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Giant aortic aneurism diagnosed by lung ultrasound
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Nursing Counseling in Patients Recently Admitted in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit: A Pilot Study-Brief Letter for Publication
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Open AccessNovel Strategies in Diagnosing Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a prevalent global condition affecting approximately 50% of the HF population. With the aging of the worldwide population, its incidence and preva...
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Open AccessSecondary Prevention and Extreme Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation (SEVERE-1), Focus on Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors: The Study Protocol
Despite significant improvement in secondary CardioVascular (CV) preventive strategies, some acute and chronic coronary syndrome (ACS and CCS) patients will suffer recurrent events (also called “extreme CV ris...
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Open AccessAssessment of E/A ratio helps emergency clinicians in the management of patients with acute dyspnea
Acute dyspnea (AD) is one of the main reasons for admission to the Emergency Department (ED). In the last years integrated ultrasound examination (IUE) of lung, heart and inferior vena cava (IVC) has become an...
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“Medical Assistance in Contextual Awareness” (AMICO): A Project for a Better Quality of Care for Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit
The “Medical Assistance in Contextual Awareness” (AMICO) project proposes an infrastructure, called an “instrumented environment”, consisting of the home environment and the person, both of which are suitably ...
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Open AccessContemporary Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developed countries. Assessment of pre-test probability (PTP) based on patient’s characteristics, gender and sympto...
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Anorexia nervosa–related cardiopathy in children with physical instability: prevalence, echocardiographic characteristics and reversibility at mid-term follow-up
Prompt detection of cardiovascular abnormalities in children with anorexia nervosa and physical instability requiring hospitalization is essential to identify patients at higher cardiovascular risk. We studied...
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Left atrial volume indexed for height2 is a new sensitive marker for subclinical cardiac organ damage in female hypertensive patients
Left atrial enlargement (LAe) is a subclinical marker of hypertensive-mediated organ damage, which is important to identify in cardiovascular risk stratification. Recently, LA indexing for height was suggested...
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Assessment of carotid cross-sectional area in hypertensive patients: phenoty** and prognostic validation in The Campania Salute Network
Increased intima-media thickness (IMT) of common carotid artery (CA) is considered the hallmark of vascular hypertension-mediated target organ damage, even if vessel remodeling due to mechanical stress may als...
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Low Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factor Among Patients Admitted in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still the leading cause of death and disability worldwide despite the availability of well-established and effective preventive strategies.
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Open AccessThe UrgeRe (Urgenze Ipertensive: Un Progetto Educazionale Fondato Sulla Vita Reale, Hypertensive Urgencies: A Project in the Real World) Project
The approach to hypertensive emergiencies (HE) and urgencies (HU) may be different according to local clinical practice, despite recent guidelines and position papers recommendations. The Italian Society of Hy...
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Unattended Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement and Cardiac Target Organ Damage, A Pilot Study
The ESC-2018 guidelines suggest the use of Unattended automated office blood pressure (UAOBP) to avoid or at least reduce the white coat effect, even if do not support its use as preferred method.
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Open AccessCHA2DS2-VASc score and left atrial volume dilatation synergistically predict incident atrial fibrillation in hypertension: an observational study from the Campania Salute Network registry
Arterial hypertension is a leading risk factor for develo** atrial fibrillation. CHA2DS2-VASc score can help to decide if patients with atrial fibrillation need anticoagulation. Whether CHA2DS2-VASc may predict...
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Echocardiography in Arterial Hypertension
Hypertension is a condition characterized by pressure and/or volume overloads and echocardiography is helpful and feasible to understand hemodynamic mechanisms. Echocardiographic information is sometimes criti...
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Open AccessHow to Improve Effectiveness and Adherence to Antihypertensive Drug Therapy: Central Role of Dihydropyridinic Calcium Channel Blockers in Hypertension
Essential hypertension is a complex clinical condition, characterized by multiple and concomitant abnormal activation of different regulatory and contra-regulatory pathophysiological mechanisms, leading to sus...
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Hypertension Survey in Italy: Novel Findings from the Campania Salute Network
The “Campania Salute” (CS) is a network system aimed at improving the management of essential hypertension by integrating the activity of general practitioners (GPs) with that of the hypertension specialists. ...
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Management of CKD-MBD in non-dialysis patients under regular nephrology care: a prospective multicenter study
Knowledge about mineral bone disorder (MBD) management in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD) patients is scarce, although essential to identifying areas for therapeutic improvement.
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Erratum to: National Survey on Excellence Centers and Reference Centers for Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment: Geographical Distribution, Medical Facilities and Diagnostic Opportunities
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Should Thiazide Diuretics be Given as First Line Antihypertensive Therapy or in Addition to Other Medications?
The recommendation to start antihypertensive therapy with diuretics (D) might produce delay in blood pressure (BP) control and, possibly, increase cost/benefit ratio.
