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Internal and Emergency Medicine

Issue 7/2019

Content (30 Articles)

Points of View

Why include the humanities in medical studies?

Giovanni Boniolo, Raffaella Campaner, Sergio Coccheri

Heart Failure IM - COMMENTARY

Risk stratification in hospitalized heart failure patients: do the RIGHT thing!

Alberto Maria Marra, Marco Proietti, Eduardo Bossone, Andrea Salzano, Antonio Cittadini

Hypertension IM - COMMENTARY

Is circulating endothelin evaluation useful for clinicians?

Claudio Ferri, Giovambattista Desideri

Heart Failure IM - REVIEW

One more option in heart failure: correction of mitral regurgitation with MitraClip®

Tommaso Bini, Cecilia Agostini, Miroslava Stolcova, Francesco Meucci, Carlo Di Mario

Immunodeficiency IM - REVIEW

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy: a snapshot for the internist

Gianfranco Vitiello, Giacomo Emmi, Elena Silvestri, Gerardo Di Scala, Boaz Palterer, Paola Parronchi

Sickle cell disease: a review for the internist

Valeria Maria Pinto, Manuela Balocco, Sabrina Quintino, Gian Luca Forni

Hyperparathyroidism IM - ORIGINAL

Perioperative hyperkalemia in hemodialysis patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for renal hyperparathyroidism

Guang Yang, Jing Wang, Jie Sun, Xiaoming Zha, Ningning Wang, Changying Xing

Heart Failure IM - ORIGINAL

Causes and impact on survival of underuse of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in heart failure

Edoardo Bertero, Roberta Miceli, Alessandra Lorenzoni, Manrico Balbi, Giorgio Ghigliotti, Francesco Chiarella, Claudio Brunelli, Francesca Viazzi, Roberto Pontremoli, Marco Canepa, Pietro Ameri

Heart Failure IM - ORIGINAL

Right ventricular diameter predicts all-cause mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Gaspare Parrinello, Daniele Torres, Silvio Buscemi, Tiziana Di Chiara, Francesco Cuttitta, Mauro Cardillo, Francesca Romana Pluchinotta, Rosario Scaglione, Salvatore Paterna, Antonio Pinto

Anticoagulant IM - ORIGINAL

Vena cava filters in patients presenting with major bleeding during anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism

Meritxell Mellado, Javier Trujillo-Santos, Behnood Bikdeli, David Jiménez, Manuel Jesús Núñez, Martin Ellis, Pablo Javier Marchena, Jerónimo Ramón Vela, Albert Clara, Farès Moustafa, Manuel Monreal, M. D. Adarraga, M. A. Aibar, M. Alfonso, J. I. Arcelus, A. Ballaz, P. Baños, R. Barba, M. Barrón, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, A. M. Camon, C. Carrasco, L. Chasco, A. J. Cruzs, R. del Pozo, J. del Toro, M. C. Díaz-Pedroche, J. A. Díaz-Peromingo, M. Encabo, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Aracil, C. Fernández-Capitán, M. A. Fidalgo, C. Font, L. Font, I. Furest, M. A. García, F. García-Bragado, M. García-Morillo, A. García-Raso, I. García-Sánchez, O. Gavín, C. Gómez, V. Gómez, J. González, E. Grau, R. Guijarro, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, L. Hernández-Blasco, E. Hernando, V. Isern, L. Jara-Palomares, M. J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, M. D. Joya, J. Lima, P. Llamas, J. L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J. B. López-Sáez, M. A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, M. Loring, M. Lumbierres, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, P. J. Marchena, M. Martín, F. Martín-Martos, M. Mellado, M. Monreal, M. V. Morales, J. A. Nieto, M. J. Núñez, M. C. Olivares, S. Otalora, R. Otero, J. M. Pedrajas, G. Pellejero, C. Pérez-Ductor, M. L. Peris, I. Pons, J. A. Porras, A. Riera-Mestre, A. Rivas, M. A. Rodríguez-Dávila, I. Rodríguez-Galán, V. Rosa, C. M. Rubio, P. Ruiz-Artacho, J. C. Sahuquillo, M. C. Sala-Sainz, A. Sampériz, B. Sánchez-Artola, R. Sánchez-Martínez, T. Sancho, S. Soler, M. J. Soto, J. M. Suriñach, C. Tolosa, M. I. Torres, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, E. Usandizaga, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, G. Vidal, A. Villalobos, B. Xifre, F. J. Vázquez, A. Vilaseca, T. Vanassche, C. Vandenbriele, P. Verhamme, H. H. B. Yoo, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, E. Salgado, I. Benzidia, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, N. Falvo, D. Farge-Bancel, A. Hij, A. Merah, I. Mahé, F. Moustafa, I. Quere, A. Braester, B. Brenner, M. Ellis, I. Tzoran, G. Antonucci, F. Bilora, E. Bucherini, C. Cattabiani, M. Ciammaichella, F. Dentali, P. Di Micco, M. Doddi, R. Duce, M. Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, E. Grandone, E. Imbalzano, G. Lessiani, F. Maggi, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, R. Quintavalla, A. Rocci, C. Siniscalchi, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, V. Gibietis, A. Skride, B. Vitola, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, L. Calanca, M. Fresa, L. Mazzolai, B. Bikdeli

Hypertension IM - ORIGINAL

Endothelin-1 in hypertensive patients with ischemic heart disease

Carlo Moroni, Stefano Tolone, Francesco Bondanini, Orazio Schillaci, Cesare Affricano, Rosario Cassone, Achille Gaspardone, Carlo Gaudio

IM - CASE RECORD

A sweet fever

Silvia Tiraboschi, Angelo Valerio Marzano, Rosa Lombardi, Giovanni Genovese, Giovanni Boccoli, Silvia Fargion, Anna Ludovica Fracanzani

Impact of ‘synchronous’ and ‘asynchronous’ CPR modality on quality bundles and outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Gianfranco Sanson, Giuseppe Ristagno, Giuseppe Davide Caggegi, Athina Patsoura, Veronica Xu, Marco Zambon, Domenico Montalbano, Sreten Vukanovic, Vittorio Antonaglia

Paracetamol EM - ORIGINAL

Multimodal oral analgesia for non-severe trauma patients: evaluation of a triage-nurse directed protocol combining methoxyflurane, paracetamol and oxycodone

Damien Viglino, Nicolas Termoz Masson, Agnès Verdetti, Flore Champel, Cédric Falcon, Alexis Mouthon, Prudence Mabiala Makele, Roselyne Collomb Muret, Caroline Maindet Dominici, Maxime Maignan

Cholecystitis EM - ORIGINAL

Diagnostic imaging for acute abdominal pain in an Emergency Department in Italy

Giovanni Marasco, Filippo Maria Verardi, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Sonia Guarino, Alessandra Romiti, Amanda Vestito, Franco Bazzoli, Mario Cavazza, Rocco Maurizio Zagari

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation THE CUTTING EDGE: RESEARCH UPDATE

Assessment of epinephrine efficacy in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Mattia Bonzi, Jacopo Peta, Alessandra Fusco, Paola Bosco

Foreign Body Aspiration CE - MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION

Pyogenic liver abscess caused by accidental ingestion of a bottle cap

Ana Isabel Rodrigues, Rita Martins Fernandes, Hugo Calderón, Cristina Granja

CE - MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION

Large paraganglioma at the organ of Zuckerkandl

Brett Stephen Mansfield, Reyna Daya

Dabigatran CE - Research Letter to the Editor

Direct oral anticoagulants in lipoprotein apheresis: handle with care

Francesco Sbrana, Beatrice Dal Pino, Angela Papa, Federico Bigazzi, Luca Panchetti, Tiziana Sampietro

Dabigatran CE - RESEARCH LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Lumbar puncture after direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) reversal: a proposed algorithm for the emergency department

Eugenia Rota, Sergio Agosti, Roberta Risso, Nicola Morelli

Emergency Medicine CE - LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Toxic alcohol diagnosis and management: an emergency medicine review—comment

Samaneh Nakhaee, Kobra Naseri, Omid Mehrpour

Circulatory Disease CE - LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Daylight saving time transitions and circulatory deaths: data from the Veneto region of Italy

Roberto Manfredini, Fabio Fabbian, Alfredo De Giorgi, Rosaria Cappadona, Giulia Capodaglio, Ugo Fedeli

Correction to: Vena cava filters in patients presenting with major bleeding during anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism

Meritxell Mellado, Javier Trujillo-Santos, Behnood Bikdeli, David Jiménez, Manuel Jesús Núñez, Martin Ellis, Pablo Javier Marchena, Jerónimo Ramón Vela, Albert Clara, Farès Moustafa, Manuel Monreal, M. D. Adarraga, M. A. Aibar, M. Alfonso, J. I. Arcelus, A. Ballaz, P. Baños, R. Barba, M. Barrón, J. Bascuñana, A. Blanco-Molina, A. M. Camon, C. Carrasco, L. Chasco, A. J. Cruzs, R. del Pozo, J. del Toro, M. C. Díaz-Pedroche, J. A. Díaz-Peromingo, M. Encabo, C. Falgá, C. Fernández-Aracil, C. Fernández-Capitán, M. A. Fidalgo, C. Font, L. Font, I. Furest, M. A. García, F. García-Bragado, M. García-Morillo, A. García-Raso, I. García-Sánchez, O. Gavín, C. Gómez, V. Gómez, J. González, E. Grau, R. Guijarro, L. Guirado, J. Gutiérrez, L. Hernández-Blasco, E. Hernando, V. Isern, L. Jara-Palomares, M. J. Jaras, D. Jiménez, M. D. Joya, J. Lima, P. Llamas, J. L. Lobo, L. López-Jiménez, R. López-Reyes, J. B. López-Sáez, M. A. Lorente, A. Lorenzo, M. Loring, M. Lumbierres, O. Madridano, A. Maestre, P. J. Marchena, M. Martín, F. Martín-Martos, M. Mellado, M. Monreal, M. V. Morales, J. A. Nieto, M. J. Núñez, M. C. Olivares, S. Otalora, R. Otero, J. M. Pedrajas, G. Pellejero, C. Pérez-Ductor, M. L. Peris, I. Pons, J. A. Porras, A. Riera-Mestre, A. Rivas, M. A. Rodríguez-Dávila, I. Rodríguez-Galán, V. Rosa, C. M. Rubio, P. Ruiz-Artacho, J. C. Sahuquillo, M. C. Sala-Sainz, A. Sampériz, B. Sánchez-Artola, R. Sánchez-Martínez, T. Sancho, S. Soler, M. J. Soto, J. M. Suriñach, C. Tolosa, M. I. Torres, J. Trujillo-Santos, F. Uresandi, E. Usandizaga, B. Valero, R. Valle, J. Vela, G. Vidal, A. Villalobos, B. Xifre, F. J. Vázquez, A. Vilaseca, T. Vanassche, C. Vandenbriele, P. Verhamme, H. H. B. Yoo, P. Wells, J. Hirmerova, R. Malý, E. Salgado, I. Benzidia, L. Bertoletti, A. Bura-Riviere, N. Falvo, D. Farge-Bancel, A. Hij, A. Merah, I. Mahé, F. Moustafa, I. Quere, A. Braester, B. Brenner, M. Ellis, I. Tzoran, G. Antonucci, F. Bilora, E. Bucherini, C. Cattabiani, M. Ciammaichella, F. Dentali, P. Di Micco, M. Doddi, R. Duce, M. Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, E. Grandone, E. Imbalzano, G. Lessiani, F. Maggi, R. Maida, D. Mastroiacovo, F. Pace, R. Pesavento, R. Poggio, P. Prandoni, R. Quintavalla, A. Rocci, C. Siniscalchi, E. Tiraferri, D. Tonello, A. Visonà, B. Zalunardo, V. Gibietis, A. Skride, B. Vitola, M. Zdraveska, H. Bounameaux, L. Calanca, M. Fresa, L. Mazzolai, B. Bikdeli

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.