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Carboni A, Martini O, Kirk J, Marroquin NA, Ricci C, Cheng M, Szeto MD, Pulsipher KJ, Dellavalle RP. Does Male Skin Care Content on Instagram Neglect Skin Cancer Prevention? JMIR Dermatol 2024; 7:e50431. [PMID: 38477962 DOI: 10.2196/50431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
This research letter assesses male skin care content on social media in order to bring to light the lack of content regarding skin cancer prevention posted on Instagram for male audiences.
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- Alexa Carboni
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Campbell University at Sampson Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States
- Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States
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Carboni A, Woessner S, Martini O, Marroquin NA, Waller J. Natural Weight Loss or "Ozempic Face": Demystifying A Social Media Phenomenon. J Drugs Dermatol 2024; 23:1367-1368. [PMID: 38206146 DOI: 10.36849/jdd.7613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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New patients turning to semaglutide (Ozempic® and Wegovy®), a glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist, for weight loss, have captivated social media platforms. Wegovy® carries a United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for chronic weight management in patients who have a body mass index (BMI) 27 kg/m2 or greater and at least one weight-related condition (eg, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol) or in patients with a 30 kg/m2 or greater BMI. Although other semaglutide formulations are not FDA approved for weight loss, the term "Ozempic face" has consumed the media with the medication's rising popularity. This term is a new purported side effect, used to describe the rapid facial weight loss leaving a distorted facial appearance. This challenges the healthcare team to discern whether a new adverse effect is a novel or a natural consequence of rapid weight loss. Dermatologists are well positioned to counsel patients receiving or discontinuing GLP-1 agonists and recommend appropriate countermeasures, as appropriate. J Drugs Dermatol. 2024;23(1):1367-1368. doi:10.36849/JDD.7613.
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Furth G, Marroquin NA, Kirk J, Ajmal H, Szeto MD, Zueger M, Quinn AP, Carboni A, Dellavalle RP. Cutaneous Manifestations of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use in Bodybuilders and the Dermatologist's Role in Patient Care. JMIR Dermatol 2023; 6:e43020. [PMID: 37632935 PMCID: PMC10436113 DOI: 10.2196/43020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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Young adults have been increasingly facing pressure to achieve an appealing athletic physique, often influenced by social media influencers on platforms like Instagram. This viewpoint highlights the association between image-centric social media, dissatisfied body image, the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) to achieve desired results, and the overlooked dermatological side effects of AAS, including acne and acne fulminans. We underscore the importance of recognizing acne fulminans as an indicator of possible AAS abuse and encourage dermatologists to actively identify and address AAS use to improve their patients' well-being.
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- Garrett Furth
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Greenwood Village, CO, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Dermatology Service, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States
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Marroquin NA, Carboni A, Zueger M, Szeto MD, Kirk J, Wu J, Ajmal H, Dellavalle RP. Skin of Color Representation Trends in JAAD Case Reports 2015-2021: Content Analysis. JMIR Dermatol 2023; 6:e40816. [PMID: 37632932 PMCID: PMC10335329 DOI: 10.2196/40816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, United States
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- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, United States
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- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, United States
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- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States
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Carboni A, Kirk JM, Marroquin N, Furth G, Small JM, Dellavalle RP. Canfield Reveal Image changes following sun exposure. JAAD Case Rep 2023; 33:9-12. [PMID: 36798858 PMCID: PMC9926088 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Alexa Carboni
- Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colorado
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- Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colorado,Correspondence to: Jessica Kirk, BS, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 8401 S. Chambers Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80112.
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- Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colorado
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- Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colorado,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colorado
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado,Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
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Carboni A, Fomin D. A rare adult presentation of a congenital tumor discovered incidentally after trauma. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 31:121-123. [PMID: 36583145 PMCID: PMC9792700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Alexa Carboni
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Parker, Colarado,Correspondence to: Alexa Carboni, BS, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, 8401 S Chambers Rd, Parker, CO 80112.
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- Department of Dermatology, Irwin Army Community, Ft Riley, Kansas
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Carboni A, Gelabert A, Charron G, Faucher S, Lespes G, Sivry Y, Benedetti MF. Mobility and transformation of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in soil: Role of the capping ligands and ageing effect. Chemosphere 2020; 254:126868. [PMID: 32348924 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The increasing application of Quantum Dots (QDs) is cause of concern for the potential negative effects for the ecosystem, especially in soils that may act as a sink. In this study, soil leaching experiments were performed in quartz sand packed columns to investigate the behavior of core-shell CdSe/ZnS QDs coated with either small ligands (TGA-QDs) or more complex polymers (POAMA-QDs). Fluorescence emission was compared to mass spectrometric measurements to assess the nanoparticles (NPs) state in both the leachate (transported species) and porous media (deposited amounts). Although both QDs were strongly retained in the column, large differences were observed depending on their capping ligand stability. Specifically, for TGA-QDs elution was negligible and the retained fraction accumulated in the top-columns. Furthermore, 74% of the NPs were degraded and 38% of the Se was found in the leachate in non-NPs state. Conversely, POAMA-QDs were recovered to a larger extent (78.1%), and displayed a higher transport along the soil profile. Further experiments with altered NPs showed that homo-aggregation of the QDs prior injection determined a reduced mobility but no significant changes in their stability. Eventually, ageing of the NPs in the column (15 days) caused the disruption of up to 92% of the original QDs and the immobilization of NPs and metals. These results indicate that QDs will accumulate in top-soils, where transformations phenomena will determine the overall transport, persistency and degradation of these chemicals. Once accumulated, they may act as a source for potentially toxic Cd and Se metal species displaying enhanced mobility.
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- A Carboni
- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France; Centre de Recherche et d'Enseignement de Géosciences de l'Environnement, Technopole Environnement Arbois-Mediterranee, BP80, 13545, Aix-en-Provence Cedex 04, Aix-en-Provence, France.
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), Univ. Paris Diderot, 75013, Paris, France
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR 5254, Helioparc, 2 Avenue Pierre Angot, 64053, Pau, France
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR 5254, Helioparc, 2 Avenue Pierre Angot, 64053, Pau, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Belluco C, Forlin M, Rega D, Scabini S, Degiuli M, Olivieri M, Zuin M, Di Leo A, Carboni A, Restivo A. Elevated platelet count is a negative predictive factor for pathological tumor response and long-term oncologic outcome in locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation. SICO – colorectal cancer network collaborative study. Eur J Surg Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Gasperoni M, Neri R, Carboni A, Purpura V, Morselli P, Melandri D. The alexander surgical technique for the treatment of severe burns. Ann Burns Fire Disasters 2016; 29:281-285. [PMID: 28289363 PMCID: PMC5336607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The extensive loss of skin in burned patients is a critical clinical condition, and the choice of an effective technique to cover and protect the damaged area has always been a challenge in the surgical field. Despite its wide clinical use, there is little data in the literature on using the Alexander technique to treat severe burns, while several studies have focused on alternative approaches. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alexander surgical technique on 117 patients with severe burns. The characteristics of the burned patients, factors related to etiology of burns as well as adverse prognostic factors and their incidence in discharged versus deceased patients were also taken into account. Finally, a comparison is made with an alternative surgical procedure described in the literature. Our results show a satisfactory level of survival for patients with severe burns surgically treated with the Alexander technique, accounting for 63% of all clinical cases reported here. This treatment is also less expensive and more rapid than the alternative approach we compared it with. The Alexander technique is a lifesaving method for the treatment of severe burns that provides a satisfactory chance of survival at lower cost than the alternative surgical procedure examined.
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- M. Gasperoni
- Burns Intensive Care Unit and ‘Regione Emilia Romagna’ Skin Bank, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Burns Intensive Care Unit and ‘Regione Emilia Romagna’ Skin Bank, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Burns Intensive Care Unit and ‘Regione Emilia Romagna’ Skin Bank, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Burns Intensive Care Unit and ‘Regione Emilia Romagna’ Skin Bank, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Burns Intensive Care Unit and ‘Regione Emilia Romagna’ Skin Bank, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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Blusseau S, Carboni A, Maiche A, Morel J, Grompone von Gioi R. Measuring the visual salience of alignments by their non-accidentalness. Vision Res 2016; 126:192-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2015.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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D’Asta F, Homsi J, Clark P, Buffalo M, Melandri D, Carboni A, Pinzauti E, Graziano A, Masellis A, Bussolin L, Messineo A. Introducing the Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) course in Italy. Burns 2014; 40:475-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Spadaro A, Scarno A, Carboni A, Perrotta F, Catalano C, Lubrano E, Valesini G. Rapid effectiveness of certolizumab pegol in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Reumatismo 2013; 65:134-7. [DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2013.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Perrotta FM, Scarno A, Carboni A, Bernardo V, Montepaone M, Lubrano E, Spadaro A. Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis: correlations with disease activity indices. Reumatismo 2013; 65:105-12. [PMID: 23884025 DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2013.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 06/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to evaluate atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) through the assessment of morphological and functional measures of subclinical atherosclerosis. Twenty patients [M/F=12/8, age (median/range) 43.5/28-69 years; disease duration (median/range) 9.7/1-36) years] with AS classified according to modified New York criteria and twenty age and sex related healthy controls with negative past medical history for cardiovascular events were enrolled in the study. In all patients and controls, the intima-media thickness (IMT) of common carotid artery, carotid bulb and internal carotid artery, and the flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of non-dominant arm brachial artery were determined, using a sonographic probe Esaote GPX (Genoa, Italy). Furthermore, we assess the main disease activity and disability indices [bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index, ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score-eritrosedimentation rate (ASDAS-ESR), ASDAS-C-reactive protein (CRP), bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index, bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index) and acute phase reactants. Plasmatic values of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, triglyceride and homocysteine were carried out in all twenty patients. IMT at carotid bulb was significant higher in patients than in controls (0.67 mm vs 0.54 mm; P=0.03). FMD did not statistically differ between patients and controls (12.5% vs 15%; P>0.05). We found a correlation between IMT at carotid bulb and ESR (rho 0.43; P=0.04). No correlation was found between FMD and disease activity and disability indices. This study showed that in AS patients, without risk factors for cardiovascular disease, carotid bulb IMT, morphological index of subclinical atherosclerosis, is higher than in controls.
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- F M Perrotta
- U.O.C. di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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Spadaro A, Perrotta FM, Carboni A, Cardini F, Annibali G, Lubrano E, Scarno A. Flow-mediated dilatation and its role in chronic rheumatic diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.13172/2052-9287-1-1-349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Van der Merwe E, Carboni A. Strategies to improve blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive patients. S Afr Fam Pract (2004) 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Traccis S, Marras MA, Puliga MV, Ruiu MC, Masala PG, Carboni A, Aiello I, Pugliatti M, Rosati G. Square-wave jerks and square-wave oscillations: treatment with valproic acid. Neuroophthalmology 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/01658109709044117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carboni A, Perugini M, Palla L, Ramieri V, Taglia C, Iannetti G. Frontal sinus fractures: a review of 132 cases. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2009; 13:57-61. [PMID: 19364086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Frontal sinus fractures peculiarity is that a wrong treatment not only could it encompass functional or aesthetical problems but also more dangerous complications: the proximity of the frontal bone to the brain, on a side, and to the nasolacrimal duct, on the other side, and therefore to the nasal cavity, lead the traumatisms occurring within this region to be at high risk of infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS We report our experience on 132 cases of frontal sinus fracture treated from 1989 to 2005 and to present the surgical techniques performed as well as to compare the complications they reported over time to the International Literature data. 101 patients (76.5%) were treated in order to reduce and contain the isolated fractures involving the frontal sinus anterior wall, the patients presenting associated fractures of the frontal sinus anterior and posterior wall were 28 (21.2%), while the cases reporting isolated fractures of the nasolacrimal duct were 3. RESULTS Our patients underwent follow-ups from 1 to 16 years long. We subdivided the complications found in our group into infectious and functional so that the incidence of the complications related to the sites and the treatment performed according to the specific case could be better assessed. In conclusion, the infectious and functional complications found were treated with a multidisciplinary study considering the approach to the craniofacial traumatized person is subordinated to the co-existence of general and neurological conditions requiring for their resolution different approaches and times.
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- A Carboni
- Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, "Belcolle" Hospital, Viterbo, Italy
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Nosadini R, Carboni A, Manconi A, Angius F, Caria S, Cherchi S, Satta A, Faedda R, Obinu D, Nieddu M, Carraro A, Tonolo GC. WITHDRAWN: The decline of glomerular function is not always associated with the development of micro- and macroalbuminuria in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2008. [PMID: 18607559 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1079-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 05/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- R Nosadini
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 8, 07100, Sassari, Italy,
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Riccio M, Pangrazi PP, Campodonico A, Scalise A, Marchesini A, Talevi D, Carboni A, Bertani C, Bertani A, Mazzanti L. Combined use of WEB2170 and HBO therapy can reduce ischemia and reperfusion injury to the skeletal muscle in a rabbit model. Microsurgery 2007; 27:43-7. [PMID: 17206621 DOI: 10.1002/micr.20305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ischemia/reperfusion injury is regarded as the main cause of failure in revascularization of limbs and transfer of free flaps in the so called nonreflow phenomenon. This type of damage is caused by the production of free radicals, above all, of neutrophils that release great quantities of extracellular superoxide through the action of a membrane enzyme. In our study we used 40 white rabbits. Rabbit rectus femoris muscle is perfused by a single artery and vein and is therefore a valuable model for study of ischemia-induced reperfusion injury of skeletal muscle. The objective of this study was to individualize a valid method of protection for the muscle from damage by ischemia-induced reperfusion injury. We have tested the effectiveness of WEB2170, a PAF antagonist, of hyperbaric oxygen therapy one (HBO), and of combined employment of WEB2170 and HBO. The results show that both PAF and HBO play important protective roles against damage from ischemia/reperfusion injury, and that the combined employment of both therapies has a synergistic effect. We propose therefore a new therapeutic protocol for the prevention of damage resulting from ischemia/reperfusion injury with the simultaneous employment of this PAF and HBO.
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- Michele Riccio
- Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Ancona University School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy.
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Serra W, Carboni A. 465 Biventricular pacing in heart failure. An echocardiographic method to identify the long term “responders”. Europace 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/eupace/7.supplement_1.109-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Az. ospedaliera/universitaria Parma, Heart-department, Parma, Italy
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Brizzi P, Angius MF, Carboni A, Cossu ML, Fais E, Noya G, Maioli M, Tonolo G. Plasma lipids and lipoprotein changes after biliopancreatic diversion for morbid obesity. Dig Surg 2003; 20:18-23. [PMID: 12637800 DOI: 10.1159/000068861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2001] [Accepted: 07/22/2002] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The reduction in plasma cholesterol with increase in large and lower dense LDL (pattern A) obtained by statins is usually associated with a prompt reduction in cardiovascular risk, but after bariatric surgery for morbid obesity a delay of some years is observed. No data regarding LDL pattern are available in obese subjects after biliopancreatic surgery. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the modifications in LDL composition and LDL density after biliopancreatic surgery. SUBJECTS 29 patients (17 type 2 diabetics (type 2) and 12 non-diabetics (ND)) with BMI <35, who failed previous attempts to decrease weight by diet, were studied before and 6 months after biliopancreatic diversion for morbid obesity. MEASUREMENTS In all subjects, besides fasting circulating lipids, glucose and insulin, LDL and VLDL composition were determined and LDL density was evaluated as well. RESULTS After surgery we observed a significant reduction of all circulating lipids, including apolipoprotein (Apo) B. The decrease was more marked for total cholesterol (-41%) than for triglycerides (-28%), without a significant difference between type 2 and ND. After surgery, LDL presented a marked decrease in the percentage of cholesterol (from 36 to 32%) with a marked increase in the percentage of triglycerides (from 13 to 18%), without appreciable modification of ApoB. After surgery, 1 patient changed from pattern B to A, while 2 patients previously pattern A became pattern B. Also a decrease in HDL and ApoAI was evident in all the subjects with an increase in the VLDL-1. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that after biliopancreatic diversion, the plasma lipid profile improves along with improvement of plasma glucose and insulin sensitivity, but the LDLs become richer in triglycerides. It is possible that the greater atherogenicity of these LDLs is compensated by an improvement in the general metabolic condition.
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- P Brizzi
- Metabolic Disease Department - Structure Clinica Medica Patologia Medica, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Bell palsy is a condition resulting from a peripheral edematous compression on the nervous fibers of the facial nerve. This pathological condition often has clinical characteristics of no importance and spontaneously disappears in a short time in a high percentage of cases. Facial palsy concerning cranial nerve VII can also be caused by other conditions such as mastoid fracture, acoustic neurinoma, tumor spread to the temporal lobe (e.g., cholesteatoma), neoformation of the parotid gland, Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, and Ramsay-Hunt syndrome. Therefore, it is important to adopt an accurate diagnostic technique allowing the rapid detection of Bell palsy and the exclusion of causes of facial paralysis requiring surgical treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with medium contrast of the skull shows a marked increase in revealing lesions, even of small dimensions, inside the temporal bone and at the cerebellopontine angle. The authors present a clinical case to show the important role played by gadolinium MRI in reaching a diagnosis of Bell palsy in the differential diagnosis of the various conditions that determine paralysis of the facial nerve and in selecting the most suitable treatment or surgery to be adopted.
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- R Becelli
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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Becelli R, Perugini M, Cerulli G, Carboni A, Renzi G. Surgical treatment of fibrous dysplasia of the cranio-maxillo-facial area. Review of the literature and personal experience form 1984 to 1999. Minerva Stomatol 2002; 51:293-300. [PMID: 12434124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to report personal experience on the evolution of the therapeutical approach and surgical treatment in 66 patients with fibrous dysplasia (FD) of the cranio-maxillo-facial area. METHODS From January 1984 to December 1999, 66 cases of FD of the cranio-maxillo-facial area were diagnosed. 21 patients were still growing (under 17 years), while 45 were adults (over 17 years). 50 (75.7%) patients showed FD in monostotic form; 15 (22.7%) patients showed FD in polyostotic form; one (1.51%) patient affected by Mc Cune-Albright Syndrome presented the involvement of the left hemimandible. In 24 (36.3%) patients the clinical onset of the disease was insidious, lacked evident symptomatology and the diagnosis was fortuitous. The remaining 42 (63.6%) patients showed different signs and symptoms according to the location of the pathology. RESULTS In this time the patients who underwent surgical treatment showed the resolution of the functional and aesthetical problems; the patients who did not undergo surgical treatment, in relation to age and type of pathology, showed an arrest during clinical and radiographic checks. CONCLUSIONS We have pointed out the importance of a careful differential diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia with other pathologies with clinical and radiographic conditions similar to it and the importance of a correct surgical planning, carried out according to the patient's age, location, mono or polyostotic form of fibrous dysplasia and to the presence or absence of functional limitations, and aesthetic problems. Further-more we have pointed out the great possibilities of reconstruction of the surgical defects deriving from the utilization of autologous bone grafts and the benefits deriving from the introduction of the internal rigid fixation for the stabilization of these grafts in the surgical defects.
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- R Becelli
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Carboni A, Gasparini G, Perugini M, Renzi G, Matteini C, Becelli R. Evaluation of homologous bone graft versus biomaterials in the aesthetic restoration of the middle third of the face. MINERVA CHIR 2002; 57:283-7. [PMID: 12029221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bone deficits of the midface can be observed following tumor surgery, facial traumas or malformations, and can determine aesthetic deformities requiring surgical corrections. The goal of this study is to illustrate the 23 years experience of the Maxillo-Facial Department of the "La Sapienza" University of Rome, in surgical correction of middle third bone loss for aesthetic improvement, and to compare postsurgical results from the use of biomaterials and homologous bone grafts. METHODS From January 1977 to January 2000, 18 patients were surgically treated with bone grafts for bone deficit of the midface requiring aesthetic improvements, and 23 received biomaterial placement in the same district. A retrospective analysis regarding aesthetic improvements following corrective (reconstructive) surgery was carried out in order to compare long-term results obtained with bone grafts and biomaterials. RESULTS Of the 19 implants of the zygomatic bone, 1 patient suffered from infection, observ-ed on the 8th day, following iliac bone graft in the maxillary area. Of the 32 prostheses, 7 became infected and in 1 case the material became exposed: Proplast(R) became infected 2 times, Gore-tex(R) 3 times and 1 time became exposed; 2 of the 24 Medpor(R) implants resulted in infection. The employment of bone graft obtained a good short term aesthetic result. Medpor(R) employment, was evaluated as an optimal aesthetic improvement. We cannot evaluate the results obtained with Gore-tex(R) and Proplast(R) because of the few cases treated. Anyway we consider unsatisfactory the corrections obtained with these 2 materials. CONCLUSIONS Homologous bone grafts are still considered as the best choice when a further fixture positioning is planned for prosthetic rehabilitation of the alveolar ridge of the upper jaw or mandible. At the present time, some biomaterials are the definitive solution for restoring facial harmony in the 3 spatial dimensions.
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- A Carboni
- Chair of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, La Sapienza, University, Rome, Italy.
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Becelli R, Carboni A, Cerulli G, Perugini M, Iannetti G. Mandibular ameloblastoma: analysis of surgical treatment carried out in 60 patients between 1977 and 1998. J Craniofac Surg 2002; 13:395-400; discussion 400. [PMID: 12040207 DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200205000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Ameloblastoma, a benign tumor of odontogenic type, represents 10% of all tumors of the jawbone. It is localized in the mandible in 80% of cases and in the upper jaw in the remaining 20%. In every case, the selection of the surgical treatment to be applied must consider some fundamental elements, including the age and general state of health of the patient, the clinicopathological variant, and the localization and extent of the tumor. In addition, it is necessary to evaluate whether the neoplasm to be treated is a primitive lesion or a recurrence. Although ameloblastoma has relative histological characteristics of benignity, this neoplasm has a high percentage of local recurrence and possible malignant development when treated inadequately. The aim of this study was to carry out a follow-up of 60 patients treated for ameloblastoma of the mandible between 1977 and 1998, analyzing the problems faced in removing this benign neoplasm and those concerning reconstruction of the surgical defect.
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- R Becelli
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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Carboni A, Ardissino D, Sermasi S, Marconi M, Villani G, Capucci A, Sammali A, Accorti P. New generation of EP catheter: Single catheter for EP study and internal defibrillation in ventricle and atrium. Europace 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/eupace/2.supplement_1.a8-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Filice I, Carboni A, Pavia L. Membrane EX lead compatibility with autocapture function in affinity pulse generator. Europace 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/eupace/2.supplement_1.a36-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Tonolo G, Melis MG, Formato M, Angius MF, Carboni A, Brizzi P, Ciccarese M, Cherchi GM, Maioli M. Additive effects of Simvastatin beyond its effects on LDL cholesterol in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients. Eur J Clin Invest 2000; 30:980-7. [PMID: 11114960 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2000.00735.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Experimental evidence indicates that statins might have direct vascular effects independently from low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reduction and we reported that the reduction in urinary albumin excretion rate during Simvastatin treatment in type 2 diabetic patients was not correlated with LDL-cholesterol decrease. However in humans there are no data regarding possible additional effects of Simvastatin on blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion beyond its capacity to lower serum cholesterol. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-six microalbuminuric hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients (diastolic blood pressure - after four months wash-out from the previous antihypertensive therapy - consistently > 90 and < 100 mmHg; plasma LDL-cholesterol > 3.9 and < 6.5 mmol L-1) were enrolled in the study. In random order, these patients received Simvastatin (20 mg day-1) or Cholestyramine (6 g three times a day) for a period of 10 months and after three months of wash-out (cross-over) the sequence was reversed for an additional 10 months. Blood pressure, lipid parameters, glycated haemoglobin and urinary albumin excretion were measured during the study. Additionally, in eight patients, urinary glycosaminoglycan excretion (GAG) was also measured during the study. RESULTS Simvastatin and Cholestyramine were equally effective in reducing total and LDL cholesterol. Only during Simvastatin treatment a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure and both 24 h urinary albumin and GAG excretion rates were observed, while no significant changes were seen with Cholestyramine treatment. CONCLUSIONS Our results clearly show for the first time that the reduction of blood pressure, together with 24 h urinary albumin excretion rate - two established cardiovascular risk factors, obtained during Simvastatin therapy in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients - is in large part independent from the reduction of LDL Cholesterol.
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- G Tonolo
- Chair of Metabolic Diseases, Institute of Clinica Medica, Department of Physiological, Biochemical and Cellular Sciences, University of Sassari, Italy.
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Naccarella F, Sdringola Maranga S, Capone D, Coluccini M, Gatti M, Rolli A, Carboni A, Finardi A, Lepera G, Ticci P, Padeletti L. [Clinical characteristics, familial distribution and preliminary genetic data in 9 different families with "Brugada's syndrome"]. G Ital Cardiol 1999; 29:1488-98. [PMID: 10687112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Clinical electrocardiographic evaluation and complete non-invasive assessment including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) are reported for 7 subjects with cardiac arrest (CA), 6 due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) and 1 to ventricular tachycardia (VT). Two more subjects, one with and one without a family history of non-resuscitated sudden death (NRSD), were included. All 9 subjects showed the typical pattern of the Brugada's syndrome (BS), characterized by incomplete right bundle branch block, ST T elevation in V1 V3. We globally evaluated 64 subjects belonging to the 9 families examined, 5 of whom were identified in Bologna, 3 in Florence and one in Parma. BS is characterized in the experience described in the present paper by a family distribution of the ECG pattern in different members. Furthermore, a family distribution of NRSD, even at a young age, was observed. Electrocardiographic features were consistent with variable degrees and aspects of the intraventricular conduction delay (ICD) and of the ST T elevation pattern. NMR has been performed so far in 23 out of 64 members examined by echo, and was normal in 17/23, with only 6 showing pathological aspects such as mild dilatation of the right ventricle, reduced thickness of the right free wall, isolated dilatation of the right ventricular infundibulum and other minor pathological aspects. Preliminary genetic screening (GS), performed on 20 members of three families, was negative for the typical genetic patterns of right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). In six families, GS is still ongoing. Genetic screening of sodium channel pathology is in progress in the same families. In conclusion, BS has been documented in the present paper as a hereditary syndrome, both for clinical and ECG aspects, associated with CA due to VF, which required an AICD implantation, at least in symptomatic subjects. There may exist a CONGENITAL form of BS due to pathology of sodium channels, without a demonstrable structural heart disease and an ACQUIRED form of BS secondary to an initial ARVD. From the clinical point of view, a complete evaluation, including serial ECG, pharmacological testing and programmed electrical stimulation of other subjects in the families, may be important in preventing sudden death, mainly in symptomatic subjects who always require an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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Naccarella F, Rolli A, Carboni A, Finardi A, Aurier E, Favaro L, Contini S, Gherli T, Caponi D, Maranga SS, Lepera G, Bartoletti A. Prospective clinical evaluation and follow-up of a cohort of consecutive VT/VF patients, using a staged-care protocol, including coronary arteriography, programmed electrical stimulation and cardiac surgery. G Ital Cardiol 1999; 29:1142-56. [PMID: 10546124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The prospective evaluation and follow-up of 39 consecutive subjects with VT/VF, 6 of whom, with cardiac arrest (CA), are reported. Patients were enrolled in a specific staged-care approach protocol, which included coronary arteriography (CAR) and ventriculography (VC), in order to exclude the need of cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), with and without left ventricular aneurysmectomy (LVA). The protocol included inducibility of VT/VF, which was verified by programmed electrical stimulation (PES) in control conditions and after antiarrhythmic therapy (ADT), to assess persistent inducibility and mainly to verify the hemodynamic sequelae of VT. VT that showed poor hemodynamic tolerance was treated with ICD, while well-tolerated VT was treated by ADT or ablation when indicated. Furthermore, PES was obtained after surgical procedures. As a first step, the patients were assigned to receive amiodarone (AMIO) (200-400 mg/daily) in the presence of EF% < 30% or contraindication to sotalol, (Group A), or sotalol (SOT) (80-140 mg/daily) in the presence of EF > or = 31%. (Group C). Conversely, in case of recurrences, patients were assigned to receive AMIO (200-300 mg/daily) plus metoprolol (MET) (20-100 mg/daily), (Group B) or, in case of intolerance to beta-blockers, to AMIO plus mexiletine (MEX) (200 mg/daily) (Group D). The four groups were similar for the type of VA, with recurrent ventricular tachycardia (RVT) being the most frequent one. The most frequent underlying cardiac disease of VA in this study was post-AMI CAD, with a rate of over 60% in all four groups. Single- and two-vessel lesions were found at CAR in various patients in all four groups, in 5/13 (38%) in Group A, in 8/14 (57%) in Group B, in 5/7 (71%) in Group C, and in 3/5 (60%) in Group D. Cardiac surgery was performed in a similar and limited number of patients in all four groups, in 4/13 (30%) in Group A, in 4/14 (35%) in Group B, in 2/7 (28%) in Group C, and in 2/5 (40%) in Group D. In 8/39 (20.5%) of the patients who underwent CABG, there was no operative or late mortality; 4/39 (10.2%) received CABG and LVA, and two died. For the amiodarone plus metoprolol and sotalol patients only, PES showed a lower residual inducibility, in comparison to the amiodarone and amiodarone + mexiletine groups. In the entire group, 7 out of 26 (27%) were still inducibile at PES while in 19/26 (64%) of the patients, an apparently effective treatment could be found, documenting the relative usefulness of PES. Recurrence rate was the highest in the amiodarone + mexiletine group and in patients with previous CA. Our data show the potential utility and limitations of ADT, even using the most effective antiarrhythmic drugs and association of drugs, mainly because of the high recurrence rate of VT observed in the present study, even in non-inducible patients [14/39 (36%)]. In conclusion, in a prospective and staged-care approach protocol of management of VT/VF patients, only a few patients with VT/VF benefited from cardiac surgery. PES could still play a role in the evaluation of the most effective ADT. Amiodarone + metoprolol seems to be the most effective ADT in these patients. Nevertheless, a high recurrence rate was observed in this patient population, even with an aggressive protocol, in the short follow-up period of 12 +/- 8 months, confirming recent data on the superiority of ICD to ADT, in patients with frequent recurrences or hemodynamically poorly-tolerated VT. In these patients, ICD therapy should definitively be preferred to ADT.
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Siracusano S, Bosincu L, Onida A, Migaledo V, d'Aloia G, de Giorgi G, Plaino F, Marras V, Carboni A, Trombetta C. Congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) with an unusual immunohistochemical feature. ARCH ESP UROL 1999; 52:299-303. [PMID: 10371751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe a case of congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) treated by radical nephrectomy with no evidence of relapses after five years in spite of an unusual positivity for proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA). METHODS A three-month-old child presented a right renal mass with compression of the inferior vena cava. Excretory urography showed an intrarenal mass with distortion of the calyceal system. There was no evidence of metastasis. Radical nephrectomy was carried out; no adjuvant therapy was given. Histological and immunohistochemical studies were performed. RESULTS The tumor was a 6 x 6 x 5 cm solitary mass extending into perirenal tissue, involving the hilar vessels but not the ureter. Histologically, it has been classified as a congenital mesoblastic nephroma of the classic variant. Positive reaction for vimentin and actin was observed. Strong positivity for PCNA and negativity for P53 were revealed. CONCLUSIONS PCNA is considered to be a reliable marker of potential malignancy. This, however, contrasts with the biological behavior of our case. Further evaluation is required for correct interpretation of this additional information and to avoid inappropriate aggressive therapy.
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- S Siracusano
- Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Italy
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Giordano I, Pentangelo A, Castaldo D, Villari G, Carboni A. BIO-MORPHOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF SEVERAL ACCESSIONS OF SMALL "POMODORINO DI CORBARA" TOMATOES. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.487.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tonolo G, Melis MG, Secchi G, Atzeni MM, Angius MF, Carboni A, Ciccarese M, Malavasi A, Maioli M. Association of Trp64Arg beta 3-adrenergic-receptor gene polymorphism with essential hypertension in the Sardinian population. J Hypertens 1999; 17:33-8. [PMID: 10100091 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917010-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the possible association of three candidate gene polymorphisms with essential hypertension in the genetically homogeneous Sardinian population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We studied 494 unrelated, nondiabetic subjects, 213 (43.2%) with essential hypertension. All subjects underwent a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test with determination of glycemia and insulinemia and serum lipids. The polymorphisms evaluated comprised Trp64Arg of the beta 3-adrenergic receptor, Gly40Ser of the glucagon receptor gene and the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene. RESULTS Among the overall population studied, 48 (9.7%) were heterozygous carriers of the Trp64Arg polymorphism. The frequency of the Trp64Arg variant was significantly higher in hypertensives (13.6%) than normotensives (6.8%; chi 2 5.73, P = 0.017). The 48 subjects with the Trp64Arg variant had significantly higher (P < 0.049) serum triglyceride levels than the 446 with the Trp64Trp variant, while no significant differences were observed, either fasting or during the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, in glycemia and insulinemia. No differences were found between hypertensive and normotensive subjects for ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism nor in the frequency of the Gly40Ser coding change in exon 2 of the glucagon receptor gene. CONCLUSIONS Our results are consistent with the thesis that the Trp64Arg polymorphism of the beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene is associated more often with the condition of high blood pressure than with normal blood pressure.
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- G Tonolo
- Cattedra di Malattie del Metabolismo, University of Sassari, Italy
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Becelli R, Carboni A, Gasparini G. [The importance of the correct restoration of the transverse dimension in midfacial fractures]. Minerva Stomatol 1998; 47:443-6. [PMID: 9835753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The final goal, in reconstructing the facial skeleton of trauma patients, is to obtain good aesthetic and functional outcomes. The surgical technique shown, consists in the reduction and contention of the midfacial fractures. It is based on right placing of the zygomatic arch. In fact, the key to repair midfacial fractures, is the correct placing of the zygomatic arch in relation to the cranial base and the midface. In this way the transversal, vertical and sagittal diameters are regained in their correct space relationships.
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- Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
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Becelli R, Marini AM, Carboni A. [A diagnostic protocol in cherubism]. Minerva Stomatol 1998; 47:447-51. [PMID: 9835754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Cherubism is a rare hereditary maxillo-facial pathology with unknown pathogenesis. The purpose of the present study is to describe a correct diagnostic approach to cherubism, especially for the differential diagnosis with other maxillo-mandibular cystic diseases. Therefore, the typical clinical, radiological, genetical and histopathological aspects of this pathology are examined. Moreover, an adequate therapy for the cases examined in this study is suggested.
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- R Becelli
- Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
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Temporal patterns and spatial distribution of African swine fever (ASF) were studied through the analysis of routinely collected data in the ASF-endemic area of the Province of Nuoro, Sardinia. During 1993-1996, ASF outbreaks were reported from 45 out of the 82 municipalities of the study area. Overall farm-level incidence rate (IR) was 1.3 outbreaks per 100 farms-year. ASF peaked in 1995 (IR = 1.8) and declined in 1996 (IR = 0.82). Significant (P < 0.05) spring peaks of ASF outbreaks and affected municipalities were detected using statistical methods for circular distributions. Spatial clustering of ASF-affected municipalities, as evaluated by join-count statistics, was significant in 1993 (Zjc = -3.0, P < 0.01) and 1994 (Zjc = -3.2, P < 0.01) but not in 1995 (Zjc = -0.6, P = 0.55) and 1996 (Zjc = -1.2, P = 0.23). Extensive pig farming and ASF were spatially co-distributed (kappa = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.33-0.70).
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- A Mannelli
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
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Restivo FM, Tassi F, Biffi R, Falavigna A, Caporali E, Carboni A, Doldi ML, Spada A, Marziani GP. Linkage Arrangement of RFLP loci in progenies from crosses between doubled haploid Asparagus officinalis L. clones. Theor Appl Genet 1995; 90:124-128. [PMID: 24173793 DOI: 10.1007/bf00221005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/1994] [Accepted: 07/28/1994] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A preliminary genetic map of the dioecious species Asparagus officinalis L. (2n = 20) has been constructed on the basis of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and isozyme marker data. With DNA samples digested with either EcoRI or HindIII 61 out of 148 probes (41%) identified RFLPs in six families of doubled haploid lines obtained through anther culture. A higher level of polymorphism (65%) was observed when a single family was screened for RFLPs using six distinct restriction enzymes. Segregation analysis of the BC progenies (40-80 individuals) resulted in a 418-cM extended map comprising 43 markers: 39 RFLPs, three isozymes and one morphological (sex). These markers are clustered in 12 linkage groups and four of them exhibited significant deviations from the expected 1∶1 ratio. One isozyme and three RFLP markers were assigned to the sex chromosome.
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- F M Restivo
- Institute of Genetics, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze, I-43100, Parma, Italy
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Carboni A, Cervio G, Cessi D, Lodetti E, Lodrini E, Mandelli G, Valeri A. Studies on viral arthritis (teno-synovitis) in Italy. Avian Pathol 1975. [DOI: 10.1080/03079457508418137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Carboni A, Cervio G, Cessi D, Lodetti E, Lodrini E, Mandelli G, Valeri A. Studies on viral arthritis (teno-synovitis) in Italy. Avian Pathol 1975; 4:87-95. [PMID: 18777297 DOI: 10.1080/03079457509353855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Three of several virus isolates made from different groups of chickens affected with arthritis were serially passaged in chicken embryos, and then cultured on chicken kidney cells with the production of cytopathic effects and development of syncytia. Resistance to inactivating agents and electron microscopic features showed their relationship to reoviruses. By the agar gel diffusion test the isolates were shown to be serologically related to each other and to 2 American strains. A tissue suspension from infected embryos when inoculated into the footpad of one to 15 day-old chicks reproduced arthritis.
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- A Carboni
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia, Brescia, Italy
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