Publications by authors named "Maria C Giusti"

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death among people living with HIV (PLWH). We evaluated ECG stress testing (EST) for detecting CAD in PLWH with multiple cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: CORDIS was a cross-sectional study conducted in PLWH.

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Objective: To investigate the association between total, direct, and indirect bilirubin and the presence of carotid lesions in a large sample of HIV-1-infected patients on virological suppression.

Design: Retrospective study on adult HIV-1-infected patients, with a carotid ultrasound (CUS) examination performed between January 2008 and August 2016, with HIV-RNA <50 copies per milliliter at CUS and without previous cardiovascular events.

Methods: Intima media thickness was measured in 4 segments: carotid common artery and bifurcation on the left and right sides.

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Background: Current diagnostic criteria for behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) and typical Alzheimer's disease (AD) include a differential pattern of neuropsychological impairments (episodic memory deficit in typical AD and dysexecutive syndrome in bvFTD). There is, however, large evidence of a frequent overlap in neuropsychological features, making the differential diagnosis extremely difficult.

Objectives: In this retrospective study, we evaluated the diagnostic value of different cognitive and neurobehavioral markers in bvFTD and AD patient groups.

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Introduction: The evidence for the clinical effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is debated. Therefore it is important to collect more evidence about the outcome of non-pharmacological therapy of dementia.

Material And Methods: We report data concerning the rehabilitation of 50 patients with probable AD admitted during a 17-month period in a specialized unit.

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