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Cimellaro A, Addesi D, Cavallo M, Spagnolo F, Suraci E, Cordaro R, Spinelli I, Passafaro F, Colosimo M, Pintaudi M, Pintaudi C. Monoclonal Antibodies and Antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Reduce the Risk of Long COVID: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Case-Control Study. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123135. [PMID: 36551891 PMCID: PMC9775930 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Long COVID is a complex condition affecting quality of life, with limited therapeutic options. We investigated the occurrence of long COVID in subjects receiving early therapy with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or antivirals to reduce the risk of COVID-19 progression. In this retrospective study we enrolled 737 adult patients (aged 65.16 ± 13.46; 361F), who experienced COVID-19 between January 2021 and March 2022. Antiviral or mAbs were administered to symptomatic patients who did not require oxygen therapy or hospital admission for SARS-CoV-2 infection, and who were at high risk of progression to severe disease, as identified by age > 65 years or the presence of comorbidities. Long COVID, defined as newly or persistent long-term symptoms 4 weeks after the onset of the acute illness, was reported in 204 cases (28%). Age (OR 1.03; p < 0.001), gender (OR 1.88; p < 0.001) and at least three comorbidities (OR 3.49; p = 0.049) were directly associated with long COVID; conversely, vaccination (OR 0.59; p = 0.005) and mAbs/antivirals (OR 0.44; p = 0.002) were independently associated with a reduced risk of long COVID. At a propensity-score-matched analysis, the mAbs/antivirals group had a significantly lower occurrence of long COVID in comparison with untreated controls (11% vs. 34%; p = 0.001). In conclusion, mAbs and antivirals administered against the progression of COVID-19 were associated with a reduced risk of long COVID.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonio Cimellaro
- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Coordination of Special Unit of Continuity Care for Local Health Authority, Via Vinicio Cortese n.25, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, Service Department, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Neurophysiology and Neurobiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo n.200, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Via Pio X n.83, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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Vitali C, Gussoni G, Bianchi G, Albanese CV, Diacinti D, Sinigaglia L, Nuti R, Muzzulini CL, Pintaudi C, Scanelli G, Magni G, Valerio A, Iori I, Mazzone A, Campanini M. High prevalence of fragility vertebral fractures in patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine Units. Results of the POINT (Prevalence of Osteoporosis in INTernal medicine) study. Bone 2015; 74:114-20. [PMID: 25623999 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (VFs) often go unrecognised in both healthy individuals and in pathological conditions. Few data exist on VFs in patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine Units (IMUs), who often suffer from multiple concomitant chronic disorders. AIM OF THE STUDY This multicentre cross-sectional study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of VFs in an unselected population of patients referring to IMUs. Correlations between VFs and the main coexisting diseases were also investigated. METHODS Information on demographic, clinical and laboratory findings, and on the presence of known risk factors for osteoporosis was recorded. The Genant's semi-quantitative method was used to evaluate, in a central reading centre, the presence and severity of VFs in the thoracic and lumbar spine. RESULTS A cohort of 995 patients was evaluated. At least one VF of any grade was found in 47.5% of patients, with similar prevalence between females (48.1%) and males (46.7%). Older age, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and previous diagnosis of osteoporosis showed a significant association with VFs in multivariable analysis. However, 79.7% of the VFs were observed in patients without previous diagnosis of osteoporosis. Moreover, a VF of grade 2 or greater was found in 20.8% of patients. CONCLUSIONS Fragility VFs is a very frequent finding in patients hospitalised in IMUs. Consequently, more attention should be devoted in this clinical setting to this comorbidity, which is known to be an additional factor for mortality and, when localised in the thoracic part of the spine, may negatively influence a concomitant respiratory insufficiency.
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- Department of Locomotor System, Division of Rheumatology, ASL3-Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genoa, Italy
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- Section of Osteoporosis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomical-Pathological Sciences, University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Section of Osteoporosis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomical-Pathological Sciences, University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "S. Anna", Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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Manes MT, Pintaudi C, Balsano M, Giglio M, Plastina F, Russo F. [Functional heart murmur and echocardiography: a solved problem?]. Ital Heart J Suppl 2000; 1:1582-5. [PMID: 11221587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Is it really vanished the need for echocardiography in the differential diagnosis of functional pediatric murmurs? METHODS To this aim 260 children (132 males, 128 females; age range 1-84 months) were examined with auscultatory cardiac murmur. All children underwent a clinical and instrumental evaluation (ECG and echocardiography) from two pediatric cardiologists with independent assessment. RESULTS Two hundred and ten patients (Group A) were evaluated clinically with functional murmur, 45 patients (Group B) with pathological murmur, 5 patients (Group C) with uncertain pathology. ECG showed changes in 1 Group B patient. Echocardiography showed pathology in 15 Group A patients (6 patients with patent foramen ovale, 5 patients with interatrial defect, 2 patients with bicuspid aortic valve, 1 patient with mitral insufficiency, 1 patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy). Pathology was excluded in 3 Group B patients, and in 2 Group C patients. In our clinical analysis echocardiography showed sensitivity 75%, specificity 97%, positive predictive value 90%, and negative predictive value 92%. CONCLUSIONS In our experience we suggest to perform echocardiographic examination in children with functional murmur for complete assessment.
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- M T Manes
- Divisione di Medicina Interna PO. Rogliano, Azienda Ospedaliera, Cosenza
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Rizzo M, Pintaudi C, Senatore F, Russo F. [Diabetes mellitus and spontaneous hypoglycemia. Report of a clinical case with extrainsular neoplasm]. Minerva Med 2000; 91:91-4. [PMID: 11037635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The authors report a case of hypoglycemia in a subject with NIDDM and CAD. The clinical syndrome, which was diagnosed as an induced form for a long time, was found to be spontaneous and caused by metastasised kidney neoplasm. This led to considerable problems of differentiated diagnosis owing to the concomitance of diabetes and vascular pathology. An adequate assessment of the clinical findings and the instrumental and biohumoral tests would have enabled a more rapid diagnosis, thus allowing a correct therapeutic approach to be adopted.
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- M Rizzo
- Divisione di Medicina Interna, Azienda Ospedaliera, Cosenza
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Perticone F, Pintaudi C, Cuda G, Spadea F, Tassone P, Mattioli PL. [Magnesium salts in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia]. G Ital Cardiol 1987; 17:857-64. [PMID: 3436500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We report the results of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) infusion in 10 patients with different ventricular arrhythmias: 6 torsade de pointes (2 with total A-V block, 1 with acute myocardial infarction and 3 with lengthening of the Q-Tc due to antiarrhythmic and/or diuretic treatment), 1 bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (on chronic treatment with digoxin (0.5 mg/day) and diuretics), and 3 polymorphic ventricular ectopic beats plus ventricular tachycardia runs (2 with hypertensive and 1 with ischemic cardiomyopathy). MgSO4 in normal saline was given at low rate (50 mg/min) and continued 2 hours after disappearance of arrhythmia, and the infusion was repeated at the same rate for 60-90 min twice daily for the next 3-4 days. In all patients the drug was effective and no side effects were observed. The heart rate and Q-Tc interval remained unchanged from baseline values. Serum creatinine concentration was normal. Serum Mg++, 60 minutes after the beginning of the infusion, was comparable to control values in all the patients, except 2 with hypomagnesemia. Finally, we can conclude that MgSO4 is an useful therapeutic tool for the treatment of various ventricular tachycardias.
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- F Perticone
- Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia di Catanzaro, Università di Reggio Calabria
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Perticone F, Cuda G, Spadea F, Pintaudi C, Tropea R. Malignant ventricular arrhythmia in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome during amiodarone treatment. Clin Cardiol 1987; 10:477-80. [PMID: 3621696 DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960100813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The ventricular rate during rapid atrial rhythms is related in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome to antegrade effective refractory period of the accessory pathways. Among the many antiarrhythmic drugs available, amiodarone is most commonly used for its large therapeutic window and very long half-life. We report a case of cardiac pre-excitation syndrome in a young male patient in whom amiodarone therapy (3000 mg/weekly) was instituted to modify the dangerous ventricular response during atrial fibrillation (shortest R-R interval 190 ms, ventricular rate 210 beats/min). Four months later, starting pharmacological treatment, a new electrophysiological study documented a malignant ventricular arrhythmia: during atrial fibrillation the minimum R-R interval was 160 ms and the ventricular rate 280 beats/min. Finally, the possible mechanism of paradoxical effect observed in our patient is hypothesized. Amiodarone could favor conduction over the accessory pathways by slowing or blocking conduction into the atrioventricular node and decreasing concealed retrograde conduction into the accessory bypass tract by normally conducted beats.
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Perticone F, Monda V, Tropea R, Pintaudi C, Columbro C, Bova G, Spadea F. [Importance of retrograde occult conduction on the modulation of the ventricular response in the cardiac pre-excitation syndrome]. Cardiologia 1987; 32:671-5. [PMID: 3690592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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