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Gelardi M, Giancaspro R, Iannuzzi L, Taliente S, Piccininni K, Quaranta N, Bulzis G, Sasso N, Carbonara R, Ciccone M, Cassano M. Nasal disorders and cardiovascular damage: flow-mediated dilation and intima-media thickness as risk parameters. Rhinology 2022; 60:479-480. [DOI: 10.4193/rhin22.155] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Guaricci AI, Bulzis G, Pontone G, Scicchitano P, Carbonara R, Rabbat M, De Santis D, Ciccone MM. Current interpretation of myocardial stunning. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2017; 28:263-271. [PMID: 29221768 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Myocardial stunning is a temporary post-ischemic cardiac mechanical dysfunction. As such, it is a heterogeneous entity and different conditions can promote its occurrence. Transient coronary occlusion, increased production of catecholamines and endothelin, and myocardial inflammation are all possible causes of myocardial stunning. Possible underlying mechanisms include an oxyradical hypothesis, calcium overload, decreased responsiveness of myofilaments to calcium, and excitation-contraction uncoupling due to sarcoplasmic reticulum dysfunction. The aim of this review is to summarize the clinical conditions that may be responsible for stunned myocardium.
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- Andrea Igoren Guaricci
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital "Policlinico" of Bari, Bari, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital "Policlinico" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital "Policlinico" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital "Policlinico" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital "Policlinico" of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Ciccone M, Carbonara R, Giardinelli F, Zito A, Ricci G, Dentamaro I, Bulzis G, Catalano M, Panettieri I, Loverro G, Vulpis V. P2632Gestational hypertension: endothelial dysfunction as a marker of pre-eclampsia. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2632] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Principi M, Montenegro L, Losurdo G, Zito A, Devito F, Bulzis G, Carbonara R, Ierardi E, Di Leo A, Ciccone MM. Endothelial function and cardiovascular risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission phase. Scand J Gastroenterol 2016. [PMID: 26212627 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1070901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Mariabeatrice Principi
- a 1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- a 1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- a 1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- b 2 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Cardiology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- b 2 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Cardiology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- b 2 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Cardiology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- b 2 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Cardiology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- a 1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- a 1 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- b 2 Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Section of Cardiology, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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Scicchitano P, Carbonara S, Ricci G, Mandurino C, Locorotondo M, Bulzis G, Gesualdo M, Zito A, Carbonara R, Dentamaro I, Riccioni G, Ciccone MM. HCN channels and heart rate. Molecules 2012; 17:4225-35. [PMID: 22481543 PMCID: PMC6268830 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17044225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hyperpolarization and Cyclic Nucleotide (HCN) -gated channels represent the molecular correlates of the "funny" pacemaker current (I(f)), a current activated by hyperpolarization and considered able to influence the sinus node function in generating cardiac impulses. HCN channels are a family of six transmembrane domain, single pore-loop, hyperpolarization activated, non-selective cation channels. This channel family comprises four members: HCN1-4, but there is a general agreement to consider HCN4 as the main isoform able to control heart rate. This review aims to summarize advanced insights into the structure, function and cellular regulation of HCN channels in order to better understand the role of such channels in regulating heart rate and heart function in normal and pathological conditions. Therefore, we evaluated the possible therapeutic application of the selective HCN channels blockers in heart rate control.
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- Pietro Scicchitano
- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, San Camillo De Lellis Hospital, Manfredonia (FG) 71043, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari 70124, Italy
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +39-080-5478791; Fax: +39-080-5478796
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Scicchitano P, Dentamaro I, Carbonara R, Bulzis G, Dachille A, Caputo P, Riccardi R, Locorotondo M, Mandurino C, Matteo Ciccone M. Cardiovascular Risk in Women With PCOS. Int J Endocrinol Metab 2012; 10:611-8. [PMID: 23843832 PMCID: PMC3693634 DOI: 10.5812/ijem.4020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), or Stein-Leventhal syndrome, is a common endocrine disorder defined by two of the three following features: i) oligoovulation or anovulation, ii) clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism, or iii) polycystic ovaries, once the related endocrinological and gynaecological disorders have been excluded. PCOS does not exclusively involve the reproductive apparatus , it has a complex number of systemic relevancy symptoms. It leads to Metabolic Syndrome, with severe consequences on the cardiovascular apparatus. Many clinical studies have underlined the connection between PCOS and the cardiovascular risk profile of such female patients, due to a lipid/glucose altered metabolism, hypertension, systemic inflammatory condition (assessable by markers such as VES, TNF-alfa, citokines and C-reactive protein (hsPCR) levels), and vascular injuries. Considering the early onset of the disease, PCOS could be considered as a real cardiovascular risk factor which affects the quality of life seriously. The current review aimed to point out the main connections between PCOS and cardiovascular risk factors according to the latest findings coming from literature data analysis, and try to depict the great influences that such a common disease can have on the patients' health integrity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pietro Scicchitano
- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
- Corresponding author: Marco Matteo Ciccone, Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, DETO, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11 - 70124, Bari, Italy. Tel.: +39-0805478791, Fax: +39-0805478796, E-mail:
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