Publications by authors named "Erica Gini"
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- * Bronchiectasis is associated with various comorbidities and underlying causes, with ongoing research into its inflammatory endotypes and the influence of certain genes on disease progression.
- * The review aims to compile current knowledge on biomarkers and actionable targets in bronchiectasis, while highlighting gaps in understanding that need to be addressed for improved diagnosis and treatment.
COVID-19 modified the healthcare system. Nasal-pharyngeal swab (NPS), with real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase (PCR), is the gold standard for the diagnosis; however, there are difficulties related to the procedure that may postpone it. The study aims to evaluate whether other elements than the PCR-NPS are reliable and confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Inhaled corticosteroids have been widely used for the regular treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) over the past few decades. To date, studies investigating the effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on bone in populations including asthma and COPD patients, show conflicting results. The skeletal effects of ICS remain poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although many studies have highlighted the link between asthma/rhinitis and depression, it is still unclear which characteristics of these diseases are associated with the risk of depression. We aimed to explore the relationship between depression and asthma or rhinitis in a representative sample of the Italian general population.
Methods: The data were collected in GEIRD, an Italian multicenter, population-based, multicase-control study.
Background: After successful pulmonary endoarterectomy (PEA), patients may still suffer from exercise limitation, despite normal pulmonary vascular resistance. We sought to assess the proportion of these patients after the extension of PEA to frail patients, and the determinants of exercise limitation.
Methods: Out of 553 patients treated with PEA from 2008 to 2016 at our institution, a cohort of 261 patients was followed up at 12 months.
Background: Only few longitudinal studies on the course of asthma among adults have been carried out.
Objective: The aim of the present prospective study, carried out between 2000 and 2009 in Italy, is to assess asthma remission and control in adults with asthma, as well as their determinants.
Methods: All the subjects with current asthma (21-47 years) identified in 2000 in the Italian Study on Asthma in Young Adults in 6 Italian centres were followed up.