Publications by authors named "B Monaldi"

Background: Statins are standard therapies after myocardial infarction (MI) in the general population. In the current study, we assessed adherence to statin treatment by patients after an MI in Italy, and estimated the effect of in-hospital statin therapy on persistence in treatment during a 2-year follow-up.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort observation study of patients who experienced their MI between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2005.

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The therapeutic effect of orally administered zinc in 3 patients affected with Acrodermatitis enteropathica is reported. Single daily doses of zinc resulted in rapid improvement of the general condition of these patients and in clinical remission within a week. Serum, urine and hair zinc levels as well as alkaline phosphatase, which were very low before treatment, returned to normal after therapy.

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