Carotid stents reduce longitudinal movements within the vascular wall.

Background: Longitudinal Displacement (LD) is the relative motion of the intima-media upon adventitia of the arterial wall during the cardiac cycle, probably linked to atherosclerosis. It has a direction, physiologically first backward in its main components with respect to the arterial flow. Here, LD was investigated in various disease and in presence of a unilateral carotid stent.

Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms and Low Vitamin D Levels.

Statin therapy is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention. Unfortunately, 7%-29% of statin-treated patients complain of muscular fatigue, cramps, and/or pain (statin-associated muscle symptoms [SAMS]). In recent years, the important role of vitamin D in muscle health maintenance has been highlighted.

Autoimmune thyroiditis and celiac disease do not worsen endothelial function in subjects with type 1 diabetes: an observational study.

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is frequently associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) and coeliac disease (CD). Whether the coexistence of multiple autoimmune diseases increases cardiovascular risk is uncertain. We evaluated the effects of AT and CD on arterial wall thickening and endothelial function in patients with T1D.

Higher heparin dosages reduce thromboembolic complications in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new viral disease complicating with acute thrombophylic conditions, probably also via an inflammatory burden. Anticoagulants are efficacious, but their optimal preventive doses are unknown. The present study was aimed to compare different enoxaparin doses/kg of body weight in the prevention of clot complications in COVID-19 pneumonia.

Early-stage predictors of the acute phase duration in uncomplicated COVID-19 pneumonia.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to highlight the common early-stage clinical and laboratory variables independently related to the acute phase duration in patients with uncomplicated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia.

Methods: In hospitalized patients, the acute phase disease duration was followed using the Brescia-COVID respiratory severity scale. Noninvasive ventilation was administered based on clinical judgment.