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Arzt-Gradwohl L, Annik Herzog S, Aberer W, Alfaya Arias T, Antolín-Amérigo D, Bonadonna P, Boni E, Bożek A, Chełmińska M, Ernst B, Frelih N, Gawlik R, Gelincik A, Hawranek T, Hoetzenecker W, Jiménez Blanco A, Kita K, Kendirlinan R, Košnik M, Laipold K, Lang R, Marchi F, Mauro M, Nittner-Marszalska M, Poziomkowska-Gęsicka I, Pravettoni V, Preziosi D, Quercia O, Reider N, Rosiek-Biegus M, Ruiz-Leon B, Schrautzer C, Serrano P, Sin A, Ayşe Sin B, Stoevesandt J, Trautmann A, Vachová M, Johannes Sturm G. Influencing factors on the safety and effectiveness of venom immunotherapy. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2023; 35:0. [PMID: 37937715 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0967] [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] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The safety profile of venom immunotherapy (VIT) is a relevant issue and considerable differences in safety and efficacy of VIT have been reported. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers during VIT, which has already been published. For a second analysis, data concerning premedication and venom preparations in relation to systemic adverse events (AE) during the up-dosing phase and the first year of the maintenance phase were evaluated as well as the outcome of field stings and sting challenges. METHODS The study was conducted as an open, prospective, observational, multicenter study. In total, 1,425 patients were enrolled and VIT was performed in 1,342 patients. RESULTS Premedication with oral antihistamines was taken by 52.1% of patients during the up-dosing and 19.7% of patients during the maintenance phase. Taking antihistamines had no effect on the frequency of systemic AE (p=0.11) but large local reactions (LLR) were less frequently seen (OR: 0.74; 95% CI: 0.58-0.96; p=0.02). Aqueous preparations were preferentially used for up-dosing (73.0%) and depot preparations for the maintenance phase (64.5%). The type of venom preparation neither had an influence on the frequency of systemic AE nor on the effectiveness of VIT (p=0.26 and p=0.80, respectively), while LLR were less frequently seen when depot preparations were used (p<0.001). CONCLUSION Pretreatment with oral antihistamines during VIT significantly reduces the frequency of LLR but not systemic AE. All venom preparations used were equally effective and did not differ in the frequency of systemic AE.
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- L Arzt-Gradwohl
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune-Alergia, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Departamento de Medicina y Especialidades Médicas, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Alergia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Verona General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Laboratorio Unico Metropolitano, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Dermatology, and Allergology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Allergology Department, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, General Hospital Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik, Slovenia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, Silesian University of Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology and Allergic Diseases, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Kepler University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Allergy Unit, Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja. Faculty of Medicine, Alfonso X El Sabio University, ARADyAL, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergology Department, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Division of Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik and Medical Faculty Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- SD Allergologia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Sant´Anna Hospital, Como, Italy
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Pulmonology and Allergology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca´ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Sant´Anna Hospital, Como, Italy
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- High Specialization Unit of Allergology, Hospital of Faenza, AUSL (Local Health Unit) of Romagna, Romagna, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Pulmonology and Allergology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Allergy Section of University Hospital Reina Sofia, ARADyAL Network, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Allergy Section of University Hospital Reina Sofia, ARADyAL Network, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Division of Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Department of Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Allergy Outpatient Clinic Reumannplatz, Vienna, Austria
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Tabbì L, Tonelli R, Fantini R, Castaniere I, Bruzzi G, Nani C, Caffarri L, Sacchi M, Spacone A, Dongilli R, Boni E, Falsini L, Ribuffo V, Marchioni A, Clini E. INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF DELIRIUM IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE UNDERGOING NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION. Chest 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.460] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Branca JJV, Pacini S, Morucci G, Bocchi L, Cosentino A, Boni E, Ruggiero M. Effects of ultrasound and selenium on human neurons in vitro. Arch Ital Biol 2018; 156:153-163. [PMID: 30796759 DOI: 10.12871/00039829201842] [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: 11/03/2022]
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As the effects of ultrasound on human brain functions might bear therapeutic potential, in this study, we examined the effects of diagnostic, i.e. non-thermal, ultrasound, on morphology, networking, and metabolic activity of SH- SY5Y human neurons in culture, as well as on the expression of GAP-43, Hsp90 and VEGF proteins, with and without selenium in the culture medium. The rationale for studying selenium lays in the observation that selenium improves functional neurologic outcome in traumatic brain injury and, therefore, analysis of the interactions between ultrasound and selenium may be of clinical interest. In the presence of selenium, ultrasound increased the overall number and length of elongations arising from the neuron bodies, thus reflecting an increase in the complexity of neuronal networks and circuits. The expression of GAP-43, Hsp90 and VEGF and metabolic activity of SH-SY5Y neurons, studied as markers of cell damage, were not affected by ultrasound or selenium. This study suggests that ultrasound may modulate neuronal networking in vitro without inducing cellular or molecular damage and highlights the potential role of selenium in the ultrasound-elicited cellular responses.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine,University of Firenze,Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Firenze, Italy -
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Antolín-Amérigo D, Ruiz-León B, Boni E, Alfaya-Arias T, Álvarez-Mon M, Barbarroja-Escudero J, González-de-Olano D, Moreno-Aguilar C, Rodríguez-Rodríguez M, Sánchez-González MJ, Sánchez-Morillas L, Vega-Castro A. Component-resolved diagnosis in hymenoptera allergy. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2018; 46:253-262. [PMID: 28739022 DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Component-resolved diagnosis based on the use of well-defined, properly characterised and purified natural and recombinant allergens constitutes a new approach in the diagnosis of venom allergy. Prospective readers may benefit from an up-to-date review on the allergens. The best characterised venom is that of Apis mellifera, whose main allergens are phospholipase A2 (Api m1), hyaluronidase (Api m2) and melittin (Api m4). Additionally, in recent years, new allergens of Vespula vulgaris have been identified and include phospholipase A1 (Ves v1), hyaluronidase (Ves v2) and antigen 5 (Ves v5). Polistes species are becoming an increasing cause of allergy in Europe, although only few allergens have been identified in this venom. In this review, we evaluate the current knowledge about molecular diagnosis in hymenoptera venom allergy.
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- D Antolín-Amérigo
- Servicio de Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune-Alergia, Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Alergología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- S.S. Allergologia, ASL Alessandria, Hospital Santo Spirito, Casale Monferrato (AL), Italy
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- Servicio de Alergología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune-Alergia, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune-Alergia, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune-Alergia, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune-Alergia, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergología, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
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Quadri F, Boni E, Pini L, Bottone D, Venturoli N, Corda L, Tantucci C. Exercise tolerance in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH), before and after CPAP treatment: Effects of autonomic dysfunction improvement. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2016; 236:51-56. [PMID: 27840271 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea (OSAH) is associated with decreased exercise tolerance and autonomic abnormalities and represents a risk for cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of CPAP on cardiovascular autonomic abnormalities and exercise performance in patients with OSAH without changes in lifestyle and body weight during treatment. METHODS Twelve overweight subjects with OSAH underwent anthropometric measures, autonomic cardiovascular and incremental symptom-limited cardio-respiratory exercise tests before and after two months of treatment with CPAP. RESULTS Lower frequency component of power spectrum of heart rate variability (59.5±24.2 msec2 vs 43.2±25.9 msec2; p<0.05) and improvements of maximal workload (99.3±13.5 vs 108.3±16.8%pred.; p<0.05) and peak oxygen consumption (95.3±7.6 vs 105.5±7.9%pred.; p<0.05) were observed in these patients after CPAP, being their BMI unchanged. CONCLUSIONS CPAP-induced decrease of sympathetic hyperactivity is associated with better tolerance to the effort in OSAH patients that did not change their BMI and lifestyle, suggesting that OSAH limits per se the exercise capacity.
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- F Quadri
- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Spedali Civili of Brescia, P.zza Spedali Civili, 1, Brescia, Italy.
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Spedali Civili of Brescia, P.zza Spedali Civili, 1, Brescia, Italy.
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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Cosentino A, Boni E, Pacini S, Branca J, Morucci G, Ruggiero M, Bocchi L. Morphological analysis of neurons: Automatic identification of elongations. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015; 2015:8131-8134. [PMID: 26738181 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7320281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Our study is focused on the development of a new method for the automatic analysis of cell images. We focused on neurons (cells line SH-SY5Y) treated/untreated with ultrasound and stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin. The aim of the algorithm is the automatic detection of the cell body as well as the determination of the number and the length of neuron elongations. Starting point of the algorithm was the convolution of an image with a bank of rotating Gaussian kernels and the construction of a module map. Then several strategies were implemented to detect cell bodies and to detect and extract data about cell elongations. We have also realized a graphical user interface allowing the loading, saving and processing of images. Results show that this method is able to properly and efficiently detect cell contours and elongations. The automated evaluation is in strong agreement with manual evaluation performed by an expert operator, with an average error of 11% with most parameter combinations. This tool constitutes an important support in biological research activities, where operators need to analyze a large number of images to investigate about cell morphology before and after a treatment.
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Ramalli A, Guidi F, Boni E, Tortoli P. A real-time chirp-coded imaging system with tissue attenuation compensation. Ultrasonics 2015; 60:65-75. [PMID: 25749529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2015.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In ultrasound imaging, pulse compression methods based on the transmission (TX) of long coded pulses and matched receive filtering can be used to improve the penetration depth while preserving the axial resolution (coded-imaging). The performance of most of these methods is affected by the frequency dependent attenuation of tissue, which causes mismatch of the receiver filter. This, together with the involved additional computational load, has probably so far limited the implementation of pulse compression methods in real-time imaging systems. In this paper, a real-time low-computational-cost coded-imaging system operating on the beamformed and demodulated data received by a linear array probe is presented. The system has been implemented by extending the firmware and the software of the ULA-OP research platform. In particular, pulse compression is performed by exploiting the computational resources of a single digital signal processor. Each image line is produced in less than 20 μs, so that, e.g., 192-line frames can be generated at up to 200 fps. Although the system may work with a large class of codes, this paper has been focused on the test of linear frequency modulated chirps. The new system has been used to experimentally investigate the effects of tissue attenuation so that the design of the receive compression filter can be accordingly guided. Tests made with different chirp signals confirm that, although the attainable compression gain in attenuating media is lower than the theoretical value expected for a given TX Time-Bandwidth product (BT), good SNR gains can be obtained. For example, by using a chirp signal having BT=19, a 13 dB compression gain has been measured. By adapting the frequency band of the receiver to the band of the received echo, the signal-to-noise ratio and the penetration depth have been further increased, as shown by real-time tests conducted on phantoms and in vivo. In particular, a 2.7 dB SNR increase has been measured through a novel attenuation compensation scheme, which only requires to shift the demodulation frequency by 1 MHz. The proposed method characterizes for its simplicity and easy implementation.
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- A Ramalli
- Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- V Grassi
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Brescia, Italy
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Eboua T, Timite-Konan M, Houenou Y, Boni E, Boni E, Akaffou E. SFP PC-88 – Profil sanitaire des enfants recueillis dans les camps de déplacés de guerre en mars 2011 à Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)72237-7] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Bassi L, Bonardi S, Brutti A, Bacci C, Boni E, Alpigiani I, Brindani F. EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF PIG HAM POST – SLAUGHTERING REFRIGERATION ON HYGIENIC PARAMETERS SET IN REGULATION EC 2073/2005. Ital J Food Saf 2011. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2011.1.29] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bonardi S, Bassi L, Paris A, Bacci C, Boni E, Brindani F. EVALUATION OF A PHAGE PROTEIN-BASED ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. Ital J Food Saf 2011. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2011.1s.271] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bonardi S, Paris A, Bassi L, Salmi F, Bacci C, Riboldi E, Boni E, D'Incau M, Tagliabue S, Brindani F. Detection, semiquantitative enumeration, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica in pork and chicken meats in Italy. J Food Prot 2010; 73:1785-92. [PMID: 21067665 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.10.1785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Yersinia enterocolitica is recognized as an etiological agent of gastroenteritis, lymphadenitis, and chronic sequelae. During 2006 and 2007, 205 samples (125 pork and 80 chicken meats) were collected in Italy and tested for detection and most-probable-number (MPN) enumeration of Y. enterocolitica organisms. The microorganism was isolated from 45 samples (21.9%): 19 (15.2%) pork samples and 26 (32.5%) chicken samples. Y. enterocolitica MPN contamination levels were low, ranging from 0.30 to 1.50/g. Most (94.4%) Y. enterocolitica strains were biotype 1A (serotypes O:3; O:5; O:6,30; O:6,30-6,31; O:7,8-8-8,19; O:8; O:9; O:25,35; O:36; and O nontypeable), and 5.6% of the isolates were bioserotype 2/O:9. All isolates were tested for yadA, ail, inv, ystA, and ystB virulence sequences. The yadA gene was detected in two strains (3.7%) isolated from chicken samples: one Y. enterocolitica 2/O:9 yadA+ ail+ ystA+, and one Y. enterocolitica 1A/O:7,8-8-8,19 yadA+ inv+ ystB+. Two (3.7%) 2/O:9 strains, isolated from pork products, were ail+ ystA+. Most biotype 1A strains were ystB+ (84.3%) and inv+ (39.2%). All strains were sensitive to cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, streptomycin, sulfonamide, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Resistance to gentamicin and aztreonam was observed in 1.9% of the isolates. High levels of resistance were detected toward amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (27.8%), ampicillin (75.9%), and erythromycin (100%). The authors hypothesize that Y. enterocolitica pathogenic biotypes are rather uncommon in foods when compared with their isolation rates from animal sources and that chicken meat could be contaminated as well as pig meat and its derived products.
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- S Bonardi
- Animal Health Department, Section of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Parma, Via del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy.
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Bonardi S, Paris A, Bassi L, Salmi F, Bacci C, Boni E, Brindani F. DETECTION OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA IN PIGS AT SLAUGHTER BY THE ISO 6579 METHOD AND THE BacTrac 4300 – IMPEDANCE SYSTEM. Ital J Food Saf 2010. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2010.7.17] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Biagioni E, Boni E, Girardis M. Venous-arterial PCO2 difference as an early predictor of organ dysfunction in the ICU. Crit Care 2010. [PMCID: PMC2934320 DOI: 10.1186/cc8389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ban YA, Correia BE, Holmes M, Boni E, Sather N, Bretz C, Kalyuzhniy O, Xu C, Baker D, Stamatatos L, Strong R, Schief W. P05-09. 4e10 epitope-scaffolds mimic the antibody-bound epitope conformation and block neutralization by sera from rare HIV+ individuals. Retrovirology 2009. [PMCID: PMC2767990 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-6-s3-p85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Carrico CT, Lagerquist E, Boni E, Ban YA, Bretz C, Ellingson K, Kalyuzhniy O, Montefiori D, Strong R, Stamatatos L, Schief W. P05-12. A computationally designed immunogen elicits potent anti-V3 neutralizing antibodies. Retrovirology 2009. [PMCID: PMC2767993 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-6-s3-p88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Strong RK, Boni E, Bradley-Hewitt T, Burke K, Friend D, Holmes M, Hsu C, Zenobia C, Schief W, Stamatatos L. P05-06. Masking of MPER epitopes through self-associations. Retrovirology 2009. [PMCID: PMC2767987 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-6-s3-p82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Bassi L, Boni E, Dallai A, Guidi F, Ricci S, Tortoli P. 8A-2 ULA-OP: A Novel ULtrasound Advanced Open Platform for Experimental Research. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1109/ultsym.2007.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Caruthers J, Bosch J, Buckner F, Van Voorhis W, Myler P, Worthey E, Mehlin C, Boni E, DeTitta G, Luft J, Lauricella A, Kalyuzhniy O, Anderson L, Zucker F, Soltis M, Hol WGJ. Structure of a ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase from Plasmodium falciparum. Proteins 2005; 62:338-42. [PMID: 16304640 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The crystal structure of Pfal009167AAA, a putative ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase (PfalRPE) from Plasmodium falciparum, has been determined to 2 A resolution. RPE represents an exciting potential drug target for developing antimalarials because it is involved in the shikimate and the pentose phosphate pathways. The structure is a classic TIM-barrel fold. A coordinated Zn ion and a bound sulfate ion in the active site of the enzyme allow for a greater understanding of the mechanism of action of this enzyme. This structure is solved in the framework of the Structural Genomics of Pathogenic Protozoa (SGPP) consortium.
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- J Caruthers
- SLAC, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California, USA
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Boni E, Bezzi M, Carminati L, Corda L, Grassi V, Tantucci C. Expiratory Flow Limitation Is Associated With Orthopnea and Reversed by Vasodilators and Diuretics in Left Heart Failure. Chest 2005; 128:1050-7. [PMID: 16100209 DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.2.1050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In patients with acute left heart failure (LHF), orthopnea has also been related to the occurrence or worsening of expiratory flow limitation (EFL) in the supine position. We wished to assess whether short-term treatment with vasodilators and diuretics was able to abolish supine EFL and whether this could help to control orthopnea in patients with acute LHF. METHODS In nine nonobese (ie, mean [+/- SD] body mass index, 24 +/- 5 kg/m2), never-smoker patients (two men and seven women; mean age, 77 +/- 7 years) with acute LHF (mean ejection fraction, 43 +/- 15%), we assessed EFL by the negative expiratory pressure method and dyspnea by the Borg scale, with patients in both the seated and supine positions, before and after short-term treatment with vasodilators and diuretics until hospital discharge. Orthopnea was defined as a positive difference in the Borg score between measurements made with the patient in the supine and seated positions. Postural variations in the end-expiratory lung volume were inferred from changes in inspiratory capacity (IC) that were measured under the same circumstances. RESULTS Before treatment, with the patient in the seated position the mean dyspnea score was 1.5 +/- 0.5, the mean IC was 1.49 +/- 0.38 L, seven patients were non-flow-limited, and two patients were flow-limited. During recumbency, the mean dyspnea score was 2.7 +/- 0.5 (p < 0.01 vs seated position values), the mean IC was 1.66 +/- 0.45 L, and seven patients exhibited EFL. After a mean duration of 17 +/- 8 days of treatment (range, 7 to 28 days), EFL was detected in two patients only in the supine position, IC increased both in the seated position (1.65 +/- 0.34 L; p < 0.01) and the supine position (1.81 +/- 0.41 L; p = 0.07) position, and, although only two patients denied orthopnea, the mean dyspnea score during recumbency actually decreased to 1.9 +/- 1.0 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that short-term treatment with vasodilators and diuretics is able to control orthopnea and to remove supine EFL in most patients with acute LHF, suggesting a posture-related increase in bronchial obstruction as the main mechanism of EFL, which appears to play a role in the occurrence and severity of orthopnea in these circumstances.
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- E Boni
- Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Bambi G, Morganti T, Ricci S, Boni E, Guidi F, Palombo C, Tortoli P. A novel ultrasound instrument for investigation of arterial mechanics. Ultrasonics 2004; 42:731-737. [PMID: 15047375 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The study of arterial mechanics concerns functional characteristics depending on wall elasticity and flow profile. Wall elasticity can be investigated through the estimation of parameters like the arterial distensibility, which is of high clinical interest because of its known correlation not only with the advanced atherosclerotic disease, but also with aging and major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The flow velocity profile is also clinically relevant, because it modulates endothelial function and can be responsible for the development and distribution of atherosclerotic plaques. A clinically relevant variable extracted from the blood velocity profile is the wall shear rate (WSR), which represents the spatial velocity gradient near the vessel wall. This paper describes an integrated ultrasound system, capable of detecting both the velocity profile and the wall movements in human arteries. It basically consists of a PC add-on board including a single high-speed digital signal processor. This is dedicated to the analysis of echo-signals backscattered from 128 range cells located along the axis of the interrogating ultrasound (US) beam. Echoes generated from the walls (characterized by high amplitudes and low Doppler frequencies) and from red blood cells (characterized by low amplitudes and relatively high Doppler frequencies) are independently processed in real-time. Wall velocity is detected through the autocorrelation algorithm, while blood velocity is investigated through a complete spectral analysis of all signals backscattered by erythrocytes and WSR is extracted from the estimated velocity profile. Preliminary applications of the new system, including the simultaneous analysis of blood flow and arterial wall movement in healthy volunteers and in a diseased patient, are discussed, and first results are presented.
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- G Bambi
- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Florence, Via Santa Marta 3, Firenze 50139, Italy
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Boni E, Corda L, Franchini D, Chiroli P, Damiani GP, Pini L, Grassi V, Tantucci C. Volume effect and exertional dyspnoea after bronchodilator in patients with COPD with and without expiratory flow limitation at rest. Thorax 2002; 57:528-32. [PMID: 12037229 PMCID: PMC1746351 DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.6.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to investigate whether bronchodilators are associated with less breathlessness at rest and during light exercise in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with resting tidal expiratory flow limitation (EFL; flow limited (FL)) compared with those without EFL (non-flow limited (NFL)). METHODS Twenty subjects (13 men) of mean (SD) age 65 (8) years (range 43-77) suffering from COPD with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(1)) 47 (18)% predicted were studied before and after inhalation of salbutamol (400 microg). Routine pulmonary function tests were performed in the seated position at rest. EFL was assessed by the negative expiratory pressure (NEP) method and changes in end expiratory lung volume (EELV) were inferred from variations in inspiratory capacity (IC). Dyspnoea was measured using the Borg scale at rest and at the end of a 6 minute steady state exercise test at 33% of the maximal predicted workload. RESULTS EFL occurred in 11 patients. Following salbutamol IC did not change in NFL patients but increased by 24% (95% CI 15 to 33) in FL patients (p<0.001). Maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) improved at EELV from 45 (95% CI 26 to 63) to 55 (95% CI 31 to 79) cm H(2)O (p<0.05) in FL patients after salbutamol but remained unchanged in NFL patients. The workload performed during exercise amounted to 34 (95% CI 27 to 41) and 31 (95% CI 21 to 40) watts (NS) for patients without and with EFL, respectively. After salbutamol, dyspnoea did not change either at rest or during exercise in the NFL patients, but decreased from 0.3 (95% CI -0.1 to 0.8) to 0.1 (95% CI -0.1 to 0.4) at rest (NS) and from 3.7 (95% CI 1.7 to 5.7) to 2.6 (95% CI 1.1 to 4.0) at the end of exercise (p<0.01) in FL patients. CONCLUSIONS Patients with COPD with EFL may experience less breathlessness after a bronchodilator, at least during light exercise, than those without EFL. This beneficial effect, which is closely related to an increase in IC at rest, occurs even in the absence of a significant improvement in FEV(1) and is associated with a greater PImax.
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- E Boni
- Cattedra di Medicina I, Università di Brescia, Italy
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Manelli F, Desenzani P, Boni E, Bugari G, Negrini F, Romanelli G, Grassi V, Giustina A. Cardiovascular effects of a single slow release lanreotide injection in patients with acromegaly and left ventricular hypertrophy. Pituitary 1999; 2:205-10. [PMID: 11081155 DOI: 10.1023/a:1009997011064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 01/20/2023]
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In our study we assessed the effects of a single i.m. injection of slow-release Lanreotide (30 mg) (SR-L), a new long-acting somatostain analog, on circulating GH levels, baseline cardiac function (M-mode, 2D guided, doppler-echocardiographic study) and cardiopulmonary response to exercise (cycloergometric test, performed using a computer drived, electrically braked cycle ergometer), tested at baseline, after 7 and 14 days from the injection in 10 acromegalic patients (5 M, 5 F, mean age 57.7 +/- 3.1 yrs, body mass index (BMI) 27 +/- 0.8 kg/m2, blood pressure 141 +/- 6.5/82 +/- 3 mmHg). SR-L administration decreased GH levels in acromegalic patients (mean +/- SEM) from 16.1 +/- 6.9 to 10.8 +/- 5.1 micrograms/L (p = 0.045) after 7 days and to 11.9 +/- 5 micrograms/L (p = 0.078) after 14 days from the injection. Moreover, we observed a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in systolic blood pressure and heart rate at the 7th (135 +/- 6.1 vs 141 +/- 6.5 mmHg, and 68 +/- 2.1 vs 74 +/- 2.1 bpm) and 14th (137 +/- 6.2 vs 141 +/- 6.5 mmHg, and 72 +/- 2 vs 74 +/- 2.1 bpm) day of the study with respect to the baseline values. After SR-L administration we also found an increase in ejection fraction (69 +/- 2 vs 63 +/- 2.3% at 7th day, p = 0.006; 65 +/- 2.3 vs 63 +/- 2.3% at the 14th day, p = 0.027) and shortening fraction (40.8 +/- 1.8 vs 36.6 +/- 1.9% at 7th day, p = 0.005; 38.7 +/- 1.8 vs 36.6 +/- 1.9% at the 14th day, p = 0.045). The positive acute cardiac response to SR-L injection was also demonstrated by the increase in A/E velocity ratios at 7th (1.14 +/- 0.1 vs 0.98 +/- 0.07, p = 0.016) and 14th (1.04 +/- 0.08 vs 0.98 +/- 0.07, p = 0.008) day of the study. After SR-L injection, exercise capacity and VO2 at anaerobic threshold were also increased with respect to the baseline test: 61.1 +/- 8.2 vs 38.9 +/- 6.8 watts (p = 0.002) and 1012.4 +/- 71.5 vs 915.3 +/- 77.8 mL/min (p = 0.033) after 7 days, and 61.4 +/- 7.2 vs 38.9 +/- 6.8 watts (p = 0.002) and 1010.1 +/- 62.5 vs 915.3 +/- 77.8 mL/min (p = 0.010) after 14 days from the injection. In conclusion, these results suggest that in acromegalic patients: (1) SR-L causes a rapid improvement in baseline cardiac function and in cardiopulmonary performance during exercise in acromegaly; (2) the endocrine (decrease in GH levels) and echocardiographic responses to SR-L are maximal after 7 days from the injection, whereas the effect of SR-L on the exercise performance are longer lasting.
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Fariello R, Crippa M, Damiani G, Notaristefano I, Costa R, Boni E, Corda L, Chiari E, Zaninelli A. Ventricular arrhythmias in normotensive subjects and in mild hypertensive patients. Angiology 1998; 49:99-103. [PMID: 9482509 DOI: 10.1177/000331979804900202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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: 02/06/2023]
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Twenty-five normotensive subjects (14 men, 11 women) aged from 25 to 60 years (mean 36) and 30 untreated patients with mild hypertension (stages 1 and 2, JNC V) without target organ damage (16 men, 14 women), aged 26-59 years (mean 35.8) underwent continuous 24-hour ECG Holter monitoring with a Fukuda Denshi SM-40 ambulatory recorder and SCM-400 ECG analyzer. During 24-hour ambulatory ECG recording, mean heart rate was slightly but not significantly higher in hypertensive patients (73.3 +/- 10 beats per minute [bpm]) in comparison with normotensive subjects (71.2 +/- 12 bpm). The prevalence of premature atrial contractions was similar in the two groups. Total ventricular arrhythmias were more prevalent in the group of mild hypertensive patients (P < 0.05), who also had a higher prevalence in complex forms of ectopy (r = 0.81 for bigeminy; r = 0.83 for trigeminy; r = 0.83 for couplets). Holter recordings did not show abnormalities of ST-T wave or episodes of silent ischemia.
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- R Fariello
- Department of Internal Medicine, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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Fariello R, Boni E, Crippa M, Damiani G, Corda L, Valenti L, De Tavonatti F, Alicandri C, Zaninelli A. Ambulatory-determined 24-hour blood pressure in mild hypertensives and in normotensives. Angiology 1996; 47:957-62. [PMID: 8873581 DOI: 10.1177/000331979604701004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 02/02/2023]
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Noninvasive ambulatory twenty-four-hour blood pressure (BP) monitoring was carried out in 30 normotensive subjects (16 women, 14 men), aged twenty-five to sixty years (mean thirty-eight) and in 29 mild essential hypertensive patients without target organ damage (14 women, 15 men), aged twenty-three to sixty-one years (mean thirty-nine). Hypertensive patients were not treated, and they discontinued any antihypertensive treatment at least four weeks before the study. During the daytime period (6 AM-10 PM) BP was monitored every fifteen minutes, and during the night (10 PM-6 AM), every thirty minutes. Obviously, mean twenty-four-hour systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were higher in hypertensive patients (P < 0.001). There was a persistent correlation in the group of mild hypertensives between successive BP hourly mean readings (r ranged from 0.61 to 0.93 for SBP and from 0.45 to 0.82 for DBP). In normotensive subjects these correlations failed in particular periods: 8 AM-9 AM, r = 0.30 for SBP and 0.45 for DBP; 1 PM-3 PM, r = 0.17-0.49 for SBP and 0.28-0.37 for DBP; 9 PM to midnight, r = 0.21-0.57 for SBP and 0.23-0.38 for DBP.
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- R Fariello
- Department of Internal Medicine, Civic Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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Malerba M, Boni E, Tantucci C, Filippi B, Romagnoni G, Grassi V. Ineffectiveness of intravenous beta 2-agonists on improving exercise tolerance in patients with reversible chronic airway obstruction. Respiration 1996; 63:8-16. [PMID: 8833987 DOI: 10.1159/000196509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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The effects on exercise tolerance after acute administration of beta 2-agonists were investigated in 11 patients with partly reversible chronic airway obstruction after 400 micrograms of salbutamol (S) given intravenously (i.v.) and after 400 micrograms i.v. of a new selective beta 2-agonist, broxaterol (B), by a cardiopulmonary incremental exercise test. At rest, while VE increased in respect to basal conditions (C) after S (from 13.3 +/- 2.2 to 14.4 +/- 2.8 l/min; p < 0.05) and after B (from 13.6 +/- 3.1 to 15.5 +/- 3.6 l/min; p < 0.05), VO2, VCO2 and VO2/HR showed no substantial variations. A small, not significant reduction of PaO2 was observed both after S (from 82.7 +/- 11.7 to 79.1 +/- 16.7 mm Hg) and B (from 81.6 +/- 10.5 to 78.0 +/- 11.0 mm Hg). The maximum workload increased neither after S (from 67.5 +/- 39.1 to 66.6 +/- 37.0 W) nor after B (from 65.7 +/- 39.3 to 60.0 +/- 35.8 W). At peak of exercise, VO2, VCO2 and VO2/HR did not change after S and B as compared with C, whereas VE remained higher after both beta 2-agonists throughout the effort. VO2 at ventilatory anaerobic threshold (AT) was significantly greater either after S (from 744 +/- 378 to 815 +/- 302 ml/min; p < 0.05) and after B (from 756 +/- 290 to 842 +/- 292 ml/min; p < 0.05). The PaO2 increase shown by these patients during effort was greater after beta 2-agonists administration, delta PaO2 from rest to peak of exercise amounting to 14.9 +/- 14.3 vs. 7.8 +/- 8.2 mm Hg after S and to 17.8 +/- 15.1 vs. 8.8 +/- 10.9 mm Hg after B, in respect to relative baseline (p < 0.05). We conclude that beta 2-agonists, when given acutely, do not improve exercise tolerance in patients with reversible chronic airflow obstruction, although these drugs can induce a small increment of ventilatory AT. In addition, arterial blood gases do not deteriorate at rest and are better preserved during exercise after beta 2-agonists.
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- M Malerba
- Clinica di Medicina Interna I, University of Brescia, Italy
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BACKGROUND To investigate whether the conjunctival epithelium shows cyclical maturation changes during the ovarian cycle and to study the cytological appearance of the conjunctiva in postmenopausal and pregnant women. PATIENTS Fifteen menstruating women with ovulatory cycles, ten postmenopausal women, and twelve pregnant women in the second or the third trimester of their pregnancy. INTERVENTIONS Conjunctival and vaginal smears were taken on a near-daily basis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The percentage of the parabasal, the intermediate and the superficial cells (Maturation Index) in each specimen was determined. RESULTS In the conjunctival smears of the menstruating women cyclical maturation changes were noted. These changes were parallel to those of the vaginal smears, but to a minor degree. No cyclical changes were found in either the postmenopausal women or in the pregnant women, showing an extreme shift to the left in the Maturation Index. CONCLUSION Conjunctiva appears to be a relatively estrogen-sensitive epithelium.
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotelian University of Thessalonoiki, Greece
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Boni E, Giustina A, Borra E, Bussi AR, Grassi V. Cardiopulmonary adaptation to exercise after acute weight loss in severely obese subjects. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1995; 50:264-8. [PMID: 7550204] [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: 01/25/2023] Open
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The aim of our study was to investigate the effects on baseline and exercise cardiopulmonary function and metabolic parameters of an acute (3-4 weeks) loss of at least 10% of initial weight in severely obese patients. Eight obese patients, 3 males and 5 females, mean age +/- SEM 42 +/- 6 yrs, body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg.m-2, underwent two cardiopulmonary function tests separated by 3 weeks of very low calorie protein-sparing diet (589 kcal.day-1) and a weight loss of 10% of initial weight (mean 8.43 +/- 0.72 kg). Eight normal subjects, matched for sex and age with the obese patients, served as controls. In the obese subjects, maximal workload (+15 +/- 3.6 W) and maximal oxygen consumption (V' O2) (+188 +/- 40.5 mL.min-1) were significantly increased after weight loss. Interestingly, exercise capacity at anaerobic threshold was not significantly different in obese subjects after weight loss with respect to normal subjects. Our results show that an acute but significant weight loss obtained with a very low calorie diet in obese patients is able to significantly improve maximal V' O2 and V' CO2 at anaerobic threshold. Moreover, this acute weight loss is able to partially reverse all of the cardiopulmonary alterations seen in obese patients both at baseline and during exercise.
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- E Boni
- Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Giustina A, Boni E, Romanelli G, Grassi V, Giustina G. Cardiopulmonary performance during exercise in acromegaly, and the effects of acute suppression of growth hormone hypersecretion with octreotide. Am J Cardiol 1995; 75:1042-7. [PMID: 7747686 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80721-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 01/26/2023]
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We studied 10 adult patients with active acromegaly (4 men and 6 women, mean age 55 +/- 5 years and mean body mass index 27.9 +/- 1.1 kg/m2). Control values for the echocardiographic and exercise studies were obtained from 10 normal subjects matched for sex and age (5 men and 5 women, age 51.1 +/- 3.7 years and body mass index 25.3 +/- 1 kg/m2). Each patient underwent: (1) blood sampling for growth hormone (GH) assay every 3 hours; (2) a 2-dimensional, guided M-mode echocardiographic study; and (3) a cycloergometric exercise test at baseline and after treatment with a portable pump infusing octreotide, 500 micrograms/24 hours subcutaneously. All patients had left ventricular hypertrophy. Systolic function indexes did not significantly differ among normal subjects, whereas baseline Doppler studies showed abnormalities in left ventricular diastolic filling in acromegalic patients. At anaerobic threshold and at maximal exercise, acromegalic subjects sustained a significantly (p < 0.05) decreased workload (54 +/- 23 vs 94 +/- 11 and 87 +/- 37 vs 152 +/- 15 W) compared with control subjects. After octreotide, baseline heart rate (79 +/- 7 vs 87 +/- 8 beats/min, p < 0.05) and serum GH levels significantly decreased compared with levels before administration of octreotide. Systolic and diastolic functional indexes at rest significantly improved after octrotide in acromegalic patients. Both at anaerobic threshold and at maximal exercise, workload and oxygen consumption were significantly increased after octretide administration. Exercise capacity at anaerobic threshold was not significantly different in acromegalic subjects after octreotide when compared with normal subjects.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A Giustina
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Fariello R, Boni E, Crippa M, Damiani G, Mangoni P, Corda L, Zaninelli A, Alicandri C. [Ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure profiles in in hypertensive patients 26-65 years of age]. Cardiologia 1995; 40:315-27. [PMID: 8529243] [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: 01/31/2023]
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We evaluated blood pressure profile in a population of 380 untreated hypertensives (210 males, 170 females, stage 1 and 2 JNC 1993) observed consecutively. A 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed using and A&D TM 2420 model 6 device programmed to measure systolic and diastolic blood pressure every 15 min from 7 am to 10 pm (daytime) and every 30 min from 10 pm to 7 am (night-time). Statistical analysis was carried out by dividing the patients into four groups on the basis of age: Group I, from 26 to 35 years (26 males, 14 females); Group II, from 36 to 45 years (48 males, 39 females); Group III, from 46 to 55 years (85 males, 72 females); Group IV, from 56 to 65 years (51 males, 45 females). Systolic blood pressure was higher in older male hypertensives (56 to 65 years) who also had a persistent systolic blood pressure elevation during night-time (non-dippers); diastolic blood pressure was significantly higher in male hypertensives aged 36 to 55 years.
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- R Fariello
- I Divisione Medica, Spedali Civili, Brescia
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Grassi V, Malerba M, Politi A, Boni E, Tantucci C. Cardiorespiratory intermediate intensive unit: heart-lung interactions. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1994; 49:483-7. [PMID: 7711698] [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: 01/26/2023] Open
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The heart and lung (the body's gas transport system) are neurally, mechanically, humorally and functionally linked. Several clinical-therapeutic consequences involve heart-lung interactions. Three of these conditions are described here: 1) pulsus paradoxus in asthma; 2) survival in chronic cor pulmonale; and 3) Cheyne-Stokes breathing in congestive heart failure. They provide examples of the pathophysiological and clinical complexity that such correlations involve. The most remarkable "effects" of the heart-lung relationship as a metabolic unit are represented by development of cardiorespiratory intensive care units, and efforts to bring about methods of monitoring cardiorespiratory function.
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- V Grassi
- Cathedra di Medicina Interna I, Universita' di Brescia, Italy
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Malerba M, Boni E, Romagnoni G, Filippi B, Politi A, Giustina A, Tantucci C, Grassi V. Effects of beta 2-agonists during cardiopulmonary exercise test in COPD patients. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1994; 49:389-93. [PMID: 7841973] [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: 01/27/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate endocrine-metabolic, respiratory and cardiovascular effects of two beta 2-sympathomimetic selective agents, such as broxaterol and salbutamol, before and during cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX). Twelve in-patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (with partially reversible airways obstruction) were included. Broxaterol (400 micrograms) and salbutamol (400 micrograms) were administered i.v., according to a double-blind, cross-over study. Before treatment and within 60 min after the administration of each agent, the patients underwent incremental CPX by bicycle ergometer to the maximum tolerable threshold. At these times the following variables were assessed: minute ventilation (VE), oxygen consumption (VO2), carbon dioxide production (VCO2), VE/VO2 ratio and O2 pulse, glycaemia, insulinaemia, plasma norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E), arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide tension (PaO2 and PaCO2), plasma lactates, heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure. Spirometry was performed before and after the administration of each beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist. CPX brought about a significant increase in VE, VO2, VCO2, and O2 pulse. Broxaterol or salbutamol administration did not significantly modify the increases caused by CPX. At rest, 60 min after treatment, both bronchodilators caused a significant rise in glycaemia. A significant reduction of PaO2 (after broxaterol) and PaCO2 (after salbutamol) was observed at rest. In contrast, both agents caused no modification to potassium and insulin levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Malerba
- Dept of Internal Medicine I, University of Brescia, Italy
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Muiesan ML, Boni E, Castellano M, Beschi M, Cefis G, Cerri B, Verdecchia P, Porcellati C, Pollavini G, Agabiti-Rosei E. Effects of transdermal nitroglycerin in combination with an ACE inhibitor in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris. Eur Heart J 1993; 14:1701-8. [PMID: 8131770 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/14.12.1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/29/2023] Open
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We have previously shown that transdermal nitroglycerin may induce an increase in the activity of the adrenergic and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems (SRAA) in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris (SA); when the activation of these systems is more pronounced, the antianginal effect of this drug seems to be reduced. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antianginal efficacy of transdermal nitroglycerin administration (TTS-NG 10 mg.24 h-1) in combination with an ACE inhibitor without sulphydryl groups (BNZ, benazepril 10 mg b.i.d.) in respect to placebo, or to TTS-NG or BNZ administered as monotherapy. Twenty-four patients (21M, 3F) were admitted to this multicentre, randomized, double-blind, latin square, placebo-controlled study. Patients received all the treatments (placebo, TTS-NG, BNZ and BNZ + TTS-NG) each for one week; at the end of each week patients performed two exercise tests 2 and 22 h post-dosing. Two hours post-dosing, exercise duration at 1 mm ST depression was significantly increased in respect to placebo during TTS-NG (P < 0.05) and TTS-NG + BNZ (P < 0.05) treatments. Two hours post-dosing, exercise duration at peak exercise was also increased in respect to placebo during TTS-NG (P < 0.05) and TTS-NG + BNZ (P < 0.05); 22 h post-dosing the increase in exercise duration was significant only during TTS-NG + BNZ treatment (P < 0.05) in respect to placebo, but not during TTS-NG given alone. Rate-pressure product at 1 mm ST depression was significantly increased 2 h post-dosing during TTS-NG treatment (P < 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M L Muiesan
- Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Zaninelli A, Fariello R, Boni E, Corda L, Alicandri C, Grassi V. [Elevated cardiovascular mortality in subjects over 75 with low values of arterial pressure]. G Ital Cardiol 1993; 23:153-8. [PMID: 8491356] [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: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to extend the observations from recent studies that have shown an increased mortality in elderly people with low blood pressure. METHODS In 1982 we enrolled 88 subjects, 30 males, 58 females, aged 75-90 years, divided into 3 groups, according to their blood pressure and matched for sex, serum cholesterol, smoking and body mass index: Group I: 20 people with blood pressure equal or less than 120/75 mmHg; Group II: 46 subjects with blood pressure level ranging from 130/80 to 145/90 mmHg; Group III: 22 patients with hypertension (blood pressure equal or more than 160/95 mmHg). These three groups were followed for 6 years (1983-1988) to evaluate the mortality from cardiovascular diseases. During this period, no antihypertensive drugs were given, nor did any other treatment significantly modify the value of blood pressure. No patient changed starting group. RESULTS Mortality from cardiovascular diseases was as follows: Group I: 14 deaths (mean age 82 +/- 5, 8 for heart failure, 2 for myocardial infarction, 4 for stroke); Group II: 8 (p < 0.001 versus Group I, mean age 81 +/- 3, 6 for heart failure, 1 for myocardial infarction, 1 for stroke); Group III: 4 (p < 0.001 versus Group I, mean age 80 +/- 2, 1 for heart failure, 1 for myocardial infarction, 1 for stroke and 1 for sudden death). CONCLUSIONS This study adds further observations indicating an increase of mortality for cardiovascular diseases in subjects over 75 years with low levels of blood pressure, which could be more dangerous than moderately high levels in older people.
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- A Zaninelli
- Cattedra di Medicina Interna dell'Università di Brescia
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Fariello R, Boni E, Corda L, Zaninelli A, Noseda A, Spinazzi A. Influence of a new multifactorial antihypertensive on blood pressure and metabolic profile in essential hypertension associated with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Eur Heart J 1992; 13 Suppl A:65-9. [PMID: 1356779 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/13.suppl_a.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- R Fariello
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Postgraduate School of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Alicandri C, Boni E, Fariello R, Zaninelli A, Corda L, Valenti L, Borra E, Grassi V. Baroreceptor sensitivity in hypertension and vagal activity. J Hypertens Suppl 1991; 9:S90-1. [PMID: 1819024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- C Alicandri
- Department of Medical Pathology, University of Brescia, Italy
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Fariello R, Boni E, Corda L, Muiesan ML, Agabiti-Rosei E. Exercise-induced modifications in cardiorespiratory parameters of hypertensive patients treated with calcium antagonists. J Hypertens Suppl 1991; 9:S67-72. [PMID: 1686784] [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: 12/28/2022]
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The effects of calcium antagonists in reducing blood pressure at rest and during exercise were examined in patients with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension. The haemodynamic effects of calcium antagonists were evaluated at rest and during exercise. We also examined 10 patients with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension taking lacidipine, a new dihydropyridine calcium antagonist (4 mg once a day, at 0700 h). Compared with placebo, lacidipine induced significant mean reductions in 24-h blood pressure (P less than 0.001 for systolic blood pressure; P less than 0.002 for diastolic blood pressure). After 24 h, the blood pressure reductions were still significant (P less than 0.02 for systolic blood pressure; P less than 0.04 for diastolic blood pressure). The heart rate did not change. During dynamic exercise, blood pressure at maximal effort was reduced (P less than 0.01 for systolic and diastolic blood pressure) and the external workload reached at the anaerobic threshold was significantly increased (P less than 0.001), but not at maximum effort. Ventilation and tidal volume were similar at both the anaerobic threshold and peak exercise, while oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production were increased at the anaerobic threshold (P less than 0.02 for carbon dioxide production) but were similar at peak exercise.
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- R Fariello
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Savarè G, Boni E, Frega GC. [The use of human fibrin glue in retropubic adenectomy by the Millin's technique]. MINERVA UROL NEFROL 1991; 43:269-72. [PMID: 1725936] [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: 12/28/2022]
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The authors take into consideration the use of human fibrin glue as a completion of the retropubic adenomectomy according the classic Millin technique. Human fibrin glue is applied on the suture line of the prostatic capsule and in the retropubic space. The Authors compare two series of ten operated with and without the use of this biological glue.
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- G Savarè
- Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Delmati, USSL 55, S. Angelo Lodigiano, Milano
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Vannucchi AM, Longo G, Bosi A, Cinotti S, Filimberti E, Guidi S, Saccardi R, Morfini M, Boni E, Rossi Ferrini P. Early haemostatic modifications following cryopreserved graft infusion. Bone Marrow Transplant 1991; 8:171-6. [PMID: 1835662] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The nature of the graft used for the rescue of patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation is that of a complex mixture of pharmacological agents and cellular debris known to have a number of effects on the haemostatic system. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the occurrence and the degree of haemostatic alterations during and immediately following graft infusion in 24 patients suffering from haematological malignancies. On day 0, before graft infusion, the majority of patients appeared with laboratory signs of enhanced thrombin generation, platelet activation, and endothelial damage, most likely due to the conditioning regimen. However, the graft infusion per se was accompanied in the short term by a further increment of some parameters indicating a thrombotic risk (as thrombin-antithrombin complex, beta-thrombo globulin, platelet factor four, and von Willebrand factor antigen, together with a concomitant prolongation of partial thromboplastin time and a reduction of prothrombin time. In contrast there was no further modification of antithrombin III or protein C levels nor an increase in fibrinopeptide A levels. We hypothesize that complex interactions between agents contained in the graft mixture and host haemostatic system are involved in the pathogenesis of the haemostatic alterations which followed cryopreserved graft infusion; however, in our series, these were not accompanied by clinical signs of thrombotic or haemorrhagic events.
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- A M Vannucchi
- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Florence, Italy
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In order to evaluate the possible role played by snoring as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, we studied 400 patients aged 30-80 years, divided into 4 groups matched for age, sex and body mass index. The first group consisted of 100 patients who snored, having risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking, high serum cholesterol level) for cardiovascular disease. The second group consisted of 100 non-snoring patients with risk factors. The third and fourth groups were formed by 100 snoring and 100 non-snoring patients without risk factors. We investigated the morbidity and the mortality from cardiovascular disease over a period of five years (1982-1987). An increase in morbidity and mortality was found for snorers with risk factors (36 and 17 respectively) compared to non-snorers with risk factors (10 and 4, P less than 0.001), and also to both snorers and non-snorers without risk factors (7 and 3, P less than 0.001; 3 and 1, P less than 0.001 respectively). No difference was noted between snorers and non-snorers without risk factors. A higher morbidity and mortality for cardiovascular disease was found in snorers with risk factors as compared with non-snorers having risk factors. Furthermore, the morbidity and mortality in patients without risk factors was found to be lower compared with that found in snorers with risk factors. In conclusion, snoring worsened the prognosis of patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but did not represent an independent or predictive risk factor in itself.
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- A Zaninelli
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Savarè G, Boni E, Frega GC. [Intraoperative intubation of the small intestine in surgery of mechanical intestinal obstruction. Experience with a method of intraoperative and postoperative maintenance in mechanical obstruction using a long multi-pierced tube applied intraoperatively]. MINERVA CHIR 1991; 46:179-84. [PMID: 2041609] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The Authors describe their experience from 1986 to 1990 of intraoperative intubation of the small intestine to obtain intra- and post-operative decompression of intestinal loops and for prevention or postoperative adhesions in intestinal obstruction case. Two methods are reported; one using the ready-made long intestinal "Baker" tube, and another consisting of using a self-made tube with available materials. Enumeration of cases is reported, and the lack of complications from the use of the method is stressed. The good result in the prognosis of obstructive intestinal disease is also stressed.
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- G Savarè
- USSL n. 55, Ospedale Delmati-S. Angelo Lodigiano, Milano
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Fariello R, Boni E, Corda L, Cantalamessa A, Zaninelli A, Pollavini G, Alicandri C, Muiesan G. Extended release felodipine in essential hypertension. Variations in blood pressure during whole-day continuous ambulatory recording. Am J Hypertens 1991; 4:27-33. [PMID: 2006994 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/4.1.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 12/29/2022] Open
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Intraarterial blood pressure (BP) monitoring during free ambulation (Oxford technique) was carried out in 12 essential mild-to-moderate hypertensive patients undergoing 4 weeks treatment with felodipine, 10 mg given once daily in an extended release formulation. Compared to placebo, felodipine significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure throughout 24 h. The greatest reduction was observed at 10 AM, 3 h after drug administration (-32 +/- 6/-24 +/- 5 mm Hg for systolic and diastolic BP, respectively, P less than .001). Hourly BP values remained significantly lower up to and including the 24th hour during felodipine extended release treatment (-18 +/- 5/-11 +/- 3 mm Hg, P less than .001). Felodipine extended release also reduced 24 h blood pressure variability, evaluated on the standard deviation of each hourly mean (from 16.3 +/- 0.9/12.6 +/- 0.6 to 13.4 +/- 0.6/10.4 +/- 0.6 mm Hg, P less than .01). Furthermore, absolute BP values dropped significantly at the peaks of dynamic exercise (bicycle ergometer: from 248 +/- 13/123 +/- 11 to 204 +/- 24/102 +/- 13 mm Hg, P less than .001), isometric exercise (hand grip: from 232 +/- 18/133 +/- 16 to 180 +/- 20/101 +/- 16 mm Hg, P less than .001), and cold pressor test (from 229 +/- 20/127 +/- 14 to 178 +/- 22/99 +/- 15 mm Hg, P less than .001). In conclusion, felodipine extended release exerts a good antihypertensive effect which is maintained for 24 h and reduces the level of blood pressure peaks reached under different physical stresses.
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- R Fariello
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Fariello R, Boni E, Corda L, Cantalamessa A, Zaninelli A, Pollavini G, Alicandri C, Muiesan G. [Circadian pressure variability and pressure peaks during treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension with felodipine]. Cardiologia 1990; 35:471-7. [PMID: 2078838] [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: 12/30/2022]
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It is not yet known how blood pressure variability contributes to the vascular changes associated with hypertension, but 2 possibly relevant factors are mean blood pressure levels over time and pressure peaks. It has been observed that patients in whom the variability in 24-hour blood pressure is low have a lower prevalence and severity of target organ damage. We carried out a whole-day continuous intraarterial blood pressure recording (Oxford method) in 12 essential hypertensive patients after a 2-week placebo period and after a 4-week felodipine treatment, administered in an extended release formulation, 10 mg once daily at 7 am. Felodipine significantly lowered systolic and diastolic blood pressure values throughout the 24 hours (p less than 0.005 to 0.001). Also, hourly variabilities of systolic and diastolic blood pressure during whole-day monitoring were significantly reduced (p less than 0.05 to 0.001), evaluated on the basis of the hourly means of standard deviation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In addition, felodipine significantly lowered the values of blood pressure reached during both dynamic exercise (bicycle ergometer, p less than 0.001) and isometric exercise (handgrip, p less than 0.001).
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- R Fariello
- UOP Scienze Mediche, I Divisione Medica, Spedali Civili, Brescia
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To evaluate the effect of converting enzyme inhibition induced by enalapril on parasympathetic activity, we studied ten essential hypertensive patients, age range 38-58 years, WHO I-II. Parasympathetic evaluation was obtained by measuring the variation of heart period (VHP) during at least 1 minute of steady-state, regular respiration. VHP was derived from the difference between the mean of all maximum and the mean of all minimum heart periods. The higher the VHP, the higher the parasympathetic control of heart rate and vice versa. VHP was measured supine and with tilting (30 degrees, 60 degrees, 85 degrees). Blood pressure was reduced after 1 month of enalapril treatment, while the heart rate did not change. VHP increased at the end of enalapril treatment compared with placebo: in the supine position it increased from 36 +/- 3.2 ms to 44 +/- 3.5 ms, p less than 0.01. VHP was also increased by enalapril at 30 degrees (p less than 0.05) and 60 degrees (p less than 0.05), while no difference was observed at 85 degrees between placebo and enalapril. A positive correlation was found between supine enalapril changes of VHP and those of systolic and diastolic BP. In conclusion, enalapril seems to increase parasympathetic cardiovascular control in essential hypertensive patients. This result might explain the lack of increase in heart rate that would be expected as a result of the vasodilating effect of enalapril.
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- E Boni
- Clinica Medica, University of Brescia, Italy
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Fariello R, Boni E, Zaninelli A, Corda L, Cantalamessa A, Alicandri C, Muiesan G. Calcium entry blockade, autonomic activity and exercise performance in essential hypertensive patients. Clin Exp Hypertens A 1989; 11 Suppl 1:427-34. [PMID: 2743603 DOI: 10.3109/10641968909045450] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Vasodilator drugs lead to secondary baroreflex mediated chronotropic effects. The aim of the present study was to evaluate long term therapy with nicardipine, a calcium antagonist, on exercise performance and autonomic nervous system activity. Nicardipine was administered to 10 untreated mild-moderate essential hypertensive patients. Isometric (hand grip) and dynamic (bicycle ergometer) exercise, and parasympathetic activity evaluated on the basis of Variation of Heart Period (VHP) during regular breathing were determined. Blood pressure was significantly lowered by nicardipine both supine and standing (p less than 0.001). Heart rate did not change. The increase of blood pressure during isometric and dynamic exercise was similar both before and during nicardipine. The increase of heart rate during dynamic exercise was lowered by nicardipine. The lack of basal supine and standing chronotropic activation and the smaller increase of heart rate during bicycle ergometer could be explained by the observed increase in parasympathetic activity, as indicated by the rise of VHP.
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- R Fariello
- Clinica Medica e Terapia Medica, University of Brescia, Italy
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Fariello R, Boni E, Alicandri C, Zaninelli A, Cantalamessa A, Corda L, Muiesan G. Effect of enalapril at rest and during isometric and dynamic exercise in essential hypertensive patients. J Int Med Res 1989; 17:76-81. [PMID: 2540050 DOI: 10.1177/030006058901700111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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: 01/01/2023] Open
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Vasodilator drugs reduce peripheral vascular resistance but lead to a secondary baroreflex-mediated chronotropic effect. After angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition, blood pressure falls without associated tachycardia. In a previous study it was observed that enalapril increased vagal tone in essential hypertensive patients. In order to evaluate the effect of enalapril on sympathetic stimulation 10 mild to moderate hypertensive patients were studied during static (hand grip) and dynamic exercise (bicycle ergometer), after 2 weeks of placebo and after 1 month of treatment with 20-40 mg enalapril once daily. Enalapril significantly reduced blood pressure and the rate-pressure product at rest and at peak dynamic exercise. There was no effect on supine and maximal heart rate. Enalapril also significantly reduced blood pressure during hand grip, but did not interfere with the rate of the increase. Thus, enalapril does not seem to interfere with sympathetic adaptation to stress.
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- R Fariello
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
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Cicogna R, Alicandri C, Zanini R, Boni E, Curnis A, Bianchetti F, Fariello R, Chiari E. [Ventricular electric stimulation: its effect on the variations of arterial pressure over a 24-hour period]. Cardiologia 1988; 33:45-7. [PMID: 3365709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zaninelli A, Boni E, Fariello R, Alicandri C, Muiesan G. [Variability of arterial pressure measured in the physician's office and in the patient's home]. Cardiologia 1988; 33:87-92. [PMID: 3365714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Alicandri C, Fariello R, Boni E, Muiesan ML, Zaninelli A, Agabiti-Rosei E, Muiesan G. Left ventricular hypertrophy and ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure. J Clin Hypertens 1987; 3:197-202. [PMID: 2956376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and cuff blood pressure (BP) level are not as closely related as one might suppose. A better correlation was reported between LVH and continuous monitoring of BP. To analyze this relationship we performed continuous intra-arterial ambulatory monitoring (Oxford technique) in 10 patients with essential hypertension (EH) having LVH, and in 10 age-matched EH patients with normal left ventricles (NLV). Average cuff BP did not differ significantly between the two groups. The intra-arterial BP monitoring showed a significantly higher systolic BP in EH patients with LVH for the mean of the 24 hours (p less than .05) and in the 6 PM-6 AM (night) period (p less than .01); whereas the difference was not significant for the mean systolic BP of the 6 AM-6 PM (day) period and for the mean 24-hour diastolic BP. The heart rate was similar between the two groups; however, the variability of BP was not different. The night systolic BP correlated with the thickness of interventricular septum plus left ventricular posterior wall (LVPW) (r = 0.66; p less than .05). These results may have therapeutic implications, although they require confirmations in a larger series of patients.
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