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Marcello Bianchini

0000-0003-4615-3777

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Dynamic angiopoietin-2 assessment predicts survival and chronic course in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

2021

Key Points Three-day change in angiopoietin-2 levels predicts COVID-19 in-hospital mortality, whereas the 10-day trend is associated with chronic lung disability. Angiopoietin-2 may play an important pathogenic role in patients with COVID-19, and it could be a target for new treatments.

medicine.medical_specialtyMultivariate analysis20CD34Risk Factors ...030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyGastroenterologyAntiviral AgentsAngiopoietin-203 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsVascular BiologyInternal medicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineHospital MortalitySurvival rateProportional Hazards ModelsAntiviral AgentLungReceiver operating characteristicbusiness.industryProportional hazards modelSARS-CoV-2Interleukin-6Risk FactorHazard ratioCOVID-19HematologyBiomarker32Confidence intervalCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentHospitalizationSurvival RateAngiopoietin-2; Antiviral Agents; Area Under Curve; Biomarkers; COVID-19; Hospital Mortality; Hospitalization; Humans; Interleukin-6; Proportional Hazards Models; ROC Curve; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Survival Ratemedicine.anatomical_structureROC CurveArea Under Curvecardiovascular systemProportional Hazards ModelbusinessBiomarkersHuman
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Mortality after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in older adult patients with cirrhosis: A validated prediction model

2022

Background and Aims Implantation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) improves survival in patients with cirrhosis with refractory ascites and portal hypertensive bleeding. However, the indication for TIPS in older adult patients (greater than or equal to 70 years) is debated, and a specific prediction model developed in this particular setting is lacking. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a multivariable model for an accurate prediction of mortality in older adults. Approach and Results We prospectively enrolled 411 consecutive patients observed at four referral centers with de novo TIPS implantation for refractory ascites or secondary prophylaxis of va…

HepatologyTIPSelderlycirrhosiHepatology
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Ovarian senescence increases liver fibrosis in humans and zebrafish with steatosis

2015

ABSTRACT Contrasting data exist on the effect of gender and menopause on the susceptibility, development and liver damage progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Our aim was to assess whether menopause is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in individuals with NAFLD and to explore the issue of ovarian senescence in experimental liver steatosis in zebrafish. In 244 females and age-matched males with biopsy-proven NAFLD, we assessed anthropometric, biochemical and metabolic features, including menopausal status (self-reported); liver biopsy was scored according to ‘The Pathology Committee of the NASH Clinical Research Network’. Young and old male and female zebraf…

Liver CirrhosisMaleFibrosiBiopsyPhysiologylcsh:MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Body Mass IndexCohort StudiesImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)FibrosisNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRisk FactorsOdds RatioZebrafishCellular Senescencemedicine.diagnostic_testAnthropometryFatty liverMiddle AgedOvarian senescenceMenopauseLiver biopsyModels AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleMenopauselcsh:RB1-214Research ArticleSenescenceAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyFibrosis Menopause Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Ovarian senescence ZebrafishNeuroscience (miscellaneous)Fibrosis; Menopause; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Ovarian senescence; Zebrafish; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Medicine (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Neuroscience (miscellaneous)BiologyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyInternal medicinemedicinelcsh:PathologyAnimalsHumansAgedBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)lcsh:RSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAOvaryOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseFibrosisEndocrinologySteatosisBody mass indexDisease Models & Mechanisms
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Early menopausal status is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in Italian patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

2014

medicine.medical_specialtyHepatologybusiness.industrySettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIALiver fibrosisFatty liverGastroenterologyNon alcoholicDiseasemedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyInternal medicinemedicinebusinessDigestive and Liver Disease
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