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D Sorrentino
Livelli plasmatici di fibrinogeno in soggetti con infarto miocardico acuto: relazione con gli eventi nel follow-up a 42 mesi
Asymptomatic carotid lesion as marker of future cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events in the follow-up: correlation with markers of inflammation and the infections from cytomegalovirus, chlamydia pneumoniae, helicobacter pylori
Asymptomatic carotid lesions and aging: role of hypertension and other traditional and emerging risk factors
ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID LESIONS AND AGING: ROLE OF HYPERTENSION AND OTHER TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING RISK FACTORS BACKGROUND: We evaluated the prevalence of intima-media thickening (IMT) and asymptomatic carotid plaque (ACP) in a group of subjects with or without traditional and/or emerging risk factors (RF). METHODS: There were 631 subjects (313 male and 318 female) aged between 19 and 97 years, asymptomatic for cerebro- and cardiovascular diseases. The following measurements were used: anamnesis, physical examination, height and sitting blood pressure. Biochemistry variables were also considered: total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides, fibrinogen, high sensitive C-reactive protein, IgG…
Associazione di più fattori di rischio e d’elevati livelli di fibrinogeno e PCR: ruolo predittivo di complicanze vascolari in una popolazione di soggetti con NIDDM
USEFULNESS OF CT COLONOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH OCCLUSIVE COLORECTAL CANCER BEFORE METALLIC STENT PLACEMENT: A SINGLE ENTER EXPERIENCE
Up to 15% of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) present with large bowel obstruction. Currently, computed tomography colonography (CTC) is regarded as a promising technique for complete evaluation of the proximal colon and simultaneous assessment of extraluminal status. Aim of this retrospective, observational study is to evaluate the feasibility of using CTC for preoperative examination of the proximal colon before metallic stgent placement in patients with colon obstruction caused by CRC. Sixteen patients who demonstrated colonic obstruction caused by CRC, underwent CTC immediately after incomplete colonoscopy. Per-patient sensitivity of CTC for lesion 5 mm larger in diameter in the co…
PLASMATIC SIL 6R/IL-6 RATIO AS APOTENTIAL PREDICTOR OF HIGH GLEASON SUM AT RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Background: Approximately 40% of males with low Gleason grade clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) at biopsy were finally diagnosed with high Gleason grade PCa at radical prostatectomy (RP). Therefore, a more reliable assessment of the Gleason grade prior to RP is required. Readily available modalities such as circulating biomarkers may be useful for this purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of preoperative interleukin 6 (IL-6) and its soluble receptor (sIL-6R), as well as urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u- PA), its receptor (u-PAR) and the inhibitor (PAI-1) to predict Gleason score upgrading. Patients and Methods: A total of 51 PCa patients with biopsy Gle…
Predective role of asymptomatic carotid lesions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, fatal and non fatal, events in a 5-years follow-up study
Febbre di origine sconosciuta (FUO): due casisitiche di una medesima divisione di medicina interna a confronto
Fattori di rischio cardiovascolari, sindrome plurimetabolica e disfunzione endoteliale
Il fibrinogeno come predittore di mortalita’ in un follow-up di 42 mesi post-infarto miocardico acuto
Asymptomatic Carotid Lesions and Aging: Role of Hypertension and Other Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors
Background We evaluated the prevalence of intima-media thickening (IMT) and asymptomatic carotid plaque (ACP) in a group of subjects with or without traditional and/or emerging risk factors (RF). Methods There were 631 subjects (313 male and 318 female) aged between 19 and 97 years, asymptomatic for cerebro- and cardiovascular diseases. The following measurements were used: anamnesis, physical examination, height and sitting blood pressure. Biochemistry variables were also considered: total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides, fibrinogen, high sensitive C-reactive protein, IgG antibodies for Helicobacter pylori (HP), cytotoxic HP, cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia pneumoniae . Finally, an …