Vaccination Criteria Based on Factors Influencing COVID-19 Diffusion and Mortality.

SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious, rapidly turned into a pandemic, and is causing a relevant number of critical to severe life-threatening COVID-19 patients. However, robust statistical studies of a large cohort of patients, potentially useful to implement a vaccination campaign, are rare. We analyzed public data of about 19,000 patients for the period 28 February to 15 May 2020 by several mathematical methods.

Epidemiology and public health response in early phase of COVID-19 pandemic, Veneto Region, Italy, 21 February to 2 April 2020.

BackgroundVeneto was one of the Italian regions hit hardest by the early phase of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.AimThis paper describes the public health response and epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in the Veneto Region from 21 February to 2 April 2020.MethodsInformation on the public health response was collected from regional health authorities' official sources.

Cardiovascular outcomes of type 2 diabetic patients treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors versus GLP-1 receptor agonists in real-life.

Introduction: Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) protect type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients from cardiovascular events, but no trial has directly compared their cardiovascular effects. We aimed to address this gap using real-world data.

Research Design And Methods: We performed a retrospective real-world study on a population of ~5 million inhabitants from North-East Italy.

Improved long-term cardiovascular outcomes after intensive versus standard screening of diabetic complications: an observational study.

Background: Complication screening is recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the optimal screening intensity and schedules are unknown. In this study, we evaluated whether intensive versus standard complication screening affects long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

Methods: In this observational study, we included 368 T2D patients referred for intensive screening provided as a 1-day session of clinical-instrumental evaluation of diabetic complications, followed by dedicated counseling.

The effectiveness of remote monitoring of elderly patients after hospitalisation for heart failure: The renewing health European project.

Background: The effectiveness of remote monitoring (RM) in the management of the elderly after hospitalisation for heart failure (HF) is uncertain.

Methods And Results: Randomized trial (2:1 design) comparing RM with usual care (UC) in patients >65 years old, hospitalised in the previous 3 months for HF with left ventricular ejection fraction <40% or >40% plus BNP > 400 (or NT-proBNP >1500); the primary end-point (PE) was the combined 12-month incidence of death by any cause or at least one hospital readmission for HF. Overall, 229 and 110 pts were enrolled in the RM and UC group, respectively; in the intention-to-treat analysis, the PE was reached in 101 (44.

Home telemonitoring for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Although a number of studies have suggested that the use of Telemonitoring (TM) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be useful and efficacious, its real utility in detecting Acute Exacerbation (AE) signaling the need for prompt treatment is not entirely clear. The current study aimed to investigate the benefits of a TM system in managing AE in advanced-stage COPD patients to improve their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and to reduce utilization of healthcare services.

Methods: A 12-month Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) was conducted in the Veneto region (Italy).

Assessment of Patients' Perception of Telemedicine Services Using the Service User Technology Acceptability Questionnaire.

Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to assess if similar telemedicine services integrated in the management of different chronic diseases are acceptable and well perceived by patients or if there are any negative perceptions.

Theory And Methods: Participants suffering from different chronic diseases were enrolled in Veneto Region and gathered into clusters. Each cluster received a similar telemedicine service equipped with different disease-specific measuring devices.

Large Controlled Observational Study on Remote Monitoring of Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: A Clinical, Economic, and Organizational Evaluation.

Background: Patients with implantable devices such as pacemakers (PMs) and implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) should be followed up every 3-12 months, which traditionally required in-clinic visits. Innovative devices allow data transmission and technical or medical alerts to be sent from the patient's home to the physician (remote monitoring). A number of studies have shown its effectiveness in timely detection and management of both clinical and technical events, and endorsed its adoption.