchini M, Coppola A, Rocino A, Zanon E, Morfini M, Accorsi A, Aru AB, Biasoli C, Cantori I, Castaman G, Cesaro S, Ciabatta C, De Cristofaro R, Delios G, Di Minno G, D'Incà M, Dragani A, Ettorre CP, Gagliano F, Gamba G, Gandini G, Giordano P, Giuffrida G, Gresele P, Latella C, Luciani M, Margaglione M, Marietta M, Mazzucconi MG, Messina M, Molinari AC, Notarangelo LD, Oliovecchio E, Peyvandi F, Piseddu G, Rossetti G, Rossi V, Santagostino E, Schiavoni M, Schinco P, Serino ML, Tagliaferri A, and Testa S
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- Blood Coagulation Factors therapeutic use, Health Care Surveys, Hemophilia A drug therapy, Humans, Italy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Hemophilia A epidemiology, Hospitals, Special, Medical Staff, Hospital, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data
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Despite great advances in haemophilia care in the last 20 years, a number of questions on haemophilia therapy remain unanswered. These debated issues primarily involve the choice of the product type (plasma-derived vs. recombinant) for patients with different characteristics: specifically, if they were infected by blood-borne virus infections, and if they bear high or low risk of inhibitor development. In addition, the most appropriate treatment regimen in non-inhibitor and inhibitor patients compel physicians operating at the haemophilia treatment centres (HTCs) to take important therapeutic decisions, which are often based on their personal clinical experience rather than on evidence-based recommendations from published literature data. To know the opinion on the most controversial aspects in haemophilia care of Italian expert physicians, who are responsible for common clinical practice and therapeutic decisions, we have conducted a survey among the Directors of HTCs affiliated to the Italian Association of Haemophilia Centres (AICE). A questionnaire, consisting of 19 questions covering the most important topics related to haemophilia treatment, was sent to the Directors of all 52 Italian HTCs. Forty Directors out of 52 (76.9%) responded, accounting for the large majority of HTCs affiliated to the AICE throughout Italy. The results of this survey provide for the first time a picture of the attitudes towards clotting factor concentrate use and product selection of clinicians working at Italian HTCs., (© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2014
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8. Age is an important predictor of kidney transplantation outcome.
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Veroux M, Grosso G, Corona D, Mistretta A, Giaquinta A, Giuffrida G, Sinagra N, and Veroux P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Graft Rejection etiology, Humans, Incidence, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Survival Rate, Waiting Lists, Young Adult, Graft Rejection epidemiology, Graft Survival, Kidney Failure, Chronic surgery, Kidney Transplantation mortality, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Postoperative Complications, Tissue Donors
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Background: Donor and recipient age may have an impact on the renal transplant outcome. Kidney transplantation from older donors may result in a worse outcome, and the survival benefit of kidney transplantation compared with dialysis may be reduced. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of donor and recipient age on kidney transplant outcome., Materials and Methods: Two hundred and twenty-three recipients of kidney transplants performed at our institution between 2002 and 2007 were analysed. The role of donor and recipient age matching on survival rate were investigated performing the Kaplan-Meier survival time analysis by decades, considering the donor's age of 60 and 70 years. The Cox proportional hazard uni- and multivariate regressions were also performed. Finally, Kaplan-Meier survival time analysis was performed to assess survival rates of patients transplanted stratified by donor age compared with wait-listed renal transplant candidates., Results: Elderly recipients had a significant lower graft and patient survival as well as a significantly higher risk of graft loss and patient death. Recipients younger and older than 65 years of age were at higher risk of graft loss if they received grafts from donors>65 years [hazard ratio (HR)=2.59, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12-6 and HR=5.65, 95% CI: 2.31-13.79, respectively]. Elderly recipients displayed a worse survival compared with transplant candidates on the waiting list., Conclusions: Age is an important predictor of kidney transplantation outcome. Kidney transplantation does not offer a significant survival benefit in the intermediate term, compared to the waiting list, to elderly recipients transplanted with grafts from older donors. However, it cannot be excluded that it is still possible that there is a long-term benefit of transplantation over dialysis in this group of patients.
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- 2012
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9. Magnetic resonance with diffusion-weighted imaging in the evaluation of transplanted kidneys: preliminary findings.
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Palmucci S, Mauro LA, Veroux P, Failla G, Milone P, Ettorre GC, Sinagra N, Giuffrida G, Zerbo D, and Veroux M
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- Adult, Aged, Biomarkers blood, Creatinine blood, Female, Humans, Italy, Kidney physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Predictive Value of Tests, ROC Curve, Renal Insufficiency etiology, Renal Insufficiency physiopathology, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Kidney surgery, Kidney Transplantation, Renal Insufficiency diagnosis
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Background: The aim of this study was to compare values of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and diffusion (D) with renal function indexes, in a population of kidney transplant recipients who underwent magnetic resonance with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the transplanted graft., Materials and Methods: We studied 21 patients using a 1.5-Tesla magnetic resonance; DWI sequences were acquired with several b-values. Patients were divided into 3 groups by their creatinine clearance values: group A, clearance >60 mL/min; group B, clearance >30 and ≤60 mL/min; and group C, clearance ≤30 mL/min. ADCs values between groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were created for prediction of normal renal function (group A) and renal failure (group C)., Results: Comparing mean values of ADC between groups A and C, we observed a difference (P=0.0012), with higher values in group A. Regarding mean values of D, we observed a difference between groups A and C (P=0.022). In the comparison between contiguous groups, we observed no difference for ADC and D values. In the prediction of normal clearance values (group A), ROC curve showed an area under curve (AUC) of 0.861, with a sensitivity of 88.89% and specificity of 75% using a threshold ADC value ≥2.1 × 10(-3) mm(2)/sec. For prediction of normal clearance values (group A), ROC curve showed an AUC of 0.787, with a sensitivity of 77.8% and specificity of 83.3% using a threshold D value ≥2.3 × 10(-3) mm(2)/sec., Conclusion: Although studies with a larger number of patients are needed, DWI represents a promising tool for noninvasive assessment of renal function. An ADC ≥ 2.1 × 10(-3) mm(2)/sec and a D ≥ 2.3 × 10(-3) mm(2)/sec may be used as a threshold for predicting normal clearance., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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10. Quality of life in kidney transplantation from marginal donors.
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De Pasquale C, Pistorio ML, Veroux P, Giuffrida G, Sinagra N, Ekser B, Zerbo D, Corona D, Giaquinta A, and Veroux M
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- Age Factors, Female, Health Status, Humans, Italy, Kidney Transplantation adverse effects, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Donor Selection, Kidney Transplantation psychology, Quality of Life, Tissue Donors supply & distribution
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Objective: Enhancement of the subjective components, recognition of overall needs, and careful consideration of subjectively perceived quality of life among dialysis and/or transplanted patients appear to be key objectives to promote optimized adherence to treatment and active cooperation of the patient. This study explores the relationship between self-rated health among recipients of kidney transplantations from deceased marginal donors (age older than 55 years) in relation to gender, age, time on dialysis, years after transplantation, and donor age., Patients and Methods: Posttransplant quality of life was assessed with the Complete Form Health Survey (SF-36) in 70 recipients of kidney transplantations from marginal deceased donors., Results: Donor age did not negatively influence health status perceived by the subjects. The vitality and mental health seemed to increase with greater donor ages, but the status of perceived health, vitality, social activities, and mental health were negatively influenced by the age of the transplant., Conclusions: Our study shows that good general health and social well-functioning can be achieved also among recipients of organs from older donors. Thus, age alone should not be a barrier to organ donation, providing that the organ function is normal and that specific disease is absent in the organ., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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11. Impact of Italian legislation regulating assisted reproduction techniques on ICSI outcomes in severe male factor infertility: a multicentric survey.
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Ciriminna R, Papale ML, Artini PG, Costa M, De Santis L, Gandini L, Parmegiani L, Ragni G, Revelli A, Rienzi L, Barbaro R, Cela V, Cino I, Colia D, D'Ambrogio G, Diotallevi L, Dusi M, Filicori M, Genazzani AR, Giuffrida G, Lombardo F, Paffoni A, Racca C, and Greco E
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- Adult, Embryo Transfer, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Pregnancy, Azoospermia, Legislation, Medical, Pregnancy Rate trends, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted legislation & jurisprudence, Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic
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Background: In 2004, a law regulating assisted reproduction techniques (ART) was passed in Italy. The new rules allow for the formation and transfer of a maximum of three embryos at one time, whereas embryo selection and embryo storage are prohibited. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of these restrictions on ICSI outcome in couples affected by severe male factor infertility., Methods: Thirteen Italian ART Units were involved in this study. Data were collected on ICSI cycles performed during 2 years before (control group) and 2 years after (study group) the enforcement of the law. Only cases of obstructive azoospermia (OA), non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) and severe oligoastenoteratozoospermia (OAT) (sperm count
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- 2007
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12. Prophylactic abciximab in elective coronary stenting: results of a randomized trial.
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Tamburino C, Russo G, Nicosia A, Galassi AR, Foti R, Scriffignano V, Kereiakes DJ, and Giuffrida G
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- Abciximab, Aged, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation instrumentation, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Restenosis diagnostic imaging, Coronary Restenosis etiology, Coronary Stenosis complications, Coronary Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heparin therapeutic use, Humans, Incidence, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications etiology, Prospective Studies, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Coronary Stenosis surgery, Elective Surgical Procedures instrumentation, Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments therapeutic use, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors therapeutic use, Stents
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Background: The use of abciximab (c7E3 Fab; ReoPro , Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) decreases the incidence of early (30-day) and late (6-month to 1 year) adverse cardiac ischemic events. In a high-risk population, abciximab also reduced the need for target lesion revascularization. PCI of lesions with complex morphology, particularly long lesions, is associated with more complicated outcomes. The use of multiple and/or long intracoronary stents to cover long coronary lesions may lower the incidence of acute or subacute occlusion, but is still limited by a high late restenosis rate. We characterized patients undergoing elective implantation of long or multiple overlapping coronary stents and determined the impact of abciximab administration on clinical and angiographic outcomes., Methods and Results: In a prospective, single-center randomized trial, a total of 107 patients undergoing elective implantation of long or multiple overlapping coronary stents were randomly assigned to receive either standard-dose heparin (n = 53) or abciximab plus low-dose heparin (n = 54). The use of abciximab was not associated with an increased incidence of bleeding or vascular complications compared to standard heparin regimen (3.7% versus 3.8%, respectively; p = NS). A 68% reduction in composite in-hospital cardiac events (i.e., death, myocardial infarction, urgent revascularization) was observed in the abciximab group (3.7% versus 11.5%, p = 0.1). At 6-month follow-up, a 48% reduction of target lesion revascularization (11% versus 21%; p = 0.1) and a decrease in binary angiographic restenosis were observed for abciximab-treated patients (17% versus 34%; p < 0.05)., Conclusion: The peri-procedural use of abciximab during implantation of long or multiple overlapping coronary stents is safe and effective, as it does not increase bleeding or vascular complications compared to standard heparin anticoagulation and reduces the incidence of in-hospital adverse cardiac events; moreover, abciximab improves 6-month clinical and angiographic outcomes in such a complex setting.
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- 2002
13. [Critical ischemia of the lower limbs: pathogenesis, clinical course and therapy. Results of authors' experience in 337 cases].
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Giuffrida GF, Longhi F, De Monti M, Boneschi M, Miani S, and Giordanengo F
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Amputation, Surgical, Arteriosclerosis complications, Coronary Disease complications, Female, Humans, Intermittent Claudication etiology, Ischemia classification, Ischemia etiology, Ischemia mortality, Italy epidemiology, Leg blood supply, Leg surgery, Male, Microcirculation, Middle Aged, Ischemia surgery
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The definition of an ischaemic condition at lower limb level, may imply any different degree of the pathology, starting from a simple chronic slight claudication up to a severe ischaemia. Critical Limb Ischaemia is the term defined to identify an ischaemic condition, which endangers the limb or part of a limb and requires a prompt and appropriate treatment. However the pathophysiology of this condition remains to be well established and depends on various vascular factors. For the European Working Group on Critical Limb Ischaemia (Berlin 1989, Rudesheim 1991) the definition is strictly restricted to Fontaine's stage III B and IV, while in our opinion the definition could be very simple in all the patients with a prognostic limb-threatening condition (for localization and wide extension of the lesions) independent of the Fontaine's stage, which are going towards a future amputation if radical improvement of blood flow cannot be achieved with an adequate revascularization. In our five year late experience, we observed and surgically treated 337 patients with CLI (74% males and 80% atherosclerotic lesions). We discuss the preoperative findings, diagnostic procedures, surgical techniques and relate results.
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- 1993
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