Publications by authors named "M Di Giannantonio"

Despite progress in smoking reduction in the past several decades, cigarette smoking remains a significant public health concern world-wide, with many smokers attempting but ultimately failing to maintain abstinence. However, little is known about how decision-making evolves in quitting smokers. Based on preregistered hypotheses and analysis plan ( https://osf.

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Background: Image and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs) can enhance mental and physical capabilities and impact one's overall health. Initially confined in sport environments, IPEDs use has become increasingly widespread in a high-performing society. The present study was aimed at profiling IPEDs use during the COVID-19 lockdown among an international sample of young adults.

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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair is nowadays the preferred option to manage descending thoracic aorta diseases. However, despite feasibility and safety of the procedures, several complications may occur. We report the case of an 83-year-old female patient with inadvertent iliac rupture occurred during thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

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Background: Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder whose therapeutic objectives are aimed at reducing symptoms and improving patient's quality of life. First- and second-generation antipsychotics present numerous side effects. Recently introduced in the treatment of schizophrenia, cariprazine has shown to improve positive and negative symptoms as well as cognitive impairment, with good tolerability.

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