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2021 was the year of Jupiter's equinox, that is the Sun and the Earth passed through the equatorial plane of the planet and therefore the orbital planes of its main satellites. This occurrence made it possible to observe mutual occultations and eclipses between the satellites. Our former experience shows that observations of such events provide accurate astrometric data that can be used to obtain new information on the dynamics of the Galilean satellites. The observations are a series of photometric measurements of a satellite which are carried out through the organization of a world wide campaign of observations thus maximizing the number and the quality of the data obtained. This work focuses on processing the photometric observations of the mutual occultations and eclipses of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter made during the international campaign in 2021. The final goal is to derive new accurate astrometric data. We used an accurate photometric model of mutual events in conjunction with the accuracy of observation. We obtained and processed the 84 light curves obtained during the campaign. As compared with the current best ephemerides, the rms of 'O–C' residuals are equal to 49 and 48 mas in right ascension and declination, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The effect of including chestnuts in the formulation of the feed (0, 15 and 25% chestnut) on the fatty acids of dry-cured lacon from Celta pigs was studied. The inclusion of chestnuts decreases the saturated fatty acid content (SFA) and the monounsaturated fatty acid content (MUFA). With regards to the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), the lacon from animals fed with chestnuts presented higher values of total PUFA, n6 PUFAs and n3 PUFAs. This is related to the fact that chestnut diets had the highest amounts of essential fatty acids (C18:2n6 and C18:3n3), therefore the lacon from chestnut-fed animals also presented higher amounts of these fatty acids. According to nutritional ratios, lacon obtained from chestnut-fed pigs was healthier than the one obtained from pigs fed on commercial feed. The main conclusion is that including chestnuts in the diet allows us to obtain healthier dry-cured meat products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Despite the use of the new generation P2Y12 inhibitors (Ticagrelor and Prasugrel) with aspirin is the recommended therapy in acute NSTE-ACS patients, their current use in clinical practice remains quite low and might be related, among several variables, with increased comorbidity burden. We aimed to assess the prevalence of these treatments and whether their use could be associated with comorbidity., Method: A multicentric prospective registry was conducted at 8 Cardiac Intensive Care Units (October 2017-April 2018) in patients admitted with non ST elevation myocardial infarction. Antithrombotic treatment was recorded and the comorbidity risk was assessed using the Charlson Comorbidity Index. We created a multivariate model to identify the independent predictors of the use of new inhibitors of P2Y12., Results: A total of 629 patients were included, median age 67 years, 23.2% women, 359 patients (57.1%) treated with clopidogrel and 40.6% with new P2Y12 inhibitors: ticagrelor (228 patients, 36.2%) and prasugrel (30 patients, 4.8%). Among the patients with very high comorbidity (Charlson Score > 6) clopidogrel was the drug of choice (82.6%), meanwhile in patients with low comorbility (Charlson Score 0-1) was the ticagrelor or prasugrel (63.6%). Independent predictors of the use of ticagrelor or prasugrel were a low Charlson Comorbidity Index, a low CRUSADE score and the absence of prior bleeding., Conclusion: Antiplatelet treatment with Ticagrelor or Pasugrel was low in patients admitted with NSTE-ACS. Comorbidity calculated with Charlson Comorbidity Index was a powerful predictor of the use of new generation P2Y12 inhibitors in this population.

Background: Little information exists about the role of anemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) admitted to Intensive Cardiac Care Units (ICCU). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia and its impact on management and outcomes in this clinical setting., Methods: All consecutive patients admitted to eight different ICCUs with diagnosis of non-ST segment elevation ACS (NSTEACS) were prospectively included. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin < 130 g/L in men and < 120 g/L in women. The association between anemia and mortality or readmission at six months was assessed by the Cox regression method., Results: A total of 629 patients were included. Mean age was 66.6 years. A total of 197 patients (31.3%) had anemia. Coronary angiography was performed in most patients (96.2%). Patients with anemia were significantly older, with a higher prevalence of comorbidities, poorer left ventricle ejection fraction and higher GRACE score values. Patients with anemia underwent less often coronary angiography, but underwent more often intraaortic counterpulsation, non-invasive mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapies. Both ICCU and hospital stay were significantly longer in patients with anemia. Both the incidence of mortality (HR = 3.36, 95% CI: 1.43-7.85, P = 0.001) and the incidence of mortality/readmission were significantly higher in patients with anemia (HR = 2.80, 95% CI: 2.03-3.86, P = 0.001). After adjusting for confounders, the association between anemia and mortality/readmission remained significant ( P = 0.031)., Conclusions: Almost one of three NSTEACS patients admitted to ICCU had anemia. Most patients underwent coronary angiography. Anemia was independently associated to poorer outcomes at 6 months., (Institute of Geriatric Cardiology.)

Background and Objective: In the management of ischemic heart disease, elderly patients constitute a subgroup that, despite having a worse prognosis, are usually managed more conservatively. The objective of this study was to evaluate if, in the management of unstable angina, a more conservative attitude in elderly patients is maintained after stratification by exercise test., Patients and Methods: The study population is constitude by 859 patients admitted to hospital due to suspected unstable angina that were referred to exercise test after medical stabilization. The management (invasive versus conservative, according to submission to cardiac catheterization or not) of patients was retrospectively studied, comparing patients < or = 70 versus > 70 years-of age., Results: Out of the 859 patients, 156 (18%) were > 70 years old, and the exercise test was positive in 281 (33%). Cardiac catheterization was performed in 494 (57%): 62% in older and 38% in younger patients (p < 0.0001). Other characteristics associated with a more conservative management were: a negative exercise test, > 85% of the maximum heart rate, duration of exercise test more than 6 minutes, female gender, smoking and absence of episodes of rest angina. In the multivariate analysis, the statistically significant characteristics associated with an invasive management were the result of the exercise test (OR for positive result: 4.50; IC 95% = 2.73-7.63; p < 0.0001), the duration of exercise (OR for > or = 6 minutes: 0.51; IC 95% = 0.29-0.88; p = 0.0177), the percentage of the maximum heart rate (OR for > or = 85%: 0.65; IC 95% = 0.42-0.98; p = 0.0391) and age (OR for > 70 years 0.36; IC 95% = 0.20-0.62; p = 0.0004)., Conclusions: In the management of unstable angina, elderly patients constitute a more conservatively managed subgroup even after risk stratification with exercise test.

Background: Although several ECG criteria have been described for the differential diagnosis of tachycardias with a wide QRS complex, their applicability in patients with preexisting intraventricular conduction defects (IVCDs) has been questioned. The specificity of previously described criteria in this context is unknown., Methods and Results: We analyzed prospectively the specificity of the QRS morphological criteria previously described in ECGs during sinus rhythm of 232 patients with IVCD. Only 5 of 12 analyzed criteria had a specificity > or = 0.90 among our patients: (1) a triphasic configuration (Rsr' or Rr') QRS complex in V1 in the presence of a right bundle-branch block morphology (BBBM); (2) a QS, QR, or R QRS pattern in V6 in the presence of a right BBBM; (3) any Q in V6 in the presence of a left BBBM; (4) a concordant pattern in all precordial leads; and (5) the absence of an RS complex in all precordial leads (particularly useful for left BBBM). The following criteria--QRS duration > 140 ms; a left axis with right BBBM, right superior axis with right BBBM, monophasic or biphasic R wave in V1 with right BBBM, and a relation R/S < 1 with right BBBM; an R > 30 ms in lead V1 or V2 with left BBBM, > 60 ms from QRS onset to S nadir with left BBBM, a notched downstroke S wave with left BBBM, and an R-to-S interval > 100 ms in one precordial lead--had a specificity of 0.43, 0.54, 0.87, 0.80, 0.85, 0.78, 0.66, 0.69, and 0.63 (0.84 in right BBBM), respectively., Conclusions: Most of the previously described morphological criteria favoring ventricular tachycardia are present in a substantial percentage of patients with IVCD during sinus rhythm. These findings suggest a limited applicability of these criteria in this subset of patients.