Analysis of the Economic Burden of COVID-19 on the Workers of a Teaching Hospital in the Centre of Italy: Changes in Productivity Loss and Healthcare Costs Pre and Post Vaccination Campaign.

Following the concerning levels of spread and severity of the infection, on 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. In response to the pandemic, governments adopted several mitigation strategies. The pandemic posed a great threat to the Italian healthcare workforce (HW), with Italy being one of the hardest-hit countries.

Angiotensin II Blockade and Total Cardiovascular Risk : Beyond Blood Pressure Reduction.

Hypertension is one of the world's largest public health problems and it is both a disease and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The heart, the endothelium and the kidneys are the target organs of hypertension. Recently, several antihypertensive drugs have been introduced to the market; therefore, the choice is mainly determined by the patients' features.