Publications by authors named "P Cirillo"
In patients with severe left ventricle hypertrophy and aortic stenosis, the presence of intraventricular gradient should always be investigated. Its prompt recognition enables a precise diagnosis and safe treatment of both conditions. We report 2 cases demonstrating a successful and novel approach to this clinical situation.
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- The growing awareness of cognitive impairment and dementia as public health issues has led to global efforts to identify risk factors and prevent these conditions.
- Uric acid, a byproduct of purine metabolism, is being studied for its potential dual role in cognitive health, with some research suggesting high levels may protect against Alzheimer's while other studies show opposite effects.
- This review explores the complex relationship between uric acid metabolism and cognitive function, acknowledging the multifaceted nature of biological interactions involved.
Objectives: To determine if maternal prenatal infection increases risk of offspring postnatal infections through age 5 or diagnosis of respiratory allergy at age 5, independent of prenatal/postnatal antibiotic exposure. To evaluate if frequency of offspring infections mediates an association between prenatal infection and respiratory allergy at age 5.
Study Design: Secondary data analyses were performed from the Child Health and Development Studies (CHDS), a prospective, longitudinal birth cohort that enrolled pregnant women from 1959 to 1966 (N = 19,044 live births).
Over the past decades, there have been great advancements in the antithrombotic management of patients undergoing percutaneous interventions, but most of the available evidence derives from studies conducted in the setting of cardiac interventions. Antithrombotic treatment regimens used in patients undergoing percutaneous cardiac interventions, in particular coronary, are frequently extrapolated to patients undergoing noncardiac interventions. However, the differences in risk profile of the population treated and the types of interventions performed may translate into differences is the safety and efficacy associated with antithrombotic therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The prognostic significance of noninvasive myocardial work (MW) indices in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been adequately examined.
Methods: We retrospectively selected 88 consecutive patients (mean age 79.9 ± 6.