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10. How do cardiologists select patients for dual antiplatelet therapy continuation beyond 1 year after a myocardial infarction? Insights from the EYESHOT Post-MI Study

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De Luca L., Colivicchi F., Meessen J., Uguccioni M., Piscione F., Bernabo P., Lardieri G., Granatelli A., Gabrielli D., Gulizia M. M., Silverio A., Benvenga R. M., Mascia F., Fusco A., Cicala S., Oltrona Visconti L., Marinoni B., Canosi U., Cirillo P., Trimarco B., Ziviello F., Grosseto D., Menozzi M., Mezzena D., Mauro C., Sasso A., Bellis A., Calabro P., Gragnano F., Cesaro A., Venturelli V., Porretta V., Borrelli N., Indolfi C., De Rosa S., Torella D., Morici N., Molfese M., Della Rovere F., Caiffa T., Moretto G., Grippo G., Di Vincenzo E., Lucisano L., Pennacchi M., Geraci G., Sanfilippo N., Ledda A., Di Lenarda A., Cherubini A., Russo G., Piemonte F., Di Donato A., Carraturo A., Villari B., Ciampi Q., Contaldi C., Pacher V., Corrada E., Cattani D., Nassiacos D., Meloni S., Barco B., Bonmassari R., Bertoldi A., Tedoldi F., Cannone M., Valenti G., Musci R. L., Caldarola P., Locuratolo N., Sublimi Saponetti L., Gentili L., Maiandi C., Caputo M., Capparuccia C. A., Tonella T., Massari F. M., Lupi A., Tessitori M., Montano M., Scaglione A., Torri A., Tortorella G., Navazio A., Cemin R., Latina L., Briguglia D., Marino R., Scalvini S., Zanelli E., Paganini V., Riboni G., Leiballi E., Della Mattia A., Imperadore F., Tespili M., Santangelo G., Parravicini U., Dellavesa P., Testa R., Venturini E., Feola M., Testa M., Crisci V., Tramontana M., Robiglio L., Varbella F., Meynet I., Galati A., Maddaluna A., Bilato C., Loddo I., Licciardello G., Cassaniti L., Scherillo M., Formigli D., Marullo L., Chianese L., Paolillo C., De Santis A. P. A., Brunetti N. D., Bottigliero D., Della Bona R., Giannico M. B., Tramarin R., Lucibello S., Perna G. P., Marini M., Colavita A. R., Raziliop A., Francese G. M., Mariani M., Collauto F., D'Urbano M., Naio R., Ando G., Saporito F., Assanelli E. M., Cabiati A., Crivaro A., Alberti S., Marchese I., Nejat T., Refice S., Raino R., Aiello A., Cristinziani G. R., Barilla F., Iorio R., Mascelli G., Tartaglione S. N., Di Chiara G., D'Andrea D., Antonicelli R., Malatesta G., Di Mario C., Mattesini A., Tramontana L., Conti S., Sommariva L., Celestini A., Amico F., Giubilato S., Amico A. F., De Filippis M., Pasini G. F., Triggiani M., Ferrara V., Cappetti S., Carugo S., Lucreziotti S., Persico M., Gizzi G., Cipolla T., Caronia A., Buia E., Pastori P., Scarpignato M., Biscottini E., Poletti F., Vimercati C., Pirola R., Barbieri E., Dugo C., De Cesare N., De Benedictis M. L., Ruggeri A., Campana C., Bonura S., Vigna C., Marchese N., Partesana N. G., Bandini P., Farinola G., Santoro D., Cassadonte F., Calabro F., Sansoni M., Abrignani M. G., Bonura F., Benvenuto M., Liso A., Passero T., Mori I., Pozzoni B., Prati F., Finocchiaro M. L., Tufano N., Miserrafiti B., Lacquaniti V., Del Piccolo F., Mohamad B., Spinnler M. T., Bovolo V., Rebulla E., Pieri M., Paloscia L., Di Clemente D., Mazzucco G., Micanti A., Peci P., Ornago O., Proietti F., Michisanti M., Reverzani A., Donatini A., Costa P., Russo S., Franceschini Grisolia E., Mario L., Di Palma F., Dell'Aquila F., Maestroni A., Caico S. I., De Caro G., Attianese L., Perotti S., Cotti Cometti V., Astengo D., Guerri E., Cianflone D., Maranta F., Esposito N., Malvezzi Caracciolo D'Aquino M., Caliendo L., Ricci C., Ceruso C. P., Lanteri S., Serdoz R., Bruno E., De Matteis C., Campagnuolo C., Ammirati M. A., Corrado V. M., Amado Eleas M. A., Fattore L., Ippoliti C., Turiano G., Piergentili C., Chiarella F., Capogrosso P., Perotti M., Di Marco S., Sibilio G., Di Lorenzo L., Aurelio A., Ramondo A. B., Zanna D., Cernetti C., Napolitano G., Negroni S., Alessandri N., Rigo F., Giusti F., Casu G., Vicentini A., Calculli G., Fera M. S., Lettica G. V., Vagheggini G., Piti A., Porfidia A., Di Leo A., Ravera A., Ciotta E., Sacca S., Silvestri O., Isidori S., Natali P., Anselmi M., Testa L., Antonelli A., Tavasci E., Furgi G., Lavorgna A., Gasparetto N., Bisceglia T., De Luca, L., Colivicchi, F., Meessen, J., Uguccioni, M., Piscione, F., Bernabo, P., Lardieri, G., Granatelli, A., Gabrielli, D., Gulizia, M. M., Silverio, A., Benvenga, R. M., Mascia, F., Fusco, A., Cicala, S., Oltrona Visconti, L., Marinoni, B., Canosi, U., Cirillo, P., Trimarco, B., Ziviello, F., Grosseto, D., Menozzi, M., Mezzena, D., Mauro, C., Sasso, A., Bellis, A., Calabro, P., Gragnano, F., Cesaro, A., Venturelli, V., Porretta, V., Borrelli, N., Indolfi, C., De Rosa, S., Torella, D., Morici, N., Molfese, M., Della Rovere, F., Caiffa, T., Moretto, G., Grippo, G., Di Vincenzo, E., Lucisano, L., Pennacchi, M., Geraci, G., Sanfilippo, N., Ledda, A., Di Lenarda, A., Cherubini, A., Russo, G., Piemonte, F., Di Donato, A., Carraturo, A., Villari, B., Ciampi, Q., Contaldi, C., Pacher, V., Corrada, E., Cattani, D., Nassiacos, D., Meloni, S., Barco, B., Bonmassari, R., Bertoldi, A., Tedoldi, F., Cannone, M., Valenti, G., Musci, R. L., Caldarola, P., Locuratolo, N., Sublimi Saponetti, L., Gentili, L., Maiandi, C., Caputo, M., Capparuccia, C. A., Tonella, T., Massari, F. M., Lupi, A., Tessitori, M., Montano, M., Scaglione, A., Torri, A., Tortorella, G., Navazio, A., Cemin, R., Latina, L., Briguglia, D., Marino, R., Scalvini, S., Zanelli, E., Paganini, V., Riboni, G., Leiballi, E., Della Mattia, A., Imperadore, F., Tespili, M., Santangelo, G., Parravicini, U., Dellavesa, P., Testa, R., Venturini, E., Feola, M., Testa, M., Crisci, V., Tramontana, M., Robiglio, L., Varbella, F., Meynet, I., Galati, A., Maddaluna, A., Bilato, C., Loddo, I., Licciardello, G., Cassaniti, L., Scherillo, M., Formigli, D., Marullo, L., Chianese, L., Paolillo, C., De Santis, A. P. A., Brunetti, N. D., Bottigliero, D., Della Bona, R., Giannico, M. B., Tramarin, R., Lucibello, S., Perna, G. P., Marini, M., Colavita, A. R., Francese, G. M., Mariani, M., Collauto, F., D'Urbano, M., Naio, R., Ando, G., Saporito, F., Assanelli, E. M., Cabiati, A., Crivaro, A., Alberti, S., Marchese, I., Nejat, T., Refice, S., Aiello, A., Cristinziani, G. R., Barilla, F., Iorio, R., Mascelli, G., Tartaglione, S. N., Di Chiara, G., D'Andrea, D., Antonicelli, R., Malatesta, G., Di Mario, C., Mattesini, A., Tramontana, L., Conti, S., Sommariva, L., Celestini, A., Amico, F., Giubilato, S., Amico, A. F., De Filippis, M., Pasini, G. F., Triggiani, M., Ferrara, V., Cappetti, S., Carugo, S., Lucreziotti, S., Persico, M., Gizzi, G., Cipolla, T., Caronia, A., Buia, E., Pastori, P., Scarpignato, M., Biscottini, E., Poletti, F., Vimercati, C., Pirola, R., Barbieri, E., Dugo, C., De Cesare, N., De Benedictis, M. L., Ruggeri, A., Campana, C., Bonura, S., Vigna, C., Marchese, N., Partesana, N. G., Bandini, P., Farinola, G., Santoro, D., Cassadonte, F., Calabro, F., Sansoni, M., Abrignani, M. G., Bonura, F., Benvenuto, M., Liso, A., Passero, T., Mori, I., Pozzoni, B., Prati, F., Finocchiaro, M. L., Tufano, N., Miserrafiti, B., Lacquaniti, V., Del Piccolo, F., Mohamad, B., Spinnler, M. T., Bovolo, V., Rebulla, E., Pieri, M., Paloscia, L., Di Clemente, D., Mazzucco, G., Micanti, A., Peci, P., Ornago, O., Proietti, F., Michisanti, M., Reverzani, A., Donatini, A., Costa, P., Russo, S., Franceschini Grisolia, E., Mario, L., Di Palma, F., Dell'Aquila, F., Maestroni, A., Caico, S. I., De Caro, G., Attianese, L., Perotti, S., Cotti Cometti, V., Astengo, D., Guerri, E., Cianflone, D., Maranta, F., Esposito, N., Malvezzi Caracciolo D'Aquino, M., Caliendo, L., Ricci, C., Ceruso, C. P., Lanteri, S., Serdoz, R., Bruno, E., De Matteis, C., Campagnuolo, C., Ammirati, M. A., Corrado, V. M., Amado Eleas, M. A., Fattore, L., Ippoliti, C., Turiano, G., Piergentili, C., Chiarella, F., Capogrosso, P., Perotti, M., Di Marco, S., Sibilio, G., Di Lorenzo, L., Aurelio, A., Ramondo, A. B., Zanna, D., Cernetti, C., Napolitano, G., Negroni, S., Alessandri, N., Rigo, F., Giusti, F., Casu, G., Vicentini, A., Calculli, G., Fera, M. S., Lettica, G. V., Vagheggini, G., Piti, A., Porfidia, A., Di Leo, A., Ravera, A., Ciotta, E., Sacca, S., Silvestri, O., Isidori, S., Natali, P., Anselmi, M., Testa, L., Antonelli, A., Tavasci, E., Furgi, G., Lavorgna, A., Gasparetto, N., Bisceglia, T., Raziliop, A., and Raino, R.

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Male, Multivariate analysis, Time Factors, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 0302 clinical medicine, Cardiologists, post‐MI, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, Prospective Studies, Registries, intervention, risk, Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy, focused update, ticagrelor keywords plus:coronary-artery-disease, Atrial fibrillation, General Medicine, clopidogrel, dual antiplatelet therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention, post-mi, secondary prevention, dapt score, duration, management, Middle Aged, Clopidogrel, Treatment Outcome, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Ticagrelor, Human, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, animal structures, Time Factor, Clinical Investigations, Cardiologist, Drug Administration Schedule, Follow-Up Studie, ticagrelor, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Aged, Aspirin, post-MI, Follow-Up Studies, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Patient Selection, business.industry, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor, Percutaneous coronary intervention, medicine.disease, Prospective Studie, Conventional PCI, Observational study, business
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Background Current guidelines suggest to consider dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) continuation for longer than 12 months in selected patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Hypothesis We sought to assess the criteria used by cardiologists in daily practice to select patients with a history of MI eligible for DAPT continuation beyond 1 year. Methods We analyzed data from the EYESHOT Post-MI, a prospective, observational, nationwide study aimed to evaluate the management of patients presenting to cardiologists 1 to 3 years from the last MI event. Results Out of the 1633 post-MI patients enrolled in the study between March and December 2017, 557 (34.1%) were on DAPT at the time of enrolment, and 450 (27.6%) were prescribed DAPT after cardiologist assessment. At multivariate analyses, a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with multiple stents and the presence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) resulted as independent predictors of DAPT continuation, while atrial fibrillation was the only independent predictor of DAPT interruption for patients both at the second and the third year from MI at enrolment and the time of discharge/end of the visit. Conclusions Risk scores recommended by current guidelines for guiding decisions on DAPT duration are underused and misused in clinical practice. A PCI with multiple stents and a history of PAD resulted as the clinical variables more frequently associated with DAPT continuation beyond 1 year from the index MI.

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2019

12. Contemporary antithrombotic strategies in patients with acute coronary syndromes managed without revascularization: insights from the EYESHOT study

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De Luca, Leonardo, Leonardi, Sergio, Smecca, Ignazio Maria, Formigli, Dario, Lucci, Donata, Gonzini, Lucio, Tuccillo, Bernardino, Olivari, Zoran, Gulizia, Michele Massimo, Bovenzi, Francesco Maria, De Servi, Stefano, Caporale, R., Cavallini, C., Ceravolo, R., Lupi, A., Musumeci, G., Rakar, S., Maggioni, A. P., Lorimer, A., Orsini, G., Fabbri, Giorgio, Bianchini, E., Abrignani, M. G., Bonura, F., Trimarco, B., Galasso, Giorgia, Misuraca, G., Manes, M. T., Irace, Lorenzo, Totis, O., Ledda, A., Mauro, C., Boccalatte, M., Iliceto, S., Cacciavillani, L., Savonitto, S., Tortorella, G., Esposito, L., DE ROSA, Paolo, Calabrò, P., Bianchi, R., Napoletano, C., Lalla Piccioni, L., Pavesi, P. C., Boni, Allegra, Merenda, R., Wolff, S., De Ferrari, G. M., Camporotondo, R., Gambino, Paolo, Cutaia, A., Picariello, C., Cemin, R., Chiarella, F., Grazioli Gauthier, L., Mircoli, L., Del Pinto, M., Finocchiaro, M. L., Scioli, R., Farina, R., Naddeo, C., Scherillo, M., Santopietro, S., Metra, M., Costa, F., Calculli, G., Troito, G., Pennisi, V., Adornato, E. M. F., Pirelli, S., Fadin, B. M., Di Biase, M., Ieva, R., Zuin, G., Sanfilippo, N., Mancuso, LAURA CATERINA, Pani, Luisa Anna, Serra, Eleonora, Marenzi, G., Assanelli, E. M., Ansalone, G., Cacciotti, L., Morocutti, G., Fresco, C., Berti, S., Paradossi, U., Bozzano, A., Mauro, A., Noussan, P., Zanini, P., Bolognese, L., Falsini, G., Costa, P., Manca, G., Caldarola, P., Locuratolo, N., Cipolla, T., Becchina, M., Cocco, Gabriele, Scalera, G., Stefanelli, S., Giunta, N., Sinagra, G., Meloni, L., Lai, O., Chiaranda, G., Luca, G., Sleiman Helou, J., Biscottini, E., Magliari, F., Callerame, M., Uguccioni, M., Pugliese, M., Sanchez, F., Tartaglione, S., Ignone, G., Mavilio, G., Mantovan, R., Bini, R., Caico, S. I., Demolli, V., Proietti, F., Michisanti, M., Musmeci, G., Cantamessa, P., Sicuso, G., Micalef, S. S., Accogli, M., Zaccaria, MICHELA MARIA, Caputo, M., Di Paolo, G., Piatti, L., Farina, A., Vicinelli, P., Paloscia, L., Di Clemente, D., Felis, S., Castini, D., Rota, C., Casu, Gabriella, Bonano, S., Margheri, M., Ricci Lucchi, G., Serdoz, R., Proietti, P., Autore, C., Conti, E., Russo, V., Orlando, P., Ramondo, A. B., Bontorin, M., Marcolongo, M., Marrara, F., Maestroni, A., Vitti, P., Rodella, P., Bonetti, P., Elia, M., Lumare, R., Politi, A., Gritti, S., Poletti, F., Mafrici, A., Fusco, R., Bongo, A. S., Bacchini, S., Gasparetto, V., Ferraiuolo, G., Campana, C., Bonatti, R., Gaita, F., Bergerone, S., Bonmassari, R., Zeni, P., Langialonga, T., Scarcia, A., Caravita, L., Musacchio, E., Augello, G., Usmiani, T., Stomaci, B., Cirino, D., Pierini, S., Bottiglieri, G., Liso, A., Mussardo, M., Tosi, P., Sala, R., Belloni, A., Blengino, S., Lisi, E., Delfino, P., Auguadro, C., Brunazzi, M. C., Pacchioni, E., Fattore, L., Bosco, B., Blandizzi, S., Pajes, G., Patruno, N., Perna, G. P., Francioni, M., Favale, S., Vestito, D., Lombardi, A., Capecchi, A., Ferrero, P., De Vincenzo, C., Magri, G., Indolfi, C., De Rosa, S., Rossi, M., Collarini, L., Agnelli, D., Conti, G., Tonelli, C., Spadaro, C., Negroni, S., Di Noto, G., Lanari, A., Casolo, G., Del Meglio, J., Negrini, M., Celentano, A., Sifola, C., Rellini, G., Della Mattia, A., Molero, U., Piovaccari, G., Grosseto, D., Callegarin, L., Fiasconaro, G., Crivello, R., Thiebat, B., Leone, G., Tamburino, C., Caruso, G., Cassadonte, F., Sassone, B., Fuca, G., Sormani, L., Percoco, G. F., Mazzucco, R., Cazzani, E., Gianni, M., Limido, A., Luvini, M., Guglielmi, R., Mannarini, A., Moruzzi, P., Pastori, P., Golia, B., Marzano, A., Orazi, S., Marchese, I., Anselmi, M., Girardi, P., Nassiacos, D., Meloni, S., Busacca, P., Generali, C. A., Corda, S., Costanza, G., Montalto, S., Argenziano, L., Tommasini, P., Emdin, M., Pasanisi, E. M., Colivicchi, F., Tubaro, M., Azzolini, P., Luciani, C., Doronzo, B., Coppolino, A., Dellavesa, P., Zenone, F., Di Marco, A., De Conti, F., Piccinni, G. C., Gualtieri, M. R., Bisignani, G., Leone, A., Arcuri, G. M., Marinacci, L., Rossi, P., Perotti, S., Cotti Cometti, V., Arcidiacono, S., Tramontana, M., Bazzucchi, M., Mezzetti, P., Romano, M., Villani, R., Di Giovambattista, R., Volpe, B., Tedesco, L., Carini, M., Vinci, S., Paolini, E. A., Busoni, F., Piergentili, C., Navazio, A., Manca, F., Cocco, F., Pennetta, C. A., Maggiolini, S., Galbiati, R., Bruna, C., Ferrero, L., Brigido, S., Barducci, E., Musacchio, D., Manduca, B., Marchese, D., Patrassi, L. A., Pattarino, F. A., Rocchi, M., Briglia, S., Fanelli, R., Villella, M., Gronda, E., Massa, D., Lenti, V., Di Gregorio, L., Bottero, M., Bazzanini, F., Braggion, G., Antoniceli, R., Caraceni, D., Guzzo, V., Di Giovanni, P., Scarpini, S., Severgnini, B., Musolino, M. F., Della Casa, S., Gobbi, M., Arena, G., Bonizzato, S., Agnoletto, V., Sansoni, S., Pes, R. A. M., Denti, S., Polizzi, G. M., Pino, R., Commisso, B., Merlino, A., Di Lorenzo, L., Porchetta, I., Del Furia, F., Colombi, E., Covini, D., Cavalieri, F., Antonaci, S., Rubino, G., Ciulla, A., Bui, F., Casorelli, E., Caliendo, L., Laezza, A., Americo, L., Schillaci, A. M., Cordoni, M., Barsotti, L., Gaudio, C., Barilla, F., Cannone, M., Memeo, R., Truncellito, L., Andriani, A., Salituri, S., Verrina, F., Pafi, M., Sebastiani, M. L., Amico, A. F., Scolozzi, D., D'Alea, A., Catanzariti, D., Angheben, C., Ottaviano, A., and Levantesi, G.

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Male, Ticagrelor, medicine.medical_specialty, Acute coronary syndrome, medicine.medical_treatment, Conservative strategy, Population, Acute coronary syndromes, Revascularization, acute coronary syndromes, anticoagulant, antithrombotic therapy, conservative strategy, prasugrel, ticagrelor, aged, coronary care units, female, fibrinolytic agents, follow-up studies, hospital mortality, humans, iItaly, length of stay, male, myocardial revascularization, retrospective studies, survival rate, thrombolytic therapy, practice guidelines as topic, Fibrinolytic Agents, Anticoagulant, Antithrombotic therapy, Prasugrel, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Aged, Coronary Care Units, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hospital Mortality, Humans, Italy, Length of Stay, Myocardial Revascularization, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Thrombolytic Therapy, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pharmacology (medical), Internal medicine, Antithrombotic, medicine, education, Survival rate, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Clopidogrel, medicine.disease, Cardiology, business, Fibrinolytic agent, medicine.drug
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Aims Patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) who are managed without coronary revascularization represent a mixed and understudied population that seems to receive suboptimal pharmacological treatment. Methods and results We assessed patterns of antithrombotic therapies employed during the hospitalization and in-hospital clinical events of medically managed patients with ACS enrolled in the prospective, multicentre, nationwide EYESHOT (EmploYEd antithrombotic therapies in patients with acute coronary Syndromes HOspitalized in iTalian cardiac care units) registry. Among the 2585 consecutive ACS patients enrolled in EYESHOT, 783 (30.3%) did not receive any revascularization during hospital admission. Of these, 478 (61.0%) underwent coronary angiography (CA), whereas 305 (39.0%) did not. The median GRACE and CRUSADE risk scores were significantly higher among patients who did not undergo CA compared with those who did (180 vs. 145, P < 0.0001 and 50 vs. 33, P < 0.0001, respectively). Antithrombotic therapies employed during hospitalization significantly differ between patients who received CA and those who did not with unfractioned heparin and novel P2Y12 inhibitors more frequently used in the first group, and low-molecular-weight heparins and clopidogrel in the latter group. During the index hospitalization, patients who did not receive CA presented a higher incidence of ischaemic cerebrovascular events and of mortality compared with those who underwent CA (1.6 vs. 0.2%, P = 0.04 and 7.9 vs. 2.7%, P = 0.0009, respectively). Conclusion Almost one-third of ACS patients are managed without revascularization during the index hospitalization. In this population, a lower use of recommended antiplatelet therapy and worse clinical outcome were observed in those who did not undergo CA when compared with those who did. Clinical Trial Registration Unique identifier: [NCT02015624][1], . [10.1093/ehjcvp/pvv017][2] [1]: /lookup/external-ref?link_type=CLINTRIALGOV&access_num=NCT02015624&atom=%2Fehjcardpharm%2F1%2F3%2F168.atom [2]: /lookup/doi/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvv017

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2015
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13. IMPATTO DELLA VACCINAZIONE ANTI ROTAVIRUS SULLA CIRCOLAZIONE DEL VIRUS NEI BAMBINI. INDAGINE SULLA PREVALENZA DELL’INFEZIONE DA ROTAVIRUS PRESSO L’OSPEDALE DEI BAMBINI 'G. DI CRISTINA' DI PALERMO

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Campisi, F., Pepe, A., Dones, P., Di Francisca, E., Varia, F., Varvarà, M., Scalici, C., Lospalluti, M., Bonura, F., Urone, N., Li Muli, S., Cappa, V., Di Bernardo, F., Collura, A., Terranova, D., Maida, C., Casuccio, A., Vitale, F., De Grazia, S., and Giammanco, G.

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Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Rotavirus, Vaccinazione, Palermo, Gastroenterite
Published
2017

14. Antithrombotic strategies in the catheterization laboratory for patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: insights from the EmploYEd antithrombotic therapies in patients with acute coronary Syndromes HOspitalized in iTalian cardiac care units Registry

Author

De Luca, L., Musumeci, G., Leonardi, S., Gonzini, L., Cavallini, C., Calabro, P., Mauro, C., Cacciavillani, L., Savonitto, S., De Servi, S., Caporale, R., Ceravolo, R., Formigli, D., Lupi, A., Rakar, S., Smecca, I. M., Maggioni, A. P., Lucci, D., Lorimer, A., Orsini, G., Fabbri, G., Bianchini, E., Abrignani, M. G., Bonura, F., Trimarco, B., Galasso, G., Misuraca, G., Manes, M. T., Tuccillo, B., Irace, L., Olivari, Z., Totis, O., Ledda, A., Boccalatte, M., Iliceto, S., Tortorella, G., Esposito, L., De Rosa, P., Bianchi, R., Napoletano, C., Piccioni, L. L., Pavesi, P. C., Bovenzi, F. M., Boni, A., Merenda, R., Wolff, S., De Ferrari, G. M., Camporotondo, R., Gambino, P., Cutaia, A., Picariello, C., Cemin, R., Chiarella, F., Gauthier, L. G., Mircoli, L., Del Pinto, M., Finocchiaro, M. L., Scioli, R., Farina, R., Naddeo, C., Scherillo, M., Santopietro, S., Metra, M., Costa, F., Calculli, G., Troito, G., Pennisi, V., Adornato, E. M. F., Pirelli, S., Fadin, B. M., DI Biase, M., Ieva, R., Zuin, G., Sanfilippo, N., Mancuso, L., Pani, A., Serra, E., Marenzi, G., Assanelli, E. M., Ansalone, G., Cacciotti, L., Morocutti, G., Fresco, C., Berti, S., Paradossi, U., Bozzano, A., Mauro, A., Noussan, P., Zanini, P., Bolognese, L., Falsini, G., Costa, P., Manca, G., Caldarola, P., Locuratolo, N., Cipolla, T., Becchina, M., Cocco, G., Scalera, G., Stefanelli, S., Giunta, N., Sinagra, G., Meloni, L., Lai, O., Chiaranda, G., Luca, G., Helou, J. S., Biscottini, E., Magliari, F., Callerame, M., Uguccioni, M., Pugliese, M., Sanchez, F., Tartaglione, S., Ignone, G., Mavilio, G., Mantovan, R., Bini, R., Caico, S. I., Demolli, V., Proietti, F., Michisanti, M., Musmeci, G., Cantamessa, P., Sicuso, G., Micalef, S. S., Accogli, M., Zaccaria, M., Caputo, M., DI Paolo, G., Piatti, L., Farina, A., Vicinelli, P., Paloscia, L., DI Clemente, D., Felis, S., Castini, D., Rota, C., Casu, G., Bonano, S., Margheri, M., Lucchi, G. R., Serdoz, R., Proietti, P., Autore, C., Conti, E., Russo, V., Orlando, P., Ramondo, A. B., Bontorin, M., Marcolongo, M., Santagostino, M., Maestroni, A., Vitti, P., Rodella, P., Bonetti, P., Elia, M., Lumare, R., Politi, A., Gritti, S., Poletti, F., Mafrici, A., Fusco, R., Bongo, A. S., Bacchini, S., Gasparetto, V., Ferraiuolo, G., De Luca, M., Campana, C., Bonatti, R., Gaita, F., Bergerone, S., Bonmassari, R., Zeni, P., Langialonga, T., Scarcia, A., Caravita, L., Musacchio, E., Augello, G., Usmiani, T., Stomaci, B., Cirino, D., Pierini, S., Bottiglieri, G., Liso, A., Mussardo, M., Tosi, P., Sala, R., Belloni, A., Blengino, S., Lisi, E., Delfino, P., Auguadro, C., Brunazzi, M. C., Pacchioni, E., Fattore, L., Bosco, B., Blandizzi, S., Pajes, G., Patruno, N., Perna, G. P., Francioni, M., Favale, S., Vestito, D., Lombardi, A., Capecchi, A., Ferrero, P., De Vincenzo, C., Magri, G., Indolfi, C., De Rosa, S., Rossi, M., Collarini, L., Agnelli, D., Conti, G., Tonelli, C., Spadaro, C., Negroni, S., DI Noto, G., Lanari, A., Casolo, G., Del Meglio, J., Negrini, M., Celentano, A., Sifola, C., Rellini, G., Mattia, A. D., Molero, U., Piovaccari, G., Grosseto, D., Callegarin, L., Fiasconaro, G., Crivello, R., Thiebat, B., Leone, G., Tamburino, C., Caruso, G., Cassadonte, F., Sassone, B., Fuca, G., Sormani, L., Percoco, G. F., Mazzucco, R., Cazzani, E., Gianni, M., Limido, A., Luvini, M., Guglielmi, R., Mannarini, A., Moruzzi, P., Pastori, P., Golia, B., Marzano, A., Orazi, S., Marchese, I., Anselmi, M., Girardi, P., Nassiacos, D., Meloni, S., Busacca, P., Generali, C. A., Corda, S., Costanza, G., Montalto, S., Argenziano, L., Tommasini, P., Emdin, M., Pasanisi, E. M., Colivicchi, F., Tubaro, M., Azzolini, P., Luciani, C., Doronzo, B., Coppolino, A., Dellavesa, P., Zenone, F., DI Marco, A., De Conti, F., Piccinni, G. C., Gualtieri, M. R., Bisignani, G., Leone, A., Arcuri, G. M., Marinacci, L., Rossi, P., Perotti, S., Cometti, V. C., Arcidiacono, S., Tramontana, M., Bazzucchi, M., Mezzetti, P., Romano, M., Villani, R., DI Giovambattista, R., Volpe, B., Tedesco, L., Carini, M., Vinci, S., Paolini, E. A., Busoni, F., Piergentili, C., Navazio, A., Manca, F., Cocco, F., Pennetta, C. A., Maggiolini, S., Galbiati, R., Bruna, C., Ferrero, L., Brigido, S., Barducci, E., Musacchio, D., Manduca, B., Marchese, D., Patrassi, L. A., Pattarino, F. A., Rocchi, M., Briglia, S., Fanelli, R., Villella, M., Gronda, E., Massa, D., Lenti, V., DI Gregorio, L., Bottero, M., Bazzanini, F., Braggion, G., Antoniceli, R., Caraceni, D., Guzzo, V., DI Giovanni, P., Scarpini, S., Severgnini, B., Musolino, M. F., Casa, S. D., Gobbi, M., Arena, G., Bonizzato, S., Agnoletto, V., Sansoni, S., Pes, R. A. M., Denti, S., Polizzi, G. M., Pino, R., Commisso, B., Merlino, A., DI Lorenzo, L., Porchetta, I., Del Furia, F., Colombi, E., Covini, D., Cavalieri, F., Antonaci, S., Rubino, G., Ciulla, A., Bui, F., Casorelli, E., Caliendo, L., Laezza, A., Americo, L., Schillaci, A. M., Cordoni, M., Barsotti, L., Gaudio, C., Barilla, F., Cannone, M., Memeo, R., Truncellito, L., Andriani, A., Salituri, S., Verrina, F., Pafi, M., Sebastiani, M. L., Amico, A. F., Scolozzi, D., Lupi, G., D'Alea, A., Catanzariti, D., Angheben, C., Ottaviano, A., Levantesi, G., de Luca, Leonardo, Musumeci, Giuseppe, Leonardi, Sergio, Gonzini, Lucio, Cavallini, Claudio, Calabrò, Paolo, Mauro, Ciro, Cacciavillani, Luisa, Savonitto, Stefano, de Servi, Stefano, Caporale, Roberto, Ceravolo, Roberto, Formigli, Dario, Lupi, Alessandro, Rakar, Sadir, Smecca, Ivan, Maggioni, Aldo Pietro, Lucci, Donata, Lorimer, Andrea, Orsini, Giampietro, Fabbri, Gianna, Bianchini, Elisa, Abrignani, Maurizio Giuseppe, Bonura, Francesc, Trimarco, Bruno, Galasso, Gennaro, Misuraca, Gianfranco, Manes, Maria Teresa, Tuccillo, Bernardino, and Irace, Luigi.

Subjects
Male, Prasugrel, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, antithrombotic therapy, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, acute coronary syndromes, bivalirudin, heparins, percutaneous coronary intervention, prasugrel, ticagrelor, 0302 clinical medicine, Antithrombotic, 80 and over, Bivalirudin, 030212 general & internal medicine, Myocardial infarction, Prospective Studies, Registries, Aged, 80 and over, General Medicine, Hirudins, Middle Aged, Recombinant Proteins, Italy, Female, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Ticagrelor, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Aged, Aspirin, business.industry, Heparin, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Anticoagulants, medicine.disease, Peptide Fragments, Clinical trial, Cross-Sectional Studies, Logistic Models, Conventional PCI, Multivariate Analysis, business
Abstract

Aims In the last decades, several new therapies have emerged for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We sought to describe real-world patterns of use of antithrombotic treatments in the catheterization laboratory for ACS patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Methods EmploYEd antithrombotic therapies in patients with acute coronary Syndromes HOspitalized in iTalian cardiac care units was a nationwide, prospective registry aimed to evaluate antithrombotic strategies employed in ACS patients in Italy. Results Over a 3-week period, a total of 2585 consecutive ACS patients have been enrolled in 203 cardiac care units across Italy. Among these patients, 1755 underwent PCI (923 with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and 832 with non-ST-elevation ACS). In the catheterization laboratory, unfractioned heparin was the most used antithrombotic drug in both ST-elevation myocardial infarction (64.7%) and non-ST-elevation ACS (77.5%) undergoing PCI and, as aspirin, bivalirudin and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPIs) more frequently employed before or during PCI compared with the postprocedural period. Any crossover of heparin therapy occurred in 36.0% of cases, whereas switching from one P2Y12 inhibitor to another occurred in 3.7% of patients. Multivariable analysis yielded several independent predictors of GPIs and of bivalirudin use in the catheterization laboratory, mainly related to clinical presentation, PCI complexity and presence of complications during the procedure. Conclusion In our contemporary, nationwide, all-comers cohort of ACS patients undergoing PCI, antithrombotic therapies were commonly initiated before the catheterization laboratory. In the periprocedural period, the most frequently employed drugs were unfractioned heparin, leading to a high rate of crossover, followed by GPIs and bivalirudin, mainly used during complex PCI. Clinical trial registration URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02015624.

Published
2017

15. Supercritical water gasification of biomass to produce hydrogen

Author

C. Cannilla G. Bonura F. Frusteri

Subjects
biomass, hydrogen production, gasification, Supercritical water
Abstract

Gasification under supercritical water represents a promising technology for the conversion of biomass with high moisture content, with the main advantages to achieve high solid conversion and both high reaction efficiency and H2 selectivity.

Published
2017

16. Evaluation of irreversible dynamic thermoporation as a tool for the deduction of bacterial load in food matrices (Note) [Valutazione della termoporazione dinamica irreversibile come strumento per l'abbattimento della carica batterica in matrici alimentari]

Author

Saporito L., Bonura F., Geraci D., Rubino T., Pipitone E., Cammalleri M., Giammanco G. M., Mammina C., and Saporito, L., Bonura, F., Geraci, D., Rubino, T., Pipitone, E., Cammalleri, M., Giammanco, G.M., Mammina, C.

Subjects
Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinica, Settore ING-IND/08 - Macchine A Fluido, carica batterica, pastorizzazione, shock termico, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Settore ING-IND/13 - Meccanica Applicata Alle Macchine
Abstract

La termoporazione dinamica irreversibile (DIT) consiste in un nuovo tipo di tecnologia di pastorizzazione ideato da Koulik e colleghi basato su un processo termico dinamico, caratterizzato da riscaldamenti molto rapidi (shock termici) a temperature finali non superiori a 70°C. L’obiettivo del nostro studio è stato la valutazione dell’influenza di parametri di processo quali la temperatura di partenza (T1 ) del campione da trattare, la temperatura finale in corso di trattamento (T 2), la differenza tra temperatura iniziale e temperatura finale (ΔT), la velocità di riscaldamento (θ) e la durata del trattamento sull’abbattimento della carica batterica nella matrice alimentare

Published
2015

17. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding leading to a diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease

Author

AGNELLO, Luisa, BELLIA, Chiara, NAPOLITANO, Mariasanta, CARUSO, Antonietta, BIVONA, Giulia, LO SASSO, Bruna, CIACCIO, Marcello, Lo Coco, L, Vitale, S, Coraci, F, Bonura, F, Gnoffo, R, Agnello, L, Bellia, C, Lo Coco, L, Vitale, S, Coraci, F, Bonura, F, Gnoffo, R, Napolitano, M, Caruso, A, Bivona, G, Lo Sasso, B, and Ciaccio, M

Subjects
Crohn’s disease, Vitamin K, thromboelastogram
Abstract

We report the case of a 45 year old man who came to Emergency Room of Polyclinic for sudden onset of localized ecchymosis and widespread hematomas. He was subjected to blood count and first level investigations to assess coagulation. Based on the results, second level investigations were performed. Endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract with histological examination revealed a diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Vitamin K deficiency causes the formation of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors that cannot perform their pro-coagulant action. Consequently, patients present with hemorrhagic manifestations. Clinical and laboratory features observed in this patient show that the deficiency of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors may reveal a complex clinical condition such as an inflammatory bowel disease.

Published
2014

19. PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF HYPERTENSION AND CAROTID LESIONS IN A FIVE YEARS FOLLOW UP

Author

Muratori, I, Novo, G, Corrado, E, Tantillo, R, Coppola, G, Bonura, F, Novo, S., RIZZO, Manfredi, MURATORI I, NOVO G, CORRADO E, RIZZO M, TANTILLO R, COPPOLA G, BONURA F, NOVO S, Muratori, I, Novo, G, Corrado, E, Rizzo, M, Tantillo, R, Coppola, G, Bonura, F, and Novo, S

Subjects
HYPERTENSION, CAROTID LESIONS
Published
2005

20. Molecular epidemiology of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) non-B subtypes in SIcily

Author

TRAMUTO, Fabio, BONURA F, MANCUSO, Salvatrice, VALENTI R, VITALE, Francesco, Tramuto, F, Bonura, F, Mancuso, S, Valenti, R, Vitale, F, TRAMUTO F, BONURA F, MANCUSO S, VALENTI R, and VITALE F

Subjects
HIV-1, non-B subtype, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Sicily
Published
2004

22. Sorveglianza molecolare delle gastroenteriti da rotavirus in Sicilia

Author

Giammanco, Giovanni M., SIMONA DE GRAZIA, Bonura, F., Rotolo, V., Saporito, Laura, Claudia Colomba, Di Bernardo, F., Dones, P., Antonio Cascio, Collura, A., Terranova, D., Zuccarello, R., Piombo, G., Riccobono, N., Di Gangi, M., Failla, M., Li Cavoli, M., Mossuto, F., Bonina, L., Leonardi, M., Toro, M., Salpietro, A., Gallizzi, R., Bombaci, S., Silipigni, L., Scondotto, S., Palermo, M., Giammanco, G, De Grazia, S, Bonura, F, Rotolo, V, Saporito, L, Colomba, C, Di Bernardo, F, Dones, P, Cascio, A, Collura, A, Terranova, DM, Zuccarello, R, Piombo, G, Riccobono, N, Di Gangi, M, Failla, MC, Li Cavoli, MG, Mossuto, F, Bonina, L, Leonardi, MS, Toro, ML, Salpietro, A, Gallizzi, R, Bombaci, S, Silipigni, L, Scondotto, S, and Palermo, M

Subjects
Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinica, Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive, Rotavirus, gastroenteriti, sorveglianza. Sicilia
Published
2013

25. Sorveglianza delle gastroenteriti da Norovirus in Italia: comparsa e diffusione della nuova variante GII.4 Sydney 2012

Author

GIAMMANCO, Giovanni, DE GRAZIA, Simona, Tummolo, F, Calderaro, A, Bonura, F, Buonavoglia, A, Martella, V, Medici, MC, Giammanco, G, De Grazia, S, Tummolo, F, Calderaro, A, Bonura, F, Buonavoglia, A, Martella, V, and Medici, MC

Subjects
Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinica, norovirus, surveillance, Italy, GII.4, variant Sydney 2012
Abstract

In the 2012-2013 winter season, global surveillance for norovirus circulation evidenced the onset of a new norovirus GII.4 variant, termed Sydney 2012. In Italy, ISGEV hospital-based surveillance revealed that this variant already circulated at low frequency in the winter season 2011-2012 and emerged definitively only in the late 2012. This lag-time pattern mirrors the findings reported elsewhere and suggests that the novel variant circulated at low prevalence before spreading globally.

Published
2013

27. Prevalence of antibodies anti-bartonella henselae in western sicily: children, blood donors, and cats

Author

Mansueto, P., Pepe, I., Cillari, E., Arcoleo, F., Micalizzi, A., Bonura, F., Seidita, A., Palillo, L., Di Gregorio, M., Affronti, M., Di Rosa, S., Rini, G., Vitale, G., Mansueto, P, Pepe, I, Cillari, E, Arcoleo, F, Micalizzi, A, Bonura, F, Seidita, A, Palillo, L, Di Gregorio, MF, Affronti, M, Di Rosa, S, Rini, GB, and Vitale, G

Subjects
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Bartonella henselae, childre, blood donors, cats
Published
2012

28. Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: role of the conventional echocardiography and the tissue Doppler

Author

Di Lisi, D., Bonura, F., Macaione, F., Cuttitta, F., Peritore, A., Meschisi, M., Novo, G., D Alessandro, N., Novo, S., Di Lisi, D, Bonura, F, Macaione, F, Cuttitta, F, Peritore, A, Meschisi, M, Novo, G, D'Alessandro, N, and Novo, S

Subjects
Heart Diseases, Breast Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Settore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Echocardiography, Doppler, Early Diagnosis, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Echocardiography, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Settore BIO/14 - Farmacologia, Humans, Female, Prospective Studies, ecocardiogramma, doppler tissutale, cardiotossicità, chemioterapia antitumorale, Aged, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Aim. The cardiotoxicity of anticancer drugs is an emerging problem and only an identification of the early signs of cardiotoxicity by conventional echocardiography and not (tissue Doppler imaging, TDI), will limit and contain the long-term cardiotoxicity effects. The aim of this study was to identify, through conventional echocardiography and TDI, parameters to use as early "signs" of cardiotoxicity. Methods. A prospective study was performed using patients with breast cancer (72 women, median age 57+/-12) treated with anticancer drugs (adjuvant chemotherapy). All patients underwent a careful cardiological evaluation before starting treatment (T0) and during follow-up at 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2) and 1 year (T3). Electrocardiography and echocardiography were performed in all patients in these times. Echocardiography evaluation considered the following parameters: systolic and diastolic diameters and volumes, LVEF, MAPSE, TAPSE, E/A TDI (Ern, Am, Sm, IVCT, IVRT, ET, TEI index). On the basis of chemotherapy treatment, patients were divided into 5 groups: A=FEC (fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide), B=FEC+trastuzumab, C=trastuzumab, D=FEC+taxotere, E=FEC+taxolo+trastuzumab. Results. A significant reduction in the echo parameters of TDI was observed. TDI appears to offer important advantages over traditional techniques in revealing the presence of early signs of cardiotoxicity. Conclusion. The TDI should be utilized to complement conventional echocardiography in the assessment of cardiotoxicity

Published
2011

29. Il ruolo dell’immigrazione nelle dinamiche dell’epidemiologia molecolare del virus HIV-1: analisi filo-geografica di varianti virali non-B in individui nativi italiani e migranti in Sicilia

Author

TRAMUTO, Fabio, MAIDA, Carmelo Massimo, AFFRONTI, Andrea, PAGANO, Salvatore, VITALE, Francesco, Bonura, F, Perna, AM, Tramuto, F, Maida, CM, Bonura, F, Perna, AM, Affronti, A, Pagano, S, and Vitale, F

Subjects
epidemiologia molecolare, HIV-1, filo-geografia, subtipi non-B, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Immigrati
Abstract

Obiettivi Sebbene il subtipo B di HIV-1 sia prevalente in Europa Occidentale, virus ascrivibili ai genotipi non-B stanno rapidamente diffondendosi in questa area geografica, specialmente a causa dai flussi immigratori da regioni endemiche. La Sicilia, vista la sua posizione centrale nel bacino del Mediterraneo, rappresenta una delle principali porte di ingresso per i migranti in Europa, in particolare dall’Europa orientale, dall’Africa e dal sud-est asiatico. L’obiettivo del presente studio è stato valutare la prevalenza, le caratteristiche molecolari e le dinamiche geografiche di varianti virali di HIV-1 non ascrivibili al subtipo B in una coorte di individui infetti non sottoposti a terapia antiretrovirale (ARV), nativi ed immigrati in Sicilia. Metodi Sequenze genetiche della regione polimerasi (pol) di HIV-1 sono state ottenute da un pannello di plasmi consecutivamente prelevati da un totale di 155 pazienti naïve per terapia ARV, 113 nativi italiani e 42 immigrati, in follow-up clinico/virologico presso il Centro di Riferimento Diagnosi AIDS – Università degli Studi di Palermo nel periodo 2004 - 2009. I campioni di plasma, raccolti alla prima visita del paziente, sono stati analizzati per il dosaggio della viremia di HIV-1 e per il successivo sequenziamento genetico e tipizzazione della proteasi (PR, codoni 1-99) e della trascrittasi inversa (RT, 1-335) del gene pol di HIV-1. L’analisi filogenetica è stata applicata per la determinazione del subtipo di appartenenza e per la valutazione delle relazioni geografiche tra varianti virali di HIV-1. Risultati Nella popolazione in studio (72.3% maschi; età mediana 34.0 anni; range 1 - 66), la prevalenza di ceppi non-B di HIV-1 era del 31.0% (48/155) con un incremento dall’11.5% nel 2004-2006 al 40.9% nel 2009 (p=0,025). La maggior parte delle varianti virali identificate erano rappresentate da forme ricombinanti uniche (URF) (range: 56% - 100% delle varianti non-B). Delle varianti virali classificabili come HIV-1 non-B, il 77.1% (37/48) infettava individui immigrati (prevalentemente africani, 35/37), mentre il 22.9% (11/48) proveniva da pazienti nativi italiani (p

Published
2011

30. A survey on knowledge and perceptions regarding head lice on a sample of teachers and students in primary schools of north and south of Italy

Author

SIDOTI, Enza, Bonura, F, Paolini, G, Tringali, G., Sidoti, E, Bonura, F, Paolini, G, and Tringali, G

Subjects
Adult, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Schools, Geography, education, Culture, Pediculus, Pediculosis head lice infestation Health Education Primary School, Lice Infestations, Middle Aged, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Faculty, Italy, Scalp Dermatoses, Social Perception, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Animals, Humans, Female, Public Health, Child, Students, Health Education
Abstract

High rates of pediculosis are found in every part of the world. The age-range most affected is between 3 and 12 years. No-nit policies are ineffective in preventing infestations. On the other hand, misdiagnosis and overuse of pediculicides, increase resistance to treatment. Lack of information leads people to consider this kind of infestation to be associated to low social classes and immigrants. This research has been implemented to find out about the information level on pediculosis on a sample of students (722) and teachers (408) of some primary schools in northern and southern Italy, and to highlight the role of personal aspects such as age, gender, cultural level, geographical position which may influence this topic and, eventually, allow the use of the correct knowledge in developing appropriate procedures within the school district. Data was obtained through a questionnaire containing 21 multiple choice questions for the teachers and 14 for the students. Standard descriptive statistics were computed. ?2 tests were applied to highlight statistical association among observed variables; test for the difference of two proportions were applied to confirm significant differences among the observed proportions. The level of information for students seems to be, approximately, the same both for northern and southern Italy. There was a slight prevalence of correct answers from southern teachers, probably because the phenomenon of pediculosis has a positive trend of growth in the south. The number of correct answers was, for all, on average about 60.0%; a negative result in itself, considering the simplicity of the questions. Knowledge about the biology of the louse was virtually absent. The area of prevention showed lack of information and need for improvement. Most of the teachers believe that there are specific products that can prevent infestation by louse. Most of the teachers have information which does not come from scientific sources. Students receive some short and incomplete information from their parents. Deficiencies in teachers? knowledge indicate that they are inadequately equipped to manage lice infestation. Educational interventions with teachers and families and, as a consequence, with students should be taught at school to allow a correct understanding of the pediculosis, increasing the teachers? competence and, consequently, as soon as the infestation should manifest, a rapid alert of the Health Service so that proper treatment could be provided., Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 50, No 3 (2009)

Published
2010

43. TFPI antigen and activity levels in patients with asymptomatic atherosclerosis and target organ acute and chronic complications

Author

Novo, G., Caplice, N., Tantillo, R., Bonura, F., Simari, R., Novo, S., NOVO G, CAPLICE N, TANTILLO R, BONURA F, SIMARI R, and NOVO S

Subjects
TFPI, Atherosclerosis
Abstract

AIM: In patients with atherosclerosis there is an activation of the tissue factor mediated coagulation cascade. The aim of our study was to ascertain if there is a relationship between increased tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) antigen and activity plasma levels and atherosclerosis. METHODS: Design: case-control study. Setting: Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Palermo and Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Patients: 63 consecutive patients with asymptomatic atherosclerosis or with its acute or chronic complications, and 20 healthy volunteers. Measurements: TFPI antigen was detected by an immunoenzimatic assay (Imunobind total TFPI ELISA kit, American Diagnostica Inc., USA). TFPI activity was evaluated by an activity assay (Actichrome TFPI activity assay, American Diagnostica Inc., USA). RESULTS: Patients with chronic (P=0.0001 for TFPI Ag, P=0.006 for TFPI Ac) and acute (P=0.04 for TFPI Ag, P=0.01 for TFPI Ac) vascular disease and with asymptomatic carotid plaque (P=0.0019 for TFPI Ag, P

Published
2005

45. Pregnant women as a sentinel population to target and implement hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine coverage: a three-year survey in Palermo, Sicily

Author

BONURA, F, SORGI, M, PERNA, AM, CAJOZZO, C, Puccio, Giancarlo, TRAMUTO, Fabio, ROMANO, Nino, VITALE, Francesco, BONURA, F, SORGI, M, PERNA, AM, PUCCIO, G, TRAMUTO, F, CAJOZZO, C, ROMANO, N, and VITALE, F

Subjects
Adult, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Adolescent, Pregnant women, Age Factors, Emigration and Immigration, Middle Aged, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Hepatitis B, Italy, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Hepatitis Antibodies, Sentinel Surveillance, HBV infection, HBV vaccination
Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine coverage was assessed using serologic patterns of infection (HBsAg, anti HBc) and vaccine-induced immunity (isolated anti HBs) among 3318 pregnant women attending the Obstetrical Unit of the University Hospital in Palermo who were screened over 3 years (2001-2003). Three thousand and eight of them (90.6%) were born in Sicily, whereas 310 (9.4%) were immigrants from non-EU countries. The overall prevalence of HBsAg was 1.1%, and it was significantly higher among immigrant than indigenous women (4.2% versus 0.8%; OR 5.26; p < 0.0001). Serologic evidence of past HBV infection (anti HBc) also was significantly higher in immigrants than in Sicilian women (24.5% versus 5.2%, respectively). Women aged 17-21 in our study were in cohorts that had been targeted since 1991 for mandatory HBV vaccination at age 12. In this targeted age group, 74.2% of the Sicilian women had isolated anti HBs, compared to only 15.0% among immigrants. The results suggest the need to improve HBV immunization of Sicilian adolescents and especially to implement active surveillance and to launch an HBV immunization programme that targets immigrants to Sicily.

Published
2004

47. DETECTION OF HIV TYPE 1 (HIV-1) NON-B SUBTYPES IN SICILY, ITALY

Author

TRAMUTO, Fabio, VITALE, Francesco, ROMANO, Nino, MANCUSO, Salvatrice, BONURA F, TRAMUTO F, VITALE F, BONURA F, ROMANO N, and MANCUSO S

Subjects
Italy, HIV-1, non-B subtype, Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata, Sicily
Abstract

To evaluate the presence of HIV-1 non-B subtypes in Sicily, we sequenced and genotyped HIV-1 PR and RT regions of the pol gene using plasma from 169 HIV-1-infected adult patients. All samples were obtained from a study of antiretroviral-associated resistance mutations resulting in virological failure during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Eight (4.7%) patients had the non-B HIV-1 subtype including some circulating recombinant forms (CRFs). All of these individuals acquired the infection by heterosexual transmission. The detection of HIV-1 non-B strains was significantly associated with younger age of HIV-1 acquisition. Our findings indicate, for the first time, the presence of HIV-1 non-B subtypes in Sicily in patients who experienced virological failure during HAART, and highlight the need for implementing a network for the epidemiological surveillance of HIV-1 subtypes in Southern Europe.

Published
2004

48. Prevalenza di infezione da patogeni a trasmissione ematica (HIV,HBV,HCV)in tossicodipendenti afferenti ai SERT dell'area palermitana

Author

BRESCIANI M, BONURA F, PERNA AM, LO VERDE G, TRAMUTO, Fabio, VITALE, Francesco, ROMANO, Nino, BRESCIANI M, VITALE F, BONURA F, PERNA AM, LO VERDE G, TRAMUTO F, and ROMANO N

Abstract

Background. Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is primarily caused by human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 infection, and the risk is increased with high HHV-8 lytic or latent antibody titers or the detection of HHV-8 DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Host genes important for control of HHV-8 infection are not well characterized. Methods. In 172 HHV-8 latent nuclear antigen (LANA)-seropositive adults in Italy without KS, we examined correlations of common variants in host immune genes with the detection of HHV-8 DNA in PBMCs and with high lytic and latent antibody titers. Twenty-eight single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 14 genes were analyzed. We detected HHV-8 DNA in PBMCs with real-time amplification of the K6 gene, anti-K8.1 (lytic) titers with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and anti-LANA (latent) titers with immunofluorescence. Results. Detection of HHV-8 DNA in PBMCs was not significantly related to any variant examined. In contrast, a 3-locus haplotype of IL4, which contains the -1098G allele (rs2243248), was overrepresented among subjects with high lytic titers (odds ratio [OR], 2.8 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.1-6.7]), compared with those with low titers, as was the functional promoter variant of IL6, C-236C (rs1800795) (OR, 3.7 [95% CI, 1.1-12.8]). Compared with subjects with low HHV-8 latent antibody titers, analysis of inferred haplotypes for IL12A revealed an overrepresentation of -798T/277A in subjects with high HHV-8 latent antibody titers (OR, 2.4 [95% CI, 1.1-5.2]). Conclusions. Our observations are the first to provide preliminary evidence suggesting that common variants in key host immune genes could influence the control of HHV-8 infection.

Published
2004

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