Publications by authors named "Walter Bragagnini"
Introduction: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) encompasses distinct variants, with midventricular (MV) as the most common atypical subtype. While electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities are well documented in typical TTS, they are less explored in MV-TTS.
Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted where ECGs were reviewed at three time points from symptom onset (within the first 12 h, at 48 h, and at 5-7 days) and compared between patients with typical TTS ( = 33) and those with MV-TTS ( = 27), as classified by ventriculography.
Objective: To investigate whether interleukin-6 (IL-6) polymorphisms could be associated with the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with liver cirrhosis and whether this influence could act synergistically with the gender of the patient.
Methods: We studied 219 consecutive patients who underwent liver transplantation for liver cirrhosis. All total hepatectomy specimens were sectioned at intervals of 1 cm in search for suspicious focal hepatic lesions.