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1. The Role of Artificial Intelligence on Tumor Boards: Perspectives from Surgeons, Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists

Author: Valerio Nardone, Federica Marmorino, Marco Maria Germani, Natalia Cichowska-Cwalińska, Vittorio Salvatore Menditti, Paolo Gallo, Vittorio Studiale, Ada Taravella, Matteo Landi, Alfonso Reginelli, Salvatore Cappabianca, Sergii Girnyi, Tomasz Cwalinski, Virginia Boccardi, Aman Goyal, Jaroslaw Skokowski, Rodolfo J. Oviedo, Adel Abou-Mrad, and Luigi Marano
Subjects: artificial intelligence in oncology, multidisciplinary tumor boards, clinical decision support systems, personalized cancer treatment, data-driven oncology, AI-enhanced cancer care, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
Abstract: The integration of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is fundamental in delivering state-of-the-art cancer treatment, facilitating collaborative diagnosis and management by a diverse team of specialists. Despite the clear benefits in personalized patient care and improved outcomes, the increasing burden on MTBs due to rising cancer incidence and financial constraints necessitates innovative solutions. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical field offers a promising avenue to support clinical decision-making. This review explores the perspectives of clinicians dedicated to the care of cancer patients—surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists—on the application of AI within MTBs. Additionally, it examines the role of AI across various clinical specialties involved in cancer diagnosis and treatment. By analyzing both the potential and the challenges, this study underscores how AI can enhance multidisciplinary discussions and optimize treatment plans. The findings highlight the transformative role that AI may play in refining oncology care and sustaining the efficacy of MTBs amidst growing clinical demands.
Published: 2024
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2. The comprehensive geriatric assessment in emergency and intensive unit settings

Author: Mariagiovanna Cozza, Annalisa Paglia, Simone Dini, Vincenzo Di Francesco, Pierluigi Dal Santo, and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: Comprehensive geriatric assessment, emergency department, intensive care unit, delirium, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: This review discusses the challenges that hospitals face when caring for older patients in emergency departments and intensive care units. Beyond chronic diseases, the older person is often affected by acute events, which require, in addition to the typical knowledge of emergency medicine and anesthesia, the holistic and targeted approach of the comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency room and intensive care setting. With Italy’s health centers struggling to manage the increasing pressure of patients, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for a geriatric approach to address this challenge. This review outlines the Geriatric 5Ms Model of Care, which addresses five domains, and the Domain Management Model, which provides acute medical management.
Published: 2024
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3. Position paper on essential strategies for healthy aging: focus on preventing sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases from the 38th National Congress of the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory (SIGOT)

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Francesco Vetta, Luca Cipriani, Andrea Fabbo, Alberto Cella, Moira Ceci, Margherita Azzini, Claudia Bauco, Giuseppe Benati, Alberto Castagna, Maria Lia Lunardelli, Patrizia Mecocci, Michela Passamonte, Marcello Romano, Salvatore Tardi, Liliana Mazza, Gianluca Ottomanelli, Piero Secreto, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Nicola Vargas, Filippo Luca Fimognari, and Lorenzo Palleschi
Subjects: Aging, frailty, health, longevity, sarcopenia, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: Italy’s demographic setting is rapidly evolving and is characterized by a substantial increase in the older population segment. This trend, driven by prolonged life expectancy and declining birth rates, positions Italy as a leader in global aging patterns. The 38th National Congress of the Società Italiana di Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio (SIGOT), held in Rome, underlined the importance of addressing the health needs of this aging population, particularly focusing on preventing sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases. Recent data challenge the notion of functional decline as an inevitable consequence of aging, highlighting the interplay of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors in modulating health outcomes. Sarcopenia, a prevalent condition and biological substrate of frailty, significantly impacts physical function and mortality rates, necessitating behavioral interventions to mitigate its effects. Physical exercise emerges as a key strategy for maintaining cardiovascular health and reducing the risk of arrhythmias, prevalent in older age groups. However, the complex relationship between physical activity intensity, age, and cardiovascular risk underlines the importance of tailored interventions and preliminary screenings. Looking ahead, proactive measures such as enhanced screening, promoting lifelong healthy habits, research and innovation, robust community support systems, and adaptable policies are essential to address the multifaceted challenges posed by an aging population. With this consensus paper, we aimed to summarize the key messages from the three intensive days of the SIGOT National Congress.
Published: 2024
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4. Enteral nutrition for elderly patients in intensive care unit settings

Author: Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Aurora Vitali, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Virginia Boccardi, Vincenzo Gianturco, and Giulia Musatti
Subjects: Enteral nutrition, intensive care unit, elderly, malnutrition, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: Nutrition plays a fundamental role in the management of frail elderly patients. Indeed, effective management can reduce common pathological situations, such as malnutrition, refeeding syndrome, and aspiration pneumonia, which can increase morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit settings. To optimize this management, it is essential to have knowledge of basic aspects such as timing, route, and composition of nutrition, as well as the prevention and management of the most common adverse events.
Published: 2024
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5. Hyponatremia: practical considerations in the acute geriatric setting

Author: Aurora Vitali, Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Virginia Boccardi, and Mattia Brunori
Subjects: Hyponatremia, frailty, elderly, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: In older adults, hyponatremia often represents a medical emergency and is frequently associated with neurological manifestations or symptomatic pictures that the clinician mistakes for other pathologies. This paper deals with some practical considerations in the assessment and management of hyponatremia in older adults in the acute care setting, following the clinical discussion that took place at the Soave (Italy) meeting convened by the scientific committee of the Italian Society of Geriatrics Hospital and Territory.
Published: 2024
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6. Clinical nutrition in surgical oncology: Young AIOM-AIRO-SICO multidisciplinary national survey on behalf of NutriOnc research group

Author: Luigi Marano, Federica Marmorino, Isacco Desideri, Ludovico Carbone, Alessandro Rizzo, Viola Salvestrini, Franco Roviello, Saverio Cinieri, Vittorio Donato, Raffaele De Luca, NutriOnc Research Group, Silvia Sofia, Marco Milone, Benedetto Ielpo, Maria Teresa Mita, Silvia Ministrini, Mario Giuffrida, Roberta Tutino, Caterina Baldi, Giampaolo Perri, Anna Stella Lippolis, Chiara Marafante, Giusy Giannandrea, Marco Vito Marino, Letizia Laface, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Aldrighetti, Nicola de’Angelis, Nick Salimian, Marco Caricato, Gianluca Pellino, Sara Vertaldi, Federica Cipriani, Gabriella Teresa Capolupo, Antonio Costanzo, Letizia Santandrea, Gaetano Gallo, Andrea Belli, Laura Mastrangelo, Fausto Rosa, Nicolò Pecorelli, Graziella Marino, Alessio Giordano, Nicola Cillara, Maria Lemma, Francesco Pata, Federico Cammillini, Gianmario Edoardo Poto, Giulia Grassi, Donato Francesco Altomare, Arcangelo Picciariello, Lorenzo Petagna, Luca Ippolito, Elio Treppiedi, Daniele Delogu, Abdallah Moukachar, Stefano Granieri, Giuseppe Cuticone, Osvaldo Carpineto Samorani, Daniela Rega, Leonardo Solaini, Stefano de Pascale, Francesca Ascari, Michele Manigrasso, Simona Badalucco, Salvatore Paiella, Sara Coppola, Roberta Iadarola, Giovanna Di Meo, Isacco Montroni, Fabio Vistoli, Valentina Ferraro, Edoardo Saladino, Federico Fazio, Roberta Rota, Francesco Orlando, Simone Famularo, Cinzia Bizzoca, Giorgio Dalmonte, Marco Inama, Luigi Verre, Leandro Siragusa, Casoni Pattacini Gianmaria, Michele Benedetti, Nicolò Tamini, Cristian Conti, Giorgio Ammerata, Serena Mantova, Vito Leonardo Pinto, Arianna Corvasce, Giorgio Micheletti, Teresa Perra, Marco Pellicciaro, Marco Materazzo, Michele Zuolo, Emanuele Doria, Antonio Brillantino, Luca Del Prete, Andrea Muratore, Claudio Luciani, Giulia Turri, Fabio Casciani, Giuliani Giuseppe, Graziana Barile, Oldrà Gaia, Valeria Restaino, Simona Deidda, Michele Ammendola, Andrea Fares Bucci, Patrizia Marsanic, Dario Cassetti, Luca Resca, Daniele Fusario, Eleonora Andreucci, Anna Michelotti, Brunella Amoruso, Isabella Franco, Laura Noto, Andrea Spallanzani, Raimondo Calogero Scalia, Teresa Del Giudice, Valeria Merz, Gianmarco Motta, Alessandro Parisi, Mikol Modesti, Antonella Argentiero, Debora Basile, Gianmarco Vannini, Carlotta Ottanelli, Salvatore Corallo, Eufemia Stefania Lutrino, Daniele Rossini, Federica Morano, Luigia Stefania Stucci, Costanza Winchler, Martina Catalano, Andrea Marini, Giuseppe Brisinda, Enrico Sammarco, Martina Carullo, Giandomenico Roviello, Mirko Barone, Maria Grazia Rodriquenz, Giuseppe Tirino, Alessia Amoruso, Anna Russo, Veronica Conca, Laura Orgiano, Sveva Macrini, Giulia Nazzicone, Maria Bensi, Martina Montesano, Emanuela Dell’Aquila, Andrea Sbrana, Beatrice Borelli, Lorenzo Fornaro, Lucrezia Raimondi, Valeria Zurlo, Mattia Garutti, Elena Ongaro, Arianna Pellegrino, Andrea lanese, Laura Bernardini, Alessandra Boccaccino, Patrizia Farina, Federica Buzzacchino, Angelica Petrillo, Ada Taravella, Vittorio Studiale, Paolo Ciracì, Giovanna Lovino, Dora Di Cosmo, Sabrina Montrone, Fabiana Gregucci, Luca Dominici, Alba Fiorentino, Filippo Carannante, Giambattista Siepe, Giampaolo Montesi, Manuele Roghi, Michele Aquilano, Andrea Romei, Ilaria Bonaparte, Roberta Grassi, Emma D’Ippolito, Giulio Frosini, Giuseppina De Marco, Gennaro Giovine, Chiara Mattioli, Ilaria Morelli, Victoria Lorenzetti, Matteo Mariotti, Carolina Orsatti, Vincenzo Troncone, Lorenzo Livi, Antonio Angrisani, Marco Banini, Teresa Di Pietro, Giuseppe Carlo Iorio, Iacopo Cavallo, Cecilia Cerbai, Valerio Nardone, Francesca De Felice, Consuelo Rosa, Giulia Stocchi, Sara Lucidi, Michele Ganovelli, Damiano Dei, Chiara Cascone, Anna Peru, Luisa Caprara, Lucia Angelini, Luca Visani, Giulio Francolini, Beatrice Bettazzi, Francesco Belia, Virginia Boccardi, Simone Serafini, Vincenzo Bottino, Luca Ferrario, Giuseppe Frazzetta, Felice Pirozzi, Gennaro Martines, Francesco Antonio Ciarleglio, Daniele Indiani, Giuliano Barugola, Luca Mazza, and Chiara Guarini
Subjects: clinical nutrition, cancer, malnutrition, nutritional assessment, survey, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641
Abstract: Malnutrition is a common condition in cancer patients which is usually associated with functional limitations, as well as increased morbidity and mortality. Based on the support of the young sections of Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) and Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO) merged into the NutriOnc Research Group, we performed a multidisciplinary national survey with the aim to define the awareness of nutritional issues among healthcare professionals delivering anticancer care. The questionnaire was organized in four sections, as follows: Knowledge and practices regarding Nutritional Management of cancer patients; Timing of screening and assessment of Nutritional Status; Nutritional Treatment and prescription criteria; Immunonutrition and educational topics. The modules focused on esophagogastric, hepato-bilio-pancreatic and colorectal malignancies. Overall, 215 physicians completed the survey. As regards the management of Nutritional Status of cancer patients, many responders adopted the ERAS program (49.3%), while a consistent number of professionals did not follow a specific validated nutritional care protocol (41.8%), mainly due to lack of educational courses (14.5%) and financial support (15.3%). Nearly all the included institutions had a multidisciplinary team (92%) to finalize the treatment decision-making. Cancer patients routinely underwent nutritional screening according to 57.2% of interviewed physicians. The timing of nutritional assessment was at diagnosis (37.8%), before surgery (25.9%), after surgery (16.7%), before radiochemotherapy (13.5%) and after radiochemotherapy (7%). Most of the responders reported that nutritional status was assessed throughout the duration of cancer treatments (55.6%). An important gap between current delivery and need of nutritional assessment persists. The development of specific and defined care protocols and the adherence to these tools may be the key to improving nutritional support management in clinical practice.
Published: 2023
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7. Enriching Lives: Geriatricians’ Mission of Supportive Care for Older Persons

Author: Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: aging, care, diseases, frailty, geriatrics, palliative, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: The growing older population, the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses, and the pressing need to enhance the quality of end-of-life care have underscored the importance for geriatricians to focus on supportive and palliative measures. Within this context, the emphasis on delivering comprehensive and person-centered care has become crucial, ensuring that individuals not only receive medical treatment but also experience comfort during chronic illness and in their final days. Nevertheless, a significant number of older individuals often find themselves in hospitals during their last moments, sometimes undergoing aggressive medical interventions even when facing terminal conditions. The challenge lies in the early recognition of the end-of-life phase, initiating timely supportive and palliative care in conjunction with conventional treatments, adopting a multidisciplinary approach, and providing crucial support to grieving family members. Despite being a relatively recent field, geriatric palliative care (GPC) still requires further development. With this perspective, I aimed to shed light on the challenges and best practices for enhancing care for individuals facing chronic critical illnesses and frailty.
Published: 2023
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8. The Potential of Fasting-Mimicking Diet as a Preventive and Curative Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Martina Pigliautile, Anna Giulia Guazzarini, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Alzheimer, diet, health span, nutrition, prevention, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract: This review examines the potential of fasting-mimicking diets (FMDs) in preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease (AD). FMDs are low-calorie diets that mimic the physiological and metabolic effects of fasting, including the activation of cellular stress response pathways and autophagy. Recent studies have shown that FMDs can reduce amyloid-beta accumulation, tau phosphorylation, and inflammation, as well as improve cognitive function in animal models of AD. Human studies have also reported improvements in AD biomarkers, cognitive functions, and subjective well-being measures following FMDs. However, the optimal duration and frequency of FMDs and their long-term safety and efficacy remain to be determined. Despite these uncertainties, FMDs hold promise as a non-pharmacological approach to AD prevention and treatment, and further research in this area is warranted.
Published: 2023
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9. Intermediate Care in Italy: Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities for Person-Tailored Care

Author: Virginia Boccardi and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: aging, challenge, frailty, geriatrics, healthcare, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: The concept of intermediate care is gaining increasing recognition in Italy as a critical strategy for improving quality of care and promoting the integration of healthcare services across different settings. This is driven by demographic changes and the growing prevalence of chronic conditions. One of the key challenges in delivering intermediate care in Italy is ensuring that care is person-tailored, which requires a shift towards a more holistic approach that prioritizes individual preferences and values. This requires greater collaboration and communication across different healthcare settings and a coordinated approach to the delivery of care that promotes innovation and the use of technology to support remote monitoring and care delivery. Despite these challenges, intermediate care offers significant opportunities with which to enhance the quality of care, reduce healthcare costs, and promote social cohesion as well as community engagement. Overall, a coordinated and comprehensive approach is required to address the challenges and opportunities associated with intermediate care and to deliver person-tailored care that improves health outcomes as well as sustainability in Italy.
Published: 2023
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10. The use of eHealth and digital technologies in the Italian geriatric practice: a survey of the Italian Geriatric Society (SIGOT)

Author: Alberto Cella, Erica Volta, Jacopo Demurtas, Renato Zaccaria, Moira Ceci, Andrea Pilotto, Virginia Boccardi, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Custodero, Francesco Vetta, Marina Barbagelata, Nicola Veronese, and Alberto Pilotto
Subjects: Elderly, gerontology, technology, tele-medicine, tele-assistance, survey., Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: e-Health technologies may potentially improve healthcare assistance for frail elderly subjects. However, despite the interest and potential benefits of the field, research highlighted that several challenges remain, such as scarce wide spreading of information and communication technology technologies among the elderly and infrastructural difficulties. The aim of this survey was to assess to what extent digital technologies are widespread and used among Italian geriatricians. We conducted an online survey addressed to geriatricians, from the SIGOT (The Italian Geriatric Society) website, collecting the 78 completed questionnaires. We then analyzed with descriptive statistics the data. Results showed a still scarce use of digital technologies in geriatric practice in Italy. However, more than 60% of the SIGOT geriatricians who participated in the survey responded that the use of digital technology had increased significantly due to COVID-19 pandemic and for 80% of the members, the priority areas for the use of technologies for the care and treatment of the elderly are the management of chronic diseases and the prevention of hospitalization.
Published: 2021
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11. Cachexia and advanced dementia

Author: Cecilia Minaglia, Chiara Giannotti, Virginia Boccardi, Patrizia Mecocci, Gianluca Serafini, Patrizio Odetti, and Fiammetta Monacelli
Subjects: Advanced dementia, Cachexia, Failure to thrive, Frailty, Sarcopenia, Supportive care, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, RC925-935, Human anatomy, QM1-695
Abstract: Abstract Cachexia is a complex metabolic process that is associated with several end‐stage organ diseases. It is known to be also associated with advanced dementia, although the pathophysiologic mechanisms are still largely unknown. The present narrative review is aimed at presenting recent insights concerning the pathophysiology of weight loss and wasting syndrome in dementia, the putative mechanisms involved in the dysregulation of energy balance, and the interplay among the chronic clinical conditions of sarcopenia, malnutrition, and frailty in the elderly. We discuss the clinical implications of these new insights, with particular attention to the challenging question of nutritional needs in advanced dementia and the utility of tube feeding in order to optimize the management of end‐stage dementia.
Published: 2019
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12. Serum interleukin-6 levels are higher in old age subjects with Alzheimer’s dementia

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Marta Baroni, Roberta Cecchetti, Michela Scamosci, Patrizia Bastiani, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Aging, older, dementia, interleukin- 6, infection., Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: Elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels have been found positively associated with markers of physical frailty as well as identified as a potential biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thus, we explored the levels of plasma IL-6 at baseline in a cohort of older subjects with or without cognitive impairment, which results may have also implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) clinical management. This is a retrospective study including a cohort of over 60 years old-age subjects, 72 healthy controls, 95 mild cognitive impairment, and 73 AD were included in the study. Plasma IL-6 was measured in all subjects. The sample population included 240 subjects, mostly women with a mean age of 78.61±6.30 (range: 60-93) years. Age significantly correlated with IL-6 plasma levels (r=0.204, P=0.002) even after controlling by gender. No difference was found in body mass index (BMI), nutritional status (assessed by mini nutritional assessment), and comorbidity indices (cumulative illness rating scaleseverity and comorbidity index) among groups. Instead, IL-6 significantly differed, having patients affected by AD higher levels compared to the other groups. Final linear regression analysis showed that independently of age, gender, BMI, nutritional status, number of clinically relevant concomitant diseases, the diagnosis of AD was associated with higher IL-6 plasma levels. These data indicate that serum IL-6 is more elevated in AD, supporting that IL-6 may have also a potential role in response to COVID-19 in old age subjects with cognitive impairment.
Published: 2021
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13. COVID-19: when, along with aging, sex matters

Author: Virginia Boccardi and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Aging, older, COVID-19, sex, frailty, geriatrics., Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: Older persons are more susceptible to infection due to the age-related immunologic changes and the state of constitutive lowgrade inflammation. The rate of complications from the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its related coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is significantly higher in the elderly, with men as the most affected. It is known that women, in general, are less susceptible to viral infections complications thanks to three main differences in sex chromosomes, innate immunity, and steroid hormones. COVID-19 epidemiology in Italy further support that older women, even if frailer, may experience lower mortality than men, which extends the ‘male-female health-survival paradox’ to acutely ill patient groups.
Published: 2020
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14. Differential Associations of IL-4 With Hippocampal Subfields in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Eric Westman, Luca Pelini, Olof Lindberg, J-Sebastian Muehlboeck, Andrew Simmons, Roberto Tarducci, Piero Floridi, Pietro Chiarini, Hilkka Soininen, Iwona Kloszewska, Magda Tsolaki, Bruno Vellas, Christian Spenger, Lars-Olof Wahlund, Simon Lovestone, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: aging, Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, inflammation, inflammatory markers, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
Abstract: Background/Aims: We aimed to assess the association between in volumetric measures of hippocampal sub-regions – in healthy older controls (HC), subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD- with circulating levels of IL-4.Methods: From AddNeuroMed Project 113 HC, 101 stable MCI (sMCI), 22 converter MCI (cMCI) and 119 AD were included. Hippocampal subfield volumes were analyzed using Freesurfer 6.0.0 on high-resolution sagittal 3D-T1W MP-RAGE acquisitions. Plasmatic IL-4 was measured using ELISA assay.Results: IL-4 was found to be (a) positively associate with left subiculum volume (β = 0.226, p = 0.037) in sMCI and (b) negatively associate with left subiculum volume (β = -0.253, p = 0.011) and left presubiculum volume (β = -0.257, p = 0.011) in AD.Conclusion: Our results indicate a potential neuroprotective effect of IL-4 on the areas of the hippocampus more vulnerable to aging and neurodegeneration.
Published: 2019
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15. COVID-19: A Geriatric Emergency

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Carmelinda Ruggiero, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: aging, older, COVID-19, frailty, geriatrics, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: The older Italian population is posing a challenge in the number of deaths for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to previous data from China, pre-existing health conditions dramatically increase the risk of dying from COVID-19. The presence of multiple diseases in older patients may be considered as a mark of frailty, which increases the person’s vulnerability to stress and impairs the multisystemic compensatory effort to restore homeostasis. The clinical complexity associated with the management of frailty may increase the risk of complications during infection as well as the lack of the early recognition of atypical symptoms. There is an urgent need to share expertise and clinical management skills with geriatricians as well as the need for early diagnosis to start treatment at the earliest convenience in the community, with the aim to avoid the collapse of intensive care units.
Published: 2020
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16. The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age

Author: Virginia Boccardi and Luigi Marano
Subjects: ageing, challenge, surgery, frailty, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: In the last fifty years, there has been a great improvement in social and health conditions. This have led to a significant increase in human lifespan as never seen before. In Italy, older persons are the fastest growing sector of society, mainly due to scientific progress but also to a decrease in the natality rate. According to the latest WHO data published in 2018, life expectancy in Italy is 80.5 for males and 84.9 for females, with a total life expectancy of 82.9 [...]
Published: 2020
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17. Dementia in the old age: a gloomy wood later in life

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Lucia Paolacci, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Alzheimer’s disease, brain aging, cognitive impairment, dementia, oldest old., Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: Dementia incidence is growing at an impressive rate worldwide, mostly affecting old age subjects. Looking and considering the disease as the same in younger adult does not seem the successful way to find a proper solution regarding prevention and therapy this since there are too many differences between these two forms from biological to clinical aspects. Three question arises from a deep reflection on dementia in the oldest old: i) if it is a continuum with physiological brain aging; ii) what are the linking mechanisms underlining the disease and brain normal aging; iii) if or how it is possible to prevent or manage the disease differently in this population. We strongly believe that dementia is not an inevitable result of ageing, but when it appears in the oldest olds, it assumes distinctive characteristics of a geriatric syndrome where etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, course of the disease and management require a patient-tailored approach that can not be separated from a careful multidimensional evaluation.
Published: 2018
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18. Biomarkers of dementia: from bench to clinical side

Author: Patrizia Mecocci, Lucia Paolacci, and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: Alzheimer’s dementia, cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, plasma biomarkers, metabolomics., Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: To date Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) is defined biologically, by neuropathologic change, and clinically treating cognitive impairment as a symptom of the disease rather than the definition of the disease. This approach underlines the complexity of such a disease and should enhance efforts to identify a sensitive but easy to get biomarker that will play a key role when innovative and efficacious treatment for AD will be found because, then it will be possible to treat this disease before the onset of clinical symptoms. Several biomarkers have been studied in cerebrospinal fluid: amyloid beta 1-42 (Aβ1-42), total tau (t-tau), phospho-tau (ptau), Aβ1-42/t- tau ratio and Aβ1-42/p-tau ratio are currently revealed in clinical practice. In the next future, it would be useful to dose biomarkers in less invasive samples (such as blood or urine) as like as to use OMICs technologies, including proteomics and metabolomics, to find more predictive and diagnostic biomarkers for AD.
Published: 2018
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19. Population Ageing: The Need for a Care Revolution in a World 2.0

Author: Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: ageing, challenge, disease, frailty, care, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: In recent years, we have seen a substantial improvement in social and health conditions, with a significant increase in the human survival rate as never seen before [...]
Published: 2019
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20. Psychological Wellbeing and Healthy Aging: Focus on Telomeres

Author: Mariangela Boccardi and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: wellbeing, aging, telomeres, stress, longevity, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract: Stress and depression are known to modulate the aging process, and might also affect telomere biology. In fact, exposure to some biochemical pathways involved in stress-related depression may contribute to an ‘‘accelerated aging„ phenotype, as well as the incidence of age-related diseases, including metabolic disorders and dementia. Basic studies support the notion that the telomere and telomerase system plays a pivotal role in the aging process and disease promotion. Interestingly, short and dysfunctional telomeres are associated with reduced lifespan, as shown in animal models. In this context, telomeres are very sensitive to stress, mindset, and lifestyle, and their rescue may be sufficient to restore cell and organism viability. This mini-review discusses conceptual models of healthy and active aging and their relationship with telomere biology and mental health.
Published: 2019
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21. Telomerase gene therapy: a novel approach to combat aging

Author: Virginia Boccardi and Utz Herbig
Subjects: aging, cancer, healthspan, lifespan, telomerase, Medicine (General), R5-920, Genetics, QH426-470
Published: 2012
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22. Comorbidities and crash involvement among younger and older drivers.

Author: Michela Papa, Virginia Boccardi, Raffaele Prestano, Edith Angellotti, Manuela Desiderio, Luigi Marano, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, and Giuseppe Paolisso
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Previous studies identified comorbidities as predictors of older driver performance and driving pattern, while the direct impact of comorbidities on road crash risk in elderly drivers is still unknown. The present study is a cross-sectional aimed at investigating the association between levels of comorbidity and crash involvement in adult and elderly drivers. 327 drivers were stratified according to age range in two groups: elderly drivers (age ≥70 years old, referred as older) and adult drivers (age
Published: 2014
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23. Mediterranean diet, telomere maintenance and health status among elderly.

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Antonietta Esposito, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Raffaele Marfella, Michelangela Barbieri, and Giuseppe Paolisso
Subjects: Medicine, Science
Abstract: Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and rate of telomere shortening are known biomarkers of aging while, numerous studies showed that Mediterranean diet (MD) may boost longevity. We studied association between telomere length, telomerase activity and different adherence to MD and its effects on healthy status. The study was conducted in 217 elderly subjects stratified according Mediterranean diet score (MDS) in low adherence (MDS≤3), medium adherence (MDS 4-5) and high adherence (MDS≥6) groups. LTL was measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and telomerase activity by a PCR-ELISA protocol. High adherence group showed longer LTL (p = 0.003) and higher telomerase activity (p = 0.013) compared to others. Linear regression analysis including age, gender, smoking habit and MDS showed that MDS was independently associated with LTL (p = 0.024) and telomerase activity levels (p = 0.006). Telomerase activity was independently associated with LTL (p = 0.007) and negatively modulated by inflammation and oxidative stress. Indeed, telomerase levels were associated with healthy status independently of multiple covariates (p = 0.048). These results support a novel role of MD in promoting health-span suggesting that telomere maintenance, rather than LTL variability is the major determinant of healthy status among elderly.
Published: 2013
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24. Dementia, infections and vaccines: 30 years of controversy

Author: Fiona Ecarnot, Virginia Boccardi, Andrea Calcagno, Claudio Franceschi, Tamas Fülop, Ruth F. Itzhaki, Jean-Pierre Michel, Francesco Panza, Innocenzo Rainero, Vincenzo Solfrizzi, Andrea Ticinesi, Nicola Veronese, and Stefania Maggi
Subjects: Aging, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Abstract: This paper reports the proceedings of a virtual meeting convened by the European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA), to discuss the involvement of infectious disorders in the pathogenesis of dementia and neurological disorders leading to dementia. We recap how our view of the infectious etiology of dementia has changed over the last 30 years in light of emerging evidence, and we present evidence in support of the implication of infection in dementia, notably Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The bacteria and viruses thought to be responsible for neuroinflammation and neurological damage are reviewed. We then review the genetic basis for neuroinflammation and dementia, highlighting the genes that are currently the focus of investigation as potential targets for therapy. Next, we describe the antimicrobial hypothesis of dementia, notably the intriguing possibility that amyloid beta may itself possess antimicrobial properties. We further describe the clinical relevance of the gut–brain axis in dementia, the mechanisms by which infection can move from the intestine to the brain, and recent findings regarding dysbiosis patterns in patients with AD. We review the involvement of specific pathogens in neurological disorders, i.e. SARS-CoV-2, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), and influenza. Finally, we look at the role of vaccination to prevent dementia. In conclusion, there is a large body of evidence supporting the involvement of various infectious pathogens in the pathogenesis of dementia, but large-scale studies with long-term follow-up are needed to elucidate the role that infection may play, especially before subclinical or clinical disease is present.
Published: 2023

25. Hypomagnesemia and incident delirium in hospitalized older persons

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Sara Ercolani, Rocco Serra, Valentina Bubba, Alessandro Piccolo, Michela Scamosci, Alfredo Villa, Carmelinda Ruggiero, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Older, Aging, Geriatrics, Delirium, Magnesium, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Nutrition
Abstract: Background Altered serum magnesium (Mg) levels in older persons have been hypothesized to have a role in predicting hospitalization and mortality. Hypomagnesemia and delirium are frequent problems in older patients, but no study has evaluated such an association in acute geriatric setting. Aims We investigated the impact of hypomagnesemia on the incidence of delirium in an acute geriatric setting. Methods This retrospective study was conducted on 209 older hospitalized patients. All subjects underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment. Mg was measured in serum by routine laboratory methods. The presence of incident delirium was determined by the 4AT screening tool. A logistic regression model was used to assess the association between serum Mg and delirium controlling for multiple covariates. Results 209 patients (77.9% women) were included in the study. The mean age of the participants was 85.7 ± 6.50 years (range 65–100). 27 subjects (12.9%) developed delirium during the hospitalization, with no difference between genders. Subjects with delirium had lower serum magnesium levels than those without (1.88 ± 0.34 versus 2.04 ± 0.28; p = 0.009). Delirium risk was significantly higher in patients with lower serum magnesium levels (OR 5.80 95% CI 1.450–23.222; p = 0.013), independent of multiple covariates. Conclusion Our data show that low serum Mg level is a good predictor of incident delirium in acute geriatric settings. Present findings have relevant implications for clinical management, highlighting the need for analyzing Mg concentration carefully. Whether Mg supplementation in patients with hypomagnesemia could lead to delirium prevention and/or control needs further investigation.
Published: 2023

26. Dealing with dehydration in hospitalized oldest persons: accuracy of the calculated serum osmolarity

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Carla Caponi, Anna Rita Bianco, Marco Tagliavento, Michele Francesco Croce, Michela Scamosci, Carmelinda Ruggiero, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Male, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Dehydration, Osmolar Concentration, Hydration, Osmolarity, Blood Urea Nitrogen, Hospital, Elderly, Creatinine, Humans, Female, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aged, Retrospective Studies
Abstract: Assessment of hydration status is complex and difficult to detect in older persons. Different methods have been developed to determine hydration status in clinical settings, but their diagnostic accuracy remains questionable.The aim of this study was to determine and compare the diagnostic accuracy of all methods routinely used in acute settings to detect dehydration in a cohort of hospitalized oldest-old persons, using as primary reference standard blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to creatinine ratio. This retrospective study was conducted on 59 oldest-old subjects at hospital admission in an acute setting, with complete physical, biochemical, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and ultrasound assessment, including inferior vena cava diameters.Fifty-nine (45 women/14 men) subjects, with a mean age of 87.4 ± 5.9 years, were studied. Based on the value of the BUN/creatinine ratio, the whole population was divided into hyperhydrated (n = 10), normohydrated (n = 42), and dehydrated (n = 7) groups. Among parameters indicating the hydration status, serum sodium levels (p 0.0001), serum chloride levels (p = 0.010), calculated plasma osmolarity (p 0.0001), and fat mass (FM) (p = 0.030) differed significantly among groups. A ROC analysis showed that the highest and most significant value for dehydration detection was the calculated plasma osmolarity (AUC: 0.820, p = 0.013), which significantly correlated with clinical parameters including heart rate (r = 0.300; p = 0.021), capillary refill (r = 0.379; p = 0.013) and systolic blood pressure (r = - 0.261; p = 0.046).The measurement of calculated serum osmolarity is simple and inexpensive and may quickly provide high sensitivity and specificity indication of dehydration in hospitalized oldest-old persons.
Published: 2022

27. Handgrip strength predicts length of hospital stay in an abdominal surgical setting: the role of frailty beyond age

Author: Luigi Marano, Ludovico Carbone, Gianmario Edoardo Poto, Margherita Gambelli, Leonelle Lore Nguefack Noudem, Giulia Grassi, Fabiana Manasci, Giulia Curreri, Alessandra Giuliani, Riccardo Piagnerelli, Vinno Savelli, Daniele Marrelli, Franco Roviello, and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: Aged, 80 and over, Male, Hospital stay, Aging, Hand Strength, Frailty, Frail Elderly, Length of Stay, Prognosis, Handgrip strength, Humans, Female, Geriatrics and Gerontology, General surgery, Aged, Retrospective Studies
Abstract: Background Chronological age per se cannot be considered a prognostic risk factor for outcomes after elective surgery, whereas frailty could be. A simple and easy-to-get marker for frailty, such as handgrip strength (HGS), may support the surgeon in decision for an adequate healthcare plan. Aims The aims of this study were to: (1) determine the prevalence of frailty in an abdominal surgery setting independent of age; (2) evaluate the predictive validity of HGS for the length of hospital stay (LOS). Methods This is a retrospective study conducted in subjects who underwent abdominal surgical procedures. Only subjects with complete cognitive, functional, nutritional assessments and available measurement of HGS at admission were included. A final cohort of 108 patients were enrolled in the study. Results Subjects had a mean age of 67.8 ± 15.8 years (age range 19–93 years old) and were mostly men. According to Fried’s criteria, 17 (15.7%, 4F/13 M) were fit, 58 (23.7%; 24F/34 M) were pre-frail and 33 (30.6%; 20F/13 M) were frail. As expected, HGS significantly differed between groups having frail lower values as compared with pre-frail and fit persons (fit: 32.99 ± 10.34 kg; pre-frail: 27.49 ± 10.35 kg; frail: 15.96 ± 9.52 kg, p p = 0.020) independent of multiple covariates, including age. Discussion Most of the population undergoing abdominal surgery is pre-frail or frail. The measurement of handgrip strength is simple and inexpensive, and provides prognostic information for surgical outcomes. Muscle strength, as measured by handgrip dynamometry, is a strong predictor of LOS in a surgical setting.
Published: 2022

28. Truly unexplained falls after evaluation for syncope: A new diagnostic entity with severe prognosis

Author: Andrea Ungar, Alice Ceccofiglio, Chiara Mussi, Mario Bo, Giulia Rivasi, Martina Rafanelli, Anna Maria Martone, Giuseppe Bellelli, Franco Nicosia, Daniela Riccio, Virginia Boccardi, Elisabetta Tonon, Francesco Curcio, Francesco Landi, Pasquale Abete, Enrico Mossello, Ungar, A, Ceccofiglio, A, Mussi, C, Bo, M, Rivasi, G, Rafanelli, M, Martone, A, Bellelli, G, Nicosia, F, Riccio, D, Boccardi, V, Tonon, E, Curcio, F, Landi, F, Abete, P, Mossello, E, Ungar, A., Ceccofiglio, A., Mussi, C., Bo, M., Rivasi, G., Rafanelli, M., Martone, A. M., Bellelli, G., Nicosia, F., Riccio, D., Boccardi, V., Tonon, E., Curcio, F., Landi, F., Abete, P., and Mossello, E.
Subjects: Aged, 80 and over, Male, Prognosi, Prognosis, Syncopal fall, Syncope, Risk Factors, Dementia, Mortality, Unexplained fall, Internal Medicine, Humans, Female, Aged
Abstract: Objective: To compare one-year mortality risk associated with syncope and unexplained fall in older adults with dementia. Methods: 522 patients (aged >65 years) with dementia and history of transient loss of consciousness and/or unexplained falls were evaluated. The diagnosis of syncope was based on European Society of Cardiology guidelines. A “Syncopal Fall” was defined in patients with an initial clinical presentation of unexplained fall, but a final diagnosis of syncope after complete assessment. A “Truly Unexplained Fall” was defined in patients with an initial clinical presentation of unexplained fall, in whom a diagnosis of syncope had been excluded after the diagnostic work-up. One-year follow-up was assessed by phone interview. Results: Follow-up data were available for 501 participants (mean age 83 ± 6 years, 65% female). After a mean follow-up of 324 ± 93 days, death from any cause was reported in 188 participants (24%). Advanced age, male sex, cognitive and functional impairment were associated with a higher mortality rate. Patients with “Truly Unexplained Falls” had a higher mortality risk compared with syncope and “Syncopal Fall”. A diagnosis of “Truly Unexplained Falls” remained an independent predictor of one-year all-cause mortality in multivariate model. Conclusions: We propose the novel diagnostic category of “Truly Unexplained Fall”, resulting from the application of syncope guidelines to subjects with unexplained falls. This condition in older adults with dementia is a predictor of one-year all-cause mortality. For this new high risk profile, we advice a comprehensive geriatric assessment focused on risk factors for fall, aimed at a possible improvement of prognosis.
Published: 2022

29. Clinical nutrition in surgical oncology: Young AIOM-AIRO-SICO multidisciplinary national survey on behalf of NutriOnc research group

Author: Marano, Luigi, Marmorino, Federica, Desideri, Isacco, Carbone, Ludovico, Rizzo, Alessandro, Salvestrini, Viola, Roviello, Franco, Cinieri, Saverio, Donato, Vittorio, De Luca, Raffaele, Silvia, Sofia, Marco, Milone, Benedetto, Ielpo, Maria Teresa Mita, Silvia, Ministrini, Mario, Giuffrida, Roberta, Tutino, Caterina, Baldi, Giampaolo, Perri, Anna Stella Lippolis, Chiara, Marafante, Giusy, Giannandrea, Marco Vito Marino, Letizia, Laface, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca, Aldrighetti, Nicola, De'Angelis, Nick, Salimian, Marco, Caricato, Gianluca, Pellino, Sara, Vertaldi, Federica, Cipriani, Gabriella Teresa Capolupo, Antonio, Costanzo, Letizia, Santandrea, Gallo, Gaetano, Andrea, Belli, Laura, Mastrangelo, Fausto, Rosa, Nicolò, Pecorelli, Graziella, Marino, Alessio, Giordano, Nicola, Cillara, Maria, Lemma, Francesco, Pata, Federico, Cammillini, Gianmario Edoardo Poto, Giulia, Grassi, Donato Francesco Altomare, Arcangelo, Picciariello, Lorenzo, Petagna, Luca, Ippolito, Elio, Treppiedi, Daniele, Delogu, Abdallah, Moukachar, Stefano, Granieri, Giuseppe, Cuticone, Osvaldo Carpineto Samorani, Daniela, Rega, Leonardo, Solaini, Stefano de Pascale, Francesca, Ascari, Michele, Manigrasso, Simona, Badalucco, Salvatore, Paiella, Sara, Coppola, Roberta, Iadarola, Giovanna Di Meo, Isacco, Montroni, Fabio, Vistoli, Valentina, Ferraro, Edoardo, Saladino, Federico, Fazio, Roberta, Rota, Francesco, Orlando, Simone, Famularo, Cinzia, Bizzoca, Giorgio, Dalmonte, Marco, Inama, Luigi, Verre, Leandro, Siragusa, Casoni Pattacini Gianmaria, Michele, Benedetti, Nicolò, Tamini, Cristian, Conti, Giorgio, Ammerata, Serena, Mantova, Vito Leonardo Pinto, Arianna, Corvasce, Giorgio, Micheletti, Teresa, Perra, Marco, Pellicciaro, Marco, Materazzo, Michele, Zuolo, Emanuele, Doria, Antonio, Brillantino, Luca Del Prete, Andrea, Muratore, Claudio, Luciani, Giulia, Turri, Fabio, Casciani, Giuliani, Giuseppe, Graziana, Barile, Oldrà, Gaia, Valeria, Restaino, Simona, Deidda, Michele, Ammendola, Andrea Fares Bucci, Patrizia, Marsanic, Dario, Cassetti, Luca, Resca, Daniele, Fusario, Eleonora, Andreucci, Anna, Michelotti, Brunella, Amoruso, Isabella, Franco, Laura, Noto, Andrea, Spallanzani, Raimondo Calogero Scalia, Teresa Del Giudice, Valeria, Merz, Gianmarco, Motta, Alessandro, Parisi, Mikol, Modesti, Antonella, Argentiero, Debora, Basile, Gianmarco, Vannini, Carlotta, Ottanelli, Salvatore, Corallo, Eufemia Stefania Lutrino, Daniele, Rossini, Federica, Morano, Luigia Stefania Stucci, Costanza, Winchler, Martina, Catalano, Andrea, Marini, Giuseppe, Brisinda, Enrico, Sammarco, Martina, Carullo, Giandomenico, Roviello, Mirko, Barone, Maria Grazia Rodriquenz, Giuseppe, Tirino, Alessia, Amoruso, Anna, Russo, Veronica, Conca, Laura, Orgiano, Sveva, Macrini, Giulia, Nazzicone, Maria, Bensi, Martina, Montesano, Emanuela, Dell'Aquila, Andrea, Sbrana, Beatrice, Borelli, Lorenzo, Fornaro, Lucrezia, Raimondi, Valeria, Zurlo, Mattia, Garutti, Elena, Ongaro, Arianna, Pellegrino, Andrea, Lanese, Laura, Bernardini, Alessandra, Boccaccino, Patrizia, Farina, Federica, Buzzacchino, Angelica, Petrillo, Ada, Taravella, Vittorio, Studiale, Paolo, Ciracì, Giovanna, Lovino, Dora Di Cosmo, Sabrina, Montrone, Fabiana, Gregucci, Luca, Dominici, Alba, Fiorentino, Filippo, Carannante, Giambattista, Siepe, Giampaolo, Montesi, Manuele, Roghi, Michele, Aquilano, Andrea, Romei, Ilaria, Bonaparte, Roberta, Grassi, Emma, D'Ippolito, Giulio, Frosini, Giuseppina De Marco, Gennaro, Giovine, Chiara, Mattioli, Ilaria, Morelli, Victoria, Lorenzetti, Matteo, Mariotti, Carolina, Orsatti, Vincenzo, Troncone, Lorenzo, Livi, Antonio, Angrisani, Marco, Banini, Teresa Di Pietro, Giuseppe Carlo Iorio, Iacopo, Cavallo, Cecilia, Cerbai, Valerio, Nardone, Francesca De Felice, Consuelo, Rosa, Giulia, Stocchi, Sara, Lucidi, Michele, Ganovelli, Damiano, Dei, Chiara, Cascone, Anna, Peru, Luisa, Caprara, Lucia, Angelini, Luca, Visani, Giulio, Francolini, Beatrice, Bettazzi, Francesco, Belia, Virginia, Boccardi, Simone, Serafini, Vincenzo, Bottino, Luca, Ferrario, Giuseppe, Frazzetta, Felice, Pirozzi, Gennaro, Martines, Francesco Antonio Ciarleglio, Daniele, Indiani, Giuliano, Barugola, Luca, Mazza, and Chiara, Guarini
Subjects: nutritional assessment, clinical nutrition, cancer, malnutrition, survey
Published: 2023

30. The correlates of post-surgical haematoma in older adults with proximal femoral fractures

Author: Carmelinda Ruggiero, Giulio Pioli, Rosario Petruccelli, Marta Baroni, Raffaella Prampolini, Paolo Pignedoli, Pierluigi Antinolfi, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Michele Cappa, Virginia Boccardi, Chiara Bendini, Patrizia Mecocci, Auro Caraffa, and Ettore Sabbetta
Subjects: Aging, Haematoma, PPIs, SSRI, Proximal femoral fractures, Ultrasound detection, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Abstract: Background Little is known about the incidence of haematoma, and clinical correlates among orthogeriatric patients. Aims This study aims to describe the incidence of haematoma after surgical repair of hip fracture and to identify the clinical correlates of haematoma among orthogeriatric patients. Methods Two orthopaedic surgeons and a dedicated operator using ultrasound technique, each other in blindness, evaluated 154 orthogeriatric patients during their hospital stay. All patients received a comprehensive geriatric assessment. We investigated the concordance between clinical diagnosis and ultrasound detection of haematoma, and then we explored the clinical correlates of the onset of post-surgical haematoma. Results Blood effusion at the surgical site was detected in 77 (50%) patients using ultrasound technique; orthopaedic surgeons reached a clinical agreement about post-surgical haematoma in 18 (23%) patients. The sensitivity of clinical evaluation was 0.66, and the specificity was 0.70. Independent of age, clinical, pharmacological, and surgical confounders, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were associated with post-surgical haematoma (OR 2.28; 95% CI 1.15–4.49). A tendency towards association was observed between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and post-surgical haematoma (OR 2.10; 95% CI 0.97–4.54), Conclusions Half of older patients undergoing surgical repair of proximal femoral fracture develop a post-surgical haematoma. Clinical assessment, even if made by senior orthopaedic surgeons, underestimates the actual occurrence of post-surgical haematoma compared to ultrasound detection. Ultrasound technique may help to detect haematoma larger than 15 mm better than clinical assessment. PPIs’s use is a risk factor for post-surgical haematoma independent of several medical and surgical confounders.
Published: 2023

31. Clinical features and outcomes of elderly hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or both

Author: Crisafulli, Ernesto, Sartori, Giulia, Vianello, Alice, Busti, Fabiana, Nobili, Alessandro, Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio, Girelli, Domenico Investigators—Domenico Prisco, Elena, Silvestri, Giacomo, Emmi, Alessandra, Bettiol, Irene Mattioli (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Firenze, SOD Medicina Interna Interdisciplinare), Gianni, Biolo, Michela, Zanetti, Giacomo, Bartelloni, Michele, Zaccari, Massi- miliano Chiuch (Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Clinica Medica Generale, e Terapia Medica), Massimo, Vanoli, Giulia, Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi (Azienda Ospedaliera della Pro- vincia di Lecco, Ospedale di Merate, Lecco, Medicina, Interna), Matteo, Pirro, Graziana, Lupattelli, Vanessa, Bianconi, Riccardo, Alcidi, Alessia, Giotta, Mannarino (Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia, Massimo R., Perugia, Medicina, Interna, Angiologia Malattie da Arteriosclerosi), Domenico, Girelli, Fabiana, Busti, Giacomo Marchi (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Medicina Generale e Malattie Aterotrombotiche, e Degenerative), Mario, Barbagallo, Ligia, Dominguez, Vincenza, Beneduce, Federica Cacioppo (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Giaccone Policlinico di Palermo, Palermo, Unità Operativa di Geriatria, e Lun- godegenza), Salvatore, Corrao, Giuseppe, Natoli, Salvatore, Mularo, Massimo, Raspanti, Christiano, Argano, Civico, Federica Cavallaro (A. R. N. A. S., Cristina, Di, Benfratelli, Palermo, UOC Medicina Interna ad Indirizzo Geriatrico- Riabilitativo), Marco, Zoli, Maria Laura Mata- cena, Giuseppe, Orio, Eleonora, Magnolfi, Giovanni, Serafini, Angelo, Simili, Mattia, Brunori, Ilaria, Lazzari, Orsola-Malpighi, Angelo Simili (Azienda Ospe- daliera Universitaria Policlinico S., Bologna, Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna Zoli), Maria Domenica Cappellini, Gio- vanna Fabio, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Giacomo De Luca, Nata- lia Scaramellini, Valeria Di Stefano, Simona, Leoni, Sonia, Seghezzi, Alessandra Danuto Di Mauro, Diletta, Maira, Marta Mancarella (Fon- dazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Unità Operativa Medicina Interna IA), Tiziano, Lucchi, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Marta, Clerici, Alessandra Danuta Di Mauro, Giulia, Bonini, Federica, Conti, Silvia, Prolo, Maddalena, Fabrizi, Miriana, Martelengo, Giulia, Vigani, Paola Nicolini (Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Geriatria), Antonio Di Sabatino, Emanuela, Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina, Pisati, Lavinia, Pitotti, Donatella, Padula, Valentina, Antoci, Ginevra Cambiè (IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Pavia, Clinica Medica, I, Reparto, 11), Roberto, Pontremoli, Valentina, Beccati, Giulia, Nobili, Giovanna, Leoncini, Jacopo, Alberto, Federico Cattaneo (IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST di Genova, Gen-, Ova, Clinica di Medicina Interna 2), Luigi, Anastasio, Lucia, Sofia, Maria Carbone (Ospedale Civile Jazzolino di Vibo Valentia, Vibo Val- entia, Medicina, Generale), Francesco, Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guag- nano, Ilaria, Rossi, Emanuele, Valeriani, Damiani, D’Ardes, Lucia, Esposito, Simona, Sestili, Annunziata, Ermanno Angelucci (Ospedale Clinicizzato SS., Chieti, Clinica, Medica), Gerardo, Mancuso, Daniela, Calipari, Mosè Bartone (Ospedale Giovanni Paolo II Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro, Unità Operativa Complessa Medicina Interna), Giuseppe, Delitala, Maria, Berria, Alessandro Delitala (Azienda ospedaliera- universitaria di Sassari, Maurizio, Muscaritoli, Ales- sio Molfino, Enrico, Petrillo, Antonella, Giorgi, Christian, Gracin, Gio- vanni Imbimbo (Policlinico Umberto, I, Sapienza Università di Roma, Medicina Interna, e Nutrizione Clinica Policlinico Umberto I), Giuseppe, Zuccalà, Gemelli, Gabriella D’Aurizio (Policlinico Universitario A., Roma, Roma, Unità Operativa Complessa Medicina d'Urgenza, e Pronto Soccorso)Giuseppe Romanelli, Alessandra, Marengoni, Andrea, Volpini, Daniela, Lucente, Francesca, Manzoni, Annalisa, Pirozzi, Alberto Zucchelli (Unità Operativa Complessa di Medicina I, a indirizzo geriatrico, Spedali, Civili, Montichiari, Brescia), Antonio, Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo, Gallo, Chiara Dell’Unto (Università Campus Bio- Medico, Roma, Medicina Clinica-Epatolo- gia), Giuseppe, Bellelli, Maurizio, Corsi, Cesare, Antonucci, Chiara, Sidoli, Giulia, Principato, Alessandra, Bonfanti, Hajnalka, Szabo, Paolo, Mazzola, Andrea, Piazzoli, Gerardo, Maurizio Corsi (Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca Ospedale S., Monza, Unità Operativa di Geri- atria), Franco, Arturi, Elena, Succurro, Bruno, Tassone, Federica Giofrè (Università degli Studi Magna Grecia, Policlinico Mater Domini, Cat-, Anzaro, Unità Operativa Complessa di Medicina Interna), Maria Grazia Serra, Maria Antonietta Bleve (Azienda Ospedaliera, Lecce, Unità Operativa Complessa Medicina), Antonio, Brucato, Teresa De Falco, Enrica, Negro, Martino, Brenna, Lucia, Trotta, Giovanni Lorenzo Squintani (ASST FatebenefratelliSacco, Maria Luisa Randi, Fabrizio, Fabris, Irene, Bertozzi, Giulia, Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Tancredi, Prandini, Francesco, Ratti, Chiara, Zurlo, Lorenzo, Cerruti, Elisabetta Cosi (Azienda Ospe- daliera Università di Padova, Padova, Clinica Medica I), Roberto Man- fredini, Benedetta, Boari, Alfredo De Giorgi, Ruana, Tiseo, Giulia Marta Viglione, Caterina Savriè (Azienda OspedalieraUniversitaria Sant'Anna, Ferrara, Unità Operativa Clinica Medica), Giuseppe, Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudia, Catalano, Irene Di Meo (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria della Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, VI Divisione di Medicina Interna, e Malattie Nutrizionali dell'Invecchiamento), Claudio, Borghi, Enrico, Strocchi, Eugenia, Ianniello, Mario, Soldati, Silvia, Schiavone, Alessio, Bragagni, 13 Francesca Giulia Leoni, Valeria De Sando, Sara, Scarduelli, Michela, Cammarosano, Orsola-Malpighi, Ilenia Pareo (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Poli- clinico S., Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna Borghi), Carlo, Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia Sup- pressa, Giovanni Michele De Vincenzo, Alessio, Comitangelo, Ema- nuele Amoruso, Carlo, Custodero, Giuseppe, Re, Andrea, Schilardi, Francesca Loparco (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Frugoni), Medicina Interna Universitaria C., Luigi, Fenoglio, Andrea, Falcetta, Alessia Valentina Giraudo, Salvatore D’Aniano (Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Santa Croce, e Carle di Cuneo, Cuneo, Ademe, Medicina Interna), S. C., Fracanzani, Anna L., Silvia, Tiraboschi, Annalisa, Cespiati, Giovanna, Oberti, Giordano, Sigon, Felice Cinque (Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, UOC Medicina Generale ad Indirizzo Metabolico), Flora, Peyvandi, Raffaella, Rossio, Colombo, Giulia, Pasquale, Agosti, Erica, Pagliaro, Eleonora Semproni (Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Medicina Interna, 2, Emato- logia non tumorale, e Coagulopatie), Canetta, Ciro, Valter, Monzani, Valeria, Savojardo, Giuliana, Ceriani, Christian Folli (Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Medicina Interna Alta Intensità di Cure), Francesco, Salerno, Giada Pallini (IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, e Università di Milano, San Donato Milanese, Fabrizio, Montecucco, Luciano, Ottonello, Lara, Caserza, Giulia, Vischi, Salam, Kassem, Luca Liberale (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, e Università di Genova, Genova, Clinica Medica, 1, Medicina Interna, e Specialità Mediche), Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana Tognin (ASST di Pavia, UOSD Medicina Interna, Ospedale di Casorate Primo, Pavia), Francesco, Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore Piro (Ospedale Garibaldi Nesima, Catania, Giorgia, Renzo, Rozzini, Lina, Falanga, Maria Stella Pisciotta, Francesco Baffa Bellucci, Stefano Buf- felli, Camillo, Ferrandina, Francesca, Mazzeo, Elena, Spazzini, Giulia, Cono, Giulia Cesaroni (Ospedale Poliambulanza, Brescia, Medicina Interna, e Geriatria), Giuseppe, Montrucchio, Paolo, Peasso, Edoardo, Favale, Cesare, Poletto, Carl, Margaria, Maura Sanino (Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università di Torino, Città della Scienza, e della Salute, Torino, Medicina Interna, 2 Unità Indirizzo d'Urgenza), Franc- esco Violi, Ludovica Perri (Policlinico Umberto, I, Prima Clinica Medica), Guasti, Luigina, Rotunno, Francesca, Castiglioni, Luana, Maresca, ANDREA MARIA, Squizzato, Alessandro, Campiotti, Leonardo, Ales- sandra Grossi, Diprizio, ROBERTO DAVIDE, Francesco Dentali (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo, e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Elena, Medicina, e Geriatria), Marco, Bertolotti, Chiara, Mussi, Giulia, Lancellotti, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Matteo, Galassi, Yasmine, Grassi, Alessio, Greco, Elena, Bigi, Elisa, Pellegrini, Laura, Orlandi, Giulia, Dondi, Lucia Carulli (Università di Modena, e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Unità Operativa di Geriatria), Angela, Sciacqua, Maria, Perticone, Rosa, Battaglia, Raffaele, Maio, Aleandra, Scozzafava, Valentino, Condoleo, Tania, Falbo, Lidia, Colangelo, Marco Filice, Elvira Clausi (Università Geriatriche), Vincenzo, Stanghellini, Eugenio, Ruggeri, Sara del Vec- chio, Ilaria Benzoni (Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, e Chirurgiche, Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna, Orsola-Malpighi, Università degli Studi di Bologna/ Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria S., Bologna), Andrea, Salvi, Roberto, Leonardi, Giampaolo Damiani (Spedali Civili di Brescia, Medicina Generale), U. O. 3a., Gianluca, Moroncini, William, Capeci, Massimo, Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo, Biondi, Pietro, Pettinari, Monica, Ormas, Emanuele, Filippini, Devis, Benfaremo, Roberto Romiti (Clinica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria- Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona), Riccardo, Ghio, Anna Dal Col (Azienda Ospedaliera Università San Martino, Medicina, III), Salvatore, Minisola, Luciano, Colangelo, Mirella, Cilli, Giancarlo Labbadia (Poli- clinico Umberto, I, SMSC03Medicina Interna F, e Malattie Meta- boliche dell'osso), Antonella, Afeltra, Benedetta, Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita (Policlinico Campus Biomedico Roma, Medicina, Clinica), Pietro, Castellino, Luca, Zanoli, Alfio, Gennaro, Agostino, Gaudio, Emanuele, Samuele Pignataro (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Poli- clinico – V., Catania, Dipartimento di Medicina), Francesca, Mete, Miriam Gino (Ospedale degli Infermi di Rivoli, Medicina Interna)Guido Moreo, Gloria Pina (Clinica San Carlo Casa di Cura Polispecialistica, Paderno, Dugnano, Unità Operativa di Medicina Generale Emilio Bernardelli), Alberto Balle- strero, Fabio, Ferrando, Roberta, Gonella, Domenico, Cerminara, Paolo, Setti, Chiara, Traversa, Camilla Scarsi (Clinica Di Medicina Interna ad Indirizzo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliera Università San Martino di Genova), Bruno, Graziella, Stefano, Baldassarre, Salvatore, Fragapani, Gabriella Gruden (Medicina Interna III, Giovanni Battista Molinette, Ospedale S., Torino), Franco, Berti, Giuseppe, Famularo, Patrizia Tarsitani (Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Medicina Interna II), Roberto, Castello, Michela Pasino (Ospedale Civile Maggiore Borgo Trento, Medicina Generale, e Sezione di Decisione Cli- nica), Marcello Giuseppe Maggio Gian Paolo Ceda, Simonetta Mor- ganti, Andrea, Artoni, Margherita Grossi (Azienda Ospedaliero Uni- versitaria di Parma, Clinica Geriatrica), U. O. C., Stefano Del Giacco, Davide, Firinu, Giulia, Costanzo, Giacomo, Argiolas, Giovanni, Paoletti, Francesca Losa (Policlinico Universitario Duilio Casula, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Cagliari, Cagliari, Allergologia ed Immunologia Clinica), Giuseppe, Montalto, Anna, Licata, Filippo Alessandro Montalto, Angelo Rizzo (Azienda Ospe- daliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, UOC di Medicina Interna), Francesco, Corica, Giorgio, Basile, Antonino Cata- lano, Federica, Bellone, Martino, Concetto Principato (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G., Messina, Lorenzo, Malatino, Benedetta, Stancanelli, Valentina, Terranova, Salvatore Di Marca, Rosario Di Quattro, Lara La Malfa, Rossella Caruso (Azienda Ospedaliera per l'Emergenza Cannizzaro, Clinica Medica Università di Catania), Patrizia, Mecocci, Carmelinda, Ruggiero, della Misericordia, Virginia Boccardi (Università degli Studi di Perugia-Azienda Ospedaliera S. M., Struttura Complessa di Geriatria), Tiziana, Meschi, Andrea, Ticinesi, Antonio Nouvenne (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Medicina Interna e Lungodegenza Critica), U. O., Pietro, Minuz, Luigi, Fondrieschi, Giandomen- ico Nigro Imperiale, Sarah Morellini (Azienda Ospedaliera Universi- taria Verona, Policlinico GB Rossi, Medicina Generale per lo Studio ed il Trattamento dell’Ipertensione Arteriosa), Mario, Pirisi, Gian Paolo Fra, Daniele, Sola, Mattia Bellan (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Medicina Interna 1), Roberto, Quadri, Erica, Larovere, Marco Novelli (Ospedale di Ciriè, Asl, To4, Emilio, Simeone, Rosa, Scurti, Fabio Tolloso (Ospedale Spirito Santo di Pescara, Geriatria), Roberto Tar- quini, Alice, Valoriani, Silvia, Dolenti, Giulia Vannini (Ospedale San Giuseppe, Empoli, USL Toscana Centro, Firenze, Medicina Interna I), Riccardo, Volpi, Pietro, Bocchi, Alessandro Vignali (Azienda Ospe- daliera Universitaria di Parma, Clinica, e Terapia Medica), Sergio, Harari, Chiara, Lonati, Federico, Napoli, Italia Aiello (Divisione di Medicina Interna, Multimedica, Ircss, Milano), Antonino Di Pino (Ospedale GaribaldiNesima, – Catania, Medicina Interna), U. O. C., Teresa, Salvatore, Lucio, Monaco, Vanvitelli, Carmen Ricozzi (Policlinico Università della Campania L., UOC Medicina Interna), Alberto, Pilotto, Ilaria, Indiano, Federica Gandolfo (Ente Ospe- daliero Ospedali Galliera Genova, SC Geriatria Dipartimento Cure Geriatriche, Ortogeriatria, e Riabilitazione)Franco Laghi Pasini, Pier Leopoldo Capecchi (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Unità Operativa Complessa Medicina 2), Ranuccio, Nuti, Roberto Val- enti, Martina, Ruvio, Silvia, Cappelli, Alberto Palazzuoli (Azienda Ospedaliera Università Senese, Mauro Ber- nardi, Silvia Li Bassi, Luca, Santi, Giacomo Zaccherini (Azienda Ospe- daliera Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Semeiotica Medica Bernardi), Vittorio, Durante, Daniela, Tirotta, Giovanna Eusebi (Ospedale di Cattolica, Rimini, Marco, Cattaneo, Maria Valentina Amoruso, Paola, Fracasso, Cristina Fasolino (Azienda ospedaliera San Paolo, Moreno, Tresoldi, Enrica 13 Internal and Emergency Medicine Internal and Emergency Medicine Bozzolo, Sarah Damanti (IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, – Milano, Medicina Generale, e delle Cure Avanzate), Massimo, Porta, Miriam Gino (AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, – Torino, and Medicina Interna, 1U).
Subjects: Hospital cure, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Heart failure, Mortality, Multimorbidity, Prognosis
Published: 2023

32. Hyperglycemia at admission, comorbidities, and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients hospitalized in internal medicine wards: data from the RePoSI Registry

Author: Salvatore, Corrao, Alessandro, Nobili, Giuseppe, Natoli, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Francesco, Perticone, Antonello, Pietrangelo, Christiano, Argano, Giuseppe, Licata, Francesco, Violi, Gino Roberto Corazza, Alessandra, Marengoni, Francesco, Salerno, Matteo, Cesari, Mauro, Tettamanti, Luca, Pasina, Carlotta, Franchi, Laura, Cortesi, Gabriella, Miglio, Ilaria, Ardoino, Alessio, Novella, Domenico, Prisco, Elena, Silvestri, Giacomo, Emmi, Alessandra, Bettiol, Cenci, Caterina, Gianni, Biolo, Michela, Zanetti, Martina, Guadagni, Michele, Zaccari, Massimiliano, Chiuch, Massimo, Vanoli, Giulia, Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Mauro, Bernardi, Silvia Li Bassi, Luca, Santi, Giacomo, Zaccherini, Graziana, Lupattelli, Elmo, Mannarino, Vanessa, Bianconi, Francesco, Paciullo, Riccardo, Alcidi, Ranuccio, Nuti, Roberto, Valenti, Martina, Ruvio, Silvia, Cappelli, Alberto, Palazzuoli, Domenico, Girelli, Fabiana, Busti, Giacomo, Marchi, Mario, Barbagallo, Ligia, Dominguez, Floriana, Cocita, Vincenza, Beneduce, Lidia, Plances, Salvatore, Mularo, Massimo, Raspanti, Marco, Zoli, Ilaria, Lazzari, Mattia, Brunori, Elisa, Fabbri, Donatella, Magalotti, Raffaella, Arnò, Franco Laghi Pasini, Pier Leopoldo Capecchi, Giuseppe, Palasciano, Maria Ester Modeo, Carla Di Gennaro, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Diletta, Maira, Valeria Di Stefano, Giovanna, Fabio, Sonia, Seghezzi, Marta, Mancarella, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Giacomo De Luca, Natalia, Scaramellini, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Sarah, Damanti, Marta, Clerici, Federica, Conti, Giulia, Bonini, Barbara Brignolo Ottolini, Antonio Di Sabatino, Emanuela, Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina, Pisati, Costanza Caccia Dominioni, Giovanni, Murialdo, Alessio, Marra, Federico, Cattaneo, Roberto, Pontremoli, Valentina, Beccati, Giulia, Nobili, Maria Beatrice Secchi, Davide, Ghelfi, Luigi, Anastasio, Lucia, Sofia, Maria, Carbone, Francesco, Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Emanuele, Valeriani, Ilaria, Rossi, Gerardo, Mancuso, Daniela, Calipari, Mosè, Bartone, Giuseppe, Delitala, Maria, Berria, Chiara, Pes, Alessandro, Delitala, Maurizio, Muscaritoli, Alessio, Molfino, Enrico, Petrillo, Giuseppe, Zuccalà, Gabriella, D'Aurizio, Giuseppe, Romanelli, Alberto, Zucchelli, Francesca, Manzoni, Andrea, Volpini, Antonio, Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo, Gallo, Chiara, Dell'Unto, Giorgio, Annoni, Maurizio, Corsi, Giuseppe, Bellelli, Sara, Zazzetta, Paolo, Mazzola, Hajnalka, Szabo, Alessandra, Bonfanti, Franco, Arturi, Elena, Succurro, Mariangela, Rubino, Bruno, Tassone, Giorgio, Sesti, Maria Grazia Serra, Maria Antonietta Bleve, Laura, Gasbarrone, Maria Rosaria Sajeva, Antonio, Brucato, Silvia, Ghidoni, Fabrizio, Fabris, Irene, Bertozzi, Giulia, Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Elisabetta, Cosi, Paolo, Scarinzi, Annalisa, Amabile, Elisabetta, Omenetto, Tancredi, Prandini, Manfredini, Roberto, Fabbian, Fabio, Boari, Benedetta, DE GIORGI, Alfredo, Tiseo, Ruana, DE GIORGIO, Roberto, Giuseppe, Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudio, Borghi, Enrico, Strocchi, Eugenia, Ianniello, Mario, Soldati, Carlo, Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia, Suppressa, Andrea, Schilardi, Francesca, Loparco, Giovanni Michele De Vincenzo, Alessio, Comitangelo, Emanuele, Amoruso, Luigi, Fenoglio, Andrea, Falcetta, Christian, Bracco, Anna, L Fracanzani Silvia Fargion, Silvia, Tiraboschi, Annalisa, Cespiati, Giovanna, Oberti, Giordano, Sigon, Flora, Peyvandi, Raffaella, Rossio, Barbara, Ferrari, Giulia, Colombo, Pasquale, Agosti, Valter, Monzani, Valeria, Savojardo, Christian, Folli, Giuliana, Ceriani, Giada, Pallini, Franco, Dallegri, Luciano, Ottonello, Luca, Liberale, Lara, Caserza, Kassem, Salam, Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana, Tognin, Giovanni Battista Bianchi, Sabrina, Giaquinto, Francesco, Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore, Piro, Renzo, Rozzini, Lina, Falanga, Elena, Spazzini, Camillo, Ferrandina, Giuseppe, Montrucchio, Paolo, Petitti, Paolo, Peasso, Edoardo, Favale, Cesare, Poletto, Raffaella, Salmi, Piergiorgio, Gaudenzi, Ludovica, Perri, Raffaele, Landolfi, Massimo, Montalto, Antonio, Mirijello, Luigina, Guasti, Luana, Castiglioni, Andrea, Maresca, Alessandro, Squizzato, Leonardo, Campiotti, Alessandra, Grossi, Marco, Bertolotti, Chiara, Mussi, Giulia, Lancellotti, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Giulia, Dondi, Elisa, Pellegrini, Lucia, Carulli, Matteo, Galassi, Yasmine, Grassi, Maria, Perticone, Rosa, Battaglia, Marco, Filice, Raffaele, Maio, Vincenzo, Stanghellini, Eugenio, Ruggeri, Sara Del Vecchio, Andrea, Salvi, Roberto, Leonardi, Giampaolo, Damiani, William, Capeci, Armando, Gabrielli, Massimo, Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo, Biondi, Pietro, Pettinari, Riccardo, Ghio, Anna Dal Col, Salvatore, Minisola, Luciano, Colangelo, Mirella, Cilli, Giancarlo, Labbadia, Antonella, Afeltra, Benedetta, Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita, Pietro, Castellino, Luca, Zanoli, Samuele, Pignataro, Alfio, Gennaro, Julien, Blanco, Valter, Saracco, Marisa, Fogliati, Carlo, Bussolino, Francesca, Mete, Miriam, Gino, Antonio, Cittadini, Carlo, Vigorito, Michele, Arcopinto, Andrea, Salzano, Emanuele, Bobbio, Alberto Maria Marra, Domenico, Sirico, Guido, Moreo, Francesca, Gasparini, Silvia, Prolo, Gloria, Pina, Alberto, Ballestrero, Fabio, Ferrando, Sergio, Berra, Simonetta, Dassi, Maria Cristina Nava, Bruno, Graziella, Stefano, Baldassarre, Salvatore, Fragapani, Gabriella, Gruden, Giorgio, Galanti, Gabriele, Mascherini, Cristian, Petri, Laura, Stefani, Margherita, Girino, Valeria, Piccinelli, Francesco, Nasso, Vincenza, Gioffrè, Maria, Pasquale, Giuseppe, Scattolin, Sergio, Martinelli, Mauro, Turrin, Leonardo, Sechi, Cristina, Catena, Gianluca, Colussi, Nicola, Passariello, Luca, Rinaldi, Franco, Berti, Giuseppe, Famularo, Patrizia, Tarsitani, Roberto, Castello, Michela, Pasino, Gian Paolo Ceda, Marcello Giuseppe Maggio, Simonetta, Morganti, Andrea, Artoni, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide, Firinu, Francesca, Losa, Giovanni, Paoletti, Giulia, Costanzo, Giuseppe, Montalto, Anna, Licata, Valentina, Malerba, 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E., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Pignataro, S., Gennaro, A., Blanco, J., Saracco, V., Fogliati, M., Bussolino, C., Mete, F., Gino, M., Cittadini, A., Vigorito, C., Arcopinto, M., Salzano, A., Bobbio, E., Marra, A. M., Sirico, D., Moreo, G., Gasparini, F., Prolo, S., Pina, G., Ballestrero, A., Ferrando, F., Berra, S., Dassi, S., Nava, M. C., Graziella, B., Baldassarre, S., Fragapani, S., Gruden, G., Galanti, G., Mascherini, G., Petri, C., Stefani, L., Girino, M., Piccinelli, V., Nasso, F., Gioffre, V., Pasquale, M., Scattolin, G., Martinelli, S., Turrin, M., Sechi, L., Catena, C., Colussi, G., Passariello, N., Rinaldi, L., Berti, F., Famularo, G., Tarsitani, P., Castello, R., Pasino, M., Ceda, G. P., Maggio, M. G., Morganti, S., Artoni, A., Del Giacco, S., Firinu, D., Losa, F., Paoletti, G., Costanzo, G., Montalto, G., Licata, A., Malerba, V., Montalto, F. 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P., Sola, D., Porta, M., Riva, P., Quadri, R., Larovere, E., Novelli, M., Scanzi, G., Mengoli, C., Provini, S., Ricevuti, L., Simeone, E., Scurti, R., Tolloso, F., Tarquini, R., Valoriani, A., Dolenti, S., Vannini, G., Tedeschi, A., Trotta, L., Volpi, R., Bocchi, P., Vignali, A., Harari, S., Lonati, C., Cattaneo, M., Napoli, F., Corrao, S, Nobili, A, Natoli, G, Mannucci, P, Perticone, F, Pietrangelo, A, Argano, C, Licata, G, Violi, F, Corazza, G, Marengoni, A, Salerno, F, Cesari, M, Tettamanti, M, Pasina, L, Franchi, C, Cortesi, L, Miglio, G, Ardoino, I, Novella, A, Prisco, D, Silvestri, E, Emmi, G, Bettiol, A, Caterina, C, Biolo, G, Zanetti, M, Guadagni, M, Zaccari, M, Chiuch, M, Vanoli, M, Grignani, G, Pulixi, E, Bernardi, M, Bassi, S, Santi, L, Zaccherini, G, Lupattelli, G, Mannarino, E, Bianconi, V, Paciullo, F, Alcidi, R, Nuti, R, Valenti, R, Ruvio, M, Cappelli, S, Palazzuoli, A, Girelli, D, Busti, F, Marchi, G, Barbagallo, M, Dominguez, L, Cocita, F, Beneduce, V, Plances, L, Mularo, S, Raspanti, M, Zoli, M, Lazzari, I, Brunori, M, Fabbri, E, Magalotti, D, Arno, R, Pasini, F, Capecchi, P, Palasciano, G, Modeo, M, Di Gennaro, C, Cappellini, M, Maira, D, Di Stefano, V, Fabio, G, Seghezzi, S, Mancarella, M, De Amicis, M, De Luca, G, Scaramellini, N, Rossi, P, Damanti, S, Clerici, M, Conti, F, Bonini, G, Ottolini, B, Di Sabatino, A, Miceli, E, Lenti, M, Pisati, M, Dominioni, C, Murialdo, G, Marra, A, Cattaneo, F, Pontremoli, R, Beccati, V, Nobili, G, Secchi, M, Ghelfi, D, Anastasio, L, Sofia, L, Carbone, M, Cipollone, F, Guagnano, M, Valeriani, E, Rossi, I, Mancuso, G, Calipari, D, Bartone, M, Delitala, G, Berria, M, Pes, C, Delitala, A, Muscaritoli, M, Molfino, A, Petrillo, E, Zuccala, G, D'Aurizio, G, Romanelli, G, Zucchelli, A, Manzoni, F, Volpini, A, Picardi, A, Gentilucci, U, Gallo, P, Dell'Unto, C, Annoni, G, Corsi, M, Bellelli, G, Zazzetta, S, Mazzola, P, Szabo, H, Bonfanti, A, Arturi, F, Succurro, E, Rubino, M, Tassone, B, Sesti, G, Serra, M, Bleve, M, Gasbarrone, L, Sajeva, M, Brucato, A, Ghidoni, S, Fabris, F, Bertozzi, I, Bogoni, G, Rabuini, M, Cosi, E, Scarinzi, P, Amabile, A, Omenetto, E, Prandini, T, Manfredini, R, Fabbian, F, Boari, B, De Giorgi, A, Tiseo, R, De Giorgio, R, Paolisso, G, Rizzo, M, Borghi, C, Strocchi, E, Ianniello, E, Soldati, M, Sabba, C, Vella, F, Suppressa, P, Schilardi, A, Loparco, F, De Vincenzo, G, Comitangelo, A, Amoruso, E, Fenoglio, L, Falcetta, A, Bracco, C, Fargion, A, Tiraboschi, S, Cespiati, A, Oberti, G, Sigon, G, Peyvandi, F, Rossio, R, Ferrari, B, Colombo, G, Agosti, P, Monzani, V, Savojardo, V, Folli, C, Ceriani, G, Pallini, G, Dallegri, F, Ottonello, L, Liberale, L, Caserza, L, Salam, K, Liberato, N, Tognin, T, Bianchi, G, Giaquinto, S, Purrello, F, Di Pino, A, Piro, S, Rozzini, R, Falanga, L, Spazzini, E, Ferrandina, C, Montrucchio, G, Petitti, P, Peasso, P, Favale, E, Poletto, C, Salmi, R, Gaudenzi, P, Perri, L, Landolfi, R, Montalto, M, Mirijello, A, Guasti, L, Castiglioni, L, Maresca, A, Squizzato, A, Campiotti, L, Grossi, A, Bertolotti, M, Mussi, C, Lancellotti, G, Libbra, M, Dondi, G, Pellegrini, E, Carulli, L, Galassi, M, Grassi, Y, Perticone, M, Battaglia, R, Filice, M, Maio, R, Stanghellini, V, Ruggeri, E, del Vecchio, S, Salvi, A, Leonardi, R, Damiani, G, Capeci, W, Gabrielli, A, Mattioli, M, Martino, G, Biondi, L, Pettinari, P, Ghio, R, Col, A, Minisola, S, Colangelo, L, Cilli, M, Labbadia, G, Afeltra, A, Marigliano, B, Pipita, M, Castellino, P, Zanoli, L, Pignataro, S, Gennaro, A, Blanco, J, Saracco, V, Fogliati, M, Bussolino, C, Mete, F, Gino, M, Cittadini, A, Vigorito, C, Arcopinto, M, Salzano, A, Bobbio, E, Sirico, D, Moreo, G, Gasparini, F, Prolo, S, Pina, G, Ballestrero, A, Ferrando, F, Berra, S, Dassi, S, Nava, M, Graziella, B, Baldassarre, S, Fragapani, S, Gruden, G, Galanti, G, Mascherini, G, Petri, C, Stefani, L, Girino, M, Piccinelli, V, Nasso, F, Gioffre, V, Pasquale, M, Scattolin, G, Martinelli, S, Turrin, M, Sechi, L, Catena, C, Colussi, G, Passariello, N, Rinaldi, L, Berti, F, Famularo, G, Tarsitani, P, Castello, R, Pasino, M, Ceda, G, Maggio, M, Morganti, S, Artoni, A, Del Giacco, S, Firinu, D, Losa, F, Paoletti, G, Costanzo, G, Montalto, G, Licata, A, Malerba, V, Montalto, F, Lasco, A, Basile, G, Catalano, A, Malatino, L, Stancanelli, B, Terranova, V, Di Marca, S, Di Quattro, R, La Malfa, L, Caruso, R, Mecocci, P, Ruggiero, C, Boccardi, V, Meschi, T, Lauretani, F, Ticinesi, A, Nouvenne, A, Minuz, P, Fondrieschi, L, Pirisi, M, Fra, G, Sola, D, Porta, M, Riva, P, Quadri, R, Larovere, E, Novelli, M, Scanzi, G, Mengoli, C, Provini, S, Ricevuti, L, Simeone, E, Scurti, R, Tolloso, F, Tarquini, R, Valoriani, A, Dolenti, S, Vannini, G, Tedeschi, A, Trotta, L, Volpi, R, Bocchi, P, Vignali, A, Harari, S, Lonati, C, Cattaneo, M, and Napoli, F
Subjects: Registrie, Male, Comorbidity, Diabetes, Disability, Elderly, Hyperglycemia, Mortality, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Hospital Mortality, Hospitals, Humans, Internal Medicine, Registries, Hospitalization, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Socio-culturale, Renal function, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Diabete, Hospital, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Rating scale, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, 80 and over, medicine, LS4_4, 030212 general & internal medicine, Class III obesity, business.industry, Mortality rate, Comorbidity, Diabetes, Disability, Elderly, Hyperglycemia, Mortality, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Mood disorders, Geriatric Depression Scale, Original Article, business, Human
Abstract: Aims The association between hyperglycemia at hospital admission and relevant short- and long-term outcomes in elderly population is known. We assessed the effects on mortality of hyperglycemia, disability, and multimorbidity at admission in internal medicine ward in patients aged ≥ 65 years. Methods Data were collected from an active register of 102 internal medicine and geriatric wards in Italy (RePoSi project). Patients were recruited during four index weeks of a year. Socio-demographic data, reason for hospitalization, diagnoses, treatment, severity and comorbidity indexes (Cumulative Illness rating Scale CIRS-SI and CIRS-CI), renal function, functional (Barthel Index), and cognitive status (Short Blessed Test) and mood disorders (Geriatric Depression Scale) were recorded. Mortality rates were assessed in hospital 3 and 12 months after discharge. Results Of the 4714 elderly patients hospitalized, 361 had a glycemia level ≥ 250 mg/dL at admission. Compared to subjects with lower glycemia level, patients with glycemia ≥ 250 mg/dL showed higher rates of male sex, smoke and class III obesity. These patients had a significantly lower Barthel Index (p = 0.0249), higher CIRS-SI and CIRS-CI scores (p = 0.0025 and p = 0.0013, respectively), and took more drugs. In-hospital mortality rate was 9.2% and 5.1% in subjects with glycemia ≥ 250 and p = 0.0010). Regression analysis showed a strong association between in-hospital death and glycemia ≥ 250 mg/dL (OR 2.07; [95% CI 1.34–3.19]), Barthel Index ≤ 40 (3.28[2.44–4.42]), CIRS-SI (1.87[1.27–2.77]), and male sex (1.54[1.16–2.03]). Conclusions The stronger predictors of in-hospital mortality for older patients admitted in general wards were glycemia level ≥ 250 mg/dL, Barthel Index ≤ 40, CIRS-SI, and male sex.
Published: 2021

33. Blood pressure lowering effects of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Mina Salek, Mohsen Taghizadeh, and Sadegh Jafarnejad
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Elevated bp, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Confidence interval, Study duration, law.invention, Blood pressure, Randomized controlled trial, law, Strictly standardized mean difference, Meta-analysis, Internal medicine, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Blood pressure lowering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
Abstract: Background: The aim of the present meta-analysis was to detect the effect of a-lipoic acid (ALA) supplementation on systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP). Material and methods: The related records were selected from several electronic databases from the earliest date 1980 until October 2019. The heterogeneities were assessed by I 2 test (I 2 < 50%) and X 2 test on Cochrane’s Q statistic. Standardized mean difference (SMD) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were considered for net change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Subgroup analyses were also conducted by baseline BP, health status, doses of supplementation, study duration and supplement utilization. Results: As a result, a total of 10 studies with 612 subjects were included in the final analysis. Alpha-lipoic acid supplementation significantly reduced SBP (SMD = –0.50, 95% CI: –0.84, –0.16, p = 0.004) and DBP (SMD = –0.40, 95% CI: –0.71, –0.09, p = 0.01), compared to the controls, with the reduction of 6.1 mm Hg and 3.6 mm Hg of the mean SBP and DBP, respectively. Heterogeneities were explored in both SBP and DBP. Moreover, a statistically significant reduction in BP was detected in elevated BP and hypertensive patients as compared with the normotensive subjects. Conclusion: ALA supplementation could be considered as a BP-lowering agent, especially in subjects with higher blood pressure.
Published: 2021

34. The interdisciplinary fracture liaison service improves health-related outcomes and survival of older adults after hip fracture surgical repair

Author: Carmelinda Ruggiero, Marta Baroni, Giuseppe Rocco Talesa, Alessandro Cirimbilli, Valentina Prenni, Valentina Bubba, Luca Parretti, Riccardo Bogini, Giuliana Duranti, Auro Caraffa, Virginia Boccardi, Patrizia Mecocci, and Giuseppe Rinonapoli
Subjects: Bone Density Conservation Agents, Hip Fractures, Hip fracture, Secondary Prevention, Fracture liaison service, Humans, Osteoporosis, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Calcium, Vitamin D, Anti-osteoporosis treatments, Fragility fractures, Osteoporotic Fractures, Aged
Abstract: Summary Due to the high burden of fragility fractures, we developed an interdisciplinary FLS care pathway for early management and monitoring of older adults discharged from a high-volume trauma center after hip fracture repair. Interdisciplinary FLS effectively improves up to 1-year adherence to treatments for secondary prevention of fragility fractures, reduces health facility admission, and improves long-term survival. Purpose To compare adherence to secondary fragility fracture prevention, falls, healthcare facility admissions, and mortality between hip fracture older adults who entered the fracture liaison services pathway of care (FLS-CP) and those managed according to the usual traumatologist model of care (U-CP). Methods Prospective observational study enrolling subjects aged ≥ 65 years discharged by high-volume trauma center after hip fracture repair from February 2016 to February 2017, who consecutively entered FLS-CP or U-CP according to their preference and goals. Results Compared to U-CP, those in FLS-CP had higher initiation rate and up to 1-year adherence to secondary prevention of fragility fracture, including vitamin D and calcium (87.7% vs 36.9%; p p p p = 0.0125), with a longer re-hospitalization-free survival (176.4 vs 88.7 days; p = 0.0152) than those in U-CP. One-year incidence of falls and fractures was similar between groups, with a lower tendency of the subjects in the FLS-CP to be multiple fallers (19% vs 34.8%; OR 0.057; 95% CI 0.004–0.876; p = 0.0690). The FLS-CP group experienced a lower 1-year (87.2% vs 74.3%; p = 0.001) and 3-year mortality (67.9% vs 55.6%; p = 0.0245) and a lower adjusted 5-year mortality hazard ratio (50.2% vs 58%; HR = 0.76; 95% CI 0.60; 0.96). Conclusion The FLS-CP may improve initiation and adherence to secondary prevention of fragility fractures, reduces healthcare facility admission, and improves long-term survival.
Published: 2022

35. Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Comorbidities on Elderly Patients Hospitalized in Internal Medicine Wards: Data from the RePoSi Registry

Author: Christiano, Argano, Giuseppe, Natoli, Salvatore, Mularo, Alessandro, Nobili, Marika Lo Monaco, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Francesco, Perticone, Antonello, Pietrangelo, Salvatore, Corrao, Domenico, Prisco, Elena, Silvestri, Giacomo, Emmi, Alessandra, Bettiol, Irene, Mattioli, Gianni, Biolo, Michela, Zanetti, Giacomo, Bartelloni, Massimo, Vanoli, Giulia, Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Graziana, Lupattelli, Vanessa, Bianconi, Riccardo, Alcidi, Domenico, Girelli, Fabiana, Busti, Giacomo, Marchi, Mario, Barbagallo, Ligia, Dominguez, Vincenza, Beneduce, Federica, Cacioppo, Massimo, Raspanti, Marco, Zoli, Maria Laura Matacena, Giuseppe, Orio, Eleonora, Magnolfi, Giovanni, Serafini, Angelo, Simili, Giuseppe, Palasciano, Maria Ester Modeo, Carla Di Gennaro, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Giovanna, Fabio, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Giacomo De Luca, Natalia, Scaramellini, Matteo, Cesari, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Sarah, Damanti, Marta, Clerici, Simona, Leoni, Alessandra Danuta Di Mauro, Antonio Di Sabatino, Emanuela, Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina, Pisati, Costanza Caccia Dominioni, Roberto, Pontremoli, Valentina, Beccati, Giulia, Nobili, Giovanna, Leoncini, Luigi, Anastasio, Maria, Carbone, Francesco, Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Ilaria, Rossi, Gerardo, Mancuso, Daniela, Calipari, Mosè, Bartone, Giuseppe, Delitala, Maria, Berria, Alessandro, Delitala, Maurizio, Muscaritoli, Alessio, Molfino, Enrico, Petrillo, Antonella, Giorgi, Christian, Gracin, Giuseppe, Zuccalà, Gabriella, D’Aurizio, Giuseppe, Romanelli, Alessandra, Marengoni, Andrea, Volpini, Daniela, Lucente, Antonio, Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo, Gallo, Giuseppe, Bellelli, Maurizio, Corsi, Cesare, Antonucci, Chiara, Sidoli, Giulia, Principato, Franco, Arturi, Elena, Succurro, Bruno, Tassone, Federica, Giofrè, Maria Grazia Serra, Maria Antonietta Bleve, Antonio, Brucato, Teresa De Falco, Fabrizio, Fabris, Irene, Bertozzi, Giulia, Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Tancredi, Prandini, Manfredini, Roberto, Fabbian, Fabio, Benedetta, Boari, DE GIORGI, Alfredo, Ruana, Tiseo, Giuseppe, Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudia, Catalano, Claudio, Borghi, Enrico, Strocchi, Eugenia, Ianniello, Mario, Soldati, Silvia, Schiavone, Alessio, Bragagni, Carlo, Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia, Suppressa, Giovanni Michele De Vincenzo, Alessio, Comitangelo, Emanuele, Amoruso, Carlo, Custodero, Luigi, Fenoglio, Andrea, Falcetta, Fracanzani, Anna L., Silvia, Tiraboschi, Annalisa, Cespiati, Giovanna, Oberti, Giordano, Sigon, Flora, Peyvandi, Raffaella, Rossio, Giulia, Colombo, Pasquale, Agosti, Valter, Monzani, Valeria, Savojardo, Giuliana, Ceriani, Francesco, Salerno, Giada, Pallini, Fabrizio, Montecucco, Luciano, Ottonello, Lara, Caserza, Giulia, Vischi, Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana, Tognin, Francesco, Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore, Piro, Renzo, Rozzini, Lina, Falanga, Maria Stella Pisciotta, Francesco Baffa Bellucci, Stefano, Buffelli, Giuseppe, Montrucchio, Paolo, Peasso, Edoardo, Favale, Cesare, Poletto, Carl, Margaria, Maura, Sanino, Francesco, Violi, Ludovica, Perri, Luigina, Guasti, Luana, Castiglioni, Andrea, Maresca, Alessandro, Squizzato, Leonardo, Campiotti, Alessandra, Grossi, Roberto Davide Diprizio, Marco, Bertolotti, Chiara, Mussi, Giulia, Lancellotti, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Matteo, Galassi, Yasmine, Grassi, Alessio, Greco, Angela, Sciacqua, Maria, Perticone, Rosa, Battaglia, Raffaele, Maio, Vincenzo, Stanghellini, Eugenio, Ruggeri, Sara del Vecchio, Andrea, Salvi, Roberto, Leonardi, Giampaolo, Damiani, William, Capeci, Massimo, Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo, Biondi, Pietro, Pettinari, Riccardo, Ghio, Anna Dal Col, Salvatore, Minisola, Luciano, Colangelo, Mirella, Cilli, Giancarlo, Labbadia, Antonella, Afeltra, Benedetta, Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita, Pietro, Castellino, Luca, Zanoli, Alfio, Gennaro, Agostino, Gaudio, Valter, Saracco, Marisa, Fogliati, Carlo, Bussolino, Francesca, Mete, Miriam, Gino, Carlo, Vigorito, Antonio, Cittadini, Guido, Moreo, Silvia, Prolo, Gloria, Pina, Alberto, Ballestrero, Fabio, Ferrando, Roberta, Gonella, Domenico, Cerminara, Sergio, Berra, Simonetta, Dassi, Maria Cristina Nava, Bruno, Graziella, Stefano, Baldassarre, Salvatore, Fragapani, Gabriella, Gruden, Giorgio, Galanti, Gabriele, Mascherini, Cristian, Petri, Laura, Stefani, Margherita, Girino, Valeria, Piccinelli, Francesco, Nasso, Vincenza, Gioffrè, Maria, Pasquale, Leonardo, Sechi, Cristiana, Catena, Gianluca, Colussi, Alessandro, Cavarape, Andea Da Porto, Nicola, Passariello, Luca, Rinaldi, Franco, Berti, Giuseppe, Famularo, Patrizia, Tarsitani, Roberto, Castello, Michela, Pasino, Gian Paolo Ceda, Marcello Giuseppe Maggio, Simonetta, Morganti, Andrea, Artoni, Margherita, Grossi, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide, Firinu, Giulia, Costanzo, Giacomo, Argiolas, Giuseppe, Montalto, Anna, Licata, Filippo Alessandro Montalto, Francesco, Corica, Giorgio, Basile, Antonino, Catalano, Federica, Bellone, Concetto, Principato, Lorenzo, Malatino, Benedetta, Stancanelli, Valentina, Terranova, Salvatore Di Marca, Rosario Di Quattro, Lara La Malfa, Rossella, Caruso, Patrizia, Mecocci, Carmelinda, Ruggiero, Virginia, Boccardi, Tiziana, Meschi, Andrea, Ticinesi, Antonio, Nouvenne, Pietro, Minuz, Luigi, Fondrieschi, Giandomenico Nigro Imperiale, Mario, Pirisi, Gian Paolo Fra, Daniele, Sola, Mattia, Bellan, Massimo, Porta, Piero, Riva, Roberto, Quadri, Erica, Larovere, Marco, Novelli, Giorgio, Scanzi, Caterina, Mengoli, Stella, Provini, Laura, Ricevuti, Emilio, Simeone, Rosa, Scurti, Fabio, Tolloso, Roberto, Tarquini, Alice, Valoriani, Silvia, Dolenti, Giulia, Vannini, Riccardo, Volpi, Pietro, Bocchi, Alessandro, Vignali, Sergio, Harari, Chiara, Lonati, Federico, Napoli, Italia, Aiello, Raffaele, Landolfi, Massimo, Montalto, Antonio, Mirijello, Silvia, Ghidoni, Teresa, Salvatore, Lucio, Monaco, Carmen, Ricozzi, Alberto, Pilotto, Ilaria, Indiano, Federica, Gandolfo., Argano C., Natoli G., Mularo S., Nobili A., Lo Monaco M., Mannucci P.M., Perticone F., Pietrangelo A., and Corrao S.
Subjects: Leadership and Management, 1-year mortality, cancer, comorbidities, diabetes, heart rate, in-hospital mortality, male sex, Heart rate, Socio-culturale, Health Informatics, comorbidities, Article, Comorbidities, Health Information Management, diabetes, heart rate, cancer, male sex, in-hospital mortality, 1-year mortality, Cancer, Diabetes, In-hospital mortality, Male sex, LS4_4, Health Policy, Medicine, 1-year mortality, Cancer, Comorbidities, Diabetes, Heart rate, In-hospital mortality, Male
Abstract: Background: Currently, diabetes represents the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, with a significant economic burden. The number and severity of comorbidities increase with age, and are identified as important determinants that influence the prognosis. We aimed to investigate comorbidities and outcomes in a cohort of hospitalized elderly patients affected by diabetes. Methods: In this observational study, we retrospectively analyzed data collected from the REgistro dei pazienti per lo studio delle POlipatologie e politerapie in reparti della rete Simi (RePoSi) registry. Socio-demographic, clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings were considered. The association between variables and in-hospital and 1-year follow-up were analyzed. Results: Among 4708 in-patients, 1378 (29.3%) had a diagnosis of diabetes. Patients with diabetes had more previous hospitalization, a clinically significant disability, and more need for a urinary catheter in comparison with subjects without diabetes. Patients affected by diabetes took more drugs, both at admission, at in-hospital stay, at discharge, and at 1-year follow-up. Thirty-five comorbidities were more frequent in patients with diabetes, and the first five were hypertension (57.1%), ischemic heart disease (31.4%), chronic renal failure (28.8%), atrial fibrillation (25.6%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (22.7%). Heart rate was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality. At 1-year follow-up, cancer and male sex were strongly independently associated with mortality. Conclusions: Our findings showed the severity of the impact of diabetes and its comorbidities in the real life of internal medicine and geriatric wards, and provide data to be used for a better tailored management of elderly in-patients with diabetes.
Published: 2022

36. Relation between drug therapy-based comorbidity indices, Charlson's comorbidity index, polypharmacy and mortality in three samples of older adults

Author: Alessio, Novella, Chiara, Elli, Mauro, Tettamanti, Alessandro, Nobili, Aladar, Ianes, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Luca, Pasina, Carlotta, Franchi, Gualberto, Gussoni, Stefano, Bonassi, Antonella, Valerio, Federica, Mammarella, Codjo Djignefa Djade, Raffaella, Rossio, Barbara, Ferrari, Daniela, Mari, Marco, Ferretti, Francesco, Salerno, Alessio, Conca, Antonino, Tuttolomondo, Anna, Cirrincione, Antonio, Pinto, Antonio, Cherubini, Giuseppina, Dell’Aquila, Roberto, Bernabei, Graziano, Onder, Michele, Ciaburri, Dario, Manfellotto, Irene, Caridi, Enzo, Lancia, Alessandra, Forgione, Concetta, Donato, Serra Maria Grazia, Luigi, Lusiani, Bullo, Cristina, Brocco, Stefano, Pedretti, Giovanni, Pattacini, Corrado, Francesco, Violi, Ludovica, Perri, Luigi Di Cioccio, Carlo Di Meo, Laura, Minchella, Moira, Ceci, Alberto, Ferrari, Salvatore, Foderaro, Antonio, Brucato, Anna, Valenti, Silvia, Ghidoni, Renzo, Rozzini, Lina, Falanga, Alessandra, Marengoni, Simona, Ghibelli, Chiara, Mussi, Maria Alice Ferri, Domenico, Prisco, Elena, Silvestri, Giacomo, Emmi, Alessandra, Bettiol, Irene, Mattioli, Gianni, Biolo, Michela, Zanetti, Giacomo, Bartelloni, Massimo, Vanoli, Giulia, Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Graziana, Lupattelli, Vanessa, Bianconi, Riccardo, Alcidi, Domenico, Girelli, Fabiana, Busti, Giacomo, Marchi, Mario, Barbagallo, Ligia, Dominguez, Vincenza, Beneduce, Federica, Cacioppo, Salvatore, Corrao, Giuseppe, Natoli, Salvatore, Mularo, Massimo, Raspanti, Christiano, Argano, Marco, Zoli, Maria Laura Matacena, Giuseppe, Orio, Eleonora, Magnolfi, Giovanni, Serafini, Angelo, Simili, Giuseppe, Palasciano, Maria Ester Modeo, Carla Di Gennaro, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Giovanna, Fabio, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Giacomo De Luca, Natalia, Scaramellini, Matteo, Cesari, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Sarah, Damanti, Marta, Clerici, Simona, Leoni, Alessandra Danuta Di Mauro, Antonio Di Sabatino, Emanuela, Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina, Pisati, Costanza Caccia Dominioni, Roberto, Pontremoli, Valentina, Beccati, Giulia, Nobili, Giovanna, Leoncini, Luigi, Anastasio, Lucia, Sofia, Maria, Carbone, Francesco, Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Ilaria, Rossi, Gerardo, Mancuso, Daniela, Calipari, Mosè, Bartone, Giuseppe, Delitala, Maria, Berria, Alessandro, Delitala, Maurizio, Muscaritoli, Alessio, Molfino, Enrico, Petrillo, Antonella, Giorgi, Christian, Gracin, Giuseppe, Zuccalà, Gabriella, D’Aurizio, Giuseppe, Romanelli, Andrea, Volpini, Daniela, Lucente, Antonio, Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo, Gallo, Giuseppe, Bellelli, Maurizio, Corsi, Cesare, Antonucci, Chiara, Sidoli, Giulia, Principato, Franco, Arturi, Elena, Succurro, Bruno, Tassone, Federica, Giofrè, Maria Antonietta Bleve, Teresa De Falco, Fabrizio, Fabris, Irene, Bertozzi, Giulia, Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Tancredi, Prandini, Manfredini, Roberto, Fabbian, Fabio, Benedetta, Boari, Alfredo De Giorgi, Ruana, Tiseo, Giuseppe, Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudia, Catalano, Claudio, Borghi, Enrico, Strocchi, Eugenia, Ianniello, Mario, Soldati, Silvia, Schiavone, Alessio, Bragagni, Carlo, Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia, Suppressa, Giovanni Michele De Vincenzo, Alessio, Comitangelo, Emanuele, Amoruso, Carlo, Custodero, Luigi, Fenoglio, Andrea, Falcetta, Fracanzani, Anna L., Silvia, Tiraboschi, Annalisa, Cespiati, Giovanna, Oberti, Giordano, Sigon, Flora, Peyvandi, Giulia, Colombo, Pasquale, Agosti, Valter, Monzani, Valeria, Savojardo, Giuliana, Ceriani, Giada, Pallini, Fabrizio, Montecucco, Luciano, Ottonello, Lara, Caserza, Giulia, Vischi, Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana, Tognin, Francesco, Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore, Piro, Maria Stella Pisciotta, Francesco Baffa Bellucci, Stefano, Buffelli, Giuseppe, Montrucchio, Paolo, Peasso, Edoardo, Favale, Cesare, Poletto, Carl, Margaria, Maura, Sanino, Luigina, Guasti, Luana, Castiglioni, Andrea, Maresca, Alessandro, Squizzato, Leonardo, Campiotti, Alessandra, Grossi, Roberto Davide Diprizio, Marco, Bertolotti, Giulia, Lancellotti, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Matteo, Galassi, Yasmine, Grassi, Alessio, Greco, Angela, Sciacqua, Maria, Perticone, Rosa, Battaglia, Raffaele, Maio, Vincenzo, Stanghellini, Eugenio, Ruggeri, Sara del Vecchio, Andrea, Salvi, Roberto, Leonardi, Giampaolo, Damiani, William, Capeci, Massimo, Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo, Biondi, Pietro, Pettinari, Riccardo, Ghio, Anna Dal Col, Salvatore, Minisola, Luciano, Colangelo, Mirella, Cilli, Giancarlo, Labbadia, Antonella, Afeltra, Benedetta, Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita, Pietro, Castellino, Luca, Zanoli, Alfio, Gennaro, Agostino, Gaudio, Valter, Saracco, Marisa, Fogliati, Carlo, Bussolino, Francesca, Mete, Miriam, Gino, Carlo, Vigorito, Antonio, Cittadini, Guido, Moreo, Silvia, Prolo, Gloria, Pina, Alberto, Ballestrero, Fabio, Ferrando, Roberta, Gonella, Domenico, Cerminara, Sergio, Berra, Simonetta, Dassi, Maria Cristina Nava, Bruno, Graziella, Stefano, Baldassarre, Salvatore, Fragapani, Gabriella, Gruden, Giorgio, Galanti, Gabriele, Mascherini, Cristian, Petri, Laura, Stefani, Margherita, Girino, Valeria, Piccinelli, Francesco, Nasso, Vincenza, Gioffrè, Maria, Pasquale, Leonardo, Sechi, Cristiana, Catena, Gianluca, Colussi, Alessandro, Cavarape, Andea Da Porto, Nicola, Passariello, Luca, Rinaldi, Franco, Berti, Giuseppe, Famularo, Patrizia, Tarsitani, Roberto, Castello, Michela, Pasino, Gian Paolo Ceda, Marcello Giuseppe Maggio, Simonetta, Morganti, Andrea, Artoni, Margherita, Grossi, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide, Firinu, Giulia, Costanzo, Giacomo, Argiolas, Giuseppe, Montalto, Anna, Licata, Filippo Alessandro Montalto, Francesco, Corica, Giorgio, Basile, Antonino, Catalano, Federica, Bellone, Concetto, Principato, Lorenzo, Malatino, Benedetta, Stancanelli, Valentina, Terranova, Salvatore Di Marca, Rosario Di Quattro, Lara La Malfa, Rossella, Caruso, Patrizia, Mecocci, Carmelinda, Ruggiero, Virginia, Boccardi, Tiziana, Meschi, Andrea, Ticinesi, Antonio, Nouvenne, Pietro, Minuz, Luigi, Fondrieschi, Giandomenico Nigro Imperiale, Mario, Pirisi, Gian Paolo Fra, Daniele, Sola, Mattia, Bellan, Massimo, Porta, Piero, Riva, Roberto, Quadri, Erica, Larovere, Marco, Novelli, Giorgio, Scanzi, Caterina, Mengoli, Stella, Provini, Laura, Ricevuti, Emilio, Simeone, Rosa, Scurti, Fabio, Tolloso, Roberto, Tarquini, Alice, Valoriani, Silvia, Dolenti, Giulia, Vannini, Riccardo, Volpi, Pietro, Bocchi, Alessandro, Vignali, Sergio, Harari, Chiara, Lonati, Federico, Napoli, Italia, Aiello, Raffaele, Landolfi, Massimo, Montalto, Antonio, Mirijello, Teresa, Salvatore, Lucio, Monaco, Carmen, Ricozzi, Alberto, Pilotto, Ilaria, Indiano, and Federica, Gandolfo.
Subjects: Aging, Comorbidity indices, Health (social science), Socio-culturale, Multimorbidity, Comorbidity, Chronic disease, Hospitalization, Italy, Older adults, Chronic disease, Comorbidity indices, Excessive polypharmacy, Mortality, Multimorbidity, Older adults, Excessive polypharmacy, Polypharmacy, Humans, LS4_4, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Mortality, Gerontology, Aged
Abstract: Comorbidity indexes were designed in order to measure how the disease burden of a patient is related to different clinical outcomes such as mortality, especially in older and intensively treated people. Charlson's Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used rating system, based on diagnoses, but when this information is not available therapy-based comorbidity indices (TBCI) are an alternative: among them, Drug Derived Complexity Index (DDCI), Medicines Comorbidity Index (MCI), and Chronic Disease Score (CDS) are available.This study assessed the predictive power for 1-year mortality of these comorbidity indices and polypharmacy.Survival analysis and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis were conducted on three Italian cohorts: 2,389 nursing home residents (Korian), 4,765 and 633 older adults admitted acutely to geriatric or internal medicine wards (REPOSI and ELICADHE).Cox's regression indicated that the highest levels of the CCI are associated with an increment of 1-year mortality risk as compared to null score for all the three samples. DDCI and excessive polypharmacy gave similar results but MCI and CDS were not always statistically significant. The predictive power with the ROC curve of each comorbidity index was poor and similar in all settings.On the whole, comorbidity indices did not perform well in our three settings, although the highest level of each index was associated with higher mortality.
Published: 2022

37. Fighting social isolation in times of pandemic COVID-19: the role of video calls for older hospitalized patients

Author: Anne-Véronique Dürst, Christophe E. Graf, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Dina Zekry, Virginia Boccardi, Lauretta Monney, Isaline Joss, Karine Vuilloud, Giulia Vespignani, Wanda Bosshard, Patrizia Mecocci, Christophe J. Bula, and Patrizia D’Amelio
Subjects: Aging, Social isolation, Technology, Loneliness, Communication, Aged, COVID-19/epidemiology, Humans, Pandemics, Phobic Disorders, Social Isolation, COVID 19, Hospital, COVID-19, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Abstract: Background Loneliness and social isolation are associated with anxiety and psychological discomfort, especially amongst the oldest and fragile persons. Aims SILVER evaluates the acceptance of video calls by old hospitalized patients and their relatives during the ban on visits due to the COVID-19. Moreover, SILVER evaluates if the use of different communication technology is associated with different outcomes in terms of anxiety, fear of self and of others’ death and mood. Methods SILVER is an observational multicentre study. Patients hospitalized in two geriatric units in Switzerland and in one orthogeriatric unit in Italy and their relatives were enrolled. Participants can freely choose to use phone or video calls and were evaluated over a week. We measured anxiety, fear of death and mood at baseline and at the end of the study with standard scales. The use of video or phone calls was associated to a change in these parameters by two-way ANOVA for repeated measures. Results Sixty-four patients and relatives were enrolled, 26.5% used phone calls and 73.5% video calls. The use of video calls was associated with a reduction in anxiety and fear of death in patients and relatives as compared to participants using phone calls. Discussion Old patients and their relatives accepted and appreciated the use of video calls during hospitalization; moreover, participant using video calls appears to be less anxious and less afraid of death. Conclusions Video calls may be a useful communication tool for hospitalized older patients to keep social relationships with relatives and reduce their anxiety and fear of death. Trial Registration Retrospectively registered on 1st September 2021 in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05000099).
Published: 2022

38. Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) and Circulating Cytokines in Older Persons: The Role of Gender and Body Mass Index

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Francesca Mancinetti, Marta Baroni, Roberta Cecchetti, Patrizia Bastiani, Carmelinda Ruggiero, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Aged, 80 and over, Interleukin-15, Male, Metabolic Syndrome, insulin, obesity, Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidermal Growth Factor, aging, Body Mass Index, inflammation, gender, 80 and over, Cytokines, Humans, Female, Insulin Resistance, metabolism, Food Science, Aged
Abstract: Background: Inflammation, along with aging processes, contributes to the development of insulin resistance (IR), but the roles of different inflammatory and other cytokines in this process remain unclear. Thus, we aimed to analyze the association between several plasma cytokines with IR as evaluated by the metabolic score for insulin resistance, METS-IR. Methods: We measured the plasma concentrations of thirty cytokines from a cohort of older persons and analyzed their role as independent factors for IR. We used regression analyses adjusted for known IR-associated factors (including age, gender, cholesterol levels, and BMI) to find the determinants of IR. Results: The study evaluated 132 subjects, mostly women (82F/50M), slightly overweight, and with a mean age of 78.5 ± 6.5 years. In the overall population, IL-15 significantly and negatively correlates with METS-IR (r = −0.183, p = 0.036). A regression model showed that the association between IL-15 and METS-IR was significantly modulated by gender and BMI (R2: 0.831). Only in women, EGF, Eotaxin and MCP-1 significantly correlated with METS-IR even after controlling by age (EGF, r = 0.250 p = 0.025; Eotaxin, r = 0.276 p = 0.13; MCP-1, r = 0.237, p = 0.033). Furthermore, regression models showed that these molecules were associated with METS-IR and were strongly mediated by BMI. Conclusions: Our results indicate the association between cytokines and IR has to be interpreted in a gender-specific manner. In women, EGF, Eotaxin, and MCP-1 circulating levels are associated with METS-IR being BMI a significant mediator. Understanding the role of gender in the relationship between cytokines and IR will help to define individualized preventive and treatment interventions to reduce the risk of age-related metabolic disorders.
Published: 2022

39. Handgrip strength as prognostic index beyond chronological age in abdominal surgical setting

Author: Luigi Marano, Ludovico Carbone, Alessandro Francia, Pasquale Puoti, Benito Sepe, Dario Venezia, Daniele Marrelli, Franco Roviello, and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: Oncology, Surgery, General Medicine
Published: 2023

40. miRNAs and Alzheimer’s Disease: Exploring the Role of Inflammation and Vitamin E in an Old-Age Population

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Giulia Poli, Roberta Cecchetti, Patrizia Bastiani, Michela Scamosci, Marta Febo, Emanuela Mazzon, Stefano Bruscoli, Stefano Brancorsini, and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Nutrition and Dietetics, aging, inflammation, miRNAs, oxidative stress, vitamin E, Food Science
Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia worldwide and represents one of the leading factors for severe disability in older persons. Although its etiology is not fully known yet, AD may develop due to multiple factors, including inflammation and oxidative stress, conditions where microRNAs (miRNAs) seem to play a pivotal role as a molecular switch. All these aspects may be modulated by nutritional factors. Among them, vitamin E has been widely studied in AD, given the plausibility of its various biological functions in influencing neurodegeneration. From a cohort of old-aged people, we measured eight vitamin E forms (tocopherols and tocotrienols), thirty cytokines/chemokines, and thirteen exosome-extracted miRNAs in plasma of subjects suffering from subjects affected by AD and age-matched healthy controls (HC). The sample population included 80 subjects (40 AD and 40 HC) with a mean age of 77.6 ± 3.8 years, mostly women (45; 56.2%). Of the vitamin E forms, only α-tocopherol differed between groups, with significantly lower levels in AD. Regarding the examined inflammatory molecules, G-CSF, GM-CSF, INF-α2, IL-3, and IL-8 were significantly higher and IL-17 lower in AD than HC. Among all miRNAs examined, AD showed downregulation of miR-9, miR-21, miR29-b, miR-122, and miR-132 compared to controls. MiR-122 positively and significantly correlated with some inflammatory molecules (GM-CSF, INF-α2, IL-1α, IL-8, and MIP-1β) as well as with α-tocopherol even after correction for age and gender. A final binary logistic regression analysis showed that α-tocopherol serum levels were associated with a higher AD probability and partially mediated by miR-122. Our results suggest an interplay between α-tocopherol, inflammatory molecules, and microRNAs in AD, where miR-122 may be a good candidate as modulating factor.
Published: 2023

41. Kidney Disease Management in the Hospital Setting: A Focus on Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions in Older Patients

Author: Vincenzo, Arcoraci, Maria Antonietta Barbieri, Michelangelo, Rottura, Alessandro, Nobili, Giuseppe, Natoli, Christiano, Argano, Giovanni, Squadrito, Francesco, Squadrito, Salvatore, Corrao, Domenico, Prisco, Elena, Silvestri, Giacomo, Emmi, Alessandra, Bettiol, Irene, Mattioli, Gianni, Biolo, Michela, Zanetti, Giacomo, Bartelloni, Massimo, Vanoli, Giulia, Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Graziana, Lupattelli, Vanessa, Bianconi, Riccardo, Alcidi, Domenico, Girelli, Fabiana, Busti, Giacomo, Marchi, Mario, Barbagallo, Ligia, Dominguez, Vincenza, Beneduce, Federica, Cacioppo, Massimo, Raspanti, Marco, Zoli, Maria Laura Matacena, Giuseppe, Orio, Eleonora, Magnolfi, Giovanni, Serafini, Angelo, Simili, Giuseppe, Palasciano, Maria Ester Modeo, Carla Di Gennaro, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Giovanna, Fabio, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Giacomo De Luca, Natalia, Scaramellini, Matteo, Cesari, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Sarah, Damanti, Marta, Clerici, Simona, Leoni, Alessandra Danuta Di Mauro, Antonio Di Sabatino, Emanuela, Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina, Pisati, Costanza Caccia Dominioni, Roberto, Pontremoli, Valentina, Beccati, Giulia, Nobili, Giovanna, Leoncini, Luigi, Anastasio, Maria, Carbone, Francesco, Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Ilaria, Rossi, Gerardo, Mancuso, Daniela, Calipari, Mosè, Bartone, Giuseppe, Delitala, Maria, Berria, Alessandro, Delitala, Maurizio, Muscaritoli, Alessio, Molfino, Enrico, Petrillo, Antonella, Giorgi, Christian, Gracin, Giuseppe, Zuccalà, Gabriella, D’Aurizio, Giuseppe, Romanelli, Alessandra, Marengoni, Andrea, Volpini, Daniela, Lucente, Antonio, Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo, Gallo, Giuseppe, Bellelli, Maurizio, Corsi, Cesare, Antonucci, Chiara, Sidoli, Giulia, Principato, Franco, Arturi, Elena, Succurro, Bruno, Tassone, Federica, Giofrè, Maria Grazia Serra, Maria Antonietta Bleve, Antonio, Brucato, Teresa De Falco, Fabrizio, Fabris, Irene, Bertozzi, Giulia, Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Tancredi, Prandini, Manfredini, Roberto, Fabbian, Fabio, Benedetta, Boari, DE GIORGI, Alfredo, Ruana, Tiseo, Giuseppe, Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudia, Catalano, Claudio, Borghi, Enrico, Strocchi, Eugenia, Ianniello, Mario, Soldati, Silvia, Schiavone, Alessio, Bragagni, Carlo, Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia, Suppressa, Giovanni Michele De Vincenzo, Alessio, Comitangelo, Emanuele, Amoruso, Carlo, Custodero, Luigi, Fenoglio, Andrea, Falcetta, Fracanzani, Anna L., Silvia, Tiraboschi, Annalisa, Cespiati, Giovanna, Oberti, Giordano, Sigon, Flora, Peyvandi, Raffaella, Rossio, Giulia, Colombo, Pasquale, Agosti, Valter, Monzani, Valeria, Savojardo, Giuliana, Ceriani, Francesco, Salerno, Giada, Pallini, Fabrizio, Montecucco, Luciano, Ottonello, Lara, Caserza, Giulia, Vischi, Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana, Tognin, Francesco, Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore, Piro, Renzo, Rozzini, Lina, Falanga, Maria Stella Pisciotta, Francesco Baffa Bellucci, Stefano, Buffelli, Giuseppe, Montrucchio, Paolo, Peasso, Edoardo, Favale, Cesare, Poletto, Carl, Margaria, Maura, Sanino, Francesco, Violi, Ludovica, Perri, Luigina, Guasti, Luana, Castiglioni, Andrea, Maresca, Alessandro, Squizzato, Leonardo, Campiotti, Alessandra, Grossi, Roberto Davide Diprizio, Marco, Bertolotti, Chiara, Mussi, Giulia, Lancellotti, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Matteo, Galassi, Yasmine, Grassi, Alessio, Greco, Angela, Sciacqua, Maria, Perticone, Rosa, Battaglia, Raffaele, Maio, Vincenzo, Stanghellini, Eugenio, Ruggeri, Sara del Vecchio, Andrea, Salvi, Roberto, Leonardi, Giampaolo, Damiani, William, Capeci, Massimo, Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo, Biondi, Pietro, Pettinari, Riccardo, Ghio, Anna Dal Col, Salvatore, Minisola, Luciano, Colangelo, Mirella, Cilli, Giancarlo, Labbadia, Antonella, Afeltra, Benedetta, Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita, Pietro, Castellino, Luca, Zanoli, Alfio, Gennaro, Agostino, Gaudio, Valter, Saracco, Marisa, Fogliati, Carlo, Bussolino, Francesca, Mete, Miriam, Gino, Carlo, Vigorito, Antonio, Cittadini, Guido, Moreo, Silvia, Prolo, Gloria, Pina, Alberto, Ballestrero, Fabio, Ferrando, Roberta, Gonella, Domenico, Cerminara, Sergio, Berra, Simonetta, Dassi, Maria Cristina Nava, Bruno, Graziella, Stefano, Baldassarre, Salvatore, Fragapani, Gabriella, Gruden, Giorgio, Galanti, Gabriele, Mascherini, Cristian, Petri, Laura, Stefani, Margherita, Girino, Valeria, Piccinelli, Francesco, Nasso, Vincenza, Gioffrè, Maria, Pasquale, Leonardo, Sechi, Cristiana, Catena, Gianluca, Colussi, Alessandro, Cavarape, Andea Da Porto, Nicola, Passariello, Luca, Rinaldi, Franco, Berti, Giuseppe, Famularo, Patrizia, Tarsitani, Roberto, Castello, Michela, Pasino, Gian Paolo Ceda, Marcello Giuseppe Maggio, Simonetta, Morganti, Andrea, Artoni, Margherita, Grossi, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide, Firinu, Giulia, Costanzo, Giacomo, Argiolas, Giuseppe, Montalto, Anna, Licata, Filippo Alessandro Montalto, Francesco, Corica, Giorgio, Basile, Antonino, Catalano, Federica, Bellone, Concetto, Principato, Lorenzo, Malatino, Benedetta, Stancanelli, Valentina, Terranova, Salvatore Di Marca, Rosario Di Quattro, Lara La Malfa, Rossella, Caruso, Patrizia, Mecocci, Carmelinda, Ruggiero, Virginia, Boccardi, Tiziana, Meschi, Andrea, Ticinesi, Antonio, Nouvenne, Pietro, Minuz, Luigi, Fondrieschi, Giandomenico Nigro Imperiale, Mario, Pirisi, Gian Paolo Fra, Daniele, Sola, Mattia, Bellan, Massimo, Porta, Piero, Riva, Roberto, Quadri, Erica, Larovere, Marco, Novelli, Giorgio, Scanzi, Caterina, Mengoli, Stella, Provini, Laura, Ricevuti, Emilio, Simeone, Rosa, Scurti, Fabio, Tolloso, Roberto, Tarquini, Alice, Valoriani, Silvia, Dolenti, Giulia, Vannini, Riccardo, Volpi, Pietro, Bocchi, Alessandro, Vignali, Sergio, Harari, Chiara, Lonati, Federico, Napoli, Italia, Aiello, Raffaele, Landolfi, Massimo, Montalto, Antonio, Mirijello, Silvia, Ghidoni, Teresa, Salvatore, Lucio, Monaco, Carmen, Ricozzi, Alberto, Pilotto, Ilaria, Indiano, Federica, Gandolfo., Arcoraci V., Barbieri M.A., Rottura M., Nobili A., Natoli G., Argano C., Squadrito G., Squadrito F., and Corrao S.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, appropriateness of prescription, prescribing patterns, Renal function, Context (language use), RM1-950, Logistic regression, NO, chemistry.chemical_compound, older patient, Internal medicine, hospital setting, medicine, Pharmacology (medical), LS4_4, Medical prescription, prescribing pattern, appropriateness of prescriptions, chronic kidney disease, hospital setting, older patients, prescribing patterns, real-world data, Original Research, Pharmacology, Creatinine, real-world data, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, older patients, appropriateness of prescriptions, chronic kidney disease, chemistry, Observational study, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, business, Kidney disease
Abstract: Aging with multimorbidity and polytherapy are the most significant factors that could led to inappropriate prescribing of contraindicated medications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prescriptions of contraindicated drugs in older adults in CKD and to identify their associated factors in a hospital context. An observational retrospective study was carried out considering all patients ≥65 years with at least one serum creatinine value recorded into the REPOSI register into 2010–2016 period. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was applied to identify CKD. A descriptive analysis was performed to compare demographic and clinical characteristics; logistic regression models were used to estimate factors of inappropriate and percentage changes of drug use during hospitalization. A total of 4,713 hospitalized patients were recorded, of which 49.8% had an eGFR 2; the 21.9% were in treatment with at least one inappropriate drug at the time of hospital admission with a decrease of 3.0% at discharge (p = 0.010). The probability of using at least one contraindicated drug was significantly higher in patients treated with more several drugs (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.16–1.25, p p < 0.001; G5: 19.38, 11.51–32.64, p < 0.001). Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid was the contraindicated drug mainly used at the time of admission, reducing 1.2% at discharge. An overall increase in therapeutic appropriateness in hospitalized older patients with CKD was observed, despite a small percentage of therapeutic inappropriateness at discharge that underlines the need for a closer collaboration with the pharmacologist to improve the drug management.
Published: 2021

42. Water intake, hydration and Parkinson’s disease

Author: Virginia Boccardi and Patrizia Mecocci
Subjects: Aging, Drinking, Humans, Water, Parkinson Disease, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Published: 2022

43. Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease in Old Age: A Sex-Specific Cytokinome Signature

Author: Roberta Cecchetti, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Patrizia Mecocci, Stefano Brancorsini, Alfredo Villa, Nico Curti, Virginia Boccardi, Enrico Giampieri, Daniel Remondini, Giulia Poli, Lucia Paolacci, Boccardi V., Paolacci L., Remondini D., Giampieri E., Poli G., Curti N., Cecchetti R., Villa A., Ruggiero C., Brancorsini S., and Mecocci P.
Subjects: Male, 0301 basic medicine, Oncology, Aging, medicine.medical_specialty, Chemokine, medicine.medical_treatment, markers, Disease, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Alzheimer Disease, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, sex, Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive decline, Cytokines, dementia, inflammation, Cytokine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, marker, Sex Characteristics, biology, business.industry, General Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Peripheral, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Cross-Sectional Studies, 030104 developmental biology, Case-Control Studies, Cohort, biology.protein, Female, Chemokines, Geriatrics and Gerontology, business, Biomarkers, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract: Background Elevated peripheral levels of different cytokines and chemokines in subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD), as compared with healthy controls (HC), have emphasized the role of inflammation in such a disease. Considering the cross-talking between the central nervous system and the periphery, the inflammatory analytes may provide utility as biomarkers to identify AD at earlier stages. Objective Using an advanced statistical approach, we can discriminate the interactive network of cytokines/chemokines and propose a useful tool to follow the progression and evolution of AD, also in light of sex differences. Methods A cohort of 289 old-age subjects was screened for cytokine and chemokine profiling, measured in plasma, after a thorough clinical and neuropsychological evaluation. A custom algorithm based on Fisher linear discriminant analysis was applied to ascertain a classification signature able to discriminate HC from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD. Results We observed that a joint expression of three proteins (a "signature" composed by IFN-α2, IL-1α, TNFα) can discriminate HC from AD with an accuracy of 65.24%. Using this signature on MCI samples, 84.93% of them were classified as "non-HC". Stratifying MCI samples by sex, we observed that 87.23% of women were classified as "non-HC", and only 57.69% of males. Indeed, in a scatter plot of IFN-α2 and IL-1α, the HC group was better separated from MCI and AD in women as compared with men. Conclusion These findings suggest that AD is accompanied by a peripheral inflammatory response that can already be present in MCI subjects, thus providing a mean for detecting this at-risk status and allow an anticipated intervention.
Published: 2019

44. Probiotics and bone disorders: the role of RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway

Author: Virginia Boccardi, Negin Amin, Mohsen Taghizadeh, and Sadegh Jafarnejad
Subjects: musculoskeletal diseases, Aging, Osteoclasts, Probiotic, Bioinformatics, Bone resorption, Bone remodeling, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Osteoclast, Bone cell, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Bone Resorption, Bone, Osteoblasts, biology, business.industry, Probiotics, Osteoblast, RANK Ligand, Resorption, medicine.anatomical_structure, RANKL, biology.protein, Tumor necrosis factor alpha, Bone Diseases, Geriatrics and Gerontology, business, RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract: The skeleton is the framework and in charge of body configuration preservation. As a living tissue, bones are constantly being formed and absorbed. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are the main bone cells and balance between their activities indicates bone health. Several mechanisms influence the bone turnover and RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway is one of them. This system, whose components are part of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily, exists in many organs and could play a role in bone modeling and remodeling. RANKL/RANK pathway controls osteoclasts activity and formation. In addition, they are identified as key factors on bone turnover in different pathological situations. At the same time, OPG (RANKL's decoy receptor) plays role as a bone-protective factor by binding to RANKL and prevention of extra resorption. The lack of balance between RANKL and OPG could result in excessive bone resorption. Probiotics, the beneficial microorganisms for human health, entail bones in their advantages. Recent studies suggest that probiotics could reduce inflammatory factors (for example TNF-α and IL-1β) and increase bone OPG expression. In addition, probiotics have shown to maintain bones in various ways. Although current evidence is not enough for definitive approval of probiotics' efficacy on RANKL/RANK/OPG, its positive responses from conducted studies are significant. Understanding of the probiotics' effects on RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway will help focus future studies, and assist in developing efficient treatment strategies.
Published: 2019

45. A Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials: The Impact of Vitamin C Supplementation on Serum CRP and Serum hs-CRP Concentrations

Author: Zahra Hamedifard, Banafshe Hosseini, Sadegh Jafarnejad, Mohsen Taghizadeh, and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Ascorbic Acid, Baseline level, Gastroenterology, Weighted mean difference, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, law, Internal medicine, Inflammatory marker, Drug Discovery, medicine, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Inflammation, Pharmacology, Vitamin C, business.industry, Confidence interval, C-Reactive Protein, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Meta-analysis, Dietary Supplements, business, Biomarkers, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Systematic search
Abstract: Objective: The present meta-analysis was designed to assess the effects of vitamin C supplementation on serum C-reactive Protein (CRP) levels. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive systematic search of the literature in Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar until May 2018. The pooled Weighted Mean Difference (WMD) and its 95% Confidence Interval (CI) in baseline and at the end of the trial were calculated to assess the net change in serum CRP by using random-effects model. The heterogeneity was assessed by I2 test. Combined and stratified analyses were used in the metaanalysis. Results: From 306 articles found and screened in our initial search, 12 studies were included with 446 participants in supplementation groups and 447 in control groups. The pooled effect size analysis showed a significant reducing effect of vitamin C supplementation on circulating CRP level (−0.23 mg/L, 95% CI, −0.44, -0.03, p=0.02), with a significant heterogeneity effect across the studies involved. Subgroup analyses showed that vitamin C supplementation significantly lowered CRP among trials. The most significant effect was found 1) on hs- CRP as the representative inflammatory marker (-0.43 mg/L, 95% CI -0.76, -0.1) 2) in subjects with a baseline CRP≥3 (-1.48 mg/L, 95% CI -2.84, -0.11) 3) in subjects under Conclusion: The present meta-analysis shows that vitamin C supplementation reduces serum CRP level, particularly in younger subjects, with higher CRP baseline level, at a lower dosage and intravenous administration.
Published: 2018

46. Senotherapeutics: Targeting senescent cells for the main age-related diseases

Author: Patrizia Mecocci and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Senescence, Aging, Context (language use), Disease, Bioinformatics, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Alzheimer Disease, Senotherapeutics, Age related, Diabetes Mellitus, Medicine, Humans, Senolytic, Cellular Senescence, Human studies, Low toxicity, business.industry, Senomorphic, Atherosclerosis, Clinical trial, 030104 developmental biology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Age-related diseases, Type 2, Developmental Biology
Abstract: The review aims to summarize and discuss the current knowledge on targeting senescent cells to reduce the risk of age-related diseases in animal models and human studies. The role of cellular senescence in aging and the major age-related diseases -including Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, and type 2 diabetes- as well as the use of senotherapeutic strategies in both experimental and preclinical studies, will be described. A large number of molecules, including synthetic agents and natural compounds, have been proposed for anti-senescence activities. Research on senotherapeutics, which includes senolytic and senomorphic, has a growing interest, and their safety and reliability as anti-aging drugs have been tested in clinical trials. Initial findings suggest that the senotherapeutic approach may be translatable to humans. Due to the lack of evidence, caution must be used against senolytic agents due to their potential side-effects. In this context, natural senolytic compounds should have the advantage of low toxicity and potentially more useful in humans, although the mechanisms of action need to be deﬁned.
Published: 2021

47. Serum interleukin-6 levels are higher in old age subjects with Alzheimer’s dementia

Author: Patrizia Bastiani, Patrizia Mecocci, Marta Baroni, Michela Scamosci, Roberta Cecchetti, and Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: 0303 health sciences, medicine.medical_specialty, biology, business.industry, medicine.disease, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, biology.protein, medicine, Dementia, Alzheimer s dementia, Interleukin 6, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, 030304 developmental biology
Abstract: Elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels have been found positively associated with markers of physical frailty as well as identified as a potential biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thus, we explored the levels of plasma IL-6 at baseline in a cohort of older subjects with or without cognitive impairment, which results may have also implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) clinical management. This is a retrospective study including a cohort of over 60 years old-age subjects, 72 healthy controls, 95 mild cognitive impairment, and 73 AD were included in the study. Plasma IL-6 was measured in all subjects. The sample population included 240 subjects, mostly women with a mean age of 78.61±6.30 (range: 60-93) years. Age significantly correlated with IL-6 plasma levels (r=0.204, P=0.002) even after controlling by gender. No difference was found in body mass index (BMI), nutritional status (assessed by mini nutritional assessment), and comorbidity indices (cumulative illness rating scaleseverity and comorbidity index) among groups. Instead, IL-6 significantly differed, having patients affected by AD higher levels compared to the other groups. Final linear regression analysis showed that independently of age, gender, BMI, nutritional status, number of clinically relevant concomitant diseases, the diagnosis of AD was associated with higher IL-6 plasma levels. These data indicate that serum IL-6 is more elevated in AD, supporting that IL-6 may have also a potential role in response to COVID-19 in old age subjects with cognitive impairment.
Published: 2021

48. Autonomic dyshomeostasis in patients with diabetes mellitus during COVID-19

Author: Virginia Boccardi
Subjects: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Diabetes, MEDLINE, Endocrine system and metabolic diseases, COVID-19, medicine.disease, Autonomic Nervous System, Autonomic nervous system, Endocrinology, Diabetes complications, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, Correspondence, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Infectious diseases, Humans, In patient, business
Published: 2021
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49. Renal Function, Cardiovascular Diseases, Appropriateness of Drug Prescription and Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Patients

Author: Antonietta, Gigante, Marco, Proietti, Enrico, Petrillo, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Alessandro, Nobili, Maurizio, Muscaritoli, Antonello, Pietrangelo, Francesco, Perticone, Francesco, Violi, Gino Roberto Corazza, Salvatore, Corrao, Alessandra, Marengoni, Francesco, Salerno, Matteo, Cesari, Mauro, Tettamanti, Luca, Pasina, Carlotta, Franchi, Laura, Cortesi, Gabriella, Miglio, Ilaria, Ardoino, Alessio, Novella, Domenico, Prisco, Elena, Silvestri, Giacomo, Emmi, Alessandra, Bettiol, Irene, Mattioli, Gianni, Biolo, Michela, Zanetti, Giacomo, Bartelloni, Massimo, Vanoli, Giulia, Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Graziana, Lupattelli, Vanessa, Bianconi, Riccardo, Alcidi, Domenico, Girelli, Fabiana, Busti, Giacomo, Marchi, Mario, Barbagallo, Ligia, Dominguez, Vincenza, Beneduce, Federica, Cacioppo, Giuseppe, Natoli, Salvatore, Mularo, Massimo, Raspanti, Marco, Zoli, Maria Laura Matacena, Giuseppe, Orio, Eleonora, Magnolfi, Giovanni, Serafini, Angelo, Simili, Giuseppe, Palasciano, Maria Ester Modeo, Carla Di Gennaro, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Giovanna, Fabio, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Giacomo De Luca, Natalia, Scaramellini, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Sarah, Damanti, Marta, Clerici, Simona, Leoni, Alessandra Danuta Di Mauro, Antonio Di Sabatino, Emanuela, Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina, Pisati, Costanza Caccia Dominioni, Roberto, Pontremoli, Valentina, Beccati, Giulia, Nobili, Giovanna, Leoncini, Luigi, Anastasio, Maria, Carbone, Francesco, Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Ilaria, Rossi, Gerardo, Mancuso, Daniela, Calipari, Mosè, Bartone, Giuseppe, Delitala, Maria, Berria, Alessandro, Delitala, Alessio, Molfino, Antonella, Giorgi, Christian, Gracian, Giuseppe, Zuccalà, Gabriella, D’Aurizio, Giuseppe, Romanelli, Andrea, Volpini, Daniela, Lucente, Antonio, Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo, Gallo, Giorgio, Annoni, Maurizio, Corsi, Giuseppe, Bellelli, Alessandra, Bonfanti, Franco, Arturi, Elena, Succurro, Bruno, Tassone, Federica, Giofrè, Maria Grazia Serra, Maria Antonietta Bleve, Antonio, Brucato, Teresa De Falco, Fabrizio, Fabris, Irene, Bertozzi, Giulia, Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Tancredi, Prandini, Manfredini, Roberto, Fabbian, Fabio, Boari, Benedetta, DE GIORGI, Alfredo, Ruana, Tiseo, Giuseppe, Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudia, Catalano, Claudio, Borghi, Enrico, Strocchi, Eugenia, Ianniello, Mario, Soldati, Silvia, Schiavone, Alessio, Bragagni, Carlo, Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia, Suppressa, Giovanni Michele De Vincenzo, Alessio, Comitangelo, Emanuele, Amoruso, Carlo, Custodero, Luigi, Fenoglio, Andrea, Falcetta, Fracanzani, Anna L., Silvia, Tiraboschi, Annalisa, Cespiati, Giovanna, Oberti, Giordano, Sigon, Flora, Peyvandi, Raffaella, Rossio, Giulia, Colombo, Pasquale, Agosti, Valter, Monzani, Valeria, Savojardo, Giuliana, Ceriani, Giada, Pallini, Fabrizio, Montecucco, Luciano, Ottonello, Lara, Caserza, Giulia, Vischi, Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana, Tognin, Francesco, Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore, Piro, Renzo, Rozzini, Lina, Falanga, Maria Stella Pisciotta, Francesco Baffa Bellucci, Stefano, Buffelli, Giuseppe, Montrucchio, Paolo, Peasso, Edoardo, Favale, Cesare, Poletto, Carl, Margaria, Maura, Sanino, Ludovica, Perri, Luigina, Guasti, Luana, Castiglioni, Andrea, Maresca, Alessandro, Squizzato, Leonardo, Campiotti, Alessandra, Grossi, Roberto Davide Diprizio, Marco, Bertolotti, Chiara, Mussi, Giulia, Lancellotti, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Matteo, Galassi, Yasmine, Grassi, Maria, Perticone, Rosa, Battaglia, Marco, Filice, Raffaele, Maio, Vincenzo, Stanghellini, Eugenio, Ruggeri, Sara del Vecchio, Andrea, Salvi, Roberto, Leonardi, Giampaolo, Damiani, William, Capeci, Massimo, Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo, Biondi, Pietro, Pettinari, Salvatore, Minisola, Luciano, Colangelo, Mirella, Cilli, Giancarlo, Labbadia, Antonella, Afeltra, Benedetta, Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita, Pietro, Castellino, Luca, Zanoli, Alfio, Gennaro, Agostino, Gaudio, Valter, Saracco, Marisa, Fogliati, Carlo, Bussolino, Francesca, Mete, Miriam, Gino, Carlo, Vigorito, Antonio, Cittadini, Guido, Moreo, Silvia, Prolo, Gloria, Pina, Alberto, Ballestrero, Fabio, Ferrando, Sergio, Berra, Simonetta, Dassi, Maria Cristina Nava, Bruno, Graziella, Stefano, Baldassarre, Salvatore, Fragapani, Gabriella, Gruden, Giorgio, Galanti, Gabriele, Mascherini, Cristian, Petri, Laura, Stefani, Margherita, Girino, Valeria, Piccinelli, Francesco, Nasso, Vincenza, Gioffrè, Maria, Pasquale, Leonardo, Sechi, Cristiana, Catena, Gianluca, Colussi, Alessandro, Cavarape, Andea Da Porto, Nicola, Passariello, Luca, Rinaldi, Franco, Berti, Giuseppe, Famularo, Patrizia, Tarsitani, Roberto, Castello, Michela, Pasino, Gian Paolo Ceda, Marcello Giuseppe Maggio, Simonetta, Morganti, Andrea, Artoni, Margherita, Grossi, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide, Firinu, Giulia, Costanzo, Giacomo, Argiolas, Giuseppe, Montalto, Anna, Licata, Filippo Alessandro Montalto, Francesco, Corica, Giorgio, Basile, Antonino, Catalano, Federica, Bellone, Concetto, Principato, Lorenzo, Malatino, Benedetta, Stancanelli, Valentina, Terranova, Salvatore Di Marca, Rosario Di Quattro, Lara La Malfa, Rossella, Caruso, Patrizia, Mecocci, Carmelinda, Ruggiero, Virginia, Boccardi, Tiziana, Meschi, Andrea, Ticinesi, Antonio, Nouvenne, Pietro, Minuz, Luigi, Fondrieschi, Giandomenico Nigro Imperiale, Mario, Pirisi, Gian Paolo Fra, Daniele, Sola, Mattia, Bellan, Massimo, Porta, Piero, Riva, Roberto, Quadri, Erica, Larovere, Marco, Novelli, Giorgio, Scanzi, Caterina, Mengoli, Stella, Provini, Laura, Ricevuti, Emilio, Simeone, Rosa, Scurti, Fabio, Tolloso, Roberto, Tarquini, Alice, Valoriani, Silvia, Dolenti, Giulia, Vannini, Riccardo, Volpi, Pietro, Bocchi, Alessandro, Vignali, Sergio, Harari, Chiara, Lonati, Federico, Napoli, Italia, Aiello, Raffaele, Landolfi, Massimo, Montalto, Antonio, Mirijello, Silvia, Ghidoni, Teresa, Salvatore, Lucio, Monaco, Carmen, Ricozzi, Alberto, Pilotto, Ilaria, Indiano, and Federica, Gandolfo.
Subjects: Drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Hospitalized patients, media_common.quotation_subject, Renal function, Socio-culturale, Kidney, Kidney Function Tests, Drug Prescriptions, Older patients, PEOPLE, Internal medicine, Atrial Fibrillation, Humans, Medicine, Pharmacology (medical), LS4_4, Medical prescription, Aged, media_common, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, POLYPHARMACY, FRAILTY POPULATION, PEOPLE, ADULTS, DEATH, business.industry, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, FRAILTY POPULATION, DEATH, ADULTS, Cardiovascular Diseases, Observational study, POLYPHARMACY, Geriatrics and Gerontology, business
Abstract: Reduced estimated creatinine clearance (eCrCl) is prevalent in older patients and impacts on drug prescription. In this study, the burden of eCrCl reduction and its associated factors and impact on outcomes were analyzed. Moreover, the rate of inappropriate drug prescription according to eCrCl and its impact on outcomes were described.Data were obtained from "REgistro POliterapie SIMI" (REPOSI), a prospective observational register enrolling hospitalized patients aged ≥ 65 years. Patients enrolled from 2010-2016 with available data to calculate eCrCl according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula were included in this analysis.A total of 5046 patients were available for analysis. Among these, we found an eCrCl of 45-59 mL/min in 1163 patients (23.0%), an eCrCl of 30-44 mL/min in 1128 (22.4%), an eCrCl of 15-29 mL/min in 702 (13.9%), and an eCrCl 15 mL/min in 152 (3.0%), with several clinical factors associated with decreasing eCrCl. During follow-up, a progressively higher risk for all-cause death, cardiovascular (CV) death, any death/re-hospitalization, and CV death/re-hospitalization was found across the renal function classes. Among patients with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, and heart failure, 476 (10.9%) were inappropriately prescribed medications according to eCrCl. During follow-up, inappropriate prescription was associated with increased risk of all-cause death (odds ratio [OR] 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13-1.97) and any death/re-hospitalization (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.03-1.63).In older hospitalized patients, impaired eCrCl is prevalent and associated with several factors, polypharmacy in particular. Patients with reduced eCrCl have a higher risk of major clinical outcomes, and 10% of them are prescribed an inappropriate drug, with a higher risk for major clinical outcomes.
Published: 2021

50. What changed in the Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards during the lockdown

Author: M. C. Nava, Ligia J. Dominguez, F. Giofre, S. Dassi, Stella Provini, Roberto Castello, Maria Elena Pipita, Raffaele Landolfi, I. Indiano, S. Schiavone, Renzo Rozzini, Matteo G. Della Porta, A. Cespiati, F. Perticone, G. Bartelloni, Miriam Gino, Maurizio Corsi, Lina Falanga, R. Di Quattro, G. Orio, Salvatore Piro, Antonio Mirijello, Alessio Molfino, L. Biondi, Leonardo A. Sechi, Luciano Ottonello, Marco Bertolotti, C. Sidoli, G. Colombo, C. Bussolino, A. Delitala, P. M. Mannucci, Luigina Guasti, Antonio Nouvenne, Marta Di Pasquale, P. Peasso, E. Favale, A. Volpini, Giulia Costanzo, C. Margaria, S. Morganti, Guido Moreo, F. Nasso, S. Dolenti, Enrico Strocchi, Laura Stefani, Cristian Petri, M. M. De Amicis, Maria Domenica Cappellini, E. Magnolfi, G. Principato, Fabio Fabbian, G. D'Aurizio, M. V. Libbra, Fabrizio Fabris, Michela Zanetti, P. Tarsitani, V. Piccinelli, R. Caruso, Andrea Artoni, G. Argiolas, A. D. Di Mauro, C. Custodero, Angela Sciacqua, Gabriella Gruden, Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, A. Falcetta, M. L. Matacena, E. Ianniello, G. Bogoni, M. Soldati, P. Agosti, Patrizia Mecocci, Benedetta Marigliano, Chiara Lonati, Luca Zanoli, Massimo Raspanti, F. Gandolfo, C. Catena, Paolo Rossi, Francesco Salerno, Carlotta Franchi, A. Gennaro, P. Bocchi, Elena Silvestri, R. Leonardi, Raffaella Rossio, M. Vanoli, V. Gioffre, L. Fondrieschi, B. D'Avanzo, N. Scaramellini, S. Del Giacco, A. da Porto, G. Serafini, I. Rossi, Giuseppe Palasciano, R. Gonella, Alice Valoriani, Antonella Afeltra, Filippo Alessandro Montalto, C. Antonucci, Giorgio Galanti, F. Montecucco, I. Aiello, Giuseppe Natoli, Antonio Brucato, C. Di Gennaro, Marco Zoli, Teresa Salvatore, Maria Ester Modeo, Mosè Bartone, Ilaria Ardoino, Flora Peyvandi, E. Simeone, Y. Grassi, Paolo Gallo, S. Leoni, S. Buffelli, Giacomo Emmi, Antonio Cittadini, Maria Teresa Guagnano, F. Corica, Giorgio Basile, G. Oberti, Giulia Grignani, G. Vannini, B. 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T., Rossi, I., Mancuso, G., Calipari, D., Bartone, M., Delitala, G., Berria, M., Delitala, A., Muscaritoli, M., Molfino, A., Petrillo, E., Giorgi, A., Gracin, C., Zuccala, G., D'Aurizio, G., Romanelli, G., Volpini, A., Lucente, D., Picardi, A., Gentilucci, U. V., Gallo, P., Bellelli, G., Corsi, M., Antonucci, C., Sidoli, C., Principato, G., Arturi, F., Succurro, E., Tassone, B., Giofre, F., Serra, M. G., Bleve, M. A., Brucato, A., de Falco, T., Fabris, F., Bertozzi, I., Bogoni, G., Rabuini, M. V., Prandini, T., Manfredini, R., Fabbian, F., Boari, B., de Giorgi, A., Tiseo, R., Paolisso, G., Rizzo, M. R., Catalano, C., Borghi, C., Strocchi, E., Ianniello, E., Soldati, M., Schiavone, S., Bragagni, A., Sabba, C., Vella, F. S., Suppressa, P., de Vincenzo, G. M., Comitangelo, A., Amoruso, E., Custodero, C., Fenoglio, L., Falcetta, A., Fracanzani, A. 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E., Castellino, P., Zanoli, L., Gennaro, A., Gaudio, A., Saracco, V., Fogliati, M., Bussolino, C., Mete, F., Gino, M., Vigorito, C., Cittadini, A., Moreo, G., Prolo, S., Pina, G., Ballestrero, A., Ferrando, F., Gonella, R., Cerminara, D., Berra, S., Dassi, S., Nava, M. C., Graziella, B., Baldassarre, S., Fragapani, S., Gruden, G., Galanti, G., Mascherini, G., Petri, C., Stefani, L., Girino, M., Piccinelli, V., Nasso, F., Gioffre, V., Pasquale, M., Sechi, L., Catena, C., Colussi, G., Cavarape, A., da Porto, A., Passariello, N., Rinaldi, L., Berti, F., Famularo, G., Tarsitani, P., Castello, R., Pasino, M., Ceda, G. P., Maggio, M. G., Morganti, S., Artoni, A., Grossi, M., Del Giacco, S., Firinu, D., Costanzo, G., Argiolas, G., Montalto, G., Licata, A., Montalto, F. A., Corica, F., Basile, G., Catalano, A., Bellone, F., Principato, C., Malatino, L., Stancanelli, B., Terranova, V., Di Marca, S., Di Quattro, R., la Malfa, L., Caruso, R., Mecocci, P., Ruggiero, C., Boccardi, V., Meschi, T., Ticinesi, A., Nouvenne, A., Minuz, P., Fondrieschi, L., Imperiale, G. N., Pirisi, M., Fra, G. P., Sola, D., Bellan, M., Porta, M., Riva, P., Quadri, R., Larovere, E., Novelli, M., Scanzi, G., Mengoli, C., Provini, S., Ricevuti, L., Simeone, E., Scurti, R., Tolloso, F., Tarquini, R., Valoriani, A., Dolenti, S., Vannini, G., Volpi, R., Bocchi, P., Vignali, A., Harari, S., Lonati, C., Napoli, F., Aiello, I., Landolfi, R., Montalto, M., Mirijello, A., Ghidoni, S., Salvatore, T., Monaco, L., Ricozzi, C., Pilotto, A., Indiano, I., and Gandolfo, F.
Subjects: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Aged, Humans, Italy, Hospitals, Internal Medicine, MEDLINE, geriatric, Socio-culturale, law.invention, lockdown, Hospital, Patient Transport, law, Pandemic, Hospital discharge, medicine, Aged, Hospitals, Humans, Internal Medicine, Italy, Letter to the Editor, Internal medicine, LS7_9, business.industry, geriatric patients, medicine.disease, Intensive care unit, Internal medicine, geriatric patients, lockdown, covid-19, covid-19, Medical emergency, business, Human
Abstract: A total of 48 internal medicine or geriatric wards among the 93 adhering to the register REPOSI answered an online questionnaire aimed to investigate the characteristics and activities of converted and non-converted wards in the crucial period of the first wave of the epidemic, 22 February-4 May 2020
Published: 2021

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