Publications by authors named "A Sammartino"
Aims: Few data are available regarding the role of tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (TAPSE/PASP), a measurement of right ventricular to pulmonary artery coupling, in patients with chronic heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Methods And Results: This retrospective single-centre study included outpatients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction ≤ 50%) evaluated between January 2022 and December 2022. TAPSE/PASP was evaluated as a continuous variable and as tertiles according to its value on the first visit.
Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) is a common complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Recently, etelcalcetide (EC), an intravenous calcimimetic, has been introduced as a treatment. We evaluated the efficacy of EC in treating sHPT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReal-world data on the use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in clinical practice show that about 80% of (very) high-cardiovascular (CV)-risk patients disregard the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines' recommendations on dyslipidemias. The availability of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 monoclonal antibodies (PCSK9mAb) should reduce this gap. Our aim was to provide data on PCSK9mAb use in clinical practice, investigating the achievement of the ESC Guidelines' recommendations in the real world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndocarditis, a serious infectious disease, remains a diagnostic challenge in contemporary clinical practice. The advent of advanced imaging modalities has contributed significantly to the improved understanding and management of this complex disease. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has shown remarkable potential in improving the diagnostic accuracy of endocarditis.
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- The study aimed to assess malnutrition's prevalence and impact on patients with severe heart failure (HF), defined by specific clinical markers, using the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI).
- Among 510 patients analyzed, 35.1% were classified as malnourished (GNRI ≤98), with lower body mass index (BMI) and higher natriuretic peptide levels linked to this condition.
- Results indicated that malnourished patients had significantly higher one-year mortality rates (41.1%) compared to non-malnourished patients (22.4%), highlighting malnutrition as a critical risk factor for mortality in severe HF cases.