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4. Association Between Portosystemic Shunts and Increased Complications and Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis

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Quiroga, Sergi, Yu, Dominic, Téllez, Luis, Mandorfer, Mattias, Garcia-Pagan, Juan Carlos, Berbel, Claudia, Ferrusquia, Jose, Ble, Michel, Garcia-Criado, Mari Angeles, Belmonte, Ernest, Ney, Michael, Margini, Cristina, Casu, Stefania, Murgia, Giuseppe, Ludwig, Christiane, Rönsch, Martin, Stoevesandt, Dietrich, Carrion, Laura, Botella, Enrique Ramón, Simón-Talero, Macarena, Roccarina, Davide, Martínez, Javier, Lampichler, Katharina, Baiges, Anna, Low, Gavin, Llop, Elba, Praktiknjo, Michael, Maurer, Martin H., Zipprich, Alexander, Triolo, Michela, Vangrinsven, Guillaume, Garcia-Martinez, Rita, Dam, Annette, Majumdar, Avik, Picón, Carmen, Toth, Daniel, Darnell, Anna, Abraldes, Juan G., Lopez, Marta, Kukuk, Guido, Krag, Aleksander, Bañares, Rafael, Laleman, Wim, La Mura, Vincenzo, Ripoll, Cristina, Berzigotti, Annalisa, Trebicka, Jonel, Calleja, Jose Luis, Tandon, Puneeta, Hernandez-Gea, Virginia, Reiberger, Thomas, Albillos, Agustín, Tsochatzis, Emmanuel A., Augustin, Salvador, and Genescà, Joan

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2018
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5. The impact of cognitive impairment on Health-Related Quality of Life in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a cross-sectional study

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Costanzo, Giulia, primary, Lorefice, Lorena, additional, Firinu, Davide, additional, Carta, Elisa, additional, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Messina, Maria Rita, additional, Torrazza, Mario, additional, Locci, Carlotta, additional, Barca, Maria Pina, additional, Giacco, Stefano Del, additional, Cocco, Eleonora, additional, and Fenu, Giuseppe, additional

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2023
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6. Inflammatory activity affects the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography but not by two‐dimensional shear wave elastography in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease

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Mendoza, Yuly P., primary, Rodrigues, Susana G., additional, Delgado, Maria G., additional, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Lange, Naomi F., additional, Schropp, Jonas, additional, Montani, Matteo, additional, Dufour, Jean‐François, additional, and Berzigotti, Annalisa, additional

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2021
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8. Total area of spontaneous portosystemic shunts independently predicts hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in liver cirrhosis

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Praktiknjo, Michael, primary, Simón-Talero, Macarena, additional, Römer, Julia, additional, Roccarina, Davide, additional, Martínez, Javier, additional, Lampichler, Katharina, additional, Baiges, Anna, additional, Low, Gavin, additional, Llop, Elba, additional, Maurer, Martin H., additional, Zipprich, Alexander, additional, Triolo, Michela, additional, Maleux, Geert, additional, Fialla, Annette Dam, additional, Dam, Claus, additional, Vidal-González, Judit, additional, Majumdar, Avik, additional, Picón, Carmen, additional, Toth, Daniel, additional, Darnell, Anna, additional, Abraldes, Juan G., additional, López, Marta, additional, Jansen, Christian, additional, Chang, Johannes, additional, Schierwagen, Robert, additional, Uschner, Frank, additional, Kukuk, Guido, additional, Meyer, Carsten, additional, Thomas, Daniel, additional, Wolter, Karsten, additional, Strassburg, Christian P., additional, Laleman, Wim, additional, La Mura, Vincenzo, additional, Ripoll, Cristina, additional, Berzigotti, Annalisa, additional, Calleja, José Luis, additional, Tandon, Puneeta, additional, Hernandez-Gea, Virginia, additional, Reiberger, Thomas, additional, Albillos, Agustín, additional, Tsochatzis, Emmanuel A., additional, Krag, Aleksander, additional, Genescà, Joan, additional, Trebicka, Jonel, additional, Quiroga, Sergi, additional, Yu, Dominic, additional, Téllez, Luis, additional, Mandorfer, Mattias, additional, Garcia-Pagan, Juan Carlos, additional, Berbel, Claudia, additional, Ferrusquia, José, additional, Ble, Michel, additional, Garcia-Criado, Mari Angeles, additional, Belmonte, Ernest, additional, Ney, Michael, additional, Margini, Cristina, additional, Casu, Stefania, additional, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Ludwig, Christiane, additional, and Stangl, Franz, additional

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2020
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10. Inflammatory activity affects the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography but not by two‐dimensional shear wave elastography in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Mendoza, Yuly P., Rodrigues, Susana G., Delgado, Maria G., Murgia, Giuseppe, Lange, Naomi F., Schropp, Jonas, Montani, Matteo, Dufour, Jean‐François, and Berzigotti, Annalisa

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FATTY liver, NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease, SHEAR waves, ELASTOGRAPHY, BODY mass index, LIVER
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Background: In patients with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the impact of the severity of steatosis and inflammatory activity on the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography (TE) and by two‐dimensional shear wave elastography (2D‐SWE) in staging liver fibrosis is still debated and scarce. We aimed to focus on this aspect. Methods: We prospectively studied 104 patients requiring biopsy for the assessment of NAFLD. We used ordinary least squares regression to test for differences in the association between fibrosis and LSM by TE and 2D‐SWE when other factors (steatosis and inflammatory activity) are considered. Results: Among 104 patients, 102 had reliable LSM by TE, and 88 had valid LSM by 2D‐SWE. The association between fibrosis based on histology and LSM was significantly stronger when 2D‐SWE assessed LSM compared to TE (Spearman's correlation coefficient of.71; P <.001 vs.51, P <.001; Z = 2.21, P =.027). Inflammatory activity was an independent predictor of LSM by TE but not of LSM by 2D‐SWE. After controlling for fibrosis, age, sex and body mass index, the inflammatory activity and the interaction between inflammatory activity and fibrosis independently explained 11% and 13% of variance in LSM by TE respectively. Steatosis did not affect the association of fibrosis and LSM by either method. Conclusion: Inflammatory activity on histology significantly affects LSM by TE, but not LSM by 2D‐SWE in NAFLD. LSM by 2D‐SWE reflects liver fibrosis more accurately than LSM by TE. Furthermore, the severity of steatosis on histology did not influence the association of LSM and fibrosis by either elastography method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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11. Serum Albumin Is Inversely Associated With Portal Vein Thrombosis in Cirrhosis

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Basili, Stefania, Carnevale, Roberto, Nocella, Cristina, Bartimoccia, Simona, Raparelli, Valeria, Talerico, Giovanni, Stefanini, Lucia, Romiti, Giulio F, Perticone, Francesco, Corazza, Gino R, Piscaglia, Fabio, Pietrangelo, Antonello, Violi, Francesco, and PRO-LIVER collaborators, : Ainora Maria Elena, Andreozzi, Paola, Andriulli, Angelo, Angelico, Francesco, Angelico, Mario, Figliomeni, Antonio, Anzaldi, Massimiliano, Arena, Umberto, Averna, Maurizio, Barone, Milena, Bazzini, Cristina, Bergamaschi, Gaetano, Bertoni, Michele, Bianchi Giovanni Battista, Bianchi Paola Ilaria, Boari, Benedetta, Bombonato, Giancarlo, Bracco, Christian, Brocco, Silvia, Buonauro, Agostino, Buttà, Carmelo, Buzzetti, Elena, Cacciola, Irene, Calabria, Stefano, Cangemi, Roberto, Capeci, William, Caradio, Federica, Carderi, Isabella, Carleo, Pietro, Caroleo, Benedetto, Carrabba Maria Domenica, Castorani, Luigi, Cavallo, Maurizio, Cecchetto, Lara, Cesaro, Flavio, Cicco, Sebastiano, Cimini, Claudia, Colombo Barbara Maria, Corradini, Elena, Corrao, Salvatore, Costantino, Giorgio, Costanzo, Filippo, Croce, Giuseppe, Cuoghi, Chiara, Curigliano, Valentina, D’Alitto, Felicia, D’Amico, Gennaro, De Franchis Roberto, De Giorgi Alfredo, De Vuono Stefano, Debernardi Venon Wilma, Del Ben Maria, Del Corso Lisette, Delitala, Giuseppe, Denegri, Andrea, Di Cesare Valentina, Di Giosia Paolo, Di Michele Dario, Di Minno Giovanni, Donnarumma, Emilia, Drenaggi, Davide, Durante-Mangoni, Emanuele, Falsetti, Lorenzo, Farcomeni, Alessio, Farinaro, Vincenza, Fasolato, Silvano, Ferrari, Giovanni, Fierro, Tiziana, Forgione, Alessandra, Frugiuele, Pierluigi, Galati, Giovanni, Gallo, Paolo, Garcovich, Matteo, Gargano, Ruggiero, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Gatta, Angelo, Giammanco, Antonina, Giannelli, Gianluigi, Giorgini, Paolo, Gobbi, Paolo, Granito, Alessandro, Grassi, Davide, Greco, Antonio, Grembiale, Alessandro, Gresele, Paolo, Hijazi, Daniel, Iacobellis, Angelo, Iamele, Luigi, Invernizzi, Pietro, Ippolito, Antonio, Laffi, Giacomo, Licata, Anna, Liguori Maria Livia, Lorusso, Giusi, Maimone, Sergio, Manfredini, Roberto, Marcacci, Matteo, Marchese, Alessandra, Marinelli, Sara, Marra Alberto Maria, Martino Giuseppe Pio, Masala, Maristella, Masotti, Michela, Merla, Antonio, Miceli, Giuseppe, Montebianco Abenavoli Ludovico, Morana, Ignazio, Morelli, Olivia, Murgia, Giuseppe, Naccarato, Paola, Neri, Sergio, Niro, Grazia, Nobili, Lorenzo, Padula, Donatella, Palasciano, Giuseppe, Palmieri Vincenzo Ostilio, Pastori, Daniele, Pattoneri, Paolo, Perego, Francesca, Perticone, Maria, Pesce, Paola, Petramala, Luigi, Pettinari, Irene, Piano, Salvatore, Picardi, Antonio, Pignataro Francesca Serena, Pignataro, Pietro, Pignatelli, Pasquale, Pinna, Miriam, Pinto, Antonio, Pinto, Daniela, Polimeni, Licia, Pretti, Vincenzo, Privitera, Graziella, Proietti, Marco, Pucci, Giacomo, Purrello, Francesco, Ragone, Enrico, Raimondo, Giovanni, Restuccia, Tea, Riccardi, Laura, Rizzetto, Mario, Rodríguez-Castro Kryssia Isabel, Romanelli Roberto Giulio, Ruscio, Eleonora, Sacerdoti, David, Salinaro, Francesco, Salvi, Aldo, Salzano, Andrea, Santangelo, Giuseppe, Santarossa, Claudia, Santilli, Francesca, Santovito, Daniela, Scarpini, Francesca, Schiavone, Cosima, Scicali, Roberto, Senzolo, Marco, Serra, Carla, Serviddio, Gaetano, Sirico, Domenico, Soresi, Maurizio, Sperduti, Nicolò, Staffolani, Silvia, Staltari, Orietta, Stasi, Cristina, Suppressa, Patrizia, Svegliati Baroni Gianluca, Talia, Michela, Tana, Claudio, Tassone Eliezer Joseph, Todisco, Tommaso, Toriello, Filippo, Torres, Daniele, Traversa, Matteo, Tripepi, Giovanni, Tufano, Antonella, Tuttolomondo, Antonino, Varvara, Doriana, Vazzana, Natale, Vecchio Claudia Rita, Vendemiale, Gianluigi, Ventura, Paolo, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Umberto, Vettore, Elia, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Villani, Rosanna, Vincenzo, Ronca, Visioli, Giacomo, Vitale, Francesco, Zocco Maria, Assunta., and Stefania Basili, Roberto Carnevale, Cristina Nocella, Simona Bartimoccia, Valeria Raparelli, Giovanni Talerico, Lucia Stefanini, Giulio F. Romiti, Francesco Perticone, Gino R. Corazza, Fabio Piscaglia, Antonello Pietrangelo, Francesco Violi, PRO-LIVER Collaborators, Alessandro Granito

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medicine.medical_specialty, Cirrhosis, Isoprostane, Urinary system, serum albumin, Serum albumin, Gastroenterology, NO, chemistry.chemical_compound, Internal medicine, Medicine, Platelet, portal vein thrombosis, Platelet activation, Portal vein thrombosis, Albumin, risk, protein, albumin, risk, Hepatology, biology, business.industry, cirrhosis, Albumin, Original Articles, medicine.disease, Portal vein thrombosis, chemistry, biology.protein, Original Article, protein, albumin, portal vein thrombosis, cirrhosis, business
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We analyzed whether serum albumin is independently associated with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in liver cirrhosis (LC) and if a biologic plausibility exists. This study was divided into three parts. In part 1 (retrospective analysis), 753 consecutive patients with LC with ultrasound‐detected PVT were retrospectively analyzed. In part 2, 112 patients with LC and 56 matched controls were entered in the cross‐sectional study. In part 3, 5 patients with cirrhosis were entered in the in vivo study and 4 healthy subjects (HSs) were entered in the in vitro study to explore if albumin may affect platelet activation by modulating oxidative stress. In the 753 patients with LC, the prevalence of PVT was 16.7%; logistic analysis showed that only age (odds ratio [OR], 1.024; P = 0.012) and serum albumin (OR, −0.422; P = 0.0001) significantly predicted patients with PVT. Analyzing the 112 patients with LC and controls, soluble clusters of differentiation (CD)40‐ligand (P = 0.0238), soluble Nox2‐derived peptide (sNox2‐dp; P < 0.0001), and urinary excretion of isoprostanes (P = 0.0078) were higher in patients with LC. In LC, albumin was correlated with sCD40L (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient [rs], −0.33; P < 0.001), sNox2‐dp (rs, −0.57; P < 0.0001), and urinary excretion of isoprostanes (rs, −0.48; P < 0.0001) levels. The in vivo study showed a progressive decrease in platelet aggregation, sNox2‐dp, and urinary 8‐iso prostaglandin F2α‐III formation 2 hours and 3 days after albumin infusion. Finally, platelet aggregation, sNox2‐dp, and isoprostane formation significantly decreased in platelets from HSs incubated with scalar concentrations of albumin. Conclusion: Low serum albumin in LC is associated with PVT, suggesting that albumin could be a modulator of the hemostatic system through interference with mechanisms regulating platelet activation.

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2019

13. Frequency of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

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Proietti M, Marra AM, Tassone EJ, De Vuono S, Corrao S, Gobbi P, Perticone F, Corazza GR, Basili S, Lip GY, Violi F, Raparelli V, ARAPACIS Study Investigators, GIS Group, Alessandri Cesare, Serviddio Gaetano, Fascetti Stefano, Serra Pietro, Palange Paolo, Greco Eleonora, Bruno Graziella, Averna Maurizio, Giammanco Antonina, Sposito Pietro, De Cristofaro Raimondo, De Gennaro Leonardo, Loria Paola, Pellegrini Elisa, Cominacini Luciano, Mozzini Chiara, Sprovieri Mario, Spagnuolo Vitaliano, Cerqua Giannantonio, Cerasola Giovanni, Mulé Giuseppe, Barbagallo Mario, Lo Sciuto Salvatore, Monteverde Alfredo, Saitta Antonino, Lo Gullo Alberto, Malatino Lorenzo, Cilia Chiara, Licata Giuseppe, Tuttolomondo Antonino, Conigliaro Roberta, Pinto Antonio, Di Raimondo Domenico, Signorelli Santo, Anzaldi Massimiliano, De Palma Daniela, Galderisi Maurizio, Cudemo Giuseppe, Galletti Ferruccio, Fazio Valeria, De Luca Nicola, Meccariello Alfonso, Caputo Dario, De Donato Maria Teresa, Iannuzi Arcangelo, Bresciani Alessandro, Giunta Riccardo, Cimini Claudia, Durante Mangoni Emanuele, Agrusta Federica, Iorio Federica, Adinolfi Luigi E, Sellitto Ausilia, Restivo Luciano, Bellis Paolo, Tirelli Paolo, Sacerdoti David, Pesce Paola, Vanni Dino, Iuliano Luigi, Ciacciarelli Marco, Pacelli Antonio, Palazzuoli Alberto, Cacciafesta Mauro, Gueli Nicola, Capeci William, Tarquinio Nicola, Pellegrini Francesco, Vincentelli Giovanni Maria, Ravallese Ferdinando, Santini Claudio, Letizia Claudio, Petramala Luigi, Zinnamosca Laura, Cilli Mirella, Savoriti Claudio, Falaschi Paolo, Martocchia Antonio, Stefanelli Manuela, Marigliano Vincenzo, Lo Iacono Cristina, Brusco Simona, Bertazzoni Giuliano, Attalla El Halabieh Elias, Paradiso Michele, Lizzi Eugenio Maria, Timmi Stefano, Battisti Paola, Cerci Sabina, Ciavolella Massimo, Di Veroli Claudio, Malci Francesco, De Ciocchis Anita, Abate Damiano, Castellino Pietro, Curto Irene, Vecchio Claudia, Mannarino Elmo, Pasqualini Leonella, Fattori Chiara, Pende Aldo, Denegri Andrea, Artom Nathan, Ricchio Roberto, Fimognari Filippo Luca, Alletto Maurizio, Messina Simona, Sesti Giorgio, Arturi Franco, Grembiale Alessandro, Perticone Francesco, Maio Raffaele, Scarpino Paola Elisa, Carullo Giuseppe, Sciacqua Angela, Frugiuele Pierluigi, Battaglia Giuseppe, Vidili Gianpaolo, Atzori Sebastiana, Delitala Giuseppe, Davì Giovanni, Angelucci Ermanno, Sestili Simona, Traisci Giancarlo, De Feudis Lucrezia, Di Michele Dario, Fava Alessandra, Balsano Clara, De Ciantis Pierpaolo, Desideri Giovambattista, Camerota Antonio, Migliacci Rino, Porciello Giovanni, Mezzetti Matteo, Gresele Paolo, Vedovati Cristina, Fierro Tiziana, Puccetti Luca, Scarpini Francesca, Bertolotti Marco, Mussi Chiara, Boddi Maria, Savino Andrea, Contri Silvia, Saller Alois, Fabris Fabrizio, Pesavento Raffaele, Filippi Lucia, Vedovetto Valentina, Puato Massimo, Treleani Martina, De Luca Elisabetta, De Zaiacomo Francesca, Giantin Valter, Semplicini Andrea, Minuz Pietro, Calabria Stefano, Romano Simone, Fantin Francesco, Manica Angela, Stockner Ingrid, Pattis Peter, Gutmann Bernhard, Catena Cristiana, Colussi GianLuca, Annoni Giorgio, Bruni Adriana Antonella, Castagna Alberto, Spinelli Diana, Corazza Gino Roberto, Miceli Emanuela, Padula, Schinco Giuseppina, Spreafico Sibilla, Secchi Beatrice, Vanoli Massimo, Casella Gianluca, Serra Maria Grazia, Longo Stefania, Antonaci Salvatore, Belfiore Anna, Ricci Lara, Ventrella Francesco, Iamele Luigi, Bianco Cesare, Santovito Donato, Cipollone Francesco, Nicolai Salvatore, Salvati Filippo, Rini Giovan Battista, Scozzari Francesca, Muiesan Maria Lorenza, Salvetti Massimo, Bazza Abramo, Picardi Antonio, De Vincentis Antonio, Cosio Paolo, Terzolo Massimo, Madaffari Bruno, Parasporo Bruno, Fenoglio Luigi, Bracco Christian, Melchio Remo, Gentili Tamira, Salvi Aldo, Nitti Cinzia, Falsetti L, Gabrielli Armando, Paglione Ivano, Capucci Alessandro, Brambatti Michela, Sparagna Armando, Tirotta Daniela, Andreozzi Paola, Ettorre Evaristo, Viscogliosi Giovanni, Rossi Fanelli Fillippo, Delfino Massimo, Glorioso Nicola, Melis Giada, Marras Gianfranca, Matta Michela, Sacco Andrea, Stellitano Elio, Scordo Anna, Russo Franco, Caruso Assunta Antonietta, Porreca Ettore, Santilli Francesca, Tana Marco, Ferri Claudio, Grassi Davide, Cheli Paola, Portincasa Piero, Muscianisi Giuseppe, Giordani Sara, Stanghellini Vincenzo, Sabbà Carlo, Suppressa Patrizia, Mancuso Gerardo, Bartone Mosè, Calipari Daniela, Arcidiacono Giuseppe, Bellanuova Ignazio, Ferraro Maria, Scalzo Antonio, Marigliano Giampietro, Cozzolino Domenico, Lampitella Antonio, Acri Vera, Galasso Domenico, Mazzei Francesca, Galasso Salvatore, Buratti Alberto, Porta Massimo, Brizzi Maria Felice, Fattorini Annalisa, Sampietro Francesca, D’Angelo Armando, Pala Marco, Fabbian Fabio, Manfredini Roberto, Moroni Carlo, Valente Lucia, Lopreiato Francesco, Parente Fernando, Moia Marco, Braham Simon, Rossi Marco, Pesce Margherita, Gentile Adelina, Catozzo Vania, Di Napoli Mariarosaria, Baciarello Giacinto, Rancan Elena, Ageno Walter, Guasti Luigina, Ciccaglioni Antonio, Negri Silvia, Polselli Marco, Abbate Rosanna, Marcucci Rossella, Cangemi Roberto, Pignataro Francesca Serena, Marco Proietti, Pastori Daniele, Ferro Domenico, Loffredo Lorenzo, Perri Ludovica, Catasca Elisa, Raparelli Valeria, Napoleone Laura, Talerico Giovanni, Calvieri Camilla, Vicario Tommasa, Russo Roberta, Saliola Mirella, Del Ben Maria, Angelico Francesco, Bucci Tommaso, Baratta Francesco, DATA AND SAFETY MONITORING BOARD (DSMB): Vestri Anna Rita, Farcomeni Alessio, Di Tanna Gianluca, STUDY COORDINATORS: Basili Stefania, Davi’ Giovanni, STEERING COMMITTEE OF ARAPACIS STUDY: Violi Francesco, Lip Gregory YH, Hiatt William R, Vestri Anna Rita, Mannucci Pier Mannuccio, Proietti Marco, Bazzini Cristina, Bianchi Paola Ilaria, Boari Benedetta, Buonauro Agostino, Buttà Carmelo, Buzzetti Elena, Carleo Pietro, Carrabba Maria Domenica, Castorani Luigi, Cecchetto Lara, Colombo Barbara Maria, De Giorgi Alfredo, De Vuono Stefano, Del Corso Lisette, Di Giosia Paolo, Falsetti Lorenzo, Forgione Alessandra, Hijazi Daniel, Lorusso Giusi, Marra Alberto Maria, Masala Maristella, Montebianco Abenavoli Ludovico, Murgia Giuseppe, Naccarato Paola, Pattoneri Paolo, Perego Francesca, Pinto Daniela, Pinna Miriam Pretti Vincenzo, Pucci Giacomo, Salinaro Francesco, Sirico Domenico, Tassone Eliezer Joseph, Torres Daniele, Vazzana Natale, Vecchio Claudia Rita, Vitale Francesco, Proietti M, Marra AM, Tassone EJ, De Vuono S, Corrao S, Gobbi P, Perticone F, Corazza GR, Basili S, Lip GY, Violi F, Raparelli V, ARAPACIS Study Investigators, GIS Group, Alessandri Cesare, Serviddio Gaetano, Fascetti Stefano, Serra Pietro, Palange Paolo, Greco Eleonora, Bruno Graziella, Averna Maurizio, Giammanco Antonina, Sposito Pietro, De Cristofaro Raimondo, De Gennaro Leonardo, Loria Paola, Pellegrini Elisa, Cominacini Luciano, Mozzini Chiara, Sprovieri Mario, Spagnuolo Vitaliano, Cerqua Giannantonio, Cerasola Giovanni, Mulé Giuseppe, Barbagallo Mario, Lo Sciuto Salvatore, Monteverde Alfredo, Saitta Antonino, Lo Gullo Alberto, Malatino Lorenzo, Cilia Chiara, Licata Giuseppe, Tuttolomondo Antonino, Conigliaro Roberta, Pinto Antonio, Di Raimondo Domenico, Signorelli Santo, Anzaldi Massimiliano, De Palma Daniela, Galderisi Maurizio, Cudemo Giuseppe, Galletti Ferruccio, Fazio Valeria, De Luca Nicola, Meccariello Alfonso, Caputo Dario, De Donato Maria Teresa, Iannuzi Arcangelo, Bresciani Alessandro, Giunta Riccardo, Cimini Claudia, Durante Mangoni Emanuele, Agrusta Federica, Iorio Federica, Adinolfi Luigi E, Sellitto Ausilia, Restivo Luciano, Bellis Paolo, Tirelli Paolo, Sacerdoti David, Pesce Paola, Vanni Dino, Iuliano Luigi, Ciacciarelli Marco, Pacelli Antonio, Palazzuoli Alberto, Cacciafesta Mauro, Gueli Nicola, Capeci William, Tarquinio Nicola, Pellegrini Francesco, Vincentelli Giovanni Maria, Ravallese Ferdinando, Santini Claudio, Letizia Claudio, Petramala Luigi, Zinnamosca Laura, Cilli Mirella, Savoriti Claudio, Falaschi Paolo, Martocchia Antonio, Stefanelli Manuela, Marigliano Vincenzo, Lo Iacono Cristina, Brusco Simona, Bertazzoni Giuliano, Attalla El Halabieh Elias, Paradiso Michele, Lizzi Eugenio Maria, Timmi Stefano, Battisti Paola, Cerci Sabina, Ciavolella Massimo, Di Veroli Claudio, Malci Francesco, De Ciocchis Anita, Abate Damiano, Castellino Pietro, Curto Irene, Vecchio Claudia, Mannarino Elmo, Pasqualini Leonella, Fattori Chiara, Pende Aldo, Denegri Andrea, Artom Nathan, Ricchio Roberto, Fimognari Filippo Luca, Alletto Maurizio, Messina Simona, Sesti Giorgio, Arturi Franco, Grembiale Alessandro, Perticone Francesco, Maio Raffaele, Scarpino Paola Elisa, Carullo Giuseppe, Sciacqua Angela, Frugiuele Pierluigi, Spagnuolo Vitaliano, Battaglia Giuseppe, Vidili Gianpaolo, Atzori Sebastiana, Delitala Giuseppe, Davì Giovanni, Angelucci Ermanno, Sestili Simona, Traisci Giancarlo, De Feudis Lucrezia, Di Michele Dario, Fava Alessandra, Balsano Clara, De Ciantis Pierpaolo, Desideri Giovambattista, Camerota Antonio, Migliacci Rino, Porciello Giovanni, Mezzetti Matteo, Gresele Paolo, Vedovati Cristina, Fierro Tiziana, Puccetti Luca, Scarpini Francesca, Bertolotti Marco, Mussi Chiara, Boddi Maria, Savino Andrea, Contri Silvia, Saller Alois, Fabris Fabrizio, Pesavento Raffaele, Filippi Lucia, Vedovetto Valentina, Puato Massimo, Fabris Fabrizio, Treleani Martina, De Luca Elisabetta, De Zaiacomo Francesca, Giantin Valter, Semplicini Andrea, Minuz Pietro, Calabria Stefano, Romano Simone, Fantin Francesco, Manica Angela, Stockner Ingrid, Pattis Peter, Gutmann Bernhard, Catena Cristiana, Colussi GianLuca, Annoni Giorgio, Bruni Adriana Antonella, Castagna Alberto, Spinelli Diana, Corazza Gino Roberto, Miceli Emanuela, Padula, Schinco Giuseppina, Spreafico Sibilla, Secchi Beatrice, Vanoli Massimo, Casella Gianluca, Serra Maria Grazia, Longo Stefania, Antonaci Salvatore, Belfiore Anna, Ricci Lara, Ventrella Francesco, Iamele Luigi, Bianco Cesare, Santovito Donato, Cipollone Francesco, Nicolai Salvatore, Salvati Filippo, Rini Giovan Battista, Scozzari Francesca, Muiesan Maria Lorenza, Salvetti Massimo, Bazza Abramo, Picardi Antonio, De Vincentis Antonio, Cosio Paolo, Terzolo Massimo, Madaffari Bruno, Parasporo Bruno, Fenoglio Luigi, Bracco Christian, Melchio Remo, Gentili Tamira, Salvi Aldo, Nitti Cinzia, Falsetti L, Gabrielli Armando, Paglione Ivano, Capucci Alessandro, Brambatti Michela, Sparagna Armando, Tirotta Daniela, Andreozzi Paola, Ettorre Evaristo, Viscogliosi Giovanni, Rossi Fanelli Fillippo, Delfino Massimo, Glorioso Nicola, Melis Giada, Marras Gianfranca, Matta Michela, Sacco Andrea, Stellitano Elio, Scordo Anna, Russo Franco, Caruso Assunta Antonietta, Porreca Ettore, Santilli Francesca, Tana Marco, Ferri Claudio, Grassi Davide, Cheli Paola, Portincasa Piero, Muscianisi Giuseppe, Giordani Sara, Stanghellini Vincenzo, Sabbà Carlo, Suppressa Patrizia, Mancuso Gerardo, Bartone Mosè, Calipari Daniela, Arcidiacono Giuseppe, Bellanuova Ignazio, Ferraro Maria, Scalzo Antonio, Marigliano Giampietro, Cozzolino Domenico, Lampitella Antonio, Acri Vera, Galasso Domenico, Mazzei Francesca, Galasso Salvatore, Buratti Alberto, Porta Massimo, Brizzi Maria Felice, Fattorini Annalisa, Sampietro Francesca, D’Angelo Armando, Pala Marco, Fabbian Fabio, Manfredini Roberto, Moroni Carlo, Valente Lucia, Lopreiato Francesco, Parente Fernando, Moia Marco, Braham Simon, Rossi Marco, Pesce Margherita, Gentile Adelina, Catozzo Vania, Di Napoli Mariarosaria, Baciarello Giacinto, Rancan Elena, Ageno Walter, Guasti Luigina, Ciccaglioni Antonio, Negri Silvia, Polselli Marco, Abbate Rosanna, Marcucci Rossella, Cangemi Roberto, Pignataro Francesca Serena, Marco Proietti, Pastori Daniele, Ferro Domenico, Loffredo Lorenzo, Perri Ludovica, Catasca Elisa, Raparelli Valeria, Napoleone Laura, Talerico Giovanni, Calvieri Camilla, Vicario Tommasa, Russo Roberta, Saliola Mirella, Del Ben Maria, Angelico Francesco, Bucci Tommaso, Baratta Francesco, DATA AND SAFETY MONITORING BOARD (DSMB): Vestri Anna Rita, Farcomeni Alessio, Di Tanna Gianluca, STUDY COORDINATORS: Basili Stefania, Davi’ Giovanni, STEERING COMMITTEE OF ARAPACIS STUDY: Violi Francesco, Perticone Francesco, Lip Gregory YH, Hiatt William R, Vestri Anna Rita, Corazza Gino Roberto, Mannucci Pier Mannuccio, Licata Giuseppe, Moroni Carlo, Proietti Marco, Anzaldi Massimiliano, Bazzini Cristina, Bianchi Paola Ilaria, Boari Benedetta, Bracco Christian, Buonauro Agostino, Buttà Carmelo, Buzzetti Elena, Calabria Stefano, Capeci William, Carleo Pietro, Carrabba Maria Domenica, Castorani Luigi, Cecchetto Lara, Cimini Claudia, Colombo Barbara Maria, De Giorgi Alfredo, De Vuono Stefano, Denegri Andrea, Del Corso Lisette, Di Giosia Paolo, Durante Mangoni Emanuele, Falsetti Lorenzo, Forgione Alessandra, Grassi Davide, Grembiale Alessandro, Hijazi Daniel, Iamele Luigi, Lorusso Giusi, Marra Alberto Maria, Masala Maristella, Montebianco Abenavoli Ludovico, Murgia Giuseppe, Naccarato Paola, Pattoneri Paolo, Perego Francesca, Pesce Paola, Petramala Luigi, Pinto Daniela, Pinna Miriam Pretti Vincenzo, Pucci Giacomo, Raparelli Valeria, Salinaro Francesco, Santilli Francesca, Scarpini Francesca, Sirico Domenico, Suppressa Patrizia, Tassone Eliezer Joseph, Torres Daniele, Vazzana Natale, Vecchio Claudia Rita, Vidili Gianpaolo, Vitale Francesco, Proietti, M., Marra, A., Tassone, E., De Vuono, S., Corrao, S., Gobbi, P., Perticone, F., Corazza, G., Basili, S., Lip, G., Violi, F., Raparelli, V., Marra, A. M., Tassone, E. J., Corazza, G. R., and Lip, G. Y. H.

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Registrie, Male, Cross-sectional study, Myocardial Infarction, Longitudinal Studie, Left ventricular hypertrophy, Cohort Studies, non-valvular atrial fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation, 80 and over, Prevalence, echocardiography, Myocardial infarction, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Registries, Prospective cohort study, Ultrasonography, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, Medicine (all), Atrial fibrillation, Diabetes Mellitu, Middle Aged, Left Ventricular, left ventricular hypertrophy, Italy, Hypertension, Cardiology, Age Distribution, Aged, Ankle Brachial Index, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Logistic Models, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Logistic Model, Population, Concentric hypertrophy, Socio-culturale, non-valvular atrial fibrillation, left ventricular hypertrophy, echocardiography, cardiovascular diseases, Internal medicine, medicine, cardiovascular diseases, education, Cross-Sectional Studie, business.industry, Odds ratio, Hypertrophy, medicine.disease, Prospective Studie, Cohort Studie, business
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Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is significantly related to adverse clinical outcomes in patients at high risk of cardiovascular events. In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), data on LVH, that is, prevalence and determinants, are inconsistent mainly because of different definitions and heterogeneity of study populations. We determined echocardiographic-based LVH prevalence and clinical factors independently associated with its development in a prospective cohort of patients with non-valvular (NV) AF. From the "Atrial Fibrillation Registry for Ankle-brachial Index Prevalence Assessment: Collaborative Italian Study" (ARAPACIS) population, 1,184 patients with NVAF (mean age 72 ± 11 years; 56% men) with complete data to define LVH were selected. ARAPACIS is a multicenter, observational, prospective, longitudinal on-going study designed to estimate prevalence of peripheral artery disease in patients with NVAF. We found a high prevalence of LVH (52%) in patients with NVAF. Compared to those without LVH, patients with AF with LVH were older and had a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and previous myocardial infarction (MI). A higher prevalence of ankle-brachial index ≤0.90 was seen in patients with LVH (22 vs 17%, p = 0.0392). Patients with LVH were at significantly higher thromboembolic risk, with CHA2DS2-VASc ≥2 seen in 93% of LVH and in 73% of patients without LVH (p

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2015

14. Controlled attenuation parameter reflects steatosis in compensated advanced chronic liver disease.

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Piccinni, Rosangela, Rodrigues, Susana G., Montani, Matteo, Murgia, Giuseppe, Delgado, Maria G., Casu, Stefania, Stirnimann, Guido, Semmo, Nasser, De Gottardi, Andrea, Dufour, Jean‐François, and Berzigotti, Annalisa

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LIVER diseases, FATTY liver, CHRONIC diseases, BODY mass index, LIVER biopsy
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Background & Aims: Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) for steatosis assessment has not been validated in compensated advanced chronic liver disease compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD). We primarily aimed at assessing the accuracy of CAP for the diagnosis and quantification of steatosis in cACLD. Secondary aim: to assess the validity of non‐invasive criteria for cACLD according to liver stiffness measurement (LSM). Methods: This is a single‐centre retrospective study including patients with cACLD defined as LSM ≥10 kPa, CAP measurement and liver biopsy (reference standard for steatosis and fibrosis) observed in 06/2015‐06/2017. Steatosis was graded as S0 (<5%), S1 (5%‐32%), S2 (33%‐66%) and S3 (>66%). The diagnostic performance of CAP for any grade of steatosis and for high‐grade steatosis (≥S2) was studied. Results: Among 461 consecutive patients, 111 with LSM‐based diagnosis of cACLD were included (63% male, median age 55 years, median body mass index 28.1 Kg/m2, aetiology: 32% non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease/non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis, 32% alcohol or viral + metabolic syndrome, 15% viral, 6% autoimmune, 4% alcohol, 11% others). Median LSM and CAP were 16.1 kPa and 277 dB/m respectively. On liver biopsy, steatosis was found in 88/111 patients (79%); 44 patients (43 with metabolic syndrome) had high‐grade steatosis. CAP was accurate in identifying any grade of steatosis (area under the receiving operating characteristic curves 0.847; 95% CI 0.767‐0.926, P <.0001), and ≥S2 steatosis (0.860; 95% CI 0.788‐0.932, P <.0001). CAP performed similarly in patients with CAP‐ interquartile range (IQR) ≥ or <40 dB/m. Conclusions: Steatosis is frequent in patients with cACLD and metabolic syndrome. CAP diagnostic accuracy for any steatosis and high‐grade steatosis is good in this population. A CAP‐IQR ≥40 dB/m does not impair CAP diagnostic accuracy in cACLD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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16. Association Between Portosystemic Shunts and Increased Complications and Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis

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Simón-Talero, Macarena, primary, Roccarina, Davide, additional, Martínez, Javier, additional, Lampichler, Katharina, additional, Baiges, Anna, additional, Low, Gavin, additional, Llop, Elba, additional, Praktiknjo, Michael, additional, Maurer, Martin H., additional, Zipprich, Alexander, additional, Triolo, Michela, additional, Vangrinsven, Guillaume, additional, Garcia-Martinez, Rita, additional, Dam, Annette, additional, Majumdar, Avik, additional, Picón, Carmen, additional, Toth, Daniel, additional, Darnell, Anna, additional, Abraldes, Juan G., additional, Lopez, Marta, additional, Kukuk, Guido, additional, Krag, Aleksander, additional, Bañares, Rafael, additional, Laleman, Wim, additional, La Mura, Vincenzo, additional, Ripoll, Cristina, additional, Berzigotti, Annalisa, additional, Trebicka, Jonel, additional, Calleja, Jose Luis, additional, Tandon, Puneeta, additional, Hernandez-Gea, Virginia, additional, Reiberger, Thomas, additional, Albillos, Agustín, additional, Tsochatzis, Emmanuel A., additional, Augustin, Salvador, additional, Genescà, Joan, additional, Quiroga, Sergi, additional, Yu, Dominic, additional, Téllez, Luis, additional, Mandorfer, Mattias, additional, Garcia-Pagan, Juan Carlos, additional, Berbel, Claudia, additional, Ferrusquia, Jose, additional, Ble, Michel, additional, Garcia-Criado, Mari Angeles, additional, Belmonte, Ernest, additional, Ney, Michael, additional, Margini, Cristina, additional, Casu, Stefania, additional, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Ludwig, Christiane, additional, Rönsch, Martin, additional, Stoevesandt, Dietrich, additional, Carrion, Laura, additional, and Botella, Enrique Ramón, additional

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2018
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17. Serum osteopontin: a biomarker of disease activity and predictor of relapsing course in patients with giant cell arteritis. Potential clinical usefulness in tocilizumab-treated patients

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Prieto-González, Sergio, primary, Terrades-García, Nekane, additional, Corbera-Bellalta, Marc, additional, Planas-Rigol, Ester, additional, Miyabe, Chie, additional, Alba, Marco A, additional, Ponce, Ariel, additional, Tavera-Bahillo, Itziar, additional, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Espígol-Frigolé, Georgina, additional, Marco-Hernández, Javier, additional, Hernández-Rodríguez, José, additional, García-Martínez, Ana, additional, Unizony, Sebastian H, additional, and Cid, Maria C, additional

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2017
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18. Description and Validation of Histological Patterns and Proposal of a Dynamic Model of Inflammatory Infiltration in Giant-cell Arteritis

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Hernández-Rodríguez, José, primary, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Villar, Irama, additional, Campo, Elías, additional, Mackie, Sarah L., additional, Chakrabarty, Aruna, additional, Hensor, Elizabeth M.A., additional, Morgan, Ann W., additional, Font, Carme, additional, Prieto-González, Sergio, additional, Espígol-Frigolé, Georgina, additional, Grau, Josep M., additional, and Cid, Maria C., additional

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2016
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19. Effect of Glucocorticoid Treatment on Computed Tomography Angiography Detected Large-Vessel Inflammation in Giant-Cell Arteritis. A Prospective, Longitudinal Study

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Prieto-González, Sergio, primary, García-Martínez, Ana, additional, Tavera-Bahillo, Itziar, additional, Hernández-Rodríguez, José, additional, Gutiérrez-Chacoff, José, additional, Alba, Marco A., additional, Murgia, Giuseppe, additional, Espígol-Frigolé, Georgina, additional, Sánchez, Marcelo, additional, Arguis, Pedro, additional, and Cid, Maria C., additional

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2015
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23. Platelet count does not predict bleeding in cirrhotic patients: Results from the PRO-LIVER Study

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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, 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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 ∼4 years. RESULTS: A total of 280 cirrhotic patients with different degrees of liver disease (67% males; age 64±37 years; 47% Child–Pugh B and C) were followed up for a median of 1,129 (interquartile range: 800–1,498) 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 ≤50×103/μl 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: 1.11–3.47; P=0.020) and encephalopathy (HR: 2.05; 95% confidence interval: 1.16–3.62; P=0.013) independently predicted overall bleeding events. CONCLUSIONS: Platelet count does not predict unprovoked major or minor bleeding in cirrhotic patients.

Published
2018

24. Incidence and Recurrence of Portal Vein Thrombosis in Cirrhotic Patients

Author

Violi, F., Corazza, G. R., Caldwell, S. H., Talerico, G., Romiti, G. F., Napoleone, L., Perticone, F., Bolondi, L., Pietrangelo, A., Vestri, A. R., Raparelli, V., Basili, S., Elena, A. M., Paola, A., Angelo, A., Bottino, Francesco, Mario, A., Antonio, F., Massimiliano, A., Umberto, A., Maurizio, A., Milena, B., Cristina, B., Gaetano, B., Michele, B., Battista, B. G., Ilaria, B. P., Benedetta, B., Giancarlo, B., Christian, B., Silvia, B., Agostino, B., Carmelo, B., Buzzetti, E., Irene, C., Stefano, C., Roberto, C., William, C., Santagati, Federica, Isabella, C., Pietro, C., Benedetto, C., Domenica, C. M., Luigi, C., Maurizio, C., Lara, C., Flavio, C., Sebastiano, C., Claudia, C., Maria, C. B., Elena, C., Amato, Salvatore, Giorgio, C., Filippo, C., Giuseppe, C., Chiara, C., Valentina, C., Felicia, D., Gennaro, D., Roberto, D. F., Alfredo, D. G., Stefano, D. V., Wilma, D. V., Maria, D. B., Lisette, D. C., Giuseppe, D., Andrea, D., Valentina, D. C., Paolo, D. G., Dario, D. M., Giovanni, D. M., Emilia, D., Davide, D., Emanuele, D. -M., Falsetti, L., Alessio, F., Vincenza, F., Silvano, F., Giovanni, F., Tiziana, F., Alessandra, F., Pierluigi, F., Giovanni, G., Vigneri, Paolo, Matteo, G., Ruggiero, G., Antonio, G., Angelo, G., Antonina, G., Gianluigi, G., Alessandro, G., Davide, G., Daniel, H., Angelo, I., Luigi, I., Pietro, I., Antonio, I., Giacomo, L., Anna, L., Livia, L. M., Giusi, L., Sergio, M., Roberto, M., Matteo, M., Alessandra, M., Sara, M., Maria, M. A., Pio, M. G., Maristella, M., Michela, M., Antonio, M., Giuseppe, M., Ludovico, M. A., Ignazio, M., Olivia, M., Paola, N., Sergio, N., Grazia, N., Lorenzo, N., Donatella, P., Giuseppe, P., Ostilio, P. V., Daniele, P., Francesca, P., Maria, P., Paola, P., Luigi, P., Irene, P., Salvatore, P., Antonio, P., Serena, P. F., Pietro, P., Pasquale, P., Miriam, P., Daniela, P., Licia, P., Vincenzo, P., Graziella, P., Giacomo, P., Francesco, P., Enrico, R., Giovanni, R., Tea, R., Laura, R., Mario, R., Isabel, R. -C. K., Giulio, R. R., Eleonora, R., David, S., Francesco, S., Aldo, S., Andrea, S., Giuseppe, S., Claudia, S., Francesca, S., Daniela, S., Cosima, S., Roberto, S., Marco, S., Carla, S., Gaetano, S., Domenico, S., Maurizio, S., Nicolo, S., Silvia, S., Orietta, S., Stasi, C., Patrizia, S., Gianluca, S. B., Michela, T., Claudio, T., Joseph, T. E., Tommaso, T., Filippo, T., Daniele, T., Matteo, T., Giovanni, T., Antonella, T., Antonino, T., Doriana, V., Natale, V., Rita, V. C., Gianluigi, V., Paolo, V., Umberto, V. -G., Elia, V., Gianpaolo, V., Villani, R., Ronca, V., Giacomo, V., Francesco, V., Assunta, Z. M., Paolo, P., Marco, P., and Francesco Violi, Gino Roberto Corazza, Stephen H. Caldwell, Giovanni Talerico, Giulio Francesco Romiti, Laura Napoleone, Francesco Perticone, Luigi Bolondi, Antonello Pietrangelo, Anna Rita Vestri, Valeria Raparelli, Stefania Basili, Ainora Maria Elena, Andreozzi Paola, AndriulliAngelo,Angelico Francesco, Angelico Mario, Figliomeni Antonio, Anzaldi Massimiliano, Arena Umberto, Averna Maurizio, Barone Milena, Bazzini Cristina, Bergamaschi Gaetano, Bertoni Michele, Bianchi, Giovanni Battista, Bianchi Paola Ilaria, Boari Benedetta, Bombonato Giancarlo, Bracco Christian, Brocco Silvia, Buonauro, Agostino, Buttà Carmelo, Buzzetti Elena, Cacciola Irene, Calabria Stefano, Cangemi Roberto, Capeci William, Caradio, Federica, Carderi Isabella, Carleo Pietro, Caroleo Benedetto, Carrabba Maria Domenica, Castorani Luigi, Cavallo Maurizio, Cecchetto Lara, Cesaro Flavio, Cicco Sebastiano, Cimini Claudia, Colombo Barbara Maria, Corradini Elena, Corrao Salvatore, Costantino Giorgio, Costanzo Filippo, Croce Giuseppe, Cuoghi Chiara, Curigliano Valentina, D’Alitto Felicia, D’Amico Gennaro, De Franchis Roberto, De Giorgi Alfredo, De Vuono Stefano, Debernardi Venon Wilma, Del Ben Maria, Del Corso Lisette, Delitala Giuseppe, Denegri Andrea, Di Cesare Valentina, Di Giosia Paolo, Di Michele Dario, Di Minno Giovanni, Donnarumma Emilia, Drenaggi Davide, Durante-Mangoni Emanuele, Falsetti Lorenzo, FarcomeniAlessio, FarinaroVincenza, Fasolato Silvano, Ferrari Giovanni, Fierro Tiziana, Forgione Alessandra, Frugiuele Pierluigi, Galati Giovanni, Gallo Paolo, Garcovich Matteo, Gargano Ruggiero, Gasbarrini Antonio, Gatta Angelo, Giammanco Antonina, Giannelli Gianluigi, Giorgini Paolo, Gobbi Paolo, Granito Alessandro, GrassiDavide, Greco Antonio, Grembiale Alessandro, Gresele Paolo, Hijazi Daniel, Iacobellis, Angelo, Iamele Luigi, Invernizzi Pietro, Ippolito Antonio, Laffi, Giacomo, Licata Anna, Liguori Maria Livia, Lorusso Giusi, Maimone Sergio, Manfredini Roberto, Marcacci Matteo, Marchese Alessandra, Marinelli Sara, Marra Alberto Maria, Martino Giuseppe Pio, Masala Maristella, Masotti Michela, Merla Antonio, Miceli Giuseppe, Montebianco Abenavoli Ludovico, Morana Ignazio, Morelli Olivia, Murgia Giuseppe, Naccarato Paola, Neri Sergio, Niro Grazia, Nobili Lorenzo, Padula Donatella, PalascianoGiuseppe, PalmieriVincenzoOstilio, PastoriDaniele, Pattoneri Paolo, Perego Francesca, Perticone Maria, Pesce Paola, Petramala Luigi, Pettinari Irene, Piano Salvatore, Picardi Antonio, Pignataro Francesca Serena, Pignataro Pietro, Pignatelli Pasquale, PinnaMiriam, Pinto Antonio, Pinto Daniela, Polimeni Licia, Pretti Vincenzo, Privitera Graziella, Proietti Marco, Pucci Giacomo, Purrello Francesco, Ragone Enrico, Raimondo Giovanni, Restuccia Tea, Riccardi Laura, RizzettoMario, Rodríguez- Castro Kryssia Isabel, Romanelli Roberto Giulio, Ruscio Eleonora, Sacerdoti David, Salinaro Francesco, Salvi Aldo, Salzano Andrea, SantangeloGiuseppe, Santarossa Claudia, Santilli Francesca, Santovito Daniela, Scarpini Francesca, Schiavone Cosima, Scicali Roberto, SenzoloMarco, Serra Carla, Serviddio Gaetano, Sirico Domenico, Soresi Maurizio, Sperduti Nicolò, Staffolani Silvia, Staltari Orietta, Stasi Cristina, Suppressa Patrizia, Svegliati Baroni Gianluca, Talia Michela, Tana Claudio, Tassone Eliezer Joseph, Todisco Tommaso, Toriello Filippo, Torres Daniele, Traversa Matteo, Tripepi Giovanni, Tufano Antonella, Tuttolomondo Antonino, Varvara Doriana, Vazzana Natale, Vecchio Claudia Rita, Vendemiale Gianluigi, Ventura Paolo, Vespasiani-Gentilucci Umberto, Vettore Elia, Vidili Gianpaolo, Villani Rosanna, Vincenzo Ronca, Visioli Giacomo, Vitale Francesco, Zocco Maria Assunta.

Subjects
Liver Cirrhosis, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Letter to the editor, Time Factors, MEDLINE, Portal Vein Thrombosis Cirrhotic Patients, outcomes, NO, coagulopathy, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Medicine, Humans, Aged, Female, Incidence, Italy, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Registries, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Venous Thrombosis, Portal Vein, portal vein thrombosis, Prospective cohort study, risk-factors, liver-transplantation, mortality, Ultrasonography, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), portal vein thrombosis, liver-transplantation, risk-factors, coagulopathy, mortality, outcomes, Doppler, Hematology, medicine.disease, Portal vein thrombosis, Radiology, business
Abstract

Cirrhosis has been long considered a risk factor for bleeding due to the co-existence of the so-called ‘coagulopathy’. More recently, however, compelling evidences have been provided on the occurrence of thrombotic events in the portal and systemic circulation.3–5 Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is predominantly observed in patients with moderate to severe liver failure with a variable prevalence ranging from 0.6 to 25%. Only fewstudies have provided a longitudinal assessment of the PVT incidence and its sequelae, including recurrence and survival.9–14 Due to the variability of PVT incidence and the paucity of data regarding recurrence and survival,15–20 we prospectively analysed the incidence and the recurrence of PVT in the population of Portal vein thrombosis Relevance On Liver cirrhosis: ItalianVenous thromboticEventsRegistry (PROLIVER), a multi-centre study,8 which involved 43 enrolling centres in Italy (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01470547).

Published
2019

25. Potent and Selective Activity against Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) of Thymelaea hirsuta Extracts

Author

Silvia Madeddu, Marilena Galdiero, Gabriele Serreli, Gabriele Giliberti, Giuseppe Murgia, Pierluigi Caboni, Giuseppina Sanna, Alessandra Incani, Michela Begala, Gianluigi Franci, Sanna, Giuseppina, Madeddu, Silvia, Murgia, Giuseppe, Serreli, Gabriele, Begala, Michela, Caboni, Pierluigi, Incani, Alessandra, Franci, Gianluigi, Galdiero, Marilena, and Giliberti, Gabriele

Subjects
lactobacilli, medicine.medical_treatment, lcsh:QR1-502, Thymelaea hirsuta extracts, HIV resistant mutant, 01 natural sciences, lcsh:Microbiology, Virus, Thymelaea hirsuta extract, Microbiology, chemistry.chemical_compound, Virology, medicine, anti-HIV-1 activity, TEER, EC50, Infectivity, chemistry.chemical_classification, Syncytium, Natural product, Protease, biology, 010405 organic chemistry, virus diseases, biology.organism_classification, 0104 chemical sciences, 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry, Infectious Diseases, Enzyme, chemistry, Anti-HIV-1 activity, HIV resistant mutants, Lactobacilli, Thymelaeaceae
Abstract

Historically, natural products have been the most successful source of inspiration for the development of new drugs. Members of the Thymelaeaceae family have been of interest owing to their excellent medicinal value. Given the successful history of natural product-based drug discovery, extracts from the aerial parts of Thymelaea hirsuta were essvaluated for their potential anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) activity. Ethyl acetate extracts from leaves (71B) and branches (72B) of Thymelaea hirsuta showed potent and selective activity against HIV-1 wt (EC50 = 0.8 &micro, g/mL) at non-cytotoxic concentrations (CC50 &gt, 100 &micro, g/mL). They proved to be active against HIV-1 variants carrying clinically relevant NNRTI and NRTI mutations at low concentration (0.3&ndash, 4 &micro, g/mL range) and against the M-tropic strain HIV-1 BaL. The 72B extract, chosen as a lead, was not able to inhibit the RT and protease enzymatic functions. Furthermore, it was not virucidal, since exposure of HIV to high concentration did not affect virus infectivity. The pre-clinical safety profile of this extract showed no adverse effect on the growth of Lactobacilli, and non-toxic concentration of the extract did not influence the Caco-2 epithelial cells monolayer integrity. Additionally, extract 72B prevented syncytia formation at low concentration (0.4 &micro, g/mL). The potent inhibitory effect on the syncytia formation in co-cultures showed that 72B inhibits an early event in the replication cycle of HIV. All of these findings prompt us to carry on new studies on Thymelaea hirsuta extracts.

Published
2020

26. Biological treatments for SAPHO syndrome: an update.

Author

Firinu D, Murgia G, Lorrai MM, Barca MP, Peralta MM, Manconi PE, and del Giacco SR

Subjects
Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome immunology, Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome physiopathology, Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized pharmacology, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized therapeutic use, Humans, Immunologic Factors pharmacology, Immunosuppressive Agents pharmacology, Interleukins immunology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha antagonists & inhibitors, Ustekinumab, Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome drug therapy, Immunologic Factors therapeutic use, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use
Abstract

Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis and Osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome is a rare and often unrecognized disease with prominent inflammatory cutaneous and articular manifestations. Since the identification of the syndrome many immunosuppressive drugs have been used for the management of SAPHO, with variable results. The use of anti- TNF-α agents as a therapeutic option for SAPHO cases unresponsive or refractory to conventional drugs, demonstrated their efficacy for bone, skin and joints manifestations. TNF-α is a pro-inflammatory cytokine and pivotal regulator of other cytokines, including IL-1 β , IL-6 and IL-8, involved in inflammation, acute-phase response induction and chemotaxis. IL-1 inhibition strategies with Anakinra have proven their efficacy as first and second line treatment. We herein review the literature concerning the use of biological drugs in patients with SAPHO syndrome. In addition, we describe for the first time the use of Ustekinumab, an antibody against the p40 subunit of IL-12 and IL-23, after failure of multiple drugs including anti-TNF-α and Anakinra. This anti-IL12/IL23 agent could be a promising therapeutic option, also considering the opportunity to interfere with the IL23/TH17 pathway, which we recently found disturbed. Furthermore, a rationale emerges for the use of the new anti-IL-1 antagonists or the IL-17 blockade, in particular for the most difficult-to-treat SAPHO cases.

Published
2014
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27. Biologics for ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Author

Murgia G, Firinu D, Manconi PE, and Del Giacco SR

Subjects
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived therapeutic use, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis drug therapy, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Rituximab, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis drug therapy, Biological Products therapeutic use
Abstract

The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are a group of necrotizing vasculitides with a potential fatal outcome. Conventional therapy is based on the use of glucocorticoids (GCs) and cyclophosphamide (CYC), which is associated with severe toxic effects and is unable to control the disease activity in some refractory and relapsing cases. Several authors focused their efforts on the identification of safe and more efficient drugs, primarily investigating biological agents. Rituximab (RTX) demonstrated to be an alternative to CYC as remission-induction therapy for microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in two clinical controlled randomized trials. Contrasting data emerged regarding anti-TNF-α agents, and their use should be limited to some selected refractory or relapsing cases. Mepolizumab (MPZ) and Omalizumab (OMZ) are potentially beneficial treatments for patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Hereby, we perform a review focused on the use of biological drugs for AAV treatment.

Published
2014
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