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Rizzi M, D'Onghia D, Tonello S, Minisini R, Colangelo D, Bellan M, Castello LM, Gavelli F, Avanzi GC, Pirisi M, Sainaghi PP. COVID-19 Biomarkers at the Crossroad between Patient Stratification and Targeted Therapy: The Role of Validated and Proposed Parameters. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087099. [PMID: 37108262 PMCID: PMC10138390 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms and COVID-19 pathophysiology have enormously increased during the pandemic. Nevertheless, because of the great heterogeneity of disease manifestations, a precise patient stratification at admission is still difficult, thus rendering a rational allocation of limited medical resources as well as a tailored therapeutic approach challenging. To date, many hematologic biomarkers have been validated to support the early triage of SARS-CoV-2-positive patients and to monitor their disease progression. Among them, some indices have proven to be not only predictive parameters, but also direct or indirect pharmacological targets, thus allowing for a more tailored approach to single-patient symptoms, especially in those with severe progressive disease. While many blood test-derived parameters quickly entered routine clinical practice, other circulating biomarkers have been proposed by several researchers who have investigated their reliability in specific patient cohorts. Despite their usefulness in specific contexts as well as their potential interest as therapeutic targets, such experimental markers have not been implemented in routine clinical practice, mainly due to their higher costs and low availability in general hospital settings. This narrative review will present an overview of the most commonly adopted biomarkers in clinical practice and of the most promising ones emerging from specific population studies. Considering that each of the validated markers reflects a specific aspect of COVID-19 evolution, embedding new highly informative markers into routine clinical testing could help not only in early patient stratification, but also in guiding a timely and tailored method of therapeutic intervention.
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- Manuela Rizzi
- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Matino E, Tavella E, Rizzi M, Avanzi GC, Azzolina D, Battaglia A, Becco P, Bellan M, Bertinieri G, Bertoletti M, Casciaro GF, Castello LM, Colageo U, Colangelo D, Comolli D, Costanzo M, Croce A, D’Onghia D, Della Corte F, De Mitri L, Dodaro V, Givone F, Gravina A, Grillenzoni L, Gusmaroli G, Landi R, Lingua A, Manzoni R, Marinoni V, Masturzo B, Minisini R, Morello M, Nelva A, Ortone E, Paolella R, Patti G, Pedrinelli A, Pirisi M, Ravizzi L, Rizzi E, Sola D, Sola M, Tonello N, Tonello S, Topazzo G, Tua A, Valenti P, Vaschetto R, Vassia V, Zecca E, Zublena N, Manzoni P, Sainaghi PP. Effect of Lactoferrin on Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: The LAC Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15051285. [PMID: 36904283 PMCID: PMC10005739 DOI: 10.3390/nu15051285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
Abstract
As lactoferrin is a nutritional supplement with proven antiviral and immunomodulatory abilities, it may be used to improve the clinical course of COVID-19. The clinical efficacy and safety of bovine lactoferrin were evaluated in the LAC randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. A total of 218 hospitalized adult patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 were randomized to receive 800 mg/die oral bovine lactoferrin (n = 113) or placebo (n = 105), both given in combination with standard COVID-19 therapy. No differences in lactoferrin vs. placebo were observed in the primary outcomes: the proportion of death or intensive care unit admission (risk ratio of 1.06 (95% CI 0.63-1.79)) or proportion of discharge or National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) ≤ 2 within 14 days from enrollment (RR of 0.85 (95% CI 0.70-1.04)). Lactoferrin showed an excellent safety and tolerability profile. Even though bovine lactoferrin is safe and tolerable, our results do not support its use in hospitalized patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19.
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- Erica Matino
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Maternal-Infant Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
- Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin School of Medicine, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Oncology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- CAAD, Center for Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin School of Medicine, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Division of Pneumology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Geriatric Care, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Geriatric Care, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Medical Department, Division of Cardiology, AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- CAAD, Center for Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Pneumology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- CAAD, Center for Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome, La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Division of Palliative Care, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Maternal-Infant Medicine, Ospedale degli Infermi, 13875 Ponderano, Italy
- Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin School of Medicine, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and COVID-19 Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Division of Emergency Medicine and COVID-19 Sub-Intensive Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) “Maggiore della Carità”, 28100 Novara, Italy
- CAAD, Center for Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases, Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy
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Varrasi C, Fleetwood T, De Marchi F, Vecchio D, Virgilio E, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Sainaghi PP, Mazzini L, Cantello R. Neurological emergency at the COVID-19 pandemic: report from a referral hospital in Eastern Piedmont, Italy. Neurol Sci 2022; 43:2195-2201. [PMID: 35039990 PMCID: PMC8763442 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05895-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background The pandemic implied dramatic changes in public health assets. In Italy, some Stroke Units were transformed into sub-intensive COVID-19 Units, making the management of neurological patients demanding. We described how the flow of neurological emergencies was affected by the pandemic impact. Methods We analyzed accesses to the Emergency Department (ED) of the “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Piedmont, Italy, during a period of 8 months (COVID time; March to May 2020 and October 2020 to February 2021) and analyzed the admissions to the Neurology Unit and the underlying diagnosis. We also evaluated potential changes in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in the same period. These variables were compared with two equivalent periods of time (2019–2020; 2018–2019). Results During the COVID time, there was a clear-cut reduction of the total ED accesses compared to NoCOVID times. However, admissions for acute neurological conditions showed a mild but non-significant decrease (6.3%vs.7.3%). The same applied to acute ischemic stroke, which represented the most common condition (47.7%). The proportion of patients who underwent emergent reperfusion therapies remained unchanged. Furthermore, no difference was found in door-to-needle and door-to-groin intervals between COVID time and NoCOVID times. On the contrary, the onset-to-door interval was significantly longer during the COVID time (p value: 0.001). Discussion While the percentage of admissions following an ED access grew dramatically, those to the Neurology Unit showed overall only a slight non-significant decrease. This finding implicitly reflects the serious and urgent nature of many neurological diseases, compelling people to access EDs at any time.
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- Claudia Varrasi
- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
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- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
- Internal Medicine, A.O. Santi Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and ALS Centre, Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy
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Early management of sepsis and septic shock is crucial for patients' prognosis. As the Emergency Department (ED) is the place where the first medical contact for septic patients is likely to occur, emergency physicians play an essential role in the early phases of patient management, which consists of accurate initial diagnosis, resuscitation, and early antibiotic treatment. Since the issuing of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines in 2016, several studies have been published on different aspects of sepsis management, adding a substantial amount of new information on the pathophysiology and treatment of sepsis and septic shock. In light of this emerging evidence, the present narrative review provides a comprehensive account of the recent advances in septic patient management in the ED.
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- Francesco Gavelli
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Via Solaroli 17, Novara, Italy.
- Emergency Medicine Department, AOU Maggiore Della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Via Solaroli 17, Novara, Italy
- Emergency Medicine Department, AOU Maggiore Della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Via Solaroli 17, Novara, Italy
- Emergency Medicine Department, AOU Maggiore Della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, Italy
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Castello LM, Airoldi C, Baldrighi M, Bortoluzzi S, Cammarata LM, Franchetti Pardo L, Gardino CA, Payedimarri AB, Giorchino M, Pistone G, Stampini V, Avanzi GC, Faggiano F. Effectiveness and feasibility of smoking counselling: a randomized controlled trial in an Italian emergency department. Eur J Public Health 2021; 32:119-125. [PMID: 34252178 PMCID: PMC8807080 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 5A's counselling is recommended for screening and treating patients with smoking addiction. The emergency department (ED) setting might be a suitable environment for conducting interventions for smoking cessation. The present study aims to determine the feasibility and effectiveness on smoking cessation of 5A's counselling administered to ED patients by nurses. METHODS Parallel group randomized trial assessing 5A's counselling for smoking cessation vs. usual care at a University Hospital in the North of Italy. The primary end-point was prevalence of tobacco-free patients. The secondary outcomes at 6- and 12-month follow-up were (i) consecutive past 30-day smoking abstinence; (ii) past 7-day 50%, or more, decrease in daily tobacco consumption over baseline; and (iii) number of attempts to quit smoking. RESULTS A total of 480 patients were randomized to intervention (n = 262) or usual care (n = 218). Intention to treat analysis displayed no differences in primary and secondary outcomes between groups. A slight but not statistically significant enhancement in cessation was recorded in the intervention group [relative risk (RR) = 1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.58-1.87] at 6 months, whereas a reversed observation at 12 months (RR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.50-1.47). Similar results were obtained for the secondary outcomes. Per protocol analysis increased the size of the results. Of the 126 smokers receiving counselling, 18 were visited and treated at the local smoking cessation centre, with 12 of them successfully completing the treatment. CONCLUSION The results of this study indicate that the ED is not a suited environment for 5A's counselling.
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- Luigi Mario Castello
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Centro per il Trattamento del Tabagismo, Local Health Unit, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Salmi L, Gavelli F, Patrucco F, Bellan M, Sainaghi PP, Avanzi GC, Castello LM. Growth Arrest-Specific Gene 6 Administration Ameliorates Sepsis-Induced Organ Damage in Mice and Reduces ROS Formation In Vitro. Cells 2021; 10:cells10030602. [PMID: 33803290 PMCID: PMC7998241 DOI: 10.3390/cells10030602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Sepsis is a widespread life-threatening disease, with a high mortality rate due to inflammation-induced multiorgan failure (MOF). Thus, new effective modulators of the immune response are urgently needed to ameliorate the outcome of septic patients. As growth arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6)/Tyro3, Axl, MerTK (TAM) receptors signaling has shown immunomodulatory activity in sepsis, here we sought to determine whether Gas6 protein injection could mitigate MOF in a cecal slurry mouse model of sepsis. Mice, divided into different groups according to treatment-i.e., placebo (B), ampicillin (BA), Gas6 alone (BG), and ampicillin plus Gas6 (BAG)-were assessed for vitality, histopathology and cytokine expression profile as well as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), ALT and LDH levels. BAG-treated mice displayed milder kidney and lung damage and reduced levels of cytokine expression and iNOS in the lungs compared to BA-treated mice. Notably, BAG-treated mice showed lower LDH levels compared to controls. Lastly, BAG-treated cells of dendritic, endothelial or monocytic origin displayed reduced ROS formation and increased cell viability, with a marked upregulation of mitochondrial activity. Altogether, our findings indicate that combined treatment with Gas6 and antibiotics ameliorates sepsis-induced organ damage and reduces systemic LDH levels in mice, suggesting that Gas6 intravenous injection may be a viable therapeutic option in sepsis.
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Mennuni MG, Renda G, Grisafi L, Rognoni A, Colombo C, Lio V, Foglietta M, Petrilli I, Pirisi M, Spinoni E, Azzolina D, Hayden E, Aimaretti G, Avanzi GC, Bellan M, Cantaluppi V, Capponi A, Castello LM, D'Ardes D, Corte FD, Gallina S, Krengli M, Malerba M, Pierdomenico SD, Savoia P, Zeppegno P, Sainaghi PP, Cipollone F, Patti G. Clinical outcome with different doses of low-molecular-weight heparin in patients hospitalized for COVID-19. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2021; 52:782-790. [PMID: 33649979 PMCID: PMC7919624 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-021-02401-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
A pro-thrombotic milieu and a higher risk of thrombotic events were observed in patients with CoronaVirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Accordingly, recent data suggested a beneficial role of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), but the optimal dosage of this treatment is unknown. We evaluated the association between prophylactic vs. intermediate-to-fully anticoagulant doses of enoxaparin and in-hospital adverse events in patients with COVID-19. We retrospectively included 436 consecutive patients admitted in three Italian hospitals. Outcome according to the use of prophylactic (4000 IU) vs. higher (> 4000 IU) daily dosage of enoxaparin was evaluated. The primary end-point was in-hospital death. Secondary outcome measures were in-hospital cardiovascular death, venous thromboembolism, new-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mechanical ventilation. A total of 287 patients (65.8%) were treated with the prophylactic enoxaparin regimen and 149 (34.2%) with a higher dosing regimen. The use of prophylactic enoxaparin dose was associated with a similar incidence of all-cause mortality (25.4% vs. 26.9% with the higher dose; OR at multivariable analysis, including the propensity score: 0.847, 95% CI 0.400–0.1.792; p = 0.664). In the prophylactic dose group, a significantly lower incidence of cardiovascular death (OR 0.165), venous thromboembolism (OR 0.067), new-onset ARDS (OR 0.454) and mechanical intubation (OR 0.150) was observed. In patients hospitalized for COVID-19, the use of a prophylactic dosage of enoxaparin appears to be associated with similar in-hospital overall mortality compared to higher doses. These findings require confirmation in a randomized, controlled study.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marco G Mennuni
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
| | - Andrea Capponi
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
| | - Sabina Gallina
- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy.,Sant'Andrea Hospital, Vercelli, Italy
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.,Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy.
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Spinoni EG, Mennuni M, Rognoni A, Grisafi L, Colombo C, Lio V, Renda G, Foglietta M, Petrilli I, D'Ardes D, Sainaghi PP, Aimaretti G, Bellan M, Castello L, Avanzi GC, Corte FD, Krengli M, Pirisi M, Malerba M, Capponi A, Gallina S, Pierdomenico SD, Cipollone F, Patti G. Contribution of Atrial Fibrillation to In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With COVID-19. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2021; 14:e009375. [PMID: 33591815 PMCID: PMC7892203 DOI: 10.1161/circep.120.009375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Enrico Guido Spinoni
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
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- Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Andrea Rognoni
- Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Leonardo Grisafi
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
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- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Veronica Lio
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Giulia Renda
- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
| | - Melissa Foglietta
- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
| | - Damiano D'Ardes
- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
| | - Pier Paolo Sainaghi
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Gianluca Aimaretti
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Mattia Bellan
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Luigi Castello
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
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- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Francesco Della Corte
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Marco Krengli
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
| | - Mario Pirisi
- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
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- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Sant'Andrea Hospital, Vercelli, Italy (M. Malerba)
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- Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
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- G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara. Ospedale Santissima Annunziata of Chieti (G.R., M.F., I.P., D.D., S.G., S.D.P., F.C.)
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- Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara (E.G.S., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., M. Malerba, G.P.).,Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara (E.G.S., M. Mennuni, A.R., L.G., C.C., V.L., P.P.S., G.A., M.B., L.C., G.C.A., F.D.C., M.K., M.P., A.C., G.P.)
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Bellan M, Quaglia M, Nerviani A, Mauro D, Lewis M, Goegan F, Gibbin A, Pagani S, Salmi L, Molinari L, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Cantaluppi V, Pirisi M, Sainaghi PP, Pitzalis C. Increased plasma levels of Gas6 and its soluble tyrosine kinase receptors Mer and Axl are associated with immunological activity and severity of lupus nephritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2021; 39:132-138. [DOI: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/xyylza] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mattia Bellan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; Internal Medicine Division, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara; and Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; and Internal Medicine Division, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; and Emergency Medicine Department, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; and Emergency Medicine Department, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara; and Division of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; and Internal Medicine Division, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara; Internal Medicine Division, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Bellan M, Soddu D, Balbo PE, Baricich A, Zeppegno P, Avanzi GC, Baldon G, Bartolomei G, Battaglia M, Battistini S, Binda V, Borg M, Cantaluppi V, Castello LM, Clivati E, Cisari C, Costanzo M, Croce A, Cuneo D, De Benedittis C, De Vecchi S, Feggi A, Gai M, Gambaro E, Gattoni E, Gramaglia C, Grisafi L, Guerriero C, Hayden E, Jona A, Invernizzi M, Lorenzini L, Loreti L, Martelli M, Marzullo P, Matino E, Panero A, Parachini E, Patrucco F, Patti G, Pirovano A, Prosperini P, Quaglino R, Rigamonti C, Sainaghi PP, Vecchi C, Zecca E, Pirisi M. Respiratory and Psychophysical Sequelae Among Patients With COVID-19 Four Months After Hospital Discharge. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2036142. [PMID: 33502487 PMCID: PMC7841464 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Although plenty of data exist regarding clinical manifestations, course, case fatality rate, and risk factors associated with mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), long-term respiratory and functional sequelae in survivors of COVID-19 are unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of lung function anomalies, exercise function impairment, and psychological sequelae among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, 4 months after discharge. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This prospective cohort study at an academic hospital in Northern Italy was conducted among a consecutive series of patients aged 18 years and older (or their caregivers) who had received a confirmed diagnosis of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection severe enough to require hospital admission from March 1 to June 29, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed via reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing, bronchial swab, serological testing, or suggestive computed tomography results. EXPOSURE Severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome of the study was to describe the proportion of patients with a diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (Dlco) less than 80% of expected value. Secondary outcomes included proportion of patients with severe lung function impairment (defined as Dlco <60% expected value); proportion of patients with posttraumatic stress symptoms (measured using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised total score); proportion of patients with functional impairment (assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery [SPPB] score and 2-minute walking test); and identification of factors associated with Dlco reduction and psychological or functional sequelae. RESULTS Among 767 patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19, 494 (64.4%) refused to participate, and 35 (4.6%) died during follow-up. A total of 238 patients (31.0%) (median [interquartile range] age, 61 [50-71] years; 142 [59.7%] men; median [interquartile range] comorbidities, 2 [1-3]) consented to participate to the study. Of these, 219 patients were able to complete both pulmonary function tests and Dlco measurement. Dlco was reduced to less than 80% of the estimated value in 113 patients (51.6%) and less than 60% in 34 patients (15.5%). The SPPB score was suggested limited mobility (score <11) in 53 patients (22.3%). Patients with SPPB scores within reference range underwent a 2-minute walk test, which was outside reference ranges of expected performance for age and sex in 75 patients (40.5%); thus, a total of 128 patients (53.8%) had functional impairment. Posttraumatic stress symptoms were reported in a total of 41 patients (17.2%). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE These findings suggest that at 4 months after discharge, respiratory, physical, and psychological sequelae were common among patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19.
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- Mattia Bellan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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Castello LM, Gavelli F, Baldrighi M, Salmi L, Mearelli F, Fiotti N, Patrucco F, Bellan M, Sainaghi PP, Ronzoni G, Di Somma S, Lupia E, Muiesan ML, Biolo G, Avanzi GC. Hypernatremia and moderate-to-severe hyponatremia are independent predictors of mortality in septic patients at emergency department presentation: A sub-group analysis of the need-speed trial. Eur J Intern Med 2021; 83:21-27. [PMID: 33160790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Early risk stratification of septic patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) is challenging. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic role of plasmatic sodium level (PNa+) derangements at ED presentation in septic patients. METHODS According to PNa+ at ED presentation patients were divided in eunatremic (136-145 mEq/L), hypernatremic (>145 mEq/L) and hyponatremic (<136 mEq/L). Hyponatremic patients were subsequently divided in mild (130-135 mEq/L), moderate (125-129 mEq/L) and severe (<125 mEq/L). 7 and 30-day mortality was evaluated according to PNa+ derangements and the degree of hyponatremia. The same analysis was then performed only in respiratory tract infection-related (RTI-r) sepsis patients. RESULTS 879 septic patients were included in this analysis, 40.3% had hyponatremia, 5.7% hypernatremia. Hypernatremia showed higher mortality rates at both endpoints compared to eunatremia and hyponatremia (p<0.0001 for both). Eunatremia and mild hyponatremia were compared vs. moderate-to-severe hyponatremia showing a significant difference in terms of 7 and 30-day survival (p = 0.004 and p = 0.007, respectively). The Cox proportional model identified as independent predictors of 7 and 30-day mortality moderate-to-severe hyponatremia (HR 4.89[2.38-10.03] and 1.79[1.07-3.01], respectively) and hypernatremia (HR 3.52[1.58-7.82] and 2.14[1.17-3.92], respectively). The same analysis was performed in patients with respiratory tract infection-related sepsis (n = 549), with similar results. CONCLUSION Both hypernatremia and moderate-to-severe hyponatremia at ED presentation independently predict mortality in septic patients, allowing early risk stratification and suggesting more aggressive therapeutic strategies.
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- Luigi Mario Castello
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Emergency Medicine Department AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Emergency Medicine Department AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Emergency Medicine Department AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Surgery Sciences and Translational medicine, University "Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; Emergency Medicine Department AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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Pinato DJ, Lee AJX, Biello F, Seguí E, Aguilar-Company J, Carbó A, Bruna R, Bower M, Rizzo G, Benafif S, Carmona C, Chopra N, Cruz CA, D’Avanzo F, Evans JS, Galazi M, Garcia-Fructuoso I, Dalla Pria A, Newsom-Davis T, Ottaviani D, Patriarca A, Reyes R, Sharkey R, Sng CCT, Wong YNS, Ferrante D, Scotti L, Avanzi GC, Bellan M, Castello LM, Marco-Hernández J, Mollà M, Pirisi M, Ruiz-Camps I, Sainaghi PP, Gaidano G, Brunet J, Tabernero J, Prat A, Gennari A. Presenting Features and Early Mortality from SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cancer Patients during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1841. [PMID: 32650523 PMCID: PMC7408670 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12071841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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We describe the outcomes in cancer patients during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 in Europe from the retrospective, multi-center observational OnCovid study. We identified 204 cancer patients from eight centers in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain aged > 18 (mean = 69) and diagnosed with COVID-19 between February 26th and April 1st, 2020. A total of 127 (62%) were male, 184 (91%) had a diagnosis of solid malignancy, and 103 (51%) had non-metastatic disease. A total of 161 (79%) had > 1 co-morbidity. A total of 141 (69%) patients had > 1 COVID-19 complication. A total of 36 (19%) were escalated to high-dependency or intensive care. A total of 59 (29%) died, 53 (26%) were discharged, and 92 (45%) were in-hospital survivors. Mortality was higher in patients aged > 65 (36% versus 16%), in those with > 2 co-morbidities (40% versus 18%) and developing > 1 complication from COVID-19 (38% versus 4%, p = 0.004). Multi-variable analyses confirmed age > 65 and > 2 co-morbidities to predict for patient mortality independent of tumor stage, active malignancy, or anticancer therapy. During the early outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Europe co-morbid burden and advancing age predicted for adverse disease course in cancer patients. The ongoing OnCovid study will allow us to compare risks and outcomes in cancer patients between the initial and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- David J. Pinato
- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, UK;
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (E.S.); (C.A.C.); (R.R.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035 Barcelona, Spain; (J.A.-C.); (J.T.)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, 17007 Girona, Spain; (A.C.); (C.C.); (I.G.-F.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Haematology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (R.B.); (A.P.); (R.S.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Oncology and National Centre for HIV Malignancy, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London SW109NH, UK; (M.B.); (A.D.P.); (T.N.-D.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, 17007 Girona, Spain; (A.C.); (C.C.); (I.G.-F.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (E.S.); (C.A.C.); (R.R.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, UK;
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, 17007 Girona, Spain; (A.C.); (C.C.); (I.G.-F.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Oncology and National Centre for HIV Malignancy, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London SW109NH, UK; (M.B.); (A.D.P.); (T.N.-D.)
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- Department of Oncology and National Centre for HIV Malignancy, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London SW109NH, UK; (M.B.); (A.D.P.); (T.N.-D.)
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Haematology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (R.B.); (A.P.); (R.S.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (E.S.); (C.A.C.); (R.R.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Haematology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (R.B.); (A.P.); (R.S.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2PG, UK; (A.J.X.L.); (S.B.); (N.C.); (M.G.); (D.O.); (C.C.T.S.); (Y.N.S.W.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CPO-Piemonte, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Divisions of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (G.C.A.); (M.B.); (L.M.C.); (M.P.); (P.P.S.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Divisions of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (G.C.A.); (M.B.); (L.M.C.); (M.P.); (P.P.S.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Divisions of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (G.C.A.); (M.B.); (L.M.C.); (M.P.); (P.P.S.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clinic, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Divisions of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (G.C.A.); (M.B.); (L.M.C.); (M.P.); (P.P.S.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Divisions of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (G.C.A.); (M.B.); (L.M.C.); (M.P.); (P.P.S.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Haematology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (R.B.); (A.P.); (R.S.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, 17007 Girona, Spain; (A.C.); (C.C.); (I.G.-F.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035 Barcelona, Spain; (J.A.-C.); (J.T.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (E.S.); (C.A.C.); (R.R.); (A.P.)
- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, IDIBAPS, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Piemonte Orientale and Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.); (A.G.)
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Guglielmetti G, Quaglia M, Sainaghi PP, Castello LM, Vaschetto R, Pirisi M, Corte FD, Avanzi GC, Stratta P, Cantaluppi V. "War to the knife" against thromboinflammation to protect endothelial function of COVID-19 patients. Crit Care 2020; 24:365. [PMID: 32560665 PMCID: PMC7303575 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03060-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In this viewpoint, we summarize the relevance of thromboinflammation in COVID-19 and discuss potential mechanisms of endothelial injury as a key point for the development of lung and distant organ dysfunction, with a focus on direct viral infection and cytokine-mediated injury. Entanglement between inflammation and coagulation and resistance to heparin provide a rationale to consider other therapeutic approaches in order to preserve endothelial function and limit microthrombosis, especially in severe forms. These strategies include nebulized heparin, N-acetylcysteine, plasma exchange and/or fresh frozen plasma, plasma derivatives to increase the level of endogenous anticoagulants (tissue factor pathway inhibitor, activated protein C, thrombomodulin, antithrombin), dipyridamole, complement blockers, different types of stem cells, and extracellular vesicles. An integrated therapy including these drugs has the potential to improve outcomes in COVID-19.
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- Gabriele Guglielmetti
- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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Ballarino P, Cervellin G, Trucchi C, Altomonte F, Bertini A, Bonfanti L, Bressan MA, Carpinteri G, Noto P, Gavelli F, Molinari L, Patrucco F, Sainaghi PP, Caristia S, Cavazza M, Gallitelli M, Longo S, Cremonesi P, Orsi A, Ansaldi F, Marino R, Di Somma S, Castello LM, Moscatelli P, Avanzi GC. An Italian registry of chest pain patients in the emergency department: clinical predictors of acute coronary syndrome. Minerva Med 2020; 111:120-132. [PMID: 32338841 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4806.20.06472-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to describe the population of patients arriving in several Italian Emergency Departments (EDs) complaining of chest pain suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in order to evaluate the incidence of ACS in this cohort and the association between ACS and different clinical parameters and risk factors. METHODS This is an observational prospective study, conducted from the 1st January to the 31st December 2014 in 11 EDs in Italy. Patients presenting to ED with chest pain, suggestive of ACS, were consecutively enrolled. RESULTS Patients with a diagnosis of ACS (N.=1800) resulted to be statistically significant older than those without ACS (NO ACS; N.=4630) (median age: 70 vs. 59, P<0.001), and with a higher prevalence of males (66.1% in ACS vs. 57.5% in NO ACS, P<0.001). ECG evaluation, obtained at ED admission, showed new onset alterations in 6.2% of NO ACS and 67.4% of ACS patients. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the following parameters were predictive for ACS: age, gender, to be on therapy for cardio-vascular disease (CVD), current smoke, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, heart rate, ECG alterations, increased BMI, reduced SaO2. CONCLUSIONS Results from this observational study strengthen the importance of the role of the EDs in ruling in and out chest pain patients for the diagnosis of ACS. The analysis put in light important clinical and risk factors that, if promptly recognized, can help Emergency Physicians to identify patients who are more likely to be suffering from ACS.
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- Paola Ballarino
- Emergency Department, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Emergency Department, San Matteo University Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Emergency Department, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Emergency Department, SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, Venice, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Emergency Department, Bari University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy - .,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Emergency Department, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Department, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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Mearelli F, Barbati G, Casarsa C, Giansante C, Breglia A, Spica A, Moras C, Olivieri G, Occhipinti AA, De Nardo M, Spagnol F, Fiotti N, Di Girolamo FG, Ruscio M, Castello LM, Colonetti E, Marino R, Ronco C, Zanetti M, Lupia E, Muiesan ML, Di Somma S, Avanzi GC, Biolo G. The Integration of qSOFA with Clinical Variables and Serum Biomarkers Improves the Prognostic Value of qSOFA Alone in Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis at ED Admission. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9041205. [PMID: 32331426 PMCID: PMC7230329 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9041205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: The prognostic value of quick sepsis-related organ failure assessment (qSOFA) outside intensive care units has been criticized. Therefore, we aimed to improve its ability in predicting 30-day all-cause mortality, and in ruling out the cases at high risk of death among patients with suspected or confirmed sepsis at emergency department (ED) admission. Methods: This study is a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter study. We built three predictive models combining qSOFA with the clinical variables and serum biomarkers that resulted in an independent association with 30-day mortality, in both 848 undifferentiated patients (Group 1) and in 545 patients definitively diagnosed with sepsis (Group 2). The models reaching the highest negative predictive value (NPV) with the minimum expenditure of biomarkers in Group 1 and in Group 2 were validated in two cohorts of patients initially held out due to missing data. Results: In terms of the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, all six models significantly exceeded qSOFA in predicting prognosis. An “extended” qSOFA (eqSOFA1) in Group 1 and an eqSOFA2 integrated with C-reactive protein and mid-regional proadrenomedullin (eqSOFA2+CRP+MR-proADM) in Group 2 reached the best NPV (0.94 and 0.93, respectively) and ease of use. eqSOFA1 and eqSOFA2+CRP+MR-proADM performed equally well in both the inception and validation cohorts. Conclusions: We have derived and validated two prognostic models that outweigh qSOFA in predicting mortality and in identifying the low risk of death among patients with suspected or confirmed sepsis at ED admission.
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- Filippo Mearelli
- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-040-399-4762; Fax: +39-040-399-4300
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy;
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy;
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine Eastern Piedmont-University of Novara, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy; (L.M.C.); (G.C.A.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department Of Clinical And Experimental Sciences-University Of Brescia, Via Marcantonio Ducco 44, 25100 Brescia, Italy; (E.C.); (M.L.M.)
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Surgery Sciences and Translational medicine-University “Sapienza” of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189 Rome, Italy; (R.M.); (S.D.S.)
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- Unit of Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation International Renal Research Institute St Bortolo Hospital, Viale Ferdinando Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, Italy;
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences-University of Turin, Corso Bramante 88, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Department Of Clinical And Experimental Sciences-University Of Brescia, Via Marcantonio Ducco 44, 25100 Brescia, Italy; (E.C.); (M.L.M.)
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Surgery Sciences and Translational medicine-University “Sapienza” of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189 Rome, Italy; (R.M.); (S.D.S.)
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- Unit of Emergency Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine Eastern Piedmont-University of Novara, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy; (L.M.C.); (G.C.A.)
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences-University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste, Italy; (C.C.); (C.G.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.O.); (A.A.O.); (M.D.N.); (F.S.); (N.F.); (F.G.D.G.); (M.Z.); (G.B.)
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Bellan M, Soddu D, Zecca E, Croce A, Bonometti R, Pedrazzoli R, Sola D, Rigamonti C, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Pirisi M, Sainaghi PP. Association between red cell distribution width and response to methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis. Reumatismo 2020; 72:16-20. [PMID: 32292017 DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2020.1243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an unconventional biomarker of inflammation. We aimed to explore its role as a predictor of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Eighty-two RA patients (55 females), median age [interquartile range] 63 years [52-69], were selected by scanning the medical records of a rheumatology clinic, to analyze the associations between baseline RDW, disease activity scores and inflammatory markers, as well as the relationship between RDW changes following methotrexate (MTX) and treatment response. The lower the median baseline RDW, the greater were the chances of a positive EULAR response at three months, 13.5% [13.0-14.4] being among those with good response, vs 14.0% [13.2-14.7] and 14.2% [13.5- 16.0] (p=0.009) among those with moderate and poor response, respectively. MTX treatment was followed by a significant RDW increase (p<0.0001). The increase of RDW was greater among patients with good EULAR response, becoming progressively smaller in cases with moderate and poor response (1.0% [0.4-1.4] vs. 0.7 [0.1-2.0] vs. 0.3 [-0.1-0.8]; p=0.03). RDW is a strong predictor of early response to MTX in RA. RDW significantly increases after MTX initiation in parallel to treatment response, suggesting a role as a marker of MTX effectiveness.
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- M Bellan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Immunorheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy; IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara.
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Bellan M, Andreoli L, Nerviani A, Piantoni S, Avanzi GC, Soddu D, Hayden E, Pirisi M, Sainaghi PP. Is cholecalciferol a potential disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug for the management of rheumatoid arthritis? Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020. [DOI: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/tdf172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Mattia Bellan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; Division of Internal Medicine, Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara; and IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy.
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy
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- IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy; and Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, and Emergency Medicine Department, “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; and Division of Internal Medicine, Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; and Division of Internal Medicine, Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; Division of Internal Medicine, Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara; and IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara; Division of Internal Medicine, Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, CAAD (Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease) “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara; and IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy
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Baldrighi M, Avanzi GC. Comment to “Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: the potential role of vitamin D deficiency” by Oraby et al. Egypt J Neurol Psychiatry Neurosurg 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s41983-019-0082-y] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cammarota G, Sguazzotti I, Zanoni M, Messina A, Colombo D, Vignazia GL, Vetrugno L, Garofalo E, Bruni A, Navalesi P, Avanzi GC, Della Corte F, Volpicelli G, Vaschetto R. Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Assessment in Subjects With Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Admitted to the Emergency Department. Respir Care 2019; 64:1469-1477. [PMID: 31455684 DOI: 10.4187/respcare.06803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [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: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early identification of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) outcome predictors in patients with COPD who are experiencing acute hypercapnic respiratory failure consequent to exacerbation or pneumonia is a critical issue. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of performing diaphragmatic ultrasound for excursion, thickness, and thickening fraction in highly dyspneic subjects with COPD admitted to the emergency department for exacerbation or pneumonia, before starting NIV (T0) and after the first (T1) and second hour (T2) of treatment. Secondarily, we determined whether these variables predicted early NIV failure. METHODS Adult subjects with COPD admitted to the emergency department for exacerbation or pneumonia requiring NIV were eligible. Right-sided diaphragmatic excursion, bilateral thickness, thickening fraction, and arterial blood gas analyses were performed at T0, T1, and T2. Feasibility was estimated by considering the number of subjects whose diaphragmatic function could be evaluated at each time point. At T2, subjects were classified in 2 subgroups according to early NIV failure, which was defined as the inability to achieve a pH ≥ 7.35; the ability to achieve pH ≥ 7.35 indicated NIV success. RESULTS Of the 22 subjects enrolled, 21 underwent complete diaphragm ultrasound evaluation (ie, right excursion and bilateral thickness at T0, T1, and T2) for a total of 63 excursion and 126 thickness assessments. At T2, 12 NIV successes and 9 NIV failures were recorded. Diaphragmatic excursion was greater in NIV successes than in NIV failures at T0 (1.92 [1.22-2.54] cm versus 1.00 [0.60-1.41] cm, P = .02), at T1 (2.14 [1.76-2.77] cm versus 0.93 [0.82-1.27] cm, P = .007), and at T2 (1.99 [1.63-2.54] cm versus 1.20 [0.79-1.41] cm, P = .008), respectively. Diaphragmatic thickness and thickening fraction were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS In our emergency department setting, diaphragm ultrasound was a feasible and reliable tool to monitor highly dyspneic acute hypercapnic respiratory failure subjects with COPD undergoing NIV. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03314883.).
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- Gianmaria Cammarota
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Eastern Piedmont University, Novara, Italy
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Castello LM, Baldrighi M, Gavelli F, Avanzi GC. Comment on "Excessive Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion May Result in Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome During Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Case Report" by Hsieh et al. Diabetes Ther 2019; 10:1549-1550. [PMID: 31264095 PMCID: PMC6612338 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-019-0659-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/30/2022] Open
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- Luigi Mario Castello
- Translational Medicine Department, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli, Novara, Italy.
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli, Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli, Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli, Novara, Italy
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Castello LM, Baldrighi M, Molinari L, Salmi L, Cantaluppi V, Vaschetto R, Zunino G, Quaglia M, Bellan M, Gavelli F, Navalesi P, Avanzi GC, Chiocchetti A. The Role of Osteopontin as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Sepsis and Septic Shock. Cells 2019; 8:cells8020174. [PMID: 30781721 PMCID: PMC6407102 DOI: 10.3390/cells8020174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host-response to infections. Osteopontin (OPN) is an extracellular matrix protein involved in the inflammatory response. Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic performance in sepsis of a single OPN determination in the Emergency Department (ED). We conducted a single-centre prospective observational study in an Italian ED where we enrolled 102 consecutive patients presenting with suspected infection and qSOFA ≥ 2. OPN plasma concentration was found to be an independent predictor of sepsis (OR = 1.020, 95% CI 1.002–1.039, p = 0.031) and the diagnostic receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve resulted in an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.878. OPN levels were positively correlated to plasma creatinine (r = 0.401 with p = 0.0001), but this relation was not explained by the development of acute kidney injury (AKI), since no difference was found in OPN concentration between AKI and non-AKI patients. The analysis of 30-days mortality showed no significant difference in OPN levels between alive and dead patients (p = 0.482). In conclusion, a single determination of OPN concentration helped to identify patients with sepsis in the ED, but it was not able to predict poor prognosis in our cohort of patients.
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- Luigi Mario Castello
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- CAAD, IRCAD, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Corso Trieste 15, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Division of Nephrology and Transplantation, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Division of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- CAAD, IRCAD, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Corso Trieste 15, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Division of Nephrology and Transplantation, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- CAAD, IRCAD, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Corso Trieste 15, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Division of Internal Medicine, "Sant'Andrea" Hospital, Corso Abbiate 21, 13100 Vercelli (VC), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- Division of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi Magna Grecia, 88100 Catanzaro (CZ), Calabria, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
- Emergency Department, "Maggiore della Carità" University Hospital, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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- CAAD, IRCAD, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Corso Trieste 15, 28100 Novara (NO), Piedmont, Italy.
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Vineis P, Avanzi GC, Giovinazzo B, Ponzio G, Cambrin GR, Ciccone G. Cytogenetics and Occupational Exposure to Solvents: A Pilot Study on Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Disorders. Tumori 2018; 76:350-2. [DOI: 10.1177/030089169007600409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Paolo Vineis
- Servizio di Epidemiologia dei Tumori, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Oncologia Umana, Università di Torino and USL VIII
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- Dipartimento di Genetica, Biologia e Chimica Medica, Università di Torino
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- Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Oncologia Umana, Università di Torino
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia dei Tumori, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Oncologia Umana, Università di Torino and USL VIII
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Bellan M, Sainaghi PP, Minh MT, Minisini R, Molinari L, Baldrighi M, Salmi L, Barbaglia MN, Castello LM, Ravanini P, Avanzi GC, Pirisi M. Gas6 as a predictor of esophageal varices in patients affected by hepatitis C virus related-chronic liver disease. Biomark Med 2017; 12:27-34. [PMID: 29243516 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2017-0171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/24/2022] Open
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AIM Plasma Gas6 was tested as an alternative to Baveno VI criteria (liver stiffness <20 kPa and platelet count >150 × 109/l) in an endoscopy-sparing strategy. METHODS A total of 160 patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis underwent, on the same occasion, liver elastography, upper endoscopy, a platelet count and serum Gas6 measurement. RESULTS A total of 74/160 (46%) patients had esophageal varices, that were small (diameter <5 mm) in 57/160 (34%) and large in 17/160 (11%) cases. A total of 34/160 (21%) patients satisfied Baveno VI criteria, according to which screening for esophageal varices could have been omitted; 1/34 had large varices (sensitivity 94%). A plasma Gas6 value <45 ng/ml, detected in 34/160 (21%) patients, was also 94% sensitive. CONCLUSION Plasma Gas6 might represent a feasible alternative to Baveno VI criteria when transient elastography is unavailable/unsuccessful.
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- Mattia Bellan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "Sant'Andrea Hospital", Vercelli, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Medicine Department, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Medicine Department, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Medicine Department, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Emergency Medicine Department, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Novara, Italy
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Castello LM, Baldrighi M, Panizza A, Bartoli E, Avanzi GC. Efficacy and safety of two different tolvaptan doses in the treatment of hyponatremia in the Emergency Department. Intern Emerg Med 2017; 12:993-1001. [PMID: 27444946 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-016-1508-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hyponatremia (plasma sodium concentration or P[Na+] <136 mEq/L) is the most common electrolyte unbalance in clinical practice. Although it constitutes a negative prognostic factor, it frequently remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Tolvaptan is an oral V2-receptor antagonist which produces aquaresis. Given its emerging role in the treatment of dilutional hyponatremia, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of two different doses of this drug in an Emergency Department (ED) setting. Consecutive patients with moderate-severe euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia were sequentially assigned to the 15 mg Group and to the 7.5 mg Group, and were revaluated at 6, 12 and 24 h. Further evaluations and administrations were scheduled daily until P[Na+] correction was achieved or the maximum period of 72 h was exceeded. A 1-month follow-up was performed. Twenty-three patients were enrolled: 12 were included in the 15 mg Group, 11 in the 7.5 mg Group. Both doses significantly elevated the P[Na+] over 24 h, although the 15 mg Group showed faster corrections than the 7.5 mg Group (12 vs 6 mEq/L/24 h; P = 0.025). An optimal correction rate (within 4-8 mEq/L/24 h) was observed in 45.4 % of the 7.5 mg Group against 25.0 % (P n.s.). The standard dose led to dangerous overcorrections (>12 mEq/L/24 h) in 41.7 % of the patients, while the low dose did not cause any (P = 0.037). No osmotic demyelination syndrome was observed. A 7.5 mg tolvaptan dose can be considered both effective and safe in treating hyponatremia in the ED, while a 15 mg dose implicates too high risk of overcorrection.
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- Luigi Mario Castello
- Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy.
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Castello LM, Molinari L, Renghi A, Peruzzi E, Capponi A, Avanzi GC, Pirisi M. Acute decompensated heart failure in the emergency department: Identification of early predictors of outcome. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e7401. [PMID: 28682895 PMCID: PMC5502168 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Identification of clinical factors that can predict mortality and hospital early readmission in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients can help emergency department (ED) physician optimize the care-path and resource utilization.We conducted a retrospective observational study of 530 ADHF patients evaluated in the ED of an Italian academic hospital in 2013.Median age was 82 years, females were 55%; 31.1% of patients were discharged directly from the ED (12.5% after short staying in the observation unit), while 68.9% were admitted to a hospital ward (58.3% directly from the ED and 10.6% after a short observation). At 30 days, readmission rate was 17.7% while crude mortality rate was 9.4%; this latter was higher in patients admitted to a hospital ward in comparison to those who were discharged directly from the ED (12.6% vs. 2.4%, P < .001). Thirty-day mortality was significantly related to older age, higher triage priority, lower mean blood pressure (MBP), and lower pulse oxygen saturation (POS). At 180 days, crude mortality rate was 23.2%, higher in admitted patients compared with discharged ones (29.6% vs. 9.1%, P < .001) and was significantly related to older age, higher serum creatinine, and lower MBP and POS. At 12 and 22 months, crude mortality rates resulted 30.4% and 45.1%, respectively.Simple and objective parameters, such as age ≤82 years, MBP > 104 mm Hg, POS > 94%, may guide the ED physician to identify low-risk patients who can be safely discharged directly from the emergency room or after observation unit stay.
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- Luigi Mario Castello
- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale
- AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, Novara
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale
- AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, Novara
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale
- AOU “Maggiore della Carità”, Novara
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Santarelli S, Russo V, Lalle I, De Berardinis B, Navarin S, Magrini L, Piccoli A, Codognotto M, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Villacorta H, Precht BLC, de Araújo Porto PB, Villacorta AS, Di Somma S. Erratum to: Usefulness of combining admission brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) plus hospital discharge bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in predicting 90 days cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure. Intern Emerg Med 2017; 12:559. [PMID: 28181124 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1630-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Simona Santarelli
- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
- Hospital Unimed Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
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Santarelli S, Russo V, Lalle I, De Berardinis B, Navarin S, Magrini L, Piccoli A, Codognotto M, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Villacorta H, Precht BLC, de Araújo Porto PB, Villacorta AS, Di Somma S. Usefulness of combining admission brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) plus hospital discharge bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in predicting 90 days cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure. Intern Emerg Med 2017; 12:445-451. [PMID: 27987064 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-016-1581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Heart failure is a disease characterized by high prevalence and mortality, and frequent rehospitalizations. The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic power of combining brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and congestion status detected by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in acute heart failure patients. This is an observational, prospective, and a multicentre study. BNP assessment was measured upon hospital arrival, while BIVA analysis was obtained at the time of discharge. Cardiovascular deaths were evaluated at 90 days by a follow up phone call. 292 patients were enrolled. Compared to survivors, BNP was higher in the non-survivors group (mean value 838 vs 515 pg/ml, p < 0.001). At discharge, BIVA shows a statistically significant difference in hydration status between survivors and non-survivors [respectively, hydration index (HI) 85 vs 74, p < 0.001; reactance (Xc) 26.7 vs 37, p < 0.001; resistance (R) 445 vs 503, p < 0.01)]. Discharge BIVA shows a prognostic value in predicting cardiovascular death [HI: area under the curve (AUC) 0.715, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.65-0.76; p < 0.004; Xc: AUC 0.712, 95% CI 0.655-0.76, p < 0.007; R: AUC 0.65, 95% CI 0.29-0.706, p < 0.0247]. The combination of BIVA with BNP gives a greater prognostic power for cardiovascular mortality [combined receiving operating characteristic (ROC): AUC 0.74; 95% CI 0.68-0.79; p < 0.001]. In acute heart failure patients, higher BNP levels upon hospital admission, and congestion detected by BIVA at discharge have a significant predictive value for 90 days cardiovascular mortality. The combined use of admission BNP and BIVA discharge seems to be a useful tool for increasing prognostic power in these patients.
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- Simona Santarelli
- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
- Hospital Unimed Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189, Rome, Italy.
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Bellan M, Pogliani G, Marconi C, Minisini R, Franzosi L, Alciato F, Magri A, Avanzi GC, Pirisi M, Sainaghi PP. Gas6 as a putative noninvasive biomarker of hepatic fibrosis. Biomark Med 2016; 10:1241-1249. [PMID: 27924629 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2016-0210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate serum growth arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6) concentration as a biomarker of liver fibrosis progression. MATERIALS & METHODS One hundred and thirteen consecutive patients affected by chronic liver disease underwent transient elastography, Gas6 measurement and, if clinically indicated, liver biopsy. RESULTS Gas6 concentration was directly correlated to liver stiffness (r = 0.67; p < 0.0001) and was significantly higher in patients with advanced fibrosis (Ishak 4-5; p < 0.001). A plasma concentration <30 ng/ml Gas6 ruled out fibrosis with 84% sensitivity and 56% specificity, while values >42 ng/ml identified severe fibrosis with a sensitivity of 64% and a specificity of 95%; the diagnostic accuracy was comparable to that of transient elastography. CONCLUSION Gas6 is a novel biomarker of liver fibrosis, with a potential clinical and pathophysiological relevance.
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- Mattia Bellan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Emergency Medicine Department, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.,Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.,IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, via Solaroli 17, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, "AOU Maggiore della Carità", Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy.,IRCAD, Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, via Solaroli 17, Novara, Italy
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Rea K, Pinciroli P, Sensi M, Alciato F, Bisaro B, Lozneanu L, Raspagliesi F, Centritto F, Cabodi S, Defilippi P, Avanzi GC, Canevari S, Tomassetti A. Novel Axl-driven signaling pathway and molecular signature characterize high-grade ovarian cancer patients with poor clinical outcome. Oncotarget 2016; 6:30859-75. [PMID: 26356564 PMCID: PMC4741573 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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High-grade epithelial ovarian cancer (HGEOC) is a clinically diverse and molecularly heterogeneous disease comprising subtypes with distinct biological features and outcomes. The receptor tyrosine kinases, expressed by EOC cells, and their ligands, present in the microenvironment, activate signaling pathways, which promote EOC cells dissemination. Herein, we established a molecular link between the presence of Gas6 ligand in the ascites of HGEOCs, the expression and activation of its receptor Axl in ovarian cancer cell lines and biopsies, and the progression of these tumors. We demonstrated that Gas6/Axl signalling converges on the integrin β3 pathway in the presence of the adaptor protein p130Cas, thus inducing tumor cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix and invasion. Accordingly, Axl and p130Cas were significantly co-expressed in HGEOC samples. Clinically, we identified an Axl-associated signature of 62 genes able to portray the HGEOCs with the shortest overall survival. These data biologically characterize a group of HGEOCs and could help guide a more effective therapeutic approach to be taken for these patients.
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- Katia Rea
- Unit of Molecular Therapies, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Traslational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Morphofunctional Sciences, Histology, Morphopatology, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iassy, Romania
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- Gynecology Oncology Unit, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Traslational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Molecular Therapies, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Immunosuppression with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide is the standard of care for lupus nephritis. We report a 19-year old woman with lupus nephritis and nephrotic syndrome who had not achieved complete remission after treatment with 15.7g cyclophosphamideand 13.7g prednisone.We planned a consolidation phase with: 1) cyclophosphamide 20mg/kg i.v. every 28 days for three cycles; 2) anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody (rituximab) 375mg/m2i.v. weekly for four weeks; and 3) slow tapering of prednisone p.o., q.o.d., after a reinduction dose during rituximab administration. At the end of this phase the patient achieved complete remission. An indefinite maintenance treatment with methotrexate, cyclosporin and low-dose prednisone was then started. Twenty-four months later the patient remains in remission. In the immunosuppressive treatment of lupusnephritisthe insertionof a consolidationphasewith rituximab combinedwith cyclophosphamide achieves a therapeutically important and lasting deletion of the lymphocyte clone responsible for autoimmunity.
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- G P Fra
- Division of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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Bellan M, Molinari R, Castello L, Sola D, Gibbin A, Guaschino G, Pedrazzoli R, Puma A, Pirisi M, Avanzi GC, Sainaghi PP. Profiling the patients visiting the emergency room for musculoskeletal complaints: characteristics and outcomes. Clin Rheumatol 2016; 35:2835-2839. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-016-3328-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quaglia M, Musetti C, Pagani F, Bellan M, Merlotti G, Cortazzi S, Pirisi M, Avanzi GC, Castello L, Sainaghi PP, Cantaluppi V. SP150PLASMA LEVELS OF THE SOLUBLE MER TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR ARE INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH PROTEINURIA IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw160.31] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Santarelli S, Russo V, Lalle I, De Berardinis B, Vetrone F, Magrini L, Di Stasio E, Piccoli A, Codognotto M, Mion MM, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Di Somma S. Prognostic value of decreased peripheral congestion detected by Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure: BIVA prognostic value in acute heart failure. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care 2016; 6:339-347. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872616641281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Simona Santarelli
- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, Emergency Department Sant’Andrea Hospital, Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Vidali M, Verzotti E, Cabraz N, Santi F, Puma A, Bellomo G, Lupi A, Lippi G, Avanzi GC. "Real life use" of troponin in the emergency department: a survey of over 3000 cases. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2015; 25:421-9. [PMID: 26527485 PMCID: PMC4622198 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2015.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to identify clinical variables which may be independently associated with positivity of a cardiac troponin I (cTnI) assay in a large population of patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). MATERIALS AND METHODS 3166 subjects, with at least two troponin I tests ordered within 6 hours in the ED, were studied. Patient data were statistically analyzed to identify clinical associations with increased values of Troponin I. RESULTS Although patients with diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome displayed troponin I values significantly higher than those of other groups, positivity to troponin I (>40 ng/L) was also observed in patients with other clinical conditions. In multivariate analysis, age, elevated heart rate and electrocardiographic changes were independently associated with troponin I positivity at admission. In the whole study population troponin I positivity exhibited high sensitivity and negative predictive value, counterbalanced by low specificity and limited positive predictive value. CONCLUSIONS Troponin I positivity should be combined with history and clinical evaluation and cautiously interpreted in the ED, especially in patients exhibiting factors associated with higher troponin I levels such as older age, elevated heart rate or ECG changes.
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- Matteo Vidali
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy ; Medicina e Chirurgia d'Accettazione e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Caritŕ, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy ; Medicina e Chirurgia d'Accettazione e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Caritŕ, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy ; Medicina e Chirurgia d'Accettazione e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Caritŕ, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy ; Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Caritŕ, Novara, Italy
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- Cardiologia II, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Caritŕ, Novara, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche ed Ematologiche, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Universitŕ del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy ; Medicina e Chirurgia d'Accettazione e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Caritŕ, Novara, Italy
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Vetrone F, Santarelli S, Russo V, Lalle I, De Berardinis B, Magrini L, Di Stasio E, Salerno G, Cardelli P, Piccoli A, Codognotto M, Mion MM, Plebani M, Vettore G, Castello LM, Avanzi GC, Di Somma S. Copeptin decrease from admission to discharge has favorable prognostic value for 90-day events in patients admitted with dyspnea. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015; 52:1457-64. [PMID: 24803610 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2014-0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND With patients referred to emergency departments (EDs) for acute dyspnea, emergency physicians should consider all possible diagnoses and assess patients' risk stratification. Copeptin has been shown to have prognostic power for subsequent events, such as death and rehospitalization in patients admitted for dyspnea. The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic role of copeptin variations during hospitalization in patients admitted for dyspnea. METHODS We conducted a prospective, multicentric, observational study in acute dyspneic patients in three ED centers in Italy. Clinical data and copeptin assessments were performed at admission, and at discharge. A 90-day follow-up was performed. RESULTS A total of 336 patients were enrolled, and on the basis of final diagnosis distinguished into two groups: acute heart failure and no acute heart failure. Compared to a control group, in all studied population copeptin values at admission resulted in a significantly (p<0.001) higher median (maximum-minimum): 31 (0-905) versus 8 (0-13) pmol/L. Median copeptin value at admission was 42 (0-905) pmol/L in acute heart failure patients and 20 (0-887) pmol/L in no acute heart failure, respectively (p<0.001). In all studied patients and in each group copeptin at admission and discharge showed significant predictive value for 90-day events (p<0.001). Furthermore, in all patients population and in both groups Δ copeptin values from admission to discharge also showed significant predictive value for 90-day events (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In patients admitted for acute dyspnea, admission, discharge and Δ copeptin variations have significant prognostic value from subsequent 90-day death and rehospitalization.
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Zeppegno P, Gramaglia C, Castello LM, Bert F, Gualano MR, Ressico F, Coppola I, Avanzi GC, Siliquini R, Torre E. Suicide attempts and emergency room psychiatric consultation. BMC Psychiatry 2015; 15:13. [PMID: 25652192 PMCID: PMC4327969 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0392-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicidal behaviours are major public health concerns worldwide. They are associated with risk factors that vary with age and gender, occur in combination, and may change over time. The aim of our study was to investigate how frequently patients visiting a hospital emergency room (ER) require a psychiatric consultation for attempted suicide, and to outline the characteristics of this population. METHODS Determinants of emergency room visits for psychiatric reasons were studied prospectively from 2008 to 2011 at the "Maggiore" Hospital in Novara. RESULTS 280 out of 1888 patients requiring psychiatric consultation were referred to the ER because of suicide attempt. Suicide attempters were more often female. The rate of suicide attempters among Italian people was 14.2%, compared to 19.5% in foreigners. Subjects living with parents or own family and those having a permanent job had a higher frequency of suicide attempt. Suicide attempts were more frequent among patients with a history of psychiatric disorders; nonetheless, suicide attempts were more common among those who had not previously been hospitalized in a psychiatric ward or were not under the care of a psychiatrist. The multivariate analysis found that female gender was a risk factor for suicide attempt, while being in the colder months of the year and, surprisingly, unemployment were protective factors. CONCLUSIONS A better understanding of patients referring to the ER due to attempted suicide may allow the identification of at-risk subjects and the implementation of targeted treatment approaches.
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- Patrizia Zeppegno
- Institute of Psychiatry, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, via Gnifetti, 8, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, via Gnifetti, 8, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, via Santena 5/bis, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, via Santena 5/bis, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, via Gnifetti, 8, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, via Gnifetti, 8, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, via Santena 5/bis, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, via Gnifetti, 8, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Malerba M, Clini E, Malagola M, Avanzi GC. Platelet activation as a novel mechanism of atherothrombotic risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 6:475-83. [PMID: 23991933 DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2013.814835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 01/12/2023]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by pulmonary and systemic inflammation. In particular, the clinical course of this disease typically leads to periodic exacerbation involving inflammatory response and both respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms. Even though the exact mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of COPD and its chronic and acute inflammation have not yet been fully understood, many studies have been highlighting the role of the endothelium, platelets (PTL) and other circulating blood cells. PLT are crucial for hemostasis and, once activated by a number of different factors, will mediate endothelium adhesion, and the rolling and activation of other circulating cells, such as neutrophils, which become a cause of tissue damage during the inflammatory process. The aim of this review is to highlight the onset of activation, thrombus formation and inflammatory amplification with particular regard to the COPD patients and the course of their acute exacerbations.
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- Mario Malerba
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna--Az. Spedali Civili di Brescia e Università di Brescia.
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Di Somma S, Lalle I, Magrini L, Russo V, Navarin S, Castello L, Avanzi GC, Di Stasio E, Maisel A. Additive diagnostic and prognostic value of bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) to brain natriuretic peptide 'grey-zone' in patients with acute heart failure in the emergency department. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2014; 3:167-75. [PMID: 24477201 DOI: 10.1177/2048872614521756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few data are available on diagnostic and prognostic role of quantitative fluid retention evaluated by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in acute heart failure (AHF) patients at the moment of emergency department presentation. METHODS AND RESULTS Point vectors and hydration index (HI) by BIVA were obtained in 381 patients referring to an emergency department. For evaluating cardiovascular events, a 30-day follow-up was performed. Patients were divided into AHF (n=270; 70.8%) and no-AHF groups, (n=111; 29.2%). Compared with the no-AHF cohort, the HI value resulted significantly higher in the AHF group (81.2% ± 6.7 vs. 72.9 ± 3.6%, p<0.001). HI showed a significant diagnostic power for AHF (cut-off 73.4%, area under curve (AUC) 0.87, sensitivity 90%, specificity 54%) and also showed a significant prognostic value both by univariate (odds ratio 1.03 (1-1.07), p =0.025) and multivariate analysis (odds ratio 1.96 (1.05-3.66) p= 0.034) for cardiac events at 30 days. Although in the overall population BIVA did not increase diagnostic accuracy provided by brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), for AHF patients in BNP 'grey values' (100-400 pg/ml) HI showed a significant additive improvement for diagnosis (net reclassification improvement (NRI) 77%) and prognosis (NRI 45%). CONCLUSIONS While in the overall population BIVA did not increase diagnostic accuracy provided by BNP, in AHF patients a quantitative evaluation of fluid congestion obtained by BIVA at the time of emergency department arrival provides significant additive diagnostic and 30-day prognostic value to BNP, particularly in the BNP 'grey-zone'. This could lead to a better management of these patients with possible improvement in reducing subsequent cardiovascular events.
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- Salvatore Di Somma
- Department of Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Italy
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Di Somma S, Magrini L, Travaglino F, Lalle I, Fiotti N, Cervellin G, Avanzi GC, Lupia E, Maisel A, Hein F, Wagner F, Lippi G. Opinion paper on innovative approach of biomarkers for infectious diseases and sepsis management in the emergency department. Clin Chem Lab Med 2013; 51:1167-75. [DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractSepsis is a leading healthcare problem, accounting for the vast majority of fatal events in critically ill patients. Beyond early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, this condition requires a multifaceted approach for monitoring the severity, the potential organ failure as well as the risk of death. Monitoring of the efficacy of treatment is also a major issue in the emergency department (ED). The assessment of critically ill conditions and the prognosis of patients with sepsis is currently based on some scoring systems, which are, however, inefficient to provide definite clues about organ failure and prognosis in general. The discretionary and appropriate use of some selected biomarkers such as procalcitonin, inducible protein 10 (IP10), Group IV phospholipase A2 type II (PLA2 II), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), natriuretic peptides, mature adrenomedullin (ADM), mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), copeptin, thrombopoietin, Mer receptor and even red blood cell distribution width (RDW) represent thereby an appealing perspective in the diagnosis and management of patients with sepsis. Nevertheless, at the moment, it is not still clear if it is better to use a multimarkers approach or if a single, most appropriate, biomarker exists. This collective opinion paper is aimed at providing an overview about the potential clinical usefulness of some innovative biomarkers of sepsis in its diagnosis and prognosis, but also in the treatment management of the disease. This manuscript represents a synopsis of the lectures of Third Italian GREAT Network Congress, that was hold in Rome, 15–19 October 2012.
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Castello LM, Negro S, Santi F, Zanotti I, Vidali M, Bagnati M, Bellomo G, Avanzi GC. Accidental digitoxin intoxication: an interplay between laboratory and clinical medicine. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2012; 22:380-4. [PMID: 23092069 PMCID: PMC3900044 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2012.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction: Two Italian adults arrived at the Emergency Department referring diarrhea, nausea and vomiting for 4 days; weakness, fatigue and visual hallucinations were also complained of. Patients reported the ingestion of some leaves of a plant, which they supposed to be “donkey ears”, a week before. Physical examination showed hypotension and bradycardia and ECG examination disclosed sinus rhythm and repolarization abnormalities (scooping of the ST-T complex) in both patients and a 2:1 AV block in the man. Materials and methods: Digoxin concentration was evaluated twice for each patient (at the admission and after 4 hours) by the automated immunoassay system ADVIA Centaur®. Digitoxin concentration was evaluated by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Results: Despite clinical picture was suggestive of digitalis intoxication, digoxin levels were undetectable. Due to the more severe clinical picture, the male patient was treated with anti-digoxin antibodies (Digifab®) achieving a good clinical improvement and remission of the AV block within two hours. Initial diagnosis was confirmed by LC-MS/MS showing high digitoxin concentrations, but digoxin was undetectable. Patients remained stable and 48 hours later were discharged from the hospital. Conclusion: Whereas digoxin determination frequently relies on monoclonal antibodies which do not cross-react to digitoxin, polyclonal antibodies constituting Digifab® recognize a large spectrum of cardiac glycosides, including digitoxin. This report emphasizes the primary role of the clinical approach to patients in the emergency setting and how an active communication and a continuous sharing of professional experiences between Laboratory and Clinicians ensure an early and correct diagnosis.
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- Luigi M Castello
- Medicina e Chirurgia d'Accettazione e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina d'Emergenza-Urgenza, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Sainaghi PP, Bellan M, Carda S, Cerutti C, Sola D, Nerviani A, Molinari R, Cisari C, Avanzi GC. Hypovitaminosis D and response to cholecalciferol supplementation in patients with autoimmune and non-autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Rheumatol Int 2011; 32:3365-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2170-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alciato F, Sainaghi PP, Sola D, Castello L, Avanzi GC. TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1 expression is inhibited by GAS6 in monocytes/macrophages. J Leukoc Biol 2010; 87:869-75. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0909610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sainaghi PP, Alciato F, Carnieletto S, Castello L, Bergamasco L, Sola D, Bongo AS, Inglese E, Polosa R, Avanzi GC. Gas6 evaluation in patients with acute dyspnea due to suspected pulmonary embolism. Respir Med 2009; 103:589-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2008] [Revised: 10/14/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Dantonio C, Galimberti M, Barbone B, Calamari M, Airoldi G, Campanini M, Di Pietrantonj C, Avanzi GC. Suspected acute allergic reactions: analysis of admissions to the Emergency Department of the AOU Maggiore della Carità Hospital in Novara from 2003 to 2007. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 40:122-129. [PMID: 19227647] [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: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The aim of our work is to ascertain the frequency and the impact of acute allergic reactions on the routine of a highly-specialized Emergency Department collecting information on the admission, the typology of symptoms and the degree of severity calculating the incidence and the outcomes of the events. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study started the 1 July 2006 and the records of the Emergency Department of the Maggiore della Carità Hospital in Novara were consulted retrospectively in the period between the 1 January 2003 and the 31 December 2006, and prospectively up to the 31 December 2007, using keywords that could identify admission for suspected allergic reactions. Information relating to internal medicine and/or pediatric cases were examined, excluding all surgical and/or trauma cases. The number ofadmissions per year was considered broken down by clinical signs, triage assessment upon admission and discharge outcome. RESULTS Admissions to the Emergency Department during the period under consideration were 165,120 with 6107 suspected cases of allergic reactions. The symptoms most frequently reported both in adults (A) and children (C < or =18 years old), were: hives 37%, asthma 20.65 (A)% and 27.4% (C); drug allergy 7.5% (A) and 6.1% (C). Reactions to Hymenoptera venom were less frequent, 4.7% (A) and 1.27% (C); the frequency of angioedema, conjunctivitis and rhinitis was between 1 and 4%. The incidence of food allergies (1.4%) and anaphylaxis (0.8%) was comparable for all ages. The triage assessment showed a significant percentage of "yellow" and "red" codes, with 362 cases (5.9%) and 71 cases (1.16%) respectively. A total of 151 patients was hospitalized, no one classified as "white" code. Death occurred in 7 cases: 4 "yellow" codes and 3 "red" codes, respectively. A more detailed specialistic evaluation was recommended in only 10% of the patients. CONCLUSIONS Admissions to the Emergency Department for suspected allergic reaction are proportional to the number of overall admissions for internal medicine cases and do not appear to be related to the general increase of allergies in the population. This led us to focus our attention on how allergic diseases impact the work of an Emergency Department and how to describe the discharge diagnosis better. A significant number of descriptive diagnoses also turned out to be inaccurate and did not allow the syndrome to be identified properly. The analysis of this information aims to be a stimulus to improve the emergency clinical approach used for allergic diseases and to plan the adequate management ofallergic patients after they have been treated in hospital.
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- C Dantonio
- Eastern Piedmont University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
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Alciato F, Sainaghi PP, Castello L, Bergamasco L, Carnieletto S, Avanzi GC. Development and Validation of an ELISA Method for Detection of Growth Arrest Specific 6 (GAS6) Protein in Human Plasma. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2008; 29:167-80. [DOI: 10.1080/15321810801888480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Avanzi GC, Castello L, Sainaghi PP, Bergamasco L, Boldorini R, Bartoli E. A malignant fibroleiomyoma of the testis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 6:414-6. [PMID: 16640821 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2006.n.021] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The patient described has a 2-cm, hard, painless nodule close to an atrophic testis that had been present for > 10 years, suggesting inactive disease, recently associated with fever of undetermined origin with constitutional symptoms. Extensive examinations of pleural, spinal, and bronchoalveolar fluids; bacterial and mycobacterial cultures; bone biopsies; and computed tomography scans were inconclusive. Orchiectomy demonstrated an angiotropic large B-cell lymphoma (CD19+CD20+CD79a+) in the context of a benign fibroleiomyoma. The symptoms abated after the first of 4 rituximab injections. Reports suggest that benign tumors can be harbingers of angiotropic lymphoma or facilitate its onset. To date, no testicular or epididymal primary site has been reported for angiotropic lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Biopsy, Needle
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leiomyoma/pathology
- Leiomyoma/surgery
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Male
- Orchiectomy/methods
- Prednisolone/therapeutic use
- Risk Assessment
- Rituximab
- Testicular Neoplasms/pathology
- Testicular Neoplasms/surgery
- Treatment Outcome
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- Gian Carlo Avanzi
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Sperimentale, Universita del Piemonte Orientale, A Avogadro, Novara, Italy
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Sainaghi PP, Castello L, Bergamasco L, Galletti M, Bellosta P, Avanzi GC. Gas6 induces proliferation in prostate carcinoma cell lines expressing the Axl receptor. J Cell Physiol 2005; 204:36-44. [PMID: 15605394 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [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: 12/14/2022]
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Axl is a tyrosine kinase receptor and although it is expressed in malignancy such as leukemia, colon cancer, melanoma, endometrial, prostate and thyroid cancers, its role has not been completely elucidated yet and appears to be complex. The ligand of Axl, Gas6, is a 75 KDa multimodular protein with an N-terminal gamma-carboxy-glutamic acid that is essential for binding. Gas6 has a mitogenic effect on several normal cell lines. The receptor Axl is expressed in primary prostate carcinoma and in prostate cancer cell lines as such as PC-3 and DU 145. We demonstrated a mitogenic activity determined by Gas6/Axl interaction in these undifferentiated metastatic human prostatic cancer cell lines. This effect is proportional to Axl expression, not due to inhibition of apoptosis, and induces AKT and MAPK phosphorylation. However, only MEK phosphorylation seems to be essential for growth signaling. Our results suggest that Axl overexpression and activation by Gas6 could be involved in progression of prostate neoplastic disease.
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- Pier Paolo Sainaghi
- Department of Medical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro," Novara, Italy
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Gallicchio M, Mitola S, Valdembri D, Fantozzi R, Varnum B, Avanzi GC, Bussolino F. Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2–mediated endothelial cell activation by Axl tyrosine kinase receptor. Blood 2005; 105:1970-6. [PMID: 15507525 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-04-1469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 12/27/2022] Open
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AbstractGAS6, the product of a growth arrest specific (GAS) gene, is the ligand of the tyrosine kinase receptor Axl. GAS6 and Axl are both expressed in endothelial cells, where they are involved in many processes such as leukocyte transmigration through capillaries and neointima formation in injured vessels. Here, we show that Axl stimulation by GAS6 results in inhibition of the ligand-dependent activation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2 and the consequent activation of an angiogenic program in vascular endothelial cells. GAS6 inhibits chemotaxis of endothelial cells stimulated by VEGF-A isoforms, but not that triggered by fibroblast growth factor-2 or hepatocyte growth factor. Furthermore, it inhibits endothelial cell morphogenesis on Matrigel and VEGF-A–dependent vascularization of chick chorion allantoid membrane. GAS6 activates the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 (SH2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2), which is instrumental in the negative feedback exerted by Axl on VEGF-A activities. A dominant-negative SHP-2 mutant, in which Cys 459 is substituted by Ser, reverted the effect of GAS6 on stimulation of VEGF receptor 2 and endothelial chemotaxis triggered by VEGF-A. These studies provide the first demonstration of a cross talk between Axl and VEGF receptor 2 and add new information on the regulation of VEGF-A activities during tissue vascularization.
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- Margherita Gallicchio
- Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine, University of Turin, C. so Massimo D'azeglio 52, 10100 Torino, Italy.
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Guidetti F, Grazioli S, Capelli F, Marini C, Gallicchio M, De Micheli D, Castello L, Sainaghi PP, Fra GP, Saglio G, Avanzi GC. Primitive hematopoietic stem cells shows a polyclonal pattern in myelodysplastic syndromes. Haematologica 2004; 89:21-8. [PMID: 14754602] [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: 04/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Clonal hematopoiesis is the hallmark of myelodysplastic syndromes, but the role played by pluripotent stem cells and progenitor cells in these disorders remains unclear. DESIGN AND METHODS Eight female patients with myelodysplastic syndrome were studied. X-chromosome inactivation patterns were analyzed in peripheral blood granulocytes, T-lymphocytes, single colonies originating from bone marrow progenitors and pluripotent stem cells, using the human androgen receptor locus polymorphism assay. RESULTS Granulocytes and progenitor cells were monoclonal in 7/8 cases. Immature stem cells showed a non-clonal pattern of X-inactivation and were detectable at diagnosis in the presence of clonal hematopoiesis. T-lymphocyte clonality was heterogeneous. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS In myelodysplastic syndromes, hematopoiesis may be dominated by a neoplastic clone by virtue of its biological advantage over a residual polyclonal, probably still normal, population of immature stem cells still able to grow in vitro.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anemia, Refractory/genetics
- Anemia, Refractory/pathology
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts/genetics
- Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts/pathology
- Bone Marrow Cells/pathology
- Cell Culture Techniques
- Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics
- Clone Cells/pathology
- DNA Methylation
- Dosage Compensation, Genetic
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/pathology
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/pathology
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/genetics
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/pathology
- Neutrophils/pathology
- Phenotype
- Pluripotent Stem Cells/pathology
- Stem Cells/pathology
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- Francesca Guidetti
- Department of Medical Science, University of Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro Novara, Italy
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