Bedside ultrasonography (US), Echoscopy and US point of care as a new kind of stethoscope for Internal Medicine Departments: the training program of the Italian Internal Medicine Society (SIMI).

abstract：:Non-invasive ventilatory support is frequently used in patients with severe respiratory failure (SRF), but is often limited to intensive care units (ICU). We hypothesized that an instantaneous short course of NIV (up to 2 h), limited to regular working hours as an additional therapy on the emergency department (ED) wo...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Horvath CM,Brutsche MH,Schoch OD,Schillig B,Baty F,vonOw D,Rüdiger JJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence shows an association between high lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and atherothrombotic diseases. Lp(a) trait is largely controlled by kringle-IV type 2 (KIV-2) size polymorphism in LPA gene, encoding for apo(a). Environmental factors are considered to determinate minor phenotypic variability in Lp(a)...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Sereni A,Sticchi E,Gori AM,Magi A,Della Latta D,Volta A,Murri A,Jamagidze G,Chiappino D,Abbate R,Gensini GF,Marcucci R,Sofi F,Giusti B

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SH) has been reported associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF) and coronary heart disease events, including mortality. An expert opinion indicates that AF is the possible link between SH and the other important cardiovascular (CV) manifestations. We analyzed the data of...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Carpi A,Cini G,Russo M,Antonelli A,Gaudio C,Galetta F,Franzoni F,Rossi G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoablation (CA) emerged as an alternative procedure to radiofrequency (RF). The aim of this study was to compare haemostatic system alterations in patients undergoing RF or CA for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia ablation. von Willebrand factor (vWF), spontaneous whole blood platelet aggregation, prothro...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Pieragnoli P,Gori AM,Ricciardi G,Carrassa G,Checchi L,Michelucci A,Priora R,Cellai AP,Marcucci R,Padeletti L,Abbate R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most relevant manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is interstitial pneumonia. Several lung ultrasound (US) protocols for pneumonia diagnosis are used in clinical practice, but none has been proposed for COVID-19 patients' screening in the emergency department. We adopted a simplified 6-scan lung US...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Dacrema A,Silva M,Rovero L,Vertemati V,Losi G,Piepoli MF,Sacchi R,Mangiacotti M,Nazerian P,Pagani L,Tinelli V,Poggiali E,Bastoni D,Vercelli A,Magnacavallo A

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 50 years, the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection has fallen as standards of living improved. The changes in the prevalence of infection and its manifestations (peptic ulcer disease and gastric mucosal lesions) were investigated in a large cohort of Sardinians undergoing upper endoscopy for dyspe...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Dore MP,Marras G,Rocchi C,Soro S,Loria MF,Bassotti G,Graham DY,Malaty HM,Pes GM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and incidence of diabetes is similar in the two sexes but the long-term impact of diabetes on vascular and non-vascular complications is more gender specific. Men, in comparison with women, seem to be at higher risk for micro-vascular complications, such as severe retinopathy and nephropathy. On the oth...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Abbate R,Mannucci E,Cioni G,Fatini C,Marcucci R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease and cancer incidence and prevalence have risen over the past few decades to become the leading causes of death. On the one hand, cancer patients will be treated with cardiotoxic chemotherapies; on the other, cardiovascular patients will receive a new diagnosis of cancer and will have to face tre...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Prisco D,D'Elios MM,Cenci C,Ciucciarelli L,Tamburini C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) represents a very effective treatment of complications of portal hypertension. Established indications to TIPS in cirrhotic patients include portal hypertensive bleeding and refractory ascites. Over the years additional indications have been proposed, such as the tr...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Vizzutti F,Schepis F,Arena U,Fanelli F,Gitto S,Aspite S,Turco L,Dragoni G,Laffi G,Marra F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities and the changes in left ventricular geometry and function in 135 subjects subgrouped according to low or normal total adiponectin plasma (ADPN) levels. Left ventricular (LV) internal diameter/height, total LV mass (LVM) and LVM index (...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Di Chiara T,Argano C,Scaglione A,Duro G,Corrao S,Scaglione R,Licata G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oral anticoagulants (OAs) are significantly more effective than Aspirin in the prevention of cerebrovascular accidents among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Several studies, however, showed OAs to be widely underused in these patients. OBJECTIVE:To assess the appropriateness of antithrombotic ther...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Ferro D,Loffredo L,Polimeni L,Violi F

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Patients with decompensated cirrhosis frequently require hospital admissions, which are associated with worse prognosis. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of TIPS on the need for hospital care. Secondary objectives were to assess the clinical and biological impact of TIPS and to identi...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Ballester MP,Lluch P,Gómez C,Capilla M,Tosca J,Martí-Aguado D,Guijarro J,Mínguez M

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The editorial and peer-review processes should guarantee readers as to the reliability of published data. The first step of these processes is to check for errors. The aim of our study was to look for the presence of objective errors in consecutive articles published on three of the most authoritative clinical journal...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Costantino G,Casazza G,Cernuschi G,Solbiati M,Birocchi S,Ceriani E,Duca P,Montano N

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the effects of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) implemented in a 78-bed Internal Medicine ward of an Italian mid-sized acute care hospital of 296 beds (26,820 bed days/year in 2015 and 26,653 in 2016). The ASP, implemented in May 2016, included: (a) formulation and dissemination of local guidelines...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Fortini A,Faraone A,Di Pietro M,Cappugi C,Magnante G,Boccadori C,Bartolini S,Rabatti L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CORP (COlchicine for Recurrent Pericarditis) trial [7]is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine (1.0–2.0 mg on the first day, followed by a maintenance dose of 0.5–1.0 mg/day for 6 months) in association with conventional ant...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Gianni F,Solbiati M,Gruppo di Autoformazione Metodologica (GrAM).

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the availability of updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE), the management of this disorder in clinical practice is often not standardized, given the different degree of compliance with official recommendations by the various involved specialists. The aim of this con...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Imberti D,Becattini C,Bernardi E,Camporese G,Cuccia C,Dentali F,Paretti D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is a possible complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). There are no precise guidelines on the use of anticoagulant therapy (AT) in these patients. The aim of the study was to determine the safety and the efficacy of AT in AP-associated SVT. Two hundred twenty-one patients were retrospe...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Pagliari D,Cianci R,Brizi MG,Mancarella FA,Musso M,Cintoni M,Franza L,Flore RA,Gasbarrini A,Tondi P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 10% of all patients at the Emergency Department present for acute abdominal pain. The C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) are routinely determined as part of the workup of patients with abdominal pain. Three large prospective cohort studies comprising a total of 2961 adult patients with acute abd...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Paolillo C,Spallino I,Gruppo di Autoformazione Metodologica (GrAM).

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The current therapeutic options for patients at high thromboembolic risk include the vitamin K antagonists and the direct oral anticoagulants. These novel agents have been evaluated in more than 40,000 patient...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Riva N,Ageno W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic alcohols are a group of substances containing a hydroxyl group not meant to be ingested. They are the cause of a significant number of accidental and non-accidental exposures. Toxic alcohol poisoning can be associated with a significant degree of morbidity and mortality if not promptly recognized and treated. Th...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Ng PC,Long BJ,Davis WT,Sessions DJ,Koyfman A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to relate in-hospital mortality (IHM), cardiovascular events (CVEs) and non-immunologic comorbidity evaluated on the basis of International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codification, in Italian kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We evaluated IHM...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Fabbian F,De Giorgi A,Manfredini F,Lamberti N,Forcellini S,Storari A,Todeschini P,Gallerani M,La Manna G,Mikhailidis DP,Manfredini R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auto-titrating noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been developed as a new mode applying variable expiratory-positive airway pressure (EPAP) in addition to variable inspiratory pressures (IPAP), both to deliver targeted tidal volume (VT) and to eliminate upper airway resistance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate ...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Gursel G,Zerman A,Basarik B,Gonderen K,Aydogdu M,Memmedova S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to cardiac output, oxygen delivery is determined by the amount of oxygen carried by hemoglobin, which is estimated by the product of hemoglobin level and peripheral hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SpO2). Optimal hemoglobin concentration for post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) has not yet been investigated th...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Wang CH,Huang CH,Chang WT,Tsai MS,Yu PH,Wang AY,Chen NC,Chen WJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, the echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle (RV) represents a pivotal element in the understanding of current disease status and in monitoring disease progression. The present manuscript is aimed at specifically describing the echocardiographic a...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Lazzeri C,Bonizzoli M,Batacchi S,Peris A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Halitosis is a generic term used to describe unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth air and breath, independent of the source where the odor substances originate. It affects between 50 and 65% of the population, but despite its frequency, this problem is often unaccepted and declared as taboo. Ninety percent of pati...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Campisi G,Musciotto A,Di Fede O,Di Marco V,Craxì A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diuretic resistance (DR) is common in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF), and is associated with adverse outcomes. To determine the prevalence of DR and its impact on survival among patients with decompensated HF, we prospectively evaluated the prevalence and influence on prognosis of DR (defined as persis...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Trullàs JC,Casado J,Morales-Rull JL,Formiga F,Conde-Martel A,Quirós R,Epelde F,González-Franco Á,Manzano L,Montero-Pérez-Barquero M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prescription of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) requires an assessment of renal function (RF) and the Cockcroft-Gault (CG) equation is traditionally recommended. The objective of the study was to evaluate the potential changes in NOACs management using different equations for estimating RF. In a p...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Malavasi VL,Pettorelli D,Fantecchi E,Zoccali C,Laronga G,Trenti T,Lip GYH,Boriani G

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term splanchnic vein thrombosis encompasses Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO), and mesenteric vein thrombosis; the simultaneous involvement of additional regions is frequent, and clinical presentations and risk factors may be shared. The annual incidence of BCS and isolated m...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： De Stefano V,Martinelli I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unconscious patients admitted to critical care units after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are at high risk for death, and neurologic deficits are common among those who survive. The target temperature management (TTM), 33 vs. 36 °C, after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial was conducted to assess the benefits and ha...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Granberg B,McGillis E,Solbiati M,Gruppo di Autoformazione Metodologica (GrAM).

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP) is a fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) resulting from inhalation of different organic substances and chemical compounds determining an inflammatory and immunological response in sensitized individuals. KL-6, a human mucin protein expressed by type 2 pneumocytes, has be...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Lanzarone N,Gentili F,Alonzi V,Bergantini L,d'Alessandro M,Rottoli P,Refini RM,Pieroni M,Vietri L,Bianchi F,Mazzei MA,Volterrani L,Perrone A,Cameli P,Bargagli E,Sestini P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00