Publications by authors named "Sergio Scuri"

Many factors have been associated with venous thromboembolism. Among them, vitamin B12 deficiency can produce elevated homocysteine levels, which is a risk factor for venous embolism, since the latter interferes with the activation of Va coagulation factor by activation of C protein. We present a case of a patient with metabolic syndrome with apparently unprovoked pulmonary embolism.

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The response to ischemia/reperfusion and the effects of ischemic post-conditioning (IPC) are sex-dependent, but the mechanisms have not been clarified. Male (M) and female (F) rat hearts isolated and perfused using the Langendorff technique were subject to 30 min of global ischemia (GI) and 60 min reperfusion (R). In IPC hearts, three cycles of 30-sec GI/30-sec R were applied at the beginning of R.

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