Publications by authors named "Jacopo De Cristofaro"
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- - Edoxaban is a selective oral medication used to prevent strokes in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, but it is not safe for individuals with severe liver disease.
- - Common side effects of edoxaban include elevated levels of serum bilirubin and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.
- - An 82-year-old man with liver cancer experienced a severe and fatal condition called vanishing bile duct syndrome shortly after starting edoxaban, marking the first documented case linking the drug to this syndrome.
We reported a case of blood culture-negative infective endocarditis on a native valve, where the clinical presentation was exclusively related to extensive cerebral ischemia secondary to multiple systemic septic cardioembolic events. The cause was ascribed to subacute infection, presumably transmitted by cat scratch, documented by positive serologic findings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(1) Background: The aim of this study was to assess risk factors for multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant (MDR/XDR) bacterial infections in heart transplant (HT) patients within three months after surgery and its impact on patient outcome. (2) Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical, hemato-chemical, imaging, treatment and outcome data from 47 heart transplant recipients from January 2016 to December 2018. MDR/XDR infections were compared to non-MDR/XDR and noninfected patients.
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