[HTML][HTML] The key role of phosphate on vascular calcification

M Cozzolino, P Ciceri, A Galassi, M Mangano… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Vascular calcification (VC) is common in dialysis and non-dialysis chronic kidney disease
(CKD) patients, even in the early stage of the disease. For this reason, it can be considered …

[HTML][HTML] Bempedoic acid: for whom and when

M Ruscica, CR Sirtori, S Carugo, M Banach… - Current Atherosclerosis …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of creating an orally active non-statin cholesterol-
lowering drug was achieved with bempedoic acid, a small linear molecule providing both a …

Alterations of cardiac structure in patients with isolated office, ambulatory, or home hypertension: data from the general population (Pressione Arteriose Monitorate E …

R Sega, G Trocino, A Lanzarotti, S Carugo, G Cesana… - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The prevalence and clinical significance of isolated office (or white coat)
hypertension is controversial, and population data are limited. We studied the prevalence of …

ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients with COVID-19: clinical and angiographic outcomes

GG Stefanini, M Montorfano, D Trabattoni, D Andreini… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
As of March 31, 2020 (median follow-up, 13 days; interquartile range, 2–20 days), 11
patients (39.3%) had died, 1 (3.6%) was still hospitalized in an intensive care unit, and 16 …

[HTML][HTML] Viral myocarditis: classification, diagnosis, and clinical implications

FB Sozzi, E Gherbesi, A Faggiano, E Gnan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium with focal or diffuse involvement.
Viral infections are the most common causes of myocarditis, especially in the Western …

[PDF][PDF] Evidence of functional and structural cardiac abnormalities in cirrhotic patients with and without ascites

M Pozzi, S Carugo, G Boari, V Pecci, S de Ceglia… - …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Cirrhosis is associated with cardiovascular abnormalities. Scanty information is available as
to whether these include left ventricle diastolic dysfunction and wall thickness increase. To …

Initiation of sacubitril/valsartan in haemodynamically stabilised heart failure patients in hospital or early after discharge: primary results of the randomised …

R Wachter, M Senni, J Belohlavek… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To assess tolerability and optimal time point for initiation of sacubitril/valsartan in
patients stabilised after acute heart failure (AHF). Methods and results TRANSITION was a …

QT interval prolongation and torsade de pointes in patients with COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin

E Chorin, L Wadhwani, S Magnani, M Dai, E Shulman… - Heart rhythm, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is no known effective therapy for patients with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). Initial reports suggesting the potential benefit of hydroxychloroquine …

Impact of heart failure on the clinical course and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID‐19. Results of the Cardio‐COVID‐Italy multicentre study

D Tomasoni, RM Inciardi, CM Lombardi… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To assess the prognostic value of a history of heart failure (HF) in patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Methods and results We enrolled 692 consecutive …

Association of troponin levels with mortality in Italian patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019: results of a multicenter study

CM Lombardi, V Carubelli, A Iorio, RM Inciardi… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Myocardial injury, detected by elevated plasma troponin levels, has been
associated with mortality in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …