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Antonino Lasco

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Vitamin D Status and the Relationship with Bone Fragility Fractures in HIV-Infected Patients: A Case Control Study

2018

HIV-infected patients show high risk of fracture. The aims of our study were to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFs) and their associations with vitamin D in HIV patients. 100 patients with HIV infection and 100 healthy age-and sex-matched controls were studied. Bone mineral density was measured by quantitative ultrasound at the non-dominant heel. Serum osteocalcin and C-terminal telopeptide of collagen type 1 served as bone turnover markers. Bone ultrasound measurements were significantly lower in patients compared with controls (Stiffness Index (SI): 80.58 ± 19.95% vs. 93.80 ± 7.10%, respectively, p < 0.001). VFs were found in 16 patients and in 2 controls. HIV patie…

0301 basic medicineMaleHeelBone ultrasound; HIV; Osteoporosis; Vertebral fractures; Vitamin D; Catalysis; Molecular Biology; Spectroscopy; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Inorganic ChemistryOsteoporosisvitamin DHIV InfectionsGastroenterologyCatalysiBone remodelingFractures Bone0302 clinical medicineRisk Factors030212 general & internal medicineSpectroscopyBone mineralUltrasoundComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionPhosphorusGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedComputer Science Applicationsmedicine.anatomical_structureFemaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtybone ultrasoundCatalysisArticleInorganic Chemistrybone ultrasound; HIV; osteoporosis; vertebral fractures; vitamin D03 medical and health sciencesN-terminal telopeptideInternal medicinemedicineVitamin D and neurologyHumansvertebral fracturesPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMolecular Biologybusiness.industryOrganic ChemistryOsteoporosiCase-control studyHIVmedicine.diseaseosteoporosis030104 developmental biologyCase-Control StudiesCalciumVertebral fracturebusinessInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Neridronate prevents bone loss in patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

2004

Today, androgen deprivation therapy is a cornerstone of treatment for advanced prostate cancer, although it presents important complications such as osteoporosis. Neridronate, a relatively new bisphosphonate, is able to prevent bone loss in patients with prostate cancer during androgen ablation. Introduction: Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) is a cornerstone of treatment for advanced prostate cancer. This therapy has iatrogenic complications, such as osteoporosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of neridronate, a relatively new bisphosphonate, to prevent bone loss during androgen ablation. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight osteoporotic patients with prostate cancer, tre…

musculoskeletal diseasesMalemedicine.medical_specialtyDeoxypyridinolineTime FactorsBicalutamideAntineoplastic Agents HormonalEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatmentOsteoporosisUrologyBone and BonesAndrogen deprivation therapychemistry.chemical_compoundProstate cancerAbsorptiometry PhotonBone DensityMedicineNeridronic acidHumansOrthopedics and Sports MedicineAmino AcidsAgedCholecalciferolTriptorelin PamoateDiphosphonatesbusiness.industryProstatic NeoplasmsAndrogen AntagonistsBisphosphonatemedicine.diseaseAlkaline PhosphataseAndrogen deprivation therapy; Bisphosphonates; Neridronate; Osteoporosis; Prostate cancer; Absorptiometry Photon; Aged; Alkaline Phosphatase; Amino Acids; Androgen Antagonists; Androgens; Antineoplastic Agents Hormonal; Bone Density; Bone and Bones; Calcium; Cholecalciferol; Diphosphonates; Humans; Male; Osteoporosis; Prostatic Neoplasms; Time Factors; Triptorelin Pamoate; SurgerySurgerychemistryAndrogensOsteoporosisCalciumbusinessCholecalciferolmedicine.drugJournal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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Prevalence of use and appropriateness of antidepressants prescription in acutely hospitalized elderly patients.

2019

Depression is often under-recognized in older patients, even if antidepressants (AD) are commonly prescribed, with a prevalence of use that increase with ageing [ 1 ]. Nevertheless, even if a diagnosis of depression is established, inappropriate treatment can occur [ 2 ]. Beers criteria are the most widely screening tools used to detect inappropriate prescription of drugs in people aged 65 years or more [ 3 ]. Since 2010, attempts to adapt the Beers' criteria have been made in Europe [ 4 , 5 ]. Tricyclic drugs are the ADs to be always avoided in the elderly, owing to their anticholinergic side effects, such as cognitive impairment, delirium, urinary retention and falls [ 3 ]. Selective sero…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtySocio-culturaleInappropriate Prescribing-Potentially inappropriate medication olderPractice Patternsdepression hospitalized patients drugselderlydrugsantidepressivi anzianoPolypharmacy | Inappropriate Prescribing | Medications PIMsantidepressant agent escitalopram paroxetineInternal MedicinemedicineHospital dischargeolderEscitalopramHumansLS4_4Medical prescriptionPractice Patterns Physicians'Depression (differential diagnoses)AgedPolypharmacySertralinePhysicians'antidepressantbusiness.industryTrazodonehospitalized patientsAntidepressive AgentsHospitalizationAcute Disease; Aged; Antidepressive Agents; Female; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing; Italy; Male; Practice Patterns Physicians'; Hospitalizationantidepressants; elderlyItalyantidepressantsEmergency medicinedepressionAcute DiseasePolypharmacy Inappropriate Prescribing Medications PIMDeliriumFemalePotentially inappropriate medicationmedicine.symptombusinessmedicine.drugEuropean journal of internal medicine
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Sex-Differences in the Pattern of Comorbidities, Functional Independence, and Mortality in Elderly Inpatients: Evidence from the RePoSI Register

2019

Background: The RePoSi study has provided data on comorbidities, polypharmacy, and sex dimorphism in hospitalised elderly patients. Methods: We retrospectively analysed data collected from the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 data sets of the RePoSi register. The aim of this study was to explore the sex-differences and to validate the multivariate model in the entire dataset with an expanded follow-up at 1 year. Results: Among 4714 patients, 51% were women and 49% were men. The disease distribution showed that diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, and malignancy were more frequent in men but that hypertension, anaemia, osteoarthritis, de…

medicine.medical_specialtyMultivariate analysislcsh:MedicineSocio-culturaleDisease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyelderlyArticleCoronary artery disease03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicineMedicine030212 general & internal medicineDepression (differential diagnoses)Polypharmacybusiness.industrylcsh:RGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseComorbidityelderly sex profiles disease distribution in-hospital mortality 3-month mortality 1-year mortalityMood disordersdisease distribution1-year mortality3-month mortalitysex profilesbusiness1-year mortality; 3-month mortality; disease distribution; elderly; in-hospital mortality; sex profilesKidney diseasein-hospital mortality
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Pattern of comorbidities and 1-year mortality in elderly patients with COPD hospitalized in internal medicine wards: data from the RePoSI Registry

2020

Currently, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents the fourth cause of death worldwide with significant economic burden. Comorbidities increase in number and severity with age and are identified as important determinants that influence the prognosis. In this observational study, we retrospectively analyzed data collected from the RePoSI register. We aimed to investigate comorbidities and outcomes in a cohort of hospitalized elderly patients with the clinical diagnosis of COPD. Socio-demographic, clinical characteristics and laboratory findings were considered. The association between variables and in-hospital, 3-month and 1-year follow-up were analyzed. Among 4696 in-patient…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyChronic ObstructiveCirrhosisSocio-culturaleComorbidity030204 cardiovascular system & hematologycomorbiditieselderlyPulmonary Disease03 medical and health sciencesPulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicine80 and overCOPDHumans030212 general & internal medicineLS4_4RegistriesHospital MortalityCOPD comorbidities elderly internal medicine in-hospital mortality.Depression (differential diagnoses)Cause of deathAgedRetrospective Studies1-year mortality; 3-month mortality; COPD; comorbidities; elderly; internal medicine; in-hospital mortalityAged 80 and overCOPDbusiness.industry1-year mortality; 3-month mortality; COPD comorbidities elderly internal medicine in-hospital mortalitymedicine.diseaseIm - Original1-year mortality; 3-month mortality; COPD comorbidities elderly internal medicine in-hospital mortality; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Hospital Mortalityinternal medicineClinical diagnosisCohortEmergency Medicine1-year mortality3-month mortalityCOPD comorbidities elderly internal medicine in-hospital mortality1-year mortality 3-month mortality COPD comorbidities elderly internal medicine in-hospital mortality.Observational studyFemalebusiness1 year mortalityin-hospital mortality
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Drug Prescription and Delirium in Older Inpatients: Results From the Nationwide Multicenter Italian Delirium Day 2015-2016

2019

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between polypharmacy and delirium, the association of specific drug categories with delirium, and the differences in drug-delirium association between medical and surgical units and according to dementia diagnosis. Methods Data were collected during 2 waves of Delirium Day, a multicenter delirium prevalence study including patients (aged 65 years or older) admitted to acute and long-term care wards in Italy (2015-2016); in this study, only patients enrolled in acute hospital wards were selected (n = 4,133). Delirium was assessed according to score on the 4 "A's" Test. Prescriptions were classified by main drug categories; polypharmacy w…

Malediagnosismedications0302 clinical medicinepreventionAged 80 and over; Delirium; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Hospital Departments; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Polypharmacy; Prescription Drugs80 and overPrevalenceMedicineLS4_4030212 general & internal medicineAcute hospitalmedia_commonAged 80 and overConfoundingelderly patients hip fracture hospitalized patients prediction rule risk factor dementia events medications prevention diagnosisrisk-factorrisk factorhip fracturePsychiatry and Mental HealthFemalemedicine.symptomeventsDrugmedicine.medical_specialtyPrescription Drugshospitalized-patientsmedia_common.quotation_subjectMEDLINEHospital DepartmentsSocio-culturaleelderly-patientselderly patientsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDrug Prescriptions03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemental disordersDementiaHumansMedical prescriptionprediction ruleAgedPolypharmacybusiness.industryhospitalized patientsDeliriummedicine.diseasenervous system diseasesPolypharmacyDeliriumelderly-patients; hip fracture; hospitalized-patients; prediction rule; risk-factor; dementia; events; medications; prevention; diagnosisbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerydementia
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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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