Publications by authors named "A Brucato"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore gender differences in the phenotypical expression of Behçet's disease (BD) using data from the International AIDA Network Registry, focusing on damage index, disease manifestations, and cardiovascular risk.
- A total of 1024 patients (567 males and 457 females) were examined, revealing that males had a significantly higher overall damage index and more frequent occurrences of uveitis and vascular involvement, while females showed higher instances of arthralgia, arthritis, and CNS involvement.
- Key factors associated with major organ involvement included male gender, treatment with biologic agents, origin from endemic regions, and longer disease duration, indicating a more severe course of BD in males compared to females.
Objective: To evaluate the cardiac involvement in patients with Still's disease with a focus on myocarditis included in the multicenter AIDA (AutoInflammatory Disease Alliance) network Still's disease registry. To exploit the predictive factors for myocarditis in deriving a clinical risk patient profile for this severe manifestation.
Methods: A multicenter observational study was built up assessing consecutive patients with Still's disease characterized by the cardiac involvement among those included in the AIDA Network Still's Disease Registry.
Fetal-hope study: Home monitoring of fetal heart rate in SSA + pregnant women: Rationale and design.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- About 0.5-1% of women of childbearing age have anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies, potentially leading to Neonatal Lupus, primarily manifesting as complete heart block (AVB) in fetuses.
- The study aims to assess the effectiveness of home monitoring of fetal heart rates using a handheld device in pregnant women with these antibodies and to see if early treatment can help.
- Currently, patients are being recruited across 11 Italian centers for a prospective observational study, with regular monitoring and check-ups to track maternal and fetal health outcomes.
Anemia during acute inflammation is not well described in the literature. We aimed to study whether patients develop a transient hemoglobin decrease during an acute attack of recurrent pericarditis. We retrospectively analyzed patients with recurrent pericarditis.
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