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1. Cross Section Measurements of Large Angle Fragments Production in the Interaction of Carbon Ion Beams with Thin Targets

Author

The FOOT Collaboration, Dong, Y., Mattei, I., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argirò, S., Barbanera, M., Bartosik, N., Battistoni, G., Bisogni, M. G., Boccia, V., Cavanna, F., Cerello, P., Ciarrocchi, E., De Gregorio, A., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ruzza, B., Dondi, M., Donetti, M., Durante, M., Faccini, R., Ferrero, V., Finck, C., Fiorina, E., Francesconi, M., Franchini, M., Franciosini, G., Galati, G., Galli, L., Ionica, M., Iuliano, A., Kanxheri, K., Kraan, A. C., La Tessa, C., Lauria, A., Torres, E. Lopez, Magi, M., Manna, A., Marafini, M., Massa, M., Massimi, C., Mengarelli, A., Mereghetti, A., Minniti, T., Moggi, A., Montesi, M. C., Morone, M. C., Morrocchi, M., Muraro, S., Pastrone, N., Patera, V., Peverini, F., Pennazio, F., Pisanti, C., Placidi, P., Pullia, M., Ramello, L., Reidel, C., Ridolfi, R., Sabatini, L., Salvi, L., Sanelli, C., Sato, O., Savazzi, S., Scavarda, L., Schiavi, A., Schuy, C., Scifoni, E., Servoli, L., Silvestre, G., Sitta, M., Spighi, R., Spiriti, E., Testa, L., Tioukov, V., Tomassini, S., Tommasino, F., Toppi, M., Trigilio, A., Traini, G., Ubaldi, G., Valetti, A., Vanstalle, M., Villa, M., Weber, U., Zarrella, R., Zoccoli, A., and Sarti, A.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The fragmentation cross sections of carbon ion beams with kinetic energies of $115 - 353~\text{MeV/u}$ impinging on thin targets of graphite (C), polyvinyl-toluene (C$_9$H$_{10}$) and PMMA (C$_2$O$_5$H$_8$) have been measured at 90$^{\text{o}}$ and 60$^{\text{o}}$ at the CNAO particle therapy center (Pavia, Italy). The presented measurements are a complete reanalysis by the FOOT collaboration of already published elemental cross section on composite targets, in order to refine the analysis, improve the systematic uncertainties and show the comparison with the FLUKA Monte Carlo code calculations. In this work, the kinetic energy at production of measured fragments has been completely redefined, together with the efficiencies computation. The new analysis strategy has been successfully validated against the Monte Carlo cross sections. Two detection arms were positioned at two different angles to perform the measurement at 90$^{\text{o}}$ and 60$^{\text{o}}$. The fragment species have been identified in charge (Z$_{id}$ = H) and mass (M$_{id}$ = $^1$H, $^2$H, $^3$H) combining the information of the deposited energy in thin plastic scintillators, of the deposited energy in a thick LYSO crystal and of the fragments Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. The ToF was also used to compute the fragments measured kinetic energy. The cross sections are presented as a function of the fragments kinetic energy at production thanks to an unfolding technique applied to the data., Comment: Corresponding Author: Marco Toppi, marco.toppi@uniroma1.it

Published
2025

2. Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a $400\,\text{MeV/nucleon}$ $^{16}\text{O}$ beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment

Author

FOOT Collaboration, Ridolfi, R., Toppi, M., Mengarelli, A., Dondi, M., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argirò, S., Barbanera, M., Bartosik, N., Battistoni, G., Bisogni, M. G., Boccia, V., Cavanna, F., Cerello, P., Ciarrocchi, E., De Gregorio, A., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ruzza, B., Donetti, M., Dong, Y., Durante, M., Faccini, R., Ferrero, V., Finck, C., Fiorina, E., Francesconi, M., Franchini, M., Franciosini, G., Galati, G., Galli, L., Ionica, M., Iuliano, A., Kanxheri, K., Kraan, A. C., La Tessa, C., Lauria, A., Torres, E. Lopez, Magi, M., Manna, A., Marafini, M., Massa, M., Massimi, C., Mattei, I., Mereghetti, A., Minniti, T., Moggi, A., Montesi, M. C., Morone, M. C., Morrocchi, M., Muraro, S., Pastrone, N., Patera, V., Peverini, F., Pennazio, F., Pisanti, C., Placidi, P., Pullia, M., Ramello, L., Reidel, C., Sabatini, L., Salvi, L., Sanelli, C., Sarti, A., Sato, O., Savazzi, S., Scavarda, L., Schiavi, A., Schuy, C., Scifoni, E., Servoli, L., Silvestre, G., Sitta, M., Spighi, R., Spiriti, E., Testa, L., Tioukov, V., Tomassini, S., Tommasino, F., Trigilio, A., Traini, G., Ubaldi, G., Valetti, A., Vanstalle, M., Weber, U., Zarrella, R., Zoccoli, A., and Villa, M.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

This paper presents the measurements of the angular differential cross sections for the forward production of He, Li, Be, B, C and N nuclei in the fragmentation process of a 400$\text{MeV/nucleon}$ $^{16}\text{O}$ beam interacting with a graphite target. Due to the limited data available in this energy regime, these measurements of nuclear fragmentation cross sections are relevant to improve nuclear interaction models for Particle Therapy and space radioprotection applications. The data analyzed in this paper were collected during a measurement campaign carried out at the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research facility in Darmstadt (Germany) in 2021 by the FOOT collaboration. The results are compared with similar results found in the literature and with a previous FOOT measurement of the same process, using the same setup, from a previous pilot run performed at GSI in 2019. The pilot run data, however, had limited statistics and only allowed for the measurement of elemental fragmentation cross sections integrated in the setup acceptance. The 2021 data set, with statistics more than 100 times larger compared to the data collected in 2019, enabled the measurement of angular differential cross sections, fully exploiting the granularity of the FOOT $\Delta \text{E}$-TOF system. Furthermore, a better comprehension of the FOOT apparatus allowed to improve the analysis techniques, leading to a reduction in the final systematic uncertainties.

Published
2024

3. IRADCAL: A Monolithic Inorganic Scintillator And Thin Scintillators To Measure Low Energy Electron, Proton And Heavy Ion Albedo Spectrums From Lunar Surface

Author

Alpat, A. B., Bozkurt, A., Bartolini, G., Bayram, R., Shah, A. I., Salvi, L., Bakis, Y., Huseyinoglu, E., Wusimanjiang, T., Raheem, H., Dolek, D., Ciccarella, N., and Gigli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The Moon is directly exposed to various space radiation types: Solar Wind (ions between 0.5 to 10 keV and lower energy electrons), Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs, ranging from 10 keV to several hundred MeV ions and electrons), Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) and Anomalous Cosmic Rays (ACRs, ranging from 1 to 100 MeV particles). Monitoring SEPs and GCRs is critical to assess the lunar radiation environment in preparation for the return of humans to the Moon and to understand related radiation risks. As part of the Turkish Lunar Mission (TLM), a small acceptance particle detector is being developed to measure the albedo electron, proton, and heavy ion fluxes backscattered from the lunar surface. In low lunar orbit, the detector FoV will look at the Moon surface. The IRADCAL detectors consist of several layers, from top to down: a Multi-Layer Insulator (MLI); a thin plastic scintillator (S1) seen by four Silicon Photomultipliers (SIPMs), placed to form a cross on light guide surrounding the scintillator (S1); a 26x26x70 mm3 CsI(Tl) crystal scintillator (S2) and a thin crystal scintillator seen by four SIPMs (S3). The detector is designed to measure contained proton energy spectrum from 400 keV to 150 MeV, electron from 50 keV to 10 MeV and heavy ions (up to the CNO group) with energies up to 20 MeV/n. IRADCAL will provide two dE/dX values from two thin scintillators, Etot or dE/dX from thick scintillator, and dE/E ratios for particle identification. A multi-layer perceptron is being developed by using deep neural network algorithm to estimate the Depth of Interaction (DoI). S1 provides level 1 trigger and hit position, which, combined with DoI point, will help determine if a particle is escaping from the sides and to separate up/down-going particles. The thicker S3 will help identify whether the event is fully contained. It will fit in 2U CubeSat with 2.5 kg and 15 Watts of power required., Comment: 9 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables, 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Milan, Italy, 14-18 October

Published
2024

4. Long-term use of inhaled glucocorticoids in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of bone fractures: a narrative review of the literature

Author

Caramori G, Ruggeri P, Arpinelli F, Salvi L, and Girbino G

Subjects
COPD, inhaled corticosteroids, osteoporosis, fracture risk, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
Abstract

Gaetano Caramori,1 Paolo Ruggeri,1 Fabio Arpinelli,2 Laura Salvi,2 Giuseppe Girbino11Unità Operativa Complessa di Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy; 2Direzione Medica, GSK, Verona, ItalyAbstract: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) demonstrate a greater osteoporosis prevalence than the general population. This osteoporosis risk may be enhanced by treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), which are recommended for COPD management when combined with long-acting bronchodilators, but may also be associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD). We conducted a narrative literature review reporting results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of an ICS versus placebo over a treatment period of at least 12 months, with the aim of providing further insight into the link between bone fractures and ICS therapy. As of 16 October 2017, we identified 17 RCTs for inclusion. The ICSs studied were budesonide (six studies), fluticasone propionate (five studies), mometasone furoate (three studies), beclomethasone dipropionate, triamcinolone acetonide, and fluticasone furoate (one each). We found no difference in the number of bone fractures among patients receiving ICSs versus placebo across the six identified RCTs reporting fracture data. BMD data were available for subsets of patients in few studies, and baseline BMD data were rare; where these data were given, they were reported for treatment groups without stratification for factors known to affect BMD. Risk factors for reduced BMD and fractures, such as smoking and physical activity, were also often not reported. Furthermore, a standardized definition of the term “fracture” was not employed across these studies. The exact relationship between long-term ICS use and bone fracture incidence in patients with stable COPD remains unclear in light of our review. We have, however, identified several limiting factors in existing studies that may form the basis of future RCTs designed specifically to explore this relationship.Keywords: COPD, inhaled corticosteroids, osteoporosis, fracture risk

Published
2019

5. Towards the formation of a positronium coherent beam

Author

Sacerdoti, M., Toso, V., Vinelli, G., Rosi, G., Salvi, L., Tino, G. M., Giammarchi, M., and Ferragut, R.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

Positronium (Ps) has emerged as a promising test particle within the QUPLAS collaboration for investigating the gravitational effect. In this work, we present a novel approach to generate a monoenergetic and highly coherent Ps beam by creating a negative Ps ion (Ps$^-$, consisting of two electrons and one positron). The necessary positron beam is formed by using a high flux electron LINAC. Subsequently, we utilize a Fabry-Perot IR laser cavity operating at a wavelength of 1560 nm to selectively remove the extra electron. An alternative pulsed laser operating at a 3600 nm wavelength was studied to reduce broadening due to recoil and excitation. Here, we provide a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the characteristics of the Ps beam, including its energy distribution and intensity profiles. The results obtained from this study will provide essential groundwork for future advancements in fundamental studies as Ps gravity measurements by using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer., Comment: 16 pages, 4 figures

Published
2023

6. A large-momentum-transfer matter-wave interferometer to measure the effect of gravity on positronium

Author

Vinelli, G., Castelli, F., Ferragut, R., Romé, M., Sacerdoti, M., Salvi, L., Toso, V., Giammarchi, M., Rosi, G., and Tino, G. M.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Quantum Physics
Abstract

This paper reports the study of a new interferometric configuration to measure the effect of gravity on positronium. A Mach-Zehnder matter-wave interferometer has been designed to operate with single-photon transitions and to transfer high momentum to a 200 eV positronium beam. The work shows the results and methods used to simulate the interferometer and estimate the operating parameters and the time needed to perform the experiment. It has been estimated that within less than one year, the acquisition time is sufficient to achieve a 10\% accuracy level in measuring positronium gravitational acceleration, even with a poorly collimated beam, which is significant for theoretical models describing matter-antimatter symmetry. These results pave the way for single photon transition large momentum transfer interferometry with fast atomic beams, which is particularly useful for studies with antimatter and unstable atoms., Comment: 24 pages, 11 figures

Published
2023
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7. Atom Interferometry with the Rb Blue Transitions

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Salvi, L., Tino, G. M., Cacciapuoti, L., and Rosi, G.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

We demonstrate a novel scheme for Raman-pulse and Bragg-pulse atom interferometry based on the $5\mathrm{S} - 6\mathrm{P}$ blue transitions of $^{87}$Rb that provides an increase by a factor $\sim 2$ of the interferometer phase due to accelerations with respect to the commonly used infrared transition at 780 nm. A narrow-linewidth laser system generating more than 1 W of light in the 420-422 nm range was developed for this purpose. Used as a cold-atom gravity gradiometer, our Raman interferometer attains a stability to differential acceleration measurements of $1\times10^{-8}$ $g$ at 1 s and $2\times 10^{-10}$ $g$ after 2000 s of integration time. When operated on first-order Bragg transitions, the interferometer shows a stability of $6\times10^{-8}$ g at 1 s, averaging to $1\times10^{-9}$ g after 2000 s of integration time. The instrument sensitivity, currently limited by the noise due to spontaneous emission, can be further improved by increasing the laser power and the detuning from the atomic resonance. The present scheme is attractive for high-precision experiments as, in particular, for the determination of the Newtonian gravitational constant.

Published
2022

10. The FLUKA Monte Carlo simulation of the magnetic spectrometer of the FOOT experiment

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Dong, Y., Valle, S.M., Battistoni, G., Mattei, I., Finck, C., Patera, V., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argirò, S., Barbanera, M., Bartosik, N., Bisogni, M.G., Boccia, V., Cavanna, F., Cerello, P., Ciarrocchi, E., De Gregorio, A., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ruzza, B., Donetti, M., Durante, M., Faccini, R., Ferrero, V., Fiorina, E., Francesconi, M., Franchini, M., Franciosini, G., Galati, G., Galli, L., Ionica, M., Iuliano, A., Kanxheri, K., Kraan, A.C., La Tessa, C., Lauria, A., Lopez Torres, E., Magi, M., Manna, A., Marafini, M., Massa, M., Massimi, C., Mengarelli, A., Mereghetti, A., Minniti, T., Moggi, A., Montesi, M.C., Morone, M.C., Morrocchi, M., Pastrone, N., Peverini, F., Pennazio, F., Pisanti, C., Placidi, P., Pullia, M., Ramello, L., Reidel, C., Ridolfi, R., Sabatini, L., Salvi, L., Sanelli, C., Sarti, A., Sato, O., Savazzi, S., Scavarda, L., Schiavi, A., Schuy, C., Scifoni, E., Servoli, L., Silvestre, G., Sitta, M., Spighi, R., Spiriti, E., Tioukov, V., Tomassini, S., Tommasino, F., Toppi, M., Trigilio, A., Traini, G., Ubaldi, G., Valetti, A., Vanstalle, M., Villa, M., Weber, U., Zarrella, R., Zoccoli, A., and Muraro, S.

Published
2025
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11. Large-momentum-transfer Bragg interferometer with strontium atoms

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Mazzoni, T., Zhang, X., Del Aguila, R., Salvi, L., Poli, N., and Tino, G. M.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

We report on the first atom interferometer based on Bragg diffraction in a fountain of alkaline-earth atoms, namely $^{88}$Sr. We demonstrate large momentum transfer to the atoms up to eight photon recoils and the use of the interferometer as a gravimeter with a sensitivity $\delta g/g=4\times 10^{-8}$. Thanks to the special characteristics of strontium atoms for precision measurements, this result opens a new way for experiments in fundamental and applied physics., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A

Published
2015
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12. Charge identification of fragments produced in ¹⁶O beam interactions at 200 MeV/n and 400 MeV/n on C and C₂H₄ targets

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Galati, G., Boccia, V., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argirò, S., Barbanera, M., Bartosik, N., Battistoni, G., Bisogni, M. G., Bruni, G., Cavanna, F., Cerello, P., Ciarrocchi, E., Colombi, S., De Gregorio, A., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ruzza, B., Donetti, M., Dong, Y., Durante, M., Faccini, R., Ferrero, V., Finck, C., Fiorina, E., Francesconi, M., Franchini, M., Franciosini, G., Galli, L., Ionica, M., Iuliano, A., Kanxheri, K., Kraan, A. C., La Tessa, C., Lauria, A., Torres, E. Lopez, Magi, M., Manna, A., Marafini, M., Massa, M., Massimi, C., Mattei, I., Mengarelli, A., Mereghetti, A., Minniti, T., Moggi, A., Morone, M. C., Morrocchi, M., Muraro, S., Pastrone, N., Patera, V., Pennazio, F., Peverini, F., Placidi, P., Pullia, M., Ramello, L., Reidel, C., Ridolfi, R., Salvi, L., Sanelli, C., Sarti, A., Sato, O., Savazzi, S., Scavarda, L., Schiavi, A., Schuy, C., Scifoni, E., Sciubba, A., Servoli, L., Silvestre, G., Sitta, M., Spighi, R., Spiriti, E., Tioukov, V., Tomassini, S., Tommasino, F., Toppi, M., Traini, G., Trigilio, A., Ubaldi, G., Valetti, A., Vanstalle, M., Villa, M., Weber, U., Zarrella, R., Zoccoli, A., Montesi, M. C., Galati, G., Boccia, V., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argirò, S., Barbanera, M., Bartosik, N., Battistoni, G., Bisogni, M. G., Bruni, G., Cavanna, F., Cerello, P., Ciarrocchi, E., Colombi, S., De Gregorio, A., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ruzza, B., Donetti, M., Dong, Y., Durante, M., Faccini, R., Ferrero, V., Finck, C., Fiorina, E., Francesconi, M., Franchini, M., Franciosini, G., Galli, L., Ionica, M., Iuliano, A., Kanxheri, K., Kraan, A. C., La Tessa, C., Lauria, A., Torres, E. Lopez, Magi, M., Manna, A., Marafini, M., Massa, M., Massimi, C., Mattei, I., Mengarelli, A., Mereghetti, A., Minniti, T., Moggi, A., Morone, M. C., Morrocchi, M., Muraro, S., Pastrone, N., Patera, V., Pennazio, F., Peverini, F., Placidi, P., Pullia, M., Ramello, L., Reidel, C., Ridolfi, R., Salvi, L., Sanelli, C., Sarti, A., Sato, O., Savazzi, S., Scavarda, L., Schiavi, A., Schuy, C., Scifoni, E., Sciubba, A., Servoli, L., Silvestre, G., Sitta, M., Spighi, R., Spiriti, E., Tioukov, V., Tomassini, S., Tommasino, F., Toppi, M., Traini, G., Trigilio, A., Ubaldi, G., Valetti, A., Vanstalle, M., Villa, M., Weber, U., Zarrella, R., Zoccoli, A., and Montesi, M. C.

Abstract

Introduction: Charged Particle Therapy plays a key role in the treatment of deep-seated tumours, because of the advantageous energy deposition culminating in the Bragg peak. However, knowledge of the dose delivered in the entrance channel is limited by the lack of data on the beam and fragmentation of the target. Methods: The FOOT experiment has been designed to measure the cross sections of the nuclear fragmentation of projectile and target with two different detectors: an electronic setup for the identification of Z ≥ 3 fragments and a nuclear emulsion spectrometer for Z ≤ 3 fragments. In this paper, we analyze the data taken by exposing four nuclear emulsion spectrometers, with C and C₂H₄ targets, to 200 MeV/n and 400 MeV/n oxygen beams at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Darmstadt, Germany), and we report the charge identification of produced fragments based on the controlled fading induced on nuclear emulsion films. Results: The goal of identifying fragments as heavy as lithium has been achieved. Discussion: The results will contribute to a better understanding of the nuclear fragmentation process in charged particle therapy and have implications for refining treatment planning in the presence of deep-seated tumors.

Published
2024

13. Sensitivity limits of a Raman atom interferometer as a gravity gradiometer

Author

Sorrentino, F., Bodart, Q., Cacciapuoti, L., Lien, Y. -H., Prevedelli, M., Rosi, G., Salvi, L., and Tino, G. M.

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

We evaluate the sensitivity of a dual cloud atom interferometer to the measurement of vertical gravity gradient. We study the influence of most relevant experimental parameters on noise and long-term drifts. Results are also applied to the case of doubly differential measurements of the gravitational signal from local source masses. We achieve a short term sensitivity of 3*10^(-9) g/Hz^(-1/2) to differential gravity acceleration, limited by the quantum projection noise of the instrument. Active control of the most critical parameters allows to reach a resolution of 5*10^(-11) g after 8000 s on the measurement of differential gravity acceleration. The long term stability is compatible with a measurement of the gravitational constant G at the level of 10^(-4) after an integration time of about 100 hours., Comment: 19 pages, 20 figures

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2013
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14. Corrigendum to “The FLUKA Monte Carlo simulation of the magnetic spectrometer of the FOOT experiment” [Computer physics communications, Volume 307, (2025) 109398]

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Dong, Y., Valle, S.M., Battistoni, G., Mattei, I., Finck, C., Patera, V., Alexandrov, A., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Argiro, S., Barbanera, M., Bartosik, N., Bisogni, M.G., Boccia, V., Cavanna, F., Cerello, P., Ciarrocchi, E., De Gregorio, A., De Lellis, G., Crescenzo, A. Di, Ruzza, B. Di, Donetti, M., Durante, M., Faccini, R., Ferrero, V., Fiorina, E., Francesconi, M., Franchini, M., Franciosini, G., Galati, G., Galli, L., Ionica, M., Iuliano, A., Kanxheri, K., Kraan, A.C., La Tessa, C., Lauria, A., Torres, E. Lopez, Magi, M., Manna, A., Marafini, M., Massa, M., Massimi, C., Mengarelli, A., Mereghetti, A., Minniti, T., Moggi, A., Montesi, M.C., Morone, M.C., Morrocchi, M., Pastrone, N., Peverini, F., Pennazio, F., Pisanti, C., Placidi, P., Pullia, M., Ramello, L., Reidel, C., Ridolfi, R., Sabatini, L., Salvi, L., Sanelli, C., Sarti, A., Sato, O., Savazzi, S., Scavarda, L., Schiavi, A., Schuy, C., Scifoni, E., Servoli, L., Silvestre, G., Sitta, M., Spighi, R., Spiriti, E., Tioukov, V., Tomassini, S., Tommasino, F., Toppi, M., Trigilio, A., Traini, G., Ubaldi, G., Valetti, A., Vanstalle, M., Villa, M., Weber, U., Zarrella, R., Zoccoli, A., and Muraro, S.

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2025
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17. ALASCA: the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator facility

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Biasi, R., primary, Bonaccini Calia, D., additional, Centrone, M., additional, Enderlein, M., additional, Faccini, M., additional, Farley, O., additional, Gallieni, D., additional, Gooding, D., additional, Haguenauer, P., additional, Janout, P., additional, Jenkins, D., additional, Lison, F., additional, Luis, J., additional, Martinez Rey, N., additional, Osborn, J., additional, Patauner, C., additional, Pescoller, D., additional, Reyes, M., additional, Sabatini, L., additional, Salvi, L., additional, Sodnik, Z., additional, Alaluf, D., additional, Tintori, M., additional, Tordi, M., additional, Townson, M., additional, Virdee, H., additional, Wei, D. P., additional, and Clements, W.R. L., additional

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2023
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18. Sex differences in food choices, adherence to dietary recommendations and plasma lipid profile in type 2 diabetes – The TOSCA.IT study

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Vitale, M., Masulli, M., Cocozza, S., Anichini, R., Babini, A.C., Boemi, M., Bonora, E., Buzzetti, R., Carpinteri, R., Caselli, C., Ceccarelli, E., Cignarelli, M., Citro, G., Clemente, G., Consoli, A., Corsi, L., De Gregorio, A., Di Bartolo, P., Di Cianni, G., Fontana, L., Garofolo, M., Giorda, C.B., Giordano, C., Grioni, S., Iovine, C., Longhitano, S., Mancastroppa, G., Mazzucchelli, C., Montani, V., Mori, M., Perriello, G., Rinaldi, M.E., Ruffo, M.C., Salvi, L., Sartore, G., Scaranna, C., Tonutti, L., Zamboni, C., Zogheri, A., Krogh, V., Cappellini, F., Signorini, S., Riccardi, G., and Vaccaro, O.

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2016
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19. Postoperative and mid-term hemodynamic changes after replacement of the ascending aorta

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Salvi, L, Alfonsi, J, Grillo, A, Pini, A, Soranna, D, Zambon, A, Pacini, D, Di Bartolomeo, R, Salvi, P, Parati, G, Salvi L., Alfonsi J., Grillo A., Pini A., Soranna D., Zambon A., Pacini D., Di Bartolomeo R., Salvi P., Parati G., Salvi, L, Alfonsi, J, Grillo, A, Pini, A, Soranna, D, Zambon, A, Pacini, D, Di Bartolomeo, R, Salvi, P, Parati, G, Salvi L., Alfonsi J., Grillo A., Pini A., Soranna D., Zambon A., Pacini D., Di Bartolomeo R., Salvi P., and Parati G.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate aortic distensibility and pulse waveform patterns associated with the ascending aortic aneurysm, and to analyze the postoperative and mid-term hemodynamic changes induced by prosthetic replacement of the ascending aorta. Methods: Central blood pressure waves were recorded at the carotid artery level by means of a validated transcutaneous arterial tonometer in 30 patients undergoing prosthetic replacement of ascending aortic aneurysm and in 30 control patients. Measurements were obtained the day before surgery and 5 to 7 days and 16 to 20 months after surgery. Results: The ascending aortic aneurysm was associated with a less steep slope of early systolic phase of the pressure curve (pulsus tardus) compared with a control group (0.54 ± 0.18 mm Hg/ms vs 0.69 ± 0.26 mm Hg/ms; P = .011). Replacing the ascending aorta with a noncompliant vascular prosthesis steepened the pulse pressure slope during the early systolic phase in the postoperative period (0.77 ± .29 mm Hg/ms), providing values comparable with those of the control group in the mid-term (0.67 ± .20 mm Hg/ms). No change in aortic stiffness was found either postoperatively or in the mid-term after ascending aorta surgical replacement (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity: preoperative, 9.0 ± 2.6 m/s; postoperative, 9.0 ± 2.9 m/s; mid-term postoperative, 9.3 ± 2.8 m/s). Conclusions: This study does not confirm the assumption that substitution of the viscoelastic ascending aorta with a rigid prosthesis can cause serious hemodynamic alterations downstream, because we did not observe a worsening of global aortic distensibility after insertion of a rigid prosthetic aorta. The ascending aortic aneurysm is associated with a pulsus tardus.

Published
2022

23. Comparison between invasive and noninvasive methods to estimate subendocardial oxygen supply and demand imbalance

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Salvi, P, Baldi, C, Scalise, F, Grillo, A, Salvi, L, Tan, I, De Censi, L, Sorropago, A, Moretti, F, Sorropago, G, Gao, L, Rovina, M, Simon, G, Fabris, B, Carretta, R, Avolio, A, Parati, G, Salvi P., Baldi C., Scalise F., Grillo A., Salvi L., Tan I., De Censi L., Sorropago A., Moretti F., Sorropago G., Gao L., Rovina M., Simon G., Fabris B., Carretta R., Avolio A. P., Parati G., Salvi, P, Baldi, C, Scalise, F, Grillo, A, Salvi, L, Tan, I, De Censi, L, Sorropago, A, Moretti, F, Sorropago, G, Gao, L, Rovina, M, Simon, G, Fabris, B, Carretta, R, Avolio, A, Parati, G, Salvi P., Baldi C., Scalise F., Grillo A., Salvi L., Tan I., De Censi L., Sorropago A., Moretti F., Sorropago G., Gao L., Rovina M., Simon G., Fabris B., Carretta R., Avolio A. P., and Parati G.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Estimation of the balance between subendocardial oxygen supply and demand could be a useful parameter to assess the risk of myocardial ischemia. Evaluation of the subendocardial viability ratio (SEVR, also known as Buckberg index) by invasive recording of left ventricular and aortic pressure curves represents a valid method to estimate the degree of myocardial perfusion relative to left ventricular workload. However, routine clinical use of this parameter requires its noninvasive estimation and the demonstration of its reliability. METHODS AND RESULTS: Arterial applanation tonometry allows a noninvasive estimation of SEVR as the ratio of the areas directly beneath the central aortic pressure curves obtained during diastole (myocardial oxygen supply) and during systole (myocardial oxygen demand). However, this “traditional” method does not account for the intra-ventricular diastolic pressure and proper allocation to systole and diastole of left ventricular isometric contraction and relaxation, respectively, resulting in an overestimation of the SEVR values. These issues are considered in the novel method for SEVR assessment tested in this study. SEVR values estimated with carotid tonometry by "traditional” and "new” method were compared with those evaluated invasively by cardiac catheterization. The “traditional” method provided significantly higher SEVR values than the reference invasive SEVR: average of differences±SD= 44±11% (limits of agreement: 23% – 65%). The noninvasive “new” method showed a much better agreement with the invasive determination of SEVR: average of differences±SD= 0±8% (limits of agreement:-15% to 16%). CONCLUSIONS: Carotid applanation tonometry provides valid noninvasive SEVR values only when all the main factors determining myocardial supply and demand flow are considered.

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2021

24. Effect of Rehabilitation Treatments on Disability in Persons With Disorders of Consciousness: A Propensity Score Study

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Sattin D., Leonardi M., Nelli B., Bramanti P., Marino S., Ferro S., Basaglia N., Guido D., Dolce G., Lucca L. F, Cortese M. D., Ermio C., Dattilo T. L., Capomolla S., Di Iasi G., Estraneo A., De Tanti A., Maradini N., Piperno R., Ferri A., Basaglia N, Bergonzoni A., Chiavaroli F., Di Marco F., Carli S., Biasutti E., Marin D., Formisano R., Rizza F., Pisarri F. M., Vichi R., D'Urso A., Grillo G., Leto A., Guerrasio M., Taliento C., Napolitano F., Castelli E., Lispi M. L., Diverio M., Barbieri C., Bini P. P., Angelino G., Dada O., Orlandi A., Pistarini C., Pisoni C., Manera M., Compostini A., Aiachini B., Pessina A., Musio A., Colombetti E., Taraschi S., Aluas M., Croci M., Negri M., Zucchella M. A., Guizzetti G. B., Salamone E., De Valle G., Caroppi S. M., Ramorino E., Salina D., Spannocchi G., Strazzer S., Villa F., Guarnerio C., Chiambretto P., Dartizio R., Feller S., Franzoni L., Giunco F., Massironi L., Azimonti R., Marcolli S. S., Meinecke C., Buse G., Marchesi V, Molteni F., Gramigna C., Lanfranchi M., Pisani L., Sozzi M., Borri G., Cannata A. P., Grillo A., Roca S., Locati D., Arenare F., Magnoni A., Perin C., Sussele M., Quintana T. Y., Camici M. E., Magistrelli F., Samueli T., San Felici L., Manganelli F., Vignati M., Bellanova L., Cattaneo N., Ferraro F., Olgiati E., Brizioli E., Vallasciani M., Gironelli L., Calderisi E., Novelli A., Scaramuzzo R., Perino C., Forno R., Zamponi E., Corna S., Ferrario S., Lamberti G., Rosso S., Colonna F., Navarro J., Trabacca A., Gennaro L., Bertolini A., Addante L., Amenduni M. T., Fiore P., Amoruso M. T., Colella D., Angelillo M. T., Melis G., Desogus G., Baglieri A., Galardi G., Sant'Angelo A., Posteraro F., Forte F., Logi F., Potenza F., Lino M., Zaccara G., Ragazzoni A., Chiaramonti R., March A., Grober G., Kaczor M., Zelger P, Mazzini N., Monti A., Zampolini M., Scarponi F., Avesani R., Salvi L., Tonin P., Cosentino E., Furlanetto N., Bordin M., Martinuzzi A., Buffoni M., Boldrini P., Semerjian M., Sattin, D, Leonardi, M, Nelli, B, Bramanti, P, Marino, S, Ferro, S, Basaglia, N, Guido, D, Dolce, G, Lucca, L, Cortese, M, Ermio, C, Dattilo, T, Capomolla, S, Di Iasi, G, Estraneo, A, De Tanti, A, Maradini, N, Piperno, R, Ferri, A, Bergonzoni, A, Chiavaroli, F, Di Marco, F, Carli, S, Biasutti, E, Marin, D, Formisano, R, Rizza, F, Pisarri, F, Vichi, R, D'Urso, A, Grillo, G, Leto, A, Guerrasio, M, Taliento, C, Napolitano, F, Castelli, E, Lispi, M, Diverio, M, Barbieri, C, Bini, P, Angelino, G, Dada, O, Orlandi, A, Pistarini, C, Pisoni, C, Manera, M, Compostini, A, Aiachini, B, Pessina, A, Musio, A, Colombetti, E, Taraschi, S, Aluas, M, Croci, M, Negri, M, Zucchella, M, Guizzetti, G, Salamone, E, De Valle, G, Caroppi, S, Ramorino, E, Salina, D, Spannocchi, G, Strazzer, S, Villa, F, Guarnerio, C, Chiambretto, P, Dartizio, R, Feller, S, Franzoni, L, Giunco, F, Massironi, L, Azimonti, R, Marcolli, S, Meinecke, C, Buse, G, Marchesi, V, Molteni, F, Gramigna, C, Lanfranchi, M, Pisani, L, Sozzi, M, Borri, G, Cannata, A, Grillo, A, Roca, S, Locati, D, Arenare, F, Magnoni, A, Perin, C, Sussele, M, Quintana, T, Camici, M, Magistrelli, F, Samueli, T, San Felici, L, Manganelli, F, Vignati, M, Bellanova, L, Cattaneo, N, Ferraro, F, Olgiati, E, Brizioli, E, Vallasciani, M, Gironelli, L, Calderisi, E, Novelli, A, Scaramuzzo, R, Perino, C, Forno, R, Zamponi, E, Corna, S, Ferrario, S, Lamberti, G, Rosso, S, Colonna, F, Navarro, J, Trabacca, A, Gennaro, L, Bertolini, A, Addante, L, Amenduni, M, Fiore, P, Amoruso, M, Colella, D, Angelillo, M, Melis, G, Desogus, G, Baglieri, A, Galardi, G, Sant'Angelo, A, Posteraro, F, Forte, F, Logi, F, Potenza, F, Lino, M, Zaccara, G, Ragazzoni, A, Chiaramonti, R, March, A, Grober, G, Kaczor, M, Zelger, P, Mazzini, N, Monti, A, Zampolini, M, Scarponi, F, Avesani, R, Salvi, L, Tonin, P, Cosentino, E, Furlanetto, N, Bordin, M, Martinuzzi, A, Buffoni, M, Boldrini, P, and Semerjian, M

Subjects
Adult, Male, 030506 rehabilitation, medicine.medical_specialty, Propensity score, medicine.medical_treatment, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Disorders of consciousness, Severity of Illness Index, Disability Evaluation, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Clinical Protocols, Severity of illness, medicine, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Aged, Vegetative state, Rehabilitation, business.industry, Minimally conscious state, Recovery of Function, Disability Rating Scale, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Treatment Outcome, Italy, Propensity score matching, Physical therapy, Consciousness Disorders, Female, Observational study, 0305 other medical science, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

To evaluate the effects of rehabilitation (physical and cognitive) treatments on the diagnosis severity and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) scores, adjusted for a number of potential confounders measured at baseline, in a large cohort of patients with disorders of consciousness across time.An observational, longitudinal (2 evaluations), multicenter project was made in 90 Italian centers.Patients (N=364) with a diagnosis of disorders of consciousness.Primary outcome was the severity of diagnosis, expressed on an ordinal scale (OtherMCSVSdeath). In the Other group were included patients who emerged from an MCS and recovered consciousness. The secondary outcome was the DRS score (range of 0-30 with 30 being the worst value). The DRS is a tool used to define the level of residual disability, commonly used to classify the level of functional impairment in patients with acquired brain injury. Both outcomes were measured for each wave.A total of 364 subjects having a complete set of demographic, clinical, and pharmacologic data were included in the propensity score (PS) analysis. Results showed that the rehabilitation treatments (physical and cognitive) reduced the clinical worsening over time in both severity diagnosis and DRS (around 6.5 points) in patients with disorders of consciousness across different propensity score strategies (ie, PS matching, PS adjustment, and PS-weighted procedures). In addition, cognitive protocols seem to be limited to patients with a median value of DRS=23.Our propensity score analysis suggests that rehabilitation treatment protocols seem effective and should be applied to a broader spectrum of patients with disorders of consciousness.

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2020
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25. e-Rum2020: how we turned a physical conference into a successful virtual event

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Fortuna, M, Vitalini, F, Signorelli, M, Furfaro, E, Marini, F, Janssenswillen, G, Porreca, R, Rossi, R, Guzzo, A, Sirovich, R, Melloncelli, A, Salvi, L, Signorelli, S, Chiarello, F, Fortuna M., Vitalini F., Signorelli M., Furfaro E., Marini F., Janssenswillen G., Porreca R., Rossi R. L., Guzzo A., Sirovich R., Melloncelli A., Salvi L., Signorelli S., Chiarello F., Fortuna, M, Vitalini, F, Signorelli, M, Furfaro, E, Marini, F, Janssenswillen, G, Porreca, R, Rossi, R, Guzzo, A, Sirovich, R, Melloncelli, A, Salvi, L, Signorelli, S, Chiarello, F, Fortuna M., Vitalini F., Signorelli M., Furfaro E., Marini F., Janssenswillen G., Porreca R., Rossi R. L., Guzzo A., Sirovich R., Melloncelli A., Salvi L., Signorelli S., and Chiarello F.

Abstract

The European R Users Meeting 2020 (e-Rum2020) was a conference that was held virtually in June 2020. Originally, e-Rum2020 had been planned as a physical event to be held in Milano. However, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the declaration of a nationwide lockdown induced the Organizing Committee to fully rethink the event, and to turn it into a live virtual conference. In this article, we describe the challenges that we encountered during the organization of e-Rum2020, and how we reacted to them. In doing so, we aim to provide future conference organizers with useful information on how to organize a successful virtual conference, and even to turn a physical conference into a virtual meeting on a relatively short notice.

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2020

26. Effect of Rehabilitation Treatments on Disability in Persons With Disorders of Consciousness: A Propensity Score Study

Author

Sattin, D, Leonardi, M, Nelli, B, Bramanti, P, Marino, S, Ferro, S, Basaglia, N, Guido, D, Dolce, G, Lucca, L, Cortese, M, Ermio, C, Dattilo, T, Capomolla, S, Di Iasi, G, Estraneo, A, De Tanti, A, Maradini, N, Piperno, R, Ferri, A, Bergonzoni, A, Chiavaroli, F, Di Marco, F, Carli, S, Biasutti, E, Marin, D, Formisano, R, Rizza, F, Pisarri, F, Vichi, R, D'Urso, A, Grillo, G, Leto, A, Guerrasio, M, Taliento, C, Napolitano, F, Castelli, E, Lispi, M, Diverio, M, Barbieri, C, Bini, P, Angelino, G, Dada, O, Orlandi, A, Pistarini, C, Pisoni, C, Manera, M, Compostini, A, Aiachini, B, Pessina, A, Musio, A, Colombetti, E, Taraschi, S, Aluas, M, Croci, M, Negri, M, Zucchella, M, Guizzetti, G, Salamone, E, De Valle, G, Caroppi, S, Ramorino, E, Salina, D, Spannocchi, G, Strazzer, S, Villa, F, Guarnerio, C, Chiambretto, P, Dartizio, R, Feller, S, Franzoni, L, Giunco, F, Massironi, L, Azimonti, R, Marcolli, S, Meinecke, C, Buse, G, Marchesi, V, Molteni, F, Gramigna, C, Lanfranchi, M, Pisani, L, Sozzi, M, Borri, G, Cannata, A, Grillo, A, Roca, S, Locati, D, Arenare, F, Magnoni, A, Perin, C, Sussele, M, Quintana, T, Camici, M, Magistrelli, F, Samueli, T, San Felici, L, Manganelli, F, Vignati, M, Bellanova, L, Cattaneo, N, Ferraro, F, Olgiati, E, Brizioli, E, Vallasciani, M, Gironelli, L, Calderisi, E, Novelli, A, Scaramuzzo, R, Perino, C, Forno, R, Zamponi, E, Corna, S, Ferrario, S, Lamberti, G, Rosso, S, Colonna, F, Navarro, J, Trabacca, A, Gennaro, L, Bertolini, A, Addante, L, Amenduni, M, Fiore, P, Amoruso, M, Colella, D, Angelillo, M, Melis, G, Desogus, G, Baglieri, A, Galardi, G, Sant'Angelo, A, Posteraro, F, Forte, F, Logi, F, Potenza, F, Lino, M, Zaccara, G, Ragazzoni, A, Chiaramonti, R, March, A, Grober, G, Kaczor, M, Zelger, P, Mazzini, N, Monti, A, Zampolini, M, Scarponi, F, Avesani, R, Salvi, L, Tonin, P, Cosentino, E, Furlanetto, N, Bordin, M, Martinuzzi, A, Buffoni, M, Boldrini, P, Semerjian, M, Sattin D., Leonardi M., Nelli B., Bramanti P., Marino S., Ferro S., Basaglia N., Guido D., Dolce G., Lucca L. F, Cortese M. D., Ermio C., Dattilo T. L., Capomolla S., Di Iasi G., Estraneo A., De Tanti A., Maradini N., Piperno R., Ferri A., Basaglia N, Bergonzoni A., Chiavaroli F., Di Marco F., Carli S., Biasutti E., Marin D., Formisano R., Rizza F., Pisarri F. M., Vichi R., D'Urso A., Grillo G., Leto A., Guerrasio M., Taliento C., Napolitano F., Castelli E., Lispi M. L., Diverio M., Barbieri C., Bini P. P., Angelino G., Dada O., Orlandi A., Pistarini C., Pisoni C., Manera M., Compostini A., Aiachini B., Pessina A., Musio A., Colombetti E., Taraschi S., Aluas M., Croci M., Negri M., Zucchella M. A., Guizzetti G. B., Salamone E., De Valle G., Caroppi S. M., Ramorino E., Salina D., Spannocchi G., Strazzer S., Villa F., Guarnerio C., Chiambretto P., Dartizio R., Feller S., Franzoni L., Giunco F., Massironi L., Azimonti R., Marcolli S. S., Meinecke C., Buse G., Marchesi V, Molteni F., Gramigna C., Lanfranchi M., Pisani L., Sozzi M., Borri G., Cannata A. P., Grillo A., Roca S., Locati D., Arenare F., Magnoni A., Perin C., Sussele M., Quintana T. Y., Camici M. E., Magistrelli F., Samueli T., San Felici L., Manganelli F., Vignati M., Bellanova L., Cattaneo N., Ferraro F., Olgiati E., Brizioli E., Vallasciani M., Gironelli L., Calderisi E., Novelli A., Scaramuzzo R., Perino C., Forno R., Zamponi E., Corna S., Ferrario S., Lamberti G., Rosso S., Colonna F., Navarro J., Trabacca A., Gennaro L., Bertolini A., Addante L., Amenduni M. T., Fiore P., Amoruso M. T., Colella D., Angelillo M. T., Melis G., Desogus G., Baglieri A., Galardi G., Sant'Angelo A., Posteraro F., Forte F., Logi F., Potenza F., Lino M., Zaccara G., Ragazzoni A., Chiaramonti R., March A., Grober G., Kaczor M., Zelger P, Mazzini N., Monti A., Zampolini M., Scarponi F., Avesani R., Salvi L., Tonin P., Cosentino E., Furlanetto N., Bordin M., Martinuzzi A., Buffoni M., Boldrini P., Semerjian M., Sattin, D, Leonardi, M, Nelli, B, Bramanti, P, Marino, S, Ferro, S, Basaglia, N, Guido, D, Dolce, G, Lucca, L, Cortese, M, Ermio, C, Dattilo, T, Capomolla, S, Di Iasi, G, Estraneo, A, De Tanti, A, Maradini, N, Piperno, R, Ferri, A, Bergonzoni, A, Chiavaroli, F, Di Marco, F, Carli, S, Biasutti, E, Marin, D, Formisano, R, Rizza, F, Pisarri, F, Vichi, R, D'Urso, A, Grillo, G, Leto, A, Guerrasio, M, Taliento, C, Napolitano, F, Castelli, E, Lispi, M, Diverio, M, Barbieri, C, Bini, P, Angelino, G, Dada, O, Orlandi, A, Pistarini, C, Pisoni, C, Manera, M, Compostini, A, Aiachini, B, Pessina, A, Musio, A, Colombetti, E, Taraschi, S, Aluas, M, Croci, M, Negri, M, Zucchella, M, Guizzetti, G, Salamone, E, De Valle, G, Caroppi, S, Ramorino, E, Salina, D, Spannocchi, G, Strazzer, S, Villa, F, Guarnerio, C, Chiambretto, P, Dartizio, R, Feller, S, Franzoni, L, Giunco, F, Massironi, L, Azimonti, R, Marcolli, S, Meinecke, C, Buse, G, Marchesi, V, Molteni, F, Gramigna, C, Lanfranchi, M, Pisani, L, Sozzi, M, Borri, G, Cannata, A, Grillo, A, Roca, S, Locati, D, Arenare, F, Magnoni, A, Perin, C, Sussele, M, Quintana, T, Camici, M, Magistrelli, F, Samueli, T, San Felici, L, Manganelli, F, Vignati, M, Bellanova, L, Cattaneo, N, Ferraro, F, Olgiati, E, Brizioli, E, Vallasciani, M, Gironelli, L, Calderisi, E, Novelli, A, Scaramuzzo, R, Perino, C, Forno, R, Zamponi, E, Corna, S, Ferrario, S, Lamberti, G, Rosso, S, Colonna, F, Navarro, J, Trabacca, A, Gennaro, L, Bertolini, A, Addante, L, Amenduni, M, Fiore, P, Amoruso, M, Colella, D, Angelillo, M, Melis, G, Desogus, G, Baglieri, A, Galardi, G, Sant'Angelo, A, Posteraro, F, Forte, F, Logi, F, Potenza, F, Lino, M, Zaccara, G, Ragazzoni, A, Chiaramonti, R, March, A, Grober, G, Kaczor, M, Zelger, P, Mazzini, N, Monti, A, Zampolini, M, Scarponi, F, Avesani, R, Salvi, L, Tonin, P, Cosentino, E, Furlanetto, N, Bordin, M, Martinuzzi, A, Buffoni, M, Boldrini, P, Semerjian, M, Sattin D., Leonardi M., Nelli B., Bramanti P., Marino S., Ferro S., Basaglia N., Guido D., Dolce G., Lucca L. F, Cortese M. D., Ermio C., Dattilo T. L., Capomolla S., Di Iasi G., Estraneo A., De Tanti A., Maradini N., Piperno R., Ferri A., Basaglia N, Bergonzoni A., Chiavaroli F., Di Marco F., Carli S., Biasutti E., Marin D., Formisano R., Rizza F., Pisarri F. M., Vichi R., D'Urso A., Grillo G., Leto A., Guerrasio M., Taliento C., Napolitano F., Castelli E., Lispi M. L., Diverio M., Barbieri C., Bini P. P., Angelino G., Dada O., Orlandi A., Pistarini C., Pisoni C., Manera M., Compostini A., Aiachini B., Pessina A., Musio A., Colombetti E., Taraschi S., Aluas M., Croci M., Negri M., Zucchella M. A., Guizzetti G. B., Salamone E., De Valle G., Caroppi S. M., Ramorino E., Salina D., Spannocchi G., Strazzer S., Villa F., Guarnerio C., Chiambretto P., Dartizio R., Feller S., Franzoni L., Giunco F., Massironi L., Azimonti R., Marcolli S. S., Meinecke C., Buse G., Marchesi V, Molteni F., Gramigna C., Lanfranchi M., Pisani L., Sozzi M., Borri G., Cannata A. P., Grillo A., Roca S., Locati D., Arenare F., Magnoni A., Perin C., Sussele M., Quintana T. Y., Camici M. E., Magistrelli F., Samueli T., San Felici L., Manganelli F., Vignati M., Bellanova L., Cattaneo N., Ferraro F., Olgiati E., Brizioli E., Vallasciani M., Gironelli L., Calderisi E., Novelli A., Scaramuzzo R., Perino C., Forno R., Zamponi E., Corna S., Ferrario S., Lamberti G., Rosso S., Colonna F., Navarro J., Trabacca A., Gennaro L., Bertolini A., Addante L., Amenduni M. T., Fiore P., Amoruso M. T., Colella D., Angelillo M. T., Melis G., Desogus G., Baglieri A., Galardi G., Sant'Angelo A., Posteraro F., Forte F., Logi F., Potenza F., Lino M., Zaccara G., Ragazzoni A., Chiaramonti R., March A., Grober G., Kaczor M., Zelger P, Mazzini N., Monti A., Zampolini M., Scarponi F., Avesani R., Salvi L., Tonin P., Cosentino E., Furlanetto N., Bordin M., Martinuzzi A., Buffoni M., Boldrini P., and Semerjian M.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of rehabilitation (physical and cognitive) treatments on the diagnosis severity and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) scores, adjusted for a number of potential confounders measured at baseline, in a large cohort of patients with disorders of consciousness across time. Design and Setting: An observational, longitudinal (2 evaluations), multicenter project was made in 90 Italian centers. Participants: Patients (N=364) with a diagnosis of disorders of consciousness. Main Outcome Measures: Primary outcome was the severity of diagnosis, expressed on an ordinal scale (Other

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2020

29. Noninvasive Estimation of Aortic Stiffness Through Different Approaches: Comparison with Intra-Aortic Recordings

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Salvi, P, Scalise, F, Rovina, M, Moretti, F, Salvi, L, Grillo, A, Gao, L, Baldi, C, Faini, A, Furlanis, G, Sorropago, A, Millasseau, S, Sorropago, G, Carretta, R, Avolio, A, Parati, G, Salvi P., Scalise F., Rovina M., Moretti F., Salvi L., Grillo A., Gao L., Baldi C., Faini A., Furlanis G., Sorropago A., Millasseau S. C., Sorropago G., Carretta R., Avolio A. P., Parati G., Salvi, P, Scalise, F, Rovina, M, Moretti, F, Salvi, L, Grillo, A, Gao, L, Baldi, C, Faini, A, Furlanis, G, Sorropago, A, Millasseau, S, Sorropago, G, Carretta, R, Avolio, A, Parati, G, Salvi P., Scalise F., Rovina M., Moretti F., Salvi L., Grillo A., Gao L., Baldi C., Faini A., Furlanis G., Sorropago A., Millasseau S. C., Sorropago G., Carretta R., Avolio A. P., and Parati G.

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Aortic pulse wave velocity is a worldwide accepted index to evaluate aortic stiffness and can be assessed noninvasively by several methods. This study sought to determine if commonly used noninvasive devices can all accurately estimate aortic pulse wave velocity. Pulse wave velocity was estimated in 102 patients (aged 65±13 years) undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography with 7 noninvasive devices and compared with invasive aortic pulse wave velocity. Devices evaluating carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (Complior Analyse, PulsePen ET, PulsePen ETT, and SphygmoCor) showed a strong agreement between each other (r>0.83) and with invasive aortic pulse wave velocity. The mean difference ±SD with the invasive pulse wave velocity was -0.73±2.83 m/s (r=0.64) for Complior-Analyse: 0.20±2.54 m/s (r=0.71) for PulsePen-ETT: -0.04±2.33 m/s (r=0.78) for PulsePen ET; and -0.61±2.57 m/s (r=0.70) for SphygmoCor. The finger-toe pulse wave velocity, evaluated by pOpmètre, showed only a weak relationship with invasive aortic recording (mean difference ±SD =-0.44±4.44 m/s; r=0.41), and with noninvasive carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity measurements (r<0.33). Pulse wave velocity estimated through a proprietary algorithm by BPLab (v.5.03 and v.6.02) and Mobil-O-Graph showed a weaker agreement with invasive pulse wave velocity compared with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (mean difference ±SD =-0.71±3.55 m/s, r=0.23; 1.04±2.27 m/s, r=0.77; and -1.01±2.54 m/s, r=0.71, respectively), revealing a negative proportional bias at Bland-Altman plot. Aortic pulse wave velocity values provided by BPLab and Mobil-O-Graph were entirely dependent on age-squared and peripheral systolic blood pressure (cumulative r2=0.98 and 0.99, respectively). Thus, among the methods evaluated, only those assessing carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (Complior Analyse, PulsePen ETT, PulsePen ET, and SphygmoCor) appear to be reliable approaches for estimation of aortic stiffness.

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2019

30. Sodium intake and hypertension

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Grillo, A, Salvi, L, Coruzzi, P, Salvi, P, Parati, G, Grillo A., Salvi L., Coruzzi P., Salvi P., Parati G., Grillo, A, Salvi, L, Coruzzi, P, Salvi, P, Parati, G, Grillo A., Salvi L., Coruzzi P., Salvi P., and Parati G.

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The close relationship between hypertension and dietary sodium intake is widely recognized and supported by several studies. A reduction in dietary sodium not only decreases the blood pressure and the incidence of hypertension, but is also associated with a reduction in morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases. Prolonged modest reduction in salt intake induces a relevant fall in blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals, irrespective of sex and ethnic group, with larger falls in systolic blood pressure for larger reductions in dietary salt. The high sodium intake and the increase in blood pressure levels are related to water retention, increase in systemic peripheral resistance, alterations in the endothelial function, changes in the structure and function of large elastic arteries, modification in sympathetic activity, and in the autonomic neuronal modulation of the cardiovascular system. In this review, we have focused on the effects of sodium intake on vascular hemodynamics and their implication in the pathogenesis of hypertension

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2019

35. Mortality reduction in cardiac anesthesia and intensive care: results of the first International Consensus Conference

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Landoni, G., Augoustides, J. G., Guarracino, F., Santini, F., Ponschab, M., Pasero, D., Rodseth, R. N., Biondi-Zoccai, G., Silvay, G., Salvi, L., Camporesi, E., Comis, M., Conte, M., Bevilacqua, S., Cabrini, L., Cariello, C., Caramelli, F., De Santis, V., Del Sarto, P., Dini, D., Forti, A., Galdieri, N., Giordano, G., Gottin, L., Greco, M., Maglioni, E., Mantovani, L., Manzato, A., Meli, M., Paternoster, G., Pittarello, D., Rana, K. N., Ruggeri, L., Salandin, V., Sangalli, F., Zambon, M., Zucchetti, M., Bignami, E., Alfieri, O., and Zangrillo, A.

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2011
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36. PCV7 Development of an Algorithm Using the Dispensed Daily Doses of LOOP Diuretics to Assess Survival of Patients with Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) According to the Disease Severity

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Slama, M., primary, Charron, P., additional, Algalarrondo, V., additional, Lairez, O., additional, Pelcot, F., additional, Durand-Zaleski, I., additional, Lilliu, H., additional, Bartoli, M., additional, Fievez, S., additional, Rudant, J., additional, Salvi, L., additional, de Neuville, B., additional, Rault, C., additional, Bourel, G., additional, and Damy, T., additional

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2020
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37. Dietary intake and major food sources of polyphenols in people with type 2 diabetes: The TOSCA.IT Study

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Vitale, M, Masulli, M, Rivellese, A, Bonora, E, Cappellini, F, Nicolucci, A, Squatrito, S, Antenucci, D, Barrea, A, Bianchi, C, Bianchini, F, Fontana, L, Fornengo, P, Giorgino, F, Gnasso, A, Mannucci, E, Mazzotti, A, Nappo, R, Palena, A, Pata, P, Perriello, G, Potenziani, S, Radin, R, Ricci, L, Romeo, F, Santini, C, Scarponi, M, Serra, R, Timi, A, Turco, A, Vedovato, M, Zavaroni, D, Grioni, S, Riccardi, G, Vaccaro, O, Cocozza, S, Auciello, S, Cigolini, M, Pichiri, I, Brangani, C, Tomasetto, E, Sinagra, T, Longhitano, S, Tropea, V, Ballardini, G, Babini, A, Ripani, R, Gregori, G, Dolci, M, Bruselli, L, Salutini, I, Mori, M, Baccetti, F, Lapolla, A, Sartore, G, Burlina, S, Chilelli, N, Buzzetti, R, Venditti, C, Carlone, A, Galluzzo, A, Giordano, C, Torregrossa, V, Corsi, L, Cuneo, G, Corsi, S, Tizio, B, Galluzzo, G, Citro, G, Natale, M, Salvatore, V, Di Cianni, G, Lacaria, E, Russo, L, Iannarelli, R, De Gregorio, A, Sciarretta, F, D'Andrea, S, Montani, V, Cannarsa, E, Dolcetti, K, Cordera, R, Bonabello, L, Mazzucchelli, C, Giorda, C, Bonetto, C, Baldassarre, M, Iovine, C, Ciano, O, Dall'Aglio, E, Mancastroppa, G, Grimaldi, F, Tonutti, L, Boemi, M, D'Angelo, F, Leotta, S, Lauro, D, Rinaldi, M, Cignarelli, M, La Macchia, O, Fariello, S, Tomasi, F, Zamboni, C, Dozio, N, Trevisan, R, Scaranna, C, Del Prato, S, Miccoli, R, Garofolo, M, Pugliese, G, Salvi, L, Rangel, G, Anichini, R, Tedeschi, A, Corsini, E, Cucinotta, D, Di Benedetto, A, Giunta, L, Ruffo, M, Bossi, A, Carpinter, R, Dotta, F, Ceccarelli, E, Bartolo, P, Caselli, C, Luberto, A, Calbucci, G, Consoli, A, Ginestra, F, Calabrese, M, Zogheri, A, Laviola, L, Ippolito, C, Tarantino, L, Avogaro, A, Carallo, C, Scicchitano, C, Livraga, S, Perin, P, Forrnengo, P, Prinzis, T, De Cosmo, S, Bacci, S, Lamanna, C, Lettina, G, Aiello, A, Lalli, C, Franzetti, I, Petrachi, F, Asprino, V, Capra, C, Forte, E, Reggiani, G, Forlani, G, Montesi, L, Mazzella, N, Piatti, P, Monti, L, Stuccillo, M, Auletta, P, Petraroli, E, Capobianco, G, Romano, G, Cutolo, M, De Simone, G, Caiazzo, G, Nunziata, P, Sorrentino, S, Amelia, U, Calatola, P, Capuano, G, Vitale M., Masulli M., Rivellese A. A., Bonora E., Cappellini F., Nicolucci A., Squatrito S., Antenucci D., Barrea A., Bianchi C., Bianchini F., Fontana L., Fornengo P., Giorgino F., Gnasso A., Mannucci E., Mazzotti A., Nappo R., Palena A. P., Pata P., Perriello G., Potenziani S., Radin R., Ricci L., Romeo F., Santini C., Scarponi M., Serra R., Timi A., Turco A. A., Vedovato M., Zavaroni D., Grioni S., Riccardi G., Vaccaro O., Cocozza S., Auciello S., Cigolini M., Pichiri I., Brangani C., Tomasetto E., Sinagra T., Longhitano S., Tropea V., Ballardini G., Babini A. C., Ripani R., Gregori G., Dolci M., Bruselli L., Salutini I., Mori M., Baccetti F., Lapolla A., Sartore G., Burlina S., Chilelli N. C., Buzzetti R., Venditti C., Carlone A., Galluzzo A., Giordano C., Torregrossa V., Corsi L., Cuneo G., Corsi S., Tizio B., Galluzzo G., Citro G., Natale M., Salvatore V., Di Cianni G., Lacaria E., Russo L., Iannarelli R., De Gregorio A., Sciarretta F., D'Andrea S., Montani V., Cannarsa E., Dolcetti K., Cordera R., Bonabello L. A., Mazzucchelli C., Giorda C. B., Bonetto C., Baldassarre M. P. A., Iovine C., Ciano O., Dall'Aglio E., Mancastroppa G., Grimaldi F., Tonutti L., Boemi M., D'Angelo F., Leotta S., Lauro D., Rinaldi M. E., Cignarelli M., La Macchia O., Fariello S., Tomasi F., Zamboni C., Dozio N., Trevisan R., Scaranna C., Del Prato S., Miccoli R., Garofolo M., Pugliese G., Salvi L., Rangel G., Anichini R., Tedeschi A., Corsini E., Cucinotta D., Di Benedetto A., Giunta L., Ruffo M. C., Bossi A. C., Carpinter R., Dotta F., Ceccarelli E., Bartolo P. D., Caselli C., Luberto A., Calbucci G., Consoli A., Ginestra F., Calabrese M., Zogheri A., Laviola L., Ippolito C., Tarantino L., Avogaro A., Carallo C., Scicchitano C., Livraga S., Perin P. C., Forrnengo P., Prinzis T., De Cosmo S., Bacci S., Lamanna C., Lettina G., Aiello A., Lalli C., Franzetti I., Petrachi F., Asprino V., Capra C., Forte E., Reggiani G. M., Forlani G., Montesi L., Mazzella N., Piatti P. M., Monti L., Stuccillo M., Auletta P., Petraroli E., Capobianco G., Romano G., Cutolo M., De Simone G., Caiazzo G., Nunziata P., Sorrentino S., Amelia U., Calatola P., Capuano G., Vitale, M, Masulli, M, Rivellese, A, Bonora, E, Cappellini, F, Nicolucci, A, Squatrito, S, Antenucci, D, Barrea, A, Bianchi, C, Bianchini, F, Fontana, L, Fornengo, P, Giorgino, F, Gnasso, A, Mannucci, E, Mazzotti, A, Nappo, R, Palena, A, Pata, P, Perriello, G, Potenziani, S, Radin, R, Ricci, L, Romeo, F, Santini, C, Scarponi, M, Serra, R, Timi, A, Turco, A, Vedovato, M, Zavaroni, D, Grioni, S, Riccardi, G, Vaccaro, O, Cocozza, S, Auciello, S, Cigolini, M, Pichiri, I, Brangani, C, Tomasetto, E, Sinagra, T, Longhitano, S, Tropea, V, Ballardini, G, Babini, A, Ripani, R, Gregori, G, Dolci, M, Bruselli, L, Salutini, I, Mori, M, Baccetti, F, Lapolla, A, Sartore, G, Burlina, S, Chilelli, N, Buzzetti, R, Venditti, C, Carlone, A, Galluzzo, A, Giordano, C, Torregrossa, V, Corsi, L, Cuneo, G, Corsi, S, Tizio, B, Galluzzo, G, Citro, G, Natale, M, Salvatore, V, Di Cianni, G, Lacaria, E, Russo, L, Iannarelli, R, De Gregorio, A, Sciarretta, F, D'Andrea, S, Montani, V, Cannarsa, E, Dolcetti, K, Cordera, R, Bonabello, L, Mazzucchelli, C, Giorda, C, Bonetto, C, Baldassarre, M, Iovine, C, Ciano, O, Dall'Aglio, E, Mancastroppa, G, Grimaldi, F, Tonutti, L, Boemi, M, D'Angelo, F, Leotta, S, Lauro, D, Rinaldi, M, Cignarelli, M, La Macchia, O, Fariello, S, Tomasi, F, Zamboni, C, Dozio, N, Trevisan, R, Scaranna, C, Del Prato, S, Miccoli, R, Garofolo, M, Pugliese, G, Salvi, L, Rangel, G, Anichini, R, Tedeschi, A, Corsini, E, Cucinotta, D, Di Benedetto, A, Giunta, L, Ruffo, M, Bossi, A, Carpinter, R, Dotta, F, Ceccarelli, E, Bartolo, P, Caselli, C, Luberto, A, Calbucci, G, Consoli, A, Ginestra, F, Calabrese, M, Zogheri, A, Laviola, L, Ippolito, C, Tarantino, L, Avogaro, A, Carallo, C, Scicchitano, C, Livraga, S, Perin, P, Forrnengo, P, Prinzis, T, De Cosmo, S, Bacci, S, Lamanna, C, Lettina, G, Aiello, A, Lalli, C, Franzetti, I, Petrachi, F, Asprino, V, Capra, C, Forte, E, Reggiani, G, Forlani, G, Montesi, L, Mazzella, N, Piatti, P, Monti, L, Stuccillo, M, Auletta, P, Petraroli, E, Capobianco, G, Romano, G, Cutolo, M, De Simone, G, Caiazzo, G, Nunziata, P, Sorrentino, S, Amelia, U, Calatola, P, Capuano, G, Vitale M., Masulli M., Rivellese A. A., Bonora E., Cappellini F., Nicolucci A., Squatrito S., Antenucci D., Barrea A., Bianchi C., Bianchini F., Fontana L., Fornengo P., Giorgino F., Gnasso A., Mannucci E., Mazzotti A., Nappo R., Palena A. P., Pata P., Perriello G., Potenziani S., Radin R., Ricci L., Romeo F., Santini C., Scarponi M., Serra R., Timi A., Turco A. A., Vedovato M., Zavaroni D., Grioni S., Riccardi G., Vaccaro O., Cocozza S., Auciello S., Cigolini M., Pichiri I., Brangani C., Tomasetto E., Sinagra T., Longhitano S., Tropea V., Ballardini G., Babini A. C., Ripani R., Gregori G., Dolci M., Bruselli L., Salutini I., Mori M., Baccetti F., Lapolla A., Sartore G., Burlina S., Chilelli N. C., Buzzetti R., Venditti C., Carlone A., Galluzzo A., Giordano C., Torregrossa V., Corsi L., Cuneo G., Corsi S., Tizio B., Galluzzo G., Citro G., Natale M., Salvatore V., Di Cianni G., Lacaria E., Russo L., Iannarelli R., De Gregorio A., Sciarretta F., D'Andrea S., Montani V., Cannarsa E., Dolcetti K., Cordera R., Bonabello L. A., Mazzucchelli C., Giorda C. B., Bonetto C., Baldassarre M. P. A., Iovine C., Ciano O., Dall'Aglio E., Mancastroppa G., Grimaldi F., Tonutti L., Boemi M., D'Angelo F., Leotta S., Lauro D., Rinaldi M. E., Cignarelli M., La Macchia O., Fariello S., Tomasi F., Zamboni C., Dozio N., Trevisan R., Scaranna C., Del Prato S., Miccoli R., Garofolo M., Pugliese G., Salvi L., Rangel G., Anichini R., Tedeschi A., Corsini E., Cucinotta D., Di Benedetto A., Giunta L., Ruffo M. C., Bossi A. C., Carpinter R., Dotta F., Ceccarelli E., Bartolo P. D., Caselli C., Luberto A., Calbucci G., Consoli A., Ginestra F., Calabrese M., Zogheri A., Laviola L., Ippolito C., Tarantino L., Avogaro A., Carallo C., Scicchitano C., Livraga S., Perin P. C., Forrnengo P., Prinzis T., De Cosmo S., Bacci S., Lamanna C., Lettina G., Aiello A., Lalli C., Franzetti I., Petrachi F., Asprino V., Capra C., Forte E., Reggiani G. M., Forlani G., Montesi L., Mazzella N., Piatti P. M., Monti L., Stuccillo M., Auletta P., Petraroli E., Capobianco G., Romano G., Cutolo M., De Simone G., Caiazzo G., Nunziata P., Sorrentino S., Amelia U., Calatola P., and Capuano G.

Abstract

Purpose: Proper evaluation of polyphenols intake at the population level is a necessary step in order to establish possible associations with health outcomes. Available data are limited, and so far no study has been performed in people with diabetes. The aim of this work was to document the intake of polyphenols and their major food sources in a cohort of people with type 2 diabetes and in socio-demographic subgroups. Methods: We studied 2573 men and women aged 50–75 years. Among others, anthropometry was measured by standard protocol and dietary habits were investigated by food frequency questionnaire (EPIC). The intake of polyphenols was evaluated using US Department of Agriculture and Phenol-Explorer databases. Results: The mean total polyphenol intake was 683.3 ± 5.8 mg/day. Non-alcoholic beverages represented the main food source of dietary polyphenols and provided 35.5% of total polyphenol intake, followed by fruits (23.0%), alcoholic beverages (14.0%), vegetables (12.4%), cereal products and tubers (4.6%), legumes (3.7%) and oils (2.1%); chocolate, cakes and nuts are negligible sources of polyphenols in this cohort. The two most important polyphenol classes contributing to the total intake were flavonoids (47.5%) and phenolic acids (47.4%). Polyphenol intake increased with age and education level and decreased with BMI; furthermore, in the northern regions of Italy, the polyphenol intake was slightly, but significantly higher than in the central or southern regions. Conclusions: The study documents for the first time the intake of polyphenols and their main food sources in people with diabetes using validated and complete databases of the polyphenol content of food. Compared with published data, collected in people without diabetes, these results suggest a lower intake and a different pattern of intake in people with diabetes.

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2018

42. Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial

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Vaccaro, O, Masulli, M, Nicolucci, A, Bonora, E, Del Prato, S, Maggioni, A, Rivellese, A, Squatrito, S, Giorda, C, Sesti, G, Mocarelli, P, Lucisano, G, Sacco, M, Signorini, S, Cappellini, F, Perriello, G, Babini, A, Lapolla, A, Gregori, G, Giordano, C, Corsi, L, Buzzetti, R, Clemente, G, Di Cianni, G, Iannarelli, R, Cordera, R, La Macchia, O, Zamboni, C, Scaranna, C, Boemi, M, Iovine, C, Lauro, D, Leotta, S, Dall'Aglio, E, Cannarsa, E, Tonutti, L, Pugliese, G, Bossi, A, Anichini, R, Dotta, F, Di Benedetto, A, Citro, G, Antenucci, D, Ricci, L, Giorgino, F, Santini, C, Gnasso, A, De Cosmo, S, Zavaroni, D, Vedovato, M, Consoli, A, Calabrese, M, di Bartolo, P, Fornengo, P, Riccardi, G, D'Angelo, F, Giansanti, R, Tanase, L, Lanari, L, Testa, I, Pancani, F, Ranchelli, A, Vagheggi, P, Scatona, A, Fontana, L, Laviola, L, Tarantino, L, Ippolito, C, Gigantelli, V, Manicone, M, Conte, E, Trevisan, R, Rota, R, Dodesini, A, Reggiani, G, Montesi, L, Mazzella, N, Forlani, G, Caselli, C, Di Luzio, R, Mazzotti, A, Aiello, A, Barrea, A, Musto, A, D'Amico, F, Sinagra, T, Longhitano, S, Trowpea, V, Sparti, M, Italia, S, Lisi, E, Grasso, G, Pezzino, V, Insalaco, F, Carallo, C, Scicchitano, C, De Franceschi, M, Calbucci, G, Ripani, R, Cuneo, G, Corsi, S, Romeo, F, Lesina, A, Comoglio, M, Bonetto, C, Robusto, A, Nada, E, Asprino, V, Cetraro, R, Impieri, M, Lucchese, G, Donnarumma, G, Tizio, B, Lenza, L, Paraggio, P, Tomasi, F, Dozio, N, Scalambra, E, Mannucci, E, Lamanna, C, Cignarelli, M, Macchia, O, Fariello, S, Sorrentino, M, Franzetti, I, Radin, R, Annunziata, F, Bonabello, L, Durante, A, Dolcino, M, Gallo, F, Mazzucchelli, C, Aleo, A, Melga, P, Briatore, L, Maggi, D, Storace, D, Cecoli, F, D'Ugo, E, Pupillo, M, Baldassarre, M, Salvati, F, Minnucci, A, De Luca, A, Zugaro, A, Santarelli, L, Bosco, A, Petrella, V, La Verghetta, G, D'Andrea, S, Giuliani, A, Polidoro, W, Sperandio, A, Sciarretta, F, Pezzella, A, Carlone, A, Potenziani, S, Venditti, C, Foffi, C, Carbone, S, Cipolloni, L, Moretti, C, Leto, G, Serra, R, Petrachi, F, Romano, I, Lacaria, E, Russo, L, Goretti, C, Sannino, C, Dolci, M, Bruselli, L, Mori, M, Baccetti, F, Del Freo, M, Cucinotta, D, Giunta, L, Ruffo, M, Cannizzaro, D, Pintaudi, B, Perrone, G, Pata, P, Ragonese, F, Lettina, G, Mancuso, T, Coppolino, A, Piatti, P, Monti, L, Stuccillo, M, Lucotti, P, Setola, M, Crippa, G, Loi, C, Oldani, M, Bottalico, M, Pellegata, B, Bonomo, M, Menicatti, L, Resi, V, Bertuzzi, F, Disoteo, E, Pizzi, G, Annuzzi, G, Capaldo, B, Nappo, R, Auciello, S, Turco, A, Costagliola, L, Corte, G, Vallefuoco, P, Nappi, F, Vitale, M, Cocozza, S, Ciano, O, Massimino, E, Garofalo, N, Avogaro, A, Guarneri, G, Fedele, D, Sartore, G, Chilelli, N, Burlina, S, Bonsembiante, B, Galluzzo, A, Torregrossa, V, Mancastroppa, G, Arsenio, L, Cioni, F, Caronna, S, Papi, M, Santeusanio, F, Calagreti, G, Timi, A, Tantucci, A, Marino, C, Ginestra, F, Di Biagio, R, Taraborelli, M, Miccoli, R, Bianchi, C, Garofolo, M, Politi, K, Penno, G, Livraga, S, Calzoni, F, Corsini, E, Tedeschi, A, Gagliano, M, Ippolito, G, Salutini, E, Cervellino, F, Natale, M, Salvatore, V, Zampino, A, Sinisi, R, Arcangeli, A, Zogheri, A, Guizzotti, S, Longo, R, Pellicano, F, Scolozzi, P, Termine, S, Luberto, A, Ballardini, G, Trojani, C, Mazzuca, P, Bruglia, M, Ciamei, M, Genghini, S, Zannoni, C, Rangel, G, Salvi, L, Zappaterreno, A, Cordone, S, Simonelli, P, Meggiorini, M, Frasheri, A, Di Pippo, C, Maglio, C, Mazzitelli, G, Rinaldi, M, Galli, A, Romano, M, D'Angelo, P, Suraci, C, Bacci, S, Palena, A, Genovese, S, Mancino, M, Rondinelli, M, Capone, F, Calabretto, E, Bulgheroni, M, Bucciarelli, L, Ceccarelli, E, Fondelli, C, Santacroce, C, Guarino, E, Nigi, L, Lalli, C, Di Vizia, G, Scarponi, M, Montani, V, Di Bernardino, P, Romagni, P, Dolcetti, K, Forte, E, Tamburo, L, Perin, P, Prinzis, T, Gruden, G, Bruno, G, Zucco, C, Perotta, M, Marena, S, Monsignore, S, Panero, F, Ponzi, F, Carpinteri, R, Casagrande, M, Coletti, M, Balini, A, Filopanti, M, Madaschi, S, Pulcina, A, Grimaldi, F, Venturini, G, Agus, S, Pagnutti, S, Guidotti, F, Cavarape, A, Cigolini, M, Pichiri, I, Brangani, C, Fainelli, G, Tomasetto, E, Zoppini, G, Galletti, A, Perrone, D, Capra, C, Bianchini, F, Ceseri, M, Di Nardo, B, Sasso, E, Bartolomei, B, Suliman, I, Fabbri, G, Romano, G, Maturo, N, Nunziata, G, Capobianco, G, De Simone, G, Villa, V, Rota, G, Pentangelo, C, Carbonara, O, Caiazzo, G, Cutolo, M, Sorrentino, T, Mastrilli, V, Amelia, U, Masi, S, Corigliano, G, Gaeta, I, Armentano, V, Calatola, P, Capuano, G, Angiulli, B, Auletta, P, Petraroli, E, Iodice, C, Agrusta, M, Vaccaro O., Masulli M., Nicolucci A., Bonora E., Del Prato S., Maggioni A. P., Rivellese A. A., Squatrito S., Giorda C. B., Sesti G., Mocarelli P., Lucisano G., Sacco M., Signorini S., Cappellini F., Perriello G., Babini A. C., Lapolla A., Gregori G., Giordano C., Corsi L., Buzzetti R., Clemente G., Di Cianni G., Iannarelli R., Cordera R., La Macchia O., Zamboni C., Scaranna C., Boemi M., Iovine C., Lauro D., Leotta S., Dall'Aglio E., Cannarsa E., Tonutti L., Pugliese G., Bossi A. C., Anichini R., Dotta F., Di Benedetto A., Citro G., Antenucci D., Ricci L., Giorgino F., Santini C., Gnasso A., De Cosmo S., Zavaroni D., Vedovato M., Consoli A., Calabrese M., di Bartolo P., Fornengo P., Riccardi G., D'Angelo F., Giansanti R., Tanase L., Lanari L., Testa I., Pancani F., Ranchelli A., Vagheggi P., Scatona A., Fontana L., Laviola L., Tarantino L., Ippolito C., Gigantelli V., Manicone M., Conte E., Trevisan R., Rota R., Dodesini A. R., Reggiani G. 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Background The best treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes in whom treatment with metformin alone fails to achieve adequate glycaemic control is debated. We aimed to compare the long-term effects of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas, given in addition to metformin, on cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods TOSCA.IT was a multicentre, randomised, pragmatic clinical trial, in which patients aged 50–75 years with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy (2–3 g per day) were recruited from 57 diabetes clinics in Italy. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1), by permuted blocks randomisation (block size 10), stratified by site and previous cardiovascular events, to add-on pioglitazone (15–45 mg) or a sulfonylurea (5–15 mg glibenclamide, 2–6 mg glimepiride, or 30–120 mg gliclazide, in accordance with local practice). The trial was unblinded, but event adjudicators were unaware of treatment assignment. The primary outcome, assessed with a Cox proportional-hazards model, was a composite of first occurrence of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, or urgent coronary revascularisation, assessed in the modified intention-to-treat population (all randomly assigned participants with baseline data available and without any protocol violations in relation to inclusion or exclusion criteria). This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00700856. Findings Between Sept 18, 2008, and Jan 15, 2014, 3028 patients were randomly assigned and included in the analyses. 1535 were assigned to pioglitazone and 1493 to sulfonylureas (glibenclamide 24 [2%], glimepiride 723 [48%], gliclazide 745 [50%]). At baseline, 335 (11%) participants had a previous cardiovascular event. The study was stopped early on the basis of a futility analysis after a median follow-up of 57·3 months. The primary outcome occurred in 105 patients (1·5 per 100 person-years) who were given pioglitazone and 108 (1·5 p

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45. Structural and Functional Analyses of Spinach Ferredoxin:Thioredoxin Reductase

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Schürmann, P., primary, Gardet-Salvi, L., additional, Stritt-Etter, A.-L., additional, Li, J., additional, Chow, L.-P., additional, Iwadate, H., additional, Yano, K., additional, Kamo, M., additional, Tsugita, A., additional, Hirasawa, M., additional, Knaff, D. B., additional, Salamon, Z., additional, Tollin, G., additional, Staples, C. R., additional, Ameyibor, E., additional, Fu, W., additional, and Johnson, M. K., additional

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1995
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46. 624 Is TAVI a useful procedure in paradoxical low flow-low gradient aortic stenosis? A long-term mortality study

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Fusini, L, primary, Muratori, M, additional, Corrieri, N, additional, Capodaglio, I, additional, Tamborini, G, additional, Ghulam Ali, S, additional, Italiano, G, additional, Gripari, P, additional, Salvi, L, additional, Roberto, M, additional, Fabbiocchi, F, additional, Agrifoglio, M, additional, Bartorelli, A L, additional, Alamanni, F, additional, and Pepi, M, additional

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48. P927Long-term mortality in patients with paradoxical low-flow low-gradient versus normal-flow high-gradient aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

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Fusini, L, primary, Muratori, M, additional, Tamborini, G, additional, Ghulam Ali, S, additional, Gripari, P, additional, Salvi, L, additional, Roberto, M, additional, Trabattoni, P, additional, Agrifoglio, M, additional, Bartorelli, A L, additional, Alamanni, F, additional, and Pepi, M, additional

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49. Detecting gravitational waves with atomic sensors

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Rosi, G., Vicere, A., Cacciapuoti, L., D'Amico, G., Hu, L., Jain, M., Poli, N., Salvi, L., Sorrentino, F., Wang, E., and Tino, G. M.

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Gravitational waves, atom interferometers, atom interferometers, gravitational waves, atom interferometry, strontium, Gravitational waves
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50. Platelet count does not predict bleeding in cirrhotic patients: Results from the PRO-LIVER Study

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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.

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2018

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