Publications by authors named "V Agate"

After a quick description of the anatomopathology and physiopathology of renal failure, the Authors delve into the problem of assessing its medicolegal aspects in the fields of civil invalidity and social security. In Italy, civil invalidity involves protecting the psychological and physical welfare of the disabled, as sanctioned by law 118 of 1971; this law protects all citizens with a debilitating condition, including those who do not work or are not of working age. A disabled person is someone who, if of working age (between 18 and retirement) has a reduction of more than ⅓ (34%) of their general work capacity; if under or over the retirement age, they have a persistent difficulty in carrying out age-appropriate functions and tasks.

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Context: Prediabetes is associated with subclinical cardiac changes associated with heart failure development.

Objective: We investigated diastolic function and its association with markers of glycation and inflammation related to cardiovascular disease in patients with prediabetes. We focused on individuals with prediabetes identified only by glycated hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c; 5.

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HCV chronic liver disease can be associated with a plethora of immune and autoimmune perturbations and many authors claim that HCV chronic infection can play an important role in the pathogenesis of these disorders. To compare our experience with literature reports, we performed a retrospective study on the case histories of 265 patients with HCV chronic liver disease, evaluating the type and prevalence of the associated immune and autoimmune manifestations. We found that the patients with HCV chronic liver disease can present arthromyalgias (7.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess serum levels of relaxin (RLX) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), known for its antifibrotic properties.
  • The pilot study involved 50 SSc patients and 50 healthy controls, measuring RLX using an ELISA and conducting statistical analysis with Student's t test.
  • Results showed significantly higher RLX levels in SSc patients compared to controls, with notable increases in both male and female patients, indicating RLX may provide a protective response against fibrosis in SSc.
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can be associated with many autoimmune disorders such as antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. The most common neurologic complication is represented by peripheral neuropathies, but its pathogenesis is still unknown. We report the clinical case of a 44-year-old woman with HIV infection, peripheral polyneuropathy and arterial thrombosis, in which high serum levels of antiphospholipid antibodies were repeatedly documented.

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