Publications by authors named "Antonio Figliomeni"
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- The study aimed to explore how SARS-CoV-2 impacts patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), looking at infection rates, symptoms, and treatment effects.
- A cohort of 332 SLE patients was analyzed, revealing that only 1.8% tested positive for the virus, with an increased incidence in those using biological therapies, but the overall disease course was mild.
- The research highlighted that 11.1% of patients stopped their treatments, leading to a significant correlation with disease flare-ups, emphasizing the need for cautious evaluation before any treatment discontinuation during the pandemic.*
Objectives: To assess vertebral fracture (VFx) occurrence after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in patients with osteoporosis (OP), primary or secondary to chronic glucocorticoid (GC) therapy.
Methods: Prospective study of a 2-year follow-up.
Primary Outcome: proportion of patients with new VFx 24 months after PVP.
Osteoporosis is a generalised bone disease characterised by decreased bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture predisposing to fragility fractures. Bone fractures are a remarkable social and economic health problem, and several studies have been carried out in order to reduce their occurrence. Inhibiting bone resorption and increasing bone formation are the mainstay of treatment, anti-catabolic and anabolic, respectively.
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