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Pasquale Perrone Filardi
Reduction of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction in Italy in the COVID-19 era
Abstract Aims To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient admissions to Italian cardiac care units (CCUs). Methods and Results We conducted a multicentre, observational, nationwide survey to collect data on admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at Italian CCUs throughout a 1 week period during the COVID-19 outbreak, compared with the equivalent week in 2019. We observed a 48.4% reduction in admissions for AMI compared with the equivalent week in 2019 (P < 0.001). The reduction was significant for both ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI; 26.5%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 21.7–32.3; P = 0.009] and non-STEMI (NSTEMI; 65.1%, 95% CI 60.3–70.3; P …
ANMCO/ISS/AMD/ANCE/ARCA/FADOI/GICR-IACPR/SICI-GISE/SIBioC/SIC/SICOA/SID/SIF/SIMEU/SIMG/SIMI/SISA Joint Consensus Document on cholesterol and cardiovascular risk: diagnostic–therapeutic pathway in Italy
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease still represents the leading cause of death in western countries. A wealth of scientific evidence demonstrates that increased blood cholesterol levels have a major impact on the outbreak and progression of atherosclerotic plaques. Moreover, several cholesterol-lowering pharmacological agents, including statins and ezetimibe, have proven effective in improving clinical outcomes. This document is focused on the clinical management of hypercholesterolemia and has been conceived by 16 Italian medical associations with the support of the Italian National Institute of Health. The authors have considered with particular attention the role of hypercholesterole…
Omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels are reduced in whole blood of Italian patients with a recent myocardial infarction: the AGE-IM study
Abstract Objective The relationship between whole blood fatty acids and myocardial infarction (MI) risk has not been analyzed in detail, especially in Mediterranean countries. The AGE-IM (Acidi Grassi Essenziali e Infarto Miocardico) study was planned to examine the relationships between MI, whole blood fatty acids and the diet in an Italian cohort. Methods 119 Patients with a recent MI and 103 control subjects were enrolled in the study. The whole blood fatty acid composition was determined; information on anthropometrics, biochemical parameters and blood pressure values were also obtained. Diet composition was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire from 86 cases and 72 co…
Effects of alirocumab on types of myocardial infarction : insights from the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial
Gislason, Gunnar H/0000-0002-0548-402X; Malynovsky, Yaroslav V/0000-0002-9118-1104; Bhatt, Deepak L./0000-0002-1278-6245; Nikolaev, Konstantin/0000-0003-4601-6203; Sherwood, Matthew/0000-0002-4305-5883; Chumakova, Galina A/0000-0002-2810-6531; Raffel, Owen C/0000-0001-5470-7050; Leonardi, Sergio/0000-0002-4800-6132; Tse, Hung Fat/0000-0002-9578-7808; Reshetko, Olga/0000-0003-3107-7636; Pereira, Helder/0000-0001-8656-4883; Racca, Vittorio/0000-0002-4465-3789; Podoleanu, Cristian/0000-0001-9987-2519; Ersanli, Murat/0000-0003-1847-3087; Muenzel, Thomas/0000-0001-5503-4150; Sandhu, Manjinder/0000-0003-2538-2079; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta/0000-0002-6229-3588; bastos, jose/0000-0002-9526-3123; Manak…
Documento di consenso intersocietario ANMCO/ISS/AMD/ANCE/ARCA/FADOI/ GICR-IACPR/SICI-GISE/SIBioC/SIC/SICOA/ SID/SIF/SIMEU/SIMG/SIMI/SISA Colesterolo e rischio cardiovascolare: percorso diagnostico-terapeutico in Italia
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease still represents the leading cause of death in western countries. A wealth of scientific evidence demonstrates that increased blood cholesterol levels have a major impact on the outbreak and progression of atherosclerotic plaques. Moreover, several cholesterol-lowering pharmacological agents, including statins and ezetimibe, have proven effective in improving clinical outcomes. This document is focused on the clinical management of hypercholesterolemia and has been conceived by 16 Italian medical associations with the support of the Italian National Institute of Health. The authors have considered with particular attention the role of hypercholesterole…