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Gelormini F, Parisi G, Vallino V, Ricardi F, Marolo P, Borrelli E, Reibaldi M. Pitchfork sign following pars Plana vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane: A case report. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024; 34:NP92-NP96. [PMID: 38409823 DOI: 10.1177/11206721241234426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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PURPOSE To report a case of pitchfork sign following pars plana vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane. STUDY DESIGN Case report. RESULTS A 75-year-old man was referred to the surgical retina service due to a quantitative and qualitative decline in vision in the left eye (LE) for several months. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination revealed the presence of a stage III epiretinal membrane (ERM) according to the Govetto classification. Seven days after undergoing a 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with ERM peeling and balanced salt solution (BSS) tamponade, OCT examination revealed the presence of the 'pitchfork sign' in the macular region, along with the detection of a choroidal neovascularization (CNV) through OCT-A examination. After receiving two monthly intravitreal anti-VEGF injections, a complete regression of the MNV was observed. CONCLUSIONS We reported, for the first time, the iatrogenic onset of the pitchfork sign following vitreoretinal surgery. This discovery highlights the unique presentation of the pitchfork sign in the context of surgical procedures, expanding our comprehension of its range of causes.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Ricardi F, Reccalenda I, Boscia G, Gelormini F, Cimorosi F, Novarese C, Marolo P, Parisi G, Bandello F, Borrelli E, Reibaldi M. Retinal OCT biomarkers associated with reading performance in patients with persistent vs. resolved diabetic macular edema. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024:11206721241248682. [PMID: 38632942 DOI: 10.1177/11206721241248682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Recent advancements in imaging technologies, particularly structural optical coherence tomography (OCT), have improved the understanding of diabetic macular edema (DME) pathophysiology and provided valuable biomarkers for disease progression and visual outcomes. This prospective study aimed to investigate the association between specific retinal biomarkers identified through OCT imaging and reading performance metrics in patients with previously treated persistent versus resolved DME and good visual acuity. METHODS Forty-nine eyes from 35 patients with a history of DME were enrolled. Reading performance was assessed using the Radner reading charts, which include standardized sentences with geometrically progressing print sizes. Structural alterations in the inner and outer retina, as well as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), were graded based on OCT images. RESULTS Reading performance, measured as maximum reading speed, was associated with specific retinal biomarkers. The disruption of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) in the parafoveal region and the presence of disorganization of the inner retinal layers (DRIL) in the parafovea were correlated with reduced reading speed. These associations were independent of the presence of intraretinal or subretinal fluid. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the relationship between retinal biomarkers and reading performance could contribute to a comprehensive evaluation of visual function and quality of life in patients with DME, leading to better management strategies and treatment outcomes.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Milan, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Parisi G, Partipilo E, Gisondi C, Condrò P, Anastasio MD, Brescia AV, Docimo R. Aesthetic perception of patient in developmental age in interceptive orthodontic treatment. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2024; 25:1. [PMID: 38699965 DOI: 10.23804/ejpd.2024.25.02.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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AIM Patients at development age show considerable attention to the shape of the face from both an aesthetic and relational point of view, to arouse interest from researchers. There are few studies related to profile analysis in patients of developmental age. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to analyse the importance of the aesthetic perception of the patient in development age in relation to the profile, before and after interceptive orthodontic treatment. MATERIALS A sample of 25 patients who came to our observation for dentoskeletal malocclusions was considered. A questionnaire was proposed to each patient, before and after the interceptive orthodontic treatment (T0 and T1), to evaluate the aesthetic perception before and after the orthodontic treatment and its psychosocial impact. Profile analysis was performed using photographic documentation (at T0 and T1). The variables considered were the Ricketts line, the facial convexity angle, the nasolabial angle, and the labiomental angle. CONCLUSION Interceptive orthodontic treatment has proven to be of valid clinical and psychological help. This result is confirmed by the complete aesthetic satisfaction of the patient in the frontal and latero-lateral planes.
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- G Parisi
- DDS, Post graduate School of Paediatric Dentistry University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Post graduate School of Paediatric Dentistry University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Post graduate School of Paediatric Dentistry University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Post graduate School of Paediatric Dentistry University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Post graduate School of Paediatric Dentistry University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Paediatric Dentistry, Ph.D Materials For Health, Environment And Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- MD, DMD, Full Professor Paediatric Dentistry, Department of Surgical Science - University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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Parisi G, Gelormini F, Ricardi F, Borrelli E, Parisi F, Belluardo G, Azzaro L, Marolo P, D'antico S, Salafia M, Reibaldi M. Platelet rich plasma for primary macular hole: A case series. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024:11206721241234419. [PMID: 38425189 DOI: 10.1177/11206721241234419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anatomical and functional macular results and rate of complications following surgical treatment of primary macular hole (MH) with autologous platelet rich plasma (a-PRP) use. DESIGN retrospective, interventional, non-randomized case series. PARTECIPANTS AND METHODS A cohort of 9 consecutive patients from January 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021 who underwent vitrectomy with a-PRP use for primary MH were included. Anatomical results based on spectral domain- optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and visual acuity were analyzed. RESULTS 10 pseudophakic eye of 9 patients were enrolled. Six patients were female and three patients were male. The mean age was 69.9 years ± 1.48. The baseline MH minimum diameter was 486.1 μm ± 37.1, and mean pre operative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.91 ± 0.03 logMAR (Snellen equivalent 20/160). Mean 1 month post operative BCVA was 0.81 ± 0.57 logMAR (Snellen equivalent 20/130; p = 1.000); mean 3 month post operative BCVA was 0.66 ± 0.04 logMAR (Snellen equivalent 20/90; p = 0.006); mean 6 month post operative BCVA was 0.6 ± 0.04 logMAR (Snellen equivalent 20/80; p < 0.001). In all eyes, 10/10 (100%), there was a complete MH closure at 6 months follow up: 5 eyes (50%) with a U-type closure pattern, 4 eyes (40%) with a V-type pattern and 1 eye (10%) with an irregular foveal contour closure at 6 month follow-up. No ocular and systemic complications were reported. CONCLUSION The a-PRP use is a successful and promising vitreoretinal surgical technique option for primary MH.
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- Guglielmo Parisi
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of ophthalmology, Provincial Health Agency of Ragusa 7, Ragusa, Italy
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- Department of ophthalmology, Provincial Health Agency of Ragusa 3, Caltagirone, Italy
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- Department of ophthalmology, Provincial Health Agency of Ragusa 7, Ragusa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Marolo P, Ribero S, Caselgrandi P, Ghilardi A, de Sanctis U, Parisi G, Fallico M, Borrelli E, Ortoncelli M, Gelato F, Mastorino L, Tibaldi T, Roccuzzo G, Quaglino P, Reibaldi M. Ocular Surface Disease in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Treated With Dupilumab: A Prospective Case-Control Study. Cornea 2024; 43:221-227. [PMID: 37404010 DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000003341] [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] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the variation of dry eye disease (DED) prevalence in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) treated with dupilumab. METHODS This prospective case-control study included consecutive patients with moderate-to-severe AD scheduled for dupilumab between May and December 2021 and healthy subjects. DED prevalence, the Ocular Surface Disease Index, tear film breakup time test, osmolarity, Oxford staining score, and Schirmer test results were collected at baseline, 1 month, and 6 months after dupilumab therapy. The Eczema Area and Severity Index was assessed at baseline. Ocular side effects and discontinuation of dupilumab were also recorded. RESULTS Seventy-two eyes from 36 patients with AD treated with dupilumab and 36 healthy controls were included. Prevalence of DED increased from 16.7% at baseline to 33.3% at 6 months in the dupilumab group ( P = 0.001), whereas it remained unchanged in the control group ( P = 0.110). At 6 months, the Ocular Surface Disease Index and Oxford score increased (from 8.5 ± 9.8 to 11.0 ± 13.0, P = 0.068, and from 0.1 ± 0.5 to 0.3 ± 0.6, P = 0.050, respectively), the tear film breakup time test and Schirmer test results decreased (from 7.8 ± 2.6 s to 7.1 ± 2.7 s, P < 0.001, and from 15.4 ± 9.6 mm to 13.2 ± 7.9 mm, P = 0.036, respectively) in the dupilumab group, whereas they remained stable in the control group ( P > 0.05). Osmolarity was unchanged (dupilumab P = 0.987 and controls P = 0.073). At 6 months after dupilumab therapy, 42% of patients had conjunctivitis, 36% blepharitis, and 2.8% keratitis. No severe side effects were reported, and none of the patients discontinued dupilumab. No association between Eczema Area and Severity Index and DED prevalence was shown. CONCLUSIONS DED prevalence increased in patients with AD treated with dupilumab at 6 months. However, no severe ocular side effects were found and no patient discontinued therapy.
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- Paola Marolo
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; and
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Brescia AV, Mastroianni A, Parisi G, Di Gennaro G, Docimo R, Montesani L. Humanisation and health needs in children: present or future? Eur J Paediatr Dent 2024; 25:1. [PMID: 38414344 DOI: 10.23804/ejpd.2024.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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AIM For a few years, teledentistry has been an emerging innovative strategy with potential in the field of paediatric dentistry. There are still few studies in this regard, so further research is needed to verify and ensure that teledentistry is not only an accessible mode of communication, but above all effective and evidence-based. This study aimed to use a preliminary telematic approach to promote the compliance of patients in the developmental age during the first dental visit. MATERIALS Two hundred patients were selected according to the eligibility criteria, and distributed in two groups: a study group with the preliminary telematic approach (ATP) before the first visit and a control group with traditional first visit without ATP. Through an ordinal semi-proportional regression model, the degrees of collaboration between the study and control groups were compared, correcting the estimate for age groups, the presence of systemic pathologies, disorders of cognition, attention and learning, degree of anxiety and previous medical-dental experiences. CONCLUSION The preliminary telematic approach could be useful as a support to the traditional paediatric dental visit, to promote better management and fidelity of the patient, reducing anxiety and increasing collaboration during the first visit.
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- A V Brescia
- DDS, Paediatric Dentistry, Doctoral School in Materials for Sustainable Development , University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Post graduate School of Oral Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Post graduate School of Paediatric Dentistry -Uni- versity of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Assistant Professor Medical Statistics, Department of Health Sciences -"Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- MD, DMD, Full Professor Paediatric Dentistry, Department of Surgical Science- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- DDS, Contract Professor, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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Gelormini F, D'antico S, Ricardi F, Parisi G, Borrelli E, Marolo P, Conte F, Salafia M, Reibaldi M. Platelet concentrates in macular hole surgery. A journey through the labyrinth of terminology, preparation, and application: a comprehensive review. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024:10.1007/s00417-023-06365-x. [PMID: 38270630 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-023-06365-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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The surgical management of macular holes is undergoing continuous evolution, with recent focus on the utilization of platelet concentrates as a promising adjunctive intervention. Currently, they present a valid surgical approach for achieving anatomical and functional success with a non-inferiority comparably to the alternative surgical techniques. Nonetheless, the utilization of varied platelet concentrates terminologies, coupled with the lack of standardization in their preparation methodologies, engenders both lexical confusion and challenges in comparing scientific studies published up until now. In this review, we summarized the published evidence concerning the application of platelet concentrates in macular holes surgery, aiming to clarify the terminology and methodologies employed and to establish a common consensus facilitating further development and diffusion of this promising technique.
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- Francesco Gelormini
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Blood Bank, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Blood Bank, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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Fernandez LA, Pemartin IGA, Martin-Mayor V, Parisi G, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Rizzo T, Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Veca M. Erratum: Numerical test of the replica-symmetric Hamiltonian for correlations of the critical state of spin glasses in a field [Phys. Rev. E 105, 054106 (2022)]. Phys Rev E 2023; 108:069901. [PMID: 38243553 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.069901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.105.054106.
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Ventre L, Mus E, Maradei F, Imparato R, Pintore G, Parisi G, Marolo P, Reibaldi M. Relaxing Retinotomy in Recurrent and Refractory Full-Thickness Macular Holes: The State of the Art. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1844. [PMID: 37763248 PMCID: PMC10533050 DOI: 10.3390/life13091844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The prevailing standard of care for primary repair of full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) is pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and gas tamponade, as it gives a high closure rate of roughly 90%. On the other hand, the surgical management of recurrent and refractory FTMHs represents, so far, a demanding and debated subject in vitreoretinal surgery since various approaches have been proposed, with no consensus concerning both adequate selection criteria and the best surgical approach. In addition, the existence of multiple case series/interventional studies showing comparable results and the lack of studies with a direct comparison of multiple surgical techniques may lead to uncertainty. We present an organized overview of relaxing retinotomy technique, a surgical approach available nowadays for the secondary repair of recurrent and refractory FTMHs. Besides the history and the description of the various techniques to perform relaxing retinotomies, we underline the results and the evidence available to promote the use of this surgical approach.
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- Luca Ventre
- Department of Ophthalmology, Beauregard Hospital, Azienda USL della Valle d’Aosta, Via L. Vaccari 5, 11100 Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beauregard Hospital, Azienda USL della Valle d’Aosta, Via L. Vaccari 5, 11100 Aosta, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 23, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beauregard Hospital, Azienda USL della Valle d’Aosta, Via L. Vaccari 5, 11100 Aosta, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 23, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beauregard Hospital, Azienda USL della Valle d’Aosta, Via L. Vaccari 5, 11100 Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beauregard Hospital, Azienda USL della Valle d’Aosta, Via L. Vaccari 5, 11100 Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 23, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 23, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 23, 10126 Turin, Italy
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Marolo P, Borrelli E, Gelormini F, Boscia G, Parisi G, Fallico M, Barresi C, Lari G, Berni A, Bandello F, Reibaldi M. Retinal Thickness Deviation: A New OCT Parameter for Assessing Diabetic Macular Edema. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3976. [PMID: 37373669 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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(1) Purpose: To determine the "retinal thickness deviation" (RTD) in diabetic macular edema (DME) eyes treated with intravitreal therapy and to establish associations between RTD and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). (2) Methods: We conducted a retrospective study, including consecutive patients with DME eyes undergoing intravitreal therapy with two years of follow-up. BCVA and central subfield thickness (CST) were collected at baseline and at 12 months and 24 months of follow-up. RTD was calculated as the absolute difference between measured and normative CST values at each time point. Linear regression analyses were performed between RTD and BCVA and between CST and BCVA. (3) Results: One hundred and four eyes were included in the analysis. The RTD was 177.0 (117.2) μm at baseline, 97.0 (99.7) μm at 12 months and 89.9 (75.3) μm at 24 months of follow-up (p < 0.001). RTD showed a moderate association with BCVA at baseline (R2 = 0.134, p < 0.001) and 12 months (R2 = 0.197, p < 0.001) and a substantial association at 24 months (R2 = 0.272, p < 0.001). The CST showed a moderate association with BCVA at baseline (R2 = 0.132, p < 0.001) and 12 months (R2 = 0.136, p < 0.001), while the association was weak at 24 months (R2 = 0.065, p = 0.009). (4) Conclusions: RTD showed a good association with visual outcome in patients with DME eyes undergoing intravitreal treatment.
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- Paola Marolo
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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Buzzi M, Parisi G, Marolo P, Gelormini F, Ferrara M, Raimondi R, Allegrini D, Rossi T, Reibaldi M, Romano MR. The Short-Term Results of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma as an Adjuvant to Re-Intervention in the Treatment of Refractory Full-Thickness Macular Holes. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12052050. [PMID: 36902837 PMCID: PMC10004127 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12052050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the short-term efficacy and safety of autologous platelet-rich plasma (a-PRP) as an adjuvant to revisional vitrectomy for refractory full-thickness macular holes (rFTMHs). We conducted a prospective, non-randomized interventional study including patients with rFTMH after a pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with internal limiting membrane peeling and gas tamponade. We included 28 eyes from 27 patients with rFTMHs: 12 rFTMHs in highly myopic eyes (axial length greater than 26.5 mm or a refractive error greater than -6D or both); 12 large rFTMHs (minimum hole width > 400 μm); and 4 rFTMHs secondary to the optic disc pit. All patients underwent 25-G PPV with a-PRP, a median time of 3.5 ± 1.8 months after the primary repair. At the six-month follow-up, the overall rFTMH closure rate was 92.9%, distributed as follows: 11 out of 12 eyes (91.7%) in the highly myopic group, 11 out of 12 eyes (91.7%) in the large rFTMH group, and 4 out of 4 eyes (100%) in the optic disc pit group. Median best-corrected visual acuity significantly improved in all groups, in particular from 1.00 (interquartile range: 0.85 to 1.30) to 0.70 (0.40 to 0.85) LogMAR in the highly myopic group (p = 0.016), from 0.90 (0.70 to 1.49) to 0.40 (0.35 to 0.70) LogMAR in the large rFTMH group (p = 0.005), and from 0.90 (0.75 to 1.00) to 0.50 (0.28 to 0.65) LogMAR in the optic disc pit group. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were reported. In conclusion, a-PRP can be an effective adjuvant to PPV in the management of rFTMHs.
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- Matilde Buzzi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.B.); (M.R.R.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, 24125 Bergamo, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, 24125 Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Milan, Italy
- Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, 24125 Bergamo, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.B.); (M.R.R.)
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Parisi G, Ricardi F, Boscia G, Ghilardi A, Gelormini F, Marolo P, Fallico M, D’Antico S, Salafia M, Reibaldi M. Macula-Off Retinal Detachment with Refractory Macular Hole Previously Closed with Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Case Report. Case Rep Ophthalmol 2023; 14:462-468. [PMID: 37901644 PMCID: PMC10601804 DOI: 10.1159/000530199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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The purpose of this report was to present a case of a refractory full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) complicated with recurrent retinal detachment (RD) previously treated with an autologous platelet-rich plasma (aPRP) plug. A 65-year-old male patient presented to our department with a FTMH, RD, and a giant retinal break. Preoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 1.40 logMAR (20/500). A 25-G pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) was performed, with peripheral retinal-breaks laser barrage, peeling of the internal limiting membrane, and silicon oil injection. One month later, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) showed the persistence of the FTMH with a diameter of 712 μm. Therefore, the patient underwent silicon oil removal and aPRP injection with good anatomical outcome and improvement of BCVA to 0.6 log-MAR (20/80). Two months later a recurrence of macula-off RD was detected, but SD-OCT showed that the aPRP plug was still in place and kept the two margins of the macular hole together. The patient underwent a further PPV with silicon oil injection and subsequent silicon oil removal with no postoperative complications. Two months later, the retina remained attached, SD-OCT confirmed FTMH closure and BCVA was 0.52 logMAR (20/63). In conclusion, this case report aims to underline the remarkable efficacy of aPRP in promoting FTMH closure, which was maintained despite subsequent recurrence of macula-off RD.
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- Guglielmo Parisi
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Blood Bank, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Blood Bank, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Fallico M, Lotery A, Maugeri A, Favara G, Barchitta M, Agodi A, Russo A, Longo A, Bonfiglio V, Avitabile T, Marolo P, Borrelli E, Parisi G, Cennamo G, Furino C, Reibaldi M. Intravitreal dexamethasone implant versus anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy combined with cataract surgery in patients with diabetic macular oedema: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Eye (Lond) 2022; 36:2239-2246. [PMID: 34795415 PMCID: PMC9674685 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-021-01847-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes of cataract surgery combined with either anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (anti-VEGF) therapy or dexamethasone implant (DEX) in patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO). METHODS Pubmed and Embase databases were searched for studies reporting outcomes of diabetic cataract surgery combined with either anti-VEGF or DEX, with a follow-up ≥3 months. The primary outcome was the mean change in central macular thickness (CMT). Mean change in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was considered as a secondary outcome. The mean difference between baseline and post-treatment values (MD) with 95%-Confidence Interval (95%CI) was calculated and meta-analyses were performed. RESULTS Nine-teen studies were included, 8 in the DEX group and 11 in the anti-VEGF group. A significant reduction of macular thickness was shown in the DEX group at 3 months (MD = -98.35 µm; 95% CI, -147.15/-49.54), while mean CMT change was non-significant in the anti-VEGF group (MD = -21.61 µm; 95% CI, -59.46/16.24; test of group differences, P < 0.001). At 3 months, no difference in visual gain was found between the two groups (P = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS In DMO patients, cataract surgery combined with DEX seems to provide better anatomical outcomes compared with cataract surgery combined with anti-VEGF therapy. However, our evidence was limited by significant heterogeneity. Randomised trials comparing these two different combined approaches are warranted.
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- Matteo Fallico
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Ophthalmology Section, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bari, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122, Turin, Italy
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Ventre L, Fallico M, Longo A, Parisi G, Russo A, Bonfiglio V, Marolo P, Caselgrandi P, Avitabile T, Borrelli E, Reibaldi M. CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING VERSUS INVERTED FLAP FOR SMALL-TO-MEDIUM IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE: A Randomized Trial. Retina 2022; 42:2251-2257. [PMID: 36084331 PMCID: PMC9665942 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare conventional internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling versus inverted flap technique in small-to-medium idiopathic macular hole. METHODS Eyes with ≤400 μ m idiopathic macular holes were randomized into the conventional ILM peeling group (25 eyes) and inverted flap group (25 eyes). A 12-month follow-up was considered. Macular sensitivity (MS) change detected with MP-1 microperimetry was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included best-corrected visual acuity change, closure rate, anatomical findings on optical coherence tomography such as U-shape foveal contour, restoration of external limiting membrane, and ellipsoid zone. RESULTS In both groups, MS improved throughout the follow-up. Final MS was greater in the conventional ILM peeling group compared with the inverted flap group, being 16.6 ± 2.3 dB versus 14.9 ± 2.9 dB, respectively ( P = 0.026). In both groups best-corrected visual acuity improved throughout the follow-up, with a final best-corrected visual acuity of 0.19 ± 0.14 logMar (20/31 Snellen) in the conventional ILM group and 0.22 ± 0.11 logMar (20/33 Snellen) in the inverted flap group ( P = 0.398). Anatomical hole closure was achieved in all cases. No difference in optical coherence tomography findings was shown between the two groups. CONCLUSION A better final MS was found in eyes undergoing conventional ILM peeling. Inverted flap technique has disadvantages compared with conventional peeling for the treatment of small-to-medium idiopathic macular holes.
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- Luca Ventre
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Ophthalmology Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; and
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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De Gennaro L, Donadeo V, Ruggero M, Tota F, Sergio M, De Laura D, Cavallari D, Resta M, Ricci G, Licurgo L, Buquicchio F, Corriero F, Citarelli G, Parisi G, Campanella C, Mancini L, Locuratolo N, Sublimi Saponetti L, Rutigliano D, Palumbo V, Basso P, Correale M, Brunetti N, Iacoviello M, Caldarola P. C23 HOW TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE TO ESC HF GUIDELINES THE PONTE (PDTA FOR INTEGRATED FOLLOW–UP TERRITORY HOSPITAL OF THE PATIENT WITH CARDIAC HEART FAILURE) PROJECT. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Abstract
Background
A careful and integrated follow up after hospitalization for heart failure (HF) may represent a feasible strategy to optimize the adherence to ESC guidelines and reduce the occurrence of adverse events (mortality, re–hospitalizations).
Methods
A strict integration between hospital and local health district proximity office cardiologist through an integrated clinical data sharing software has been implemented in Apulia region, Italy, in order to optimize the management of the HF patient after an hospitalization: the PONTE (PDTA FOR INTEGRATED FOLLOW–UP TERRITORY HOSPITAL OF THE PATIENT WITH CARDIAC HEART FAILURE) (bridge) project. As until December 2021, 1200 patients with HF have been enrolled in the project, both with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Adherence to ESC HF guidelines in HFrEF patients before vs after December 2020 was compared.
Results
In the HFrEF population (56%) the mean age was 63 years, 38% were hypertensive, 15% diabetic, 40% had ischemic heart disease, 42% were previously treated with coronary angioplasty, 56% had an ICD/CRT, 22% had atrial fibrillation. Mean NYHA class was 2.2, mean LVEF 30%, mean NT–proBNP values 4027 pg/mL, mean serum creatinine 1 mg/dL, 91% were taking beta–blockers (BB), 86% mineral corticoid receptor antagonists (MRA), 98% ACE–inhibitors/angiotensin–receptor–antagonists/neprilysin and angiotensin receptor antagonists (ACE/ARB/ARNI), and 13% ARNI. Compared to patients enrolled before 2020, ARNI prescription increased in 2021 (60% vs 13%, p < 0.001); in 30% ARNI were prescribed in hospital before discharge. Furthermore, in 10% of the population (most diabetics), sodium glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been prescribed as indicated by the latest ESC 2021 guidelines.
Conclusions
The implementation the PONTE project shows an improved adherence to ESC HF guidelines.
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- L De Gennaro
- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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- OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO BARI, BARI; OSPEDALE SAN PAOLO, BARI; SAN PAOLO, BARI
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Lisi F, Locuratolo N, Rutigliano D, Campanella C, Mancini L, Parisi G, De Gennaro L, Bonfantino V, Potenza A, Sasanelli P, Scicchitano P, Barletta A, Caldarola P. C59 HEART RATE AT DISCHARGE AS INDEPENDENT LONG–TERM PREDICTOR OF ALL–CAUSE MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH ACS: INSIGHTS FROM THE APULIA PONTE ACS STUDY. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Abstract
Background
Heart rate is able to impact on the prognosis if patients with cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of heart rate at discharge of patients with ACS and/or coronary revascularization on long–term follow–up
Methods
This was a subanalysis of the PONTE ACS study. The PONTE ACS study is a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study which enrolled patients who were discharged from HUB centres of ASL BARI after coronary revascularization and/or ACS. They underwent clinical evaluation at 30 days, 3, 6 and 1 year–follow–up. The data were collected after including the data in the electronic medical record of the PONTE ACS study. Anthropometric, clinical and pharmacological parameters, instrumental and laboratory examinations were included. Data were computed in order to evaluate the major determinants of all–cause mortality at one–year follow–up.
Results
We finally enrolled 2476 patients (77.4% male, mean age: 67.2±12.0 years). Pharmacological treatments were optimized during the follow–up visits. Heart rate at discharge was 65.5 ± 11.3 bpm. At univariate regression analysis, age, systolic and diastolic arterial pressure, body mass index, smoke habit, diabetes, hypertension, high–density lipoprotein and total cholesterol, creatinine, haemoglobin, fasting glycemia, left ventricle ejection fraction, heart rate, use of ACEi/sartans, statins, dual/triple anti–thrombotics were all related to all–cause mortality. Nevertheless, at multivariate Cox regression analysis, age (β coefficient: 0.07117 ± 0.01942, p = 0.0002), history of hypertension (1.4823 ± 0.7476, p = 0.0474), and heart rate (0.04409 ± 0.01278, p = 0.0006) remained related to the primary endpoint.
Conclusions
Heart rate confirmed to act as a long–term predictor of all–cause death in patients with ACS.
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- F Lisi
- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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- UO CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DON TONINO BELLO” MOLFETTA (BA) ASL BARI, MOLFETTA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SAN PAOLO” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “DI VENERE” BARI (BA) ASL BARI, BARI; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “F. PERINEI” ALTAMURA (BA) ASL BARI, ALTAMURA; UOC CARDIOLOGIA – P.O. “SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI” PUTIGNANO (BA) ASL BARI, PUTIGNANO
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Ricci G, Citarelli G, De Laura D, Degennaro L, Ligurgo L, Sassara M, Corriero F, Musci S, Desario P, Rutigliano D, Basso P, Parisi G, Buquicchio F, Conca C, Disabato M, Caldarola P. P311 TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY RELATED TO MRNA SARS–COV2 VACCINE. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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54–year–old woman with a family history of systemic sclerosis, with no significant cardiological history. She underwent anti–Covid vaccination in February and March 2021 with Spikevax (Moderna) and a booster dose (Spikevax) on 09/12/21. A few hours after this last administration, the patient presented with palpitations, asthenia, and intermittent chest tightness. In the following days, because of dyspnea for mild exertion, she went to the emergency department. ECG showed low QRS voltages in the peripheral leads, poor septal r wave growth and negative T waves in inferior leads and from V3 to V6. Echocardiography showed akinesia of apical and middle segments, LVEF 40%, mitral obstructive systolic anterior motion, moderate mitral regurgitation and mild pericardial effusion. In blood tests: increase in myocardiospecific enzymes and NTproBNP, modest increase in indices of inflammation. The patient was admitted to Cardiology Unit, where coronary angiography showed coronary arteries free from stenosing lesions and Takotsubo–like appearance on ventriculography. Cardiac MRI confirmed alterations in parietal kinetics, hyperintensity in the STIR sequences referable to apical and middle segments edema compatible with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (CMT). Capillaroscopy excluded scleroderma pattern. The patient presented a progressive reduction of troponins and, the echocardiogram before discharge showed improved LV systolic function, regression of mitral obstructive systolic anterior motion with reduction of mitral regurgitation. Rare case reports of CMT after influenza vaccination [1] and a similar case to the one we described after Spikevax vaccine [2] and ChAdOx1 nCov–19 (AstraZeneca) [3] have been presented in the literature. The underlying pathophysiological mechanism appears to be related to a stress–induced systemic reaction with a predominantly adrenergic sympatho–vagal imbalance [4]. In this clinical setting, cardiac MRI can offer added value in the diagnostic process, especially to exclude post–vaccine myocarditis, which in our case seemed unlikely given the immediate onset of symptoms.
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Fernandez LA, Gonzalez-Adalid Pemartin I, Martin-Mayor V, Parisi G, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Rizzo T, Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Veca M. Numerical test of the replica-symmetric Hamiltonian for correlations of the critical state of spin glasses in a field. Phys Rev E 2022; 105:054106. [PMID: 35706223 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.105.054106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A growing body of evidence indicates that the sluggish low-temperature dynamics of glass formers (e.g., supercooled liquids, colloids, or spin glasses) is due to a growing correlation length. Which is the effective field theory that describes these correlations? The natural field theory was drastically simplified by Bray and Roberts in 1980. More than 40 years later, we confirm the tenets of Bray and Roberts's theory by studying the Ising spin glass in an externally applied magnetic field, both in four spatial dimensions (data obtained from the Janus collaboration) and on the Bethe lattice.
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- L A Fernandez
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Unità di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Unità di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Institute of Complex Systems (ISC) - CNR, Rome Unit, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
- Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Marolo P, Reibaldi M, Fallico M, Maugeri A, Barchitta M, Agodi A, Parisi G, Caselgrandi P, Ventre L, Ahmed IIK. Reintervention rate in glaucoma filtering surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Ophthalmol 2022; 32:2515-2531. [PMID: 35473447 DOI: 10.1177/11206721221093828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Reintervention rate is an important factor impacting on patients, surgeons, and society. To date, only a few studies have focused on this topic. For this reason, a systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the reintervention rate after glaucoma filtering surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective studies reporting the reintervention rate after glaucoma filtering surgery and with at least 12 months of follow-up were systematically searched on PubMed, Medline and Embase databases. The primary outcome was the total reintervention rate following surgery. Secondary outcomes were: the rate of manipulation, in-clinic and in-operating room reintervention; the reintervention rate for intraocular pressure (IOP) control and for complications; demographic, clinical and surgical variables associated with reintervention rate. RESULTS Ninety-three studies with a total of 8345 eyes were eligible. The total reintervention rate was 1.84 (95% CI 1.57-2.13), with a lower rate for Baerveldt (0.53, 95% CI 0.29-0.83) and Preserflo (0.60, 95% CI 0.15-1.29), and a higher rate for Xen (4.26, 95% CI 2.59-6.31). The manipulation rate was 0.99 (95% CI 0.77-1.23), the in-clinic reintervention rate was 0.08 (95% CI 0.05-0.12) and the in-operating room reintervention rate was 0.28 (95% CI 0.22-0.35). The reintervention rate for IOP control was 1.26 (95% CI 1.04-1.51) and the reintervention rate for complications was 0.27 (95% CI 0.21-0.35). CONCLUSIONS All types of surgery presented a total reintervention rate similar to the overall findings, except studies on Baerveldt and Preserflo Microshunt, with a lower rate, and Xen, with a higher rate. None of the variables evaluated were found to be directly associated with the explored outcomes.
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- Paola Marolo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, 60265University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, 60265University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, 9298University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", 9298University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", 9298University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", 9298University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, 60265University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, 60265University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, 60265University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, 7938University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Reibaldi M, Fallico M, Avitabile T, Marolo P, Parisi G, Cennamo G, Furino C, Lucenteforte E, Virgili G. Frequency of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections and risk of death: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Ophthalmol Retina 2021; 6:369-376. [PMID: 34974177 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2021.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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TOPIC To investigate whether an increasing number of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections is associated with a higher mortality risk. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The issue of systemic safety of intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy has been long discussed. Evidence from meta-analyses of randomized studies has shown no increased risk of mortality in overall population, while some warning signal of higher mortality were found in diabetic patients exposed to intense and prolonged treatment. Concerns have been raised as to whether an increasing number of anti-VEGF injections could be associated with a higher mortality. METHODS Randomized clinical trials enrolling arms with different intensity of anti-VEGF therapy were searched. The incidence rate ratio (IRR) of death with 95% confidence interval (CI) for receiving 5 injections was the primary outcome measure. The relationship between the number of injections and all-cause mortality was investigated. Separate regression analyses were conducted to investigate this relationship in subgroups of studies with different diseases and drugs. RESULTS Fifty-two trials were included. An overall mortality rate of 1.02% and 3.36% was recorded at 12 and 24 months, respectively. Univariate regression showed that a larger number of injections was not associated with a significant increase in mortality both at 12 months (IRR=1.16,95%CI=0.87-1.53;p=0.31) and at 24 months (IRR=1.05,95%CI=0.95-1.15;p=0.34). According to subgroup analyses, a higher risk was marginally associated with an increasing number of injections in diabetic macular edema (DME) studies at 24 months (IRR=1.17,95%CI=1.02-1.33;p=0.03). CONCLUSION No significant influence of anti-VEGF treatment intensity on mortality was shown, supporting a message of reassurance over safety concerns of this therapy. Marginal evidence of a higher risk associated with a more intense treatment was found in DME patients.
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- Michele Reibaldi
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Firenze and Careggi, Italy; Centre for Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Rofei M, Morelli C, Riondino S, Guerriero S, Parisi G, Braudo S, Nitti D, Ferroni P, Guadagni F, Fraboni D, Orlandi A, Formica V, Roselli M. 492P Vitamin D deficiency in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) worsens survival and correlates with significant peripheral inflammatory/immune cell changes. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Rofei M, Morelli C, Riondino S, Guerriero S, Parisi G, Argiró R, Nitti D, Guadagni F, Formica V, Roselli M. P-162 Universally adopted vitamin D deficiency cutoff of 10 ng/mL is optimal for metastatic colorectal cancer prognostication and correlated with neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Reibaldi M, Fallico M, Avitabile T, Bonfiglio V, Russo A, Castellino N, Parisi G, Longo A, Pulvirenti A, Boscia F, Virgili G. Risk of Death Associated With Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Ophthalmol 2021; 138:50-57. [PMID: 31750861 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.4636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Although intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment represents the first-line therapy for many retinal diseases, the issue of their systemic safety is debatable. Objectives To assess whether intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy might be associated with increased risk of mortality and which variables are associated with the increase. Data Sources PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase databases, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were systematically searched from inception to May 6, 2019. Study Selection Randomized clinical trials comparing intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment with control groups and with follow-up of at least 6 months were selected. Data Extraction and Synthesis Data were independently collected by 2 investigators. Meta-analyses were conducted using the frequentist and Bayesian methods. For the frequentist approach, random- and fixed-effects models were used, with random-effects models considered the primary technique. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs were computed. For the bayesian approach, uninformative and informative priors were used. Odds ratios with 95% credible intervals (CrIs) were computed. Meta-regression analyses were based on random-effects models. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome measure was the all-cause death rate. Secondary outcomes included meta-regression analyses on the following variables: type of drug, number of injections, follow-up time, diagnosis, and cardiovascular risk. Results Of 2336 studies identified, 34 unique studies with 8887 unique participants were included in the present meta-analysis. For the frequentist analysis, fixed- and random-effects models yielded similar estimates (ORs, 1.34 [95% CI, 0.95-2.07; P = .09] and 1.34 [95% CI, 0.89-2.01; P = .17], respectively). For the Bayesian approach, noninformative and informative priors yielded similar results (ORs, 1.34 [95% CrI, 0.79-2.34; 0.13 probability of OR≤1.00] and 1.40 [95% CrI, 0.82-2.32; 0.11 probability of OR≤1.00], respectively). Meta-regression analyses showed the following risk for 1 injection more: frequentist OR of 1.12 (95% CI, 1.04-1.22; P = .005) and Bayesian OR of 1.06 (95% CrI, 0.98-1.15; 0.06 probability of OR≤1.00). Conclusions and Relevance In this study, no difference was found in the mortality rate between intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment and control groups. Additional data seem warranted to determine whether the mortality rate is increased in patients receiving a greater number of injections.
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- Michele Reibaldi
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,Eye Unit, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Firenze and Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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Caracciolo S, Fabbricatore R, Gherardi M, Marino R, Parisi G, Sicuro G. Criticality and conformality in the random dimer model. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:042127. [PMID: 34005949 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.042127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In critical systems, the effect of a localized perturbation affects points that are arbitrarily far from the perturbation location. In this paper, we study the effect of localized perturbations on the solution of the random dimer problem in two dimensions. By means of an accurate numerical analysis, we show that a local perturbation of the optimal covering induces an excitation whose size is extensive with finite probability. We compute the fractal dimension of the excitations and scaling exponents. In particular, excitations in random dimer problems on nonbipartite lattices have the same statistical properties of domain walls in spin glass. Excitations produced in bipartite lattices, instead, are compatible with a loop-erased self-avoiding random walk process. In both cases, we find evidence of conformal invariance of the excitations that is compatible with SLE_{κ} with parameter κ depending on the bipartiteness of the underlying lattice only.
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- S Caracciolo
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Milano, and INFN, sez. di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20100 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Milano, and INFN, sez. di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20100 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Milano, and INFN, sez. di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20100 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Théorie des Communications, EPFL, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, INFN-Sezione di Roma1, CNR-IPCF UOS Roma Kerberos, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le A. Moro 2, I-00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.,IdePHICS Laboratory, EPFL, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Petrillo F, Pignataro D, Di Lella FM, Reibaldi M, Fallico M, Castellino N, Parisi G, Trotta MC, D’Amico M, Santella B, Folliero V, Della Rocca MT, Rinaldi M, Franci G, Avitabile T, Galdiero M, Boccia G. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Resistance Trends of Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Strains Isolated from Ocular Infections. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10050527. [PMID: 34063711 PMCID: PMC8147806 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10050527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ocular bacterial infections represent a serious problem that affecting people of all age and genders. These infections can lead to visual impairment and blindness if not properly treated. The current study evaluates the antimicrobial resistance profiles and the resistance trend of both Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), the main pathogens involved in eye infections. A total of 322 isolates of S. aureus and CoNS, were collected from patients with bacterial conjunctivitis and keratitis at the "Luigi Vanvitelli" University Hospital of Campania in Naples, Italy, between 2017 and 2020. The isolated bacteria showed a high percentage of resistance to methicillin and other antibiotics commonly used for the treatment of ocular infections. Trends in antibiotic resistance were not encouraging, recording-especially among CoNS strains-an increase of more than 20% in resistance to methicillin and aminoglycosides during the study period. Instead, the resistance rates to tetracycline had a significant decrease in CoNS isolates while no changes in their susceptibility to fluoroquinolones and macrolides were observed. However, all isolates showed no resistance to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol. In this scenario, preventive identification of the infection causative agents and the evaluation of the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns are essential to set up an ocular infection effective drug treatment and also prevent antibiotic resistance.
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- Francesco Petrillo
- Section of Ophthalmology, University Hospital “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.P.); (M.F.); (N.C.); (T.A.)
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (D.P.); (F.M.D.L.); (B.S.); (V.F.); (M.T.D.R.)
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (D.P.); (F.M.D.L.); (B.S.); (V.F.); (M.T.D.R.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122 Turin, Italy; (M.R.); (G.P.)
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- Section of Ophthalmology, University Hospital “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.P.); (M.F.); (N.C.); (T.A.)
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- Section of Ophthalmology, University Hospital “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.P.); (M.F.); (N.C.); (T.A.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, 10122 Turin, Italy; (M.R.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (M.C.T.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (M.C.T.); (M.D.)
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (D.P.); (F.M.D.L.); (B.S.); (V.F.); (M.T.D.R.)
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (D.P.); (F.M.D.L.); (B.S.); (V.F.); (M.T.D.R.)
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (D.P.); (F.M.D.L.); (B.S.); (V.F.); (M.T.D.R.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy;
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- Section of Ophthalmology, University Hospital “Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele”, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.P.); (M.F.); (N.C.); (T.A.)
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy; (D.P.); (F.M.D.L.); (B.S.); (V.F.); (M.T.D.R.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (G.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy;
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (G.B.)
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Fallico M, Maugeri A, Romano GL, Bucolo C, Longo A, Bonfiglio V, Russo A, Avitabile T, Barchitta M, Agodi A, Pignatelli F, Marolo P, Ventre L, Parisi G, Reibaldi M. Epiretinal Membrane Vitrectomy With and Without Intraoperative Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:635101. [PMID: 33935724 PMCID: PMC8082723 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.635101] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of vitrectomy combined with intravitreal dexamethasone implant vs. vitrectomy without the implant in patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: Studies that compared ERM vitrectomy with and without intraoperative dexamethasone implant with a follow-up ≥3 months were included. The primary outcome was mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) change between eyes undergoing ERM vitrectomy combined with dexamethasone implant (DEX group) and eyes undergoing ERM vitrectomy alone (control group) at 3 months. Secondary outcomes included mean BCVA change at 6 months and mean optical coherence tomography central macular thickness (CMT) change at both 3-months and 6-months follow-up. Mean differences (MDs) with their 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were calculated. Meta-analyses were based either on random effect model or fixed effect model according to heterogeneity. Results: Four studies were included. At 3 months, ERM vitrectomy combined with dexamethasone implant yielded a greater visual gain compared to vitrectomy alone (MD = 9.7; 95%CI = 2.6–16.8; p = 0.01). However, significant heterogeneity was found. A sensitivity analysis excluding the only retrospective non-randomized study confirmed a greater visual gain in the DEX group (MD = 7.1; 95%CI = 2.7–11.6; p < 0.01), with no heterogeneity. At 6 months, a non-significant but borderline difference in visual gain was shown between in the two groups (MD = 5.1; 95%CI = −0.3–10.5; p = 0.06), with no heterogeneity. Three-month analysis of CMT revealed a greater reduction in the DEX group (MD = −80.2; 95%CI =−149.1–11.2; p = 0.02), but with significant heterogeneity. A sensitivity analysis excluding the only retrospective non-randomized study allowed to reduce heterogeneity, but no difference in 3-months CMT change was found between the two groups (MD = −50.0; 95%CI = −106.2–6.2; p = 0.08). At 6 months, no difference in CMT change was shown between the two groups (MD = −48.5; 95%CI = −120.5–23.5; p = 0.19), with significant heterogeneity. Conclusions: Intraoperative dexamethasone implant in eyes undergoing vitrectomy for ERM provided a better visual outcome at 3 months compared to ERM vitrectomy without the implant, with limited evidence of better anatomic outcome as well. Further studies are needed to ascertain whether dexamethasone implant would ensure a significant long-term visual benefit as a result of a faster reduction of macular thickening.
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- Matteo Fallico
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,Center for Research in Ocular Pharmacology-CERFO, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,Center for Research in Ocular Pharmacology-CERFO, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Ophthalmology Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Parisi G, Fallico M, Maugeri A, Barchitta M, Agodi A, Russo A, Longo A, Avitabile T, Castellino N, Bonfiglio V, Dell'Omo R, Furino C, Cennamo G, Rejdak R, Nowomiejska K, Toro M, Marolo P, Ventre L, Reibaldi M. Primary vitrectomy for degenerative and tractional lamellar macular holes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246667. [PMID: 33667237 PMCID: PMC7935291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Purpose To assess the efficacy of vitrectomy in degenerative and tractional lamellar macular holes (LMHs) by meta-analysis of published studies. Methods PubMed, Medline and Embase databases were searched up to May 2020. Included cohorts were divided into three groups: degenerative LMH group, lamellar hole associated epiretinal proliferation (LHEP) group and tractional LMH group. LHEP is likely to be associated with degenerative LMHs, but less commonly could be associated with mixed LMHs. To reduce risk of possible misclassification bias, eyes with LHEP which could not have been precisely classified by the authors, were included into the LHEP group. The primary outcome was to investigate the visual change following primary vitrectomy in the degenerative LMH and LHEP group versus the tractional LMH group. A sensitivity analysis excluding the LHEP group was also performed on the primary outcome. Mean difference (MD) in best corrected visual acuity between baseline and post-treatment was calculated, along with 95% confidence interval (CI). Rate of incidence of post-operative full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) was assessed as secondary outcome. Results Thirteen studies were included. Pooled analyses including all groups showed a significant visual improvement following vitrectomy (pre-post MD = -0.17;95%CI = -0.22,-0.12;p<0.001), with no difference in visual improvement between the degenerative LMH and LHEP group and the tractional LMH group. The sensitivity analysis excluding LHEP group confirmed no difference in visual change between the degenerative LMH group (pre-post MD = -0.18;95%CI = -0.24,-0.12;p<0.001) and the tractional LMH group (MD = -0.16;95%CI = -0.26,-0.07;p<0.001). The incidence rate of post-operative FTMH was higher in the degenerative LMH and LHEP group than in the tractional LMH group (p = 0.002). Conclusion Primary vitrectomy for LMH ensured a favorable visual outcome, with no difference in visual gain between degenerative and tractional LMHs. However, a higher incidence of post-operative FTMHs was found in eyes with the degenerative LMH subtype.
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- Guglielmo Parisi
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Ophthalmology Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Castellino N, Longo A, Fallico M, Russo A, Bonfiglio V, Cennamo G, Fossataro F, Fabbrocini G, Balato A, Parisi G, D'urso RM, Lacarrubba F, Musumeci ML, Alosi P, Petrillo F, Micali G, Avitabile T, Reibaldi M. Retinal Vascular Assessment in Psoriasis: A Multicenter Study. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:629401. [PMID: 33568971 PMCID: PMC7868328 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.629401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the vascular status of the macula in psoriasis patients without history of ocular inflammation by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA). Methods This prospective cross-sectional multicenter study included 55 psoriasis patients and 55 control healthy subjects. A complete eye examination and 6 mm × 6 mm OCTA imaging were performed. Retinal vascular status was evaluated by analyzing vascular density (VD) of superficial vascular plexus (superficial wVD) and deep vascular plexuses (deep wVD) in a 6 mm × 6 mm area and in foveal (superficial fVD and deep fVD) and parafoveal sectors (superficial pVD and deep pVD). In addition, foveal thickness (FT) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and clinical variables, including best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure and refractive condition, were collected. Results BCVA, intraocular pressure and refractive condition were comparable between cases and controls. OCTA imaging showed that superficial wVD and superficial pVD were lower in the psoriasis group in comparison with controls (p = 0.009 and p = 0.01, respectively). Similarly, deep wVD and pVD were lower in the psoriasis group in comparison with control subjects (p = 0.03 and p = 0.01, respectively). In a sub-analysis of 47 patients affected by psoriasis without psoriatic arthritis, lower values of wVD and pVD in both superficial and deep capillary plexuses were registered. Conclusion OCTA is a useful tool which provides data on vascular status of the retina in psoriasis with no ocular involvement. VD data may suggest that vascular changes may occur earlier than clinical onset of posterior inflammation.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Ophthalmology Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Public Health Department, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Eye Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Zhai Q, Paga I, Baity-Jesi M, Calore E, Cruz A, Fernandez LA, Gil-Narvion JM, Gonzalez-Adalid Pemartin I, Gordillo-Guerrero A, Iñiguez D, Maiorano A, Marinari E, Martin-Mayor V, Moreno-Gordo J, Muñoz-Sudupe A, Navarro D, Orbach RL, Parisi G, Perez-Gaviro S, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Schifano SF, Schlagel DL, Seoane B, Tarancon A, Tripiccione R, Yllanes D. Scaling Law Describes the Spin-Glass Response in Theory, Experiments, and Simulations. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:237202. [PMID: 33337211 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.237202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The correlation length ξ, a key quantity in glassy dynamics, can now be precisely measured for spin glasses both in experiments and in simulations. However, known analysis methods lead to discrepancies either for large external fields or close to the glass temperature. We solve this problem by introducing a scaling law that takes into account both the magnetic field and the time-dependent spin-glass correlation length. The scaling law is successfully tested against experimental measurements in a CuMn single crystal and against large-scale simulations on the Janus II dedicated computer.
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- Q Zhai
- Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma I-00185, Italy
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Eawag, Überlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Automática, Universidad de Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
- Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Fundación ARAID, Diputación General de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli studi di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería, Electrónica y Comunicaciones and I3A, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Escuela Universitaria Politécnica-La Almunia, 50100 La Almunia de Doña Godina, Zaragoza, Spain
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara e INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Fallico M, Lotery AJ, Longo A, Avitabile T, Bonfiglio V, Russo A, Castellino N, Parisi G, Pulvirenti A, Eandi C, Cennamo G, Furino C, Cicinelli MV, Alovisi C, Reibaldi M. Treat and extend versus fixed regimen in neovascular age related macular degeneration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Ophthalmol 2020; 31:2496-2504. [PMID: 33118382 DOI: 10.1177/1120672120964699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare efficacy of treat and extend (T&E) versus fixed regimen treatment protocols in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). METHODS Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing T&E versus fixed regimen protocols for nAMD were systematically searched. Primary outcome was to compare the mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) change in T&E regimen versus fixed regimen. Secondary outcomes were change in the mean optical coherence tomography (OCT) central retinal thickness (CRT) and mean number of injections. Standardized mean difference (SMD) along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Random-effect models were used for meta-analyses. RESULTS Four RCTs were included, with a total of 649 and 621 eyes in the T&E and fixed regimen cohort at 12 months, and 267 and 249 eyes at 24 months. Pooled analysis of mean BCVA change included all four RCTs at 12 months and two RCTs at 24 months, showing no difference between the two groups (12-month: SMD = 0.08, 95% CI: -0.20 to 0.35, p = 0.55; 24-month: SMD = 0.04, 95% CI: -0.13 to 0.21, p = 0.64). Pooled analysis of OCT CRT change at 12 months included three studies, showing no difference between the two groups (SMD = 0.03, 95% CI: -0.46 to 0.51, p = 0.91). Pooled analysis of mean injection number included all four RCTs at 12 months and two RCTs at 24 months, showing significant difference between the two groups (12-month: SMD = -1.11, 95% CI: -1.67 to -0.56, p < 0.001; 24-month: SMD = -1.34, 95% CI: -1.54 to -1.15, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION A T&E regimen proved as effective as a fixed dosage regimen throughout a 24-month follow-up and with a lower number of injections.
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- Matteo Fallico
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Eye Unit, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Eye Unit, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, UK
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Sicilia, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Eye Clinic, University of Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Eye Clinic, University of Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Eye Clinic, University of Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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Palopoli N, Iserte JA, Chemes LB, Marino-Buslje C, Parisi G, Gibson TJ, Davey NE. The articles.ELM resource: simplifying access to protein linear motif literature by annotation, text-mining and classification. Database (Oxford) 2020; 2020:baaa040. [PMID: 32507889 PMCID: PMC7276420 DOI: 10.1093/database/baaa040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Modern biology produces data at a staggering rate. Yet, much of these biological data is still isolated in the text, figures, tables and supplementary materials of articles. As a result, biological information created at great expense is significantly underutilised. The protein motif biology field does not have sufficient resources to curate the corpus of motif-related literature and, to date, only a fraction of the available articles have been curated. In this study, we develop a set of tools and a web resource, 'articles.ELM', to rapidly identify the motif literature articles pertinent to a researcher's interest. At the core of the resource is a manually curated set of about 8000 motif-related articles. These articles are automatically annotated with a range of relevant biological data allowing in-depth search functionality. Machine-learning article classification is used to group articles based on their similarity to manually curated motif classes in the Eukaryotic Linear Motif resource. Articles can also be manually classified within the resource. The 'articles.ELM' resource permits the rapid and accurate discovery of relevant motif articles thereby improving the visibility of motif literature and simplifying the recovery of valuable biological insights sequestered within scientific articles. Consequently, this web resource removes a critical bottleneck in scientific productivity for the motif biology field. Database URL: http://slim.icr.ac.uk/articles/.
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, Bernal, Buenos Aires B1876BXD, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Ciudad de Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, IIB-INTECH-CONICET, Av. 25 de Mayo y Francia, San Martín, Buenos Aires B1650, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Ciudad de Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, Bernal, Buenos Aires B1876BXD, Argentina
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstraße 1, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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Ruffato G, Massari M, Girardi M, Parisi G, Zontini M, Romanato F. Non-paraxial design and fabrication of a compact OAM sorter in the telecom infrared. Opt Express 2019; 27:24123-24134. [PMID: 31510306 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.024123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A novel optical device is designed and fabricated in order to overcome the limits of the traditional sorter based on log-pol optical transformation for the demultiplexing of optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM). The proposed configuration simplifies the alignment procedure and significantly improves the compactness and miniaturization level of the optical architecture. Since the device requires to operate beyond the paraxial approximation, a rigorous formulation of transformation optics in the non-paraxial regime has been developed and applied. The sample has been fabricated as 256-level phase-only diffractive optics with high-resolution electron-beam lithography, and tested for the demultiplexing of OAM beams at the telecom wavelength of 1310 nm. The designed sorter can find promising applications in next-generation optical platforms for mode-division multiplexing based on OAM modes both for free-space and multi-mode fiber transmission.
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Signor MA, Parisi G, Chiaulon G, Trovo M. The radiation oncologist point of view on "Predictive value of 18F-FDG PET/CT on survival in locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation". Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23:903-905. [PMID: 30779052 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201902_16970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- M A Signor
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata UD, Udine, Italy.
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Marono S, Loponte R, Lombardi P, Vassalotti G, Pero ME, Russo F, Gasco L, Parisi G, Piccolo G, Nizza S, Di Meo C, Attia YA, Bovera F. Productive performance and blood profiles of laying hens fed Hermetia illucens larvae meal as total replacement of soybean meal from 24 to 45 weeks of age. Poult Sci 2018; 96:1783-1790. [PMID: 28339710 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [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: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim of the research was to study the effects of an insect meal from Hermetia illucens larvae (HILM) as complete replacement of soybean meal (SBM) on productive performance and blood profiles of laying hens, from 24 to 45 wk of age. A total of 108 24-week-old Lohmann Brown Classic laying hens was equally divided into 2 groups (54 hens/group, 9 replicates of 6 hens/group). From 24 to 45 wk of age, the groups were fed 2 different isoproteic and isoenergetic diets: the control group (SBM) was fed a corn-soybean meal based diet, while in the HILM group the soybean meal was completely replaced by Hermetia illucens larvae meal. Feed intake, number of eggs produced, and egg weight were recorded weekly along the trial. At 45 wk of age, blood samples were collected from 2 hens per replicate. The use of HIML led to a more favorable (P < 0.01) feed conversion ratio in hens but lay percentage, feed intake, average egg weight, and egg mass were higher (P < 0.01) in hens fed the SBM diet. Hens fed insect meal produced a higher percentage of eggs from small (S), medium (M), and extra-large (XL) classes (P < 0.01) than SBM, while the SBM group had a higher percentage of eggs from the large (L) class (P < 0.01). The levels of globulin and albumin to globulin ratio were, respectively, higher and lower (P < 0.05) in HILM than the SBM group. Cholesterol and triglycerides were higher (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively) in hens from SBM than in the HILM group. Blood levels of Ca were higher (P < 0.01) in hens fed insect meal, while creatinine was higher (P < 0.01) in blood of hens fed SBM. Hermetia illucens larvae meal can be a suitable alternative protein source for laying hens even if the complete replacement of soybean meal needs further investigation to avoid the negative effects on feed intake.
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- S Marono
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences, University of Torino, largo Braccini, 2, 10095, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Agri-Food Production and Environmental Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, via delle Cascine 5, 50144 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Arid Land Agriculture Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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Baity-Jesi M, Calore E, Cruz A, Fernandez LA, Gil-Narvion JM, Gordillo-Guerrero A, Iñiguez D, Maiorano A, Marinari E, Martin-Mayor V, Moreno-Gordo J, Muñoz-Sudupe A, Navarro D, Parisi G, Perez-Gaviro S, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Schifano SF, Seoane B, Tarancon A, Tripiccione R, Yllanes D. Aging Rate of Spin Glasses from Simulations Matches Experiments. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:267203. [PMID: 30004737 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.267203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Experiments on spin glasses can now make precise measurements of the exponent z(T) governing the growth of glassy domains, while our computational capabilities allow us to make quantitative predictions for experimental scales. However, experimental and numerical values for z(T) have differed. We use new simulations on the Janus II computer to resolve this discrepancy, finding a time-dependent z(T,t_{w}), which leads to the experimental value through mild extrapolations. Furthermore, theoretical insight is gained by studying a crossover between the T=T_{c} and T=0 fixed points.
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- M Baity-Jesi
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Automática, Universidad de Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
- Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Fundación ARAID, Diputación General de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería, Electrónica y Comunicaciones and I3A, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Carretera de Huesca s/n, 50090 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Laboratoire de physique théorique, Département de physique de l'ENS, École normale supérieure, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Physics and Soft and Living Matter Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Parisi G, Ceschia T, Trovò M. Comment on "Correlation of CT indicators of NSCLC and pathological features and the expression level of p53 and c-myc". Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22:1877-1878. [PMID: 29687837 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201804_14707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- G Parisi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata UD, Udine, Italy.
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Longo A, Casuccio A, Pani L, Avitabile T, Cillino S, Uva MG, Bonfiglio V, Russo A, Parisi G, Cennamo G, Furino C, Parravano M, Xoxi E, Reibaldi M. Association of neovascular age-related macular degeneration with month and season of birth in Italy. Aging (Albany NY) 2017; 9:133-141. [PMID: 27997361 PMCID: PMC5310660 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In order to investigate the influence of season and month of birth on the risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (n-AMD) in Italy, we evaluated the month birth and sex of all patients, recorded in the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monitoring registry of the Italian Medicines Agency, born between 1925–1944, who received intravitreal anti-VEGF injections for n-AMD between January 1, 2013 and July 29, 2015. The numbers of all births in Italy in the same years, extracted from the Italian National Institute of Statistics, were used to calculate the expected number of n-AMD cases. Overall, 45,845 patients (19,207 men, 26,638 women) received intravitreal anti-VEGF for n-AMD; in the same years, 20,140,426 people (10,334,262 male, 9,806,164 female) were born in Italy. Comparing the observed number of n-AMD cases with the expected number of n- AMD cases in each season, we found that the season-specific risk for n-AMD was 2.5% higher for those born in summer (OR=1.03, Bonferroni-corrected P=0.008) and 3% lower for those born in winter (OR=0.96, Bonferroni-corrected P=0.0004). When considering the month of birth, the risk of n-AMD was 5.9% lower for people born in January (OR=0.93, Bonferroni-corrected P=0.0012). The factors causing such differences should be determined.
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- Antonio Longo
- Azienda Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Departments of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother Child Care, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Italian Medicines Agency, Rome, Italy
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- Azienda Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Terlizzese P, Grande D, Rizzo C, Parisi G, Gioia M, Leopizzi T, Segreto A, Lattarulo M, Licchelli B, Triggiani V, Iacoviello M. P3239Poor outcome in chronic heart failure patients with thyroid hormones deficiencies. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3239] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Billoire A, Fernandez LA, Maiorano A, Marinari E, Martin-Mayor V, Moreno-Gordo J, Parisi G, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ. Numerical Construction of the Aizenman-Wehr Metastate. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:037203. [PMID: 28777596 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.037203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Chaotic size dependence makes it extremely difficult to take the thermodynamic limit in disordered systems. Instead, the metastate, which is a distribution over thermodynamic states, might have a smooth limit. So far, studies of the metastate have been mostly mathematical. We present a numerical construction of the metastate for the d=3 Ising spin glass. We work in equilibrium, below the critical temperature. Leveraging recent rigorous results, our numerical analysis gives evidence for a dispersed metastate, supported on many thermodynamic states.
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- A Billoire
- Institute de Physique Théorique, CEA Saclay and CNRS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Nanotec, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Nanotec, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Nanotec, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física and Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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Baity-Jesi M, Calore E, Cruz A, Fernandez LA, Gil-Narvion JM, Gordillo-Guerrero A, Iñiguez D, Maiorano A, Marinari E, Martin-Mayor V, Monforte-Garcia J, Muñoz-Sudupe A, Navarro D, Parisi G, Perez-Gaviro S, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Schifano SF, Seoane B, Tarancon A, Tripiccione R, Yllanes D. Matching Microscopic and Macroscopic Responses in Glasses. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 118:157202. [PMID: 28452502 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.157202] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We first reproduce on the Janus and Janus II computers a milestone experiment that measures the spin-glass coherence length through the lowering of free-energy barriers induced by the Zeeman effect. Secondly, we determine the scaling behavior that allows a quantitative analysis of a new experiment reported in the companion Letter [S. Guchhait and R. Orbach, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 157203 (2017)].PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.118.157203 The value of the coherence length estimated through the analysis of microscopic correlation functions turns out to be quantitatively consistent with its measurement through macroscopic response functions. Further, nonlinear susceptibilities, recently measured in glass-forming liquids, scale as powers of the same microscopic length.
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- M Baity-Jesi
- Institut de Physique Théorique, Université Paris Saclay, CEA, CNRS, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Automática, U. de Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Fundación ARAID, Diputación General de Aragón, 50003 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería, Electrónica y Comunicaciones and I3A, U. de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Carretera de Huesca s/n, 50090 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, INFN, Sezione di Roma 1, and CNR-Nanotec, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Física and Instituto de Computación Científica Avanzada (ICCAEx), Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, École Normale Supérieure & Université de Recherche Paris Sciences et Lettres, Pierre et Marie Curie & Sorbonne Universités, UMR 8549 CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara e INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Physics and Soft Matter Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Piccolo G, Iaconisi V, Marono S, Gasco L, Loponte R, Nizza S, Bovera F, Parisi G. Effect of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal on growth performance, in vivo nutrients digestibility, somatic and marketable indexes of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). Anim Feed Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Tumino E, Parisi G, Bertoni M, Bertini M, Metrangolo S, Ierardi E, Cervelli R, Bresci G, Sacco R. Use of robotic colonoscopy in patients with previous incomplete colonoscopy. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:819-826. [PMID: 28272700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Conventional colonoscopy (CC) is the gold standard to diagnostic and therapeutic approach to colon. However, in few cases, cecal intubation could fail due to colon anatomy, patient compliance and physician expertise. Endotics robotic colonoscopy is a novel, safe, mini-invasive modality to explore the entire colon. Our aim was to assess, in a retrospective study, Endotics ability of cecal intubation in all cases in which CC failed. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2008 and December 2012, 276 Endotics robotic colonscopy examinations were performed at the Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases Unit of Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy, in a series of consecutive patients who had undergone CC and failed cecal intubation. RESULTS We assessed the cecal intubation rate in 102 patients addressed to Endotics after previous incomplete CC. Overall, endotics system was successful in 93.1% of the incomplete conventional colonoscopy cases (95% performance). CONCLUSIONS Whenever the intended exploration of the entire colon with CC failed, the endotics robotic endoscopy represented a useful tool as it helped examine the entire colon in almost all cases.
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- E Tumino
- Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
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Magli A, Fontanella C, Tonetto F, Crespi M, Ceschia T, Malisan M, Chiaulon G, Parisi G, Polsinelli M, Prisco A, Signor M, Guernieri M, Moretti E, Foti C, Sacco C, De Giorgi G, Ficarra V. EP-1369: Toxicity profile with hypofractionated RT for localized prostate cancer: compared 3D-CRT vs VMAT. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32619-6] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Parisi G, Mecatti M, Lupi P, Giorgi G, Michelotti D, Galigani I, Poli BM. Morphological, nutritional and safety traits of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) reared in floating cages. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- G. Parisi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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Parisi G, D’Agaro E, Michelotti D, Giorgi G, Galigani I. Quality traits of Procambarus clarkii (girard) related to sex and refrigerated storage. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- G. Parisi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Animali. Università di Udine, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche. Università di Firenze, Italy
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Poli B, Parisi G, Lupi P, Mecatti M, Zampacavallo G, Ugolini R. Preliminary approach on earlypost mortemstress and quality indexes changes in large size bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bovera F, Loponte R, Marono S, Piccolo G, Parisi G, Iaconisi V, Gasco L, Nizza A. Use of larvae meal as protein source in broiler diet: Effect on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass and meat traits. J Anim Sci 2016; 94:639-47. [PMID: 27065134 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-9201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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The aim of this research was to study the effect of insect meal from larvae ( larvae meal [TML]) as complete replacement of soybean meal (SBM) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass and meat traits of broilers. A total of eighty 30-d-old male Shaver brown broilers were homogenously divided into 2 groups (each consisting of 8 replicates of 5 birds). Up to 62 d of age, the groups were fed 2 isoproteic and isoenergetic diets differing for the ingredient used as the main protein source: the control group was fed a corn-SBM-based diet, whereas in the TML group, the SBM was completely replaced by TML. Broiler growth performance was measured during the trial. At 62 d of age, 2 broilers per replicate (16 per group) were slaughtered and apparent ileal digestibility coefficients and carcass and meat traits were determined. The use of TML as the main protein source in the broiler diet had no significant effect on most growth performance and carcass traits and chemical and physical properties of meat, the latter being important for marketing purposes. The feed conversion ratio in the entire experimental period (from 30 to 62 d) was improved in the TML group compared with the SBM group ( < 0.05). The apparent ileal digestibility coefficients of DM, OM, and CP in broilers fed the SBM diet were greater ( < 0.01) than the other group. The full digestive system in broilers fed SBM had a lower ( < 0.05) absolute and relative weight than that of broilers fed TML. Also, the weight and the percentage of the spleen in the SBM group were lower ( < 0.05) than those in the TML group. The length of the entire intestine in the group fed TML was greater ( < 0.05) than the other group and the same happened when intestinal length was expressed as percentage of broiler BW ( < 0.05). Among the different intestinal tracts, the ileum and ceca of broilers fed TML had a greater ( < 0.05) length than that of broilers fed SBM. Also, ceca weight (as an absolute value or percentage on live weight) in broilers fed TML was greater ( < 0.05) than that of broilers fed SBM. Breast pH and cooking losses in broilers fed TML were greater ( < 0.05) than those of broilers fed SBM. Chemical characteristic of meat obtained from right breast of slaughtered broilers were unaffected by dietary treatments. larvae meal can be a suitable alternative protein source for growing broilers and also when used as principal protein contributor to the diet.
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Capone A, Cafiso V, Campanile F, Parisi G, Mariani B, Petrosillo N, Stefani S. In vivo development of daptomycin resistance in vancomycin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus severe infections previously treated with glycopeptides. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 35:625-31. [PMID: 26815434 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2581-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Our aim was to describe the clinical and microbiological features of four cases of severe vancomycin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in which the vancomycin non-susceptibility development and daptomycin resistance occurred under therapy with teicoplanin (three cases) and daptomycin switched to vancomycin (one case). Clinical data were retrospectively reviewed. On nine clinical epidemiologically unrelated daptomycin-susceptible (DAP-S) and daptomycin-resistant (DAP-R) MRSA, we performed: (i) DAP-VAN-TEC-CFX-RIF minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs); (ii) glycopeptide resistance detection (GRD) by δ-hemolysis; (iii) glycopeptide population analysis; (iv) molecular characterization by PFGE-MLST-SCCmec-agr-typing; (v) rpoB and mprF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); (vi) dltA-mprF-atl-sceD expression by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Three out of the four patients did not survive despite salvage treatment; two died with active MRSA infection and one died because of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia sepsis. The fourth patient, in which a reversion to a DAP-S phenotype occurred, survived with daptomycin plus trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and oxacillin treatment, and endovascular device removal. Daptomycin resistance development was preceded by a stable heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) or VISA phenotype acquisition, while in one case, daptomycin resistance was preceded by an unstable daptomycin heteroresistance (hDAP) behavior reverting to DAP-S during vancomycin plus rifampin therapy followed by high doses of daptomycin. All DAP-R strains showed hVISA or DAP-R traits, including mutations and/or up-regulation of genes involved in cell wall turnover and cell membrane perturbation. In our study, daptomycin resistance arose during glycopeptide therapy. The emergence of DAP-R isolates was preceded by a stable VISA or hVISA phenotype or by instability reverting to a DAP-S heteroresistant phenotype. Daptomycin, as first-line therapy for the treatment of severe MRSA infections, should be used at optimal dosage combined with other agents such as beta-lactams, to prevent daptomycin resistance occurrence.
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- A Capone
- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, MMAR Laboratory, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, MMAR Laboratory, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, MMAR Laboratory, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Baity-Jesi M, Martín-Mayor V, Parisi G, Perez-Gaviro S. Soft Modes, Localization, and Two-Level Systems in Spin Glasses. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:267205. [PMID: 26765021 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.267205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the three-dimensional Heisenberg spin glass in a random field, we study the properties of the inherent structures that are obtained by an instantaneous cooling from infinite temperature. For a not too large field the density of states g(ω) develops localized soft plastic modes and reaches zero as ω(4) (for large fields a gap appears). When we perturb the system adding a force along the softest mode, one reaches very similar minima of the energy, separated by small barriers, that appear to be good candidates for classical two-level systems.
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- M Baity-Jesi
- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain, Dipartimento di Fisica, La Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain, and Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, NANOTEC-CNR, Soft and Living Matter Laboratory and INFN, La Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Carretera de Huesca s/n, 50090 Zaragoza, Spain, and Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Secci G, Parisi G, Dasilva G, Medina I. Stress during slaughter increases lipid metabolites and decreases oxidative stability of farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during frozen storage. Food Chem 2015. [PMID: 26212934 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The consequences of slaughter on the formation of lipid metabolites and oxidative stability of fish muscle during long term frozen storage (-10 °C) were evaluated using farmed rainbow trout killed by asphyxia in air or percussion. The level of major adenine nucleotides and their related compounds was determined in order to check the stress level during slaughter. Plasma lipid metabolites were studied through the determination of eicosanoids and docosanoids such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes, isoprostanes, resolvins, hydroxides, hydroperoxides, coming from eicosapentaenoic (EPA), arachidonic (ARA), and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids. In addition, lipid oxidative stability of fillets was monitored. Results revealed that stress during slaughter can greatly influence oxidative stress and oxidative stability of rainbow trout fillets. In fact, asphyxia, which was the most stressful, induced a higher production of some lipid mediators such as hydroperoxides and EPA-derived prostaglandins, such as 12-HpHEPE/15-HpHEPE and PGD3/PGE3. As a consequence, fillets derived from asphyxiated fish were less stable in terms of oxidative stability and showed lower shelf-life.
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- G Secci
- Department of Agri-Food Production and Environmental Sciences, Section of Animal Sciences, University of Firenze, via delle Cascine 5, 50144 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Agri-Food Production and Environmental Sciences, Section of Animal Sciences, University of Firenze, via delle Cascine 5, 50144 Firenze, Italy.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, E-36208 Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, E-36208 Vigo, Spain
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