Publications by authors named "Luca Allois"
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- The study investigates how computed tomography (CT)-defined sarcopenia can assess risks in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), highlighting a lack of standardization in definitions and evidence supporting its independent predictive value compared to existing mortality risk tools.
- In a cohort of 391 TAVI patients, the researchers analyzed two types of sarcopenia based on CT scans: psoas muscle area (PMA) and indexed skeletal muscle area (SMI), finding that PMA-sarcopenia was associated with higher all-cause mortality rates after a median follow-up of 24 months.
- The results indicate that while PMA-sarcopenia provides valuable progn
Crohn's disease is a condition of chronic inflammation that may involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract, although it more frequently affects the terminal ileum. Longstanding inflammation may lead to several bowel complications including obstruction, stricture, fistula and abscesses which often necessitate surgery. Cross-sectional imaging methods such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are being utilized more frequently to assess mural and extramural inflammatory bowel disease manifestations.
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