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Antoncecchi V, Antoncecchi E, Orsini E, D'Ascenzo G, Oliviero U, Savino K, Aloisio A, Casalino L, Lillo A, Chiuini E, Santoro G, Manfrè V, Rizzo V, Zito GB. High prevalence of cardiac post-acute sequelae in patients recovered from Covid-19. Results from the ARCA post-COVID study. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev 2024; 21:200267. [PMID: 38638196 PMCID: PMC11024661 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2024.200267] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Background Many data were published about Long-Covid prevalence, very few about the findings of new cardiac alterations (NCA) in COVID-19-recovered people. ARCA-post-COVID is an observational study designed to investigate the prevalence of NCA in patients recovered from Covid-19.Methods: from June 2020 to December 2022, we enrolled 502 patients with a positive nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV2 and a subsequent negative one. We performed anamnesis, lab-test, and routine cardiological tests (ECG, Holter, TTE). Results The median age was 56 years (IQR 44-67); women were 52.19%; in the acute phase 24.1% of patients were treated in a medical department, 7.2% in the ICU and the others at home. At the visit, 389 patients (77.49%) complained of a broad range of symptoms. We reported patients' characteristics according to the course of the disease and the persistence of symptoms. NCA were found in 138 patients (27.49%): among them 60 cases (11.95%) of pericardial effusion. Patients with NCA were older (median 60y, IQR: 47-72, vs median 56y, IQR 42-65), had a higher prevalence of smokers (27% vs 17%; p0.014), CAD (11% vs 6%; p0.048) and stroke/TIA (3.6% vs 0.3%; p0.002) and a lower prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (18% vs 30%; p0.007). The prevalence of NCA seems constant with different subtypes of the virus. Conclusion the prevalence of NCA in patients who recovered from COVID-19 is high and constant since the beginning of the pandemic; it is predictable based on hospitalization and long-lasting symptoms (9.64%-42.52%). Patients with one of these characteristics should undergo cardiological screening.
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- Servizio di Cardiologia Centro Polispecialistico Medigea, Modugno, (Bari), Italy
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- Past dirigente medico, AUO Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Cardiologia e Fisiopatologia Cardiovascolare, Università e Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Italy
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- UDD Cardiologia/UTIC, Casa di Cura Villa Verde, Taranto, Italy
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- Cardiologia, Distretto Socio-Sanitario 10, Ospedale Fallacara, Triggiano, (BA), Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA), Campania, Italy
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Tirelli F, Lorenzon L, Biondi A, Neri I, Santoro G, Persiani R. Functional outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME): a random forest analysis to predict patients' outcomes. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:1037-1046. [PMID: 36871281 PMCID: PMC9985820 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02775-5] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Anorectal, sexual, and urinary dysfunction are common issues after rectal cancer surgery, although seldom explored. The primary aim of this study was to investigate postoperative anorectal functional results. METHODS Patients with mid/low-rectal cancer treated with transanal TME (TaTME) with primary anastomosis with/without diverting stoma between 2015 and 2020 were reviewed and selected if they had a minimum follow-up of 6 months (from the primary procedure or stoma reversal). Patients were interviewed using validated questionnaires and the primary outcome was bowel function based on Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) scores. Statistical analyses were performed to identify clinical/operative variables correlated with worse outcomes. A random forest (RF) algorithm was computed to classify patients at a greater risk of minor/major LARS. RESULTS Ninety-seven patients were selected out of 154 TaTME performed. Overall, 88.7% of the patients had a protective stoma and 25.8% reported major LARS at mean follow-up of 19.0 months. Statistical analyses documented that age, operative time, and interval to stoma reversal correlated with LARS outcomes. The RF analysis disclosed worse LARS symptoms in patients with longer operative time (> 295 min) and stoma reversal interval (> 5.6 months). If the interval ranged between 3 and 5.6 months, older patients (> 65 years) reported worse outcomes. Finally, no statistical difference was documented when comparing the rate of minor/major LARS in the first 27 cases versus others. CONCLUSION One-quarter of the patients developed major LARS after TaTME. An algorithm based on clinical/operative variables, such as age, operative time, and time to stoma reversal, was developed to identify categories at risk for LARS symptoms.
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- F Tirelli
- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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DE Luca M, Bosso G, Alma G, Carbone V, Ferrara F, Fimiani B, Guarnaccia F, Iandolo A, Murolo S, Olivares M, Romeo E, Santoro G, Valvano A, Zito G, Oliviero U. Alert-LDL-2: adherence to guidelines and goals attainment in the treatment of diabetic patients with dyslipidemia. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2023; 71:249-256. [PMID: 36637434 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.22.06189-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a cluster of lipid and apolipoprotein abnormalities which increase the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to guidelines-oriented dyslipidemia treatment in diabetic patients and to assess the efficacy of a territorial goal-oriented program. METHODS One thousand seventy-one diabetic patients at very high cardiovascular risk were enrolled in this prospective study. They performed a clinical-laboratory follow-up program, received lifestyle recommendations and optimization of their antihyperlipidemic therapies. At the beginning and the 3-month follow-up visit, LDL-c data were collected, and further therapies were prescribed to the patients that did not reach the target. After 12 month follow up, LDL-c data were collected again. RESULTS Diabetic patients significantly improved mean LDL cholesterol levels during one-year follow-up (LDLc mean value 135 mg/dL at baseline, 60 mg/dL at the end of the study), obtaining a greater reduction compared to non-diabetic patients participating in the same program. Accordingly, the percentage of patients that reached the lipid target was significantly higher in diabetic patients after 3-months and 12- follow-ups (P<0.05). Diabetic patients assuming statins, both in monotherapy and in combination with ezetimibe, increased during the follow-up (74.1% at the enrolment vs. 88.2% one year later). GLP1ra-treated patients achieved the greatest reduction in cholesterol levels compared to baseline. CONCLUSIONS The results of the study recommend encouraging strategies and appropriate treatments to achieve a targeted lipid profile in diabetic patients at very high cardiovascular risk.
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- Mariarosaria DE Luca
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy -
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA) Campania, Naples, Italy
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Cavarra F, Boffano P, Agnone A, Santoro G, Zanellato I, Valente G, Rocchetti V. Peripheral odontogenic fibroma of the mandible. Dental Cadmos 2023. [DOI: 10.19256/d.cadmos.2021.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Santoro G, Kulkarni S, Dhillon D, Vaitses M, Farooq A, Rajan B, Bilal M, Dayan M, Lien K. Abstract No. 47 Eliminating sedation during vertebral augmentation using basivertebral nerve block. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fumanelli J, Garibaldi S, Castaldi B, Di Candia A, Cuman M, Pizzuto A, Sirico D, Mirizzi G, Piacenti M, Cantinotti M, Assanta N, Di Salvo G, Santoro G. Short-term electrocardiographic atrial remodelling after asd closure with the gco device in a pediatric population. Europace 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac053.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background and Aim
The GORE® CARDIOFORM septal occluder (GCO) is an atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale (ASD/PFO) closure device with theoretical advantages over other commercialized devices thanks to its softness and anatomical compliance.
Our aim was to evaluate the short and medium-term electrocardiographic changes after percutaneous ASD closure with GCO in a pediatric population.
Methods
We enrolled 39 patients with isolated ASD submitted to trans-catheter closure with GCO from January 2020 to June 2021. EKG was performed before (T0), at 24 hours (T1) and 6 months (T2) after ASD transcatheter closure. P wave dispersion was calculated as the difference between maximum and minimum P- wave duration, PR interval as the interval between beginning of the P wave and beginning of the QRS complex and QT dispersion as the difference between maximun and minimun of QTc intervals. At 6-months from device implantation, the patients were submitted to ambulatory EKG Holter recording.
Results
Patients’ age and BSA were 8.2±4.2 years (IQR 4.2-8.3, median 7.0) and 1.0±0.3 m2 (IQR 0.7-1.7, median 0.9), respectively. The strectched ASD diameter was 16.3±4.5 mm (median 16), resulting in QP/QS of 1.7±0.6 (median 1.5). At the baseline mean P wave dispersion was 40±15 msec and decreased to 30±13 msec (p<0.002) at 24h, without any further change at 6 months (30±13 msec, p<0.002). PR conduction significantly improved at 24 h from device implantation (from 175.0±20.8 to 144.0±22.7 msec, p=0.018) and did not significantly change at 6 months (164.0±19.5 msec, p=NS). QTc dispersion decreased at 24 hours (31.7±.20.3, p<0.02) and at 6 months (28.0±18.1, p<0.002) from device implantation. After device deployment, 2 pts (5%) developed transient, self-limited junctional rhythm and one of them needed a short course of anti-arrhythmic therapy for supra-ventricular tachycardia. No tachy/brady-arrhythmias were recorded at the 6-months follow-up EKG Holter monitoring.
Conclusions
Percutaneous ASD closure with the GCO device results in significant, sudden improvement of intra-atrial, atrio-ventricular and intraventricular electrical homogeneity. This benefit persists unaltered over a medium term follow-up. It might be due to a favourable volumetric remodelling that was not hindered by mechanical impact of the occluding prosthesis and could explain the low rate of arrhythmias found at the mid-term EKG evaluation.
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- J Fumanelli
- University of Padua, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Padova, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- University of Padua, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Padova, Italy
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- University of Padua, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Padova, Italy
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- S. Maria Alla Pinetaf. don Gnocchi Centre, Pediatric Cardiology and GUCH Unit, Heart Hospital "G. Pasquinucci", Massa, Italy
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- S. Maria Alla Pinetaf. don Gnocchi Centre, Pediatric Cardiology and GUCH Unit, Heart Hospital "G. Pasquinucci", Massa, Italy
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- University of Padua, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Padova, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Massa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Pediatric Department, Pisa, Italy
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- S. Maria Alla Pinetaf. don Gnocchi Centre, Pediatric Cardiology and GUCH Unit, Heart Hospital "G. Pasquinucci", Massa, Italy
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- S. Maria Alla Pinetaf. don Gnocchi Centre, Pediatric Cardiology and GUCH Unit, Heart Hospital "G. Pasquinucci", Massa, Italy
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- University of Padua, Pediatric Cardiology Department, Padova, Italy
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- S. Maria Alla Pinetaf. don Gnocchi Centre, Pediatric Cardiology and GUCH Unit, Heart Hospital "G. Pasquinucci", Massa, Italy
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Castaldi B, Sirico D, Di Candia A, Cuman M, Cantinotti M, Di Salvo G, Santoro G. C36 ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT CLOSURE WITH A NEW OCCLUDER DEVICE, EXPERIENCE ON 100 PATIENTS. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac011.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Abstract
Background
This perspective, observational study evaluated safety and efficacy of the GORE® Cardioform ASD Occluder (WL Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ), compliant and potentially innovative prosthesis recently approved for closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASD).
Methods
100 unselected patients with significant ASD were submitted to trans–catheter closure with GORE® Cardioform ASD Occluder at two high–volume Italian Pediatric Cardiology centers. Primary endpoints were procedural success and safety. Secondary endpoints were closure rate and clinical safety at 1–month and 6–month follow–up.
Results
Patients‘age and weight were 7.8 (6.0–13.6)and 26.1 (20.0–54.0), respectively. ASD diameter was 17.4 + 4.4, resulting in QP/QS of 1.7 ± 0.7 (median 1.6). 33 patients presented an asd larger than 18mm in diameter. 58% of defects were considered complex based on the following characteristics: deficient rim(s) (except aortic rim), aneurismal/multi–fenestrated and ASD size/pt weight ratio >1.2. Device placement was successfully achieved in all but two patients (98%), in whom it embolized early after deployment, resulting in rescue surgical repair. No cross–over with different devices was recorded. Median procedure and fluoroscopy times were 54 and 11 min, respectively. Major adverse events were recorded in 7 pts. Complete closure rate was 87.3% at discharge, rising to 95.5% (39/42 pts) at 1 month evaluation, and 100% at 6 months without cardiac or extra–cardiac adverse events. “Complex” procedures were more time–consuming but as effective and safe as the “simple” ones.
Conclusions
The GORE® Cardioform ASD Occluder device was highly effective and versatile in closure of ASDs with different anatomy and size, even in challenging settings.
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- B Castaldi
- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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- AZIENDA OSPEDALE UNIVERSITÀ PADOVA, PADOVA; OSPEDALE “G. PASQUINUCCI”, MASSA
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Bosso G, De Luca M, Alma G, Carbone V, Ferrara F, Fimiani B, Guarnaccia F, Iandolo A, Murolo S, Olivares M, Romeo E, Santoro G, Valvano A, Zito G, Oliviero U. ALERT-LDL: adherence to guidelines in the treatment of patients with dyslipidemia. Intern Emerg Med 2022; 17:387-395. [PMID: 34302611 PMCID: PMC8964538 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-021-02809-6] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The association between LDL-c levels and cardiovascular outcomes suggests tailoring lipid-lowering therapies according to total cardiovascular risk. We aimed to evaluate the adherence to guidelines-oriented dyslipidaemia's treatment in an outpatient population referring to ARCA cardiologists, and assess the efficacy of treatment's optimization for each specific level of risk. Three thousand seventy-five patients enrolled in this prospective study were classified according to cardiovascular risk category, and their therapies were optimized. At the beginning and the 3 month follow-up visit, LDL-c data were collected, and further therapies were prescribed to the patients that did not reach the target. A significant LDL-c reduction was observed in all subgroups at different cardiovascular risk at the end of the study (p < 0.05). The number of patients assuming statins, both in monotherapy and in combination with ezetimibe, increased during the follow-up (63% at the enrollment vs 89% after 12 months). At the enrollment, only 1.4% of patients were treated with PCSK-9 inhibitors while after 12 months the percentage increased both in high (5.8%) and very high-risk (18.4%) patients. At the beginning of the study, only 698/3075 patients (22.7%) reached lipid targets. At the end of the study, carried out by the referring cardiologists in the pertaining healthcare districts and specifically aimed to control the lipid profile, the percentage of patients on target increased in all risk categories (68.5%). Our results suggest carefully implementing measures that encourage outpatients and their cardiologists to achieve the targeted lipid profile according to cardiovascular risk.
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- Giorgio Bosso
- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University Federico II, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy
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- ARCA (Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali), Campania, Italy.
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University Federico II, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Santoro G, Sheriff N, Noronha J, Nunes QM, Tandon A. Heller myotomy versus Heller myotomy with fundoplication in patients with achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021; 104:158-164. [PMID: 34730401 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.7123] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Heller myotomy (HM) remains the gold standard procedure for achalasia. The addition of different types of fundoplication to HM has been debated in several studies. Given the contradictory reports, this meta-analysis was undertaken to compare different outcomes after HM and HM with fundoplication (HMF). METHODS An electronic search was performed among five major databases (PubMed, Ovid, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar) from inception to October 2019, identifying all randomised and non-randomised studies comparing HM with HMF. Two authors searched electronic databases using the keywords 'achalasia' AND 'dysphagia' AND 'gastroesophageal reflux' and all data were pooled for random-effects meta-analysis. The primary and secondary outcomes were gastroesophageal reflux and dysphagia, respectively. RESULTS A total of six studies were included and involved 576 patients comparing HM and HMF. There was no statistically significant difference between gastroesophageal reflux in the HM vs HMF group (21.3% vs 22.9%, RR 1.32, 95% CI 0.60-2.88, p = 0.49). There was a slightly higher incidence of dysphagia observed in HM vs HMF (14.8% vs 10.8%, RR 1.54, 95% CI 0.98-2.41, p = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS There was no statistically significant difference in long-term outcomes between a group of patients undergoing HM and a group who underwent HM with fundoplication.
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- G Santoro
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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D'Alto M, Chessa M, Santoro G, Giordano M, Gaio G, Romeo E, Argiento P, Wacker J, D'Aiello F, Sarubbi B, Russo MG, Golino P, Costantine A, Naeije R, Dimopoulos K. The adding value of fluid challenge and balloon occlusion tests in patients with atrial septal defect. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Careful, step-wise assessment is required in all patients with an atrial septal defect (ASD) to exclude pre-existing pulmonary vascular disease or left ventricular disease. Fluid challenge test (FCT) and balloon occlusion testing (BOT) may unmask left ventricular disease and challenge the pulmonary circulation, but their complementary role in the evaluation of patients with “operable” ASD is not well established.
Aim
To evaluate the haemodynamic changes of the pulmonary circulation by FCT and BOT in ASD patients undergoing percutaneous closure according to the current guidelines.
Methods
Consecutive patients selected for percutaneous ASD closure underwent invasive hemodynamic assessment at baseline and after BOT, FCT and both.
Results
Fifty patients (mean age 47.3±11.7 years, 72% female) were included. All patients had a pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio (QP/QS) ≥1.5, pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) <5 WU and pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) <15 mmHg. Individuals with a PVR ≥2 WU at baseline were older, more symptomatic, with a higher baseline systemic vascular resistance compared to the lower PVR group (PVR <2 WU; p<0.0001). The response of Qp/Qs to FCT was different between groups (p<0.0001, Figure 1). Patients with a lower baseline PVR experienced an increase in Qp/Qs, which remained above 1.5 in all patients, whereas in almost all (90%) patients with a higher baseline PVR, the Qp/Qs fell to below 1.5.
FCT caused a marked increase in pulmonary blood flow of almost 2 liters (p<0.0001) accompanied by increases in PAWP (p<0.0001). BOT led to a modest increase in PAWP (Δ1.5 [−1.0–7.0] mmHg, p<0.0001). FCT added to BOT caused a further increase in PAWP and Qs (both p<0.0001), while PVR was unchanged (p>0.1).
No difference was observed in the PAWP response to FCT, BOT or both between groups; no patients reached a PAWP ≥18 mmHg following FCT or BOT alone, but 4 (8%) patients did following the addition of FCT to BOT. No acute clinical adverse events were experienced by any patients.
Conclusions
None of the reported ASD patients presented with FCT criteria of post-capillary PH (that is a PAWP >18 mmHg). Even small rises in PVR may have significant implications on cardiovascular haemodynamics. In fact, patients with PVR <2 WU showed an increase in Qp/Qs, which remained above 1.5 in all patients, suggesting that they still had a distensible pulmonary circulation, whereas in almost all patients with a PVR ≥2 WU, the Qp/Qs fell to below 1.5.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Figure 1
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- M D'Alto
- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, GUCH Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- G. Pasquinucci Hospital, Paediatric Cardiology, Massa, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, GUCH Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, GUCH Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AORN Ospedali dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Royal Brompton Hospital Imperial College London, GUCH Unit, London, United Kingdom
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- Erasme Hospital, Department of Pathophysiology, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Royal Brompton Hospital Imperial College London, GUCH Unit, London, United Kingdom
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D'Alto M, Chessa M, Gaio G, Santoro G, Giordano M, Romeo E, Argiento P, Wacker J, D'Aiello F, Sarubbi B, Russo M, Naeije R, Golino P. Response to fluid challenge in patients with atrial septal defect. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
A fluid challenge test (FCT) with a rapid infusion of saline allows for discrimination between pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) and may unmask hidden post-capillary PH. Patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) may develop pre- or post-capillary PH after shunt closure respectively in case of pulmonary vascular disease or left ventricular disease.
Aim
To evaluate the haemodynamic changes of the pulmonary circulation in ASD patients undergoing percutaneous closure with indicated according to the current ESC guidelines.
Methods
Twenty-three patients (mean age 42.9±12.4 years; 15 female) underwent right heart catheterization in basal conditions and after FCT (volume loading with rapid saline infusion of 7 ml/kg in 10 min) before percutaneous closure of the ASD.
Right atrial pressure (RAP), systolic, mean and diastolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP, mPAP and dPAP), pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP), cardiac output (CO), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and the ratio between pulmonary and systemic flow (QP/QS) were calculated four times: before and after inflating the sizing balloon both at baseline and immediately after FCT (Fig. 1).
Results
The patients had an increase in pressures and flows after FCT with open ASD: mPAP (18.7±4.4 vs 16.7±4.6 mmHg, p<0.001), PAWP (11.3±3.1 vs 9.2±3.0 mmHg, p<0.001), QP (12.5±2.3 vs 10.3±2.0 l/min, p<0.001), and QS (6.6±1.4 vs 5.9±1.2 l/min, p<0.001) but RAP remained unchanged (8.7±3.0 vs 8.3±2.4 mmHg, p=0.35). PVR (0.2±0.4 vs 0.8±0.3 Wood Units, p<0.001) and SVR (11.2±3.2 vs 12.5±3.2 Wood Units, p=0.02) decreased, and PVR/SVR (0.06±0.02 vs 0.06±0.3, p=0.25) remained unchanged. QP/QS increased in all patients after FCT (mean±SD: 2.0±0.4 vs 1.8±0.4, p<0.001).
During a temporary ASD closure by sizing balloon, the patients had increases of RAP (9.0±2.6 vs 7.6±2.6 mmHg, p<0.001) mPAP (19.5±4.0 vs 17.4±3.7 mmHg, p<0.001), PAWP (13.2±2.1 vs 11.2±2.9 mmHg, p<0.001), and CO (7.7±2.7 vs 6.8±2.3 l/min, p<0.001) after FCT. PVR remained unchanged (0.9±0.4 vs 1.1±0.6, p=0.12) and SVR reduced (9.8±2.7 vs 11.3±2.9, p<0.001) after FCT.
Conclusions
None of the reported ASD patients presented with FCT criteria of post-capillary PH (that is a PAWP >18 mmHg). The FCT was associated with an increase in QP/QS suggesting that the patients still had a distensible pulmonary circulation. Further studies are needed to explore the relevance of a FCT in ASD patients, particularly those with higher PVR values.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- M D'Alto
- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, GUCH Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- G. Pasquinucci Hospital, Paediatric Cardiology, Massa, Italy
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, GUCH Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, GUCH Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Erasme Hospital, Department of Pathophysiology, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- AO dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Mumoli N, Amellone C, Antonelli G, Augello G, Cloro C, D’Alleva A, Ascenzo LD, Imbalzano E, Masala R, Riccioni G, Romeo E, Rossi L, Santoro G, Sciatti E, Tondo A, Toso E, Venturini E, Vizzardi E, Mascioli G. Clinical Discussions in Antithrombotic Therapy Management in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Delphi Consensus Panel. CJC Open 2020; 2:641-651. [PMID: 33305224 PMCID: PMC7711025 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background In recent years, direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have entered clinical practice for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation or prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. However, remaining uncertainty regarding DOAC use in some clinical scenarios commonly encountered in the real world has not been fully explored in clinical trials. Methods We report on use of a Delphi consensus process on DOAC use in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients. The consensus process dealt with 9 main topics: (i) DOACs vs vitamin K antagonists in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients; (ii) therapeutic options for patients with stable total time in range treated with vitamin K antagonists; (iii) therapeutic options for patients aged > 85 years; (iv) therapeutic management of hyperfiltering patients; (v) pharmacologic interactions; (vi) therapeutic options in the long-term treatment (prevention) of patients with AF and acute coronary syndrome after the triple therapy; (vii) low doses of DOACs in AF patients; (viii) ischemic stroke in patients inappropriately treated with low doses of DOACs; (ix) management of patients taking DOACs with left atrial appendage thrombosis. Results A total of 101 physicians (cardiologists, internists, geriatricians, and hematologists) from Italy expressed their level of agreement on each statement by using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = somewhat agree; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree). Votes 1-2 were considered to be disagreement; votes 3-5 were considered to be agreement. Agreement among the respondents of ≥ 66% for each statement was considered consensus. A brief discussion of the results for each topic is also reported. Conclusions In clinical practice, there is still uncertainty on DOAC use, especially in elderly, fragile, comorbid, and hyperfiltering patients.
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Cernicharo J, Gallego JD, López-Pérez JA, Tercero F, Tanarro I, Beltrán F, de Vicente P, Lauwaet K, Alemán B, Moreno E, Herrero VJ, Doménech JL, Ramírez SI, Bermúdez C, Peláez RJ, Patino-Esteban M, López-Fernández I, García-Álvaro S, García-Carreño P, Cabezas C, Malo I, Amils R, Sobrado J, Diez-González C, Hernandéz J, Tercero B, Santoro G, Martínez L, Castellanos M, Vaquero Jiménez B, Pardo JR, Barbas L, López-Fernández J, Aja B, Leuther A, Martín-Gago JA. Broad band high resolution rotational spectroscopy for Laboratory Astrophysics. Astron Astrophys 2019; 626:10.1051/0004-6361/201935197. [PMID: 31186577 PMCID: PMC6557716 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We present a new experimental setup devoted to the study of gas phase molecules and processes using broad band high spectral resolution rotational spectroscopy. A reactor chamber has been equipped with radio receivers similar to those used by radio astronomers to search for molecular emission in space. The whole Q (31.5-50 GHz) and W bands (72-116.5 GHz) are available for rotational spectroscopy observations. The receivers are equipped with 16×2.5 GHz Fast Fourier Transform spectrometers with a spectral resolution of 38.14 kHz allowing the simultaneous observation of the complete Q band and one third of the W band. The whole W band can be observed in three settings in which the Q band is always observed. Species such as CH3CN, OCS, and SO2 are detected, together with many of their isotopologues and vibrationally excited states, in very short observing times. The system permits automatic overnight observations and integration times as long as 2.4×105 seconds have been reached. The chamber is equipped with a radiofrequency source to produce cold plasmas and with four ultraviolet lamps to study photochemical processes. Plasmas of CH4, N2, CH3CN, NH3, O2, and H2, among other species, have been generated and the molecular products easily identified by their rotational spectrum, and mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy. Finally, the rotational spectrum of the lowest energy conformer of CH3CH2NHCHO (N-Ethylformamide), a molecule previously characterized in microwave rotational spectroscopy, has been measured up to 116.5 GHz allowing the accurate determination of its rotational and distortion constants and its search in space.
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- J. Cernicharo
- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM. CSIC). Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM. CSIC). Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA Nanociencia, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM. CSIC). Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA Materiales, C/Eric Kandel 2, Tecnogetafe, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM. CSIC). Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM. CSIC). Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, UAEM. Av. Universidad, 1001 Col. Chamilpa 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM. CSIC). Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Crta. de Torrejón de Ardoz a Ajalvir, km 4. Torrejón de Ardoz, 28850, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM. CSIC). Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM. CSIC). Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF. CSIC). Group of Molecular Astrophysics, C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Centro de Desarrollos Tecnológicos, Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), 19141 Yebes, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Universidad de Cantabria, Department of Communication Engineering, Avda. Los Castros, 39005 Santander, Spain
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- Fraunhofer Institut fur Angewandte Festkorperphysik, Tullastresse 72, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM. CSIC). Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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Ciatto S, Andreoli C, Cirillo A, Bonardi R, Bianchi S, Santoro G, Farante G, Magni A, Campa T, Costa A. The Risk of Breast Cancer Subsequent to Histologic Diagnosis of Benign Intraductal Papilloma Follow-Up Study of 339 Cases. Tumori 2018; 77:41-3. [PMID: 2017798 DOI: 10.1177/030089169107700110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The risk of developing breast cancer was investigated in 339 patients in whom histologically confirmed intraductal papilloma had been surgically removed. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 14 years, (average, 6.62 years). Ten breast cancers were observed, whereas 3 were expected on the basis of age-specific incidence rates drawn from local cancer registries (relative risk = 3.33, 95% confidence interval = 1.60-6.13). No significant difference in the relative risk was observed as far as papilloma type (single or multiple) was concerned. All breast cancers observed occurred in the same breast as the papilloma. Women in whom a benign intraductal papilloma has been excised should be carefully followed since they at are higher risk for ipsilateral breast cancer.
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- S Ciatto
- Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Firenze, Italy
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Mohan HM, Fitzgerald E, Gokani V, Sutton P, Harries R, Bethune R, McDermott FD, Ahmad J, Akerele E, Ashken L, Baryeh K, Bethune R, Borakati A, Brown T, Camilleri-Brennan J, Choi J, Connor K, Duguid A, Dyson E, Fitzgerald J, Forde K, Gokani V, Gunner C, Hampton T, Harrison R, Harries R, Javed M, Khan H, Magee D, Mahdi S, McDermott F, McLean K, Mohan H, Monaghan E, Nair H, Padickakudi J, Petralia C, Raza M, Rigby S, Ruparelia J, Santoro G, Scholfield D, Seager A, Shawaf S, Solari M, Sorial A, Straight S, Vedage D, Vejsberg K, Wadsworth P, Whitaker J. Engagement and role of surgical trainees in global surgery: Consensus statement and recommendations from the Association of Surgeons in Training. Int J Surg 2018; 52:366-370. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Piersimoni C, Mustazzolu A, Iacobino A, Giannoni F, Santoro G, Gherardi G, Del Giudice A, Perna R, Fattorini L. Pyrazinamide susceptibility testing: proposed new standard with the BACTECTM MGITTM 960 system. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018; 20:1677-1680. [PMID: 27931346 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The susceptibility of 253 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates to pyrazinamide (PZA) was assessed using the BACTECTM MGITTM 960 (M960) system. Resistant strains underwent paired repeat testing using 1) a critical concentration of 200 g/ml (PZA-200), and 2) a reduced inoculum of 0.25 ml. They were also examined using the BACTEC 460 (B460) reference method and investigated for pncA mutations. On M960, 37 isolates were resistant. In the PZA-200 assay, 20 of these were resistant and 17 susceptible, while 18 were resistant and 19 susceptible with reduced inoculum. The B460 assay and pncA sequencing confirmed results with reduced inoculum.
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- C Piersimoni
- Regional Reference Mycobacteria Laboratory, United Hospitals, Ancona
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- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, Rome
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- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, Rome
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- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, Rome
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- Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Dei Colli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Regional Reference Mycobacteria Laboratory, United Hospitals, Ancona
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- Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Dei Colli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Dei Colli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, Rome
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Tanarro I, Alemán B, de Vicente P, Gallego JD, Pardo JR, Santoro G, Lauwaet K, Tercero F, Díaz-Pulido A, Moreno E, Agúndez M, Goicoechea JR, Sobrado JM, López JA, Martínez L, Doménech JL, Herrero VJ, Hernández JM, Peláez RJ, López-Pérez JA, Gómez-González J, Alonso JL, Jiménez E, Teyssier D, Makasheva K, Castellanos M, Joblin C, Martín-Gago JA, Cernicharo J. Using radio astronomical receivers for molecular spectroscopic characterization in astrochemical laboratory simulations: A proof of concept. Astron Astrophys 2018; 609:A15. [PMID: 29277841 PMCID: PMC5741178 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present a proof of concept on the coupling of radio astronomical receivers and spectrometers with chemical reactors and the performances of the resulting setup for spectroscopy and chemical simulations in laboratory astrophysics. Several experiments including cold plasma generation and UV photochemistry were performed in a 40 cm long gas cell placed in the beam path of the Aries 40 m radio telescope receivers operating in the 41-49 GHz frequency range interfaced with fast Fourier transform spectrometers providing 2 GHz bandwidth and 38 kHz resolution. The impedance matching of the cell windows has been studied using different materials. The choice of the material and its thickness was critical to obtain a sensitivity identical to that of standard radio astronomical observations. Spectroscopic signals arising from very low partial pressures of CH3OH, CH3CH2OH, HCOOH, OCS, CS, SO2 (<10-3 mbar) were detected in a few seconds. Fast data acquisition was achieved allowing for kinetic measurements in fragmentation experiments using electron impact or UV irradiation. Time evolution of chemical reactions involving OCS, O2 and CS2 was also observed demonstrating that reactive species, such as CS, can be maintained with high abundance in the gas phase during these experiments.
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- I Tanarro
- IEM. CSIC. Instituto de Estructura de la Materia. Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología, (CAB-CSIC/INTA). Carretera Torrejón a Ajalvir km 4, Torrejón de Ardoz 28850 (Madrid), Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- IEM. CSIC. Instituto de Estructura de la Materia. Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- IEM. CSIC. Instituto de Estructura de la Materia. Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- IEM. CSIC. Instituto de Estructura de la Materia. Molecular Physics Department. C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Tecnologías Radioastronómicas y Aplicaciones Geoespaciales (CNTRAG), Observatorio de Yebes (IGN), Spain
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- Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Área de Química-Física, Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía, Parque Científico UVa, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Camilo José Cela 1B, E-13071, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- European Space Astronomy Centre, ESA, PO Box 78, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
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- LAPLACE (Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion dÉnergie); Université de Toulouse; CNRS, UPS, INPT; 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMS, IRAP, 31000 Toulouse, France
- CNRS, IRAP, 9 Av. Colonel Roche, BP 44346, 31028 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- ICMM. CSIC. Materials Science Factory. Structure of Nanoscopic Systems Group, ESISNA. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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- ICMM. CSIC. Molecular Astrophysics Group. C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid. Spain
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Ritelli M, Morlino S, Giacopuzzi E, Bernardini L, Torres B, Santoro G, Ravasio V, Chiarelli N, D'Angelantonio D, Novelli A, Grammatico P, Colombi M, Castori M. A recognizable systemic connective tissue disorder with polyvalvular heart dystrophy and dysmorphism associated with TAB2
mutations. Clin Genet 2017; 93:126-133. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- M. Ritelli
- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Division/Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine; University “La Sapienza”, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital; Rome Italy
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Unità di Citogenetica; IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza; San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) Italy
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- Unità di Citogenetica; IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza; San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) Italy
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Division/Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine; University “La Sapienza”, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital; Rome Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Division/Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine; University “La Sapienza”, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital; Rome Italy
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Unità di Genetica Medica; IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza; San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) Italy
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Azpeitia J, Otero-Irurueta G, Palacio I, Martinez JI, del Árbol NR, Santoro G, Gutiérrez A, Aballe L, Foerster M, Kalbac M, Vales V, Mompeán FJ, García-Hernández M, Martín-Gago JA, Munuera C, López MF. High-quality PVD graphene growth by fullerene decomposition on Cu foils. Carbon N Y 2017; 119:535-543. [PMID: 28507390 PMCID: PMC5428744 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.04.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a new protocol to grow large-area, high-quality single-layer graphene on Cu foils at relatively low temperatures. We use C60 molecules evaporated in ultra high vacuum conditions as carbon source. This clean environment results in a strong reduction of oxygen-containing groups as depicted by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Unzipping of C60 is thermally promoted by annealing the substrate at 800ºC during evaporation. The graphene layer extends over areas larger than the Cu crystallite size, although it is changing its orientation with respect to the surface in the wrinkles and grain boundaries, producing a modulated ring in the low energy electron diffraction (LEED) pattern. This protocol is a self-limiting process leading exclusively to one single graphene layer. Raman spectroscopy confirms the high quality of the grown graphene. This layer exhibits an unperturbed Dirac-cone with a clear n-doping of 0.77 eV, which is caused by the interaction between graphene and substrate. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that this interaction can be induced by a coupling between graphene and substrate at specific points of the structure leading to a local sp3 configuration, which also contribute to the D-band in the Raman spectra.
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- J. Azpeitia
- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA-DEM), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility, Carrer de la llum 2-26, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona 08290, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility, Carrer de la llum 2-26, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona 08290, Spain
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, CZ-18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, CZ-18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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D'Errigo P, Tamburino C, Barbanti M, Ranucci M, Rosato S, Santoro G, Badoni G, Fusco D, Seccareccia F. P755Long-term comparative effectiveness of Transfemoral Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Results from the Italian OBSERVANT Study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- P. D'Errigo
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Rome, Italy
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- Ferrarotto Hospital - Institute for Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular, Catania, Italy
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- Ferrarotto Hospital - Institute for Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular, Catania, Italy
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- IRCCS, Policlinico San Donato, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and ICU, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Rome, Italy
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- Careggi Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Rome, Italy
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- Health Authority Roma E, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Rome, Italy
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Carbone A, Salerno G, Santoro G, Limongelli G, Vastarella R, Valente F, Gravino R, Masarone D, Verrengia M, Pacileo G. 1178Percutaneous treatment of mitral insufficiency and pseudo-aneurism: a case report. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx495.1178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Palumbo AR, Fasolino C, Santoro G, Gargano V, Rinaldi M, Arduino B, Belli M, Guida M. Evaluation of Symptoms and Prevention of Cancer in Menopause: The Value of Vulvar Exam. Transl Med UniSa 2016; 15:74-79. [PMID: 27896230 PMCID: PMC5120753] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA), is a chronic medical condition experienced by postmenopausal women, with prevalence estimated ranging from 10% to 50% [1]. VVA is characterized by a constellation of symptoms, that may affect daily activities, sexuality, relationships, and quality of life [3]. Early recognition and effective treatment of VVA may enhance sexual health and the quality of life of women and their partners. Some vulvar conditions such as lichen sclerosus are more prevalent in the postmenopausal years. Lichen sclerosus has been suggested as a precursor of Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. The vulvar exam in post-menopausal women plays an essential role in prevention of cancer because it allows to identify women who should undergo vulvar skin biopsy in order to early detect pre-neoplastic lesions for early diagnosis of cancer of the vulva.
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- AR Palumbo
- University of Medicine and Surgery, Unit Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salerno, Italy
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- University of Medicine and Surgery, Unit Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salerno, Italy
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- University of Medicine and Surgery, Unit Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, A.U.O.” San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, via S. Leonardo, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, A.U.O.” San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, via S. Leonardo, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, A.U.O.” San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, via S. Leonardo, Salerno, Italy
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- LILT (Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori), Avellino, Italy
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- University of Medicine and Surgery, Unit Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salerno, Italy
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Pescatori L, Niutta M, Tropeano MP, Santoro G, Santoro A. Erratum to: Fourth cranial nerve: surgical anatomy in the subtemporal transtentorial approach and in the pretemporal combined inter-intradural approach through the fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic craniotomy. A cadaveric study. Neurosurg Rev 2016; 40:179. [PMID: 27696005 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-016-0789-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- L Pescatori
- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza", University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza", University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza", University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy. .,Via Francesco Manfra n°3, 83100, Avellino, Italy.
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza", University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza", University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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L'encefalopatia di Wernicke in corso di iperemesi gravidica è un'entità patologica estremamente rara. Il ruolo della risonanza magnetica, in tale condizione morbosa, è quello di svelare precocemente le caratteristiche alterazioni di segnale a carico del Sistema Nervoso Centrale, in modo da consentire un adeguato intervento terapeutico.
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Pescatori L, Niutta M, Tropeano MP, Santoro G, Santoro A. Fourth cranial nerve: surgical anatomy in the subtemporal transtentorial approach and in the pretemporal combined inter-intradural approach through the fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic craniotomy. A cadaveric study. Neurosurg Rev 2016; 40:143-153. [PMID: 27549625 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-016-0777-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Despite the recent progress in surgical technology in the last decades, the surgical treatment of skull base lesions still remains a challenge. The purpose of this study was to assess the anatomy of the tentorial and cavernous segment of the fourth cranial nerve as it appears in two different surgical approaches to the skull base: subtemporal transtentorial approach and pretemporal fronto-orbito-zygomatic approach. Four human cadaveric fixed heads were used for the dissection. Using both sides of each cadaveric head, we made 16 dissections: 8 with subtemporal transtentorial technique and 8 with pretemporal fronto-orbito-zygomatic approach. The first segment that extends from the initial point of contact of the fourth cranial nerve with the tentorium (point Q) to its point of entry into its dural channel (point D) presents an average length of 13.5 mm with an extremely wide range and varying between 3.20 and 9.3 mm. The segment 2, which extends from point D to the point of entry into the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus, presents a lesser interindividual variability (mean 10.4 mm, range 15.1-5.9 mm). A precise knowledge of the surgical anatomy of the fourth cranial nerve and its neurovascular relationships is essential to safely approach. The recognition of some anatomical landmarks allows to treat pathologies located in regions of difficult surgical access even when there is an important subversion of the anatomy.
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- L Pescatori
- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy. .,, Via Francesco Manfra n°3, 83100, Avellino, Italy.
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psichiatry-Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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Crucitti P, Gallo IF, Santoro G, Mangiameli G. Lung cancer screening with low dose CT: experience at Campus Bio-Medico of Rome on 1500 patients. MINERVA CHIR 2015; 70:393-399. [PMID: 25700151] [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: 06/04/2023]
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AIM The main purpose of our project was to evaluate the prevalence of lung cancer in high risk, asymptomatic individuals in addition to quantifying the rate of surgically resectable tumors, and evaluating the role of lung cancer with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) as a tool for lung cancer screening. METHODS Between June 2011 and March 2014, 1500 volunteers at high risk for lung cancer were enrolled in our study and underwent LDCT in our institution. The subsequent diagnostic and therapeutic steps were planned in relation to the results emerging from LDCT. To evaluate speed and type of growth, solid nodules ≤4 mm were reassessed with annual LDCT, those >4-6 mm or >6-8 mm were reassessed with LDCT in 6 or 3 months while nodules suspicious for malignancy were investigated with PET-CT or biopsy according to NCCN guidelines. RESULTS Non-calcified nodules were detected in 525 subjects (35% of population): among these 42% had a diameter ≤4 mm, 43% had a diameter >5 mm but <10 mm, 3% appeared as "ground glass" lesions, and 63 (12% of detected nodules) had malignant characteristics (irregular margins, retraction of the surrounding parenchyma, diameter >10 mm). Among the 63 patients who underwent PET-CT or biopsy, 25 cases resulted positive for lung cancer (1.7% of population). These patients underwent surgical treatment with histological detection of tumors in stages IA, IB or IIB. CONCLUSION Our study confirmed the emerging data on the use of LDCT as a screening tool for lung neoplasm in individuals at risk. Due to the LDCT low rate of specificity complementary biomarkers are required to properly define patients at risk and to reduce the number of further radiological examinations.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Campus Bio‑Medico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy -
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Lagana A, Santoro G, Triolo O, Giacobbe V, Certo R, Palmara V. Hashimoto thyroiditis onset after laparoscopic removal of struma ovarii: an overview to unravel a rare and intriguing finding. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2015. [DOI: 10.12891/ceog1992.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Galetta F, Franzoni F, D'alessandro C, Piazza M, Tocchini L, Fallahi P, Antonelli A, Cupisti F, Santoro G. Body composition and cardiac dimensions in elite rhythmic gymnasts. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2015; 55:946-952. [PMID: 26470638] [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: 06/05/2023]
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AIM Rhythmic gymnasts are often believed to be a population at risk of malnutrition because of their tendency to keep a low weight and a lean appearance for better athletic performance, and because they start intensive training at a very young age. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in adolescent elite gymnasts the effects of physical activity on body composition and cardiac morphology and function. METHODS Sixteen national level rhythmic gymnasts and 16 control adolescent female underwent anthropometric measurements, bioelectric impedance and echocardiography to assess body composition and cardiac morphology and function. RESULTS As compared to controls, gymnasts had lower body mass index (16.9±1.1 vs. 18.7±1.0, P<0.001), fatty mass (14.2±4.5 vs. 15.8±2.9 %, P<0.05) and greater fat-free mass (84.0±4.7 vs. 80.5±5.0 %, P<0.05), left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (4.7±0.4 vs. 4.4±0.3 cm) and left ventricular mass, as absolute (132.8±21.2 vs. 112.5±22.8 g, P<0.01) and indexed (44.5±9.3 vs. 36.1±8.2 g/m2.7, P<0.01). Left ventricular mass was directly related to fat-free mass as absolute (r=0.37, P<0.05) and indexed (r=0.43, P<0.02). CONCLUSION Body composition analysis showed a lower percentage of body fat in the gymnasts, together with a higher percentage of fat-free mass. Echocardiographic findings indicate that elite rhythmic gymnastics present left ventricular remodeling as training-induced cardiac adaptation. Intensive training, dietary attitude and evident leanness of rhythmic gymnasts are not associated with cardiac abnormalities, as it is the case of pathological leanness.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy -
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Cutroneo G, Centofanti A, Speciale F, Rizzo G, Favaloro A, Santoro G, Bruschetta D, Milardi D, Micali A, Di Mauro D, Vermiglio G, Anastasi G, Trimarchi F. Sarcoglycan complex in masseter and sternocleidomastoid muscles of baboons: an immunohistochemical study. Eur J Histochem 2015; 59:2509. [PMID: 26150161 PMCID: PMC4503974 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2015.2509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The sarcoglycan complex consists of a group of single-pass transmembrane glycoproteins that are essential to maintain the integrity of muscle membranes. Any mutation in each sarcoglycan gene causes a series of recessive autosomal dystrophin-positive muscular dystrophies. Negative fibres for sarcoglycans have never been found in healthy humans and animals. In this study, we have investigated whether the social ranking has an influence on the expression of sarcoglycans in the skeletal muscles of healthy baboons. Biopsies of masseter and sternocleidomastoid muscles were processed for confocal immunohistochemical detection of sarcoglycans. Our findings showed that baboons from different social rankings exhibited different sarcoglycan expression profiles. While in dominant baboons almost all muscles were stained for sarcoglycans, only 55% of muscle fibres showed a significant staining. This different expression pattern is likely to be due to the living conditions of these primates. Sarcoglycans which play a key role in muscle activity by controlling contractile forces may influence the phenotype of muscle fibres, thus determining an adaptation to functional conditions. We hypothesize that this intraspecies variation reflects an epigenetic modification of the muscular protein network that allows baboons to adapt progressively to a different social status.
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Bahadur J, Sen D, Mazumder S, Santoro G, Yu S, Roth SV, Melnichenko YB. Colloidal Nanoparticle Interaction Transition during Solvent Evaporation Investigated by in-Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. Langmuir 2015; 31:4612-4618. [PMID: 25839830 DOI: 10.1021/la504769k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In-situ scanning small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments have been performed to probe the drying of a single suspended droplet of silica colloids. It has been demonstrated that the formation of a nanoparticle shell during drying can be confirmed just by measuring the temporal evolution of the spatial transmission profile across the drying droplet. The shrinkage of the droplet stops once the shell is formed. The temporal dependence of the shell thickness and droplet radius has been estimated by quantitative analysis of the functionality of the transmission profiles. It is revealed that the position of the correlation peak originating from interactions between silica nanoparticles evolves linearly during the initial stage of drying and exhibits sigmoidal growth behavior in later stages. The interaction between colloidal particles in different drying stages has been investigated. We provide experimental confirmation of the transition from repulsive interaction to a capillary-driven short-range attraction during shell formation. The present work demonstrates that in-situ scanning SAXS on a suspended droplet is an invaluable technique for monitoring the dynamic self-organization of colloids as it probes the drying of complex fluids without the interference of a substrate.
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- J Bahadur
- †Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
- ‡Biology and Soft Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- †Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- †Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- §Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestr. 85 D-22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- §Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestr. 85 D-22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- §Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestr. 85 D-22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- ‡Biology and Soft Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Körstgens V, Pröller S, Buchmann T, Moseguí González D, Song L, Yao Y, Wang W, Werhahn J, Santoro G, Roth SV, Iglev H, Kienberger R, Müller-Buschbaum P. Laser-ablated titania nanoparticles for aqueous processed hybrid solar cells. Nanoscale 2015; 7:2900-4. [PMID: 25623567 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06782g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Titania nanoparticles are produced by laser ablation in liquid in order to initiate functionalization of titania with the polymer for the active layer. By combining these titania nanoparticles and water-soluble poly[3-(potassium-6-hexanoate)thiophene-2,5-diyl] (P3P6T) hybrid solar cells are realized.
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- V Körstgens
- Technische Universität München, Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Laganà AS, Santoro G, Triolo O, Giacobbe V, Certo R, Palmara V. Hashimoto thyroiditis onset after laparoscopic removal of struma ovarii: an overview to unravel a rare and intriguing finding. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2015; 42:673-678. [PMID: 26524822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Struma ovarii is an uncommon type of ovarian tumor derived by germinal cells, characterized by the predominance of thyroid tissue (> 50%); 90-95% of these formations are benign and mainly affect the left ovary, while in 6% of the cases struma ovarii is bilateral. The malignant transformation is a rare condition that often occurs after 50 years. In most instances, diagnosis of malignant struma ovarii is made postoperatively during histological analysis. This tumor appears to derive by one germinal cell through loss of heterozygosity of the androgen receptor gene and of the X chromosome. Clinical symptoms comprise abdominopelvic mass, lower abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and ascites (the occurrence of this condition has been observed in one-third of the cases). The patients with struma ovarii generally do not manifest symptoms related to thyroid hyperfunction, reported only in 8% of the cases, and due to hyperstimulation of the thyroid by auto-antibodies. Thyroid tissue of the struma ovarii, often embedded in a teratoma, may be papillary, follicular or with mixed pattern and it can include elements of mucinous cystoadenomas, Brenner's tumor or carcinoid or melanomas cells. Here the authors report their experience with an unusual case of Hashimoto thyroiditis onset after laparoscopic removal of struma ovarii.
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Mannarino G, Piccioli L, Baldasseroni S, Marchionni N, Stolcova M, Santoro G, Ungar A. P502: Transcatether aortic valve implantation in urgency. A case report from Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Registry with Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA-TAVI). Eur Geriatr Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(14)70667-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Van Londen M, Humalda JK, Aarts BM, Sanders JS, Bakker SJL, Navis GJ, De Borst MH, Pazik J, O Dak M, Lewandowski Z, Podgorska M, Sadowska A, Sitarek E, Malejczyk J, Durlik M, Drechsler C, Philstrom H, Meinitzer A, Pilz S, Tomaschitz A, Abedini S, Fellstrom B, Jardine A, Wanner C, Maerz W, Holdaas H, Halleck F, Staeck O, Neumayer HH, Budde K, Khadzhynov D, Rostaing L, Allal A, Congy N, Aarninck A, Del Bello A, Maggioni S, Debiols B, Sallusto F, Kamar N, Stolyarevich E, Artyukhina L, Kim I, Tomilina N, Zaidenov V, Kurenkova L, Keyzer CA, De Borst MH, Van Den Berg E, Jahnen-Dechent W, Navis G, Bakker SJL, Van Goor H, Pasch A, Aulagnon F, Avettand-Fenoel V, Scemla A, Lanternier F, Lortholary O, Anglicheau D, Legendre C, Zuber J, Furic-Cunko V, Basic-Jukic N, Coric M, Kastelan Z, Hudolin T, Kes P, Mikolasevic I, Racki S, Lukenda V, Orlic L, Dobrowolski LC, Verberne HJ, Ten Berge IJM, Bemelman FJ, Krediet CTP, Ferreira AC, Silva C, Remedio F, Pena A, Nolasco F, Heldal K, Lonning K, Leivestad T, Reisaeter AV, Hartmann A, Foss AE, Midtvedt K, Vlachopanos G, Kassimatis T, Zerva A, Kokkona A, Stavroulaki E, Agrafiotis A, Sanchez Sobrino B, Lafuente Covarrubias O, Karsten Alvarez S, Zalamea Jarrin F, Rubio Gonzalez E, Huerta Arroyo A, Portoles Perez J, Basic-Jukic N, Kes P, Baek CH, Kim M, Kim JS, Yang WS, Han DJ, Park SK, Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Cabiddu G, Maxia S, Castellino S, Loi V, Guzzo G, Piccoli GB, Pani A, Bucsa C, Tacu D, Harza M, Sinescu I, Mircescu G, Stefan G, Alfieri CM, Laura F, Danilovic B, Cresseri D, Meneghini M, Riccardo F, Regalia A, Messa P, Panuccio V, Tripepi R, Parlongo G, Quattrone S, Leonardis D, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Mallamaci F, Amer H, Geerdes PA, Fettes TT, Prieto M, Walker RC, Edwards BS, Cosio FG, Khrabrova M, Nabokov A, Groene HJ, Weithofer P, Kliem V, Smirnov A, Dobronravov V, Sezer S, Gurlek Demirci B, Tutal E, Guliyev O, Say N CB, Ozdemir Acar FN, Haberal M, Albugami MM, Hussein M, Alsaeed S, Almubarak A, Bel'eed-Akkari K, Go biewska JE, 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Aniort J, Kaysi S, Mulliez A, Heng AE, Su owicz J, Wojas-Pelc A, Ignacak E, Janda K, Krzanowski M, Miarka P, Su owicz W, Filipov JJ, Zlatkov BK, Dimitrov EP, Svinarov DA, Champion L, Renoux C, Randoux C, Du Halgouet C, Azeroual L, Glotz D, Vrtovsnik F, Daugas E, Musetti C, Battista M, Cena T, Izzo C, Airoldi A, Magnani C, Stratta P, Fiskvik I, Holte H, Bentdal O, Holdaas H, Erkmen Uyar M, Sezer S, Bal Z, Guliyev O, Colak T, Gurlek Demirci B, Ozdemir Acar N, Haberal M, Kara E, Ahbap E, Basturk T, Koc Y, Sakaci T, Sahutoglu T, Akgol C, Sevinc M, Unsal A, Seyahi N, Abdultawab K, Alotaibi T, Gheith O, Mansour H, Halim M, Nair P, Said T, Balaha M, Elsayed A, Awadeen W, Nampoory N, Hwang JC, Jiang MY, Lu YH, Weng SF, Madziarska K, Zmonarski SC, Augustyniak-Bartosik H, Magott-Procelewska M, Krajewska M, Mazanowska O, Banasik M, Penar J, Weyde W, Boraty Ska M, Klinger M, Swarnalatha G, Narendranath L, Shanta Rao G, Sawhney A, Subrahmanyam L, Kumar S, Jeon H, Hakim A, Patel U, Shrivastava S, Banerjee D, Kimura T, Yagisawa T, Nanmoku K, Kurosawa A, Sakuma Y, Miki A, Nukui A, Lee CH, Oh IH, Park JS, Watarai Y, Narumi S, Goto N, Hiramitsu T, Tsujita M, Yamamoto T, Kobayashi T, Muniz Pacios L, Molina M, Cabrera J, Gonzalez E, Garcia Santiago A, Aunon P, Santana S, Polanco N, Gutierrez E, Jimenez C, Andres A, Mohammed M, Hammam M, Housawi A, Goldsmith DJ, Cronin A, Frame S, Smalcelj R, Canoz MB, Yavuz DD, Altunoglu A, Yavuz R, Colak T, Haberal M, Tong A, Hanson CS, Chapman JR, Halleck F, Budde K, Papachristou C, Craig J, Zheng XY, Han S, Wang LM, Zhu YH, Zeng L, Zhou MS, Guliyev O, Erkmen Uyar M, Sezer S, Bal Z, Colak T, Gurlek Demirci B, Ozdemir Acar N, Haberal M, Ranghino A, Diena D, De Rosa FG, Faletti R, Barbui AM, Guarnaccia C, Corcione S, Messina M, Ariaudo C, Segoloni GP, Biancone L, Patel R, Murray PD, Moiseev A, Kalachik A, Harden PN, Norby G, Mjoen G, Holdaas H, Gilboe IM, Shi Y, Luo L, Cai B, Wang T, Tao Y, Wang L, Erkmen Uyar M, Sezer S, Bal Z, Guliyev O, Tutal E, 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Santoro G, Buffet A, Döhrmann R, Yu S, Körstgens V, Müller-Buschbaum P, Gedde U, Hedenqvist M, Roth SV. Use of intermediate focus for grazing incidence small and wide angle x-ray scattering experiments at the beamline P03 of PETRA III, DESY. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:043901. [PMID: 24784620 DOI: 10.1063/1.4869784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We describe the new experimental possibilities of the micro- and nanofocus X-ray scattering beamline P03 of the synchrotron source PETRA III at DESY, Hamburg (Germany), which arise from experiments with smaller beam sizes in the micrometer range. This beamline has been upgraded recently to perform new kinds of experiments. The use of an intermediate focus allows for reducing the beam size of microfocused hard X-rays while preserving a large working distance between the focusing elements and the focus position. For the first time, this well-known methodology has been employed to grazing incidence small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS/GIWAXS). As examples, we highlight the applications to in situ studies using microfluidic devices in GISAXS geometry as well as the investigation of the crystallinity of thin films in GIWAXS geometry.
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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Sen D, Bahadur J, Mazumder S, Santoro G, Yu S, Roth SV. Probing evaporation induced assembly across a drying colloidal droplet using in situ small-angle X-ray scattering at the synchrotron source. Soft Matter 2014; 10:1621-1627. [PMID: 24651879 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52039k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Colloidal particles in a tiny drying droplet are forced to assemble due to attractive capillary forces. Jamming of the particles throughout the droplet remains either isotropic or anisotropic depending upon the drying kinetics and the physicochemical environment. In this work, we explore the dynamical evolution of such an assembly process across a single evaporative droplet by in situ scanning small-angle scattering using a micro-focused X-ray beam at the synchrotron source. A methodology has been elucidated to differentiate quantitatively between the isotropic and the anisotropic jamming process. Switching of jamming behaviour depending on the initial particle volume fraction in the droplet has been demonstrated. Three distinct stages of assembly, associated with droplet shrinkage, have been revealed even during isotropic jamming. This is in contrast to the drying of a pure liquid droplet under diffusion limited evaporation. It has been established that such in situ scattering measurements can also be used to estimate the temporal evolutions of the viscosity of a drying suspension as well as the diffusivity of nanoparticles in a droplet.
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India.
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Patra S, Sen D, Pandey AK, Bahadur J, Mazumder S, Ramagiri SV, Bellare JR, Roth SV, Santoro G, Yu S, Goswami A. Time resolved growth of membrane stabilized silver NPs and their catalytic activity. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra10400e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Growth kinetics of membrane stabilized silver nanoparticles have been studied for the first time with time resolved in situ SAXS. The catalytic application of nanocomposite membranes thus formed has also been explored.
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- Sabyasachi Patra
- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400 085, India
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- Solid State Physics Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400 085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400 085, India
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- Solid State Physics Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400 085, India
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- Solid State Physics Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400 085, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- I.I.T. Bombay
- Mumbai 400 076, India
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
- Hamburg, Germany
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400 085, India
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Soreca S, Aprile S, Cardone A, Carella G, Fimiani B, Guarnaccia F, Santoro G, Apuzzi V, Bosso G, Valvano A, Zito G, Oliviero U. Management of chronic heart failure: Role of home echocardiography in monitoring care programs. World J Cardiol 2012; 4:72-6. [PMID: 22451855 PMCID: PMC3312234 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i3.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2011] [Revised: 02/19/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To identify a possible role of home echocardiography for monitoring chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. METHODS We prospectively investigated 118 patients hospitalized during the last year for CHF who could not easily reach the pertaining District Healthcare Center. The patients were followed up with 2 home management programs: one including clinical and electrocardiographic evaluations and also periodic home echocardiographic examinations (group A), the other including clinical and electrocardiographic evaluations only (group B). RESULTS At the end of the 18-mo follow-up no signi-ficant differences were observed between the 2 groups as regards the primary endpoint: rehospitalization occurred in 4 patients of the group A and in 6 patients of the group B; major cardiovascular events occurred in 2 and in 3 patients, respectively. No significant differences were observed with respect to the secondary endpoints: one vascular event appeared in both the groups, 3 cardiovascular deaths occurred in group A and 2 in group B. No significant differences were observed between the 2 groups as regards the composite endpoint of death plus hospitalization. CONCLUSION Home echocardiography for monitoring of CHF patients does not improve the cardiovascular endpoints. In our CHF patients, a low incidence of vascular events was observed.
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- Silvia Soreca, Sergio Aprile, Andrea Cardone, Giovanni Carella, Biagio Fimiani, Franco Guarnaccia, Giosuè Santoro, Giovanni Zito, Associazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali, Campania, Via M. Testa 8, 84127 Salerno, Italy
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Franchini A, Bortolani V, Santoro G, Xheka K. Effects of the commensurability and disorder on friction for the system Xe/Cu. J Phys Condens Matter 2011; 23:484004. [PMID: 22085886 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/48/484004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We present molecular dynamics simulations of static friction for a monolayer of Xe deposited on a thick slab of Cu for two different geometries. The interaction potential between Xe and Cu has been derived from DFT calculations. The first geometry is the commensurate adsorption geometry (√3 × √3 suggested by LEED, corresponding to a coverage 1/3, where all Xe atoms are on top positions. The second one corresponds to a coverage 0.36 and is characterized by a large surface unit cell, containing 9 Xe atoms in different disordered positions. This large unit cell mimics an incommensurate case. Our analysis points out the effect of the order/disorder in tribological properties of a realistic three-dimensional system.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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Chioccioli M, Del Meglio J, Casolo G, Kuznetsov VA, Melnikov NN, Krinochkin DV, Calin A, Enache R, Popescu B, Beladan C, Rosca M, Lupascu L, Purcarea F, Calin C, Gurzun M, Ginghina C, Dulgheru R, Ciobanu A, Magda S, Mihaila S, Rimbas R, Margulescu A, Cinteza M, Vinereanu D, Sumin AN, Arhipov O, Yoon J, Moon J, Rim S, Nyktari E, Patrianakos A, Solidakis G, Psathakis E, Parthenakis F, Vardas P, Kordybach M, Kowalski M, Kowalik E, Hoffman P, Nagy KV, Kutyifa V, Edes E, Apor A, Merkely B, Gerlach A, Rost C, Schmid M, Rost M, Flachskampf F, Daniel W, Breithardt O, Altekin E, Karakas S, Yanikoglu A, Er A, Baktir A, Demir I, Deger N, Klitsie L, Hazekamp M, Roest A, Van Der Hulst A, Gesink- Van Der Veer B, Kuipers I, Blom N, Ten Harkel A, Farsalinos K, Tsiapras D, Kyrzopoulos S, Avramidou E, Vasilopoulou D, Voudris V, Werner B, Florianczyk T, Ivanovic B, Tadic M, Kalinowski M, Szulik M, Streb W, Rybus-Kalinowska B, Sliwinska A, Stabryla J, Kukla M, Nowak J, Kukulski T, Kalarus Z, Florescu M, Mihalcea D, Magda L, Suran B, Enescu O, Mincu R, Cinteza M, Vinereanu D, Salerno G, Scognamiglio G, D'andrea A, Dinardo G, Gravino R, Sarubbi B, Disalvo G, Pacileo G, Russo M, Calabro R, Liao JN, Sung S, Chen C, Park S, Shin S, Kim M, Shim S, Yildirimturk O, Helvacioglu F, Ulusoy O, Duran C, Tayyareci Y, Yurdakul S, Aytekin S, Kirschner R, Simor T, Moreo A, Ambrosio G, De Chiara B, Tran T, Raman S, Vidal Perez RC, Carreras F, Leta R, Pujadas S, Barros A, Hidalgo A, Alomar X, Pons-Llado G, Olofsson M, Boman K, Ledakowicz-Polak A, Polak L, Zielinska M, Fontana A, Schirone V, Mauro A, Zambon A, Giannattasio C, Trocino G, Dekleva M, Dungen H, Inkrot S, Gelbrich G, Suzic Lazic J, Kleut M, Markovic Nikolic N, Waagstein F, Khoor S, Balogh N, Simon I, Fugedi K, Kovacs I, Khoor M, Florian G, Kocsis A, Szuszai T, O'driscoll J, Saha A, Smith R, Gupta S, Sharma R, Lenkey Z, Gaszner B, Illyes M, Sarszegi Z, Horvath IG, Magyari B, Molnar F, Cziraki A, Elnoamany MF, Badran H, Ebraheem H, Reda A, Elsheekh N. 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Bromo F, Guida A, Santoro G, Peciarolo MR, Eramo S. Pit and fissure sealants: review of literature and application technique. Minerva Stomatol 2011; 60:529-541. [PMID: 22082857] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Molars and premolars are the most vulnerable teeth to caries attack. The high susceptibility of these teeth to caries is directly related to morphology of their occlusal surface that prevents both chemical cleaning by saliva and mechanical cleaning by toothbrush. Pit and fissures are therefore the most prone areas to caries and need special protection to prevent carious lesions. Fluoride is the only chemical element used for caries prevention. In fact, it favors the remineralisation of initial lesions, prevents the production of polysaccharides essential for the development and sustainment of bacterial plaque, and the absorption of salivary glycoprotein. Fluoride also reinforces enamel, making it less susceptible to caries. Two methods of fluoroprophylaxis have been proposed: the first is the systemic fluoroprophylaxis which is particularly efficient in preventing interproximal caries, but it does not form an adequate protective barrier on the occlusal surfaces; the other is the topical application of a fluoride gel to the tooth surface, although this second method does not significantly reduce the incidence of caries. The efficacy of the sealing procedures depends on the correct application technique. Observing an operative protocol will ensure a longer lasting retention of the sealant on the occlusal surface and subsequently prolongs the protection against caries.
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- F Bromo
- University of Bologna Bologna, Italy.
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Guldbrand D, Goetzsche O, Eika B, Watanabe N, Taniguchi M, Akagi T, Koide N, Sano S, Orbovic B, Obrenovic-Kircanski B, Ristic S, Soskic LJ, Alhabshan F, Jijeh A, Abo Remsh H, Alkhaldi A, Najm HK, Gasior Z, Skowerski M, Kulach A, Szymanski L, Sosnowski M, Wang M, Siu CW, Lee K, Yue WS, Yan GH, Lee S, Lau CP, Tse HF, O'connor K, Rosca M, Magne J, Romano G, Moonen M, Pierard LA, Lancellotti P, Floria M, De Roy L, Blommaert D, Jamart J, Dormal F, Lacrosse M, Arsenescu Georgescu C, Mizariene V, Bucyte S, Bertasiute A, Pociute E, Zaliaduonyte-Peksiene D, Baronaite-Dudoniene K, Sileikiene R, Vaskelyte J, Jurkevicius R, Dencker M, Thorsson O, Karlsson MK, Linden C, Wollmer P, Andersen LB, Catalano O, Perotti MR, Colombo E, De Giorgi M, Cattaneo M, Cobelli F, Priori SG, Ober C, Iancu Adrian IA, Andreea Parv PA, Cadis Horatiu CH, Ober Mihai OM, Chmielecki M, Fijalkowski M, Galaska R, Dubaniewicz W, Lewicki L, Targonski R, Ciecwierz D, Puchalski W, Koprowski A, Rynkiewicz A, Hristova K, La Gerche A, Katova TZ, Kostova V, Simova Y, Kempny A, Diller GP, Orwat S, Kaleschke G, Kerckhoff G, Schmidt R, Radke RM, Baumgartner H, Smarz K, Zaborska B, Jaxa-Chamiec T, Maciejewski P, Budaj A, Kiotsekoglou A, Govind SC, Gadiyaram V, Moggridge JC, Govindan M, Gopal AS, Ramesh SS, Brodin LA, Saha SK, Ramzy IS, Lindqvist P, Lam YY, Duncan AM, Henein MY, Craciunescu IS, Serban M, Iancu M, Revnic C, Popescu BA, Alexandru D, Rogoz D, Uscatescu V, Ginghina C, Careri G, Di Monaco A, Nerla R, Tarzia P, Lamendola P, Sestito A, Lanza GA, Crea F, Giannini F, Pinamonti B, Santangelo S, Perkan A, Vitrella G, Rakar S, Merlo M, Della Grazia E, Salvi A, Sinagra G, Scislo P, Kochanowski J, Piatkowski R, Roik M, Postula M, Opolski G, Castillo J, Herszkowicz N, Ferreira C, Lonnebakken MT, Staal EM, Nordrehaug JE, Gerdts E, Przewlocka-Kosmala M, Orda A, Karolko B, Bajraktari G, Lindqvist P, Gustafsson U, Holmgren A, Henein MY, Frattini S, Faggiano P, Zilioli V, Locantore E, Longhi S, Bellandi F, Faden G, Triggiani M, Dei Cas L, Seo SM, Jung HO, An SH, Jung SY, Park CS, Jeon HK, Youn HJ, Chung WB, Kim JH, Uhm JS, Mampuya W, Brochu MC, Do DH, Essadiqi B, Farand P, Lepage S, Daly MJ, Monaghan M, Hamilton A, Lockhart C, Kodoth V, Maguire C, Morton A, Manoharan G, Spence MS, Streb W, Mitrega K, Nowak J, Duszanska A, Szulik M, Kalinowski M, Kukulski T, Kalarus Z, Calvo Iglesias FE, Solla-Ruiz I, Villanueva-Benito I, Paredes-Galan E, Bravo-Amaro M, Iniguez-Romo A, Yildirimturk O, Helvacioglu FF, Tayyareci Y, Yurdakul S, Demiroglu IC, Aytekin S, Enache R, Piazza R, Muraru D, Roman-Pognuz A, Popescu BA, Calin A, Leiballi E, Antonini-Canterin F, Ginghina C, Nicolosi GL, Ridard C, Bellouin A, Thebault C, Laurent M, Donal E, Sutandar A, Siswanto BB, Irmalita I, Harimurti G, Saxena A, Ramakrishnan S, Roy A, Krishnan A, Misra P, Bhargava B, Poole-Wilson PA, Loegstrup BB, Andersen HR, Poulsen SH, Klaaborg KE, Egeblad HE, Gu X, Gu XY, He YH, Li ZA, Han JC, Chen J, Mansencal N, Mitry E, Rougier P, Dubourg O, Villarraga H, Adjei-Twum K, Cudjoe TKM, Clavell A, Schears RM, Cabrera Bueno F, Molina Mora MJ, Fernandez Pastor J, Linde Estrella A, Pena Hernandez JL, Isasti Aizpurua G, Carrasco Chinchilla F, Barrera Cordero A, Alzueta Rodriguez FJ, De Teresa Galvan E, Gaetano Contegiacomo GC, Francesco Pollice FP, Paolo Pollice PP, Gu X, Gu XY, He YH, Li ZA, Kontos MC, Shin DH, Yoo SY, Lee CK, Jang JK, Jung SI, Song SI, Seo SI, Cheong SS, Peteiro J, Perez-Perez A, Bouzas-Mosquera A, Pineiro M, Pazos P, Campo R, Castro-Beiras A, Gaibazzi N, Rigo F, Sartorio D, Reverberi C, Sitia S, Tomasoni L, Gianturco L, Ghio L, Stella D, Greco P, De Gennaro Colonna V, Turiel M, Sitia S, Tomasoni L, Cicala S, Magagnin V, Caiani E, Turiel M, Kyrzopoulos S, Tsiapras D, Domproglou G, Avramidou E, Voudris V, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Lipiec P, Chrzanowski L, Roszczyk N, Kupczynska K, Kasprzak JD, Sachpekidis V, Bhan A, Gianstefani S, Reiken J, Paul M, Pearson P, Harries D, Monaghan MJ, Dale K, Stoylen A, Saha SK, Kodali V, Toole R, Govind SC, Moggridge JC, Kiotsekoglou A, Gopal AS, Raju P, Mcintosh RA, Silberbauer J, Baumann O, Patel NR, Sulke N, Trivedi U, Hyde J, Venn G, Lloyd G, Wejner-Mik P, Lipiec P, Wierzbowska K, Kasprzak JD, Lowenstein JA, Caniggia C, Garcia A, Amor M, Casso N, Lowenstein Haber D, Porley C, Zambrana G, Daru V, Deljanin Ilic M, Ilic S, Kalimanovska Ostric D, Stoickov V, Zdravkovic M, Paraskevaidis I, Ikonomidis I, Parissis J, Papadopoulos C, Stasinos V, Bistola V, Anastasiou-Nana M, Gudin Uriel M, Balaguer Malfagon JR, Perez Bosca JL, Ridocci Soriano F, Martinez Alzamora N, Paya Serrano R, Ciampi Q, Pratali L, Della Porta M, Petruzziello B, Villari B, Picano E, Sicari R, Rosner A, Avenarius D, Malm S, Iqbal A, Baltabaeva A, Sutherland GR, Bijnens B, Myrmel T, Andersen M, Gustafsson F, Secher NH, Brassard P, Jensen AS, Hassager C, Madsen PL, Moller JE, Mampuya W, Brochu MC, Coutu M, Do DH, Essadiqi B, Farand P, Greentree D, Normandin D, Lepage S, Brun H, Dipchand A, Koopman L, Fackoury CT, Truong S, Manlhiot C, Mertens L, Baroni M, Mariani M, Chabane HK, Berti S, Ripoli A, Storti S, Glauber M, Scopelliti PA, Antongiovanni GB, Personeni D, Saino A, Tespili M, Jung P, Mueller M, Jander F, Sohn HY, Rieber J, Schneider P, Klauss V, Agricola E, Slavich M, Stella S, Ancona M, Oppizzi M, Bertoglio L, Melissano G, Margonato A, Chiesa R, Cejudo Diaz Del Campo L, Mesa Rubio D, Ruiz Ortiz M, Delgado Ortega M, Villanueva Fernandez E, Lopez Aguilera J, Toledano Delgado F, Pan Alvarez-Ossorio M, Suarez De Lezo Cruz Conde J, Lafuente M, Butz T, Meissner A, Lang CN, Prull MW, Plehn G, Trappe HJ, Nair SV, Lee L, Mcleod I, Whyte G, Shrimpton J, Hildick Smith D, James PR, Slikkerveer J, Appelman YEA, Veen G, Porter TR, Kamp O, Colonna P, Ten Cate FJ, Bokor D, Daponte A, Cocciolo M, Bona M, Sacchi S, Becher H, Chai SC, Tan PJ, Goh YS, Ong SH, Chow J, Lee LL, Goh PP, Tong KL, Kakihara R, Naruse C, Hironaka H, Tsuzuku T, Ozawa K, Tomaszuk-Kazberuk A, Sobkowicz B, Malyszko J, Malyszko JS, Kalinowski M, Sawicki R, Hirnle T, Dobrzycki S, Mysliwiec M, Musial WJ, Mathias W, Kowatsch I, Saroute ALR, Osorio AFF, Sbano JCN, Ramires JAF, Tsutsui JM, Sakata K, Ito H, Ishii K, Sakuma T, Iwakura K, Yoshino H, Yoshikawa J, Shahgaldi K, Lopez A, Fernstrom B, Sahlen A, Winter R, Kovalova S, Necas J, Amundsen BH, Jasaityte R, Kiss G, Barbosa D, D'hooge J, Torp H, Szmigielski CA, Newton JD, Rajpoot K, Noble JA, Kerber R, Becher H, Koopman LP, Slorach C, Chahal N, Hui W, Sarkola T, Manlhiot C, Bradley TJ, Jaeggi ET, Mccrindle BW, Mertens L, Staron A, Gasior Z, Jasinski M, Wos S, Sengupta P, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Chrzanowski L, Kasprzak JD, Hayat D, Kloeckner M, Nahum J, Dussault C, Dubois Rande JL, Gueret P, Lim P, King GJ, Brown A, Ho E, Amuntaser I, Bennet K, Mc Elhome N, Murphy RT, Cooper RM, Somauroo JD, Shave RE, Williams KL, Forster J, George C, Bett T, George KP, D'andrea A, Riegler L, Cocchia R, Golia E, Gravino R, Salerno G, Citro R, Caso PIO, Bossone E, Calabro' R, Crispi F, Bijnens B, Figueras F, Bartrons J, Eixarch E, Le Noble F, Ahmed A, Gratacos E, Shang Q, Yip WK, Tam LS, Zhang Q, Lam YY, Li CM, Wang T, Ma CY, Li KM, Yu CM, Dahlslett T, Helland I, Edvardsen T, Skulstad H, Magda LS, Florescu M, Ciobanu A, Dulgheru R, Mincu R, Vinereanu D, Luckie M, Chacko S, Nair S, Mamas M, Khattar RS, El-Omar M, Kuch-Wocial A, Pruszczyk P, Szmigielski CA, Szulc M, Styczynski G, Sinski M, Kaczynska A, Bajraktari G, Vela Z, Haliti E, Hyseni V, Olloni R, Rexhepaj N, Elezi S, Henein MY, Onaindia JJ, Quintana O, Cacicedo A, Velasco S, Alarcon JJ, Morillas M, Rumoroso JR, Zumalde J, Lekuona I, Laraudogoitia Zaldumbide E, Haliti E, Bajraktari G, Poniku A, Ahmeti A, Elezi S, Henein MY, Duncan RF, Mccomb JM, Pemberton J, Lord SW, Leong D, Plummer C, Macgowan G, Grubb N, Leung M, Kenny A, Prinz C, Voigt JU, Zaidi A, Heatley M, Abildstrom SZ, Hvelplund A, Berning J, Saha SK, Toole R, Govind S, Kiotsekoglou A, Brodin L, Gopal A, Castaldi B, Di Salvo G, Santoro G, Gaio G, Palladino MT, Iacono C, Pacileo G, Russo MG, Calabro R, Wang YS, Dong LL, Shu XH, Pan CZ, Zhou DX, Sen T, Tufekcioglu O, Ozdemir M, Tuncez A, Uygur B, Golbasi Z, Kisacik H, Delfino L, De Leo FD, Chiappa LC, Abdel Ghani B, Schiavina R, Salvade P, Morganti A, Bedogni F, Mahia P, Gutierrez L, Pineda V, Garcia B, Otaegui I, Rodriguez JF, Gonzalez MT, Descalzo M, Evangelista A, Garcia-Dorado D, Bruin De- Bon HACM, Van Den Brink RBA, Surie S, Bresser P, Vleugels J, Eckmann HM, Samson DA, Bouma BJ, Dedobbeleer C, Antoine M, Remmelink M, Unger P, Roosens B, Hmila I, Hernot S, Droogmans S, Van Camp G, Lahoutte T, Muyldermans S, Cosyns B, Feltes G, Serra V, Azevedo O, Barbado J, Herrera J, Rivera A, Paniagua J, Valverde V, Torras J, Arriba G, Christodoulides T, Ioannides M, Simamonian K, Yiangou K, Myrianthefs M, Nicolaides E, Dedobbeleer C, Pandolfo M, Unger P, Kleijn SA, Aly MFAA, Terwee CB, Van Rossum AC, Kamp O, Delgado V, Shanks M, Siebelink HM, Sieders A, Lamb H, Ajmone Marsan N, Westenberg J, De Roos A, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, Anwar AM, Nosir Y, Chamsi-Pasha H, Tschernich HD, Seeburger J, Borger M, Mukherjee C, Mohr FW, Ender J, Obase K, Okura H, Yamada R, Miyamoto Y, Saito K, Imai K, Hayashida A, Watanabe N, Yoshida K. 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Molecular dynamics simulations of the sliding friction between two thick solid slabs are performed. The upper body is formed of light N(2) particles and the substrate of heavy Pb atoms. Among the various mechanisms that are responsible for the friction, we consider the phonon-phonon interaction between the two blocks. To provide evidence of the phonon interaction, we compare two different systems. For the first we consider the substrate as formed of atoms fixed in the equilibrium (111) positions. In the second system the Pb atoms can be displaced from the ideal positions, under their mutual interactions. A comparison with recently obtained experimental data will be discussed.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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D'Alto M, Romeo E, Argiento P, Santoro G, Sarubbi B, Gaio G, Melot C, Russo MG, Naeije R, Calabro R. Pulmonary vasoreactivity predicts long-term outcome in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome receiving bosentan therapy. Heart 2010; 96:1475-9. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.199661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Borgonovo AE, Arnaboldi O, Censi R, Dolci M, Santoro G. Edentulous jaws rehabilitation with yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide implants: two years follow-up experience. Minerva Stomatol 2010; 59:381-392. [PMID: 20842075] [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: 05/29/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to present authors' two-year clinical experience with Yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide implants placed in native bone or regenerated bone. METHODS Yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide implants made of brezirkon (whiteSKY, Bredent medical, Senden, Germany) were used for the treatment of edentulous ridge rehabilitation in the Dental Clinic of the University of Milan (Head of the Department, Prof. F. Santoro). Zirconium dioxide is a highly resistant ceramic material obtained by cleaning zirconium dioxide and zirconium silicate. The implant used in the clinical study featured a conical one piece implant with double cylindrical thread with a sandblasted rough surface. The prosthetic section was smooth. RESULTS Forty-six implants have been inserted in 18 patients from January 2007 to January 2009, the follow-up period was comprised between 6 and 24 months. The overall success rate was 89%; the success rate in native bone was 97% and 74% in augmented bone. It can be stated that the success rate is comparable to titanium fixtures. CONCLUSION It would be logical to use a ceramic material for the esthetic regions; zirconium dioxide is particularly suitable since it features tissue friendliness and resistance comparable to titanium. The good mechanical properties, possibility of easy fabrication of the prosthetic restoration and the good integration into the tissue and the esthetics provide perfect preconditions for yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide to become the most commonly used material in implant dentistry.
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- A E Borgonovo
- School of Oral Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Tranchida-Lombardo V, Roy M, Bugot E, Santoro G, Püttsepp U, Selosse M, Cozzolino S. Spatial repartition and genetic relationship of green and albino individuals in mixed populations of Cephalanthera orchids. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2010; 12:659-667. [PMID: 20636909 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00252.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Several green orchids of the Neottieae tribe acquire organic carbon both from their mycorrhizal fungi and from photosynthesis. This strategy may represent an intermediate evolutionary step towards mycoheterotrophy of some non-photosynthetic (albino) orchids. Mixed populations of green and albino individuals possibly represent a transient evolutionary stage offering opportunities to understand the evolution of mycoheterotrophy. In order to understand the emergence of albinos, we investigated patterns of spatial and genetic relationships among green and albino individuals in three mixed populations of Cephalanthera damasonium and one of C. longifolia using spatial repartition and Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Two of these populations were monitored over two consecutive flowering seasons. In spatial repartition analyses, albino individuals did not aggregate more than green individuals. Genetic analyses revealed that, in all sampled populations, albino individuals did not represent a unique lineage, and that albinos were often closer related to green individuals than to other albinos from the same population. Genetic and spatial comparison of genets from the 2-year monitoring revealed that: (i) albinos had lower survival than green individuals; (ii) accordingly, albinos detected in the first year did not correspond to the those sampled in the second year; and (iii) with one possible exception, all examined albinos did not belong to any green genet from the same and/or from the previous year, and vice versa. Our results support a scenario of repeated insurgence of the albino phenotypes within the populations, but unsuccessful transition between the two contrasting phenotypes. Future studies should try to unravel the genetic and ecological basis of the two phenotypes.
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- V Tranchida-Lombardo
- Sezione di Biologia ed Ecologia Vegetale D.A.C.P.A., Università di Catania, Italy
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Machado M, Santoro G, Sousa MC, Salgueiro L, Cavaleiro C. Activity of essential oils on the growth ofLeishmania infantumpromastigotes. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Romagnoli S, Romano M, Lazzeri C, Santoro G, Meucci F, Quattrone D, Dini D, De Gaudio A. Cardiac cycle efficiency: a new index for cardiac work estimation tested during aortic valve plasty. Crit Care 2010. [PMCID: PMC2934374 DOI: 10.1186/cc8359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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