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1. Clinical and Radiological Features of Interstitial Lung Diseases Associated with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

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Stefano Palmucci, Alessia Di Mari, Giovanna Cancemi, Isabella Pennisi, Letizia Antonella Mauro, Gianluca Sambataro, Domenico Sambataro, Federica Galioto, Giulia Fazio, Agata Ferlito, Fabio Pino, Antonio Basile, and Carlo Vancheri

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polymyositis, dermatomyositis, lung disease interstitial, multidetector computed tomography, autoimmune diseases, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are autoimmune idiopathic systemic inflammatory diseases, characterized by various degrees of muscle inflammation and typical cutaneous lesions—the latter found in dermatomyositis. The underlying pathogenesis is characterized by a high level of uncertainty, and recent studies suggest diseases may have different immunopathological mechanisms. In polymyositis, components of the cellular immune system are involved, whereas in dermatomyositis, the pathogenesis is mainly mediated by the humoral immune response. The interstitial lung disease occurs in one-third of polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients associated with worse outcomes, showing an estimated excess mortality rate of around 40%. Lung involvement may also appear, such as a complication of muscle weakness, mainly represented by aspiration pneumonia or respiratory insufficiency. The clinical picture is characterized, in most cases, by progressive dyspnea and non-productive cough. In some cases, hemoptysis and chest pain are found. Onset can be acute, sub-acute, or chronic. Pulmonary involvement could be assessed by High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT), which may identify early manifestations of diseases. Moreover, Computed Tomography (CT) appearances can be highly variable depending on the positivity of myositis-specific autoantibodies. The most common pathological patterns include fibrotic and cellular nonspecific interstitial pneumonia or organizing pneumonia; major findings observed on HRCT images are represented by consolidations, ground-glass opacities, and reticulations. Other findings include honeycombing, subpleural bands, and traction bronchiectasis. In patients having Anti-ARS Abs, HRCT features may develop with consolidations, ground glass opacities (GGOs), and reticular opacities in the peripheral portions; nonspecific interstitial pneumonia or nonspecific interstitial pneumonia mixed with organizing pneumonia have been reported as the most frequently encountered patterns. In patients with anti-MDA5 Abs, mixed or unclassifiable patterns are frequently observed at imaging. HRCT is a sensitive method that allows one not only to identify disease, but also to monitor the effectiveness of treatment and detect disease progression and/or complications; however, radiological findings are not specific. Therefore, aim of this pictorial essay is to describe clinical and radiological features of interstitial lung diseases associated with polymyositis and dermatomyositis, emphasizing the concept that gold standard for diagnosis and classification–should be based on a multidisciplinary approach.

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2022
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2. Clinical Characteristics of Severe COVID-19 Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in Lombardy During the Italian Pandemic

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Matteo Briguglio, Tiziano Crespi, Fabio Pino, Marco Mazzocchi, Mauro Porta, Elena De Vecchi, Giuseppe Banfi, and Paolo Perazzo

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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, infection, intensive care, intubation, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Italy was one of the worst affected European countries during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. More than 50% of Italian cases occurred in the northern region of Lombardy, where the saturation of health services between March and April 2020 forced hospitals to allocate patients according to available resources. Eighteen severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients were admitted to our hospital needing intensive support. Given the disease fatality, we investigated the patients' characteristics to identify mortality predictors. We counted seven deaths from multiple organ failure, two from septic shock, and two from collapsed lungs. The maximum case fatality was observed in patients who contracted SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals. The fatal outcome was associated with the following baseline characteristics: polymorbidity (OR 2.519, p = 0.048), low body mass index (OR 2.288, p = 0.031), low hemoglobin (OR 3.012, p = 0.046), and antithrombin III (OR 1.172, p = 0.048), along with a worsening of PaO2/FiO2 ratio in the first 72 h after admission (OR 1.067, p = 0.031). The occurrence of co-infections during hospitalization was associated with a longer need for intensive care (B = 4.511, p = 0.001). More information is needed to inform intensive care for patients with severe COVID-19, but our findings would certainly contribute to shed some light on this unpredictable and multifaceted disease.

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2021
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3. SARS-CoV-2 Aiming for the Heart: A Multicenter Italian Perspective About Cardiovascular Issues in COVID-19

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Matteo Briguglio, Mauro Porta, Francesca Zuffada, Alberto R. Bona, Tiziano Crespi, Fabio Pino, Paolo Perazzo, Marco Mazzocchi, Riccardo Giorgino, Giuseppe De Angelis, Alfonso Ielasi, Giuseppe De Blasio, and Maurizio Turiel

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cardiovascular system, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, infections, virulence, Physiology, QP1-981
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The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the high fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been putting a strain on the world since December 2019. Infected individuals exhibit unpredictable symptoms that tend to worsen if age is advanced, a state of malnutrition persists, or if cardiovascular comorbidities are present. Once transmitted, the virus affects the lungs and in predisposed individuals can elicit a sequela of fatal cardiovascular consequences. We aim to present the pathophysiology of COVID-19, emphasizing the major cellular and clinical manifestations from a cardiological perspective. As a roaming viral particle or more likely via the Trojan horse route, SARS-CoV-2 can access different parts of the body. Cardiovascular features of COVID-19 can count myocardial injuries, vasculitis-like syndromes, and atherothrombotic manifestations. Deviations in the normal electrocardiogram pattern could hide pericardial effusion or cardiac inflammation, and dispersed microthrombi can cause ischemic damages, stroke, or even medullary reflex dysfunctions. Tailored treatment for reduced ejection fraction, arrhythmias, coronary syndromes, macrothrombosis and microthrombosis, and autonomic dysfunctions is mandatory. Confidently, evidence-based therapies for this multifaceted nevertheless purely cardiological COVID-19 will emerge after the global assessment of different approaches.

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2020
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4. Influence of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Titration on the Effects of Pronation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Comprehensive Experimental Study

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Gaetano Scaramuzzo, Lorenzo Ball, Fabio Pino, Lucia Ricci, Anders Larsson, Claude Guérin, Paolo Pelosi, and Gaetano Perchiazzi

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acute respiratory distress syndrome, positive end-expiratory pressure, prone positioning, titration, ventilator-induced lung injury, Physiology, QP1-981
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Prone position can reduce mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but several studies found variable effects on oxygenation and lung mechanics. It is unclear whether different positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration techniques modify the effect of prone position. We tested, in an animal model of ARDS, if the PEEP titration method may influence the effect of prone position on oxygenation and lung protection. In a crossover study in 10 piglets with a two-hit injury ARDS model, we set the “best PEEP” according to the ARDS Network low-PEEP table (BPARDS) or targeting the lowest transpulmonary driving pressure (BPDPL). We measured gas exchange, lung mechanics, aeration, ventilation, and perfusion with computed tomography (CT) and electrical impedance tomography in each position with both PEEP titration techniques. The primary endpoint was the PaO2/FiO2 ratio. Secondary outcomes were lung mechanics, regional distribution of ventilation, regional distribution of perfusion, and homogeneity of strain derived by CT scan. The PaO2/FiO2 ratio increased in prone position when PEEP was set with BPARDS [difference 54 (19–106) mmHg, p = 0.04] but not with BPDPL [difference 17 (−24 to 68) mmHg, p = 0.99]. The transpulmonary driving pressure significantly decreased during prone position with both BPARDS [difference −0.9 (−1.5 to −0.9) cmH2O, p = 0.009] and BPDPL [difference −0.55 (−1.6 to −0.4) cmH2O, p = 0.04]. Pronation homogenized lung regional strain and ventilation and redistributed the ventilation/perfusion ratio along the sternal-to-vertebral gradient. The PEEP titration technique influences the oxygenation response to prone position. However, the lung-protective effects of prone position could be independent of the PEEP titration strategy.

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2020
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5. Quantitative Evaluation of Fibrosis in IPF Patients: Meaning of Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification

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Monica Palermo, Francesco Tiralongo, Giulio Distefano, Ada Vancheri, Mauro Giuffrè, Fabio Pino, Pietro Valerio Foti, Gianluca Sambataro, Carlo Vancheri, Stefano Palmucci, and Antonio Basile

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lung diseases, interstitial lung diseases, IPF, fibrosis, HRCT, pulmonary ossification, Medicine (General), R5-920
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To investigate the role of diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) in disease severity in a population of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) patients. This retrospective study was carried out on 95 IPF patients—44 with DPO on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and 51 with no calcifications detected on HRCT. Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) acquired nearest to the HRCT were collected. Images were analyzed by two radiologists using a qualitative method, based on HRCT fibrosis visual score, and using a quantitative method, based on histogram-based analysis. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to measure the strength and direction of the linear relationship between HRCT fibrosis score and PFTs; in addition, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to explore the relationships between HRCT fibrosis score and quantitative index and between quantitative indexes and PFTs. A weak correlation between HRCT fibrosis score and PFTs was proven (r =–0.014 and p = 0.9347 for FVC (Forced Vital Capacity), r = −0.379 and p = 0.0174 for DLCO (Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity)). We found a moderate negative correlation between HRCT fibrosis score and kurtosis (r = −0.448, p = 0.004272) and skewness (r = −0.463, p = 0.003019) and a weak positive correlation with High Attenuation Area (HAA)% (r = 0.362, p = 0.0235). Moreover, a moderate linear correlation between Quantitative Indexes and FVC (r = 0.577, p = 0.000051 for kurtosis and FVC, r = 0.598, p = 0.000023 for skewness and FVC, r = −0.519, p = 0.0000364 for HAA% and FVC) and between quantitative indexes and DLCO (r = 0.469, p = 0.001508 for kurtosis, and DLCO, r = 0.474, p = 0.001309 for skewness and DLCO, r = −0.412, p = 0.005996 for HAA% and DLCO) was revealed. To better investigate the influence of DPO in disease progression, a longitudinal evaluation should be performed.

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2021
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6. Cystic Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Pictorial Review and a Practical Guide for the Radiologist

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Giulia Aquilina, Daniele Carmelo Caltabiano, Federica Galioto, Giovanna Cancemi, Fabio Pino, Ada Vancheri, Carlo Vancheri, Pietro Valerio Foti, Letizia Antonella Mauro, and Antonio Basile

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lung, multidetector computed tomography, cyst, lung disease, interstitial, Medicine (General), R5-920
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A cyst is a round circumscribed area of low attenuation, surrounded by epithelial or fibrous wall. Cysts can frequently occur on chest computed tomography (CT) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT); multiple parenchymal cysts of the lungs are the most typical feature of cystic lung interstitial diseases, characterizing a wide spectrum of diseases—ranging from isolated lung disorders up to diffuse pulmonary diseases. The aim of this review is to analyze scientific literature about cystic lung interstitial diseases and to provide a practical guide for radiologists, focusing on the main morphological features of pulmonary cysts: size, shape, borders, wall, location, and distribution. These features are shown on free-hand drawings and related to HRCT images, in order to help radiologists pursue the correct differential diagnosis between similar conditions.

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2020
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7. Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Is a Useful Tool to Recognize Definite Forms of Systemic Sclerosis and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients

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Domenico Sambataro, Gianluca Sambataro, Alessandro Libra, Giovanna Vignigni, Fabio Pino, Evelina Fagone, Mary Fruciano, Elisa Gili, Francesca Pignataro, Nicoletta Del Papa, and Carlo Vancheri

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nailfold videocapillaroscopy, multidisciplinary team, interstitial lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features, systemic sclerosis, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is an easy tool used for the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) as possibly associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Recent insights have also highlighted its role in the diagnostic assessment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). The aim of this study is to describe the diagnostic role of NVC in a series of 361 consecutive patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). All the patients were assessed by clinical pulmonary and rheumatic examinations, blood exams, high-resolution computed tomography and NVC. NVC was considered positive only in the presence of avascular areas or giant capillaries, but also, the presence of bushy capillaries (BCs) was recorded. NVC was positive in 17.7% of ILD patients and in 78.1% of ILD patients associated with a diagnosis of connective tissue disease (CTD). In 25% of SSc-ILD patients, NVC proved necessary for a correct diagnosis. The presence of BCs and/or NVC positivity in ILD patients with normal levels of creatine phosphokinase is associated with amyopathic IIM, regardless the presence of RP. In conclusion, NVC is useful for the diagnostic assessment of incomplete forms of CTD and in amyopathic IIMs. NVC should be considered in the diagnostic assessment of ILD patients regardless of the presence of RP.

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2020
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8. Oral Supplementation with Sucrosomial Ferric Pyrophosphate Plus L-Ascorbic Acid to Ameliorate the Martial Status: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Matteo Briguglio, Silvana Hrelia, Marco Malaguti, Elena De Vecchi, Giovanni Lombardi, Giuseppe Banfi, Patrizia Riso, Marisa Porrini, Sergio Romagnoli, Fabio Pino, Tiziano Crespi, and Paolo Perazzo

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iron, anemia, vitamin, dietary supplements, nutraceutical, functional food, orthopedics, musculoskeletal diseases, older adult, frail, integrative medicine, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641
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Altered martial indices before orthopedic surgery are associated with higher rates of complications and greatly affect the patient’s functional ability. Oral supplements can optimize the preoperative martial status, with clinical efficacy and the patient’s tolerability being highly dependent on the pharmaceutical formula. Patients undergoing elective hip/knee arthroplasty were randomized to be supplemented with a 30-day oral therapy of sucrosomial ferric pyrophosphate plus L-ascorbic acid. The tolerability was 2.7% among treated patients. Adjustments for confounding factors, such as iron absorption influencers, showed a relevant response limited to older patients (≥ 65 years old), whose uncharacterized Hb loss was averted upon treatment with iron formula. Older patients with no support lost −2.8 ± 5.1%, while the intervention group gained +0.7 ± 4.6% of circulating hemoglobin from baseline (p = 0.019). Gastrointestinal diseases, medications, and possible dietary factors could affect the efficacy of iron supplements. Future opportunities may consider to couple ferric pyrophosphate with other nutrients, to pay attention in avoiding absorption disruptors, or to implement interventions to obtain an earlier martial status optimization at the population level.

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2020
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10. Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK-1) : a kidney substudy of a randomized clinical trial

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Flavia K. Borges, P.J. Devereaux, Meaghan Cuerden, Jessica M. Sontrop, Mohit Bhandari, Ernesto Guerra-Farfán, Ameen Patel, Alben Sigamani, Masood Umer, John Neary, Maria Tiboni, Vikas Tandon, Mmampapatla Thomas Ramokgopa, Parag Sancheti, Abdel-Rahman Lawendy, Mariano Balaguer-Castro, Richard Jenkinson, Paweł Ślęczka, Aamer Nabi Nur, Gavin C.A. Wood, Robert J. Feibel, John Stephen McMahon, Bruce M. Biccard, Alessandro Ortalda, Wojciech Szczeklik, Chew Yin Wang, Jordi Tomás-Hernández, Jessica Vincent, Valerie Harvey, Shirley Pettit, Kumar Balasubramanian, Gerard Slobogean, Amit X. Garg, Laurent Veevaete, Bernard le Polain de Waroux, Patricia Lavand'homme, Olivier Cornu, Karim Tribak, Jean C. Yombi, Nassim Touil, Jigme T. Bhutia, Carol Clinckaert, Dirk De Clippeleir, Maike Reu, Leslie P. Gauthier, Victoria RA. Avram, Mitchell Winemaker, Daniel M. Tushinski, Justin de Beer, Andrew Worster, Diane L. Simpson, Kim A. Alvarado, Krysten K. Gregus, Kelly H. Lawrence, Darryl P. Leong, Philip G. Joseph, Patrick Magloire, Benjamin Deheshi, Stuart Bisland, Thomas J. Wood, David AJ. Wilson, Sandra N. Ofori, Jessica Spence, Emmanuelle Duceppe, Maria E. Tiboni, John D. Neary, Anthony Adili, David D. Cowan, Vickas Khanna, Amna Zaki, Janet C. Farrell, Anne Marie MacDonald, David Conen, Steven CW. Wong, Arsha Karbassi, Douglas S. Wright, Harsha Shanthanna, Javier Ganame, Andrew Cheung, Ryan Coughlin, Moin Khan, Spencer Wikkerink, Faraaz A. Quraishi, Waleed Kishta, Emil Schemitsch, Timothy Carey, Mark D. Macleod, David W. Sanders, Edward Vasarhelyi, Debra Bartley, George K. Dresser, Christina Tieszer, Richard J. Jenkinson, Steven Shadowitz, Jacques S. Lee, Stephen Choi, Hans J. Kreder, Markku Nousiainen, Monica R. Kunz, Ravianne Tuazon, Mopina Shrikumar, Bheeshma Ravi, David Wasserstein, David J.G. Stephen, Diane Nam, Patrick D.G. Henry, Gavin CA. Wood, Stephen M. Mann, Melanie T. Jaeger, Marco LA. Sivilotti, Christopher A. Smith, Christopher C. Frank, Heather Grant, Leone Ploeg, Jeff D. Yach, Mark M. Harrison, Aaron R. Campbell, Ryan T. Bicknell, Davide D. Bardana, Katie McIlquham, Catherine Gallant, Samantha Halman, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorth, Sara Ruggiero, William J. Hadden, Brian PJ. Chen, Stephanie A. Coupal, Stephen J. McMahon, Lisa M. McLean, Hemant R. Shirali, Syed Y. Haider, Crystal A. Smith, Evan Watts, David J. Santone, Kevin Koo, Allan J. Yee, Ademilola N. Oyenubi, Aaron Nauth, Emil H. Schemitsch, Timothy R. Daniels, Sarah E. Ward, Jeremy A. Hall, Henry Ahn, Daniel B. Whelan, Amit Atrey, Amir Khoshbin, David Puskas, Kurt Droll, Claude Cullinan, Jubin Payendeh, Tina Lefrancois, Lise Mozzon, Travis Marion, Michael J. Jacka, James Greene, Matthew Menon, Robert Stiegelmahr, Derek Dillane, Marleen Irwin, Lauren Beaupre, Chad P. Coles, Kelly Trask, Shelley MacDonald, J.A.I. Trenholm, William Oxner, C.G. Richardson, Niloofar Dehghan, Mehdi Sadoughi, Achal Sharma, Neil J. White, Loretta Olivieri, Stephen B. Hunt, Thomas R. Turgeon, Eric R. Bohm, Sarah Tran, Stephen M. Giilck, Tom Hupel, Pierre Guy, Peter J. O'Brien, Andrew W. Duncan, Gordon A. Crawford, Junlin Zhou, Yanrui Zhao, Yang Liu, Lei Shan, Anshi Wu, Juan M. Muñoz, Philippe Chaudier, Marion Douplat, Michel Henri Fessy, Vincent Piriou, Lucie Louboutin, Jean Stephane David, Arnaud Friggeri, Anthony Viste, Charles Hervé Vacheron, Frankie Ka Li Leung, Christian Xinshuo Fang, Dennis King Hang Yee, Parag K. Sancheti, Chetan V. Pradhan, Atul A. Patil, Chetan P. Puram, Madhav P. Borate, Kiran B. Kudrimoti, Bharati A. Adhye, Himanshu V. Dongre, Bobby John, Valsamma Abraham, Ritesh A. Pandey, Arti Rajkumar, Preetha E. George, Manesh Stephen, Nitheesh Chandran, Mohammed Ashraf, A.M. Georgekutty, Ahamad S. Sulthan, S. Adinarayanan, Deep Sharma, Satish P. Barnawal, Srinivasan Swaminathan, Prasanna U. Bidkar, Sandeep K. Mishra, Jagdish Menon, M. Niranjan, Z.K. Varghese, Santosh A. Hiremath, N.C. Madhusudhan, Abhijit Jawali, Kingsly R. Gnanadurai, Carolin E. George, Tatarao Maddipati, K.P. Mary, Vijay Sharma, Kamran Farooque, Rajesh Malhotra, Samarth Mittal, Chavi Sawhney, Babita Gupta, Purva Mathur, Shivanand Gamangati, Vijaylaxmi Tripathy, Prem H. Menon, Mandeep S. Dhillon, Devendra K. Chouhan, Sharanu Patil, Ravi Narayan, Purushotham Lal, Prashanth N. Bilchod, Surya U. Singh, Uttam V. Gattu, Ravi P. Dashputra, Prashant V. Rahate, Maurizio Turiel, Riccardo Accetta, Paolo Perazzo, Daniele Stella, Marika Bonadies, Chiara Colombo, Giuseppe De Blasio, Stefania Fozzato, Fabio Pino, Ilaria Morelli, Francesco De Donato, Eleonora Colnaghi, Vincenzo Salini, Giacomo Placella, Giuseppe Giardina, Gaetano Lombardi, Anna Marcato, Luca Guzzetti, Ilaria Rivetti, Massimiliano Greco, H.M. Khor, Hou Yee Lai, C.S. Kumar, K.H. Chee, P.S. Loh, Kit Mun Tan, Simmrat Singh, Li Lian Foo, Komella Prakasam, Sook Hui Chaw, Meng-Li Lee, Joanne HL. Ngim, Huck Wee Boon, Im Im Chin, Ydo V. Kleinlugtenbelt, Ellie BM. Landman, Elvira R. Flikweert, Herbert W. Roerdink, Roy BG. Brokelman, Hannie F. Elskamp-Meijerman, Bas Staffhorst, Jan-Hein MG. Cobben, Dilshad Begum, Anila Anjum, Pervaiz M. Hashmi, Tashfeen Ahmed, Haroon U. Rashid, Mujahid J. Khattak, Rizwan H. Rashid, Riaz H. Lakdawala, Shahryar Noordin, Naveed M. Juman, Robyna I. Khan, Muhammad M. Riaz, Syedah S. Bokhari, Ayesha Almas, Hussain Wahab, Arif Ali, Hammad N. Khan, Eraj K. Khan, Kholood A. Janjua, Sajjad H. Orakzai, Abdus S. Khan, Khawaja J. Mustafa, Mian A. Sohail, Muhammad Umar, Siddra A. Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad K. Khan, Muhammad Shiraz, Ahmad Furgan, Piotr Dąbek, Adam Kumoń, Wojciech Satora, Wojciech Ambroży, Mariusz Święch, Jacek Rycombel, Adrian Grzelak, Ilona Nowak-Kózka, Jaroslaw Gucwa, Waldemar Machala, Mmampapatla T. Ramokgopa, Gregory B. Firth, Mwalimu Karera, Maria Fourtounas, Virsen Singh, Anna Biscardi, Muhammad N. Iqbal, Ryan J. Campbell, Matimba L. Maluleke, Carien Moller, Lerato Nhlapo, Sithombo Maqungo, Margot Flint, Marcin B. Nejthardt, Sean Chetty, Stephen Venter, Ernesto Guerra-Farfan, Jordi Tomas-Hernandez, Yaiza Garcia-Sanchez, Miriam Garrido Clua, Vicente Molero-Garcia, Jordi Teixidor-Serra, Maria del Mar Villar-Casares, Jordi Selga Marsa, Juan A. Porcel-Vazquez, Jose-Vicente Andres- Peiro, Jaume Mestre-Torres, Patricia Guilabert, M Luisa Paños Gozalo, Luis Abarca, Nuria Martin, Gemma Usua, Pilar Lalueza-Broto, Judith Sanchez-Raya, Jorge Nuñez Camarena, Antoni Fraguas-Castany, Carlos Piedra Calle, Diego Soza Leiva, Maria Garcia Carrasco, Montsant Jornet-Gibert, Montserrat Monfort-Mira, Alfons Gasset-Teixidor, Francesc Antoni Marcano-Fernández, Isabel Simó- Sánchez, Begoña Mari-Alfonso, Christian Yela-Verdú, Raúl Pellejero-García, Júlia Casas-Codina, Ruben Iglesias- Sanjuan, Pau Balcells-Nolla, Oriol Vila-Sánchez, Mercè Bertrana de Bustos, Pablo Castillón, Martí Bernaus, Saioa Quintas, Olga Gómez, Jordi Salvador, Javier Abarca, Cristina Estrada, Marga Novellas, Francesc Anglès, Alfred Dealbert, Oscar Macho, Alexia Ivanov, Esther Valldosera, Marta Arroyo, Borja Pey, Antoni Yuste, Llorenç Mateo, Julio De Caso, Rafael Anaya, J.L. Higa-Sansone, Angelica Millan, Victoria Baños, Sergio Herrera-Mateo, Hector J. Aguado, Virginia García-Virto, Clarisa Simón-Pérez, Sergio Chavez, María Bragado, María Plata, Enrique Guerado, Encarnacion Cruz, Juan R. Cano, Jose M. Bogallo, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong, Noratep Kulachote, Norachart Sirisreetreerux, Nachapan Pengrung, Theerawat Chalacheewa, Vanlapa Arnuntasupakul, Teerapat Yingchoncharoen, Bundit Naratreekoon, Miriam A. Kadry, Surendini Thayaparan, Victor Babu, Arash Aframian, Souad Bentoumi, Amrinder Sayan, Ihab Abdlaziz, Marcela P. Vizcaychipi, Patricia Correia, Shashank Patil, Kevin Haire, Amy SE. Mayor, Sally Dillingham, Laura Nicholson, Ben T. Brooke, Joby John, Shashi K. Nanjayan, Martyn J. Parker, Susan O'Sullivan, Meir T. Marmor, Amir Matityahu, Robert T. McClellan, Curt Comstock, Anthony Ding, Paul Toogood, Robert O’Toole, Marcus Sciadini, Jason Nascone, Nathan O’Hara, Scott P. Ryan, Molly E. Clark, Charles Cassidy, Konstantin Balonov, Tristan Weaver, Laura S. Phieffer, Sergio D. Bergese, Andrew J. Marcantonio, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Michael H. McGillion, Sanela Dragic-Taylor, Chelsea Maxwell, Sarah Molnar, Jennifer R. Wells, Patrice Forget, Paul Landais, Giovanni Landoni, Ekaterine Popova, Iain K. Moppett, Robin Roberts, null Chairperson, Finlay McAlister, David Sackett, James Wright, UCL - SSS/IONS/CEMO - Pôle Cellulaire et moléculaire, UCL - SSS/IREC/NMSK - Neuro-musculo-skeletal Lab, UCL - SSS/IREC/SLUC - Pôle St.-Luc, UCL - (SLuc) Service d'anesthésiologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service d'orthopédie et de traumatologie de l'appareil locomoteur, and UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine interne générale

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Hip Fractures, Nephrology, Humans, Pelvic Bones, Kidney
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To the Editor: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a lesser-known complication of hip fracture that may come about owing to decreased kidney perfusion and heightened inflammation from trauma, pain, bleeding, and fasting. Approximately 15%-20% of patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture develop AKI, with 0.5%-1.8% receiving dialysis. [...]

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2022

11. Evolution of waves in liquid films on moving substrates

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Tsvetelina Ivanova, Fabio Pino, Benoit Scheid, and Miguel A. Mendez

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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn), Computational Mechanics, FOS: Physical sciences, Physics - Fluid Dynamics, Condensed Matter Physics
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Accurate and computationally accessible models of liquid film flows allow for optimizing coating processes, such as hot-dip galvanization and vertical slot-die coating. This paper extends a classic three-dimensional integral boundary layer model for falling liquid films (FFs) to account for a moving substrate (MS). We analyze the stability of the liquid films on vertically moving substrates in a linear and in a nonlinear setting. In the linear analysis, we derive the dispersion relation and the temporal growth rates of an infinitesimal disturbance using normal modes and linearized governing equations. In the nonlinear analysis, we consider disturbances of finite size and numerically compute their evolution using the set of nonlinear equations in which surface tension has been removed. We present the region of (linear) stability of both FF and MS configurations, and we place the operating conditions of an industrial galvanizing line in these maps. A wide range of flow conditions was analyzed and shown to be stable according to linear and nonlinear stability analyses. Moreover, the nonlinear analysis, carried out in the absence of surface tension, reveals a nonlinear stabilizing mechanism for the interface dynamics of a liquid film dragged by an upward-moving substrate.

Published
2023

12. SARS-CoV-2 Aiming for the Heart: A Multicenter Italian Perspective About Cardiovascular Issues in COVID-19

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Riccardo Giorgino, Giuseppe De Blasio, Maurizio Turiel, Alfonso Ielasi, Fabio Pino, Mauro Porta, Matteo Briguglio, Alberto R. Bona, Giuseppe De Angelis, Tiziano Crespi, Marco Mazzocchi, Paolo Perazzo, and Francesca Zuffada

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medicine.medical_specialty, Physiology, coronavirus, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, medicine.disease_cause, Pericardial effusion, lcsh:Physiology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, quality of health care, Physiology (medical), Case fatality rate, medicine, host-pathogen interactions, infections, 030212 general & internal medicine, Intensive care medicine, Stroke, Coronavirus, Ejection fraction, lcsh:QP1-981, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, COVID-19, Sequela, medicine.disease, Pathophysiology, virulence, Malnutrition, Perspective, cardiovascular system, business
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The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the high fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been putting a strain on the world since December 2019. Infected individuals exhibit unpredictable symptoms that tend to worsen if age is advanced, a state of malnutrition persists, or if cardiovascular comorbidities are present. Once transmitted, the virus affects the lungs and in predisposed individuals can elicit a sequela of fatal cardiovascular consequences. We aim to present the pathophysiology of COVID-19, emphasizing the major cellular and clinical manifestations from a cardiological perspective. As a roaming viral particle or more likely via the Trojan horse route, SARS-CoV-2 can access different parts of the body. Cardiovascular features of COVID-19 can count myocardial injuries, vasculitis-like syndromes, and atherothrombotic manifestations. Deviations in the normal electrocardiogram pattern could hide pericardial effusion or cardiac inflammation, and dispersed microthrombi can cause ischemic damages, stroke, or even medullary reflex dysfunctions. Tailored treatment for reduced ejection fraction, arrhythmias, coronary syndromes, macrothrombosis and microthrombosis, and autonomic dysfunctions is mandatory. Confidently, evidence-based therapies for this multifaceted nevertheless purely cardiological COVID-19 will emerge after the global assessment of different approaches.

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2020

13. Does 'UIPAF' really exist?

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Stefano Palmucci, Mauro Pavone, Gianluca Sambataro, Sara Tomassetti, Ada Vancheri, Fabio Pino, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, Giusy Sardo, Silvia Puglisi, Carlo Vancheri, Alessandro Libra, and Venerino Poletti

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business.industry, Medicine, business, Epistemology
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2020

14. Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy is a Useful Tool to Recognize Definite Forms of Systemic Sclerosis and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients

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Elisa Gili, Fabio Pino, Gianluca Sambataro, Domenico Sambataro, Francesca Pignataro, Evelina Fagone, Mary Fruciano, Carlo Vancheri, Giovanna Vignigni, Alessandro Libra, and Nicoletta Del Papa

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medicine.medical_specialty, interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features, systemic sclerosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Clinical Biochemistry, Nailfold videocapillaroscopy, Antisynthetase syndrome, Polymyositis, Article, polymyositis, 03 medical and health sciences, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 0302 clinical medicine, bushy capillary, Medicine, cardiovascular diseases, skin and connective tissue diseases, multidisciplinary team, 030203 arthritis & rheumatology, interstitial lung disease, lcsh:R5-920, integumentary system, business.industry, nailfold videocapillaroscopy, Interstitial lung disease, respiratory system, medicine.disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Dermatology, Connective tissue disease, body regions, Raynaud's phenomenon, 030228 respiratory system, Diagnostic assessment, Idiopathic inflammatory myositis, antisynthetase syndrome, lcsh:Medicine (General), business
Abstract

Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is an easy tool used for the assessment of patients with Raynaud&rsquo, s phenomenon (RP) as possibly associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Recent insights have also highlighted its role in the diagnostic assessment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). The aim of this study is to describe the diagnostic role of NVC in a series of 361 consecutive patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). All the patients were assessed by clinical pulmonary and rheumatic examinations, blood exams, high-resolution computed tomography and NVC. NVC was considered positive only in the presence of avascular areas or giant capillaries, but also, the presence of bushy capillaries (BCs) was recorded. NVC was positive in 17.7% of ILD patients and in 78.1% of ILD patients associated with a diagnosis of connective tissue disease (CTD). In 25% of SSc-ILD patients, NVC proved necessary for a correct diagnosis. The presence of BCs and/or NVC positivity in ILD patients with normal levels of creatine phosphokinase is associated with amyopathic IIM, regardless the presence of RP. In conclusion, NVC is useful for the diagnostic assessment of incomplete forms of CTD and in amyopathic IIMs. NVC should be considered in the diagnostic assessment of ILD patients regardless of the presence of RP.

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2020

15. Oral Supplementation with Sucrosomial Ferric Pyrophosphate Plus L-Ascorbic Acid to Ameliorate the Martial Status: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Sergio Romagnoli, Giovanni Lombardi, Silvana Hrelia, Tiziano Crespi, Patrizia Riso, Elena De Vecchi, Matteo Briguglio, Marisa Porrini, Giuseppe Banfi, Marco Malaguti, Fabio Pino, Paolo Perazzo, Briguglio, M., Hrelia, S., Malaguti, M., De Vecchi, E., Lombardi, G., Banfi, G., Riso, P., Porrini, M., Romagnoli, S., Pino, F., Crespi, T., Perazzo, P., and Briguglio M, Hrelia S, Malaguti M, De Vecchi E, Lombardi G, Banfi G, Riso P, Porrini M, Romagnoli S, Pino F, Crespi T, Perazzo P

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0301 basic medicine, Male, integrative medicine, medicine.medical_treatment, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Administration, Oral, Ascorbic Acid, Ferric Compounds, law.invention, frail, functional food, older adult, chemistry.chemical_compound, Hemoglobins, 0302 clinical medicine, iron, Randomized controlled trial, law, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Functional ability, orthopedic, Older adult, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Aged, 80 and over, Nutrition and Dietetics, Anemia, Iron-Deficiency, Musculoskeletal diseases, Confounding, vitamin, Anemia, Hematology, Middle Aged, Dietary supplements, anemia, Diphosphates, Tolerability, musculoskeletal diseases, orthopedics, Female, Nutraceutical, nutraceutical, lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply, Vitamin, medicine.medical_specialty, Iron, lcsh:TX341-641, Article, dietary supplements, 03 medical and health sciences, Frail, Internal medicine, Preoperative Care, Humans, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Integrative medicine, Aged, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, business.industry, Functional food, medicine.disease, Ascorbic acid, Arthroplasty, Orthopedics, chemistry, dietary supplement, Hematinics, business, musculoskeletal disease, Food Science
Abstract

Altered martial indices before orthopedic surgery are associated with higher rates of complications and greatly affect the patient&rsquo, s functional ability. Oral supplements can optimize the preoperative martial status, with clinical efficacy and the patient&rsquo, s tolerability being highly dependent on the pharmaceutical formula. Patients undergoing elective hip/knee arthroplasty were randomized to be supplemented with a 30-day oral therapy of sucrosomial ferric pyrophosphate plus L-ascorbic acid. The tolerability was 2.7% among treated patients. Adjustments for confounding factors, such as iron absorption influencers, showed a relevant response limited to older patients (&ge, 65 years old), whose uncharacterized Hb loss was averted upon treatment with iron formula. Older patients with no support lost &minus, 2.8 &plusmn, 5.1%, while the intervention group gained +0.7 &plusmn, 4.6% of circulating hemoglobin from baseline (p = 0.019). Gastrointestinal diseases, medications, and possible dietary factors could affect the efficacy of iron supplements. Future opportunities may consider to couple ferric pyrophosphate with other nutrients, to pay attention in avoiding absorption disruptors, or to implement interventions to obtain an earlier martial status optimization at the population level.

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2020
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16. Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial

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Flavia K Borges, Mohit Bhandari, Ernesto Guerra-Farfan, Ameen Patel, Alben Sigamani, Masood Umer, Maria E Tiboni, Maria del Mar Villar-Casares, Vikas Tandon, Jordi Tomas-Hernandez, Jordi Teixidor-Serra, Victoria RA Avram, Mitchell Winemaker, Mmampapatla T Ramokgopa, Wojciech Szczeklik, Giovanni Landoni, Chew Yin Wang, Dilshad Begum, John D Neary, Anthony Adili, Parag K Sancheti, Abdel-Rahman Lawendy, Mariano Balaguer-Castro, Paweł Ślęczka, Richard J Jenkinson, Aamer Nabi Nur, Gavin CA Wood, Robert J Feibel, Stephen J McMahon, Alen Sigamani, Ekaterine Popova, Bruce M Biccard, Iain K Moppett, Patrice Forget, Paul Landais, Michael H McGillion, Jessica Vincent, Kumar Balasubramanian, Valerie Harvey, Yaiza Garcia-Sanchez, Shirley M Pettit, Leslie P Gauthier, Gordon H Guyatt, David Conen, Amit X Garg, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Emilie P Belley-Cote, Maura Marcucci, Andre Lamy, Richard Whitlock, Yannick Le Manach, Dean A Fergusson, Salim Yusuf, PJ Devereaux, Laurent Veevaete, Bernard le Polain de Waroux, Patricia Lavand'homme, Olivier Cornu, Karim Tribak, Jean Cyr Yombi, Nassim Touil, Maike Reul, Jigme Tshering Bhutia, Carol Clinckaert, Dirk De Clippeleir, Justin de Beer, Diane L Simpson, Andrew Worster, Kim A Alvarado, Krysten K Gregus, Kelly H Lawrence, Darryl P Leong, Philip G Joseph, Patrick Magloire, Benjamin Deheshi, Stuart Bisland, Thomas J Wood, Daniel M Tushinski, David AJ Wilson, Clive Kearon, David D Cowan, Vickas Khanna, Amna Zaki, Janet C Farrell, Anne Marie MacDonald, Steven CW Wong, Arsha Karbassi, Douglas Steven Wright, Harsha Shanthanna, Ryan Coughlin, Moin Khan, Spencer Wikkerink, Faraaz A Quraishi, Waleed Kishta, Emil Schemitsch, Timothy Carey, Mark D Macleod, David W Sanders, Edward Vasarhelyi, Debra Bartley, George K Dresser, Christina Tieszer, Steven Shadowitz, Jacques S Lee, Stephen Choi, Hans J Kreder, Markku Nousiainen, Monica R Kunz, Ravianne Tuazon, Mopina Shrikumar, Bheeshma Ravi, David Wasserstein, David JG Stephen, Diane Nam, Patrick DG Henry, Stephen M Mann, Melanie T Jaeger, Marco LA Sivilotti, Christopher A Smith, Christopher C Frank, Heather Grant, Leone Ploeg, Jeff D Yach, Mark M Harrison, Aaron R Campbell, Ryan T Bicknell, Davide D Bardana, Katie McIlquham, Catherine Gallant, Samantha Halman, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorth, Sara Ruggiero, William J Hadden, Brian P-J Chen, Stephanie A Coupal, Lisa M McLean, Hemant R Shirali, Syed Y Haider, Crystal A Smith, Evan Watts, David J Santone, Kevin Koo, Allan J Yee, Ademilola N Oyenubi, Aaron Nauth, Emil H Schemitsch, Timothy R Daniels, Sarah E Ward, Jeremy A Hall, Henry Ahn, Daniel B Whelan, Amit Atrey, Amir Khoshbin, David Puskas, Kurt Droll, Claude Cullinan, Jubin Payendeh, Tina Lefrancois, Lise Mozzon, Travis Marion, Michael J Jacka, James Greene, Matthew Menon, Robert Stiegelmahr, Derek Dillane, Marleen Irwin, Lauren Beaupre, Chad P Coles, Kelly Trask, Shelley MacDonald, J Andrew I Trenholm, William Oxner, C Glen Richardson, Niloofar Dehghan, Mehdi Sadoughi, Achal Sharma, Neil J White, Loretta Olivieri, Stephen B Hunt, Thomas R Turgeon, Eric R Bohm, Sarah Tran, Stephen M Giilck, Tom Hupel, Pierre Guy, Peter J O'Brien, Andrew W Duncan, Gordon A Crawford, Junlin Zhou, Yanrui Zhao, Yang Liu, Lei Shan, Anshi Wu, Juan Manuel Muñoz, Philippe Chaudier, Marion Douplat, Michel Henri Fessy, Vincent Piriou, Lucie Louboutin, Jean Stephane David, Arnaud Friggeri, Sebastien Beroud, Jean Marie Fayet, Frankie Ka Li Leung, Christian Xinshuo Fang, Dennis King Hang Yee, Parag Kantilal Sancheti, Chetan Vijay Pradhan, Atul Ashok Patil, Chetan Prabhakar Puram, Madhav Pandurang Borate, Kiran Bhalchandra Kudrimoti, Bharati Anil Adhye, Himanshu Vijaykumar Dongre, Bobby John, Valsamma Abraham, Ritesh Arvind Pandey, Arti Rajkumar, Preetha Elizabeth George, Manesh Stephen, Nitheesh Chandran, Mohammed Ashraf, AM Georgekutty, Ahamad Shaheel Sulthan, S Adinarayanan, Deep Sharma, Satish Prasad Barnawal, Srinivasan Swaminathan, Prasanna Udupi Bidkar, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Jagdish Menon, Niranjan M, Varghese Zachariah K, Santosh Angad Hiremath, Madhusudhan NC, Abhijit Jawali, Kingsly Robert Gnanadurai, Carolin Elizabeth George, Tatarao Maddipati, Mary KP KP, Vijay Sharma, Kamran Farooque, Rajesh Malhotra, Samarth Mittal, Chavi Sawhney, Babita Gupta, Purva Mathur, Shivanand Gamangati, Vijaylaxmi Tripathy, Prem Haridas Menon, Mandeep S Dhillon, Devendra K Chouhan, Sharanu Patil, Ravi Narayan, Purushotham Lal, Prashanth Nabhirajappa Bilchod, Surya Udai Singh, Uttam Vaidya Gattu, Ravi Prabhakar Dashputra, Prashant Vitthal Rahate, Maurizio Turiel, Giuseppe De Blasio, Riccardo Accetta, Paolo Perazzo, Daniele Stella, Marika Bonadies, Chiara Colombo, Stefania Fozzato, Fabio Pino, Ilaria Morelli, Eleonora Colnaghi, Vincenzo Salini, Giuseppe Denaro, Luigi Beretta, Giacomo Placella, Giuseppe Giardina, Mirko Binda, Anna Marcato, Luca Guzzetti, Fabio Piccirillo, Maurizio Cecconi, HM Khor, Hou Yee Lai, CS Kumar, KH Chee, PS Loh, Kit Mun Tan, Simmrat Singh, Li Lian Foo, Komella Prakasam, Sook Hui Chaw, Meng-Li Lee, Joanne HL Ngim, Huck Wee Boon, Im Im Chin, Ydo V Kleinlugtenbelt, Ellie BM Landman, Elvira R Flikweert, Herbert W Roerdink, Roy B.G. Brokelman, Hannie F Elskamp-Meijerman, Maarten R Horst, Jan-Hein MG Cobben, Anila Anjum, Pervaiz Mehmood Hashmi, Tashfeen Ahmed, Haroon Ur Rashid, Mujahid Jamil Khattak, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Riaz Hussain Lakdawala, Shahryar Noordin, Naveed Muhammed Juman, Robyna Irshad Khan, Muhammad Mehmood Riaz, Syedah Saira Bokhari, Ayesha Almas, Hussain Wahab, Arif Ali, Hammad Naqi Khan, Eraj Khurshid Khan, Kholood Abid Janjua, Sajjad Hassan Orakzai, Abdus Salam Khan, Khawaja Junaid Mustafa, Mian Amjad Sohail, Muhammad Umar, Siddra Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Kashif Khan, Muhammad Shiraz, Ahmad Furgan, Piotr Dąbek, Adam Kumoń, Wojciech Satora, Wojciech Ambroży, Mariusz Święch, Jacek Rycombel, Adrian Grzelak, Jaroslaw Gucwa, Waldemar Machala, Mmampapatla Thomas Ramokgopa, Gregory Bodley Firth, Mwalimu Karera, Maria Fourtounas, Virsen Singh, Anna Biscardi, Muhammad Nasir Iqbal, Ryan Jonathan Campbell, Matimba Lenny Maluleke, Carien Moller, Lerato Nhlapo, Sithombo Maqungo, Margot Flint, Marcin B Nejthardt, Sean Chetty, Rubendren Naidoo, Miriam Garrido Clua, Vicente Molero-Garcia, Joan Minguell-Monyart, Jordi Selga Marsa, Juan A Porcel-Vazquez, Jose-Vicente Andres-Peiro, Marc Aguilar, Jaume Mestre-Torres, Maria J Colomina, Patricia Guilabert, M Luisa Paños Gozalo, Luis Abarca, Nuria Martin, Gemma Usua, Pedro Martinez-Ripol, MA Gonzalez Posada, Pilar Lalueza-Broto, Judith Sanchez-Raya, Jorge Nuñez Camarena, Antoni Fraguas-Castany, Pere Torner, Monsant Jornet-Gibert, Jorge Serrano-Sanz, Jaume Cámara-Cabrera, Mònica Salomó-Domènech, Christian Yela-Verdú, Anna Peig-Font, Laura Ricol, Anna Carreras-Castañer, Luis Martínez-Sañudo, Susana Herranz, Carlos Feijoo-Massó, Mònica Sianes-Gallén, Pablo Castillón, Martí Bernaus, Saioa Quintas, Olga Gómez, Jordi Salvador, Javiera Abarca, Cristina Estrada, Marga Novellas, Mercè Torra, Alfred Dealbert, Oscar Macho, Alexia Ivanov, Esther Valldosera, Marta Arroyo, Borja Pey, Antoni Yuste, Llorenç Mateo, Julio De Caso, Rafael Anaya, JL Higa-Sansone, Angelica Millan, Victoria Baños, Sergio Herrera-Mateo, Hector J Aguado, Gonzalo Martinez-Municio, Ricardo León, Silvia Santiago-Maniega, Ana Zabalza, Gregorio Labrador, Enrique Guerado, Encarnacion Cruz, Juan Ramon Cano, Jose Manuel Bogallo, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong, Noratep Kulachote, Norachart Sirisreetreerux, Nachapan Pengrung, Theerawat Chalacheewa, Vanlapa Arnuntasupakul, Teerapat Yingchoncharoen, Bundit Naratreekoon, Miriam Adel Kadry, Surendini Thayaparan, Ihab Abdlaziz, Arash Aframian, Arjuna Imbuldeniya, Souad Bentoumi, Sherif Omran, Marcela Paola Vizcaychipi, Patricia Correia, Shashank Patil, Kevin Haire, Amy SE Mayor, Sally Dillingham, Laura Nicholson, Mohamed Elnaggar, Joby John, Shashi Kumar Nanjayan, Martyn J Parker, Susan O'Sullivan, Meir T Marmor, Amir Matityahu, Robert Trigg McClellan, Curt Comstock, Anthony Ding, Paul Toogood, Gerard Slobogean, Katherine Joseph, Robert O'Toole, Marcus Sciadini, Scott P Ryan, Molly E Clark, Charles Cassidy, Konstantin Balonov, Sergio D Bergese, Laura S Phieffer, Alicia A Gonzalez Zacarias, Andrew J Marcantonio, Sanela Dragic-Taylor, Chelsea Maxwell, Sarah Molnar, Jennifer R Wells, Sandra N Ofori, Stephen S Yang, Michael K Wang, Emmanuelle Duceppe, Jessica Spence, Javiera P Vasquez, Francesc Marcano-Fernández, Hyungjoo Ham, Carlos Prada, Terence CH Yung, Isidro Sanz Pérez, Michael J Bosch, Michael R Prystajecky, Chinmoy Chowdhury, James S Khan, Steffan F Stella, Behrouz Heidary, Allen Tran, Katarzyna Wawrzycka-Adamczyk, Yu Chiao Peter Chen, Aránzazu González-Osuna, Grzegorz Biedroń, Anna Wludarczyk, Marco Lefebvre, Jaclyn A Ernst, Bas Staffhorst, Jason D Woodfine, Emad M Alwafi, Marko Mrkobrada, Simon Parlow, Robin Roberts, Finlay McAlister, David Sackett, James Wright, (HIP ATTACK, Investigators), Landoni, G., Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Orthopaedics - Traumatology, Supporting clinical sciences, Emergency Medicine, UCL - SSS/IONS - Institute of NeuroScience, UCL - SSS/IONS/CEMO - Pôle Cellulaire et moléculaire, UCL - SSS/IREC/NMSK - Neuro-musculo-skeletal Lab, UCL - SSS/IREC/SLUC - Pôle St.-Luc, UCL - (SLuc) Service d'anesthésiologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service d'orthopédie et de traumatologie de l'appareil locomoteur, and UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine interne générale

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Postoperative Complications/epidemiology, Male, Internationality, Femoral Neck Fractures/epidemiology, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Myocardial Ischemia, Comorbidity, Time-to-Treatment/statistics & numerical data, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, law.invention, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Postoperative Complications, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Residence Characteristics, law, Activities of Daily Living, Fracture fixation, Risk of mortality, Medicine and Health Sciences, Fracture Fixation, Internal/methods, Sepsis/epidemiology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality, Stroke, Aged, 80 and over, Hip fracture, Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data, Infections/epidemiology, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Open Fracture Reduction, Treatment Outcome, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology, Female, medicine.medical_specialty, Hip Fractures/epidemiology, Postoperative Hemorrhage, Infections, Early Medical Intervention/methods, Time-to-Treatment, 03 medical and health sciences, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip/methods, Early Medical Intervention, Sepsis, Diabetes Mellitus, medicine, Humans, Mortality, Myocardial Ischemia/epidemiology, Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Postoperative Hemorrhage/epidemiology, Hip Fractures, Proportional hazards model, business.industry, Hemiarthroplasty/methods, Dementia/epidemiology, Delirium, Delirium/epidemiology, medicine.disease, Femoral Neck Fractures, Nursing Homes, Surgery, Open Fracture Reduction/methods, Dementia, Observational study, Hemiarthroplasty, business
Abstract

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Background: Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed whether accelerated surgery could reduce mortality and major complications. Methods: HIP ATTACK was an international, randomised, controlled trial done at 69 hospitals in 17 countries. Patients with a hip fracture that required surgery and were aged 45 years or older were eligible. Research personnel randomly assigned patients (1:1) through a central computerised randomisation system using randomly varying block sizes to either accelerated surgery (goal of surgery within 6 h of diagnosis) or standard care. The coprimary outcomes were mortality and a composite of major complications (ie, mortality and non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, venous thromboembolism, sepsis, pneumonia, life-threatening bleeding, and major bleeding) at 90 days after randomisation. Patients, health-care providers, and study staff were aware of treatment assignment, but outcome adjudicators were masked to treatment allocation. Patients were analysed according to the intention-to-treat principle. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02027896). Findings: Between March 14, 2014, and May 24, 2019, 27 701 patients were screened, of whom 7780 were eligible. 2970 of these were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive accelerated surgery (n=1487) or standard care (n=1483). The median time from hip fracture diagnosis to surgery was 6 h (IQR 4–9) in the accelerated-surgery group and 24 h (10–42) in the standard-care group (p

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2020

17. FRI0260 NAILFOLD VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY IS A USEFUL TOOL TO RECOGNIZE SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES IN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PATIENTS

Author

Stefano Palmucci, Lorenzo Cavagna, Domenico Sambataro, Michele Colaci, Lorenzo Malatino, Carlo Vanchieri, Fabio Pino, Francesca Pignataro, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, N. Del Papa, Gianluca Sambataro, and Alessandro Libra

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Immunology, Interstitial lung disease, Nailfold videocapillaroscopy, Antisynthetase syndrome, medicine.disease, Connective tissue disease, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Scleroderma, Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, Rheumatology, Internal medicine, Cohort, medicine, Immunology and Allergy, business, Pulmonologists
Abstract

Background:Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is an essential tool for the assessment of Raynaud’s Phenomenon (RP) among the Scleroderma Spectrum Disorders (SSDs). Recently, NVC abnormalities have been associated with a diagnosis of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIMs), independently of the presence of RP (1). Moreover, both SSDs and IIMs are commonly associated with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), which is the main cause of mortality in these conditions.Objectives:To verify whether NVC may allow a better diagnostic classification in a cohort of patients with ILD followed by pulmonologists.Methods:361 patients affected by ILD were prospectively enrolled in a 30-months observational study. All these patients were clinically evaluated by rheumatologists and pulmonologists together and performed general blood tests, autoantibody research, chest High-Resolution Computed Tomography and NVC. The latter was considered positive in the presence of avascular areas or giant capillaries, and also the presence of Bushy Capillaries (BCs) was recorded.Results:NVC was positive in 17.7% of ILD patients, and a third of these patients did not present RP. Patients with NVC abnormalities had a diagnosis of definite Connective Tissue Disease in 78.1% of cases. NVC resulted decisive in 25% of patients with a final diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis according to the ACR/EULAR 2013 criteria. The presence of BCs and/or NVC+ in ILD patients with normal serum levels of muscular enzymes was associated with amyopathic IIM (BCs= OR 3.9, 95CI 1.05-14.38, p=0.04; NVC+= OR 5, 95CI 1.29-19.3 p=0.02; BCs and/or NVC+= OR 5.41 95CI 1.24-23.48 p=0.02), regardless the presence of RP.Conclusion:NVC proved to be a valid tool in the correct assessment of ILD patients secondary to SSDs and amyopathic IIMs. Therefore, it could be considered in the diagnostic evaluation of patients affected by ILD, regardless of the presence of RP.References:[1]Sebastiani M et al. Nailfold Capillaroscopy Characteristics of Antisynthetase Syndrome and possible clinical associations: results of a multicenter International Study.J Rheumatol2019; 46: 279-284Table 1.Comparison between ILD patients with and without NVC positivity..ItemsNVC+ patientsNVC- patientspNumber64297Mean Age (±SD)61.4±13.367.8±9.80.001Female%65.649.10.01RP%68.717.1HRCT patterns%NSIP51.536.80.02OP3.18n.s.UIP-like31.1544.8n.s.DIP1.53.4n.s.LIP1.50.4n.s.Indeterminate10.96.7n.s.Final Diagnosis%SSDs45.31IIMs256.4Other CTDs6.213.5n.s.IPAF10.919.5n.s.IPF7.827.90.0007Legend:DIP: Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia; HRCT: High Resolution Computed Tomography; IIMs: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Poly/dermatomyositis, antisynthetase syndrome; IPAF: Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features; IPF: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; LIP: Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia; NSIP: Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia; OP: Organising Pneumonia; RP: Raynaud’s Phenomenon; SSDs: Scleroderma Spectrum Disorders, Systemic Sclerosis + Mixed Connective Tissue Disease; UIP: Usual Interstitial Pneumonia.Disclosure of Interests:Gianluca Sambataro: None declared, Domenico Sambataro: None declared, Francesca Pignataro: None declared, Nicoletta Del Papa: None declared, Michele Colaci: None declared, Lorenzo Malatino: None declared, Alessandro Libra: None declared, Fabio Pino: None declared, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi Speakers bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Stefano Palmucci Consultant of: Boehringer Ingelheim, Speakers bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim, Delphi International Srl, and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Lorenzo Cavagna: None declared, Carlo Vanchieri Grant/research support from: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Consultant of: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., and Menarini, Speakers bureau: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., and Menarini

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2020

18. Cystic Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Pictorial Review and a Practical Guide for the Radiologist

Author

Giovanna Cancemi, Carlo Vancheri, Giulia Aquilina, Daniele Caltabiano, Federica Galioto, Letizia Mauro, Antonio Basile, Fabio Pino, Ada Vancheri, and Pietro Valerio Foti

Subjects
lung disease, medicine.medical_specialty, Clinical Biochemistry, multidetector computed tomography, Computed tomography, Review, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, lung, Lung Disorder, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Multidetector computed tomography, medicine, Cyst, cyst, lcsh:R5-920, Lung, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, interstitial, respiratory system, medicine.disease, respiratory tract diseases, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030228 respiratory system, Feature (computer vision), Lung disease, Radiology, Differential diagnosis, lcsh:Medicine (General), business
Abstract

A cyst is a round circumscribed area of low attenuation, surrounded by epithelial or fibrous wall. Cysts can frequently occur on chest computed tomography (CT) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT); multiple parenchymal cysts of the lungs are the most typical feature of cystic lung interstitial diseases, characterizing a wide spectrum of diseases—ranging from isolated lung disorders up to diffuse pulmonary diseases. The aim of this review is to analyze scientific literature about cystic lung interstitial diseases and to provide a practical guide for radiologists, focusing on the main morphological features of pulmonary cysts: size, shape, borders, wall, location, and distribution. These features are shown on free-hand drawings and related to HRCT images, in order to help radiologists pursue the correct differential diagnosis between similar conditions.

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2020

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