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Results of an Observational Cohort Study of Hyperuricemia as a Predictor of Poor Physical Performance in the Elderly

2017

Objective: Hyperuricemia is frequent in older people and associated with several medical conditions. The relationship between hyperuricemia and physical performance is limited. We aimed to investigate the association between hyperuricemia and physical performance over a 4.4-year followup in the elderly. Methods: A total of 1,904 community-dwelling older participants were followed for a mean of 4.4 years. Hyperuricemia at baseline was defined using serum uric acid concentrations ≥6 and ≥7 mg/dl for women and men, respectively. Objective physical performance tests measured included the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), 4-meter gait speed, chair-stands time, leg extension and flexion,…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyHyperuricemiaCohort Studies03 medical and health sciencesAged; Aged 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Exercise; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hyperuricemia; Italy; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Muscle Strength; Predictive Value of Tests; Psychomotor Performance; Rheumatology0302 clinical medicineRheumatologyPredictive Value of TestsInternal medicinemedicine80 and overHumans030212 general & internal medicineHyperuricemiaLongitudinal StudiesMuscle StrengthExercise physiologyCohort Study HyperuricemiaExerciseAged030203 arthritis & rheumatologyAged 80 and overbusiness.industryOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalItalyPhysical performancePredictive value of testsFemaleOlder peoplebusinessPsychomotor PerformanceCohort studyFollow-Up Studies
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A wire-loop technique for implantation of an iliac branched device in a patient with previous surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

2013

We described a modified technique for implanting a bridging stent-graft into an iliac branched device. A 79-year-old male who had received aortobiiliac synthetic graft surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm six months earlier was admitted to our unit for treatment of a left common iliac aneurysm involving the origin of the hypogastric artery. A standard technique was unsuccessful at implanting the bridging stent-graft, and therefore a wire-loop guidewire over the graft bifurcation was used to stabilize the contralateral sheaths and to complete the implantation. © Turkish Society of Radiology 2012.

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyRadiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBridging (networking)Common iliac aneurysmProsthesis DesignIliac ArterySettore MED/22 - Chirurgia VascolareWire-loop techniqueFollow-Up StudieBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationmedicineStentHumanscardiovascular diseasesAgedEndovascular; Iliac aneurysm; Wire-loop technique; Aged; Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Iliac Aneurysm; Iliac Artery; Male; Prosthesis Design; Treatment Outcome; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Stents; Radiology Nuclear Medicine and Imaging; Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmEndovascularbusiness.industrySynthetic graftStandard techniqueSurgeryBlood Vessel ProsthesisIliac aneurysmBlood Vessel Prosthesisurgical procedures operativemedicine.anatomical_structureTreatment OutcomeStentsRadiologybusinessCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineWire loopArteryFollow-Up StudiesAortic Aneurysm AbdominalHuman
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Dose–volume-related dysphagia after constrictor muscles definition in head and neck cancer intensity-modulated radiation treatment

2014

Dysphagia remains a side effect influencing the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) after radiotherapy. We evaluated the relationship between planned dose involvement and acute and late dysphagia in patients with HNC treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), after a recontouring of constrictor muscles (PCs) and the cricopharyngeal muscle (CM).Between December 2011 and December 2013, 56 patients with histologically proven HNC were treated with IMRT or volumetric-modulated arc therapy. The PCs and CM were recontoured. Correlations between acute and late toxicity and dosimetric parameters were evaluated. End points were analysed using univariate logisti…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtySide effectmedicine.medical_treatmentYoung AdultPlanned DoseSwallowingNuclear Medicine and ImagingIntensity-Modulated80 and overotorhinolaryngologic diseasesHumansMedicineRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingTomographyAgedRetrospective StudiesAged 80 and overFull PaperAged; Aged 80 and over; Deglutition; Deglutition Disorders; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Laryngeal Muscles; Male; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Intensity-Modulated; Retrospective Studies; Tomography X-Ray Computed; Young Adult; Radiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiotherapybusiness.industryHead and neck cancerRadiotherapy DosageRetrospective cohort studyGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseDysphagiaAcute toxicityDeglutitionX-Ray ComputedSurgeryRadiation therapyHead and Neck NeoplasmsQuality of LifeFemaleRadiotherapy Intensity-ModulatedRadiologyLaryngeal Musclesmedicine.symptomTomography X-Ray ComputedDeglutition DisordersRadiologybusinessFollow-Up StudiesThe British Journal of Radiology
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Early endovascular aneurysm repair after percutaneous coronary interventions

2015

Objective The objective of this study was to report long-term results of early endovascular aortic aneurysm repair after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods This was a retrospective analysis of all patients presenting with abdominal aortic aneurysm and coronary artery disease treated during the same hospitalization by endovascular aortic aneurysm repair performed soon after PCI. Primary outcomes were perioperative mortality, perioperative complications, survival after treatment, and freedom from reintervention. Results A total of 20 patients were included, and all completed both procedures. No deaths or abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures occurred between the PCI and the aortic…

Malemedicine.medical_treatmentCoronary DiseaseComorbidityEndovascular aneurysm repairSettore MED/22 - Chirurgia VascolareCoronary artery diseaseAortic aneurysmPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsRetrospective StudieCause of DeathMyocardial infarctionHospital MortalityAged; Aged 80 and over; Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal; Cause of Death; Combined Modality Therapy; Comorbidity; Coronary Disease; Follow-Up Studies; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Early Medical Intervention; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery; Medicine (all)Aged 80 and overMedicine (all)Middle AgedCombined Modality TherapyAbdominal aortic aneurysm2746 SurgerySurvival RateItalycardiovascular systemCardiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHumanReoperationmedicine.medical_specialty10216 Institute of Anesthesiology610 Medicine & health2705 Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineFollow-Up StudiePercutaneous Coronary InterventionInternal medicineEarly Medical InterventionmedicineHumanscardiovascular diseasesRetrospective StudiesAgedbusiness.industryRisk FactorPercutaneous coronary interventionPerioperativemedicine.disease10020 Clinic for Cardiac SurgerySurgeryConventional PCISurgeryPostoperative ComplicationbusinessFollow-Up StudiesAortic Aneurysm Abdominal
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Prognostic Role of Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Low-to-Intermediate Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Score

2019

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the most life-threating complication of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) suggest the implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in primary prevention according to a 5-year risk SCD score >= 6%. The aim of the study is to evaluate the prognostic role of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in patients with a 5-year risk SCD score <6%. In this multicenter study, we performed cardiac magnetic resonance in 354 consecutive hypertrophic cardiomy-opathy patients (257 males, range of age 54 +/- 17) with a risk SCD score <6% (302 with <4% and 52 with >= 4 and <6% risk). Hard cardiac events,…

Malemedicine.medical_treatmentLeftCardiomyopathyContrast MediaGadolinium030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyVentricular Function Left030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingSudden cardiac death0302 clinical medicineRisk Factorshemic and lymphatic diseasesVentricular FunctionFramingham Risk Scoremedicine.diagnostic_testIncidenceHypertrophic cardiomyopathyMiddle AgedImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorPrognosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingHypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Sudden Cardiac Death.DeathSurvival RateItalyCineCardiologyFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCardiaccongenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesmedicine.medical_specialtyCardiomyopathyHeart VentriclesMagnetic Resonance Imaging CineRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumanscardiovascular diseasesRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industryMyocardiumMagnetic resonance imagingRetrospective cohort studyCardiomyopathy HypertrophicCardiomyopathy Hypertrophic; Contrast Media; Death Sudden Cardiac; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gadolinium; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cine; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardium; Prognosis; ROC Curve; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Ventricular Function Leftmedicine.diseaseSuddenSudden cardiac deathDeath Sudden CardiacROC CurveHypertrophicComplicationbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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When the amnestic mild cognitive impairment disappears: characterisation of the memory profile

2009

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Subjects affected by mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may improve during the observation period. This is the first study investigating qualitative features of memory deficits in subjects affected by reversible MCI [reversible cognitive impairment (RCI)]. METHODS: Baseline cognitive and memory performances of 18 subjects affected by amnestic MCI who had normalized cognitive performances at follow-ups were compared with those of 76 amnestic MCI subjects who still showed impaired cognitive performances at the 24-month follow-up (MCI) and with those of a group of 87 matched control subjects (normal controls). RESULTS: Compared with normal controls the memory deficit in the…

MalememorianeuropsychologyAudiologyNeuropsychological TestsAlzheimer diseaseMemoryMild cognitive impairmentNeuropsychologyPreclinical dementiadeterioramento cognitivo lieveLong-term memoryCognitive disorderNeuropsychologypreclinical dementiaCognitionGeneral MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyMemory Short-TermDisease ProgressionFemaleSettore MED/26 - Neurologiamedicine.symptomAlzheimer's diseasePsychologymedicine.medical_specialtyCognitive NeuroscienceAmnesiaHumans; Alzheimer Disease; Disease Progression; Aged; Mental Recall; Cognition Disorders; Memory; Memory Short-Term; Recognition (Psychology); Psychomotor Performance; Follow-Up Studies; Neuropsychological Tests; Amnesia; Female; MaleRecognition (Psychology)M-PSI/02 - PSICOBIOLOGIA E PSICOLOGIA FISIOLOGICAbehavioral disciplines and activitiesmild cognitive impairmentAlzheimer DiseaseMemorymental disordersNeuropsychologiamedicineHumansMemory disorderAgedMED/26 - NEUROLOGIARecognition Psychologymedicine.diseaseMCInervous system diseasesShort-TermMental Recallmild cognitive impairment; neuropsychology; memory; preclinical dementia; Alzheimer diseaseAmnesiaMED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNACognition Disordershuman activitiesNeurosciencePsychomotor PerformanceFollow-Up Studies
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Injectable Versus Oral First-Line Disease-Modifying Therapies: Results from the Italian MS Register

2021

AbstractThe current study aims to compare injectable and oral first-line disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for time to first relapse, time to confirmed disability progression (CDP), and time to discontinuation using a cohort of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, with data extracted from the Italian MS Register. This multicenter, observational, retrospectively acquired, and propensity-adjusted cohort study utilized RRMS-naïve patients from the Italian MS Register who started either injectable or oral first-line DMTs between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2017, to evaluate the impact on disability outcomes in patients. Enrolled patients were divided into two groups, n…

Maleoral DMTsoral DMTAdministration OralDiseaseRelapsing-RemittingCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineImmunologicinjectable DMTPharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicineRegistriesSubcutaneousMiddle AgedItalyEDSS score; injectable DMTs; Multiple sclerosis; oral DMTs; real-world setting; Adjuvants Immunologic; Administration Oral; Adult; Cohort Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glatiramer Acetate; Humans; Immunologic Factors; Injections Subcutaneous; Interferon-beta; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Sclerosis Relapsing-Remitting; Retrospective Studies; RegistriesAdministrationCohortSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaOriginal ArticleFemaleNeurosurgeryCohort studyOralAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyEDSS scoreInjections SubcutaneousLower riskInjectionsMultiple sclerosis03 medical and health sciencesMultiple Sclerosis Relapsing-RemittingAdjuvants ImmunologicInternal medicinereal-world settingmedicineHumansImmunologic FactorsMultiple sclerosiAdjuvantsinjectable DMTsRetrospective StudiesPharmacologybusiness.industryMultiple sclerosisGlatiramer AcetateInterferon-betamedicine.diseaseDiscontinuationObservational studyNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFollow-Up Studies
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Efficacy of switching between tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors in psoriasis: results from the Italian Psocare registry

2014

Background: Some studies have shown that switching patients from one tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alfa inhibitor to another may be beneficial when they have an inadequate response or an adverse event. Objective: We sought to assess the variables predicting the efficacy of the second TNF-alfa inhibitor in patients discontinuing the first TNF-alfa inhibitor. Methods: Data from all 5423 consecutive patients starting TNF-alfa inhibitor therapy for psoriasis between September 2005 and September 2010 who were included in the Italian Psocare registry were analyzed. Results: In 105 patients who switched to a second TNF-alfa inhibitor who had complete follow-up data, 75% improvement in the Psoriasis …

Maleprimary inefficacy75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index score; PASI; PASI 75; Psoriasis Area Severity Index; TNF; biologics; efficacy; primary inefficacy; psoriasis; secondary loss of efficacy; switching; tumor necrosis factor; tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antibodies Monoclonal; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Psoriasis; Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Young AdultSWITHCESefficacyTNFpsoriasis; psoriasis arthritis; pharmachological treatmentPASI 75Severity of Illness IndexReceptors Tumor Necrosis FactorEtanerceptCohort StudiesMonoclonalReceptorsSettore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee E VenereeRegistriesHumanizedtumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors.switchingHazard ratioAntibodies MonoclonalMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeItalyPredictive value of tests75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index scoreFemaleDrugPsoriasis Area Severity IndexbiologicTNF-alphaAdultmedicine.medical_specialtytumor necrosis factorDermatology75% improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index score; PASI; PASI 75; Psoriasis Area Severity Index; TNF; biologics; efficacy; primary inefficacy; psoriasis; secondary loss of efficacy; switching; tumor necrosis factor; tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitorsAntibodies Monoclonal Humanizedsecondary loss of efficacyRisk AssessmentAntibodiestumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitorsDrug Administration ScheduleDose-Response RelationshipYoung AdultSettore MED/35Predictive Value of TestsInternal medicinePsoriasisSeverity of illnessmedicineConfidence IntervalsHumansPsoriasisbiologicsAdverse effectPsoriasis; TNF-alphaProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective Studiespsoriasibiologics; efficacy; primary inefficacy; psoriasis; secondary loss of efficacy; switching; tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors; Adalimumab; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antibodies Monoclonal; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Etanercept; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Infliximab; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Psoriasis; Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Young Adult; 2708Analysis of Variancepharmachological treatmentDose-Response Relationship DrugProportional hazards modelbusiness.industrytumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaPASIAdalimumabRetrospective cohort studypsoriasis arthritismedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalInfliximabSurgeryImmunoglobulin GMultivariate AnalysisANTI-TNFAbusiness2708Follow-Up Studies
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Recurrence, progression and cancer-specific mortality according to stage at re-TUR in T1G3 bladder cancer patients treated with BCG: not as bad as pr…

2018

PURPOSE: The goals of transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (TUR) are to completely resect the lesions and to make a correct diagnosis to adequately stage and treat the patient. Persistent disease after TUR is not uncommon and is why re-TUR is recommended in T1G3 patients. When there is T1 tumor in the re-TUR specimen, very high risks of progression (82%) have been reported. We analyze the risks of recurrence, progression to muscle-invasive disease and cancer-specific mortality (CSM) according to tumor stage at re-TUR in T1G3 patients treated with BCG. METHODS: In our retrospective cohort of 2451 T1G3 patients, 934 patients (38.1%) underwent re-TUR. 667 patients had residual disease (7…

NephrologyMalemedicine.medical_treatment030232 urology & nephrologyNon-muscle invasive bladder cancer · Re-transurethral resection of the bladder · Recurrence · ProgressionSettore MED/24 - Urologia0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieRe-transurethral resection of the bladderRecurrenceImmunologicCause of DeathCumulative incidenceStage (cooking)Cause of deathProgressionIntravesicalAdministration IntravesicalLocal030220 oncology & carcinogenesisAdministrationBCG VaccineDisease ProgressionFemaleNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerHumanReoperationmedicine.medical_specialtyUrologyUrologyCystectomyArticleFollow-Up StudieCystectomy03 medical and health sciencesAll institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical CenterAdjuvants ImmunologicInternal medicineUrological cancers Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 15]medicineHumansAdjuvantsAgedNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesBladder cancerProportional hazards modelbusiness.industryNon-muscle invasive bladder cancer; Progression; Re-transurethral resection of the bladder; Recurrence; Adjuvants Immunologic; Administration Intravesical; Aged; BCG Vaccine; Cause of Death; Cystectomy; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence Local; Neoplasm Staging; Proportional Hazards Models; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Urinary Bladder NeoplasmsRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseNeoplasm RecurrenceUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelNeoplasm Recurrence LocalbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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Substance use, medication adherence and outcome one year following a first episode of psychosis

2016

Both substance use and poor medication adherence are associated with poor outcome in psychosis. To clarify the contributions of substance use and poor medication adherence to poor outcome in the year following a first episode of psychosis, 205 patients were evaluated for use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and stimulants at their psychosis onset, and in a 1-year follow-up. Data on medication adherence and symptom remission were also collected. Patients had high rates of overall substance use before (37-65%) and after psychosis onset (45-66%). 44% showed poor medication adherence and 55% did not reach remission from psychosis. Nicotine dependence and cannabis use after psychosis onset signific…

Nicotine dependenceAdultMalePsychosismedicine.medical_specialtyFirst episode psychosisRemissionSubstance-Related DisordersMedication adherenceSubstance useCannabis useMedication AdherenceCannabis use; First episode psychosis; Medication adherence; Nicotine dependence; Remission; Substance use; Acute Disease03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicamedicineHumansYoung adultCannabis use; First episode psychosis; Medication adherence; Nicotine dependence; Remission; Substance use; Acute Disease; Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Psychotic Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Treatment Outcome; Young AdultNicotine dependencePsychiatryMedication adherenceSettore MED/25 - PsichiatriaBiological PsychiatryFirst episodebiologyCannabis useMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationFirst episode psychosi030227 psychiatryTreatment OutcomePsychotic DisordersPsychiatry and Mental HealthAcute DiseaseFemaleCannabisSubstance usePsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryAntipsychotic AgentsFollow-Up Studies
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