355 results match your criteria: "S. Anna University Hospital[Affiliation]"
Immunol Lett
December 2024
Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Udine, Italy.
Objective: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of systemic autoimmune disorders affecting skeletal muscles but also other organs. There are different forms of IIM, each with peculiar clinical manifestations and prognosis. Accordingly, several autoantibodies have been described in IIM, with different prevalence in the different forms of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurol Sci
November 2024
IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Via Di Scandicci 269, 80143, Florence, Italy.
Heart Rhythm
October 2024
Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche," Ancona, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
October 2024
Department of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Section, S. Anna University Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
November 2024
Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa - Campus of Savona, Italy.
Osteoarthr Cartil Open
September 2024
Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyse the clinical and radiographic data of a consecutive series of patients treated surgically for AO/OTA 44B ankle fracture at Ferrara University Hospital, Italy, with a view to identifying risk factors contributing to worse clinical and radiographic outcomes with a minium follow up of 6 years.
Materials And Methods: For each patient the following data were recorded: gender, age, Body Mass Index (BMI), follow up (months), previous ankle sprains, type of work, Kellgren-Lawrence (K&L) score, AO/OTA classification for ankle fracture, Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI score), ankle dislocation, syndesmotic transfixation, quality of reduction.
Results: FADI score in patients with AO/OTA 44B1 fracture was 95.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis
August 2024
Division of Cardiology and CardioLab, Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Pregnancy entails notable physiological alterations and hormonal fluctuations that affect the well-being of both the fetus and the mother. Cardiovascular events and arrhythmias are a major concern during pregnancy, especially in women with comorbidities or a history of arrhythmias. This paper provides an overview of the prevalence, therapies, and prognoses of different types of arrhythmias during pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurol
October 2024
Neurology Department, S. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy.
Background: Midline Tremor is defined as an isolated or combined tremor that affects the neck, trunk, jaw, tongue, and/or voice and could be part of Essential Tremor (ET), or dystonic tremor. The clinical efficacy of deep brain stimulation for Midline Tremor has been rarely reported. The Ventral Intermediate Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus are the preferred targets, but with variable outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
August 2024
Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Introduction: The dynamic hip screw (DHS) and cannulated compression screws (CCS) have been the two implants most frequently employed for the fixation of femoral neck fractures. The objective of this study is to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes between patients treated with the FNS and those treated with CCS.
Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of femoral neck fractures treated with FNS or CCS between May 2019 and June 2022.
J Endovasc Ther
July 2024
Vascular Surgery Unit, Hospital "Infermi" Rimini, Rimini, Italy.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
September 2024
Unità Operativa di Elettrofisiologia, Studio e Terapia delle Aritmie, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Background: The programing of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (S-ICD) in clinical practice has been little studied, as the activation status of the SMART Pass filter, which was implemented to reduce inappropriate shocks.
Purpose: We assessed device programing during follow-up and the rate of detected arrhythmias in consecutive S-ICD recipients.
Methods: We analyzed data from 670 S-ICD patients followed on the remote network at 17 Italian centers for a median of 31 months (25th-75th percentile: 16-51).
Heliyon
July 2024
Unit of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale of Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Background: The main purpose was to determine the impact on postoperative outcomes of a standardized enhanced recovery program (ERP) for elective colorectal surgery in a rural hospital.
Methods: A prospective series of patients (N = 80) undergoing elective colorectal resection completing a standardized ERP protocol in 2018-2020 (ERP group) was compared to patients (N = 80) operated at the same rural hospital in 2013-2015 (pre-ERP group), before the implementation of the program. The exclusion criteria for both groups were: ASA score IV, TNM stage IV, inflammatory bowel disease, emergency surgery, and rectal cancer.
Cardiovasc Digit Health J
June 2024
Cardiology Division, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
Biology (Basel)
June 2024
Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
(1) Background: The recent emphasis on sexual and gender diversity's impact on human health underscores the need for tailored diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in neurology. The aim of this article is to conduct a narrative review of the available scientific literature on sex differences in cerebrospinal fluid analysis. (2) Methods: The literature search encompassed PubMed databases, focusing on cerebrospinal fluid analysis and sex differences, considering parameters like cerebrospinal fluid protein content, cell count, albumin quotient (QAlb) and intrathecal IgG synthesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMinerva Med
October 2024
Department of Translational Medicine, Center for the Study and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Curr Health Sci J
March 2024
Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Floating elbow is defined as concomitant fracture of ipsilateral humerus and forearm. It is an uncommon injury with high potential to develop elevated forearm compartment pressures with potentially devastating neurological sequel. Several treatments have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParkinsonism Relat Disord
July 2024
Dino Ferrari Center, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neurology Unit, Milan, Italy. Electronic address:
Introduction: Gaucher's disease (GD) is caused by biallelic mutations in the GBA1 gene, leading to reduced glucocerebrosidase (GCase) activity and substrate (glucosylceramide and glucosylsphingosine, GlcSph) accumulation. GBA1 variant carriers are at risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), but only those with biallelic mutations cross the threshold of GCase reduction, leading to substrate accumulation and GD. The link between GBA1 mutations, GD and PD is not fully understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN Engl J Med
June 2024
From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (S.P.B.); LungenClinic Grosshansdorf (member of the German Center for Lung Research [DZL]), Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Grosshansdorf (K.F.R.), Christian-Albrechts University, DZL, ARCN, Kiel (K.F.R.), and the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Marburg, DZL, Marburg (C.F.V.) - all in Germany; the Section on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (N.A.H.); King's Centre for Lung Health, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London (M.B.), and the Medicines Evaluation Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester (D.S.) - both in the United Kingdom; the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (S.A.C.); the Respiratory Medicine Unit, University of Ferrara, S. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy (A.P.); Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ (E.L., X.L., D.B.); Sanofi, Cambridge, MA (N.P., R.M.A., L.B.R.); and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY (G.D.Y., B.A., J.M., A.B.).
Background: Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that blocks the shared receptor component for interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, key and central drivers of type 2 inflammation, has shown efficacy and safety in a phase 3 trial involving patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation and an elevated risk of exacerbation. Whether the findings would be confirmed in a second phase 3 trial was unclear.
Methods: In a phase 3, double-blind, randomized trial, we assigned patients with COPD who had a blood eosinophil count of 300 cells per microliter or higher to receive subcutaneous dupilumab (300 mg) or placebo every 2 weeks.
Hip Int
September 2024
Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Background: DDH is 1 of the most important causes of childhood disability. A diagnosis of instability can be made in the neonatal period via the Ortolani and Barlow manoeuvres. However, clinical examination, although highly specific, has poor sensitivity as compared to ultrasound.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pers Med
March 2024
Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
(1) Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/serum albumin quotient (QAlb) and CSF total protein (TP) are more elevated in males than females, and this has been hypothesised to be due to anthropometric differences between the sexes. This study aimed to investigate QAlb and CSF TP as a function of body height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). (2) Methods: A total of 207 patients were included in the study and analysed blinded to clinical diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Gynecol Cancer
June 2024
Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Experimental Medicine and Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
J Neurol
June 2024
Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Introduction: While the determinants influencing self-perceived health-related quality of life (spHRQoL) in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and severe physical impairment have been well investigated, their impact on pwMS with mild disability is poorly addressed. We aimed to investigate possible drivers of spHRQoL among Sardinian pwMS with an EDSS lower than 2.5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUpdates Surg
June 2024
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Piazza Università 1, 06123, Perugia, PG, Italy.
Colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide, affects 40-45% of patients on the right side. Surgery, especially minimally invasive methods such as laparoscopic and robotic procedures, is the preferred treatment. However, these techniques present technical complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Oncol
June 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and CCC Munich, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Background: F-fluoroestradiol (FES) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is considered an accurate diagnostic tool to determine whole-body endocrine responsiveness. In the endocrine therapy (ET)-FES trial, we evaluated F-FES PET/CT as a predictive tool in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Patients And Methods: Eligible patients underwent an F-FES PET/CT at baseline.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
April 2024
Sanofi, Cambridge, Massachusetts.