Publications by authors named "Manuela Gasso"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the levels of nitric oxide, inflammatory markers, lipid profiles, and cortisol in women with fibromyalgia (FM), comparing normal-weight and overweight patients with controls.
- Researchers found higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and apolipoprotein B in normal-weight FM patients, and overweight FM patients had elevated CRP, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides compared to their controls.
- The increased levels of CRP and apolipoprotein B could indicate a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in women with fibromyalgia, highlighting the potential relationship between FM and cardiovascular health.
Background: Troponin I concentrations are frequently elevated following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) even in procedures without complications and are considered, by some, as predictive of long-term morbidity and mortality. We assessed whether post-PCI troponin I concentrations bore any relationship to clinical, angiographic and in-laboratory minor adverse events indicative of myocardial injury and evaluated, in follow-up, whether these levels are useful as a predictive markers of adverse events.
Methods: Patients (n=147) who were scheduled for PCI for stent placement were prospectively studied.