Publications by authors named "M J Pianta"
: Three respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines have been recently made available for older adults. Understanding the principal characteristics of the first vaccine-takers can pave the way for a successful vaccination campaign. The objective of this study was to explore the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the first Italian users of an adjuvanted RSV vaccine and their attitudes towards RSV and vaccination.
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- * A meta-analysis of 21 studies was conducted, analyzing clitoral measurements from different imaging techniques and sources, revealing a wide range of dimensions for various clitoral structures.
- * The findings highlight the need to enhance knowledge about clitoral anatomy to improve patient care and minimize the risk of surgical complications, emphasizing the importance of sharing this information with both healthcare professionals and the public.
Objective: Twin pregnancy rates have increased in the past 30 years. We describe the experience of the Neonatal Emergency Transport Service of the Gaslini Hospital, Genoa, Italy, in the transport of twin newborns.
Methods: This was a retrospective study (1996-2021); 7,852 medical charts from the Neonatal Emergency Transport Service were reviewed.
Disease specific determinants of cardiopulmonary fitness in systemic sclerosis.
Semin Arthritis Rheum
February 2023
Objectives: We aimed to quantify the burden of exercise intolerance in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and explore the disease features that contribute to impaired exercise capacity (measured as peak oxygen uptake, peak VO) to provide novel mechanistic insights into the causes of physical disability in SSc.
Methods: Thirty-three SSc patients with no history of cardiac disease and no active myositis underwent cardiac and skeletal muscle MRI, transthoracic echocardiography, pulmonary function tests and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). CPET results were compared to an age-, sex-, and weight-matched controls with no overt cardiopulmonary disease.
Background: Skeletal muscle can be directly affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc); however, a significant burden of SSc-associated myopathy is undetected because clinical parameters such as weakness and creatine kinase (CK) are unreliable biomarkers of muscle involvement. This study presents qualitative and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings that quantify the prevalence of myopathy and evaluate any association between skeletal and cardiac muscle involvement in SSc.
Methods: Thirty-two patients with SSc who fulfilled the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria underwent skeletal muscle MRI in addition to cardiac MRI.