General Practitioner and FRAX(®) (computer-based algorithm).

Osteoporotic fractures became the most important cause of disability and an increasing burden to the public health costs in Italy and in many regions of the world. Health professionals play a central role in identifying people at high risk of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures. However it is important to have available methods that allow to identify patients showing high risk of fragility fractures, with lower costs and high sensitivity than those currently adopted, e.

Blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke and mortality: a study with noninvasive blood pressure monitoring.

Background: In acute ischemic stroke, a transient elevation of blood pressure is common; its significance and its relationship with the neurological outcome are still unclear.

Methods: In 71 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke, aged 25-94 years, admitted to our unit, we investigated the relationships between the blood pressure variation during the first 24 h and mortality at 3 months (study endpoint). Neurological status was assessed with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.