Publications by authors named "P Baratta"
Today, single-inhaler ICS/LAMA/LABA (SITT) COPD therapies are available. It is unclear whether they are more effective than multiple-device triple therapies (MITT) in improving COPD outcomes. : We retrospectively considered patients on SITT/MITT in 2019/2020 who were prescribed >7 packages of ICS/LABA/LAMA or ICS/LAMA (+LAMA).
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- - The study investigates why infective endocarditis (IE) has high in-hospital mortality rates, emphasizing that existing data mostly comes from various medical departments and lacks focus on critically ill patients in the ICU.
- - A prospective study was conducted from 1998 to 2020, classifying patients into 'Ward' and 'ICU' groups, with a focus on understanding the features of those admitted to the ICU due to IE.
- - Key findings identified predictors for ICU admission (like larger vegetation size and heart failure) and mortality risk factors (including high SOFA scores and older age), highlighting the need for improved patient management.
Background: Atrial tachyarrhythmias are the main cause of atrial thrombosis, and are usually in the left appendage. The prevalence and causes of endocavitarian thrombosis have not been investigated in recent large-scale studies. Aim of our work was to describe the epidemiology, the clinical characteristics and predisposing factors of "extra-appendicular" atrial thrombosis and to report a systematic review of recent literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: because of different human behaviours, SARS-CoV-2 spread may be lower in spring/summer. On the contrary, it is not clearly known whether the clinical course/severity of hospitalized patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 can be different in the various seasons..
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- Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is common in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and negatively affects their health outlook, especially during exercise.
- A study involving 182 HCM patients used cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) and echocardiography to identify exercise-induced PAH (EiPAH), finding that 20% of patients experienced significant increases in pulmonary pressure during exertion.
- The presence of EiPAH was linked to poorer exercise performance and increased risk of HCM-related complications, suggesting that diagnosing it early can lead to better monitoring and treatment options for patients.