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Serena Di Cello

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Insulin-resistance HCV infection-related affects vascular stiffness in normotensives

2015

BACKGROUND AND AIMS. Arterial stiffness evaluated as pulse wave velocity, is an early marker of vascular damage and an independent predictor for cardiovascular events. We investigated if the insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia chronic hepatitis C virus infection-related could influence arterial stiffness. METHODS. We enrolled 260 outpatients matched for age, body mass index, gender, ethnicity: 52 with never-treated uncomplicated chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV(+)), 104 never-treated hypertensives (HT) and 104 healthy subjects (NT). Pulse wave velocity was evaluated by a validated system employing high-fidelity applanation tonometry. We also measured: fasting plasma glucose and insu…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internamedicine.medical_treatmentArterial stiffness; Chronic hepatitis C virus infection; Insulin resistanceInsulin resistance; chronic hepatitis C virus infection; arterial stiffnessBlood PressurePulse Wave AnalysisBody Mass Indexchemistry.chemical_compoundVascular StiffnessInsulin resistanceRisk FactorsHyperinsulinismInternal medicinemedicineHyperinsulinemiaHumansInsulinPulse wave velocityCreatinineTriglyceridebusiness.industryInsulinInsulin resistanceHepatitis CHepatitis C ChronicMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseArterial stiffnearterial stiffnessEndocrinologychemistryCase-Control StudiesHypertensionLinear ModelsArterial stiffnessFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessChronic hepatitis C virus infection
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Sympathovagal balance and 1-h postload plasma glucose in normoglucose tolerant hypertensive patients.

2015

AIMS: Normoglucose tolerant (NGT) subjects with a 1-h postload plasma glucose (PLPG) value ≥155 mg/dL have an increased risk of type-2 diabetes and subclinical organ damage. Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects cardiac autonomic balance, frequently impaired in course of diabetes. At this time, no data support the association between 1-h PLPG and HRV; thus, we investigated the possible association between 1-h PLPG and HRV. METHODS: We enrolled 92 never-treated hypertensive subjects (56 women, 36 men), aged 55 ± 9.8 years. During OGTT, the patients underwent electrocardiographic recordings to evaluate HRV in the time domain (SDNN). Insulin sensitivity was assessed by Matsuda index. RESULTS: …

AdultBlood GlucoseMalemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internaendocrine system diseasesglucose toleranceInsulin resistance Heart rate variability Glucose tolerance Essential hypertensionEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatment030209 endocrinology & metabolism030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyEssential hypertensionAutonomic Nervous Systeminsulin resistance heart rate variability glucose tolerance essential hypertensionImpaired glucose tolerance03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyInsulin resistanceHeart RateInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusinsulin resistanceGlucose IntoleranceInternal MedicineMedicineHeart rate variabilityHomeostasisHumansSubclinical infectionBalance (ability)Agedbusiness.industryInsulinheart rate variabilityessential hypertensionnutritional and metabolic diseasesGeneral MedicineGlucose Tolerance TestMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseEndocrinologyDiabetes Mellitus Type 2HypertensionCardiologyFemalebusinesshormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists
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"Delirium Day": a nationwide point prevalence study of delirium in older hospitalized patients using an easy standardized diagnostic tool

2016

Background To date, delirium prevalence in adult acute hospital populations has been estimated generally from pooled findings of single-center studies and/or among specific patient populations. Furthermore, the number of participants in these studies has not exceeded a few hundred. To overcome these limitations, we have determined, in a multicenter study, the prevalence of delirium over a single day among a large population of patients admitted to acute and rehabilitation hospital wards in Italy. Methods This is a point prevalence study (called “Delirium Day”) including 1867 older patients (aged 65 years or more) across 108 acute and 12 rehabilitation wards in Italian hospitals. Delirium wa…

MaleCross-sectional studyHospitalized patientsPrevalence0302 clinical medicineSurveys and Questionnaires80 and overOdds RatioPrevalenceMedicine030212 general & internal medicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyMulticenterAcute hospital2. Zero hungerAged 80 and overMedicine(all)Medicine (all)Settore BIO/14General Medicine3. Good health4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delirium; Female; Humans; Inpatients; Italy; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Surveys and QuestionnairesItalyFemalemedicine.symptomResearch ArticleRehabilitation hospitalmedicine.medical_specialty4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delirium; Female; Humans; Inpatients; Italy; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Medicine (all)NO03 medical and health sciencesHospital4AT Delirium Hospital Multicenter Prevalence Aged Aged 80 and over Cross-Sectional Studies Delirium Female Humans Inpatients Italy Logistic Models Male Odds Ratio Prevalence Prospective Studies Surveys and Questionnairesmental disordersHumans4ATPsychiatry4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence;AgedInpatientsbusiness.industryDeliriumOdds ratio4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence; Medicine (all)Cross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsEmergency medicineDeliriumDelirium; Prevalence; Hospital; Multicenter; 4ATbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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