A5002020350- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
2011-2025
Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri
2023
University of Pisa
1994-2021
Federico II University Hospital
2019
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Pavia
2009
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica
1999
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
1996
Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo
1996
University of Naples Federico II
1979-1994
Ospedale Santa Corona
1993
The history of insulin-induced skin lipohypertrophy (LH) runs parallel to that insulin's 100 years, and an average 47% insulin-treated patients still suffer from it today. metabolic economic effects LH are significant, with hypoglycemia being the most striking. objective study was perform a 52-week follow-up 713 type 2 diabetes (T2DM) detect any differences in occurrence hypoglycemic events (HYPOs) related healthcare costs as well rates injection habits between intensive education...
Abstract This paper aims to define a methodological path—merging judgments and official statistical data—to organize complete, objective, reliable data in database, thus simplifying the analysis of illegal social phenomena. Judiciary are new source: they deal with events that describe phenomena—even if only "illegal" ones—and contain objective information. also texts, so first step is textual text mining techniques discover information it database. The final database obtained by integrating...
Spinal cord stimulators are used to relieve pain associated with peripheral ischemia and angina pectoris. In patients both permanent pacemaker (PPM) a spinal stimulator (SCS), electromagnetic signals from the SCS may inhibit PPM. A bipolar PPM configuration is preferred minimize myopotential or interference but have safely had unipolar devices implanted. We report ten (six males four females; median age 73.3 years) implanted between 1987-1991. Intermittent one (Ela Medical Model Opus 3001)...
The aim of this study was to assess the myocardial reflectivity pattern in severe aortic valve stenosis through use integrated backscatter (IBS) analysis. Patients with (AS) were carefully selected Department Cardiology.Thirty-five subjects (AS: orifice < or =1 cm2; 12 female; mean age, 71.8+/-6.2 years) and 25 healthy studied. All had conventional 2D-Doppler echocardiography IBS. Backscatter signal sampled at septum posterior wall levels. AS divided into 2 groups: 16 patients initial signs...
Background— Ultrasonic backscatter parameters were analyzed in hypertensive patients and divided into groups according to both severity of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (group A: no LVH [n=52]; B: mild moderate [n=55]; C: severe [n=10]) geometry (normal [n=44]; concentric remodeling [n=8]; [n=25]; eccentric [n=40]). Methods Results— We studied 117 male, essential 19 normotensive, age-matched (40±5 years), healthy subjects who served as controls. Ambulatory office blood pressure...
Introduction:The digital divide affecting elderly patients may compromise the diffusion of telemedicine systems for this age segment. It might be that difficulties in passage from trials to effective distribution are also due awareness a personal target population.Materials and Methods:The analysis aims estimate number people over 50 years with potential cardiovascular problems able access Web. made use data several sources (the Survey Health, Ageing Retirement Europe Istituto Nazionale di...
BACKGROUND Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition exerts a favorable effect on the response to exercise in heart failure. This study was planned define influence of ACE adaptation volume overload. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied hemodynamic, hormonal, and renal responses acute expansion (sodium chloride, 0.9%, 0.25 ml.kg-1.min-1 for 2 hours) patients with idiopathic or ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy mild failure (New York Heart Association class I II, ejection fraction < = 50%)....
We analyzed in NYHA I hypertensives the interactions between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (IMT), Hypertension and Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors relationships IMT, CV left ventricular (LV) geometric remodelling. 198 asymptomatic, never treated, essential (age: 58.2 ± 13) 67 (age-gender matched) healthy subjects, were studied. Complete clinical examination, 2D Doppler echocardiography vascular echography performed all study subjects. Major values of IMT are present concentric LVH....
Background Comorbidity of Autism Spectrum Disorders with seizures or abnormal EEG (Autism-Epilepsy Phenotype) suggests shared pathomechanisms, and might be a starting point to identify distinct populations within the clinical complexity autistic spectrum. In this study, we tried assess whether subgroups, having distinctive hallmarks, emerge from comorbid condition. Methods Two-hundred six individuals idiopathic were subgrouped into three experimental classes depending on presence...
Asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (ALVD) is relatively common in both community and high-risk populations. Early pharmacological intervention can improve clinical outcomes subjects with this condition.This multicentre study consists on electrocardiographic echocardiographic examination of stage A B heart failure (HF) asymptomatic one or more cardiovascular risk factors, to assess the prognostic value factors per se, history, parameters prediction progression HF and/or development...
Introduction:Telemedicine systems consist of collection, transmission, and analysis biometric data essentially based on instrumental measures. Our goal was to evaluate if information collected from patients has an incremental informative value in automatically rating the patient's health status.Materials Methods:We present preliminary results a new telemedicine system (ASCOLTA) obtained by observation 12 heart failure (New York Heart Association Class IIb–III). Instrumental...
Abstract —Doppler-derived parameters of transmitral flow are useful indices diastolic dysfunction in the hypertensive heart. Different degrees myocardial involvement heart can be detected by videodensitometric textural analysis. The aim this study was to compare Doppler-derived and ultrasonic differentiation healthy hearts from hearts. We compared a group age-matched (59±9 years) male essential patients (n=53) with normotensive subjects as controls (n=32). All provided ambulatory blood...
Doppler echocardiography with early diastolic transmitral velocity (E)/early mitral annular (E') ratio has been proposed as the best predictor for evaluating left ventricle (LV) filling pressure. A dimensionless index E/(E' × S') (S' = systolic annulus velocity) resulted in readily, reproducible, and reliable of LV We assessed prognostic impact E/E' patients asymptomatic heart failure (HF).We calculated 337 (179 male, 53%; age 54.7 ± 13.7 years) using average septal lateral velocities....
To test a methodology to evaluate, at population level, the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment through standard objective public health indicators. Indicators hospitalization and drug use were obtained from Health Statistical Documentation System Tuscany for two centers in Local Authority Pisa, Italy. We compared users with general same area by comparing patients before after treatment. The used less drugs than reference population, this effect was more evident repeated consultations. A...
Purpose The purpose of this research is to trace the evolution claims used for advertising food products in Italian magazines, by analysing content and structure claims, target audiences elements that have greatest influence on presence advertising. Design/methodology/approach On basis conducted Pratt (1995), revised adapted context, authors designed a matrix 1,316 advertisements, which were selected based analysis 67,340 advertisements using reference sector as discriminator. extrapolated...