Publications by authors named "D Pieroni"
Purpose: Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect some malignant lesions that are not visible on mammography (MX) or ultrasound (US). If a targeted, second-look fails, MRI-guided breast biopsy is the only available tool to obtain a tissue sample and pathological proof of these "MRI-only lesions". The aim of this study is to report the performance and underestimation rate of 9G MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) over 12 years at a single center.
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- A study found that many patients with kidney failure experience increased hospital visits before starting dialysis, prompting the need for better remote health monitoring.
- The VIEWER trial focused on using a telemonitoring system to keep track of patients' vitals and evaluate both adherence and acceptance in a population at high risk for advancing kidney disease.
- While the first phase showed higher adherence rates (77.17%) compared to the second phase (36%), participants recognized benefits like better health awareness but also faced challenges such as connectivity issues and health-related anxieties.
Background: Readmission following hospital discharge is common and is a major financial burden on healthcare systems.
Objectives: Our objectives were to 1) identify studies describing post-discharge interventions and their efficacy with respect to reducing risk of mortality and rate of hospital readmission; and 2) identify intervention characteristics associated with efficacy.
Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed.
It is unclear how often patients with very mild aortic stenosis (gradients < 25 mmHg) need interval follow-up. The purpose of this study was to define the determinants of disease severity progression and to propose appropriate management strategies. It is known that congenital aortic stenosis is a progressive disease that requires long-term follow-up at consistent intervals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To determine if detection of coronary artery calcifications in patients with Kawasaki disease may serve as a noninvasive predictor of future coronary artery events.
Methods: A prospective, cohort pilot study that included 18 patients with Kawasaki disease > 1 year from the acute disease was performed including 9 patients with coronary abnormalities during the acute illness (Group 1) and 9 without coronary abnormalities (Group 2). Patients were classified by echocardiography as having none, resolved, or residual coronary artery abnormalities.