Publications by authors named "P Caimmi"
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCD) versus early implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) for preventing sudden cardiac death in patients with reduced ejection fraction.
- Out of 41 patients, results showed similar rates of arrhythmias and heart function recovery between the WCD and early ICD groups during the waiting period.
- The use of WCD was found to be more cost-effective, saving about 19.9% per patient in the short term and projected even greater savings over ten years while effectively selecting candidates for ICD implantation.
The dramatic events precipitated by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus pandemic have highlighted the limitations and contradictions of our country's current health care delivery model plagued by the closure of healthcare delivery structures, staff reductions, privatizations and inadequate funding which have been affecting the Italian National Health System during the past 10 years. The COVID-19 epidemic has a hefty bill: thousands of deaths - mainly elderly, hospitals overwhelmed, residential assistance structures reaching their limits, sick people left alone and uncared in homes, the disruption in life habits and an altered daily way of living never experienced before; all have contributed into making the ongoing tragedy even more painful. Herewith, we present and discuss the information and reflections from our experiences and postulate the rethinking of the established socio-health policies not only in Italy but also in other western countries which have failed to curtail the epidemic via conventional management approaches.
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- This study analyzed the outcomes of patients who underwent mitral valve replacement (MVR) using a third-generation Mosaic porcine bioprosthesis across 11 cardiac centers from 1998 to 2011, involving 805 patients with an average age of 73.5 years.
- The median follow-up duration was 44 months, revealing early mortality rates of 3.8% for isolated elective surgeries and 7.8% overall, with a 10-year survival rate of 57.4% and various other complication rates such as thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events.
- The findings suggest that the Mosaic porcine bioprosthesis provides satisfactory early and long-term outcomes for patients undergoing MVR, with promising
Vitamin D and omega 3 fatty acid (ω-3) co-supplementation potentially improves type 1 diabetes (T1D) by attenuating autoimmunity and counteracting inflammation. This cohort study, preliminary to a randomized control trial (RCT), is aimed at evaluating, in a series of T1D children assuming Mediterranean diet and an intake of cholecalciferol of 1000U/day from T1D onset, if ω-3 co-supplementation preserves the residual endogen insulin secretion (REIS). Therefore, the cohort of 22 "new onsets" of 2017 received ω-3 (eicosapentenoic acid (EPA) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), 60 mg/kg/day), and were compared retrospectively vs.
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