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4. Low Cell Bioenergetic Metabolism Characterizes Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients with Unfavorable Genetic Factors and with a Better Response to BTK Inhibition

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Simone Mirabilii, Monica Piedimonte, Esmeralda Conte, Daniele Mirabilii, Francesca Maria Rossi, Riccardo Bomben, Antonella Zucchetto, Valter Gattei, Agostino Tafuri, and Maria Rosaria Ricciardi

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bioenergetic metabolism, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, BTK inhibition, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is an indolent malignancy characterized by the accumulation of quiescent mature B cells. However, these cells are transcriptionally and translationally active, implicating an active metabolism. The recent literature suggests that CLL cells have an oxidative-type phenotype. Given the role of cell metabolism, which is able to influence the outcome of treatments, in other neoplasms, we aimed to assess its prognostic role in CLL patients by determining the ex vivo bioenergetic metabolic profile of CLL cells, evaluating the correlation with the patient clinical/biological characteristics and the in vivo response to BTK inhibitor treatment. Clustering analysis of primary samples identified two groups, characterized by low (CLL low) or high (CLL high) bioenergetic metabolic rates. Compared to the CLL high, CLL with lower bioenergetic metabolic rates belonged to patients characterized by a statistically significant higher white blood cell count and by unfavorable molecular genetics. More importantly, patients in the CLL low cluster displayed a better and more durable response to the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib, thus defining a bioenergetic metabolic subgroup that can benefit the most from this therapy.

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2024
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6. Mind and body connection in expert meditators: a computational study based on central and peripheral nervous system

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Francesca Borghesi, Riccardo Cremascoli, Alice Chirico, Laura Bianchi, Amalia Di Moia, Lorenzo Priano, Alessandro Piedimonte, Alessandro Mauro, and Pietro Cipresso

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Affective States, Meditation, Psychometrics, Quantitative Psychology, Computational Psychometrics, Neurology, Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999
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Abstract A meditative ‘technique’ is conceived as a continuum of different affective states involving mind and body jointly. Meditative practices can involve cognitive effort (e.g., focused attention and open-minded techniques), as well as automatic and implicit practices (e.g., transcendental techniques). The NGALSO tantric self-healing meditation technique is a brief, comprehensive meditation technique relying on mind and body connection. In this study, we aimed to investigate the state and the trait neurophysiological correlates of NGALSO meditation practice. First, 19 EEG channels and a 3-lead ECG signal were recorded from 10 expert meditators (more than 7 years of daily meditation) and 10 healthy inexpert participants (controls) who underwent the same meditative procedure. The neuropsychological profiles of experts and controls were compared. Results showed that expert meditators had significantly higher power spectra on alpha, theta and beta, and a higher sympathetic tone with lower parasympathetic tone after meditation. Conversely, the control group had significantly less power spectra on alpha, theta and beta, and a higher parasympathetic tone with lower sympathetic tone after meditation. A machine learning approach also allowed us to classify experts vs. controls correctly by using only EEG Theta bands before or after meditation. ECG results allowed us to show a significantly higher effort by expert meditators vs. controls, thus suggesting that a higher effort is required for this meditation, in line with the principle ‘no pain, no gain’ in body and mind.

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2024
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8. Decoding the historical tale: COVID-19 impact on haematological malignancy patients—EPICOVIDEHA insights from 2020 to 2022Research in context

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Jon Salmanton-García, Francesco Marchesi, Francesca Farina, Barbora Weinbergerová, Federico Itri, Julio Dávila-Valls, Sonia Martín-Pérez, Andreas Glenthøj, Ditte Stampe Hersby, Maria Gomes da Silva, Raquel Nunes Rodrigues, Alberto López-García, Raúl Córdoba, Yavuz M. Bilgin, Iker Falces-Romero, Shaimaa El-Ashwah, Ziad Emarah, Caroline Besson, Milena Kohn, Jaap Van Doesum, Emanuele Ammatuna, Monia Marchetti, Jorge Labrador, Giovanni Paolo Maria Zambrotta, Luisa Verga, Ozren Jaksic, Marcio Nucci, Klára Piukovics, Alba Cabirta-Touzón, Moraima Jiménez, Elena Arellano, Ildefonso Espigado, Ola Blennow, Anna Nordlander, Stef Meers, Jens van Praet, Tommaso Francesco Aiello, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Nicola Fracchiolla, Mariarita Sciumè, Guldane Cengiz Seval, Pavel Žák, Caterina Buquicchio, Carlo Tascini, Stefanie K. Gräfe, Martin Schönlein, Tatjana Adžić-Vukičević, Valentina Bonuomo, Chiara Cattaneo, Summiya Nizamuddin, Martin Čerňan, Gaëtan Plantefeve, Romane Prin, Tomas Szotkovski, Graham P. Collins, Michelina Dargenio, Verena Petzer, Dominik Wolf, Natasha Čolović, Lucia Prezioso, Toni Valković, Francesco Passamonti, Gustavo-Adolfo Méndez, Uluhan Sili, Antonio Vena, Martina Bavastro, Alessandro Limongelli, Rafael F. Duarte, Marie-Pierre Ledoux, Milche Cvetanoski, Zlate Stojanoski, Marina Machado, Josip Batinić, Gabriele Magliano, Monika M. Biernat, Nikola Pantić, Christian Bjørn Poulsen, Annarosa Cuccaro, Maria Ilaria Del Principe, Austin Kulasekararaj, Irati Ormazabal-Vélez, Alessandro Busca, Fatih Demirkan, Marriyam Ijaz, Nikolai Klimko, Igor Stoma, Sofya Khostelidi, Noemí Fernández, Ali S. Omrani, Rui Bergantim, Nick De Jonge, Guillemette Fouquet, Milan Navrátil, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, Michail Samarkos, Johan Maertens, Cristina De Ramón, Anna Guidetti, Ferenc Magyari, Tomás José González-López, Tobias Lahmer, Olimpia Finizio, Natasha Ali, László Imre Pinczés, Esperanza Lavilla-Rubira, Alessandra Romano, Maria Merelli, Mario Delia, Maria Calbacho, Joseph Meletiadis, Darko Antić, José-Ángel Hernández-Rivas, Joyce Marques de Almeida, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Martin Hoenigl, Maria Chiara Tisi, Nina Khanna, Aleksandra Barać, Noha Eisa, Roberta Di Blasi, Raphaël Liévin, Carolina Miranda-Castillo, Nathan C. Bahr, Sylvain Lamure, Mario Virgilio Papa, Ayel Yahya, Avinash Aujayeb, Jan Novák, Nurettin Erben, María Fernández-Galán, José-María Ribera-Santa Susana, Ikhwan Rinaldi, Rita Fazzi, Monica Piedimonte, Rémy Duléry, Yung Gonzaga, Andrés Soto-Silva, Giuseppe Sapienza, Alexandra Serris, Ľuboš Drgoňa, Ana Groh, Laura Serrano, Eleni Gavriilaki, Athanasios Tragiannidis, Juergen Prattes, Nicola Coppola, Vladimir Otašević, Miloš Mladenović, Mirjana Mitrović, Bojana Mišković, Pavel Jindra, Sofia Zompi, Maria Vittoria Sacchi, Carolin Krekeler, Maria Stefania Infante, Daniel García-Bordallo, Gökçe Melis Çolak, Jiří Mayer, Marietta Nygaard, Michaela Hanáková, Zdeněk Ráčil, Matteo Bonanni, Philipp Koehler, Laman Rahimli, Oliver A. Cornely, Livio Pagano, Francisco Javier Martín-Vallejo, Przemyslaw Zdziarski, Hossein Zarrinfer, Jana Wittig, Sein Win, Vivien Wai-Man, Benjamín Víšek, Donald C. Vinh, Maria Vehreschild, Gina Varricchio, Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Ana Torres-Tienza, Alina Daniela Tanase, Agostino Tafuri, Maria Stamouli, Jiří Sramek, Carole Soussain, Ayten Shirinova, Jörg Schubert, Enrico Schalk, Mohammad Reza Salehi, Modar Saleh, Giorgio Rosati, Elisa Roldán, Florian Reizine, Mayara Rêgo, Isabel Regalado-Artamendi, Marina Popova, Fernando Pinto, Laure Philippe, Hans Martin Orth, Hans-Beier Ommen, Aleš Obr, Lucía Núñez-Martín-Buitrago, Nicolas Noël, Julia Neuhann, Gianpaolo Nadali, Julia A. Nacov, Ana M. Munhoz Alburquerque, Maria Enza Mitra, Malgorzata Mikulska, Sibylle Mellinghoff, Ben Mechtel, Juan-Alberto Martín-González, Sandra Malak, Jorge Loureiro-Amigo, Lisset Lorenzo De La Peña, Giulia Liberti, Marianne Landau, Ira Lacej, Martin Kolditz, Chi Shan Kho, Reham Abdelaziz Khedr, Meinolf Karthaus, Linda Katharina Karlsson, María-Josefa Jiménez-Lorenzo, Macarena Izuzquiza, Baerbel Hoell-Neugebauer, Raoul Herbrecht, Christopher H. Heath, Fabio Guolo, Jan Grothe, Antonio Giordano, Sergey Gerasymchuk, Ramón García-Sanz, Nicole García-Poutón, Vaneuza Araújo Moreira Funke, Monica Fung, Charlotte Flasshove, Luana Fianchi, Jenna Essame, Matthias Egger, Bernard Drenou, Giulia Dragonetti, Maximilian Desole, Roberta Della Pepa, Bénédicte Deau Fischer, Elizabeth De Kort, Erik De Cabo, François Danion, Etienne Daguindau, Tania Cushion, Louise Cremer, Marianna Criscuolo, Gregorio Cordini, Antonella Cingolani, Fabio Ciceri, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Ekaterina Chelysheva, Adrien Chauchet, Louis Yi Ann Chai, M. Mansour Ceesay, Elena Busch, Mathias Brehon, Davimar M.M. Borducchi, Stephen Booth, Serge Bologna, Caroline Berg Venemyr, Rebeca Bailén-Almorox, Anastasia Antoniadou, Amalia N. Anastasopoulou, and Fevzi Altuntaş

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Vaccination, ICU, COVID-19, Haematological malignancy, Immunosuppression, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Summary: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic heightened risks for individuals with hematological malignancies due to compromised immune systems, leading to more severe outcomes and increased mortality. While interventions like vaccines, targeted antivirals, and monoclonal antibodies have been effective for the general population, their benefits for these patients may not be as pronounced. Methods: The EPICOVIDEHA registry (National Clinical Trials Identifier, NCT04733729) gathers COVID-19 data from hematological malignancy patients since the pandemic's start worldwide. It spans various global locations, allowing comprehensive analysis over the first three years (2020–2022). Findings: The EPICOVIDEHA registry collected data from January 2020 to December 2022, involving 8767 COVID-19 cases in hematological malignancy patients from 152 centers across 41 countries, with 42% being female. Over this period, there was a significant reduction in critical infections and an overall decrease in mortality from 29% to 4%. However, hospitalization, particularly in the ICU, remained associated with higher mortality rates. Factors contributing to increased mortality included age, multiple comorbidities, active malignancy at COVID-19 onset, pulmonary symptoms, and hospitalization. On the positive side, vaccination with one to two doses or three or more doses, as well as encountering COVID-19 in 2022, were associated with improved survival. Interpretation: Patients with hematological malignancies still face elevated risks, despite reductions in critical infections and overall mortality rates over time. Hospitalization, especially in ICUs, remains a significant concern. The study underscores the importance of vaccination and the timing of COVID-19 exposure in 2022 for enhanced survival in this patient group. Ongoing monitoring and targeted interventions are essential to support this vulnerable population, emphasizing the critical role of timely diagnosis and prompt treatment in preventing severe COVID-19 cases. Funding: Not applicable.

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2024
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9. Safety of vaginal surgery for early-stage cervical cancer: A retrospective multicenter cohort study

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Bernard, Laurence, Pond, Gregory R., Elit, Laurie, Vicus, Danielle, Piedimonte, Sabrina, Nelson, Gregg, Aubrey, Christa, Plante, Marie, Teo-Fortin, Ly-Ann, Lau, Susie, Kwon, Janice, Kim, Soyoun Rachel, Altman, Alon D., Mercier, Nora-Beth, Willows, Karla, Sadeq, Noor, Feigenberg, Tomer, Sabourin, Jeanelle, Samouelian, Vanessa, and Helpman, Limor

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2024
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11. The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC)®: Recommendations for the Mitigation of Complications of Neurostimulation

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Deer, Timothy R., Russo, Marc A., Sayed, Dawood, Pope, Jason E., Grider, Jay S., Hagedorn, Jonathan M., Falowski, Steven M., Al-Kaisy, Adnan, Slavin, Konstantin V., Li, Sean, Poree, Lawrence R., Eldabe, Sam, Meier, Kaare, Lamer, Tim J., Pilitsis, Julie G., De Andrés, Jose, Perruchoud, Christophe, Carayannopoulos, Alexios G., Moeschler, Susan M., Hadanny, Amir, Lee, Eric, Varshney, Vishal P., Desai, Mehul J., Pahapill, Peter, Osborn, J., Bojanic, Stana, Antony, Ajay, Piedimonte, Fabian, Hayek, Salim M., and Levy, Robert M.

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2024
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12. Combined Interval Cytoreductive Surgery and Carboplatin-Based Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Advanced Primary High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

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Claudèle Brault, Alexandre Brind’Amour, Lara de Guerke, Marie-Hélène Auclair, Lucas Sideris, Pierre Dubé, Mikaël Soucisse, Jean-François Tremblay, Laurence Bernard, Sabrina Piedimonte, and Suzanne Fortin

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HIPEC, carboplatin, ovarian cancer, interval cytoreductive surgery, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
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Combining interval cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) improves survival in advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). Although limited, growing evidence regarding carboplatin-based HIPEC highlights its potential. This retrospective study included all patients with advanced primary high-grade serous ovarian cancer who underwent interval CRS combined with carboplatin-based HIPEC at our Canadian tertiary care center between 2014 and 2020. We identified 40 patients with a median age of 61 years. The median peritoneal cancer index was 13 and complete cytoreduction was achieved in 38 patients (95%). Median hospital stay was 13 days and there were four admissions to the intensive care unit (10%) and six readmissions (15%). Severe adverse events occurred in eight patients (20%) and there was no perioperative death. Recurrence was seen in 33 patients (82%) with a median DFS of 18.0 months and a median overall survival of 36.4 months. Multivariate analyses showed that age, peritoneal cancer index, completeness of cytoreduction, occurrence of severe complications, and bowel resection did not significantly impact DFS or OS in our cohort. Interval CRS combined with carboplatin-based HIPEC for advanced primary EOC is associated with acceptable morbidity and oncological outcomes. Larger studies are required to determine the long-term outcomes.

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2023
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13. Age, successive waves, immunization, and mortality in elderly COVID-19 hematological patients: EPICOVIDEHA findings

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Giuseppe Rossi, Jon Salmanton-García, Chiara Cattaneo, Francesco Marchesi, Julio Dávila-Valls, Sonia Martín-Pérez, Federico Itri, Alberto López-García, Andreas Glenthøj, Maria Gomes da Silva, Caroline Besson, Monia Marchetti, Barbora Weinbergerová, Ozren Jaksic, Moraima Jiménez, Yavuz M. Bilgin, Jaap Van Doesum, Francesca Farina, Pavel Žák, Luisa Verga, Graham P. Collins, Valentina Bonuomo, Jens Van Praet, Marcio Nucci, Stef Meers, Ildefonso Espigado, Nicola S. Fracchiolla, Toni Valković, Christian Bjørn Poulsen, Natasha Čolović, Giulia Dragonetti, Marie-Pierre Ledoux, Carlo Tascini, Caterina Buquicchio, Ola Blennow, Francesco Passamonti, Marina Machado, Jorge Labrador, Rafael F. Duarte, Martin Schönlein, Lucia Prezioso, Iker Falces-Romero, Austin Kulasekararaj, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Noemí Fernández, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, Irati Ormazabal-Vélez, Tatjana Adžić-Vukičević, Klára Piukovics, Igor Stoma, Annarosa Cuccaro, Gabriele Magliano, Tomáš Szotkowski, Tomás-José González-López, Shaimaa El-Ashwah, Rui Bergantim, Uluhan Sili, Johan Maertens, Fatih Demirkan, Cristina De Ramón, Verena Petzer, Maria Ilaria Del Principe, Milan Navrátil, Michelina Dargenio, Guldane Cengiz Seval, Michail Samarkos, Zdeněk Ráčil, László Imre Pinczés, Tobias Lahmer, Alessandro Busca, Gustavo-Adolfo Méndez, Antonio Vena, Monika M. Biernat, Maria Merelli, Maria Calbacho, Aleksandra Barać, Martina Bavastro, Alessandro Limongelli, Osman Ilhan, Dominik Wolf, Gökçe Melis Çolak, Ramón García-Sanz, Ziad Emarah, Bojana Mišković, Stefanie K. Gräfe, Miloš Mladenović, Tommaso Francesco Aiello, Lucía Núñez-Martín-Buitrago, Anna Nordlander, Elena Arellano, Giovanni Paolo Maria Zambrotta, Emanuele Ammatuna, Alba Cabirta, Maria Vittoria Sacchi, Raquel Nunes Rodrigues, Ditte Stampe Hersby, Michaela Hanakova, Laman Rahimli, Raul Cordoba, Oliver A. Cornely, Livio Pagano, Joyce MARQUES DE ALMEIDA, José-Ángel HERNÁNDEZ-RIVAS, Anna GUIDETTI, Olimpia FINIZIO, Zlate STOJANOSKI, Milche CVETANOSKI, Joseph MELETIADIS, Nick DE JONGE, Darko ANTIĆ, Natasha ALI, Maria Chiara TISI, Laura SERRANO, Gaëtan PLANTEFEVE, Nina KHANNA, Martin HOENIGL, Martin ČERŇAN, Carolina MIRANDA-CASTILLO, María FERNÁNDEZ-GALÁN, Alexandra SERRIS, Nurettin ERBEN, Rémy DULÉRY, Avinash AUJAYEB, Mario Virgilio PAPA, Jan NOVÁK, Mario DELIA, Giuseppe SAPIENZA, Florian REIZINE, Ali S. OMRANI, Roberta DI BLASI, Sylvain LAMURE, Ľuboš DRGOŇA, Nicola COPPOLA, Josip BATINIĆ, Murtadha AL-KHABORI, José-María RIBERA-SANTA SUSANA, Monica PIEDIMONTE, Jorge LOUREIRO-AMIGO, Guillemette FOUQUET, Rita FAZZI, François DANION, Jörg SCHUBERT, Baerbel HOELL-NEUGEBAUER, Nathan C. BAHR, Ayel Omar YAHIA, Ana TORRES-ATIENZA, Ikhwan RINALDI, Marina POPOVA, Hans-Beier OMMEN, Maria Enza MITRA, Malgorzata MIKULSKA, Ira LACEJ, Sofya KHOSTELIDI, Sein WIN, Donald VINH, Modar SALEH, Juergen PRATTES, Pavel JINDRA, Fabio GUOLO, Roberta DELLA PEPA, Ekaterina CHELYSHEVA, Przemyslaw ZDZIARSKI, Vivien WAI-MAN, Andrés SOTO-SILVA, Hans Martin ORTH, Sandra MALAK, Lisset LORENZO DE LA PEÑA, Martin KOLDITZ, Chi Shan KHO, Christopher H. HEATH, Ana GROH, Eleni GAVRIILAKI, Monica FUNG, Matthias EGGER, Elizabeth DE KORT, Erik DE CABO, Tania CUSHION, Fazle Rabbi CHOWDHURY, M. Mansour CEESAY, Mathias BREHON, Gina VARRICCHIO, Agostino TAFURI, María-Josefa JIMÉNEZ-LORENZO, Nikolai KLIMKO, Panagiotis TSIRIGOTIS, Anastasia ANTONIADOU, and Maria VEHRESCHILD

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Elderly, SARS-CoV-2, Hematological malignancy, High-risk patient, COVID-19, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Objectives: Elderly patients with hematologic malignancies face the highest risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. The infection's impact on different age groups remains unstudied in detail. Methods: We analyzed elderly patients (age groups: 65-70, 71-75, 76-80, and >80 years old) with hematologic malignancies included in the EPICOVIDEHA registry between January 2020 and July 2022. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models were conducted to identify factors influencing death in COVID-19 patients with hematological malignancy. Results: The study included data from 3,603 elderly patients (aged 65 or older) with hematological malignancy, with a majority being male (58.1%) and a significant proportion having comorbidities. The patients were divided into four age groups, and the analysis assessed COVID-19 outcomes, vaccination status, and other variables in relation to age and pandemic waves. The 90-day survival rate for patients with COVID-19 was 71.2%, with significant differences between groups. The pandemic waves had varying impacts, with the first wave affecting patients over 80 years old, the second being more severe in 65-70, and the third being the least severe in all age groups. Factors contributing to 90-day mortality included age, comorbidities, lymphopenia, active malignancy, acute leukemia, less than three vaccine doses, severe COVID-19, and using only corticosteroids as treatment. Conclusion: These data underscore the heterogeneity of elderly hematological patients, highlight the different impacts of COVID-19 waves and the pivotal importance of vaccination, and may help in planning future healthcare efforts.

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2023
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14. Update on the Role of β2AR and TRPV1 in Respiratory Diseases

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Sara Manti, Antonella Gambadauro, Francesca Galletta, Paolo Ruggeri, and Giovanni Piedimonte

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asthma, bronchiolitis, β2AR, cystic fibrosis, COPD, respiratory diseases, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Chemistry, QD1-999
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Respiratory diseases (RDs) constitute a common public health problem both in industrialized and developing countries. The comprehension of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these conditions and the development of new therapeutic strategies are critical for improving the quality of life of affected patients. β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR) and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) are both involved in physiological responses in the airways. β2AR is implicated in bronchodilation, mucociliary clearance, and anti-inflammatory effects, while TRPV1 is involved in the mediation of pain and cough reflexes. In RDs, such as respiratory infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis, the concentration and expression of these receptors can be altered, leading to significant consequences. In this review, we provided an update on the literature about the role of β2AR and TRPV1 in these conditions. We reported how the diminished or defective expression of β2AR during viral infections or prolonged therapy with β2-agonists can increase the severity of these pathologies and impact the prognosis. Conversely, the role of TRPV1 was pivotal in neuroinflammation, and its modulation could lead to innovative treatment strategies in specific patients. We indicate future perspectives and potential personalized treatments in RDs through a comprehensive analysis of the roles of these receptors in the physiological and pathological mechanisms of these pathologies.

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2024
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16. Decoding the historical tale: COVID-19 impact on haematological malignancy patients—EPICOVIDEHA insights from 2020 to 2022

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Martín-Vallejo, Francisco Javier, Zdziarski, Przemyslaw, Zarrinfer, Hossein, Wittig, Jana, Win, Sein, Wai-Man, Vivien, Víšek, Benjamín, Vinh, Donald C., Vehreschild, Maria, Varricchio, Gina, Tsirigotis, Panagiotis, Torres-Tienza, Ana, Tanase, Alina Daniela, Tafuri, Agostino, Stamouli, Maria, Sramek, Jiří, Soussain, Carole, Shirinova, Ayten, Schubert, Jörg, Schalk, Enrico, Salehi, Mohammad Reza, Saleh, Modar, Rosati, Giorgio, Roldán, Elisa, Reizine, Florian, Rêgo, Mayara, Regalado-Artamendi, Isabel, Popova, Marina, Pinto, Fernando, Philippe, Laure, Orth, Hans Martin, Ommen, Hans-Beier, Obr, Aleš, Núñez-Martín-Buitrago, Lucía, Noël, Nicolas, Neuhann, Julia, Nadali, Gianpaolo, Nacov, Julia A., Munhoz Alburquerque, Ana M., Mitra, Maria Enza, Mikulska, Malgorzata, Mellinghoff, Sibylle, Mechtel, Ben, Martín-González, Juan-Alberto, Malak, Sandra, Loureiro-Amigo, Jorge, Lorenzo De La Peña, Lisset, Liberti, Giulia, Landau, Marianne, Lacej, Ira, Kolditz, Martin, Kho, Chi Shan, Khedr, Reham Abdelaziz, Karthaus, Meinolf, Karlsson, Linda Katharina, Jiménez-Lorenzo, María-Josefa, Izuzquiza, Macarena, Hoell-Neugebauer, Baerbel, Herbrecht, Raoul, Heath, Christopher H., Guolo, Fabio, Grothe, Jan, Giordano, Antonio, Gerasymchuk, Sergey, García-Sanz, Ramón, García-Poutón, Nicole, Funke, Vaneuza Araújo Moreira, Fung, Monica, Flasshove, Charlotte, Fianchi, Luana, Essame, Jenna, Egger, Matthias, Drenou, Bernard, Dragonetti, Giulia, Desole, Maximilian, Della Pepa, Roberta, Deau Fischer, Bénédicte, De Kort, Elizabeth, De Cabo, Erik, Danion, François, Daguindau, Etienne, Cushion, Tania, Cremer, Louise, Criscuolo, Marianna, Cordini, Gregorio, Cingolani, Antonella, Ciceri, Fabio, Chowdhury, Fazle Rabbi, Chelysheva, Ekaterina, Chauchet, Adrien, Chai, Louis Yi Ann, Ceesay, M. Mansour, Busch, Elena, Brehon, Mathias, Borducchi, Davimar M.M., Booth, Stephen, Bologna, Serge, Berg Venemyr, Caroline, Bailén-Almorox, Rebeca, Antoniadou, Anastasia, Anastasopoulou, Amalia N., Altuntaş, Fevzi, Salmanton-García, Jon, Marchesi, Francesco, Farina, Francesca, Weinbergerová, Barbora, Itri, Federico, Dávila-Valls, Julio, Martín-Pérez, Sonia, Glenthøj, Andreas, Hersby, Ditte Stampe, Gomes Da Silva, Maria, Nunes Rodrigues, Raquel, López-García, Alberto, Córdoba, Raúl, Bilgin, Yavuz M., Falces-Romero, Iker, El-Ashwah, Shaimaa, Emarah, Ziad, Besson, Caroline, Kohn, Milena, Van Doesum, Jaap, Ammatuna, Emanuele, Marchetti, Monia, Labrador, Jorge, Zambrotta, Giovanni Paolo Maria, Verga, Luisa, Jaksic, Ozren, Nucci, Marcio, Piukovics, Klára, Cabirta-Touzón, Alba, Jiménez, Moraima, Arellano, Elena, Espigado, Ildefonso, Blennow, Ola, Nordlander, Anna, Meers, Stef, Vian Praet, Jens, Aiello, Tommaso Francesco, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Fracchiolla, Nicola S., Sciumè, Mariarita, Seval, Guldane Cengiz, Žák, Pavel, Buquicchio, Caterina, Tascini, Carlo, Gräfe, Stefanie K., Schönlein, Martin, Adžić-VUKIČEVIĆ, Tatjana, Bonuomo, Valentina, Cattaneo, Chiara, Nizamuddin, Summiya, Čerňan, Martin, Plantefeve, Gaëtan, Prin, Romane, Szotkovski, Tomas, Collins, Graham P., Dargenio, Michelina, Petzer, Verena, Wolf, Dominik, Čolović, Natasha, Prezioso, Lucia, Valković, Toni, Passamonti, Francesco, Méndez, Gustavo-Adolfo, Sili, Uluhan, Vena, Antonio, Bavastro, Martina, Limongelli, Alessandro, Duarte, Rafael F., Ledoux, Marie-Pierre, Cvetanoski, Milche, Stojanoski, Zlate, Machado, Marina, Batinić, Josip, Magliano, Gabriele, Biernat, Monika M., Pantić, Nikola, Poulsen, Christian Bjørn, Cuccaro, Annarosa, Del Principe, Maria Ilaria, Kulasekararaj, Austin, Ormazabal-Vélez, Irati, Busca, Alessandro, Demirkan, Fatih, Ijaz, Marriyam, Klimko, Nikolai, Stoma, Igor, Khostelidi, Sofya, Fernández, Noemí, Omrani, Ali S., Bergantim, Rui, De Jonge, Nick, Fouquet, Guillemette, Navrátil, Milan, Abu-Zeinah, Ghaith, Samarkos, Michail, Maertens, Johan, De Ramón, Cristina, Guidetti, Anna, Magyari, Ferenc, González-López, Tomás José, Lahmer, Tobias, Finizio, Olimpia, Ali, Natasha, Pinczés, László Imre, Lavilla-Rubira, Esperanza, Romano, Alessandra, Merelli, Maria, Delia, Mario, Calbacho, Maria, Meletiadis, Joseph, Antić, Darko, Hernández-Rivas, José-Ángel, Marques De Almeida, Joyce, Al-Khabori, Murtadha, Hoenigl, Martin, Tisi, Maria Chiara, Khanna, Nina, Barać, Aleksandra, Eisa, Noha, Di Blasi, Roberta, Liévin, Raphaël, Miranda-Castillo, Carolina, Bahr, Nathan C., Lamure, Sylvain, Papa, Mario Virgilio, Yahya, Ayel, Aujayeb, Avinash, Novák, Jan, Erben, Nurettin, Fernández-Galán, María, Ribera-Santa Susana, José-María, Rinaldi, Ikhwan, Fazzi, Rita, Piedimonte, Monica, Duléry, Rémy, Gonzaga, Yung, Soto-Silva, Andrés, Sapienza, Giuseppe, Serris, Alexandra, Drgoňa, Ľuboš, Groh, Ana, Serrano, Laura, Gavriilaki, Eleni, Tragiannidis, Athanasios, Prattes, Juergen, Coppola, Nicola, Otašević, Vladimir, Mladenović, Miloš, Mitrović, Mirjana, Mišković, Bojana, Jindra, Pavel, Zompi, Sofia, Sacchi, Maria Vittoria, Krekeler, Carolin, Shumilov, Evgenii, Infante, Maria Stefania, García-Bordallo, Daniel, Çolak, Gökçe Melis, Mayer, Jiří, Nygaard, Marietta, Hanáková, Michaela, Ráčil, Zdeněk, Quattrone, Martina, Bonanni, Matteo, Koehler, Philipp, Rahimli, Laman, Cornely, Oliver A., and Pagano, Livio

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17. Passive antibody transfer from pregnant women to their fetus are maximized after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination irrespective of prior infection

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Cody J. Lauritsen, BA, Ivy V. Trinh, BS, Srushti P. Desai, MD, Erin Clancey, PhD, Amelie E. Murrell, BS, Saraswatie Rambaran, BS, Sruti Chandra, PhD, Debra H. Elliott, BS, Ashley R. Smira, BS, Zhiyin Mo, MS, Addison E. Stone, BS, Ayitevi Agbodji, MD, Courtney M. Dugas, MPH, Ryousuke Satou, PhD, Gabriella Pridjian, MD, Sherri Longo, MD, Sylvia H. Ley, PhD, James E. Robinson, MD, Elizabeth B. Norton, PhD, Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, and Bronwyn M. Gunn, PhD

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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, antibody, placental transfer, maternal infection, maternal vaccination, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607
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Background: Pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of adverse symptoms and outcomes for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection for both mother and neonate. Antibodies can provide protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and are induced in pregnant women after vaccination or infection. Passive transfer of these antibodies from mother to fetus in utero may provide protection to the neonate against infection. However, it is unclear whether the magnitude or quality and kinetics of maternally derived fetal antibodies differs in the context of maternal infection or vaccination. Objective: We aimed to determine whether antibodies transferred from maternal to fetus differed in quality or quantity between infection- or vaccination-induced humoral immune responses. Methods: We evaluated 93 paired maternal and neonatal umbilical cord blood plasma samples collected between October 2020 and February 2022 from a birth cohort of pregnant women from New Orleans, Louisiana, with histories of SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or vaccination. Plasma was profiled for the levels of spike-specific antibodies and induction of antiviral humoral immune functions, including neutralization and Fc-mediated innate immune effector functions. Responses were compared between 4 groups according to maternal infection and vaccination. Results: We found that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or infection during pregnancy increased the levels of antiviral antibodies compared to naive subjects. Vaccinated mothers and cord samples had the highest anti-spike antibody levels and antiviral function independent of the time of vaccination during pregnancy. Conclusions: These results show that the most effective passive transfer of functional antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in utero is achieved through vaccination, highlighting the importance of vaccination in pregnant women.

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2024
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18. Passive antibody transfer from pregnant women to their fetus are maximized after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination irrespective of prior infection

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Lauritsen, Cody J., Trinh, Ivy V., Desai, Srushti P., Clancey, Erin, Murrell, Amelie E., Rambaran, Saraswatie, Chandra, Sruti, Elliott, Debra H., Smira, Ashley R., Mo, Zhiyin, Stone, Addison E., Agbodji, Ayitevi, Dugas, Courtney M., Satou, Ryousuke, Pridjian, Gabriella, Longo, Sherri, Ley, Sylvia H., Robinson, James E., Norton, Elizabeth B., Piedimonte, Giovanni, and Gunn, Bronwyn M.

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2024
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19. Immune Response to Respiratory Viral Infections

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Antonella Gambadauro, Francesca Galletta, Alessandra Li Pomi, Sara Manti, and Giovanni Piedimonte

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immune response, respiratory viral infection, RSV, influenza, SARS-CoV-2, newborns, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Chemistry, QD1-999
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The respiratory system is constantly exposed to viral infections that are responsible for mild to severe diseases. In this narrative review, we focalized the attention on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, responsible for high morbidity and mortality in the last decades. We reviewed the human innate and adaptive immune responses in the airways following infection, focusing on a particular population: newborns and pregnant women. The recent Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted how our interest in viral pathologies must not decrease. Furthermore, we must increase our knowledge of infection mechanisms to improve our future defense strategies.

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2024
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21. The Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (PACC)®: Updates on Clinical Pharmacology and Comorbidity Management in Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Cancer Pain

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Deer, Timothy R., Hayek, Salim M., Grider, Jay S., Pope, Jason E., Brogan, Shane E., Gulati, Amitabh, Hagedorn, Jonathan M., Strand, Natalie, Hah, Jennifer, Yaksh, Tony L., Staats, Peter S., Perruchoud, Christophe, Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick, Wallace, Mark S., Pilitsis, Julie G., Lamer, Tim J., Buchser, Eric, Varshney, Vishal, Osborn, Jill, Goel, Vasudha, Simpson, Brian A., Lopez, Jose A., Dupoiron, Denis, Saulino, Michael F., McDowell, Gladstone C., II, Piedimonte, Fabian, and Levy, Robert M.

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2024
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22. Percutaneous coronary interventions for aneurysmatic right coronary artery in acute coronary syndrome: RIGHTMARE registry outcomes

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Piedimonte, Giulio, Cerrato, Enrico, Rolfo, Cristina, Nunez Gil, Ivan J., Azzalini, Lorenzo, Mangione, Riccardo, Maiellaro, Francesco, Boi, Alberto, Riganelli, Donovan, Sardone, Andrea, Bruno, Francesco, Scudiero, Fernando, Vizzari, Giampiero, Carciotto, Gabriele, Calderone, Dario, Borgi, Marco, Cancro, Francesco Paolo, Sanchez, Ivan, Leoncini, Massimo, Sagazio, Emanuele, Colombo, Francesco, Rosso, Gabriele, Chechi, Tania, Zecchino, Simone, Pavani, Marco, Franzè, Alfonso, Zanda, Greca, Bosco, Manuel, Hernandez, Jose Maria De La Torre, Micari, Antonio, Galasso, Gennaro, Versaci, Francesco, Tamburino, Corrado, Patti, Giuseppe, La Manna, Alessio, Tomassini, Francesco, and Varbella, Ferdinando

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2024
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23. Impact of respiratory viral infections during pregnancy on the neurological outcomes of the newborn: current knowledge

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Sara Manti, Giulia Spoto, Antonio Gennaro Nicotera, Gabriella Di Rosa, and Giovanni Piedimonte

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influenza virus, maternal infection, neurodevelopmental outcome, respiratory syncytial virus, respiratory viral infections, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
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Brain development is a complex process that begins during pregnancy, and the events occurring during this sensitive period can affect the offspring’s neurodevelopmental outcomes. Respiratory viral infections are frequently reported in pregnant women, and, in the last few decades, they have been related to numerous neuropsychiatric sequelae. Respiratory viruses can disrupt brain development by directly invading the fetal circulation through vertical transmission or inducing neuroinflammation through the maternal immune activation and production of inflammatory cytokines. Influenza virus gestational infection has been consistently associated with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder, while the recent pandemic raised some concerns regarding the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born to affected mothers. In addition, emerging evidence supports the possible role of respiratory syncytial virus infection as a risk factor for adverse neuropsychiatric consequences. Understanding the mechanisms underlying developmental dysfunction allows for improving preventive strategies, early diagnosis, and prompt interventions.

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2024
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24. Diferencias en la percepción del estrés en personas con diabetes mellitus de distinto sexo durante el confinamiento por COVID-19

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María Laura Pomares, Carolina Gómez Martín, Francisco Rivera, Susana Apoloni, Pablo Avila, Carolina Muratore, Mariano Forlino, Luisina Castagnino, Bárbara Piedimonte, and Claudio Daniel González

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estrés percibido, sexo, diabetes mellitus, confinamiento, COVID-19, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627, Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
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Introducción: diversos estudios sugieren que existe una diferencia en el estrés percibido (EP) entre sexos en la población general. Sin embargo, hay escasas publicaciones que describan las diferencias de percepción del estrés entre sexos durante el confinamiento por COVID-19 en personas con diabetes mellitus (DM). Objetivos: evaluar las diferencias entre sexos relacionadas con el EP y la ansiedad en personas con DM durante el confinamiento por COVID-19 en Argentina. Materiales y métodos: estudio multicéntrico, observacional y transversal. Se incluyeron adultos con DM1 y DM2. El grado de estrés se evaluó por la escala de estrés percibido (perceived stress scale, PSS), y la ansiedad por el inventario de ansiedad de Beck (Beck anxiety inventory, BAI). Resultados: se incluyeron 2.273 pacientes (52,5% mujeres). En el análisis univariado, las puntuaciones de BAI y PSS fueron significativamente más altas en las mujeres con DM versus los hombres (BAI 8,9 versus 6,6; p

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2023
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25. Il Dottorato di Ricerca: Che cos’è?

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Francesco Paolo Sellitti, Simone Urietti, Antonio Verolino, Ilaria Stura, Elisa Piccolo, Elena Della Cerra, Mario Gino Coriasco, Sergio Rabellino, Luciana Gennari, Patrizia Gnagnarella, Alessandro Piedimonte, Luca Camoni, Claudio Pobbiati, Giuseppe Mammolo, Cristina Poggi, Francesco Zarrelli, and Domenico Riccardo Cammisa

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Dottorato di ricerca, processo di Bologna, spazio europeo dell’istruzione superiore, Scuola di dottorato di ricerca, ricercatore lettera A-RTDA, ricercatore lettera B-RTDB., Medicine, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
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La riforma universitaria italiana, iniziata nel 1999 con il Decreto ministeriale MIUR n. 509 e successivamente evolutasi attraverso vari provvedimenti legislativi, si basa su 3 principi chiave: l'autonomia delle università, l'innovazione nell'istruzione superiore e l'armonizzazione con lo Spazio Europeo dell'Istruzione Superiore (EHEA), al fine di agevolare la mobilità e l'occupabilità dei laureati all'interno del mercato del lavoro europeo. Questa riforma trova le sue radici nelle decisioni assunte dai governi dell'Unione Europea nell'ambito del c.d. “Processo di Bologna” e dell'accordo intergovernativo dell’Unione Europea sottoscritto a Bologna nel giugno 1999 (Conferenza di Bologna). L'obiettivo era creare uno Spazio Europeo dell'Istruzione Superiore basato su principi di libertà accademica, qualità, mobilità e apertura all'esterno. In questo contesto, uno degli elementi fondamentali della riforma è la struttura formativa e di titoli basata su tre cicli comprendente la laurea, la laurea magistrale e il dottorato di ricerca. La laurea e la laurea magistrale, noti in Italia anche come “sistema formativo 3+2”, ciascuna con un numero specifico di crediti, fungono da gradini formativi distinti e propedeutici per l’accesso al dottorato di ricerca che corrisponde al terzo ciclo di studi. Il Dottorato di ricerca è caratterizzato dall'acquisizione di competenze trasversali e specifiche per svolgere attività di ricerca in autonomia ed è requisito qualificante per l’accesso alla carriera accademica. L'accesso al dottorato è soggetto a selezioni pubbliche e i candidati devono essere in possesso di una laurea magistrale o equivalente quale requisito minimo. La tesi di dottorato, scritta solitamente in italiano e/o inglese, viene valutata da almeno due revisori esterni all'università erogante il titolo e il cui parere favorevole è condizione indispensabile per sostenere l’esame finale di dottorato. La discussione conclusiva per il conseguimento del titolo avviene pubblicamente, davanti a una commissione di esperti. Il dottorato costituisce inoltre un titolo necessario per partecipare al concorso pubblico per ricercatori con contratto di lavoro a tempo determinato lettera A (RTDA) e di lettera B (RTDB) dopo i quali si ha la possibilità di essere confermati come professori associati a tempo indeterminato. In conclusione, la riforma universitaria italiana ha introdotto un sistema di istruzione superiore in linea con gli standard europei, ponendo un'enfasi significativa sul dottorato di ricerca come chiave di volta per la formazione di ricercatori di alta qualità e per l'accesso alla carriera accademica. Ciò è stato reso possibile attraverso l'armonizzazione con i principi indicati dal “Processo di Bologna” e l'adozione di un sistema formativo universitario con titoli comprensibili e comparabili basato sul sistema a tre cicli.

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26. Age, successive waves, immunization, and mortality in elderly COVID-19 hematological patients: EPICOVIDEHA findings

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MARQUES DE ALMEIDA, Joyce, HERNÁNDEZ-RIVAS, José-Ángel, GUIDETTI, Anna, FINIZIO, Olimpia, STOJANOSKI, Zlate, CVETANOSKI, Milche, MELETIADIS, Joseph, DE JONGE, Nick, ANTIĆ, Darko, ALI, Natasha, TISI, Maria Chiara, SERRANO, Laura, PLANTEFEVE, Gaëtan, KHANNA, Nina, HOENIGL, Martin, ČERŇAN, Martin, MIRANDA-CASTILLO, Carolina, FERNÁNDEZ-GALÁN, María, SERRIS, Alexandra, ERBEN, Nurettin, DULÉRY, Rémy, AUJAYEB, Avinash, PAPA, Mario Virgilio, NOVÁK, Jan, DELIA, Mario, SAPIENZA, Giuseppe, REIZINE, Florian, OMRANI, Ali S., DI BLASI, Roberta, LAMURE, Sylvain, DRGOŇA, Ľuboš, COPPOLA, Nicola, BATINIĆ, Josip, AL-KHABORI, Murtadha, RIBERA-SANTA SUSANA, José-María, PIEDIMONTE, Monica, LOUREIRO-AMIGO, Jorge, FOUQUET, Guillemette, FAZZI, Rita, DANION, François, SCHUBERT, Jörg, HOELL-NEUGEBAUER, Baerbel, BAHR, Nathan C., YAHIA, Ayel Omar, TORRES-ATIENZA, Ana, RINALDI, Ikhwan, POPOVA, Marina, OMMEN, Hans-Beier, MITRA, Maria Enza, MIKULSKA, Malgorzata, LACEJ, Ira, KHOSTELIDI, Sofya, WIN, Sein, VINH, Donald, SALEH, Modar, PRATTES, Juergen, JINDRA, Pavel, GUOLO, Fabio, DELLA PEPA, Roberta, CHELYSHEVA, Ekaterina, ZDZIARSKI, Przemyslaw, WAI-MAN, Vivien, SOTO-SILVA, Andrés, ORTH, Hans Martin, MALAK, Sandra, LORENZO DE LA PEÑA, Lisset, KOLDITZ, Martin, Shan KHO, Chi, HEATH, Christopher H., GROH, Ana, GAVRIILAKI, Eleni, FUNG, Monica, EGGER, Matthias, DE KORT, Elizabeth, DE CABO, Erik, CUSHION, Tania, CHOWDHURY, Fazle Rabbi, CEESAY, M. Mansour, BREHON, Mathias, VARRICCHIO, Gina, TAFURI, Agostino, JIMÉNEZ-LORENZO, María-Josefa, KLIMKO, Nikolai, TSIRIGOTIS, Panagiotis, ANTONIADOU, Anastasia, VEHRESCHILD, Maria, Rossi, Giuseppe, Salmanton-García, Jon, Cattaneo, Chiara, Marchesi, Francesco, Dávila-Valls, Julio, Martín-Pérez, Sonia, Itri, Federico, López-García, Alberto, Glenthøj, Andreas, Gomes da Silva, Maria, Besson, Caroline, Marchetti, Monia, Weinbergerová, Barbora, Jaksic, Ozren, Jiménez, Moraima, Bilgin, Yavuz M., Van Doesum, Jaap, Farina, Francesca, Žák, Pavel, Verga, Luisa, Collins, Graham P., Bonuomo, Valentina, Van Praet, Jens, Nucci, Marcio, Meers, Stef, Espigado, Ildefonso, Fracchiolla, Nicola S., Valković, Toni, Poulsen, Christian Bjørn, Čolović, Natasha, Dragonetti, Giulia, Ledoux, Marie-Pierre, Tascini, Carlo, Buquicchio, Caterina, Blennow, Ola, Passamonti, Francesco, Machado, Marina, Labrador, Jorge, Duarte, Rafael F., Schönlein, Martin, Prezioso, Lucia, Falces-Romero, Iker, Kulasekararaj, Austin, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Fernández, Noemí, Abu-Zeinah, Ghaith, Ormazabal-Vélez, Irati, Adžić-Vukičević, Tatjana, Piukovics, Klára, Stoma, Igor, Cuccaro, Annarosa, Magliano, Gabriele, Szotkowski, Tomáš, González-López, Tomás-José, El-Ashwah, Shaimaa, Bergantim, Rui, Sili, Uluhan, Maertens, Johan, Demirkan, Fatih, De Ramón, Cristina, Petzer, Verena, Del Principe, Maria Ilaria, Navrátil, Milan, Dargenio, Michelina, Seval, Guldane Cengiz, Samarkos, Michail, Ráčil, Zdeněk, Pinczés, László Imre, Lahmer, Tobias, Busca, Alessandro, Méndez, Gustavo-Adolfo, Vena, Antonio, Biernat, Monika M., Merelli, Maria, Calbacho, Maria, Barać, Aleksandra, Bavastro, Martina, Limongelli, Alessandro, Ilhan, Osman, Wolf, Dominik, Çolak, Gökçe Melis, García-Sanz, Ramón, Emarah, Ziad, Mišković, Bojana, Gräfe, Stefanie K., Mladenović, Miloš, Aiello, Tommaso Francesco, Núñez-Martín-Buitrago, Lucía, Nordlander, Anna, Arellano, Elena, Zambrotta, Giovanni Paolo Maria, Ammatuna, Emanuele, Cabirta, Alba, Sacchi, Maria Vittoria, Nunes Rodrigues, Raquel, Hersby, Ditte Stampe, Hanakova, Michaela, Rahimli, Laman, Cordoba, Raul, Cornely, Oliver A., and Pagano, Livio

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2023
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27. Oncologic Outcomes of Surgically Treated Cervical Cancer with No Residual Disease on Hysterectomy Specimen: A 4C (Canadian Cervical Cancer Collaborative) Working Group Study

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Christa Aubrey, Gregory R. Pond, Limor Helpman, Danielle Vicus, Laurie Elit, Marie Plante, Susie Lau, Janice S. Kwon, Alon D. Altman, Karla Willows, Tomer Feigenberg, Jeanelle Sabourin, Vanessa Samouelian, Laurence Bernard, Norah Cockburn, Nora-Beth Saunders, Sabrina Piedimonte, Ly-Ann Teo-Fortin, Soyoun Rachel Kim, Noor Sadeq, Ji-Hyun Jang, Sarah Shamiya, and Gregg Nelson

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cervical cancer, minimally invasive surgery, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
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Minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of macroscopic cervical cancer leads to worse oncologic outcomes than with open surgery. Preoperative conization may mitigate the risk of surgical approach. Our objective was to describe the oncologic outcomes in cases of cervical cancer initially treated with conization, and subsequently found to have no residual cervical cancer after hysterectomy performed via open and minimally invasive approaches. This was a retrospective cohort study of surgically treated cervical cancer at 11 Canadian institutions from 2007 to 2017. Cases initially treated with cervical conization and subsequent hysterectomy, with no residual disease on hysterectomy specimen were included. They were subdivided according to minimally invasive (laparoscopic/robotic (MIS) or laparoscopically assisted vaginal/vaginal hysterectomy (LVH)), or abdominal (AH). Recurrence free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using Kaplan–Meier analysis. Chi-square and log-rank tests were used to compare between cohorts. Within the total cohort, 238/1696 (14%) had no residual disease on hysterectomy specimen (122 MIS, 103 AH, and 13 VLH). The majority of cases in the cohort were FIGO 2018 stage IB1 (43.7%) and underwent a radical hysterectomy (81.9%). There was no statistical difference between stage, histology, and radical vs simple hysterectomy between the abdominal and minimally invasive groups. There were no significant differences in RFS (5-year: MIS/LVH 97.7%, AH 95.8%, p = 0.23) or OS (5-year: MIS/VLH 98.9%, AH 97.4%, p = 0.10), although event-rates were low. There were only two recurrences. In this large study including only patients with no residual cervical cancer on hysterectomy specimen, no significant differences in survival were seen by surgical approach. This may be due to the small number of events or due to no actual difference between the groups. Further studies are warranted.

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2023
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28. Surgical margin status in relation to surgical approach in the management of early-stage cervical Cancer: A Canadian cervical Cancer collaborative (4C) study

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Piedimonte, Sabrina, Helpman, Limor, Pond, Gregory, Nelson, Gregg, Kwon, Janice, Altman, Alon, Feigenberg, Tomer, Elit, Laurie, Lau, Susie, Sabourin, Jeanelle, Samouelian, Vanessa, Willows, Karla, Aubrey, Christa, Jang, Ji-Hyun, Teo-Fortin, Ly-Ann, Cockburn, Norah, Saunders, Nora-Beth, Shamiya, Sarah, Vicus, Danielle, and Plante, Marie

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2023
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31. Myelodysplastic syndromes with del(5q): A real-life study of determinants of long-term outcomes and response to lenalidomide

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Carmelo Gurnari, Alfonso Piciocchi, Stefano Soddu, Fabrizio Bonanni, Emilia Scalzulli, Pasquale Niscola, Ambra Di Veroli, Anna Lina Piccioni, Monica Piedimonte, Gianluca Maiorana, Prassede Salutari, Laura Cicconi, Michelina Santopietro, Svitlana Gumenyuk, Chiara Sarlo, Susanna Fenu, Agostino Tafuri, Roberto Latagliata, Luana Fianchi, Marianna Criscuolo, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Luca Maurillo, Francesco Buccisano, Massimo Breccia, and Maria Teresa Voso

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Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
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2022
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34. Low Cell Bioenergetic Metabolism Characterizes Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients with Unfavorable Genetic Factors and with a Better Response to BTK Inhibition

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Mirabilii, Simone, primary, Piedimonte, Monica, additional, Conte, Esmeralda, additional, Mirabilii, Daniele, additional, Rossi, Francesca Maria, additional, Bomben, Riccardo, additional, Zucchetto, Antonella, additional, Gattei, Valter, additional, Tafuri, Agostino, additional, and Ricciardi, Maria Rosaria, additional

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2024
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35. Decoding the historical tale: COVID-19 impact on haematological malignancy patients—EPICOVIDEHA insights from 2020 to 2022

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Salmanton-García, Jon, primary, Marchesi, Francesco, additional, Farina, Francesca, additional, Weinbergerová, Barbora, additional, Itri, Federico, additional, Dávila-Valls, Julio, additional, Martín-Pérez, Sonia, additional, Glenthøj, Andreas, additional, Hersby, Ditte Stampe, additional, Gomes Da Silva, Maria, additional, Nunes Rodrigues, Raquel, additional, López-García, Alberto, additional, Córdoba, Raúl, additional, Bilgin, Yavuz M., additional, Falces-Romero, Iker, additional, El-Ashwah, Shaimaa, additional, Emarah, Ziad, additional, Besson, Caroline, additional, Kohn, Milena, additional, Van Doesum, Jaap, additional, Ammatuna, Emanuele, additional, Marchetti, Monia, additional, Labrador, Jorge, additional, Zambrotta, Giovanni Paolo Maria, additional, Verga, Luisa, additional, Jaksic, Ozren, additional, Nucci, Marcio, additional, Piukovics, Klára, additional, Cabirta-Touzón, Alba, additional, Jiménez, Moraima, additional, Arellano, Elena, additional, Espigado, Ildefonso, additional, Blennow, Ola, additional, Nordlander, Anna, additional, Meers, Stef, additional, Vian Praet, Jens, additional, Aiello, Tommaso Francesco, additional, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, additional, Fracchiolla, Nicola S., additional, Sciumè, Mariarita, additional, Seval, Guldane Cengiz, additional, Žák, Pavel, additional, Buquicchio, Caterina, additional, Tascini, Carlo, additional, Gräfe, Stefanie K., additional, Schönlein, Martin, additional, Adžić-VUKIČEVIĆ, Tatjana, additional, Bonuomo, Valentina, additional, Cattaneo, Chiara, additional, Nizamuddin, Summiya, additional, Čerňan, Martin, additional, Plantefeve, Gaëtan, additional, Prin, Romane, additional, Szotkovski, Tomas, additional, Collins, Graham P., additional, Dargenio, Michelina, additional, Petzer, Verena, additional, Wolf, Dominik, additional, Čolović, Natasha, additional, Prezioso, Lucia, additional, Valković, Toni, additional, Passamonti, Francesco, additional, Méndez, Gustavo-Adolfo, additional, Sili, Uluhan, additional, Vena, Antonio, additional, Bavastro, Martina, additional, Limongelli, Alessandro, additional, Duarte, Rafael F., additional, Ledoux, Marie-Pierre, additional, Cvetanoski, Milche, additional, Stojanoski, Zlate, additional, Machado, Marina, additional, Batinić, Josip, additional, Magliano, Gabriele, additional, Biernat, Monika M., additional, Pantić, Nikola, additional, Poulsen, Christian Bjørn, additional, Cuccaro, Annarosa, additional, Del Principe, Maria Ilaria, additional, Kulasekararaj, Austin, additional, Ormazabal-Vélez, Irati, additional, Busca, Alessandro, additional, Demirkan, Fatih, additional, Ijaz, Marriyam, additional, Klimko, Nikolai, additional, Stoma, Igor, additional, Khostelidi, Sofya, additional, Fernández, Noemí, additional, Omrani, Ali S., additional, Bergantim, Rui, additional, De Jonge, Nick, additional, Fouquet, Guillemette, additional, Navrátil, Milan, additional, Abu-Zeinah, Ghaith, additional, Samarkos, Michail, additional, Maertens, Johan, additional, De Ramón, Cristina, additional, Guidetti, Anna, additional, Magyari, Ferenc, additional, González-López, Tomás José, additional, Lahmer, Tobias, additional, Finizio, Olimpia, additional, Ali, Natasha, additional, Pinczés, László Imre, additional, Lavilla-Rubira, Esperanza, additional, Romano, Alessandra, additional, Merelli, Maria, additional, Delia, Mario, additional, Calbacho, Maria, additional, Meletiadis, Joseph, additional, Antić, Darko, additional, Hernández-Rivas, José-Ángel, additional, Marques De Almeida, Joyce, additional, Al-Khabori, Murtadha, additional, Hoenigl, Martin, additional, Tisi, Maria Chiara, additional, Khanna, Nina, additional, Barać, Aleksandra, additional, Eisa, Noha, additional, Di Blasi, Roberta, additional, Liévin, Raphaël, additional, Miranda-Castillo, Carolina, additional, Bahr, Nathan C., additional, Lamure, Sylvain, additional, Papa, Mario Virgilio, additional, Yahya, Ayel, additional, Aujayeb, Avinash, additional, Novák, Jan, additional, Erben, Nurettin, additional, Fernández-Galán, María, additional, Ribera-Santa Susana, José-María, additional, Rinaldi, Ikhwan, additional, Fazzi, Rita, additional, Piedimonte, Monica, additional, Duléry, Rémy, additional, Gonzaga, Yung, additional, Soto-Silva, Andrés, additional, Sapienza, Giuseppe, additional, Serris, Alexandra, additional, Drgoňa, Ľuboš, additional, Groh, Ana, additional, Serrano, Laura, additional, Gavriilaki, Eleni, additional, Tragiannidis, Athanasios, additional, Prattes, Juergen, additional, Coppola, Nicola, additional, Otašević, Vladimir, additional, Mladenović, Miloš, additional, Mitrović, Mirjana, additional, Mišković, Bojana, additional, Jindra, Pavel, additional, Zompi, Sofia, additional, Sacchi, Maria Vittoria, additional, Krekeler, Carolin, additional, Shumilov, Evgenii, additional, Infante, Maria Stefania, additional, García-Bordallo, Daniel, additional, Çolak, Gökçe Melis, additional, Cingolani, Antonella, additional, Mayer, Jiří, additional, Criscuolo, Marianna, additional, Nygaard, Marietta, additional, Hanáková, Michaela, additional, Fianchi, Luana, additional, Ráčil, Zdeněk, additional, Giordano, Antonio, additional, Quattrone, Martina, additional, Bonanni, Matteo, additional, Koehler, Philipp, additional, Rahimli, Laman, additional, Cornely, Oliver A., additional, Pagano, Livio, additional, Martín-Vallejo, Francisco Javier, additional, Zdziarski, Przemyslaw, additional, Zarrinfer, Hossein, additional, Wittig, Jana, additional, Win, Sein, additional, Wai-Man, Vivien, additional, Víšek, Benjamín, additional, Vinh, Donald C., additional, Vehreschild, Maria, additional, Varricchio, Gina, additional, Tsirigotis, Panagiotis, additional, Torres-Tienza, Ana, additional, Tanase, Alina Daniela, additional, Tafuri, Agostino, additional, Stamouli, Maria, additional, Sramek, Jiří, additional, Soussain, Carole, additional, Shirinova, Ayten, additional, Schubert, Jörg, additional, Schalk, Enrico, additional, Salehi, Mohammad Reza, additional, Saleh, Modar, additional, Rosati, Giorgio, additional, Roldán, Elisa, additional, Reizine, Florian, additional, Rêgo, Mayara, additional, Regalado-Artamendi, Isabel, additional, Popova, Marina, additional, Pinto, Fernando, additional, Philippe, Laure, additional, Orth, Hans Martin, additional, Ommen, Hans-Beier, additional, Obr, Aleš, additional, Núñez-Martín-Buitrago, Lucía, additional, Noël, Nicolas, additional, Neuhann, Julia, additional, Nadali, Gianpaolo, additional, Nacov, Julia A., additional, Munhoz Alburquerque, Ana M., additional, Mitra, Maria Enza, additional, Mikulska, Malgorzata, additional, Mellinghoff, Sibylle, additional, Mechtel, Ben, additional, Martín-González, Juan-Alberto, additional, Malak, Sandra, additional, Loureiro-Amigo, Jorge, additional, Lorenzo De La Peña, Lisset, additional, Liberti, Giulia, additional, Landau, Marianne, additional, Lacej, Ira, additional, Kolditz, Martin, additional, Kho, Chi Shan, additional, Khedr, Reham Abdelaziz, additional, Karthaus, Meinolf, additional, Karlsson, Linda Katharina, additional, Jiménez-Lorenzo, María-Josefa, additional, Izuzquiza, Macarena, additional, Hoell-Neugebauer, Baerbel, additional, Herbrecht, Raoul, additional, Heath, Christopher H., additional, Guolo, Fabio, additional, Grothe, Jan, additional, Gerasymchuk, Sergey, additional, García-Sanz, Ramón, additional, García-Poutón, Nicole, additional, Funke, Vaneuza Araújo Moreira, additional, Fung, Monica, additional, Flasshove, Charlotte, additional, Essame, Jenna, additional, Egger, Matthias, additional, Drenou, Bernard, additional, Dragonetti, Giulia, additional, Desole, Maximilian, additional, Della Pepa, Roberta, additional, Deau Fischer, Bénédicte, additional, De Kort, Elizabeth, additional, De Cabo, Erik, additional, Danion, François, additional, Daguindau, Etienne, additional, Cushion, Tania, additional, Cremer, Louise, additional, Cordini, Gregorio, additional, Ciceri, Fabio, additional, Chowdhury, Fazle Rabbi, additional, Chelysheva, Ekaterina, additional, Chauchet, Adrien, additional, Chai, Louis Yi Ann, additional, Ceesay, M. Mansour, additional, Busch, Elena, additional, Brehon, Mathias, additional, Borducchi, Davimar M.M., additional, Booth, Stephen, additional, Bologna, Serge, additional, Berg Venemyr, Caroline, additional, Bailén-Almorox, Rebeca, additional, Antoniadou, Anastasia, additional, Anastasopoulou, Amalia N., additional, and Altuntaş, Fevzi, additional

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2024
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36. Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Left-Atrial Appendage Occlusion with Conscious Sedation without an Anesthesiologist on Site: Results from a Multicenter Study

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Matteo Bianco, Andrea Carmelo Visalli, Francesco Tomassini, Carloalberto Biolè, Federico Giacobbe, Cristina Rolfo, Enrico Cerrato, Alfonso Franzè, Greca Zanda, Marco Pavani, Amir Hassan Mousavi, Giulia Gobello, Giulio Piedimonte, Paola Destefanis, Maurizio Lazzero, Sara Palacio Restrepo, Dario Celentani, Alessia Luciano, Emanuele Tizzani, Alessandra Chinaglia, and Ferdinando Varbella

Subjects
left atrial appendage, left atrial appendage occlusion, anesthesia, sedation, transesophageal echocardiography, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract

Background and Objectives: Percutaneous left-atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is an important therapeutic option for preventing cardioembolic stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk of thromboembolic events and with contraindications for oral anticoagulation (OAC). It is usually performed with transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) guidance under general anesthesia (GA). In this retrospective study, we present a multicenter experience of LAA occlusion performed with conscious sedation (CS) without an anesthesiologist on site. Materials and Methods: All the patients on the waiting list for LAA occlusion procedure at Infermi Hospital, Rivoli, and San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, from October 2018 to October 2022 were analyzed. All the procedures were performed with a Watchman/FLX LAA closure device under TOE and fluoroscopic guidance without an anesthesiologist on site. CS was performed with a combination of midazolam and fentanyl as needed. Results: One-hundred fifteen patients were included (age 76.4 ± 7.6 years, median CHA2DS2Vasc 4.4 ± 1.4). CS was performed using midazolam (mean dose 5.9 ± 2.1 mg), adding fentanyl for thirty-nine (33.9%) patients in case of poor tolerance for the procedure despite midazolam. The acute procedural success rate was 99.1%. We observed seven acute severe complications. No patients needed anesthesiological assistance during the procedure, and no cases of respiratory failure necessitating ventilation were reported. In a follow-up after 10 ± 9 months, one case of stroke (0.9%) and one case (0.9%) of transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurred. Conclusions: LAA occlusion performed under CS and without the presence of an anesthesiologist on site appears to be safe and effective. It can be an attractive alternative to general anesthesia (GA), as fewer resources are required.

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2023
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42. Efficacy and safety of the CVnCoV SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate in ten countries in Europe and Latin America (HERALD): a randomised, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 2b/3 trial

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Lovesio, Luciano, Diez, Fabián, Grazziani, Franco, Ganaha, Maria Cristina, Zalatnik, Viviana Judith, Dittrich, Ricardo Julio, Espínola, Lidia, Lambert, Sandra, Longhi, Andrea, Vecchio, Claudia, Mastruzzo, María, Fernandez, Alberto, Borchowiek, Silvina, Potito, Roberto, Ahuad Guerrero, Rodolfo Andres, Guardiani, Fernando Martin, Castella, Sofia, Foccoli, Monica, Pedernera, Aldana, Braida, Ariel, Durigan, Virginia, Martella, Carolina, Bobat, Antonela, Boggia, Bruno Emilio, Nemi, Sergio Andrés, Tartaglione, Javier Gerardo, Piedimonte, Fabián César, De Bie, Jessie, Reynales Londoño, Humberto, Rodríguez Ordoñez, Paula Andrea, García Cruz, Johanna Marcela, Bautista Toloza, Leonardo, Ladino González, Margot Cecilia, Zambrano Ochoa, Adriana Pilar, Prieto Pradera, Iñigo, Torres Hernandez, Daniela, Mazo Elorza, Diana Patricia, Collazos Lennis, Maria Fernanda, Vanegas Dominguez, Beatriz, Solano Mosquera, Lina Marianur, Fendel, Rolf, Fleischmann, Wim Alexander, Koehne, Erik, Kreidenweiss, Andrea, Köhler, Carsten, Esen, Meral, Horn, Carola, Eberts, Sandra, Kroidl, Arne, Huber, Kristina, Thiel, Verena, Mazara Rosario, Sonia, Reyes, Gilda, Rivera, Laura, Donastorg, Yeycy, Lantigua, Flavia, Torres Almanzar, Dania, Candelario, Rosalba, Peña Mendez, Lourdes, Rosario Gomez, Nadia, Portolés-Pérez, Antonio, Ascaso del Río, Ana, Laredo Velasco, Leonor, Bustinduy Odriozola, Maria Jesus, Larrea Arranz, Igor, Martínez Alcorta, Luis Ignacio, Durán Laviña, María Isabel, Imaz-Ayo, Natale, Meijide, Susana, García-de-Vicuña, Aitor, Santorcuato, Ana, Gallego, Mikel, Aguirre-García, Gloria Mayela, Olmos Vega, Jocelyn, González Limón, Pablo, Vázquez Villar, Andrea, Chávez Barón, Jaime, Arredondo Saldaña, Felipe, Luján Palacios, Juan de Dios, Camacho Choza, Laura Julia, Vázquez Saldaña, Eduardo Gabriel, Ortega Dominguez, Sandra Janeth, Vega Orozco, Karen Sofia, Torres Quiroz, Ivonne Aimee, Martinez Avendaño, Alejandro, Herrera Sanchez, Javier, Guzman, Esperanza, Castro Castrezana, Laura, Ruiz Palacios y Santos, Guillermo Miguel, de Winter, Ronald Frank Jacobus, de Jonge, Hanna K, Schnyder, Jenny L, Boersma, Wim, Hessels, Lisa, Djamin, Remco, van der Sar, Simone, DeAntonio, Rodrigo, Peña, Moisés, Rebollon, Gabriel, Rojas, Marianela, Escobar, Johnny, Hammerschlag Icaza, Bruno, Wong T, Digna Y, Barrera Perigault, Paulo, Ruiz, Sergio, Chan, Milagros, Arias Hoo, Dommie Janneth, Gil, Ana I, Celis, Carlos R, Balmaceda, Maria Pia, Flores, Omar, Ochoa, Mayra, Peña, Bia, de la Flor, Carolina, Webb, Camille María, Cornejo, Enrique, Sanes, Fatima, Mayorga, Valerie, Valdiviezo, Gladys, Ramírez Lamas, Suzanne Pamela, Grandez Castillo, Gustavo Alberto, Lama, Javier R, Matta Aguirre, Milagros Erika, Arancibia Luna, Lesly Angela, Carbajal Paulet, Óscar, Zambrano Ortiz, José, Camara, Anais, Guzman Quintanilla, Fernanda, Diaz-Parra, Carmen, Morales-Oliva, Jose, Cornejo, Rubelio E, Ricalde, Sheby A, Vidal, Jhonny, Rios Nogales, Luis, Cheatham-Seitz, Darline, Gregoraci, Giorgia, Brecx, Alain, Walz, Lisa, Vahrenhorst, Dominik, Seibel, Tobias, Quintini, Gianluca, Kremsner, Peter G, Ahuad Guerrero, Rodolfo Andrés, Arana-Arri, Eunate, Aroca Martinez, Gustavo Jose, Bonten, Marc, Chandler, Reynaldo, Corral, Gonzalo, De Block, Eddie Jan Louis, Ecker, Lucie, Gabor, Julian Justin, Garcia Lopez, Carlos Alberto, Gonzales, Lucy, Granados González, María Angélica, Gorini, Nestor, Grobusch, Martin P, Hrabar, Adrian D, Junker, Helga, Kimura, Alan, Lanata, Claudio F, Lehmann, Clara, Leroux-Roels, Isabel, Mann, Philipp, Martinez-Reséndez, Michel Fernando, Ochoa, Theresa J, Poy, Carlos Alberto, Reyes Fentanes, Maria Jose, Rivera Mejia, Luis Maria, Ruiz Herrera, Vida Veronica, Sáez-Llorens, Xavier, Schönborn-Kellenberger, Oliver, Schunk, Mirjam, Sierra Garcia, Alexandra, Vergara, Itziar, Verstraeten, Thomas, Vico, Marisa, and Oostvogels, Lidia

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2022
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43. Visual placebo and nocebo effects.

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Piedimonte, Alessandro, Volpino, Valeria, Campaci, Francesco, Deplano, Martina, Borghesi, Francesca, Pollo, Antonella, and Carlino, Elisa

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Key points Placebo and nocebo effects modulate symptom perception through expectations and learning processes in various domains. Predominantly, their impact has been investigated on pain and physical performance. However, the influence of placebos and nocebos on visual system functionality has yet to be explored. The present study aimed to test whether placebo and nocebo effects can intervene in altering participants’ performance outcomes during a novel visual accuracy task and to examine the underlying neural mechanisms through EEG. After performing a baseline session, visual accuracy was said to be enhanced or disrupted by a sham transcranial electrical stimulation over the occipital lobe. Behavioural results showed a significant increase in visual accuracy for the placebo group, from the baseline session to the test session, whereas the nocebo group showed a decrease in visual accuracy. EEG analyses on the event‐related potential P300 component, conducted on both a centro‐parietal electrode patch and a parieto‐occipital, one displayed an increase in the amplitude of P300 for the placebo group, and a decrease in the nocebo group. These findings suggest for the first time that placebo and nocebo effects can influence visual perception and attentional processes linked to it. Overall, the present study contributes to understanding how expectations affect sensory perception beyond pain and the motor system, paving the way for investigating these phenomena in other sensory modalities such as auditory or olfactory perception. Placebo and nocebo effects have been studied predominantly in pain and motor performance fields. In a novel visual task, the impact of placebo and nocebo effects on the visual system has been evaluated, in both early components (stimuli‐related) and late components (attention‐related). The placebo group showed an increase in visual accuracy and EEG‐evoked potential amplitudes, whereas the nocebo group showed a decrease in both. This study shows how expectations and the related placebo and nocebo effects can shape basic stimuli sensory perception in the visual domain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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44. Update on the Role of β2AR and TRPV1 in Respiratory Diseases.

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Manti, Sara, Gambadauro, Antonella, Galletta, Francesca, Ruggeri, Paolo, and Piedimonte, Giovanni

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Respiratory diseases (RDs) constitute a common public health problem both in industrialized and developing countries. The comprehension of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these conditions and the development of new therapeutic strategies are critical for improving the quality of life of affected patients. β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR) and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) are both involved in physiological responses in the airways. β2AR is implicated in bronchodilation, mucociliary clearance, and anti-inflammatory effects, while TRPV1 is involved in the mediation of pain and cough reflexes. In RDs, such as respiratory infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis, the concentration and expression of these receptors can be altered, leading to significant consequences. In this review, we provided an update on the literature about the role of β2AR and TRPV1 in these conditions. We reported how the diminished or defective expression of β2AR during viral infections or prolonged therapy with β2-agonists can increase the severity of these pathologies and impact the prognosis. Conversely, the role of TRPV1 was pivotal in neuroinflammation, and its modulation could lead to innovative treatment strategies in specific patients. We indicate future perspectives and potential personalized treatments in RDs through a comprehensive analysis of the roles of these receptors in the physiological and pathological mechanisms of these pathologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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45. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infects Peripheral and Spinal Nerves and Induces Chemokine-Mediated Neuropathy.

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Pollard, Kevin J, Traina-Dorge, Vicki, Medearis, Stephen M, Bosak, Alexander, Bix, Gregory J, Moore, Michael J, and Piedimonte, Giovanni

Subjects
PERIPHERAL nervous system, SPINAL nerves, RESPIRATORY syncytial virus, DENDRITIC cells, SYSTEMS on a chip
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily infects the respiratory epithelium, but growing evidence suggests that it may also be responsible for neurologic sequelae. In 3-dimensional microphysiologic peripheral nerve cultures, RSV infected neurons, macrophages, and dendritic cells along 2 distinct trajectories depending on the initial viral load. Low-level infection was transient, primarily involved macrophages, and induced moderate chemokine release with transient neural hypersensitivity. Infection with higher viral loads was persistent, infected neuronal cells in addition to monocytes, and induced robust chemokine release followed by progressive neurotoxicity. In spinal cord cultures, RSV infected microglia and dendritic cells but not neurons, producing a moderate chemokine expression pattern. The persistence of infection was variable but could be identified in dendritic cells as long as 30 days postinoculation. This study suggests that RSV can disrupt neuronal function directly through infection of peripheral neurons and indirectly through infection of resident monocytes and that inflammatory chemokines likely mediate both mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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46. Modulation of Motor Awareness: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study in the Healthy Brain

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Adriana Salatino, Pietro Sarasso, Alessandro Piedimonte, Francesca Garbarini, Raffaella Ricci, and Anna Berti

Subjects
self-monitoring, motor awareness, premotor cortex, TMS, low frequency, awareness, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
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Previous studies on the mechanisms underlying willed actions reported that the premotor cortex may be involved in the construction of motor awareness. However, its exact role is still under investigation. Here, we investigated the role of the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) in motor awareness by modulating its activity applying inhibitory rTMS to PMd, before a specific motor awareness task (under three conditions: without stimulation, after rTMS and after Sham stimulation). During the task, subjects had to trace straight lines to a given target, receiving visual feedback of the line trajectories on a computer screen. Crucially, in most trials, the trajectories on the screen were deviated, and to produce straight lines, subjects had to correct their movements towards the opposite direction. After each trial, participants were asked to judge whether the line seen on the computer screen corresponded to the line actually drawn. Results show that participants in the No Stimulation condition did not recognize the perturbation until 14 degrees of deviation. Importantly, active, but not Sham, rTMS significantly modulated motor awareness, decreasing the amplitude of the angle at which participants became aware of the trajectory correction. These results suggest that PMd plays a crucial role in action self-monitoring.

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2023
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48. Placebo Effect

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Benedetti, Fabrizio, Piedimonte, Alessandro, Offermanns, Stefan, editor, and Rosenthal, Walter, editor

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2021
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