Arturo Montineri
A5050145790- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis C virus research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Marconi University
2023-2025
Policlinico Universitario di Catania
2020-2023
University of Catania
1996-2021
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele
2008-2020
Presidio Ospedaliero
2019
Ferrarotto Hospital
2006-2017
University of Palermo
2016
Ospedale Garibaldi
2011
OBJECTIVES: Transient elastography (TE) is adequate for a diagnosis of cirrhosis, but its accuracy milder stages fibrosis much less satisfactory. The objective this study was to compare the performance and discordance rate acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) TE with liver biopsy in cohort chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHODS: One hundred thirty-nine consecutive patients CHC were enrolled two tertiary centers, evaluated histological (Metavir score) biochemical features. All...
Abstract Introduction A hypercoagulable condition was described in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and proposed as a possible pathogenic mechanism contributing to progression lethality. Aim We evaluated if in-hospital administration of heparin improved survival large cohort Italian COVID-19 patients. Methods In retrospective observational study, 2,574 unselected hospitalized 30 clinical centers Italy from February 19, 2020 June 5, laboratory-confirmed severe acute...
Background: COVID-19 is characterized by severe inflammation during the acute phase and increased aortic stiffness in early postacute phase. In other models, improved after reduction of inflammation. We aimed to evaluate mid- long-term effects on vascular cardiac autonomic function. The primary outcome was pulse wave velocity (aPWV). Methods: cross-sectional Study-1 included 90 individuals with a history 180 matched controls. longitudinal Study-2 41 patients randomly selected from who were...
ObjectiveTo use Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to determine weights for eleven criteria in order prioritize COVID-19 non-critical patients admission hospital healthcare settings with limited resources.MethodsThe MCDA was applied two main steps: specification of prioritizing (and levels within each criterion); and determination the based on experts' knowledge experience managing patients, via an online survey. Criteria were selected available evidence a focus low- middle-income...
INTRODUCTION: The Baveno VI consensus guidelines and an expanded algorithm suggest that transient elastography (TE) platelet (PLT) count can be used to identify patients with cirrhosis who avoid esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). primary aims of this study were assess the ability a simple algorithm, which uses only laboratory parameters, predict medium/large esophageal varices (EV) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) from Rete Sicilia Selezione Terapia–HCV (RESIST-HCV) cohort compare performance...
Abstract Background Females with HIV (FWH) are underrepresented in trials. Pooled data from 5 trials at 48 weeks demonstrated the virological efficacy and safety of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF). We evaluated B/F/TAF a cohort 99 FWH, real-life setting, 96 switch. Methods conducted multicentric study that included all experienced FWH starting treatment Shine&Shic across six Infectious Disease Centers Italy. collected demographic, epidemiological, clinical,...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a worldwide healthcare challenge that needs an efficient response. Unfortunately, to date there is no highly effective treatment, so deep understanding of COVID-19 risk factors could be important step in treating the disease. Vitamin D affects immune system many different ways, and other authors already found patients have low levels vitamin D. In our retrospective study, we evaluated status at time hospital admission 50 Sicily, which...
Real-world evidence on the course of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) chronic liver disease after Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) obtained with direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) are still limited, and effects mortality remain unclear. We evaluated post-treatment survival 4307 patients in RESIST-HCV cohort (mean age 66.3 ± 11.6 years, 56.9% males, 24.7% hepatitis, 66.9% Child-Pugh A cirrhosis 8.4% B cirrhosis) treated DAAs between March 2015 December 2016 followed for a median 73 weeks (range...
Abstract Background and Aims Genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C is associated with an impairment of glucose homoeostasis, especially in the advanced stages disease. Glucose tolerance independent predictor liver‐related mortality patients cirrhosis because C. However, no study has demonstrated so far weather virus clearance affects tolerance. Methods To this aim, we performed a prospective assessing effects direct antiviral agents treatment nondiabetic cirrhotic genotypes 1a/1b impaired based on...
The clinical and parasitological features of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) were investigated, retrospectively, in 27 HIV-infected patients who attended the out-patient clinic Catania University's Department Infectious Diseases between 1990 1998. aim was to evaluate epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic prognostic characteristics co-infection, determine if there any interactions two infections, see use highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) had impact on leishmaniasis. most dramatic...
Background/Objectives: Out of 39.9 million adults living with HIV in 2022, 20 were women. Despite bearing a significant burden, women remain underrepresented clinical trials, including those for antiretroviral treatments (ART). This study evaluates the safety and efficacy bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) regimen real-life cohort 99 (females HIV, FWH) over 48 96 weeks. Methods: A retrospective utilized data from Sardinian Network Sicilian Cohort (SHiNe-SHiC) research...
Since neutrophil extracellular traps formation (NET-osis) can be assessed indirectly by treating healthy neutrophils with blood-derived fluids from patients and then measuring the NETs response, we designed a pilot study to convey high-dimensional cytometry of peripheral blood immune cells cytokines, combined clinical features, understand if NET-osis assessment could included in risk profiling early prediction patterns, disease severity, viral clearance at 28 days COVID-19 patients. Immune...