Publications by authors named "L Alonso Calo"
Background: Screening programmes for the detection of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and positive viral load have been developed in many countries to achieve the World Health Organization's goal of HCV elimination by 2030. In Italy, a phased screening programme starting with individuals born between 1969 and 1989 has been implemented.
Aim: To assess the prevalence of patients with positive viraemia identified through a universal screening campaign conducted among hospitalised patients at our centre during the calendar year 2022.
Peritoneal catheter dysfunction is one of the most frequent complications of peritoneal dialysis. The malposition of a peritoneal catheter may cause one- or two-way obstruction with fluid outflow or inflow problems, large residual volumes, and, therefore, reduced ultrafiltration and sometimes abdominal pain. Standard procedures may often fail to solve the dysfunction.
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- * AAs were the first symptom of IAS in 52% of patients, and nearly a quarter had multiple AAs documented.
- * The study found a moderate incidence of severe outcomes, including a yearly primary endpoint rate of 1.4%, with younger patients experiencing higher risks and other complications affecting some patients as well.
Aims: While factors associated with adverse events are well elucidated in setting of isolated left ventricular dysfunction, clinical and imaging-based prognosticators of adverse outcomes are lacking in context of biventricular dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to establish role of clinical variables in prognosis of biventricular heart failure (HF), as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Methods: Study cohort consisted of 840 patients enrolled in DERIVATE registry with coexisting CMR-derived right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, as defined by RV and LV ejection fractions ≤45 % and ≤ 50 %, respectively.