Publications by authors named "M De Gaspari"
Foramen ovale plays a key role in foetal circulation, however it may remain patent after birth throughout the life. Its patency is so frequent in healthy people (27-35 %), such as to be considered a variant of normal. It is at risk of complications, like paradoxical embolism by right to left shunt with stroke, migraine, temporary blindness, as well as aneurysm, thrombosis and endocarditis of the fossa ovalis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
January 2025
Developing effective cognitive training tools for older adults, specifically addressing executive functions such as planning, is a challenging task. It is of paramount importance to ensure the implementation of engaging activities that must be tailored to the specific needs and expectations of older adults. Furthermore, it is essential to provide the appropriate level of complexity for the planning task.
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- The discovery of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) began in 1958 when Donald Teare noted cases of asymmetric ventricular septum hypertrophy during autopsies, linking sudden deaths to this condition.
- The term "idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis" emerged in the late 1950s and highlighted the confusion between HCM and valve-related issues, as seen in cases managed by Eugene Braunwald and Andrew Glenn Morrow.
- Over the decades, HCM has been classified and better understood, evolving from early notions of "functional subaortic stenosis" to a formal classification of cardiomyopathies established by John F. Goodwin and refined by the WHO, recognizing familial links and new types
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- Coronary artery vasculitis is a rare illness that mainly affects the heart's blood vessels and can happen because of conditions like Kawasaki Disease.
- A 6-year-old boy with cancer died suddenly because of a blood clot in his heart caused by this vasculitis, likely linked to Kawasaki Disease.
- Researchers are studying the features of Kawasaki Disease by looking at many studies from the past to learn more about how it affects people of all ages.