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Coronary inflammation on chest computed tomography and COVID-19 mortality
The main factors associated with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) mortality are age, comorbidities, pattern of inflammatory response, and SARS-CoV-2 lineage involved in infection. However, the clinical course...
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Open AccessA methodology to characterize energy consumption in small and medium-sized enterprises at national level in European countries
The 25 million of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 99% of businesses and account for the two thirds of total employment and a half of Gross Domestic Product. Thus, SMEs are consider...
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Pericarditis following acute coronary syndrome: epidemiology and treatment
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The Ecobonus Incentive Scheme and Energy Poverty: Is Energy Efficiency for All?
With 2017, National Energy Strategy, Italy introduced a definition of energy poverty, combining three elements: the presence of a high level of energy expenditure, an amount of total expenditure below the rela...
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Development and testing of a deep learning-based strategy for scar segmentation on CMR-LGE images
The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of fully convolutional neural networks (FCNNs) to segment scar tissue in the left ventricle from cardiac magnetic resonance with late gadolinium enhancement (CMR...
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Visual Computing Methods for Assessing the Well-Being of Older People
With the increasing share of elderly population worldwide, the nece...
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Preclinical markers of atherosclerosis in acromegaly: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Multiple studies investigated preclinical markers of peripheral vascular damage in acromegaly (ACRO) reporting discordant results. The aim of this study was to run a meta-analysis to examine whether intima med...
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The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: is there a role for somatostatin analogues in the treatment of the gastrinoma?
Analyze the role of somatostatin analogues (SSAs) in the treatment of sporadic and MEN1-related gastrinomas, trying to define whether recent trials have changed the landscape of gastrinoma therapy.
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Taxing Energy Use: Patterns and Incoherencies in Energy Taxation in Europe and the OECD
This article compares effective tax rates, in energy and carbon terms, on the full spectrum of energy use in 21 European Union countries and across all OECD countries. The analysis highlights the different tax...
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Collateral non cardiac findings in clinical routine CT coronary angiography: results from a multi-center registry
The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of collateral findings detected in computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in a multi-center registry.
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Ovarian tumors secreting insulin
Combined ovarian germ cell and neuroendocrine tumors are rare. Only few cases of hyperinsulinism due to ovarian ectopic secretion have been hypothesized in the literature. An ovarian tumor was diagnosed in a 7...
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Insulin-like factor 3 plasma levels in acromegaly before and after somatostatin analog treatment
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring-derived short-term blood pressure variability is increased in Cushing’s syndrome
Cushing’s syndrome is associated with high cardiovascular morbility and mortality. Blood pressure (BP) variability within a 24-h period is increasingly recognized as an independent predictor of cardiovascular...
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Intracranial internal carotid artery changes in acromegaly: a quantitative magnetic resonance angiography study
Although cerebrovascular mortality is increased up to eightfold in acromegaly, intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) changes have not been well investigated. This is a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)...
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Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Analysis in the Assessment of Cardiac Diseases
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) offers several acquisition techniques for accurate and highly reproducible quantitative assessment of global and regional ventricular function, blood flow, myocardial perfusion...
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Quantitative Computed Tomography Analysis in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries. Recent literature confirmed multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) as a noninvasive imaging technique able to rule...
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Farmaci off-label in endocrinologia clinica: rischi e aspetti regolatori
La prescrizione off-label dei farmaci è un tema di solito trattato da farmacologi o legali. Per recuperare la dovuta attenzione dei medici è invece necessario ricordare che la sicurezza del paziente rappresent...
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Herniation of cerebellar tonsils in acromegaly: prevalence, pathogenesis and clinical impact
Herniation of cerebellar tonsils (CTH) might occur in acromegaly patients and improve after acromegaly treatment. Our study investigated CTH prevalence in acromegaly, its relationship with clinical, laboratory...
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Coronary microvascular function in patients with Cushing’s syndrome
The aim of the study was to evaluate patients with Cushing’s syndrome the coronary flow reserve (CFR), an index of coronary microvascular function. Fifteen newly diagnosed patients with Cushing’s syndrome (1 ...
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Double-needle ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: tips & tricks
Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis is a very common disease and may result in a very painful shoulder. Aetiology of this disease is still poorly understood. When symptoms are mild, this disease may be treated co...
