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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Proćków M, Gürelli G, Kosicka E, Giusti F, Lesicki A. Monacha samsunensis (Pfeiffer, 1868): another Anatolian species introduced to Western Europe, where it is known as Monacha atacis Gittenberger & de Winter, 1985 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Hygromiidae). The European Zoological Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2100932] [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: 10/15/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J. R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Italy
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- Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Kastamonu University, Turkey
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Matta M, Devecchi C, Troccoli R, Lupi A, Paffoni P, Nocerino P, Dell’era G, Manganelli G, Di Belardino N, Lucifero A, Giudici V, D’agostino C, Occhetta E, Rametta F. Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) Italian Registry: preliminary analysis. Europace 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac053.517] [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
Abstract
Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Introduction
Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy is a treatment option for patients suffering symptomatic Chronic Heart Failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) despite optimal medical therapy (OMT) [1]. CCM, by delivering high-output electrical impulses during ventricular absolute refractory period, increases the activity of proteins involved in intracellular calcium handling. This therapy has been associated with improvement in quality of life (QoL) and reduction of HF-hospitalizations [2,3]. Our aim is to present preliminary data from the CCM Italian Registry.
Methods
The CCM Italian Registry is a prospective, observational, multicentre study investigating the long-term impact of CCM therapy in HF patients on LVEF, Minnesota Living With HF Questionnaire (MLWHFQ) and 6-minutes walking test (6MWT) [4]. Preliminary results after one year of follow-up have been analysed in this abstract. Data are expressed as median and interquartile range. Changes from baseline have been tested with Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results
A total of 42 patients suffering HF, with LVEF<45%, NYHA class>II despite OMT, have been enrolled and implanted with CCM device in 10 Centres. Most of patients were male (41 patients, 98%), with a median age of 76 years (70-79). The most frequent aetiology was ischemic (29 patients, 69%) and 32 (79%) had another implanted device (24 ICD, 8 CRT-D). Twelve (29%) patients presented chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). Thirty-eight (90%) patients were treated with beta-blockers and 32 (76%) received sacubitril/valsartan (15) or ACE-inhibitors (17). A significant reduction in HF-related hospitalization has been observed after 6 and 12 months of CCM therapy, compared to the incidence in the 12 months before CCM implantation (Figure 1), with a relative risk reduction of 75% at 12 months (p<0.001). As shown in Figure 2, LVEF significantly improved both at 6 and 12-month follow up (p=0.042 and p=0.004, respectively), as well as MLWHFQ score (p=0.001 and p=0.032, respectively). The 6MWT distance did not show significant changes (6-month, p=0.252 and 12-month, p=0.281), mainly due to physical limitations in some patients. NYHA class improved significantly both at 6 (p=0.001) and 12-months (p=0.012), with 80% of patients showing an improvement of at least 1 class compared to baseline. After stratifying by HF aetiology, LVEF at 12-months improved significantly in non-ischaemic HF (p=0.028), while in patients with ischaemic aetiology improved significantly at 6-months (p=0.0416) but not at 12-months (p=0.135).
Conclusion
CCM proved to be effective in improving symptoms, QoL and in reducing CHF-hospitalizations in patients with symptomatic CHF with reduced LVEF despite OMT. This prospective Italian Registry will be fundamental to gather more evidence, to assess the long-term effect of CCM, and also to measure the impact of CCM therapy in the Italian clinical practice.
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- M Matta
- Sant’Andrea Hospital, Vercelli, Italy
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- Polyclinic Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Ospedale S.Biagio, Domodossola, Italy
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- Institute S.S. Trinita - Borgomanero, Borgomanero, Italy
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- Santa Maria delle Grazie Hospital, Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Hospital Maggiore Della Carita, Novara, Italy
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- Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Sant’Andrea Hospital, Vercelli, Italy
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Boonen E, Akylas V, Barmpas F, Boréave A, Bottalico L, Cazaunau M, Chen H, Daële V, De Marco T, Doussin JF, Gaimoz C, Gallus M, George C, Grand N, Grosselin B, Guerrini GL, Herrmann H, Ifang S, Kleffmann J, Kurtenbach R, Maille M, Manganelli G, Mellouki A, Miet K, Mothes F, Moussiopoulos N, Poulain L, Rabe R, Zapf P, Beeldens A. Construction of a photocatalytic de-polluting field site in the Leopold II tunnel in Brussels. J Environ Manage 2015; 155:136-144. [PMID: 25863437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Within the framework of the European Life+-funded project PhotoPAQ (Demonstration of Photocatalytic remediation Processes on Air Quality), which was aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness of photocatalytic coating materials on a realistic scale, a photocatalytic de-polluting field site was set up in the Leopold II tunnel in Brussels, Belgium. For that purpose, photocatalytic cementitious materials were applied on the side walls and ceiling of selected test sections inside a one-way tunnel tube. This article presents the configuration of the test sections used and the preparation and implementation of the measuring campaigns inside the Leopold II tunnel. While emphasizing on how to implement measuring campaigns under such conditions, difficulties encountered during these extensive field campaigns are presented and discussed. This included the severe de-activation observed for the investigated material under the polluted tunnel conditions, which was revealed by additional laboratory experiments on photocatalytic samples that were exposed to tunnel air. Finally, recommendations for future applications of photocatalytic building materials inside tunnels are given.
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- E Boonen
- Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC), Woluwedal 42, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering (LHTEE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Box 483, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering (LHTEE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Box 483, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5256, IRCELYON, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon F 6962, France
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- CTG Italcementi Group, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy
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- Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), CNRS (UPR 3021)/OSUC, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), CNRS (UPR 3021)/OSUC, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), CNRS (UPR 3021)/OSUC, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- CTG Italcementi Group, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy
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- LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
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- LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
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- Physikalische Chemie /FB C, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW), Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5256, IRCELYON, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon F 6962, France
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- LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
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- Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), CNRS (UPR 3021)/OSUC, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- Italcementi Group, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy
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- Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (TROPOS), Atmospheric Chemistry Dept., Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie /FB C, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW), Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie /FB C, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW), Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie /FB C, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW), Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
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- CTG Italcementi Group, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy
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- Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), CNRS (UPR 3021)/OSUC, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans, France
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- LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
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- Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (TROPOS), Atmospheric Chemistry Dept., Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering (LHTEE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Box 483, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (TROPOS), Atmospheric Chemistry Dept., Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (TROPOS), Atmospheric Chemistry Dept., Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
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- Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC), Woluwedal 42, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Marini F, Radin S, Tenchini P, Manganelli G. [The other face of oxygen (2)]. Chir Ital 1985; 37:517-24. [PMID: 4092310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The authors, in this second part of "The other face of Oxygen", pay attention no more to O2, the "untrustworthy" protagonist of oxidation, but to the opposite side, namely the "physiologic" antioxidative protections. Such antioxidative protections, which were being prepared and improved in cell, in interstices and in organic liquids, during millions of pears, perhaps represent the "most true" witness of the always "traumatic" cohabitation between organisms, although eukaryote, and oxygen. This, after all, in spite of the evolutive push, remained an element "foreign" to life, although, paradoxically, first protagonist of it. Similarly, "singularly foreign" appear mitochondria, namely the forges specifically entrusted with the respiratory metabolism.
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