Publications by authors named "A Zuccarelli"
In the last three decades surgeons have begun to perform outpatient thyroid surgery (OTS). Important outcome measures of a day-hospital procedure are the patient's quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction, but information on these issues in the OTS setting is scanty. The aim of this pilot study was to explore how early discharge after thyroidectomy affects patients' QoL and satisfaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Migration has impacted the spread of thalassaemia which is gradually becoming a global health problem. Italy, with an approximate estimation of 7,000 patients, does not have an accurate national record for haemoglobinopathies. This cross-sectional evaluation includes data for approximately 50% of beta-thalassaemia patients in Italy to provide an overview of the burden of thalassaemia syndromes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiventricular Reference Values by Body Surface Area, Age, and Gender in a Large Cohort of Well-Treated Thalassemia Major Patients Without Heart Damage Using a Multiparametric CMR Approach.
J Magn Reson Imaging
January 2021
Background: Cardiac MRI plays a critical role in the management of thalassemic patients. No accurate biventricular reference values are available.
Purpose: To establish the ranges for normal left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) volumes and ejection fraction (EF) and LV mass normalized to body surface area (BSA), age, and gender in a large cohort of well-treated beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) patients without heart damage using a multiparametric MRI.