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Francesca Santilli

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Heparin in COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced in-hospital mortality: the multicentre Italian CORIST Study

2021

Abstract Introduction A hypercoagulable condition was described in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and proposed as a possible pathogenic mechanism contributing to disease progression and lethality. Aim We evaluated if in-hospital administration of heparin improved survival in a large cohort of Italian COVID-19 patients. Methods In a retrospective observational study, 2,574 unselected patients hospitalized in 30 clinical centers in Italy from February 19, 2020 to June 5, 2020 with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection were analyzed. The primary endpoint in a time-to event analysis was in-hospital death, comparing patients who receive…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/17 - Malattie Infettivecoronavirusheparin030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyLower risklaw.invention03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled triallawInternal medicineClinical endpointmedicineHumansThrombophilia030212 general & internal medicineHospital MortalityBlood CoagulationSurvival analysisAgedRetrospective Studiestreatmentbusiness.industryHeparinMortality rateCOVID-19mortalityLow-Molecular-WeightAnticoagulantsCOVID-19Retrospective cohort studyHeparinHematologyHeparin Low-Molecular-WeightMiddle AgedmortalitySurvival AnalysisCOVID-19 Drug Treatmentcoagulation activationcoronaviruItalytreatmentsPropensity score matchingcoagulation activation; coronavirus; COVID-19; heparin; mortality; treatmentsFemalecoagulation activation; coronavirus; COVID-19; heparin; mortality; treatments; Aged; Anticoagulants; Blood Coagulation; COVID-19; Female; Heparin; Heparin Low-Molecular-Weight; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Thrombophiliabusinessmedicine.drug
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Use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced mortality: Findings from the observational multicentre Italian…

2020

Abstract Background Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was proposed as potential treatment for COVID-19. Objective We set-up a multicenter Italian collaboration to investigate the relationship between HCQ therapy and COVID-19 in-hospital mortality. Methods In a retrospective observational study, 3,451 unselected patients hospitalized in 33 clinical centers in Italy, from February 19, 2020 to May 23, 2020, with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, were analyzed. The primary end-point in a time-to event analysis was in-hospital death, comparing patients who received HCQ with patients who did not. We used multivariable Cox proportional-hazards regression models with inverse probability for treatme…

Malemedicine.medical_specialty030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyLower risklaw.inventionCOVID-19; Disease severity; Hydroxychloroquine; Inflammation; Mortality; Aged; Aged 80 and over; COVID-19; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Treatment OutcomeCOVID-19; Disease severity; Hydroxychloroquine; Inflammation; Mortality03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled trialRetrospective StudielawInternal medicine80 and overInternal MedicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineHospital MortalityMortalityRisk factorDisease severityAgedRetrospective StudiesInflammationAged 80 and overbusiness.industryMortality rateCOVID-19HydroxychloroquineRetrospective cohort studyMiddle AgedCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentTreatment OutcomeItalyPropensity score matchingCommentaryObservational studyFemalebusinessHumanmedicine.drugHydroxychloroquineEuropean journal of internal medicine
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Enhanced Lipid Peroxidation and Platelet Activation in the Early Phase of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

2003

Background— To investigate early events possibly related to the development of diabetic angiopathy, we examined whether 8-iso-prostaglandin F 2α (8-iso-PGF 2α ) formation, a marker of in vivo oxidant stress, is altered in different stages of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and whether it correlates with the rate of thromboxane (TX) A 2 biosynthesis, a marker of in vivo platelet activation. We also investigated the relationship between inflammatory markers and F 2 -isoprostane formation in this setting. Methods and Results— A cross-sectional study was performed in 23 insulin-treated patients aged <18 years with new-onset T1DM (≤6 weeks, group A), matched for age and gender with 23 patients with s…

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RAAS inhibitors are not associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients: Findings from an observational multicenter study in Italy and a meta-analysis…

2020

Abstract Objective The hypothesis that been set forward that use of Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) inhibitors is associated with COVID−19 severity. We set-up a multicenter Italian collaboration (CORIST Project, ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04318418 ) to retrospectively investigate the relationship between RAAS inhibitors and COVID−19 in-hospital mortality. We also carried out an updated meta-analysis on the relevant studies. Methods We analyzed 4069 unselected patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalized in 34 clinical centers in Italy from February 19, 2020 to May 23, 2020. The primary end-point in a time-to event analysis was in-hospital death, compar…

0301 basic medicineMalePhysiologyMiddle Aged Renin-Angiotensin SystemAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyACE-I; ARB; COVID-19; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; angiotensin receptor blockers; mortality; sartansSeverity of Illness IndexRenin-Angiotensin System0302 clinical medicineangiotensin converting enzyme inhibitorsRisk FactorsACE-I80 and overMedicineHospital MortalitySartanAged 80 and overIncidence (epidemiology)IncidenceHazard ratioAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistMiddle AgedsartansARBHospitalizationAntihypertensive AgentItalyMeta-analysisHypertensionSartansMolecular MedicineFemaleRisk assessmentHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyAngiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; ACE-I; Angiotensin receptor blockers; ARB; Sartans; COVID-19; MortalityCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Risk AssessmentArticleCOVID−1903 medical and health sciencesAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsMeta-Analysis as TopicInternal medicineSeverity of illnessHumansAngiotensin receptor blockerMortalityAntihypertensive AgentsAgedPharmacologyACE-I; ARB; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Angiotensin receptor blockers; COVID−19; Mortality; Sartans; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Antihypertensive Agents; COVID-19; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Hypertension; Incidence; Italy; Male; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Middle Aged; Renin-Angiotensin System; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Hospital Mortalitybusiness.industryRisk FactorCOVID-19Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorAngiotensin receptor blockersmortalityConfidence intervalangiotensin receptor blockersAngiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors030104 developmental biologyACE-I; ARB; COVID-19 angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors angiotensin receptor blockers mortality sartansObservational studyAngiotensin converting enzyme inhibitorbusiness
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Common cardiovascular risk factors and in-hospital mortality in 3,894 patients with COVID-19: survival analysis and machine learning-based findings f…

2020

Background and aims There is poor knowledge on characteristics, comorbidities and laboratory measures associated with risk for adverse outcomes and in-hospital mortality in European Countries. We aimed at identifying baseline characteristics predisposing COVID-19 patients to in-hospital death. Methods and results Retrospective observational study on 3894 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalized from February 19th to May 23rd, 2020 and recruited in 30 clinical centres distributed throughout Italy. Machine learning (random forest)-based and Cox survival analysis. 61.7% of participants were men (median age 67 years), followed up for a median of 13 days. In-hospital mortality exhibited a…

MaleEpidemiologyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine (miscellaneous)030204 cardiovascular system & hematologycomputer.software_genreMachine Learning0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieRisk FactorsCardiovascular DiseaseEpidemiology80 and overMedicineAge FactorViralHospital MortalityBetacoronavirus Hospital MortalityYoung adultAged 80 and overNutrition and DieteticsCOVID-19; Epidemiology; In-hospital mortality; Risk factorsMortality rateHazard ratioAge FactorsMiddle AgedIn-hospital mortalityC-Reactive ProteinCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleSurvival AnalysiCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCoronavirus InfectionsHumanGlomerular Filtration RateAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPneumonia Viral030209 endocrinology & metabolismSettore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVEMachine learningCOVID-19; Epidemiology; In-hospital mortality; Risk factors; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; C-Reactive Protein; COVID-19; Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Pneumonia Viral; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Survival Analysis; Young Adult; Betacoronavirus; Hospital Mortality; Machine LearningArticle03 medical and health sciencesBetacoronavirusYoung AdultHumansRisk factorPandemicsSurvival analysisAgedRetrospective StudiesPandemicBetacoronavirubusiness.industryCoronavirus InfectionSARS-CoV-2Risk FactorCOVID-19Retrospective cohort studyPneumoniaSurvival AnalysisConfidence intervalRisk factorsArtificial intelligencebusinesscomputerNutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
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Lopinavir/ritonavir and darunavir/cobicistat in hospitalized covid-19 patients: Findings from the multicenter italian corist study

2021

Background: Protease inhibitors have been considered as possible therapeutic agents for COVID-19 patients.Objectives: To describe the association between lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) or darunavir/cobicistat (DRV/c) use and in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients.Study Design: Multicenter observational study of COVID-19 patients admitted in 33 Italian hospitals. Medications, preexisting conditions, clinical measures, and outcomes were extracted from medical records. Patients were retrospectively divided in three groups, according to use of LPV/r, DRV/c or none of them. Primary outcome in a time-to event analysis was death. We used Cox proportional-hazards models with inverse probability of…

Medicine (General)medicine.medical_specialtyLopinavir/ritonavirLopinavirR5-920Internal medicinemedicineDarunavirOriginal ResearchCOVID-19; Darunavir; In-hospital mortality; Lopinavir; SARS-CoV-2DarunavirCOVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; darunavir; in-hospital mortality; lopinavirbusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2CobicistatMortality rateCOVID-19LopinavirGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseIn-hospital mortalityPropensity score matchingMedicineRitonavirbusinessmedicine.drugKidney disease
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Decreased plasma soluble RAGE in patients with hypercholesterolemia: Effects of statins

2007

The receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) is overexpressed at sites of vascular pathology. A soluble RAGE isoform (sRAGE) neutralizes the ligand-mediated damage by acting as a decoy. We hypothesized that in hypercholesterolemia up-regulation of the ligand-RAGE axis may bridge impairment of nitric oxide biosynthesis with oxidative stress. We measured in 60 hypercholesterolemic patients and 20 controls plasma total sRAGE levels, urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha) excretion, and plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). The effects of two structurally different statins (pravastatin and atorvastatin) on these parameters were analyzed in 20 hypercholesterolemic su…

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Disentangling the Association of Hydroxychloroquine Treatment with Mortality in Covid-19 Hospitalized Patients through Hierarchical Clustering

2021

The efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in treating SARS-CoV-2 infection is harshly debated, with observational and experimental studies reporting contrasting results. To clarify the role of HCQ in Covid-19 patients, we carried out a retrospective observational study of 4,396 unselected patients hospitalized for Covid-19 in Italy (February–May 2020). Patients’ characteristics were collected at entry, including age, sex, obesity, smoking status, blood parameters, history of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and chronic pulmonary diseases, and medications in use. These were used to identify subtypes of patients with similar characteristics through hierarchical clustering based on Gower distan…

MaleMedicine (General)Antimalarial030204 cardiovascular system & hematologySeverity of Illness IndexHospital Mortality.0302 clinical medicineRetrospective Studie80 and overCluster Analysis030212 general & internal medicineHospital MortalityAged; Aged 80 and over; Antimalarials; COVID-19; Cluster Analysis; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Hospital MortalityAged 80 and overMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeItalyFemaleBiotechnologymedicine.drugResearch ArticleHydroxychloroquinemedicine.medical_specialtyArticle SubjectBiomedical EngineeringRenal functionHealth Informatics03 medical and health sciencesAntimalarialsR5-920Internal medicineDiabetes mellitusSeverity of illnessmedicineMedical technologyHumansR855-855.5AgedRetrospective StudiesCluster Analysibusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2CancerCOVID-19Retrospective cohort studyHydroxychloroquinemedicine.diseaseObesityCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentSurgeryObservational studybusinessJournal of Healthcare Engineering
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Increased expression of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 in clinical and experimental Rickettsia conorii infection

2013

Background: Based on their essential role in concerting immunological and inflammatory responses we hypothesized that the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 may play a pathogenic role in rickettsiae infection. Methods: Serum levels of CCL19 and CCL21 in patients with R. africae and R. conorii infection were analyzed by enzyme immunoassays. Lungs from R. conorii infected mice were examined for CCL19, CCL21 and CCR7 expression by immunohistochemistry. Results: We found that patients with R. africae infection (n = 15) and in particular those with R. conorii infection (n = 16) had elevated serum levels of CCL19 on admission, with a decline during follow-up. While a similar pattern was seen …

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The SIMI Gender '5 Ws' Rule for the integration of sex and gender-related variables in clinical studies towards internal medicine equitable research

2022

AbstractBiological sex and sociocultural gender matter when it comes to health and diseases. They have been both proposed as the undeniable gateways towards a personalized approach in care delivery. The Gender Working Group of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) was funded in 2019 with the aim of promoting good practice in the integration of sex and gender domains in clinical studies. Starting from a narrative literature review and based on regular meetings which led to a shared virtual discussion during the national SIMI congress in 2021, the members of the WG provided a core operational framework to be applied by internal medicine (IM) specialists to understand and implement t…

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