Publications by authors named "A C Dall'Aglio"
Rhabdomyolysis is defined by myalgia, potentially painful myoedema and muscular weakness due to death of muscular fiber in the striated muscle. Frequent etiologies include physical effort, intoxication (alcohol, drugs and medication) and physical trauma. Depletion of myocyte' s adenosine triphosate (ATP) leads to an increase in intracellular calcium and myocyte death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Objectives: Surrogate biomarkers of liver fibrosis developed in tertiary care are increasingly used in general populations. We evaluated the association between liver stiffness (LS) and five continuous (AST/ALT, APRI, Forns Index, FIB-4, GGT) and two discrete biomarkers (BARD, BAAT) in a general population.
Patients And Methods: 636 (29%) of the 2159 citizens of the Bagnacavallo Study had LS measured by transient elastography.
Background: Despite the robust data available on inflammatory indices (neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII)) and clinical outcome in oncological patients, their utility as a predictor of cancer incidence in the general population has not been reported in literature.
Methods: The Bagnacavallo study was performed between October 2005 and March 2009. All citizens of Bagnacavallo (Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) aged 30-60 years as of January 2005 were eligible and were invited by written letter to participate to the study.
Background: The estimation of the burden of disease attributable to fatty liver requires studies performed in the general population.
Methods: The Bagnacavallo Study was performed between October 2005 and March 2009. All the citizens of Bagnacavallo (Ravenna, Italy) aged 30 to 60 years as of January 2005 were eligible.
Transient elastography in healthy subjects and factors influencing liver stiffness in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: An Italian community-based population study.
Dig Liver Dis
November 2016
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates factors that affect liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in both healthy individuals and those with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
- Among 780 participants, LSM values were established, showing healthy individuals had a median LSM of 4.4kPa, which was not influenced by demographic factors except for insulin resistance.
- In NAFLD patients, LSM was significantly higher, with severe steatosis and diabetes being notable contributors to increased LSM values.